This is the last post I will do for this semester. I’m not sure what to write about, but I guess I will explain what I am going to do this summer. Today is officially the last day of classes and I am very excited. We have had our pool up in our back yard for a few weeks now, and although we have only swam in it 1 time since we put it up, I’m sure we will be using it a lot this summer. I wish it would get warm and stay warm. The weather is changing so much it’s hard to wake up each day and know whether to put jeans or shorts on; or even what to send my son to school in.
I love being outside and I have always been an outside person. Although I am very, very highly allergic to poison ivy, I try to stay away from it. I love taking my kids to the park and letting them run some steam off and get some energy out. My 15 month old son loves to walk around and be curious. He plays with everything possible, including the things he knows he shouldn’t touch; but I guess human nature and curiosity will get the best of him in these situations. When we take him to the park he loves to go down the slides head first. He will walk up to the slide (from the top) and get on his hands and knees and go head first down. The first time he ever did this scared the crap out of me, but then I realized he loved it and was doing it on purpose. He hates the swings though. He used to love our swing at home (the inside baby swing), and he wouldn’t sleep in his crib because he only wanted to sleep in his swing. Now he hates them, he will scream and put his arms up trying to get me to pick him up until I pull him out of the swing.
My son was born in February so when he was a few months old we put him in a tube and into our pool and he loved it, he could hardly hold his head up yet he loved to be in the swimming pool. Now he is used to being in the bath tub in warm water and I am so worried he isn’t going to like the pool because it is cold water. This is something he is definitely going to have to get used to because we are an outside, swimming family. We love the water. My daughter is 4 and can barely touch the bottom of the pool, and last year she hated it because she was scared of the water, but this year she loves it. So I think this summer will be a great summer.
I am taking a break from school, although my husband will be in school this summer, I won’t be. It is going to be so nice to take a break and relax. I am going to get a job this summer and work when my hubby isn’t at school. I have an interview at Best Buy this week, so wish me luck and hopefully I will do pretty well. I hope everyone has a great summer!
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Writting about nothing!
This has been a very long week for me. I feel like I am so ready to be on summer vacation. My son is playing baseball this year and he had 3 games this week. He’s won 5/6 games, so we are very excited. At one of the games there was a lady who sat behind my family a couple rows behind us on the bleachers and she coughed her lungs up the entire game. My husband and I were getting upset because it was loud and if she was sick she needed to separate herself from the rest of the group and children. There was no reason for it; however she did leave 5 minutes before the game ended, that helped, NOT. Now 3 days later my head is killing me. I have been coughing for a day and a half, and sneezing and having a runny nose. My head hurts so badly right now. My son, who is 1, has a runny nose and has been coughing a little bit and I hope he doesn’t get it as bad as me. I told my husband I’m going sit next to this lady today and cough all over her to give it back to her. I was so upset when this was going on and I catch everything anyone has, so I knew it would be a matter of time before I got it, and sure enough, I did. Surprise surprise. I just wish people had a little more respect for others. If you are sick don’t go to a public place and sit in the middle of them and spread the sickness around.
We have 2 more weeks of school left and I cannot wait until all the finals are done and I can take a good summer break. I’m thinking about getting a job for the summer, but I don’t have a clue where I would want to work. Plus I don’t want to leave my son because I have been with him every day for 15 months and I don’t want to go a day without him. It’s going to be so hard, but must be done. He is walking around clapping now. He has always been the baby that wouldn’t lay down and cuddle with me. He has always wanted to be up and seeing everything around him because he is so curious. However, lately he has liked being around his mommy (me ), and anytime I walk into the room that he is in he will come up to me and wrap his arms around my legs and lay his head on me. So he is officially hugging me now and it makes my heart melt. I love him so much and I am so excited he is starting to show his love to his mama. He is growing up so quick, and I cannot wait until my husband and I graduate and can buy our kids everything they want. I have a feeling I am going to spoil the hell out of them.
