Agree! Unbelievable! I'll have much more to say after midnight ; )

• Worst AI elimination round ever - I won't give anything away - LinK
  • Based on that dreadful hula alone - Mimi
  • Every Indian in America must be slamming votes for this kid. It's the only thing that - makes sense. His singing absolutely (sm)
    • probably all those - MT4eight
    • reeks nm - reeks
      • Spelling police is not necessary on the MTStars forums. - Administrator nm
  • I think - nm
    • I think - you're right on...sm
    • And your post is exactly how people see things differently, - Jessica
      • I understand that but once again I am basing this on talent - sm
        • Am I am basing on who won which awards? - Jessica
          • I have heard about Fantasia and the Color Purple. - sm
        • Basing on talent, I think Taylor Hicks has a phenomenal voice. - nm
          • Taylor Hicks did absolutely nothing for me. - ER MT
            • We agree again! - clhmt
              • LOL - ER MT
            • Well, my vote was for talent, not popularity. I have his CD and love it. - nm
              • Taylor is great if he sings the right stuff - idolfan
  • Worst Round -- I agree. - typingforpennies
  • It gets worse every year... - PAMT~MDM
    • Worse every year . . . - typingforpennies
  • Agree! Unbelievable! I'll have much more to say after midnight ; ) - nm

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My husband learned to leave me alone so I could work when I got a few really lousy paychecks.  I told him if he wanted my undivided attention, I would quit and he could get a second job.  That always seems to shut him up real quick. 

I think they usually say if they're available online, but most of them are not.  The last couple of years, their servers crashed because so many people were trying to get online to buy.  If you really want it, it's best to go to the store before work.  Lots of people do it or have someone else who's going pick it up for you.

$87 was all they planned to give us.  Her medical bills totalled $800, $87 was our portion.  The other portion we figured for pain and suffering.  We always wanted to get pain and suffering for our daughter.  This was no surprise to the owner.

Read the thread.  I don't have time to repost what happened.  My daughter was standing on the sidewalk in front of the owner's house when the dog attacked her. 

Again, if you will read the thread you'll see that this owner has showed no responsibility for this attack (except giving us an insulting check for $87).  Her dog has been loose on more than one occasion since the attack without a leash.

The police were called, and there is a police report, along with ER and doctor notes. 

It is unbelievable how uncaring people are here on this board.  Even though my daughter didn't provoke this dog in any way, even if she did, gives no justifiable reason for this dog to bite her in such a vicious manner.  This is an 8-year-old child.

The owners should be penalized because they are allowing their dog to be loose without a leash on a street filled with young children.  I don't have any sympathy for them.

It amazes me how people on this board show much more compassion for the dog that attacked my daughter than for my daughter.  No one seems to care that this dog has been loose since the attack or that there were no penalties for this owner.  The dog has never been impounded.  A friend of mine lives next door to a dog that bit someone, and that dog was never impounded either. 

I think I'm through with this board.  I have been coming here for years, but for people to be so cruel here to my daughter especially is just unimaginable to me. 

I will do whatever I have to do to make my daughter feel safe in her own neighborhood.  I have consulted with an attorney and will probably proceed in small claims court unless this owner wants to try to settle this with us.

I pray that nothing like this ever happens to any of your children or family members.  It's a terrible thing to experience for the entire family.  It's even worse when people are more sympathetic toward the dog and owner than for the victim, my daughter. 

I'm done here.

Thank you everyone!  It has been great reading all of your responses!  Goodnight!!  "See" you all tomorrow!

Hugs,

Chickadee

I moved here with 9 cats, and I've got 18 now. Long story, but two of the ladies were outdoor cats (one was a feral) and they were "in the mood for love."

Now there's Lil Rust, Baby Face, Tuxedo, BC (stands for black cat), Dusty (resumbles a cotton puff with legs and a face), Gypsy, Willow, and Gizmo. Scooter found a home.

Anyone get the impression that I love cats?

What you see is what you get. That is what they told me in ground training for my private pilot; of course, they were referring to the weather, but it holds true for a lot of other things and situations.

One thing about long-relationships that I have learned is that the only person you can "change" is yourself. So, if your significant other has any kind of habit or personality quirk that "bothers" you before entering into marriage, that same issue will be there after you've married no matter what the other person "promises" to do or don't do.

My boss once called me into his office (I thought I was in trouble again!) and asked my opinion about his marrying his girlfriend. He said he wanted to marry her, "take care of her," but that he could not "stand" the fact that she smoked. He also said that she promised to quit smoking after they got married. I told him basically the same thing, what you see is what you get. I also told him that to expect her to change, even with the promise of doing so, was unrealistic and that he would have to accept her as she is...smoking and all, even after the marriage. No matter what quirks the other person has before the marriage, they'll still have the same quirks after the marriage. She did try to give up the smoking; however, she eventually failed and resumed the smoking. Apparently, it was more than he could stand, and they ultimately divorced. Of note, he was a control-type freak whose idea of socialization was snuggling up to the TV set and eating pizza, and she was a free-spirited social being who liked to be around a lot of people. He did do some socializing, going out dancing, going out to eat, etc. to placate her, which was really totally against his nature. He knew beforehand what the issues were but chose to go ahead with the marriage, thinking that he could get her to change. She did'nt. What he saw before the marriage was what he got after the marriage.

The issue then becomes not what the other person will do to compromise but what you will accept, knowing full well what the other person's habits and quirks are and how far you are willing to go to accept that fact and be comfortable with those issues. If you are uncomfortable now and feel this is a significant issue for you, this will be the same after the marriage. Don't expect him to change. The only person you can change is yourself.

You can either accept him as he is and you, yourself, do the compromising, or you can move on to find yourself a more compatible life partner. If you choose to continue the relationship, however, do not feel guilty about "dragging" him along to any social events or worry about his socializing with the others. If he truly did not want to go, he wouldn't have gone in the first place. Maybe that would be his way of compromising for your issues.

Walking away from somebody you really think you love is tough. I've done it, and it does hurt for a while, but it is a whole lot less hurtful than divorcing. As I look back upon that decision, I know that it was the right thing to do. There will always be a "soft spot" in my heart for him, but I know that I could never really stand "to stomach" some of his quirks on a regular, life-long basis.

You need to do a lot of soul-searching about this. I wish you peace and happiness no matter what your decision is.

Margo

Deep breath.  In.  Out.  Okay.  You'll be okay.  Be as calm as you can to the investigator.  Explain it like you did here and they'll definitely see the truth.  Cleaning the house sucks, I know, but you'll get that done, too.  If the crap your husband has left around is too much to fit in the trash dumpster, see if you can sneak it into a store's dumpster at night.  Or an office building who doesn't lock theirs.  I used to take stuff to the dumpster at the office where I worked and even after I left, I took stuff there a couple of times.

Frankly, everything that was his would be in the trash.  If it hasn't been touched in the last 6 months, it has to go.  Get the kids involved, too - especially if they're on board with you and hubby splitting up, which if I remember correctly, they are. 

Good luck.  You'll be okay and you'll come through this onto the other side.

Keep us posted as to how things go, okay?