Apples to oranges comparing MT to a psychologist! sm
Posted By: Confetti on 2009-02-02
In Reply to: This occupation is 24/7 - I think that's why so many of us with children
I'm currently going to school for an advanced degree in a completely unrelated field from MT, while working FT as an MT and having an unemployed husband, as well.
My disdain for this profession in no way affects my ability to be successful in my next career, and it's unfair of you to attack the OP for daring to feel overwhelmed by everything she's got in her life right now.
We all have our tipping points, and kudos to her for having foresight into what she really wants to do and pursuing it.
The MT industry is lousy, it has little respect and no thanks. We all have our reasons for being in it.
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you are comparing apples to oranges
The children's relationship with their divorced parent or extended family is very important and should always be encouraged...unless there are problems the child should not be exposed to (mental illness, drug/alcohol abuse, etc.), but you are saying children should be exposed to the girlfriend or boyfriend of the week just to be part of the life of the absent parent/grandparent. That is not what anyone here is talking about.
When I got custody of my granddaughter, I had to go through a screening process with the state. A background check was run on everyone in my home. If there had been a convicted felon in the home, I would not have been able to get custody of her. Well, the other grandmom had a habit of going to bars to pick up new boyfriends when she wore out the last one. At the time I got custody, her current boyfriend had a felony conviction for drug trafficking. I told her the child could continue to visit her as usual, as long as the convicted felon was not in the home during the visits. She chose the convicted felon. So the child lost her other grandmother and continues to mourn that loss, but it was that person's choice. She chose the boyfriend/felon of the week over her relationship with her granddaughter. She won't even call the child - it's been a year. I tried calling her a couple of times so my GD could at least say hello over the phone, but each time she told me she was "too busy" so we stopped calling.
I will NOT apologize for standing up for the best interest of the child. It was that grandmother's choice, not mine, not the child's.
I'm sorry any child has to lose their relationship with the grandparent...and I think it was foolish of any parents to go along with grandma for having enough power over them to keep the grandchildren from seeing their grandfather. Is that what the grandfather or the grandchildren wanted? What a shame.
Played Apples to Apples
with the kids and their friends, had a few drinks around the fire pit and tried to stay awake until midnight. Not a big fan of New Year's. It was much more fun when I was young and wild, liked to party and did not mind being hungover for the whole next day.
Do you put the mandarin oranges in the sm
cake mix? I am confused here, but this sounds really good. Hope you see this, I would like to do this over the weekend!
I went to a psychologist who offered it.
I met with the psychologist for an initial visit and we figured out that my anxiety was more acute than my depression, and I didn't know how to relax. So he taught a relaxation technique and then I met with the biofeedback tech instead of him after that. She hooked me up to a machine that read how well I could do the exercises and from her feedback I learned how to relax. That's when I realized exercise caused that feeling also, especially if your rib cage is really working. Expanding those muscles with exercise seems to be a great trigger.
Does his school have a psychologist? Maybe time for
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My psychologist who became a dear friend during our many SM
visits told me (and it took some time for me to realize this is so true and to apply it) that the only way a person can hurt us is if we want something from him/her. If we really don't want or need anything from them they can't hurt us. You are right. We can control our reactions, and we need to. We will never, ever control what comes at us.
Male psychologist on CNN stated SM
he was powerful man who was afraid to discuss his feelings with his wife and "just wanted a hug". Pretty expensive, ahem, hugs.
The child psychologist didn't
recommend the Nanny shows. We spoke a lot about some of the techniques used on the show and he didn't feel they were appropriate. I have tried to get to the root of the problem, but there just doesn't seem to be a reason other than that's just how he's wired.
Apples, of course....
http://www.amyscandykitchen.com/page.cfm/164
Best apples for pie
I'm looking for suggestions of what kind of apples to use for a pie. I like them to stay firm and so many seem to go to mush.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
apples to apples
Really fun new game. There is a junior version too.
First of all, I'm not comparing you ..
to this lady because your just buying things you will use or like another post, if you can't return some of it & need to get rid of it try a yard sale or better yet, if you know somebody that is dire need and can use it would be great, if it's not causing any family problems, you & your dh aren't fighting because of it, then be glad you can go shop when you want.. this is just a story of someone I know DID have a shopping problem..
but this is about someone I know who had a major HUGE shopping addiction.. I never thought too much about it, but before I started doing MT work, I used to clean houses.. This lady was a good friend, her dh is my cousin, we all used to ride horses together, etc.anyhoo, when I cleaned for her (they lived in a crackerbox house), she had NO room for anything, every time I went to her house to clean, (which was horrible).. there were always bags on top of bags where she had been shopping, outfits on top of outfits for her, her daughter, etc.. shoes coming out the wazoo, all i did basically was tidy up a very very cluttered house, anyhoo.. she blamed it on the small house, I counted one time trying to get clothes in a drawer, decided I would count.. her daughter had 50+ pair of panties.. she was probably in grade school at the time... and then there were ?? bags of new panties never opened.. she got into credit card trouble & they had to mortgage their home$10,000. the next time it happened they mortgaged their home $20,000. the next time, they had to mortgage their home for $40,000. anyhoo, to make a long story a little shorter, she is sitting in prison, she was the circuit clerk at the courthouse here in our county, so she was the person who took fine money, etc.. when all was said and done, she had stole in excess of $300,000.00, nothing to show for it, her husband has been in & out of the psych ward more than once since this happened, their daughter lives with her cousins, has nothing much to do with her dad at all.. their family was totally destroyed.. .. and I knew her pretty good, but then on the other hand, maybe nobody did..
comparing yourself to a teenager makes you look...
and you don't know how to put "no message" on outside of your post, so we don't have to waste time clicking to open your message just to see there is no message!
I was making candied apples...
and I stuck my finger in the pot of the candied syrup to see how it tasted... burned the living daylights out of it!! Needless to say, working was miserable for about a week.
My daughter, then 12 or so, said, 'Mom, what were you thinking!!!???'
Oh yeah, and we've all BTDT with some sort of blender mishap... I think I'd be more upset that I lost the good stuff inside than the mess LOL ;-)
No one was comparing the babies to animals
Why do you not read the postings correctly. I said I might as well ask for contributions for my animal rescue if THE MOTHER could put up a website asking for contributions. I see no difference at all. I pay it forward almost every week doing my rescuing and contributing to causes I find worthwhile contributing to, not a psycho person who intentionally populates the earth by herself and has no way of taking care of such a litter. I am very angry at people like you who are bleeding hearts. Give them all your money- I know just by the glimpses I see of this wanna be Angelina Jolie that she will have to look elsewhere for help other than this person of sound mind. I do not give money for stoopid causes. Have at it!
I think you hit the nail on the head as far as comparing
Adam to Steven Tyler. In the early days of Aerosmith, I LOVED them, but after he developed his 'signature scream' and did it in every single song to the point of sounding stupid, it got so monotonous that I can't stand him anymore. I still like the early stuff though. Adam is like Steven Tyler now that he's not good anymore.
You are comparing your aunt's boss to someone's child?
Sorry, just an odd response. There is nothing that compares to the loss of one's child. My heart goes out to the other poster.
If you are comparing children and dogs behaving in public
I will take the dogs any ole day. When I have been out to a restaurant lately, the kids are standing up in their chairs, screaming sometimes, and what are the parents doing?? Absolutely nothing! I so enjoy our furry friends. They are acting better than the children now days.
apples, water, oatmeal, flax seed
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