Donna/Barb doing Enough Is Enough; Helen Reddy's I Am Woman; Carly Simon's theme song from Wor

• Gift for friend going through divorce-He cheated and - had a baby with someone else- sm
  • How about a gift certficate for a makeover! - sm
    • Great idea! And add a session at Glamour Shots sm - Dreamweaver
    • Or a certificate for a hit man. - nm
  • Upbeat, toe-tapping songs - Dreamweaver
  • Gloria Gaynor's *I WILL SURVIVE* - and Tina Turner...............sm
    • You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette. nm - clhmt
  • Nevermind the gift - take her out on the town. - So she'll forget and fun for at least one night
  • cheatin heart, older country song. nm - LMT
  • Chaka Khan's I'm Every Woman and Aretha's R-e-s-p-e-c-t! nm - Playing it! nm
  • Can't Hold Us Down by Li'l Kim & Christina Aguilera. nm - Still working at it.
  • Donna/Barb doing Enough Is Enough; Helen Reddy's I Am Woman; Carly Simon's theme song from Wor - Girl..(great movie!)..nm
    • ...that's Working Girl, with Melanie Griffith. nm - wanderer
  • That's a great idea, I have a friend going through - sm - Laura E.
    • Rodney Carrington's parodie... - pdqtrans
  • I Will Survive, Donna Summer or Gloria Gaynor; Goodbye - M.A.

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You first have an obligation to your son to teach him how to be a man!  You are not raising a child.

I would have a talk with your ex-husband who apparently has figured out how to treat a woman and have him talk with your son.  But most importantly, it has to come from you that you are special also and deserve recognition.  So many women will tolerate this and it is not acceptable. 

I would also have a serious talk with your current husband about his job as a husband, friend, lover.... but also his obligation as a role model to your son as he is the man in the house and he should have done something, made a card, cooked you diner, did the dishes and in front of your son, explained why...  *Lets do the dishes for Mom because it is her day!* 

I feel very strongly that raising a boy to be a man in these times is very hard, respect, love, tenderness, concern, compassion, understanding, kindness.... these are all things not being taught to our young boys. 

Many, many times I will walk into a store and a young man will walk in right in front of me and not hold the door.  I always follow the young man in and make mention of the fact that he should hold the door for a lady, children, or the elderly.  Yes, sometimes they take offense to this but I do not care.  Someone has to enlighten them.

Good luck to you Mom, and do not forget to call that ex-husband on Father's Day!

Finally have my 14 year old trained - but he had to go without birthday presents or Christmas presents from me last year before the light would dawn.  No amount of preaching about my feelings, lectures about reciprocating good wishes (even IF one has no money to shop for gifts - a phone call or card will NOT bankrupt anyone!!!!), or anger could get through to him.  No amount of pointing out people he knows who whine that "nobody remembers their special day" that do nothing for others on their day seemed to matter.  But the golden rule did - and he realized that he DOES want to receive something from ME, so I better receive something from HIM.

His 31 year old sibling cannot and will not see the light, and continues to moan that nobody cares on x-mas or birthday; forgetting all the years that presents were received and were not even acknowledged, much less any gratitude expressed or reciprocated.  Guess that person is doomed to a lifetime of lonely special days.

OP, your husband sounds like an entitled, lazy turd.  Its not your job to be his secretary, or remind him he has a mother.  Good grief, if he can't remember THAT on his OWN, he deserves whatever the fallout will be.  I sincerely hope on his next birthday she "forgets" him in return.  As for father's day - ask him why hasn't he reminded you to call your dad, and why hasn't he gone shopping for a present for your dad for YOU?  Maybe then he'll see how stupid and ridiculous that is.

Lays across my foot, which cramps my style sometimes with my foot pedal, but it sure is nice in cold weather! 

I was completely disgusted last night, watching them trying to sway the votes.  Every single online poll for WEEKS has had David Cook far ahead of the others, so they have to play the BS card last night to make it look like David A. is better so when they fake the votes and he wins, it doesn't look rigged.

I do like David A. but Cook is far more talented and has more range/versitility and appeals to a larger audience.  I know he will do well either way, better than David A. in my opinion - but I would love for him to get the recognition of actually winning.

This has nothing to do with being a christian, it has more to do with group dynamics. I have to deal with it all the time with 6 women in an in-law situation. They are narrow-minded Bible-thumping bigots.I happen to be of another "denomination" and I do attend every function of theirs, weddings, funerals, all of it, receive their communion. I have had my parents die, lost my younger sister and many things happen where they could have reciprocated, yet they will not "step foot" in my church. So where is all their faith, they certainly are not practicing the do unto others. I can relate, it is a horrible way to live. Thank God, I had psychology courses and know about group dynamics, I am in the middle of a herd mentality. I could go on forever, they even have "interventions" when someone in their family wants to marry or date someone not from their denomination. They are awful. I know your pain! It's not your imagination, they hide behind their cohesive "numbers game," one speaks and all the others agree in unison. No one has a chance against this mob. It's tough to be your own person, lots of tears. And guys think it's all in our heads - NOT!  Hang in, perhaps you'll have a Divine Intervention somehow.

She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right

I met her there in the corner stand
And wonders where she is
And it's strange to her
Some people seem to have everything

9 am on the hour hand
And she's waiting for the bell
And she's looking real pretty
She's waiting for her clientele

She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right

Twenty-eight years have come and gone
And she's seen a lot of tears
Of the ones who come in
They really seem to need her there

It's a sacrifice working day to day
For little money just tips for pay
But it's worth it all
To hear them say that they care

She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right

Already knows, she's seen her bad times
Already knows, these are the good times
She'll never sell out, she never will
Not for a dollar bill
She works haaaaard......

Take a break from typing, and download the song,  " We Can't Make it Here", by Larry McMurtry. 

There should be a phrase in here 'bout Medical Transcription......