We have 2 more weeks of school left and I cannot wait until all the finals are done and I can take a good summer break. I’m thinking about getting a job for the summer, but I don’t have a clue where I would want to work. Plus I don’t want to leave my son because I have been with him every day for 15 months and I don’t want to go a day without him. It’s going to be so hard, but must be done. He is walking around clapping now. He has always been the baby that wouldn’t lay down and cuddle with me. He has always wanted to be up and seeing everything around him because he is so curious. However, lately he has liked being around his mommy (me ), and anytime I walk into the room that he is in he will come up to me and wrap his arms around my legs and lay his head on me. So he is officially hugging me now and it makes my heart melt. I love him so much and I am so excited he is starting to show his love to his mama. He is growing up so quick, and I cannot wait until my husband and I graduate and can buy our kids everything they want. I have a feeling I am going to spoil the hell out of them.
Obese kids more likely to be bullied
I found this article on MSNBC News site. This news article is about obese kids being picked on in schools. It said “Obese children in grades 3 through 6 are more apt to be bullied by their classmates than children who are trim, regardless of their gender, race, social skills, or academic achievement.” Dr. Julie C. Lumeng from University of Michigan thought obese children would be less likely to be picked on because they are so common now days. The article also said “Lumeng is also concerned about the ‘pervasive view’ that obesity is all about a lack of self-control with food and not getting enough exercise. And while overeating and lack of exercise are part of it, ‘it’s so much more complex than that, and we really need to work on changing this view of what causes obesity.” 1 in 5 children to 1 in 6 children are obese in America.
My first reaction to this was, it was sad to think of kids being made fun of. But honestly, it’s a part of life, and it’s not just the obese kids getting made fun of. Girls without boobs at a young age get made fun of, or someone who is “different” than everyone else gets made fun of. It’s part of being in school.
I hate to see that this article is trying to get schools to prevent obese kids from getting made fun of, but honestly I think it will just make it worse. Kids tend to do what they are not supposed to do, and if you point it out to them and tell them not to do something, they probably will. So if schools sat their students down and told them not to make fun of the obese kids, that will only make kids question why they shouldn’t do it, and it will point out the differences between them. I think in the end this could be way worse than just letting kids be kids. My second opinion on this story was why they were trying to get schools to do something to protect the obese children, but nothing to the parents who are allowing their child to be obese. They could be making healthier meals for dinner, or sending their kids with sack lunches with healthier foods; eating less McDonalds, and more Subway; or even make their kids get up of the couch and get some exercise. I understand that some people are big boned and can’t help it, but they can help how big they get. They can exercise and keep their weight under control so their risk of heart disease is lower. Some parents just let their kids eat what they want, and sit around and play video games and this causes them to get made fun of in school.
I’m not trying to be harsh, but there are ways other than blaming schools for kids getting made fun of. I think we need to look at what our parents can change before we harass the schools.
My first reaction to this was, it was sad to think of kids being made fun of. But honestly, it’s a part of life, and it’s not just the obese kids getting made fun of. Girls without boobs at a young age get made fun of, or someone who is “different” than everyone else gets made fun of. It’s part of being in school.
I hate to see that this article is trying to get schools to prevent obese kids from getting made fun of, but honestly I think it will just make it worse. Kids tend to do what they are not supposed to do, and if you point it out to them and tell them not to do something, they probably will. So if schools sat their students down and told them not to make fun of the obese kids, that will only make kids question why they shouldn’t do it, and it will point out the differences between them. I think in the end this could be way worse than just letting kids be kids. My second opinion on this story was why they were trying to get schools to do something to protect the obese children, but nothing to the parents who are allowing their child to be obese. They could be making healthier meals for dinner, or sending their kids with sack lunches with healthier foods; eating less McDonalds, and more Subway; or even make their kids get up of the couch and get some exercise. I understand that some people are big boned and can’t help it, but they can help how big they get. They can exercise and keep their weight under control so their risk of heart disease is lower. Some parents just let their kids eat what they want, and sit around and play video games and this causes them to get made fun of in school.
