Category Archives: problems

Overly dramic people

Since I told you that I watch Dr. Phil, I can now say that when I saw this on his show, I laughed my butt off. I mean really, we all know people like this don’t we? The OVERLY dramatic … Continue reading

Posted in adults, bad habits, behavior, choices, compulsive, differences, drama, dramatic, emotions, feelings, friendship, life, lifestyles, obsessive, people, pretending, problems, things, Uncategorized, worry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Reason for falling out of love

I’ve been in recent contact with an old friend. I have to admit that I haven’t talked to her in about 6 years and in that time both our lives have really changed. We got reconnected quite by accident. Someone … Continue reading

Posted in adults, arguments, bad habits, behavior, changes, characteristics, choices, dating, differences, emotions, feelings, fighting, friends, friendships, lifestyles, live and learn, love, marriage, people, personality, problems, relationships, sorrow, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Michigan Authorities Attack Woman for Babysitting Neighbor Kids

When I heard this story last week, to be honest, I couldn’t believe it. I mean really. All this woman is doing is trying to be nice to her neighbors children. Now she’s in for a fight and I for … Continue reading

Posted in babysitters, babysitting, behavior, child care, childhood, children, choices, daycare, differences, emotions, environment, fears, feelings, kids, kindness, lifestyles, memories, money, neighborhood, neighbors, parent's, parenting, people, problems, relationships, stupid people, things, thinking, thoughts, Uncategorized, volunteer, working parents | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Meanest mom on the planet

I just love Don Shelby. He’s an anchor here in Minnesota and I just had to put this one in. He has a segment each evening called “Good To Know” and I usually agree with him all the way. Here’s … Continue reading

Posted in accidents, advice, alcohol, behavior, children, choices, differences, discipline, drinking, drinking and driving, driving, embarrassment, family, fears, feelings, kids, life, life lessons, lifestyles, live and learn, love, parent's, parenting, people, problems, rules, things, transportation, Uncategorized, worry, worrying | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Bath Time Photos Prompt Child Porn Allegations

This thing seems very silly to me. I think it’s one of the times I think to myself that as time goes on, things just go to far and get to carried away. This story was on Good Morning America … Continue reading

Posted in adults, baths, behavior, child abuse, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, family, fears, feelings, kids, laws, life, life lessons, lifestyles, parent's, parenting, people, pornography, problems, relationships, sadness, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Disciplining someone else’s child

This story was on the news last night and it really made me think about how people deal with other people’s children in their own homes. I think it was different for me. I worked in the kids schools and … Continue reading

Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, communicating, differences, discipline, embarassing, emotions, family, feelings, friends, friendship, getting along, kids, life, lifestyles, manners, memories, mischievous, parent's, people, problems, rules, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

How big is your bubble?

Personal space. I need mine. More at certain times, less at certain times. My bubble changes size all the time. I don’t like people right up in my face or hanging on me. I can handle my son and my … Continue reading

Posted in behavior, comfortable, differences, emotions, environment, fears, feelings, habits, life, people, privacy, problems, quirks, relationships, self control, things, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Talking people into things

I’ve kind of talked about this before but not as a whole post so I’m going to elaborate more on it. I’m wondering if it happens to other people as much as it’s happened to me in my life. Talking … Continue reading

Posted in adulthood, adults, anger, behavior, choices, control, differences, emotions, fears, feelings, guilt, habits, life, life lessons, mistakes, overbearing, peer pressure, people, problems, relationships, things, thinking, thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Teacher accused of slapping a boy

I was going to write a post about this and then I came across this “Good To Know” segment that Don Shelby had and I really couldn’t have said it better myself. “A story Wednesday night got a lot of … Continue reading

Posted in behavior, bullying, childhood, children, choices, education, emotions, fears, feelings, fighting, getting along, hurt feelings, kids, kindness, learning, life lessons, memories, peer pressure, people, problems, school, teachers, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

No parking ANY TIME….this means YOU!

Paul and I went shopping last night to one of those warehouse type places. We didn’t need a bunch of stuff but since we were in town, we thought we’d run in and pick up what we were out of.  … Continue reading

Posted in bad habits, behavior, cars, choices, dangerous, differences, driving, emergency, inconsiderate, kindness, laws, manners, people, problems, road rage, rudeness, rules, safety, selfish, stupid people, things, traffic, Uncategorized, vehicles | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Cash for clunkers

I hate to sound unsympathetic to the auto industry but honestly, I just don’t get this whole “cash for clunkers” deal. I mean I get how it was “supposed” to work but it didn’t work that way did it? Here is a quote I found today … Continue reading

Posted in behavior, cars, cash for clunkers, choices, dangerous, dangers, economy, fears, feelings, government, money, people, problems, things, Uncategorized, worry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Taking things out on those we love

Hurting the ones we love. How many times have you done that? Do we do this because we can? Because it’s safe? Because no matter what, this person will always be there for us and always love us NO MATTER … Continue reading

Posted in behavior, comfortable, emotions, family, feelings, friends, getting along, love, people, problems, relationships, sadness, self control, sorrow, stress, things, worry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Health Care Update, sent by Kevin

