Letters to the Editor
stjoe
Published Letters: 24
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This letter is BS
[Read the article: Betrayal Week, Day 2: I was fired for doing my job as a teacher]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I once authored a legal treatise on employment contracts published by a major legal publisher.
Based on my knowledge, no one, absolutely no one gets fired on their first day for doing their job without a damn good reason. After the first week, yes. But after the first day, no.
Among the reasons, I have seen people get fired on the first day are (1) completely inapprorpriate behaviour (assualting a co-worker, coming in drunk, get caught doing drugs on the premises), or (2) for grossly misrepresenting your skill set or educational background.
But short of something earth shattering, no way.
SJ
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Grow up and move on
[Read the article: So I went a little overboard in my courting -- I'm not a crazy stalker!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Dear Musician on the Mattresses:
Grow up; move on; and get a life. She does not want you. She does not care about you. So don't even think of starting a "civil war." If you do, you will definitely be thought of as the crazy guy. Instead let your maturity be your beacon of light to everyone who knows both of you.
SJ
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Go fot it
[Read the article: I got pregnant with Plan B -- now I need a Plan C!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As I understand it, the writer is 30 years old and wants to have a baby in the future. What many women refuse to acknowledge that the older you get, the harder it is to get pregnant.
While she may be pregnant now, there is no guarantee that she will be able to get pregnant in a few years. Additionally the older the mother, the greater the chance for complications.
So my two cents would be to go for it.
SJ
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Do you see a pattern forming
[Read the article: I'm a small-town girl dreaming of the big-city lights]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This is the absolute simplest, no-brainer letter to date. Break the engagement and move on. Until you find yourself, you will never be happy. If you do not break it off now, just wait until you have two children and are suffocating in a marriage.
Who knows what you will find down the road. But at least it will be your road.
SJ
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call the fire department
[Read the article: My mom's a hoarder]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If the house is that full, call you local fire department. They may declare the house a fire hazard.
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I feel sorry for her children
[Read the article: "40 Reasons Not to Have Children"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What's worse than than having children which you bitterly regret having. Telling the whole world about it.
Just think how her children must feel. They might have thought their mother was unhappy, but now they know they are a primary source of her unhappiness.
SJ
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Get your resume in order
[Read the article: I sent a nasty text about my boss ... to my boss!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Immediately cut back on your expenses and get your resume in order. You may not be fired at the next meeting, but you have definitely burned some bridges.
Start looking for another job.
SJ
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The dance between men and women.
[Read the article: I'm sexy and available! Chat me up!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Ah the old age dance between men and women. If only it could be explained.
I have been with my wife for 30+ years, married for 28 years. When we met she was 32 and had not had a “date” in years. She was a busy career woman who, as she put, was destined to be the spinster daughter who took care of her parents. From my perspective, she was not, at first glance, the type of woman whom I would get involved: too older (eight years older than me); wrong race, and wrong religion.
For some reason I still cannot explain, I started talking to her at the pool in our apartment complex. Next thing I knew we were dating. It wasn’t always smooth sailing, but here it is 30 years later and we are still together. And to this day, I am still madly, passionately in love with her. I tell her everyday she is the best thing that ever happened to me, and I like to think she feels the same way.
Strangely enough she had a pack of woman friends whom she hung out with. Like her, all were in their 30s and each felt they were destined never to get married. After we started dating, the group dynamics changed, and within a few years, each of the other women had also married.
I guess if I had to give you any advice is go where the men are. Be smart be funny, and be willing to make compromises. If you are in a rut, get out of it. Taking dancing lessons, join groups were there are men. Ask the men you know if they have any friends who can fix you up. Sometimes you have to kiss a lot of frogs to meet a prince.
Or there is my old stand-by. I swear it has worked for everyone I know who tried. Join a large church with am active single groups. Participate in the group. In a moment of confession, tell the priest/rabbi/minister you want to get married. It will then be their duty to find you a spouse.
SJ
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Take her to church on your weekends
[Read the article: My Christian daughter says I'm going to hell]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I agree with the mother. Assuming you live in a moderate to large city, I would take the daughter to a church every weekend. But there is one caveat:
I would take her to a different church every weekend.
I would take her to every denomination of Christian churches, Jewish Temples, et. al. I would take her to conservative churches, liberal churches, pagan ceremonies. Let her see how other people believe in God.
Now at this point, you will be saying you are not religious and you do not believe in God. Do not approach it from that manner. As a father it is your duty to educate your daughter. Show her the vast kaleidescope of faith in America. The both of you will get an education.
SJ
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Two simple solutions
[Read the article: How scalpers hoard "Hannah Montana" tickets]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]1. Go back to mail in ticket requests. You can order X tickets per mail order. State that no more than X tickets will be mailed to any one address.
2. Print the name and last four digits of the credit card on the ticket. Require photo id and the credit card to be presented when entering.
SJ