Raising Teenagers

What happens to a child when they turn 18? They seem to think they automatically become adults and no longer need their parents. They no longer have to show us respect and they can do and say as they please. I understand they are growing up and want to go on their own, but that doesn’t give them the right to think they can just walk on their parents and their parents should still do as they ask. One thing they seem to forget is once you are 18 and graduated from high school we are longer responsible to support them or take care of them especially when they fail to respect us as their parents. We are no longer obligated to put up with their bullshit. I don’t put up with someone on the street threatening to hit me, yelling at me or even swearing at me. Therefore, what makes them think we have to put up with from our grown children? In actuality, she did get special treatment because if someone off the street talked to me like that I probably would have popped him or her in the face.

So many children today just do not understand they are the child and you are the parent, they live in your home and you support them, not vice versa. The only thing I really require from my children is to show respect for other people. I try to help them understand, you should treat others how you would like to be treated. If you do not want someone to scream and yell at you then don’t scream and yell at them. However, when you are yelling at someone they are automatically going to become defensive. It’s a natural response. Children should not scream at their parents, try to tell their parents what to do or criticize their parents. However, if we are yelling at our children, we are bad parents. Doesn’t that make them bad children or are they exempt from following the rules of society?

Someday when they are grown and raising their own children and their child is standing there yelling at them and saying inappropriate things to them they will understand what you were trying to tell them and possibly feel sorry for the way they acted as a teenager. God help me, but raising a teenager has to be one of the toughest jobs I have ever had.

The Debate Over Jobless Benefits

Sara Murray from the Wall Street Journal needs to keep her nose out of the unemployment extension debate if she is going to cover it from the angle that there are so many people unemployed because of all the extensions.  Saying that some people are being more picky in choosing jobs because of all the extensions is bullshit! Granted she did cover the other angle but that is all the Republicans need to hear is people are turning down jobs while collecting unemployment. Why is it that some people just don't seem to understand that unemployment does not pay you what you were making with your previous employer.  I was making $20.00 an hour before I started collecting unemployment. My income has been cut by more than half of what I used to make working. While Sara Murray is sitting comfortably at her desk collecting her big paycheck millions of Americans are struggling to pay their bills and feed their families because of current economic situation.  I started looking for a new job before I lost my job because I saw what was coming. I spend hours on the internet looking for a job daily. Applying for jobs that pay as little as $9.00 an hour because I am afraid I won't find a job before my unemployment runs out.  Sara Murray and all the Republicans should not make general statements about the millions of Americans who are unemployed based on a hand full of people who have rejected jobs.  What needs to considered is some states have a higher unemployment rate than other states have making it more difficult for people to find jobs. I have been to interviews where there was as many as 250 people applying for one position.  The competition is fierce out there because of the high unemployment rates and to make it worse employers are lowering their wages because they know people will take the jobs paying less money.  The unemployed are being taken advantage of by employers because they know we are desperate for jobs to keep our homes and feed our families.  The Republicans are always trying to stop unemployment extensions but I don't see any of the damn Republicans taking any pay cuts.  School teachers are losing their jobs and schools are closing left and right because they are losing the funding they need to keep the schools running.  The Republicans will do just about anything to keep their wallets FAT while cutting back on the average American citizen and educating America's youth.  Since when does a FAT Republicans wallet come before educating our youth and feeding our children.  Millions or even billions of Americans are falling below the poverty level but no one seems to give two shits about that.

Eat This Not That Articles

Summer is here and all the Eat This Not That food articles are there everytime you open the internet.  It's difficult to enjoy food anymore.  Because, while your eating this when you should be eating that, your thinking about how bad it is for you.  When you hit your late 20's you have to start thinking about the food your consuming because it's not as easy as it used to be to lose weight and keep the weight off.  Unless, your the exception to the rule and you can sit down and eat a huge dinner then dessert without having to worry about gaining a pound.  But, for the general population we have to worry about what were eating because if we don't then we will feel it in our jeans later. Those were the days when we were young and we could enjoy that slice of cheese cake without all the guilt that goes along with it. I hit the gym practically five days a week but I am still struggling with getting where I want to be.  Those legs and tummy are a lot harder to firm up after three children.  People wander why plastic surgery is so big with women in their late 20's and 30's.  Yes, despite what teenagers think, parents still want to look good in their 30's.  I think for some of us, we work harder at looking good in our 30's than we did when we were young.  No, it's not being vein. I just think that just because you are in your 30's you shouldn't give up on your appearance.  Why should we only try and look good when we are young?

Soldiers May Face Displinary Measures For Their Dance Routine

Six Israli soldiers may now face displinary measures for a youtube video that has surfaced showing them breaking out into a dance rountine while patrolling the streets of Hebron.  I think it is total bullshit. They should cut these poor men a break.  All that needs to be said is, please don't do it again. Soldiers work 7 days a week and devote their life to protecting their country.  They need to have a little fun sometimes and blow off a little steam occasionally to keep their sanity. 

Crash Dieting To Fit In Those Little Shorts

The funny thing about summer is that all of a sudden when summer hits a lot of people start to lay off the junk food and start eating healthier. All winter long we are practically covered from head to toe with cloths and don't pay attention to those developing roles on our waist.  Then when spring hits and we begin to wear less clothing and begin to see all the new little roles that have developed over the winter season and we hit the gym and begin the crash diets to get the extra weight off.
In the summer, there are more articles about eating healthy and dieting. Then we are reading every artical we can get our hands on for the quick fix to our winter weight gain. Should we really only be interested in eating healthy in the spring or summer.  I am also guilty of bad eating habbits in the winter.  My two favorite holiday dinners in the winter are Christmas & Thanksgiving. I love turkey, stuffing, mash potatoes & gravy, and sweet potatoes.  By the time Christmas is over,  my jeans begin to feel a little tighter around the waist and I am ready to hit the gym a little more to make up for all the times I slacked over the holidays. We will never change, we will always stuff ourselves with pizza and overeat on the holidays then rush to drop the weight in the spring. Then we tell ourselves, next winter I will be more careful about the food I eat and we never do.

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Happy 4th everyone. I will probably be taking break from writing this weekend. The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays.We will be celebrating the 4th will friends and family and I need to get ready for the bbq. I hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend. Happy 4th of July everyone!!!!!!

Unemployment Extensions Cut

Okay, Bush came damn near close to doing this country in. Now, the Republicans are trying to finish us off. They sit there and pretend like they give two shits about the economy and the hard times the people are going thru then they turn around and vote against unemployment extensions. Do they have any idea what that will do to this country?  Home foreclosures are at an all time high. It is the worst time to even consider selling your home.  Because, you won't get what you owe on it. Michigan's unemployment rate is around 30%. That is a huge number.  I have been out there applying for jobs where as many as 200 or more people are applying for the same job. How are people supposed to find a job if there aren't very many jobs out there. How do they expect peope to support their families?  They say they can't afford to extend unemployment, but I'm sure they haven't made any cut backs on themselves.  I can bet you their standard of living hasn't changed a bit since the country went into a recession.  I can tell the republicans a few things, they can kiss my ass and they won't ever get my vote in the future.