Isn't it crazy? Lady who missed the AirFrance flight died in a car accident sm
Posted By: MeMT on 2009-06-12
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A woman who missed the flight in France that crashed died three days later in a car accident!!!!! That is so sad...and makes you really wonder about fate.
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Are you crazy? It sounds like this lady is just
starting off exercising and your talking about trails and going up hills. Not everyone is that fit, especially if she's just starting. And 21 gears - your nuts! Sounds like that takes the fun out of biking with so many gears.
...the old lady died. Good riddance cold &
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My plants died when husband still alive but after he died
surprisingly I grew lots of plants and still have them. My housekeeper says he was the devil and that is why the plants died. I was just as bad as you back then, killed artificial plants.
OMG! Hope he was able to change his flight-plan -
in mid-air and you didn't end up with a FLAT CAT!
I had a former cat that used to sleep under the covers during the day, and one time I was going to take a nap and almost launched myself into bed. Then stopped and thought, "Where's my kitty?" Then saw a barely-noticeable lump under the comforter. Turned out to be the kitty. "Flat-cat" syndrome successfully avoided! ;D
A Walk to Remember and Flight 93, but for different reasons
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I meant playing peek-a-boo with the flight attendant..c'mon now.
Just a joke. This kid was too big and she refused a blanket. I have nothing against people breastfeeding infants in public, discreetly. However, for toddlers, I say bottle it, please.
Above: not EVERY accident is ....
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One may be an accident
Seven accidents? I highly doubt it...sooner or later they should have figured out what causes babies!
Your situation sounds completely legit. Everyone (almost) needs help eventually and to go get it is not shameful...you're trying to take care of your family...but to continue to add mouths to feed is just ridiculous!
I am an Aries, have never been in an accident
and have never received a ticket either! :)
Maybe the dog got out of the yard by accident. You don't know
all of the facts, so I would think it would be hard to blame the owners right off the bat.
Regarding bus accident on Atlanta Interstate
I was just curious to know if any of you ever experienced that intersection. From what I see on the news, it looks extremely dangerous. I can't imagine the powers that be would allow such an "off ramp" to exist as it appears on TV. I mean, it looks like the HOV lane, which is the "off ramp" ends at a stop sign at the end of an incline?
Apparently this is a frequent accident intersection. Hopefully this tragedy will encourage some sort of modification.
Actually, I am a bona fide accident!
Was even told so by my very Christian mother and father. He was supposed to have been sterile, courtesy some incident in the Korean War. My poor mother was in her 40s and I was child #5, the age difference between me and her youngest at the time was 12 years.
I watched a great documentary last night called "Jesus Camp." I highly recommend it to anyone--religious or non, and they can make their own conclusions about the movement portrayed in that movie. All I'm gonna say about it is "Dang!" Very eye opening.
The utility co. probably sent it to you by accident. Call them & tell them
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Judge Judy says an accident is just that and not
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Honey, you're not here by accident, the world did not just "happen"!...
Will pray for you!
In Huntsville, Alabama there was a horrible accident here in November where a school bus went off an
Four students were killed, and many were injured. Those ignorant people in that hate group from Kansas were here protesting at the funerals of those poor children who were killed. The hate group had signs saying that God killed their children to punish them for not being good parents.
N/T - I missed that one
Do I really want to know? LOL. I was thoroughly grossed out last Saturday when they repeated the "Reefer" episode. That's the worse gore I've seen so far.
thanks--I must have missed the very end of the sm
first episode. Now it makes sense.
I can't believe I missed that! sm
Did that happen this season or last? (Wilbur's bio-dad)
I wonder if they're going to keep up the story line about the child-biter.
She died.
The vet looked through the records for these cats and they were apparently 4 weeks old when we go them, which made Little One about 12 weeks old. She still fit in the palm of my hand and weighed a pound. There must have been something genetically wrong with all of them. :(
Oh, that's why he died sm
I haven't been keeping up on the backstage stuff and wondered why he had to die. I really like the show. It kind of reminds me of Stephen King's The Stand, which is an all-time favorite of mine.
I say died. Died is died.
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My dog died while I was away....sm
I was at the beach this week and he'd been going back quickly, but you always think there's going to be more time. I knew he wouldn't see the end of summer, but I thought he'd be here when I got home today. I've been carrying his collar around in my pocket since my husband gave it to me when I got home.
