Get over it. Abortion is legal, and American women

• If abortion is murder ... - Not Political
  • I think it is her body, her choice, and - sm
  • Honestly -- it's none of your business! - Get a life
  • Get over it. Abortion is legal, and American women - intend to KEEP it that way.
  • I guess you are trying to start a war on here- sm -
    • actually, breathing is not the optimal word, - sm
      • guess you are a vegan too, since killing cows - sm -
        • how ridiculous! I said living - sm
          • There are those that believe animals have souls- -
      • So then you WOULD treat a woman like a criminal? - Is what you're saying
        • isn't my post factually true? - sm
    • I disagree with you, but...this IS a political post. - Kendra
      • i see it as a human behavior post. - nm
  • interesting question. but how often - sm
    • Well I see it differently (sm) - MeMT
      • Yes, but abortion would be only taking the budding tomatoe, not the whole plant. - analogy
        • no, abortion is taking a HUMAN life with a soul. - analogies don't get it. (nm)
      • And as for molesters? I don't feel the need to be nice to them (sm) - MeMT
    • I agree--sm - me

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Like I said, it's not ideal, but so many people are so judgemental toward people who have kids young - at least they didn't take the easy way out and get an abortion.  I am not a pro lifer, but I do respect people who are willing to step up and raise their kids no matter what age they are.  I have friends who were forced to have abortions by their parents because they got pregnant young because the parents were so afraid of what people would think, and that's not right either.

I don't think their mom is going to win any mother-of-the year awards, but if she didn't accept Jamie Lynn's decision than she greatly reduces her chances of having a good relationship with the grandchild.  Babies are a gift - even when they aren't born into the perfect suburban home.  I'm not saying teen pregnancy is a good thing, but it happened, and now she has to make the best of a tough situation.

With this being a major factor in the political arena right now I wanted to ask this: 

For anyone who has ever had an abortion (and there are many of us), were/are you ok with it still or did you have a period of extreme guilt/anxiety over it?  I had one and did not terribly regret it, other than a short grief period, until I actually had children.  I went through about two years of horrible guilt and remorse.  I am now pro-life. I feel an abortion kills an innocent child and causes emotional scars for the mother that will never go completely away.  I feel that I am not deserving of complete happiness in my life, ever, because I denied my child the right to have a life and attempt to find happiness.  I know my reasons at that time and I know I felt like it was something I had to do, but the fact is many of us had them to avoid the shame, embarassment and/or financial burden that we feared.  We thought we couldn't give our child a decent life even if we had him/her.  The thing is, for the small price of some embarassment/shame and inconvenience, we could have given a family without a child a chance to have a child to love and raise, we could have given that child an opportunity to grow and seek happiness, even with obstacles to overcome.  Instead, many of us chose a more selfish route, convincing ourselves it was less selfish.  Anyway, that's how I feel about it.  How about you.

you might want to just call any CPA's office or H&R Block office to ask that question and I don't think it varies state by state because it's the federales!  *grin*

As long as it is ALL paid in by 4/15 - I think you're 100% fine.  Why should they keep my $$ and use it all year? I can use it until then...*giggles*

But I watch gardening shows all the time. There is a special metal barrier you can get that as I recall comes in different sizes, as much as 3' deep, so once you eradicate the vines on your side of the fence you can put the barrier down right along the fence line to keep the vines from growing in your yard again.

You will probably just have to cut the vines that come over on your side of the fence yourself. Obviously the neighbors aren't going to do anything about it.

If it were me, I would get several estimates from local landscaping firms and take these people to small claims court for the amount it would take to fix the problem. Even if you win, I don't know if you will actually get any money from them. It depends on the laws in your state and how responsive the courts are about enforcing their rulings. I really don't know enough to say anything about that.

Again, if it were me, when I was getting the landscaping done, I would tell the landscaper to spray Roundup or whatever kind of herbicide will kill trumpet vines right along the fence and through the slats as much as possible. If it kills the neighbor's trumpet vine, too bad. My heart bleeds.

Am I a mean person? No. But I think people should take responsibility for the messes they make and take care of recitfying them.

JMHO

I didn't know this was going on.....

The article is long so I didn't copy all of it. See the link below:

College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.

The movement called the Amethyst Initiative began quietly recruiting presidents more than a year ago to provoke national debate about the drinking age.

"This is a law that is routinely evaded," said John McCardell, former president of Middlebury College in Vermont who started the organization.

"It is a law that the people at whom it is directed believe is unjust and unfair and discriminatory."

I was wondering if anybody has had this happen to them or someone they know.  I have a problem with neighbors to one side of me who have trumpet vines. These are very invasive and they grow very fast.  When I first moved into my house 10 years ago, they were confined to a very small area along our shared fence.  Now, 10 years later, they are all along the length of the fence, are not being kept trimmed or confined, are reaching the roof of my house, growing inside my garage, behind the washer/dryer, etc.  When I pull them off the side of my house (the side out front where I never go except to wash the windows in the garage once a year) the paint comes off with the leaves, leaving bare spots on the wood.  This is a spot the neighbors can clearly see when they are doing their lawn work.  They sit there and watch the vines grow up the side of my house without even pulling them out, knowing what it does to my paint. 

The roots from the vines are now invading most of my back yard, and they grow about a foot (no joke) a week, so by the time I mow the lawn again, they are way above the height of the grass, sticking out all over.  Now my lawn is ruined, and every year it is just getting worse.  In order to get rid of the vines completely from my yard and property, it will have to be dug up and replaced, and even then it won't do any good because the neighbors have them all over their property and don't care if they have them growing on their roof. 

I have contacted the city, and there is no law on this sort of thing, they told me it would be a civil matter, i.e., small claims court.  I have asked the neighbors countless numbers of times to at least make an effort to keep them contained, and they may cut a little here and there, but a week later, there they are again.  I'm done asking. 

My question is this, has anybody actually gone through with a small claims suit against somebody for this or similar reasons, and what was the outcome?  I have been checking around and it falls under destruction of property and lowering the value of my home.  Thanks for all comments.

 who has always paid the rent on time, simply because they want to 'remodel'?  I've lived here for close to 20 years, and just today out of the blue, the manager walks up and hands me an eviction notice!  I was like, "Huh????" and he said they wanted to "renovate".   But my unit, only.   I guess others have gotten new rugs, appliances, etc. as tenants have come and go, but I've been here forever (and pay rent that is considerbly below market).   I've lived here forever, don't drink, never had a party, keep it pretty clean, etc.   The heater, oven, fridge, bathroom fixtures, etc., are old, but still in perfectly good working condition.  So, I asked if I'd be able to come back afterward, and the manager said they were going to raise the rent (to far more than I can afford) once the renovation is complete. 

So my question is --  Do you think it's legal to evict a tenant just because you want to put in a new rug, new paint, etc., and charge more to the next tenant?  I'm thinking about calling a lawyer, but don't know if I have a case or not.  If I move, I'm going to have to go at least 60-70 miles away, in order to find affordable rent.