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Reply to Parent Aging in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Awww, thanks. I appreciate the support. :)

Another side of welfare: A success story in Politics JoeUser Forums

I don't want to say that the reason I was on welfare was anyones fault buy mine and my husbands. There were a lot of complicated reasons, but in the end, it was our fault for not going out and busting our butts to get a job. I tried, a little, but I was looking for a specific time frame when my kids were sleeping, because my husband was just not that good with the kids. He, on the other hand, was taking a "vacation" from work, as he claimed he had been working since he was sixteen, and a few wee

Parent Aging in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

I went to see my mom today. She was my best friend for many years, after I turned eighteen, before she got sick. Now, it is hard to go see her, but I do, every week. Several years ago, she was diagnosed with cancer. It took the docs forever to diagnose her, and by the time they did, it has spread to her lymph nodes, and more scary yet, her brain. They had to do surgery on her brain, then extensive chemo and radiation. During all of this, she remained upbeat and positive, sure she would beat

Reply to Prejudice in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

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Prejudice in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

I was raised by two very different parents. After the divorce, my mom tried her hardest to counter my dad's prejudice views. She exposed me to as many different races as she could, so that I would know and understand that we are all the same. On the other hand, every other weekend and many holidays, my dad was teaching me to dislike other races. I knew, as I was growing up, that my mom had the right idea, and that we were all the same. And, as I was growing up, and into adult hood, I could

Insanity is just a step away in Welcome JoeUser Forums

I work out of town, and some times it can get very lonely when my friends are busy and don't show up online at TSO. So, on days that I have a bad day at work, work twelve hours and have to rescue a co-worker from a little mouse and then my kids call and say they miss me, well, I tend to lose it a little bit. I want to scream and cry and yell and kick. But, since I am a boss, that behavior is not allowed. Grrr. Stupid rules. Also, I want to talk about things I can't neccesarily express on the li