Tag Archives: control

Getting Politicians to Swear off Cussing

I know this is a subject that some of you feel we’ve discussed enough. I thought so too until I saw this on the news the other night. When the whole Joe Biden dropping the F-ing bomb in President Obama’s ear … Continue reading

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People in the drivers seat

I was sitting here one day two weeks ago and a big white truck pulled into the driveway. I thought it was my sister-in-law and wondered why she was here. As I glanced at her getting out of the truck … Continue reading

Posted in accidents, activities, adults, arguments, behavior, bossy, bullying, control, emotions, people, power company, rudeness, storms, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 28 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

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

When is it time to stop driving??

This is such a sensitive issue but one that I’ve been thinking about a lot.  When is it time for someone to surrender their drivers licence?  I’ve done some reading on it and here are two articles in case your interested in reading them.  Me … Continue reading

Posted in abilities, activities, adulthood, age, aging, behavior, cars, change, changes, children, control, driving, emotions, family, fears, feelings, freedoms, future, getting hurt, getting old, humiliate, hurt feelings, life, parent's, people, responsibility, things, thoughts, worry, worrying | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 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

Pick a Speed!!

What would the world be like if we all drove the same way?  Would our commutes be happy and stress free or would we make each other more nuts than we already do?  I was coming home from town on Saturday … Continue reading

Posted in accidents, anger, cars, choices, control, driving, emotions, feelings, laws, life, people, road rage, rudeness, rules, safety, small towns, stress, thoughts, today's times, traffic, transportation, travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Making kids eat what “you” like

This happened a while ago but I wrote it down because I didn’t want to forget it.  Today I was going through all my little notes and thought today would be the day I’d write this.   Do you make … Continue reading

Posted in childhood, children, control, differences, eat, eating, eating habits, feelings, food, humiliate, kids, memories, opinions, people, things, thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Question of the day

On a scale of 1 to 10, how much of a perfectionist are you?

Posted in behavior, choices, control, differences, feelings, habits, life, people, perfection, personality, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Question of the day

On a scale of 1 to 10, how controlling a person are you?

Posted in behavior, bossy, control, differences, feelings, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things | Tagged , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

The marshmallow test

I thought this study was pretty cool.  It was on the news the other night. The instructor told the kids they could have a marshmallow one way or the other but if they could wait until he got back, they would get … Continue reading

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Telling others what to do

I feel most of us know people who are like this.  Bossy and always telling other people what to do.  I always wonder why people think they have a right to tell anyone else what or how to do something.  … Continue reading

Posted in adults, bad habits, behavior, bossy, characteristics, choices, control, dad's, differences, fighting, freedoms, getting along, habits, judging, manners, mom's, opinionated, people, personality, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Question of the day

Are you a back street driver?

Posted in behavior, choices, control, differences, driving, fears, habits, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Is there a perfect slacker? By Jen Henry

I’ve been re-reading Confessions of a Slacker Mom. This is a short little light narrative read that my mother in law gave me shortly after Catherine’s birth. I think her reasoning was to point out to me that parenting could … Continue reading

Posted in activities, adults, age, behavior, characteristics, childhood, children, choices, competition, control, dancing, differences, family, feelings, growing up, kids, life lessons, parent's, parenting, people, relationships, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

I’m addicted to lip balm! Are you?

Hi my name is Joy and I’m a lip balm addict. I’m ready to admit that I’m addicted to lip balm but didn’t really realize it until I was watching a news program and it just came on. Then I … Continue reading

Posted in addictions, behavior, choices, control, differences, favorites, fears, feelings, habits, likes, lip balm, people, problems, sickness, things, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Question of the day

Do you prefer keeping the television channel remote in hand or giving it up?

Posted in behavior, bossy, control, differences, habits, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, tv remote | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Question of the day

If there was a hard but exciting project to do, would you rather do it by yourself and get all the credit or work with your friends knowing that everyone would share the credit?

Posted in childhood, children, choices, competition, control, differences, friends, kids, memories, people, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Dress Codes

The issue of dress codes is so varied on blogs. Some people love them and others hate the idea of them.  I personally wouldn’t have minded having uniforms.  I think that way, everyone looks so nice.  It also would take … Continue reading

Posted in behavior, children, choices, clothes, control, differences, dress code, fairness, feelings, freedoms, kids, life, opinions, parent's, people, rules, teenagers, things, thoughts, uniforms | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Handwritten letters

When was the last time you wrote a handwritten letter?  I am really bad at this and always have been.  This is why I love the Internet so much. I’m a really good “email” person. If anyone writes to me, … Continue reading

Posted in adults, behavior, choices, computers, control, conveniences, courtesy, differences, email, emotions, feelings, friends, friendship, fun, getting along, handwritten letters, happiness, happy, hurt feelings, judging, keeping in touch, kindness, laughter, life, love, manners, mistakes, old days, people, relationships, respect, rudeness, sad, sorrow, things, thinking, thoughts, today's times | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Question of the day

Would you rather play a game with someone more or less talented than you?

Posted in adults, behavior, choices, control, differences, fun, games, laughter, life lessons, losing, people, playing, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things, winning | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Kids Korner

Do you think you have to many chores?  If you could be the one to assign the chores in your house, what would you give yourself to do?

Posted in children, choices, control, differences, family, favorites, housework, kids, Kids Korner, life, memories, people, rules, simple questions, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

When is it time to stop driving??

This is such a sensitive issue but one that I’ve been thinking about a lot.  When is it time for someone to surrender their drivers licence?  I’ve done some reading on it and here are two articles in case your interested in reading … Continue reading

Posted in accidents, activities, adulthood, adults, age, aging, behavior, cars, change, changes, children, control, driving, emotions, family, fears, feelings, freedoms, getting hurt, getting old, humiliate, hurt feelings, life, parent's, people, responsibility, saftey, things, thoughts, Uncategorized, worry, worrying | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

Question of the day

Do you prefer to be the passenger or the driver?

Posted in accidents, adults, afraid, cars, choices, control, driving, fears, feelings, life, people, Question of the day, road rage, simple questions, things, thinking, thoughts, traffic, transportation, worry, worrying | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Sarah Palin..okay, lets go!

I am not one to ever talk about politics.  I hate it.  In my experience, all it leads to is arguments.  We all have our own opinions and some people think they can always change your mind so in my … Continue reading

Posted in accidents, adults, age, America, behavior, children, choices, control, emotions, fairness, family, fears, feelings, government, growing up, hurt, kids, kindness, life lessons, mom's, parent's, people, politics, pregnant, thoughts, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 40 Comments

Question of the day

Are you a backseat driver?

Posted in accidents, afraid, behavior, bossy, cars, choices, control, differences, driving, emotions, fears, life, obssesive, overbearing, people, Question of the day, simple questions, things, thoughts, worry, worrying | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments