Decisions and Consequences
Posted By: Busy MT'ing on 2005-07-20
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We each made our own decisions to get us into our current situation - in every aspect of our life...married, single, living together, divorced. Only those who have lost their loved one had no hand in that particular situation. We each made our own decisions to get us into our current job. We each make our own decisions to stay in our jobs or move. We each make our own decisions how to spend our money, how much to make (yes, you can make more with more work or better paying jobs, etc.), how much to save or not. We each decide what kind of personality we want to have, how we want to treat others and sometimes we even learn how we want others to treat us. We know exactly what we are doing when we make decisions on actions ... Let's stop knocking each other's decisions.
Consequences - We each DID in fact choose our consequences by our actions or lack of .. but sometimes we did not know exactly the consequences we would get, for whatever reason. Let's be compassionate toward each others consequences.
Every single one of us makes mistakes -- have, do, and will. Let's be supportive and compassionate and tolerant -- doesn't mean we have to jump for joy or be falsly nice, but be compassionate and show tolerance for opinions and situations that we are not familiar with (and sometimes that we, in fact, ARE familiar with).
There's too much stress in this world for us to be in such a hyperexcitable state, ready to jump to conclusions, willing to inflict insults and wound others.
I, for one, will certainly start by apologizing for anything on these boards that I have personally written that personally insulted anyone. It was never my intention to do that.
Let's be a more refreshing, energizing place to visit instead of what we have been over the last few days and/or posts!!?!?!??!!?! 
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I see this as the unintended consequences of women's........
liberation. It's been a wonderful thing in many aspects of a woman's life and who the heck wants to go back to the old days regarding the treatment of women and our freedoms, but one of the unintended consequences has been a generation of men who don't expect that THEY should support a family alone and fully expect their wives to contribute equally. Yet, at the same time the men have not jumped in there with the housework and childcare. As a result, women now have the honor of providing for their family AND having husbands who also expect June Cleaver to have the house clean, the kids taken care of, and to have "the little woman" available at their convenience.  What are ya gonna do?
Sage advice. Consequences would result in being out of the loop
But I can live with that.
Decisions, decisions, decisions
Hi. I work at a large national company and have a certain quota I must reach each pay period. If that quota is met, then I am reimbursed for my phone line, or actually in my case, DSL service. However, I have seen companies looking to hire and it is emphasized that DSL or phone lines are the responsibility of the Transcriptionist working at home. With that being said, I don't think there is a "right" or "wrong" way to go about this. For obvious reasons, the transcriptionist will be delighed to have you pay for it though:)
decisions decisions
I understand your fear. You would be leaving a very secure position and heading somewhat into the "unknown" of working at home, but overall in my opinion, I'd take the home job. Your office sounds lovely! However, I feel that way because I have chosen to work at home to be with my 3 kids and have never regretted my decision. I wouldn't have missed a minute, even on the days when I had little or no work, the system was down, etc. Just my personal choice I guess. I think you have to decide which is more important to you - being with your family, or a very secure job. Just follow your "gut" on this one.
decisions, decisions
These are hard decisions, aren't they? Take a few minutes (or a few hours if necessary) and do the math. Get the numbers in front of you on paper. Exactly how much more money is it? Is that the bottom line? What is really most important to you? This can be a very high stress job. If you make less, but enough, and the stress is a lot less, that is valuable in itself.
Well, everyone has to make their own decisions.
I know I could not live with myself if I put a stranger's needs before the welfare of my family. It's right to help the unfortunate in whatever way you can, but there are other ways than inviting possible tragedy into your own home.
Well, all decisions should be so simple! SM
The very best of wishes to you. It can work great--The key to making it work great is organization and self discipline. I presume like almost all of us you'll be paid on a production basis instead of the salary you were used to?
You may find it works best to split your workday into blocks, with the assistance of your husband, of course. An hour before the babies wake (if there IS one!), 3 hours while a babysitter watches them, 2 hours at night. That sort of thing.
Interruptions absolutely kill production and turn workdays from 6 hours of intensive work into those 12-hour marathons people complain about.
Let us know how it's going for you.
Judges who can't make decisions to (sm)
save their rears really bug me. The judge (a female) assigned to my divorce and subsequent custody battles, etc., could not ever make a firm decision....continuations, etc. What a joke. I'm right there with ya. And people, for the record, lie out the wazoo in court.
results/decisions/outcome
Okay so my curiosity gets the best of me and when everyone receives our opinions whether good, bad or indifferent I would sometimes like to know what you decided and what the outcome is -- i.e. rural hospital -- let us know what you decidied and if you take it a month or so later how it goes -- but that is me, I always like to know the outcome. Patti
People get killed EVERYDAY by making bad decisions. If you go to work
driving while you are intoxicated or sleepy you are more likely to get in an accident. Do you deserve it? I dunno. Maybe people should just use their brains and they would not become victims or killed. Your logic is flawed and you are comparing apples to oranges. How about this? If you wear skimpy clothes and get drunk and hang out with drunk people instead of dressing a little more modestly and keeping your mind sober, who is more likely to be raped? It is logical that consequences of your behavior will decide your fate.
8 and 9 year olds do not have the maturity to make decisions like this. That's why they have pare
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