Friends – Thanks for being a part of the team for Free Our Health Care Now!  In six weeks, over 465,000  people have signed saying no to government health care!    The House health reform bill will outlaw private insurance … Continue reading

Posted in America, choices, control, doctors, fears, government, health care, hospitals, illness's, medical, medical care, medicine, obama, people, politics, problems, sickness, things, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

A Story for Our Time

Once upon a time, I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with the President. I am a respected businessman, with a factory that produces memory chips for computers and portable electronics. There was some talk that … Continue reading

Posted in afraid, America, anger, behavior, dangerous, dangers, disappointment, economy, emotions, fairness, fears, feelings, freedoms, future, government, humiliate, humiliation, life lessons, lifestyles, live and learn, people, presidents, problems, things, thoughts, today's times, tough times, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

If..from DM, our fellow blogger

IF If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVD’s, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had given the Queen … Continue reading

Posted in accidents, America, behavior, choices, differences, disappointment, disrespect, economy, election, embarassing, embarrassment, emotions, fears, feelings, government, humiliation, obama, opinions, people, politics, presidents, problems, regret, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Parental responsibility

What would you do? This is the bike Paul and I got Bailey for his birthday last week. He got it on Thursday night and by Sat afternoon it was broken. Jason and Nikki had a “family only” party for … Continue reading

Posted in accidents, activities, adults, arguments, behavior, children, choices, differences, disappointment, emotions, facebook, family, friends, kids, parent's, parenting, people, problems, relationships, responsibility, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 73 Comments

Fears, phobia’s, quirks or mental illness

Don’t you think we all have quirks and things that scare us or things that make us nervous? Phobia’s. Mental illness’s. I’m wondering though if something really scares you, is there a difference to what they’re called? I was watching … Continue reading

Posted in afraid, behavior, choices, depression, differences, emotions, fears, feelings, mental illness, obssesive, ocd, people, phobia's, problems, quirks, sadness, stress, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Can marriage survive an affair?

There has been so much talk lately of people who are having or have had an affair. From the governor of South Carolina and John Edward’s, as well as many others and I won’t name them all. I’m sure you all … Continue reading

Posted in adults, affairs, behavior, cheating, children, choices, differences, divorce, emotions, feelings, forgivness, husbands, love, marriage, men, mistakes, people, problems, regret, sadness, things, wives, women | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

The Dreaded Bullying

I absolutely HATE bullying of any kind.  Bullying is so mean.  Teasing is also mean but I feel that for the most part, teasing is meant as “someone likes you” because if someone doesn’t like you, they won’t waste their … Continue reading

Posted in behavior, bullying, childhood, children, differences, emotions, fears, feelings, getting along, hurt feelings, kids, memories, people, problems, scared, sorrow, things, worry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Having school 4 days a week

When I first heard about this, my first thought was I didn’t like it. I thought it would cause to many problems with parent’s jobs and daycare situations. But then when I watched this last night, it made “some” sense … Continue reading

Posted in child care, childhood, children, choices, daycare, differences, educating, education, home alone, kids, learning, opinions, parent's, people, problems, school, teachers, things, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Update on Daniel Hauser written by Laura

A couple hundred years ago, a bunch of tired, bedraggled, bonneted and buckled people walked onto a shore, and declared that this was the New World.  Here was a place where they could practice their religion freely, without interference from … Continue reading

Posted in adults, America, anger, behavior, beliefs, chemotherapy, children, choices, control, differences, doctors, emotions, fairness, fears, feelings, fighting, freedoms, government, grief, hospitals, illness's, judging, kids, life, lifestyles, medical, medical care, medicine, pain, parent's, parenting, people, problems, radiation, religion, things, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

What mask are you wearing today?

I quite often get good idea’s for some of these posts from other people. Pam and I were talking about this and she said I should write one about all the different masks that people, including us, wear.  You know … Continue reading

Posted in adults, afraid, behavior, best friends, choices, differences, disappointment, dreams, embarrassed, emotions, fears, feelings, friends, friendships, hurt, life, live and learn, love, masks, peer pressure, people, problems, quirks, things, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

How do you behave?

I need to talk honestly to you all.  I really need and want to know what kind of blogging etiquette there is and what you follow?  We’ve had a squabble on here over a stupid joke.  This has happened to me … Continue reading

Posted in arguments, behavior, blogging, blogs, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, fun, humor, hurt feelings, jokes, laughs, opinions, people, polite, problems, rudeness, things, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 30 Comments

How long do you keep leftovers?

How long are leftovers good???  I am so guilty of saving food that I know won’t get eaten.  Very guilty.  I think most of us have a problem with throwing good food away so into the refrigerator it goes.  Most of the … Continue reading

Posted in advice, behavior, beliefs, changes, choices, differences, eating habits, expiration date, food, getting sick, good habits, groceries, habits, leftovers, people, problems, products, safety, things, thoughts, today's times | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Craigslist scammers!

I’m sure everyone knows what Craigslist is, right? Like an online giant store where you can find anything and everything! Jason is a big Craigslist fan. I like to go on there sometimes but it’s more his thing than mine. … Continue reading

Posted in activities, behavior, choices, craigslist, dangers, deals, differences, fears, feelings, internet, learning, life, life lessons, live and learn, people, problems, scams, things, thinking, trouble, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments