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Post by jan on Jan 12, 2006 11:51:54 GMT -5
Why do men ask if you'll fetch them something,when they're quite capable of doing it themselves?
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Post by josiegirl on Jan 13, 2006 0:10:23 GMT -5
I've missed Jan since I've been away from the board the past 2 days. She's a real crackerjack. #angel-smiley-027#
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Post by jan on Jan 13, 2006 9:03:05 GMT -5
I've missed you too,Kelly #1143# . I haven't been on all that much lately either. Been busy catching up on housework,surveys,and PTR's,but I can't resist coming on and playing the games #1074# .
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Post by Connie on Jan 13, 2006 13:12:55 GMT -5
I've missed everybody! I am so bored and lonely today
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Post by josiegirl on Jan 13, 2006 16:02:49 GMT -5
Wouldn't it be funny to get into a really deep, deep, emotional, important discussion in the 'mindless banter' thread?
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Post by jan on Jan 13, 2006 16:31:22 GMT -5
You want to get into a deep emotional,important discussion? Well I have one for you. What do you say to a grandson who has been raised from a baby by his grandfather and grandpa's common-law wife who was his foster mother,because the child's dad was too irresponsible and lazy to get custody and pretty much ignores the kid,and the kid's mother refers to the time of his birth as a very dark and traumatic time in her life and doesn't want the reminder of him around now that he's 18? His mom has never told her husband of 5 1/2 years that she even had this child! She says that he will never know if she has anything to do about it. The whole thing just breaks my heart,because he keeps asking me why his parents don't want anything to do with him. I have no answers for him. This 18 yr. old is angry and bitter and thinks that something is wrong with him because the two people that he needs recognition from, don't want to be in his life. So very,very,sad. I converse with him via email just about every day,and I do my best to stay away fron the subject of his parents,because he has so many unanswered questions that I can't give him answers for. He wrote his mom a letter,and he's anxiously waiting for an answer,but it's not going to be what he wants to hear. It's going to devastate him. All I can think of doing is just being there for him when he needs help picking up the pieces of his broken heart.
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Post by josiegirl on Jan 13, 2006 19:57:46 GMT -5
It'll take some time but try to help him understand that he doesn't need them. Tell him that they are the ones with the problem. The way they are behaving is immature and cold. So why does he need affection from people like that? It'll break his heart at first but he needs to learn the truth so he can see his parents for what they are. After that, he won't need anything from them. Teach him that he's special and if his parents don't recognize that then he shouldn't care what they think because they're obviously a bad judge of charecter. That's how I feel about people who don't like me. I figure they must be stupid then. I think that's what part of having a high self esteem is. I hope I didn't anger you or hurt your feelings, Jan.
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Post by Connie on Jan 14, 2006 19:11:15 GMT -5
It'll take some time but try to help him understand that he doesn't need them. Tell him that they are the ones with the problem. The way they are behaving is immature and cold. So why does he need affection from people like that? It'll break his heart at first but he needs to learn the truth so he can see his parents for what they are. After that, he won't need anything from them. Teach him that he's special and if his parents don't recognize that then he shouldn't care what they think because they're obviously a bad judge of charecter. That's how I feel about people who don't like me. I figure they must be stupid then. I think that's what part of having a high self esteem is. I hope I didn't anger you or hurt your feelings, Jan. #sign0098# Awesome answer Kelly! I can't think of a single thing to add!
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Post by jan on Jan 15, 2006 0:29:32 GMT -5
Thankyou for the uplifting words,Kelly. Dh and I will do our best as his grandparents to help him see the potential that he has within himself to be or do whatever he wants reguardless of how he got his start in life. There are many great people out there today that have come from broken and shattered familys,and rose above the turmoil. He also has a very large and nurturing family on his father's side,excluding his father of course,and he is still living at home with his foster/grandmother who has done an awesome job of raising him. I think with time and maturity he'll be just fine. I hope.
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Post by josiegirl on Jan 15, 2006 0:57:11 GMT -5
I know he will. Thanks, Connie.
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Post by jan on Jan 15, 2006 13:50:31 GMT -5
If money doesn't grow on trees,why do banks have branches?
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Post by tiredofscams on Jan 15, 2006 14:58:14 GMT -5
so they can have roots planted in your town!! That is an acutal slogan of one of our local banks, we have roots where others only have branches!
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Post by josiegirl on Jan 15, 2006 16:07:48 GMT -5
That's funny, Claye! Maybe money DOES grow on trees and that's why banks have branches. It's just a big cover up! Like that commercial for Florida's Natural - where the woman is reaching in the grocery store and on the other side of the shelf they have all kind of trees with oranges on them. Maybe they do that at the bank, too.
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Post by jan on Jan 16, 2006 9:07:01 GMT -5
Why does a round pizza come in a square box?
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Post by josiegirl on Jan 16, 2006 12:03:42 GMT -5
Cause they'd be rolling all over the place at Domino's.
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