How funny all this stuff can be! Parental parameters do give kids a safety net for behavior - and men and women as well when it comes to "checking" with each other.
But that "nag" word: I hate it! My husband - and most - hate to be nagged. What is nagging? Reminding them of something they remember. When they have forgotten what you are telling them, you are the sweetest thing to have reminded them!
Well! My answer to all techies is: men can only multitask in Windows
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:) Sometimes I need to get in touch with my husband when he's at work. And sometimes when I call his office, the shift supervisor that works for my husband will be in there. If I talk to the shift supervisor, I ask him to please have my husband call me. The note he always, without fail, leaves for my husband reads: "The Boss called. She wants you to call her back." lol
For my husband's part, he refers to me as "the CFO." (Chief Financial Officer.) He uses this frequently as an easy excuse when something is more money than he wants to pay. "Oh, I can't do that. The CFO won't like it." lol He collects guns. He was browsing in one of the local gun shops last weekend. The salesman was really hawking a $1500 pistol. DH's response was "Oh no. The family CFO wouldn't approve of that....and she's a better shot than I am. I'm highly motivated to keep her happy." LOL!!! Say what you want about other spousal training methods, but abject fear of extreme bodily harm works really well.
Of course, this is all said in jest. He respects me and I respect him. We both consider ourselves partners in this deal. ;)
I think we all know other couples where one or the other really is "the boss." For a while, a bunch of the "play group moms" would get together about once a month and go out to dinner together. (it's fallen by the wayside as our kids have gotten older. Everyone is busy running from this after school activity to the next.) We were never out really late since we went in the middle of the week (less crowds that way.) We never went anywhere "racy or raunchy." We all just enjoyed each others' company and the thrill of having someone else cook dinner and then clean it up; oh, and not having to stop eating long enough to cut up someone else's food. lol One gal was asked to go along and her response was that her husband wouldn't allow her to go out like that, with women who would be a bad influence on her, and further that he wasn't a babysitter who would stay with the kids while she was out goofing off. That response just went THROUGH me. Before I could slam shut the gate between my brain and my mouth (and I should mention that my mouth was already agape so it was easy for this stuff to fall out of it) I said, "those are his children. How is it babysitting for him to stay home with them for two hours while you are out? And what IS he?? Your husband or your Daddy???" Then I almost bit my own lips off. I felt horrible that I was so harsh with her. Luckily one of my more diplomatic friends was also there and she smoothed things over.
I've seen and heard a lot. But, shoo-whee, that still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
Litterbugs Swearing in public Tampon ads during childrens tv programming
Those are MY Pet Peeves. But as for the parking space issue that is on the table currently........ As for the handicapped parking places. The original intention of the designated "Handicapp" spaces was for physical disabilities. If a person doesn't have a physical dysability or if they are using the car inappropriately, then that is wrong. Another major benefit of those spaces was intended not to simply shorten the distance to the door, but also to provide the xtra area around the car for persons needing the room for wheelchair, scooter or walker set-up. When capable persons use those spaces it is wrong! I know for a fact that I sat and ate lunch last Friday at a major department store gazing out the window and watched 75% of the persons parking in the handicapped zones pop out of their cars and zip with vigor into the store. If they had a handicapp, it certainly didn't limit their ability to move easily to the entrance of the store. Every handicapped spot was taken.
So whether the shopper was color blind, couldn't read or didn't care I don't know. What I do know is that when we say that we can't judge them bcause it is none of our business and we shouldn't get involved....well, then, one day we might be the old lady in the wheelchair who can't make it into that shop because there are no spaces.....because nobody felt like offering an embarrasing glance at them. Perhaps people would think twice if they thought people were watching them and DID CARE. Joy
the loo seat left up, drivers that don't indicate, especially on roundabouts, trolleys that steer themselves, people that walk soooo slowwwwly across the pavement when I'm in a hurrry, etc. etc....
I got the DH with that a year or so back... I was flitting from thing to thing, cooking the dinner, pressing quilt blocks and fabric, supervising the S&H with some homework, tidying the table for the meal.
How can you do all that at once? he asked.
Multitasking, I replied. You men have only been doing it since you invented computers, but we women have done it for millennia! You'll never catch up...
He laughed!
If you tell a man something, that's OK; you can 'remind' him of it once... about a week later. After that, it's nagging! And if they STILL forget, it's YOUR fault for not telling them!
ohhhhhhhh I dunno, I live in a very large city (second largest in the state) and my grocery store does the same thing, well, except we have more than one stall reserved for expectant and new moms. But then maybe in the LARGER towns people aren't so co operative as to take turns so only one lady is pregnant at a time. ;)
Sharon, I LOVE this idea!! Thanks for sharing it with us. Maybe it will catch on in the rest of the world. I live to hope. Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
When I was visiting Europe a couple of years ago I was *shocked* to hear the American kids in the Internet cafes using the "f" word so fluently. It was just another adjective to them, like "like". It made me very sad to think that these rude young people were representing my country all over the world.
i've always thought that the pregnancy parking was silly... (i am having my baby 1 week from today)
maybe because i've never had any problem getting around while pregnant...(i am just about to walk out the door to walk my 3yo DD to preschool a mile and a half away)
it's public transportation that bugs me...i hate when no one will get up and offer me a seat...it's hard to balance on a moving vehicle with all that baby out front!!
With both of my pregnancies I had such terrible sciatica that by the end of my 8th month, walking even a few yards was difficult. Not every pregnancy is easy. Personally I'd prefer to err on the side of compassion.
Kristen L. Renneker's cat walked across a keyboard and came up with this:
I'm with you Kristen... I think people are getting way too far away from using their bodies to get themselves from point A to point B. Granted while there are certain health conditions that warrant special considerations, I think a lot of people are just too lazy or in hurry. They have to have the closest parking spot, or move the car from one end of the strip mall to the other instead of walking. Or circling the lot until a close in spot opens up, instead of walking the extra 50 feet! And they wonder why they carry extra weight! It's easy to incorporate movement into your daily life, whether it's taking a far spot in the lot, walking one flight of stairs instead of the elevator, or putting your groceries in the car and then walking over to the video store instead of driving to the other end of the strip mall.
Yup. And too many people have illnesses, that they feel makes them handicapped, that could so easily be helped with diet and exercise. There are several people in my own life who act like ancient ones, hobbling around, moaning and groaning (knee problems, diabetes, heart problems), and if they would just lose 100 pounds they wouldn't have any of the problems they have. I know it's easier said than done, but at least trying is better than just giving up!
Unfortunately, these people all have handicapped signs for their cars, and I'd much rather see an expectant mother, who is in that state for a few short weeks, get the help than the ones who honestly need to walk a little further!
I have both kinds of tags - one is portable, one is on my license plate. Believe me, I've "been there" I know what it's like to get the scrutiny because there are no visible signs. And you can't tell if someone has heart disease or any of a dozen other diseases. I've been guilty of the same reaction, when I saw someone with no visible problem park in a handicap spot. Then my dad got sick (heart disease) and my mom (emphysema), and me. So even though I know there are people who abuse the parking spaces, I give them the benefit of the doubt. Sharon
I don't think Locks of Love had been created back then. The shop may have sold it to a wigmaker, though. I just remember everything in the salon coming to a halt, and everyone gathering around my chair to watch. It wasn't quite as long as Crystal Gale's, but it was close.
Today, that husband might be found guilty of spousal abuse. For years, I thought abuse was when one spouse struck the other physically, but I have learned since then that there is another kind of abuse, which is belittling and dominating. The issue is the same, one of control. A woman can become a prisoner in her own home without her husband ever raising a hand.
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