Letters to the Editor
RockinRobin
Published Letters: 7
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Unmanning Joe Wilson
[Read the article: The unmanning of Joe Wilson]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That was my thoughts exactly on Joe Wilson, tho I hadn't thought about Cheney in that context. Makes you think "Yeah, maybe".
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I have a Distant Dad too!
[Read the article: Once the kids are gone, I don't want them coming back]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Boy did this letter strike a nerve with me. It was the word manservant that he used which was the same word my father used when he walked out on my mother this year after 48 years of marriage. Seems that he had had enough of family and "just wanted to be happy for whatever time he had left". He left me and my brothers to clean up the mess he left; my mother had to sell her home and find a new one (we're still working on that), fight over the contents of a lifetime including the Christmas china with him, ect. My mom is 63 and never been on her own. This has affected the entire family to the extreme. Yet my father doesn't understand why we can't all just be happy for him. Frankly, my brothers and I are so angry that own lives have been taken over trying to help our mother because of his self centeredness, but we believe that's what family does for each other The ironic part is as a family, we spent a fair amount of time together with two short family vacations a year (25 of us total)and several major holidays. I would say that last Christmas was our very best with nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles, generations really and he was busy plotting his escape because he asked for the divorce five days later. This Christmas we'll all be together without him and I'll wonder if, in his self aborbed state, he'll even miss us. At least he won't have to act like a manservant and pour the whine.
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I have a Distant Dad too!
[Read the article: Once the kids are gone, I don't want them coming back]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Boy did letter strike a nerve with me. It was the word manservant that he used which was the same word my father used when he walked out on my mother after 48 years of marriage. Seems he'd had enough of family and "just wanted to be happy for whatever time he had left". He left me and my brothers to clean up the mess he left: my mother is forced to sell the family home and find a new one (we're still working on that), fight with him over the contents of a lifetime including the Christmas china because he was determined to leave with "everything he had worked for", ect. My mom is 63 years old and has never been on her own. This has affected the entire family to the extreme. Yet my father doesn't understand why we can't all just be happy for him. Frankly, my brothers and I are so angry that our own lives have been taken over getting my mom through this, but we believe that's what families do for each other. The ironic part is that as a family we spend a fair amount of time together with two short family vacations (25 people total) and several major holidays. We really enjoy each other's company these days. This last Christmas was probably the best one ever with nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, grandparents and inlaws. Generations really. But he was plotting even then because he asked for the divorce five days later. This Christmas we'll all be together without him and I wonder if, in his self absorbed state, he'll even miss us. At least he won't have to be a manservant and pour the whine.
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Top 10 Movies
[Read the article: The 10 best movies of 2005]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I guess I have to apologize for being one of the few people who was incredibly moved by Crash. You have to grow up in a city that diverse to understand each stereotype. All I saw was each stereotype broken down into humanity that was emotional to watch. The movie just made me feel.
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You go girl!
[Read the article: I want to quit my boring, soul-destroying job]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Last month I did exactly what you are contemplating. It's so scary and your mind fills with "what if's". "Can I do this", "Am I being selfish", "Can we make it without my paycheck". But I can report that I immediately felt relieved of the stress of a soul depleting job. I'm trying to position myself so that I can support my husband when it's his turn to reevaluate (he's 55 next year). Go with your husbands support, find something you can earn at, not big career money, but enough to help you family's quality of life. A small homebased business, perhaps. Give yourself a time frame to find something new, maybe a year or two and if you can't find something, there is always a job out there for an intelligent woman willing to work. BUT YOU WILL KICK YOURSELF IF YOU DON'T GO FOR IT. Your body and mind are telling you it's time for a change. Good luck
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Full bush (or not)
[Read the article: All the guys I'm dating want me to shave down there]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Nair is to harsh for that sensitive area and shaving always leaves itchy ingrowns, that's why I use my husband's mustache trimmer. A few passes to trim to about 1/2" lenghth, then clean up the sides and I'm good to go in a bathing suit or lingerie. My husband doesn't ask me to do it, I'm not sure he even notices. I do it for myself as part of my regular beauty routine because it makes me feel good. The added bonus is when I watch him trim his mustache using the same appliance, he always asks why I'm wearing such a sly grin!