They are now saying he has died. :( nm
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sorry, missed that, but use caution just the same
be careful
Sorry, missed this post. Yes, very appropriate. nm
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Missed my periods.
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Nope - missed that.
Sorry.
Must have missed that episode. (sm)
Oh wait, just had a thought. Was it that weirdo guy they hired to help out at the funeral home- the one the mother liked?
I guess he missed them.
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I think you missed your calling, Cat . . SM
should have been a CHEF! 
Thanks Nana! I missed that. nm
They've probably missed it because...sm
the boot camps are south of the line where the snow is.
I missed the 1st night but saw the 2nd.
It was hilarious. It is obvious some people are even shocked when they hear their own voices a capella. They have probably only sung along with the radio or in the shower before, but even after they've been rejected they keep trying to make a pretty sound come out, like "where is it?" Uh, this is what you always sound like, but it's been drowned out by the radio, LOL.
You missed the point - sm
The point is not that she necessarily go with the goal to work things out in order to stay. The point is that she goes to talk with someone, either with him or alone, to sort through it all so that in the end she can close this chapter of her life and either move on with him or without him. She has stayed these 4 years, so why not be able to put it to bed once and for all, one way or another, with the help of a professional to help guide her?
I guess I must have missed something
when reading, didn't realize there were no beneficiaries named. Wonder how that happened, maybe it was different in the 'old days' but what a headache for someone to try to untangle it all. Don't think today you can get away with not naming beneficiaries, at least what I've seen.
Me too! Never missed Here Come the Brides or
the Monkees!
Yep, missed that part. Thanks!
:)
OMG. I missed the last episode?!?!
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I also prefer died
tells it like it is. Expired just sounds dumb. I have not heard these in medical records but here are a few terms for disabled people I hate (I am disabled): Differently abled, physically challenged and - (gag) - handicapable. Who came up with these? Admittedly, crippled does not sound right anymore and handicapped sounds passe but just plain disabled will do.
My g'mother died in the 70s at the age of 75.
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It was very sad when my grandmother died
but she had lived a long good life. It was not a big party by any means, but we were looking at it from the side of she is now in heaven, she is with her husband, and she is no longer suffering any pain. I know there is always sadness and more for some than others. I knew what I wrote was going to be misunderstood. BTW, I am caucasian.
Bernie Mac died
It was sad to hear Bernie Mac had died. He was such a funny and talented comedian. I loved him in Transformers and Guess Who and heard his comedy stand up routines several times. He really made us laugh.
Unfortunately this is untrue - he has died
Don't know what news you were listening to but they were misinformed. Bernie Mac has passed away from complications of pneumonia. I wish it weren't true. He was very funny and from what I've read a very decent and humble and wonderful person in his private life. Will miss his good humor. I did love his routine about his sister's kids among others.
My father died when I was 21.
He was sick most of his life ... or at least during most of my life. He was a very sweet, gentle man, but he was always in pain and ill. As it happens, my family was just devastated in 1983. A dear uncle died of lung cancer that April. In May, my paternal grandmother with whom we lived died, my father died in July, and then another aunt who lived next door to us died that winter.
I have to say that as bad as that all was, the one thing that I was able to take forward with me was how to deal with death. After that point, as young as I was, I knew exactly what it felt like to lose someone, then to have to continue on and make funeral arrangements, stand in receiving lines, etc., etc. There's sort of a ritual to it all that is actually comforting. At least to me it was comforting. So from that point on, I had real empathy for others going through similar losses.
I think you've hit on why you feel that you are falling short in comforting your daughter. You said you haven't experienced this sort of thing in your life. One day, you will, unfortunately. It's part of life. But until then, it might help to talk to your friends or relatives who've been through it. You can gain insight from their experience.
I can tell you that there is really nothing to be done about the feelings. A person really does just have to experience them before going on. Your daughter sounds as if she is very in tune with her friends, who are going through such a horrible time right now and certainly have a long way to go yet. No doubt, your daughter is frightened about the thought that this could happen to her, as well. And she also would like to help her friends. I, too, tend to withdraw under stress. If your daughter is that sort of personality, then it might be difficult to talk to her. Just let her know that you are sorry and will talk to her when she is ready. But if you can talk to her, I would suggest you simply acknowledge that these sorts of things are extremely difficult to bear, seeming impossible. But that just being available to her friends will be a huge help. She can simply send a card, note, email, even a text message to say "I'm thinking of you." You can set the example by sending a card to the your daughter's friends and their families.
