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Category Archives: fairness
Should the same rules apply to boys and girls?
I got into a “discussion” yesterday with my mom about this. She said that boys and girls are different and boys can say no. I said NO teacher should have sex with a student no matter what sex they are … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, boys, children, choices, differences, fairness, girls, inappropriate, jobs, kids, laws, men, morals, opinions, parent's, people, school, sex, teachers, teenagers, things, women
Tagged behavior, boys, children, choices, differences, fairness, girls, inappropriate, jobs, law, men, morals, opinions, parent's, people, school, sex, teachers, teenagers, things, women
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What’s your take?
I saw this last week but the topic doesn’t seem to be dying down. Here’s the video that brought it to my attention. What’s your take on it?
What kind of thing bothers you?
The other day Sue wrote this post about our recent Christmas gifts and if we liked them all and are still using them or are they now sitting all alone is some far corner. Jenny had commented about a toy … Continue reading
Posted in accidents, adults, children, differences, discipline, fairness, kids, people, rules, things, Uncategorized
Tagged accidents, adults, children, differences, discipline, fairness, kids, people, punishment, rules, things
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BIG RANT!!!!
I’m so irritated RIGHT NOW that I’m pretty sure steam is coming out of my ears. I’m not even sure how to write this and/or what to say other than I need to vent. I’d like to ask you all … Continue reading
Sportsmanlike?
We’re, most of us, football fans here. So I have a question for ya. Consider this video that has gone viral: Here’s the play, in a nutshell, because there isn’t a play-by-play: The play started on the play before. The … Continue reading
Posted in fairness, football, games, sports, Uncategorized
Tagged fairness, football, sports, sportsmanship, trick plays
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How Old Is Too Old To Be A Dad?
How old is too old to be a dad? Anyone have an opinion here? Here’s another good question from WCCO. I really dread to open up a question like this because to me, it’s really such a personal choice and … Continue reading
Posted in age, aging, behavior, children, choices, differences, fairness, family, getting old, good question, grandma, grandpa, grandparents, kids, parent's, people, things
Tagged age, aging, behavior, children, choices, differences, fairness, family, getting old, good question, grandma, grandpa, grandparents, kids, parent's, people, things
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Who decides this crap?
I’d only had this one story on my brain until this one lept (yes I know lept isn’t a word but I’m making it one for this) off the CBS Evening News. We’ll start with this one. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in airlines, behavior, child abuse, children, criminals, differences, fairness, outrage, parent's, people, things, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse, airlines, behavior, child abuse, children, criminals, differences, fairness, outrage, parent's, people, things
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Fair is fair…or is it?
Well. Where do I start? We’ve had a very interesting last 5 days. As you all now Bailey is on the traveling baseball team for our town. This was something he had to try out for. Something we had to pay for. … Continue reading
Posted in abilities, advice, athletes, baseball, boys, competition, competitive, disappointment, discipline, encourage, fairness, feelings, friendships, humiliation, hurt feelings, kids, life lessons, losing, sports, tournaments, Uncategorized, winning
Tagged activities, adults, behavior, children, choices, differences, emotions, friends, fun, games, kids, problems
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All Because of a Piece of String
Recently, a track meet occurred to determine the winner of the Rio Hondo League Championship. The teams in the meet were South Pasadena High School, coached by P.J. Hernandez, and Monrovia High School, coached by Mike Knowles. The score was … Continue reading
Posted in fairness, sports, teenagers
Tagged fairness, high school, rules, sports, teens
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CURVES??? NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Before I go any farther, please watch the following two videos: And please look at these pictures: And now, the brouhaha. Several weeks ago, Lane Bryant released the commercial that you just saw for viewing during “Dancing with the Stars” … Continue reading
JACKPOT!!! PSYCH!!!!
Picture the scene… you go out for a night with your friends, and decide to hit the local casino, play some cards, have a few drinks, just have some fun. No big deal. You sit down at a penny slot … Continue reading
Racist?
