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My opinion about bullies
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designbyroe
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I never or rarely get involved in these back and forth, he said she said, trying to read into what people say and trying to figure out someone's political opinions. Do you want to know why?
Even if you don't I will tell you.
LIFE IS TOO SHORT!!!
I have lost so many people in the last 4 yrs
my hubby suddenly.....blood clot we did not know, came up and took him with a heart attack
he was not quite 44
my mom 2 yrs fighting stage 2 lung cancer. died right after thanksgiviving and a day after all my sisters and me HAD just talked to her
my sister and BIL within 3 months of each other
both of mastasized lung cancer.
hers went to her bones and his to his brain
she was 40 he was 45.......left my nephews 7 and 5
my really dear friend JUST died on Monday he drowned
he was in good health and 47
LIFE IS TOO SHORT!!!
So here is my take
Hug the ones close to you
put petty differences aside
let it roll off your back
think for god sakes before you type and just attack someone JUST for the sake of attacking
Is this the way you all were raised.
IF so then god help your children
MY nephews NO longer have a mom or dad to raise them and I refuse for them to EVER treat people with anything but respect.
Treat your neighbor as yourself would want to be treated.
Even if you don't I will tell you.
LIFE IS TOO SHORT!!!
I have lost so many people in the last 4 yrs
my hubby suddenly.....blood clot we did not know, came up and took him with a heart attack
he was not quite 44
my mom 2 yrs fighting stage 2 lung cancer. died right after thanksgiviving and a day after all my sisters and me HAD just talked to her
my sister and BIL within 3 months of each other
both of mastasized lung cancer.
hers went to her bones and his to his brain
she was 40 he was 45.......left my nephews 7 and 5
my really dear friend JUST died on Monday he drowned
he was in good health and 47
LIFE IS TOO SHORT!!!
So here is my take
Hug the ones close to you
put petty differences aside
let it roll off your back
think for god sakes before you type and just attack someone JUST for the sake of attacking
Is this the way you all were raised.
IF so then god help your children
MY nephews NO longer have a mom or dad to raise them and I refuse for them to EVER treat people with anything but respect.
Treat your neighbor as yourself would want to be treated.
There's no $ sign on a peace of mind, this I've come to know
Thanks for the perspective, designbyroe. And I'm sorry to hear of your losses.
My mom has had a similar life...In 1985, she lost her dad unexpectedly to an aortic aneurysm...In 1989, she lost her 41 year old brother to the same condition unexpectedly...In 1993, my father died of a heart attack at 46. I was 16 years old, and it stays with me today. Not sure I have ever gotten over that one, none of us have really.
I remember always having somewhat of an interest in politics...When I was 9 or 10, I asked my dad who he thought was the best president in his lifetime...He named two...Ronald Reagan and John Kennedy. My dad was more bipartisan than I, I guess. Though I agree with him, both were great men.
Anyway, I agree that perspective is important. Life is short. I come home a little early everyday because I know that when the day comes that I'm laid up in that hospital, I won't be saying "damn, I wish I had made that one more sales call". I get that, and because of my dad, I always have. My pops used to pay people out of his own pocket to work for him on Saturdays so that he wouldn't have to miss my baseball games. He went to every single one of them (along with my mom) from the time I was nine. The first baseball game of mine that my dad missed was on August 3, 1993 - the day after he died. I pitched that day.
I have always been one to take the vacation, rather than throwing the 3 grand into the Roth (that I have still YET to set up - damn I need to do that!).
My sister-in-law wonders how we can always afford to go on vacation...We both have two kids...Make the same in terms of household income...It's not about affording...They choose to sock their money away, I choose to make memories with Jack, Ella, and Julie.
Maybe someday I will be 90 and poor. But I will be rich in memories, as will my children.
That is the greatest gift my dad ever gave me. Perspective, without knowing he was giving it to me.
My mom has had a similar life...In 1985, she lost her dad unexpectedly to an aortic aneurysm...In 1989, she lost her 41 year old brother to the same condition unexpectedly...In 1993, my father died of a heart attack at 46. I was 16 years old, and it stays with me today. Not sure I have ever gotten over that one, none of us have really.
I remember always having somewhat of an interest in politics...When I was 9 or 10, I asked my dad who he thought was the best president in his lifetime...He named two...Ronald Reagan and John Kennedy. My dad was more bipartisan than I, I guess. Though I agree with him, both were great men.
Anyway, I agree that perspective is important. Life is short. I come home a little early everyday because I know that when the day comes that I'm laid up in that hospital, I won't be saying "damn, I wish I had made that one more sales call". I get that, and because of my dad, I always have. My pops used to pay people out of his own pocket to work for him on Saturdays so that he wouldn't have to miss my baseball games. He went to every single one of them (along with my mom) from the time I was nine. The first baseball game of mine that my dad missed was on August 3, 1993 - the day after he died. I pitched that day.
I have always been one to take the vacation, rather than throwing the 3 grand into the Roth (that I have still YET to set up - damn I need to do that!).
My sister-in-law wonders how we can always afford to go on vacation...We both have two kids...Make the same in terms of household income...It's not about affording...They choose to sock their money away, I choose to make memories with Jack, Ella, and Julie.
Maybe someday I will be 90 and poor. But I will be rich in memories, as will my children.
That is the greatest gift my dad ever gave me. Perspective, without knowing he was giving it to me.
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cypressgirl
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- Location: houston
God bless you and your family. You have certainly been through hell. Jesus said to treat the least among us as we would ourselves. This is a great example of how we should all behave. Thank you.designbyroe wrote:I never or rarely get involved in these back and forth, he said she said, trying to read into what people say and trying to figure out someone's political opinions. Do you want to know why?
Even if you don't I will tell you.
LIFE IS TOO SHORT!!!
I have lost so many people in the last 4 yrs
my hubby suddenly.....blood clot we did not know, came up and took him with a heart attack
he was not quite 44
my mom 2 yrs fighting stage 2 lung cancer. died right after thanksgiviving and a day after all my sisters and me HAD just talked to her
my sister and BIL within 3 months of each other
both of mastasized lung cancer.
hers went to her bones and his to his brain
she was 40 he was 45.......left my nephews 7 and 5
my really dear friend JUST died on Monday he drowned
he was in good health and 47
LIFE IS TOO SHORT!!!
So here is my take
Hug the ones close to you
put petty differences aside
let it roll off your back
think for god sakes before you type and just attack someone JUST for the sake of attacking
Is this the way you all were raised.
IF so then god help your children
MY nephews NO longer have a mom or dad to raise them and I refuse for them to EVER treat people with anything but respect.
Treat your neighbor as yourself would want to be treated.
i just realized that we know very little about each other here on the forum and yet we make judgements about other people's character's.
our forum personality is made up of a user name and a few daily comments and that's it.
i know very little about any of you-
about your families, your significant others, children, jobs or lack thereof, your daily stresses & worries & concerns, your weight, what's in your bank account or what's NOT in your bank account, what you love, what you hate.
in other words, the things that make you the complicated human beings that you all are.
who are any of us to judge and point fingers and accuse some of being "bad" and some of being "good"? aren't we all a little bit of each?
i know i am.
our forum personality is made up of a user name and a few daily comments and that's it.
i know very little about any of you-
about your families, your significant others, children, jobs or lack thereof, your daily stresses & worries & concerns, your weight, what's in your bank account or what's NOT in your bank account, what you love, what you hate.
in other words, the things that make you the complicated human beings that you all are.
who are any of us to judge and point fingers and accuse some of being "bad" and some of being "good"? aren't we all a little bit of each?
i know i am.