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Saturday, Nov 7, 2009
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My son had major undiagnosed ADD (it was never diagnosed in the mid 1960's) so he used illegal drugs to self medicate.He stated for the first time he felt close to normal. That is, until the addiction spiraled out of control. So, there you have it. He turned it around and is just fine now...still with ADD and very successful.
Help these kids with learning differences, short attention spans, difficulty organizing, poor social skills, etc, let them find a solution in the market place or just drop out of school. This is NOT an "either or question" to those living on the edge. Kids with ADD have a much higher than normal addiction rate which just compounds the problem.
I wrote to Target to tell them I was boycotting the store as soon as I heard that their pharamacists didn't have to fill Plan B emergency contraception prescriptions. I believe there was also some discussion about birth control prescriptions. I've asked all the stores I shop locally to see what their policies are on these issues. I won't shop in a store that leaves women without these legally available medications.
I no longer need them but others do and I'm still a feminist, damn it, even if others aren't! Barbara
Just a reminded that the "collective pair" can be either intra or extra abdominal. I'm intrigued by the idea of a national boycott on daily briefings by the major networks and press until Scott stops being so uncooperative and obstructionist. The White House folks keep forgetting they are there to serve the people, not themselves.
Heck, they are on C-span anyhow so everyone could still keep an eye on what is going on. News seldom comes out of the briefings anyhow so let them stew in their own juices. The reporters could be out doing something really useful like investigating, following leads, getting underneath what the politicians are trying to force feed us and discover the real truths. Now THAT would be a public service.
In addition, they would all burn a few more calories and get some fresh air which might expand their thinking a bit. There has been many things going on since Bush was elected which the press never even discovered or knew and was too lazy or afraid to report. Doesn't give one much conficence in the press as an institution.
Got my juices flowing again! I worked for Gene McCarthy! I yearn for a candidate that gets up there and tells the truth...NOW!! Several years ago, I told the Democratic Party I wouldn't give them any money until they took their thumbs out of their eyes or other places. Still haven't seen a reason to open the faucet again.
Molly is one of the few sane political observers in my state of Texas. I think Senator Obama may be coming on line to be the kind of progressive I could like and support. Think he needs to get seasoned fast and get into the national spotlight where he belongs. Otherwise, I don't see anyone in Washington who passes the smell test.
We were the children of the parents from the depression. We were also probably the first children who were raised without fathers at home for long periods while they were in the war and Mothers who were gone working for the war effort. We then went through the transition of Dads coming home that we didn't know, trying to take up the mantle of boss while the "little woman" returned to the kitchen" to be the perfect housewife, often hating every minute of it after tasting freedom during the war.
The silent generation gets no credit for anything. We took up space, had good "values", a strong work ethic and gave our gen-x kids something to push against. The oldest of us also got caught up in the early boomer shenanigans and became a boomer echo in culture and behavior, although we mostly retained our hard working, ethical values. Those of us in our 50's to late 60's have some stories to tell but no one wants to hear them because we are supposed to be boring. Trust me, we could curl your hair!!
Betty Friedan changed my life. I read Feminine Mystique in my mid 20's when I was newly married and immediately saw her wisdom in the misery of my Mother and her friends. When I was divorced in my early 30's, I chose to live the rest of my life as a feminist. I remarried, set up my new marriage as an equal opportunity adventure, went back to college, raised my kids in non-sexist ways, etc. I have a great marriage 34 years later, and just retired from a rewarding career in both academic and nursing practice. My Mother, at age 90, is still angry she wasn't able to break out of the housewife role and is jealous of the lives my sister and I have been able to lead.
Betty Friedan started it all for me and my generation. Until then, the majority of us were educated "in case" something happened to our husbands.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The Maine fight was supposed to be the dress rehearsal for repealing California's Prop. 8 -- but gay marriage lost
Once one obtains Seriousness credentials in the Washington media, they are irrevocable no matter one's conduct.
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