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Not sure if someone said this already (I didn't want to scroll through all of the letters) -- but you are responsible for some of his behavior, too. You allowed it to get this out of control. You let him get away with this childish, rude behavior. Maybe you do like some of the drama, like Cary suggested, who knows. But it's not all on him. I don't like making one person in a partnership the sole bad guy. So, own your complicity in this and get some counseling or leave. Learn from this -- maybe you need some therapy too to figure out why you didn't nip this behavior in the bud in the first place.
No one is saying that there isn't inequality. We're not morons. But we are saying that the real reason she lost was her politics and not her sex -- for christ's sake we have a black man running for president! isn't anyone happy about that???
if we are all so concerned with things being "right" in this country, then why would a group of Hillary supporting women choose to shoot themselves and the rest of the country in the foot by voting for McCain in spite? That is being a spoiled rotten impudent jack-ass child and missing the whole point of bettering our situation.
Ever think that Hillary didn't win because we don't like her politics? I'm a woman and I voted for Obama because I liked him better as a candidate. ALSO, let's try to get some perspective on this -- 88 years ago women got the right to vote -- ONLY 88 years ago. Don't be impudent children - try being patient and realizing that things are improving. You can't change everything overnight -- and 88 years is overnight!
As a woman who has been through this, I can't say that I really care about John Edwards infidelity -- in the grand scheme of things (the war, the economy, my own life), this just doesn't really register. I think we busy ourselves with this drivel and lose focus of what's really important.
BT's Movement in Still Life and Madonna's Ray of Light are what I walk to. The arrangement of the songs helps me walk at different paces to work out even harder.
This song is awful! Apparently, the show got a ton of emails about how bad this intro is, but Betty (aka: EZGirl) is in with the hot shots of the show and the song is staying. Oh, well. I'm still hooked on the show, but now I just mute the intro and laugh. And to those who liked the first season intro - it's "Oooh Ma" by Paloma and they should have kept it! It was a nice, sexy intro.
My experience in a sorority in the late 1980's was wholly dedicated to partying and being told what to do every moment of my week, with fines for not attending these ridiculous events. It didn't care that most of the members were receiving financial aid, working, and were the first members of their families to attend college. It didn't care about social issues or, later, the Iraq war. It didn't care about making us better people or, more importantly, stronger women. It was a place for a group of middle-class white girls to gather and party.
My sorority was not alone. This was life in the 1980's and early 1990's. I hope sororities and fraternities become more enlightened and open to a more diverse population. We discussed diversity, but never recruited anyone outside of our social circle. I support groups, like the Zetas, who don't just talk about doing something, but go out and do it. It's a small step in the right direction.
And, to respond to the first letter, my sorority likes to talk about all of our accomplished members, but we never did anything to help get them their. That they did on their own.
Oh, wow -- this is a good topic. I immediately thought of a character on a television show. Go here ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/littlebritain/characters/harvey.shtml ) to see if this is a bit too much "canoodling."
I have a real hard time accepting that getting bilked is somehow divine. If this passive victimization is Chrisianity, then I want no part of it. You don't have to be angry or vindictive or crazed to get what you are owed and deserve from a "shady" businessman. You only have to be persistant and logical. You made many mistakes in this scenario, I've worked years of retail to know, but your biggest mistake was believing that God/god has some kind of lesson for you. Maybe I'm just dim, but what IS the lesson of this story? Be nice to the man screwing you over -- that's what Jesus would do? Whatever.
Does this seem like yet another way we are polarizing our society? We have the parents on one side and the non-parents on the other duking it out over unruly children. I've read a lot of these letters and it seems like, except for a few wackos on boths sides, we all agree that UNRULY chilren are annoying and should be better disciplined and possibly not taken everywhere. Is that it? Am I missing something?