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I don't think there is a shortage of love from this mom towards her kids and if a mom really wants her kids to do well in the long term, there comes a time when the hand that folds closed can open back up later to welcome back responsible adult children.  Today's young adults are so into themselves and unprepared for the world and let's face it, the world is a pretty scary place to be in today's economy. 

Everyone needs to know where the limits are, whether it is behind the wheel of a car and obeying a speed limit or not sure what to do next in life.  This mom should not have to make a choice about her own sanity and that of her kids.  OR if they put her in that position, they need to realize the parts they played to make it be that way.  Putting the 19 on notice that $50/wk is expected plus one chore gives him an opportunity to make a choice.  Making sure the gk's are taken care of while the daughter reorganizes herself without making mom shoulder the responsibility of the family is generous.  It seems this mom's finger has been bent too far and does not fit the experience you had.

I am requested to bring this everywhere.

Buy two kielbasas (I use Hillshire original polska, you can use lean but I use the other). Boil in water for about 7 min., do not overboil or will cause to break.

Drain to get ride of grease and cool just a little, then cut into 1/2 to 1 inch rounds (easy) and then simmer in currant jelly (one jar) or if you can't find currant, use grape. Put aside in refrigerator. Before the party, reheat in microwave and get rid of excess jelly, put in wooden toothpicks to serve on platter. People tell me they "can't leave them alone." Big hit.

Have my shutters open this morning and I see my next door neighbor starting to water her lawn. We are in a drought really bad here and the water is being rationed, so to speak. No one waters on Sunday (and Sunday as I write) and we have an odd, even day system when we do water through the week. Atlanta, which is close by, has gone to a 1 day a week watering system. Some places in my state have turned off water to people caught abusing this. I remember in the 80s we had such a drought our showers were limited to 5 minutes. I would hope it does not get that bad again.

that I wanted to run back to the house to get the camera or at the very least an eye witness, but was all by myself.  This fish I caught, it was a carp, which is a basically a goldfish on steroids.  This thing was as big as a 5-gallon water bottle--no word of a lie.  It actually broke my fishing rod.

So there I was, down below the highway with my huge catch, and I had no way to contain the thing and didn't want to kill it by taking it for a walk with me.  So, I did what any insane person would do.  I unhooked my bra, took off the bra, strung the straps through the mouth, out the gills, and attached this "tethered" but quite safe carp to a sapling that dipped into the river. 

Mind you, this all took place in the CITY (I so totally don't belong in city) and I had to scramble up an embankment and cross a 2-lane highway, while holding down my flapping boobies, to get back to the condo to get my eyewitness. 

My husband was home and he got to witness the whole spectacle.  No camera though...all I have are my memories, which I am told are degrading, as my fish gets bigger and bigger every time I tell the story. 

Long live us rednecks!      

she looked almost like she was on drugs... She was very stone faced and did not seem to show any emotion.  I do not know, just take the baby and leave seems to e a better idea than shooting him... Just my opinion

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071016/ap_on_re_us/sex_tape_suspect

The guy who raped the little 3 year old girl was caught - he got pulled over for something else, confessed who he was and said he was tired of running!!

Does your city have a fine if you get caught? I don't know about mine. I don't think there's one, but I could be wrong.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York state Legislature has given final passage to a bill that would charge $250 for pet owners who don't pick up after their dogs in some parts of the state.

Dog owners currently have to pay $100 if they don't pick up the poop. The change would apply to the five boroughs of New York City, Albany and Yonkers.

The Assembly passed the bill Wednesday and the Senate had already passed it.

A spokesman for Gov. David Paterson said the governor will review the measure.

I became a mother in 1970 and have been actively mothering non-stop ever since.  Now my baby daughter (who is actually 17 and a senior) has received acceptance from two of the four colleges she applied at, with the other still undecided, and it finally became real - - - She's actually going to leave!   She is not only my youngest but my only daughter and she and I have been inseparable all her life.  I can't begin to imagine not knowing every facet of her life, down to where in her messy room I can find a particular item of clothing!  My oldest son is 38 and long since married and I only see him every few months.  I guess I'd see him more if he had kids but unfortunately it's not in the cards for him and his wife. 

I think I'm kind of going into mourning, thinking of not having her here.  I'm so proud of her, and thrilled that she knows what she wants to do - study anthropology and travel the world and make a name for herself.  If anyone can do it, she can!  And I'll continue to live vicariously through her somewhat, but I know it won't be the same.  The idea of having to do the "well, how have you been - - - good, good, how are you - - - what have you been up to - -" stuff that I do with my son terrifies me.  Is is possible to maintain a really close relationship with a grown child even over time and distance?  I mean really close?  We're taking a trip to Canada for her graduation gift, just her and me, and I'm afraid I'm going to be crying the whole time!

Thanks for listening. 

Well, my daughter has been accepted at her #1 college choice, and we're going to the Accepted Students day this weekend. 

In her Creative Writing class in school, they were assigned the task of summing up their Senior year in six words and then to illustrate it. What she came up with blew her father and me away!  I hope those of you who have had children leave home will get an inkling of the emotional impact this had on us. Suffice it to say, there was not a dry eye in the house!  See below.