The big question today, and probably this week, is “Should Harry Reid step down?” The simple answer to that question is a resounding and deafening, “YES!!!” But it should be a resounding and deafening “Yes, but…” Harry Reid is a … Continue reading
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 afraid, America, anger, behavior, danger, dangerous, disappointment, economy, emotions, fairness, fears, feelings, freedoms, future, government, humiliate, humiliation, life lessons, lifestyles, live and learn, people, presidents, problems, things, thoughts
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David Letterman and Comedians
I’m sure there are a lot of you that really like comedians. I know I’ve had plenty of “discussions” with my mom about this but I have to say, I’m not a fan in any way of stand up comedy. … Continue reading
Posted in adults, behavior, celebrities, choices, comedians, comedy, emotions, fairness, feelings, funny, humiliate, humor, hurt feelings, jokes, kids, laughs, opinions, pain, people, regret, sorry, things, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, behavior, celebrities, choices, comedians, comedy, david letterman, emotions, fairness, feelings, funny, humiliate, hurt feelings, jokes, kids, laughs, opinions, pain, people, regret, sorry, things
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Teens driving and using cell phones
I know I wrote teen dies in car crash and I still do feel that way. I feel with other kids in a car, the driver is way to distracted. But I’ve been hearing more and more about passing a law that teens can’t drive … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, bad habits, behavior, cars, cell phones, choices, driving, fairness, fears, feelings, government, habits, impulses, kids, laws, life, life lessons, people, road rage, rules, teenagers, things, thoughts, today's times, traffic, transportation, vehicles, worry
Tagged adulthood, bad habits, bahavior, cars, cell phones, choices, driving, fairness, fears, feelings, government, habits, impulses, kids, laws, life, life lessons, people, road rage, rules, teenagers, things, thoughts, today's times, traffic, transportation, vehicles, worry
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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 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
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Wrong side of the Tracks
Everyone has heard that saying right? So and so is from the wrong side of the tracks. Well our town has that when it comes to our schooling and the price of living. Our town has roughly 15,000 people in … Continue reading
Posted in changes, childhood, children, choices, differences, educating, education, emotions, fairness, fears, feelings, future, kids, memories, neighborhood, parent's, people, politics, school, special ed, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged changes, childhood, children, choices, differences, educating, education, emotions, fairness, fears, feelings, future, kids, memories, neighborhood, parent's, people, politics, schools, special ed, teachers, things
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Double standards
First let me state that I have permission to write about this. I never write something personal without asking. Let me start out by explaining what we mean when we say Sue’s “on call.” Sue is “on call” once a week and every 6th … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, dad's, dating, daughters, differences, emotions, fairness, Father's, fears, feelings, friends, growing up, love, memories, mom's, parent's, people, relationships, romance, son's, things, thoughts
Tagged behavior, childhood, children, choices, dad's, dating, daughters, differences, emotions, fairness, Father's, fears, feelings, friends, growing up, kids, love, memories, mom's, parent's, people, relationships, romance, things, thoughts
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Treating children equally
This was on our local news the other night and I’ve thought about it before and commented on it on another blog quite some time ago. Do we play favorites with our children? Do we treat them fairly? I will … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, fairness, family, feelings, kids, life, love, parent's, people, son's, things, thinking, Uncategorized
Tagged behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, fairness, family, feelings, kids, parent’s, people, son’s, thoughts
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When to let go?
So, I find a box of old letters from ex girlfriends from over 10 years ago. Why do I keep them? I don’t know…I can’t throw them away…Can I? They don’t mean anything to me now except memories of a … Continue reading
Posted in adults, advice, behavior, choices, differences, emotions, fairness, feelings, husbands, jealousy, love, marriage, memories, men, past, people, relationships, sentimental, things, wives, women
Tagged adults, advice, behavior, choices, differences, emotions, fairness, feelings, husbands, jealousy, love, marriage, memories, men, past, people, relationships, sentimental, things, wives, women
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Who gets the vote?? Ballot recount.
We all know what a dirty election this past one was. Well, here in Minnesota, it’s still not over. We still don’t know who our next Senator will be. I think we’ve pretty much heard it all. Everyday it’s up and … Continue reading
Posted in adults, America, behavior, beliefs, character, choices, competition, differences, election, fairness, feelings, minnesota, people, politics, problems, responsibility, rules, things
Tagged adults, America, behavior, beliefs, character, competition, differences, election, fairness, feelings, fighting, minnesota, opinions, people, politics, problems, responsibility, rules, things, vote
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