That sounds so simple, but it's actually huge, because when you go through times like this, so often you feel alone. Knowing that others are thinking of you can be so comforting. I can remember when my father died, I felt like I was walking in a bubble, separated from everyone but still there with them. I'd walk down a busy street, people moving past me, talking, doing their normal things, and all the while my whole life had changed. Yet, I know I looked completely normal. It was a strange feeling, one I've had more than few times in my life. I felt as if I had a gaping wound in my chest, yet as I walked down the street no one would notice it. It makes you feel very separated and alone.
So if you can offer any advice to your daughter, let HER know that she's not alone, and tell her that her friends need to know that, too.
My niece died from
obstructive sleep apnea at 37. I did not see at my father's funeral. I was not called when she died. My brother's wife called my first cousin and he passed the news on to his mother (my maternal aunt) and maternal aunt called me. I had no idea (being as my brother did not speak nor want me in their lives) that the niece had gone thru so much. My aunt and I went to the funeral home and funeral and the mother told me about what kind of life she had, drugs, alcohol, prison - yes prison. No one ever told me and this was about 3 times she was in prison. I never knew anything about these kids coming up. The mother told me the niece did not have insurance, could not afford CPAP. I would have bought that had I known but like I said, brother made the decision to NOT have me around and I went along with his wants. The only heirs would be my brother's children, not his wife, not ever. I am sorry you do not tend to understand this but this is the case. In the years since 1973 no one from that family called until nephew in jail in maybe 1986 or 1987. I never heard my name called by Aunt on the first part of it. Only sibling I had. I have complete peace of mind and sleep like a baby. After my brother died with his children being 4 and 6, his wife could have reached out to me then, did not happen. All water under the bridge, long time ago.
I was nine when Elvis died,
but it still had quite an impact on me, and I remember, as do most, where I was when I heard the sad news. I was never one to watch the royal family very much, but I must say that I felt devastated to hear of the tragedy when Princess Diana was killed, and had the same sort of feeling when John Denver went home.
I was about the same age when Elvis died...sm
I remember listening to his funeral on my radio, which at that age it still strikes me as odd as I probably was not a fan of his music. Just one of those moments in history, I guess.
I also remember getting up at 6:00 a.m. to watch Princess Diana get married, and I remember when she died, I was kind of embarrassed at how impacted I was by that. I guess somehow maybe I wanted to be a princess even in my adult years.
Don't remember John Denver so much but anyone a Chris Ledoux fan?
I think you missed part of my post....sm
she does see a psychologist, and has talked with her caseworker as well as both of us foster parents about this (in addition to another prior foster home that had problems with her stealing). I only called the juvenile authorities to see if they had other suggestions of things to get her to stop this behavior before she gets to the point that she steals something and the store calls the police on her.
I guess you missed the point
I was talking about those who have multiple partners by the time they marry (and these days many women wait until they are close to 30 for marriage) and start having sex at 15/16? Well....you do the math! LOL Sorry but yes I do think that is immoral and I don't know of many guys in my day that would have wanted to marry someone who ten or more other guys got to see naked if you know what I mean. :)
Missed a lot of the discussion apparently - sm
What I don't understand is where you get that all unwed mothers are drug addicts or alcoholics.
That is not true at all. Sure, it happens to some but for you to lump unwed mothers into that category is terrible.
You don't know my personal circumstances. I don't know yours.
I'm just saying that I would like to help others that are in the same situation I was in way back when. Hopefully I would be able to help them so they don't have the struggles that I had.
Thankfully, my child and I were never homeless but I worked my tail off to make sure that didn't happen. I sometimes worked 2-3 jobs.
I also worked my way through school. I didn't get hand outs, didn't expect them either but it really would have been wonderful if someone was there to guide me to the things that I needed to do. Maybe it wouldn't have taken me so long to get to where I needed to be.
Absolutely nothing is free in this world and that would not be the point.
However, this is a dream we are talking about right? This isn't about socioeconomic dysfunction. It's about someone wanting to help someone else.
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