Posted on 02/15/2008 10:37:29 AM PST by blam
Your valentine said “no” last night ?
:)
I was raised with a (bad) father and there is no doubt between my sibs and I that we would be much saner and happier if he hadnt’ been there.
Again, the key word is loving. If either parent is cruel, abusive, selfish &/or mentally ill/substance abusing, the kids are better off with just one parent.
LOL. Everybody thinks I had a bad valentines day . . .
Duh... what a surprise!
Mom Ping........
Father “figures”????????
While I agree, let’s not forget than for centuries women whose husbands died young did a fine job by themselves raising children too. You can find male role models in many places if the father is not available.
While an actively engaged father is best, it’s the love AND discipline of either parent that makes the difference between a juvenile delinquent and a good kid.
Yep. I’ve seen good kids with no problems come out of one parent families. You have to deal with what you have.
Then go apologize to all the women in your life :)
That's why the Bible talks about the responsibilities of a father to his wife and children. The areas of responsibility are clearly laid out, and if followed, provide an excellent child-rearing environment.
Carolyn
"Mother"? "Father"? Did you mean "Parental Unit"?
LOL! Reminds me of the church we left when the pastor started referring to members as “giving units”.
KEEP KIDS OFF MEDICATION.. THAT SHOOTER IN ILLINOIS IS A BAD EXAMPLE THE END GAME.
A woman said to the Gym instructor: “Can you teach me to do the splits?” He said: “How flexible are you?” She said: “I can’t make Tuesdays.”
Um, that guy was in his late twenties.
LOL. I can’t stand that modern mega-church lingo: “impacting”, “loving on”, “relationships”, “living life deeply”, etc.
A lifetime of medication has an end game.
The ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=4296984 reported:
“Despite advising him on his courses on mental health issues, Carter-Black said that she never noticed anything out of the ordinary about Kazmierczak and said that he “looked like all the other students.”
Earlier reports by NIU campus Police Chief Donald Grady indicated that Kazmierczak’s behavior had become erratic in the past few weeks, and it is believed he had stopped taking his medication. The chief declined to specify the type of medication the gunman was on.
Carter-Black said she had no knowledge of Kazmierczak’s medical history or treatment.
So how does that prove anything regarding whether or not he was taking meds as a kid? I don’t get it.
Relationships I could handle; we just didn’t want to be viewed as nothing more than a funding source! :-0
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