I’m not trying to be harsh, but there are ways other than blaming schools for kids getting made fun of. I think we need to look at what our parents can change before we harass the schools.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Workout burnout? Avoid the four stages
I have been having a hard time losing weight. I am 5'5", and I was 107 lbs when I found out I was pregnant in 2008, and now being 2010 I weight 125 lbs. I know what everyone will say, that I am too skinny, or that I am a perfect weight, or my favorite is, you look more like a woman with curves and less like a little girl. Well truth be told, I’m not as happy with my body as I used to be. Although 125 pounds is not fat, but that doesn’t make me any happier about my body; I cannot fit into my old clothes, and I hate that swim suite season is happening fast and I don’t feel comfortable wearing my swim suite anymore. I have to buy new clothes to fit my new curves, and honestly I used to love shopping, but now I hate it. I have a Wii Fit and for the last 3 days I have been working out for about an hour each day, but have seen no changes. I know it’s only been 4 days today, but I used to be so small, and never had a problem getting into shape when summer came around. I am having the hardest time motivating myself to work out more. I walk around our neighborhood as often as I can, and the kids love to go as well so that helps a lot.
I found this article about 4 stages to avoid when trying to get back into shape. The first state is called “the honeymoon.” This is the stage where you have a goal you want to achieve and you work hard to achieve it; but expecting too much too soon can end your workout all together. Start with a small workout and slowly gain more.
The second stage is called “disenchantment.” As this article says, “your excitement fades when you don’t see results right away. You stop looking forward to gym time and start skipping workouts.” You should make your goal about how much time you work out, and not by how much weight you lose. This will help you stay in workout mode.
The third stage is called “stalling.” This is where people get bored with their workouts and lose their commitment and motivation to get back into shape. This is the time to start doing a different workout. Try using a workout machine you usually don’t use or even try something different each day. Doing the same workout everyday can make you tired of doing it, but switching it up can help by making it more fun and keeping your motivation up.
The fourth stage is called “frustration and surrender.” This is about the time you are completely ready to give it all up. You are not seeing results and you don’t see the point. Make a date with a trainer or a friend of yours that would expect you to be there. The article says, “Peer pressure can be a great motivator. You’re more likely to stay on track when someone is holding you accountable,” says Ratcliff from the article.
Although these things may not work for everyone; they are great tips, and hopefully someone out there benefits from this article like I have. Guess we will see how well it works. I know I am not “fat” but, I would love to lose some weight off my butt, and inner thighs, along with toning my abdomen muscles. It doesn’t hurt to get into shape and feel better about yourself, and that’s all I want to do is be happier with how I look and not be so judgmental about myself.
I found this article about 4 stages to avoid when trying to get back into shape. The first state is called “the honeymoon.” This is the stage where you have a goal you want to achieve and you work hard to achieve it; but expecting too much too soon can end your workout all together. Start with a small workout and slowly gain more.
The second stage is called “disenchantment.” As this article says, “your excitement fades when you don’t see results right away. You stop looking forward to gym time and start skipping workouts.” You should make your goal about how much time you work out, and not by how much weight you lose. This will help you stay in workout mode.
The third stage is called “stalling.” This is where people get bored with their workouts and lose their commitment and motivation to get back into shape. This is the time to start doing a different workout. Try using a workout machine you usually don’t use or even try something different each day. Doing the same workout everyday can make you tired of doing it, but switching it up can help by making it more fun and keeping your motivation up.
The fourth stage is called “frustration and surrender.” This is about the time you are completely ready to give it all up. You are not seeing results and you don’t see the point. Make a date with a trainer or a friend of yours that would expect you to be there. The article says, “Peer pressure can be a great motivator. You’re more likely to stay on track when someone is holding you accountable,” says Ratcliff from the article.
Although these things may not work for everyone; they are great tips, and hopefully someone out there benefits from this article like I have. Guess we will see how well it works. I know I am not “fat” but, I would love to lose some weight off my butt, and inner thighs, along with toning my abdomen muscles. It doesn’t hurt to get into shape and feel better about yourself, and that’s all I want to do is be happier with how I look and not be so judgmental about myself.
Dozens Ignore Man Bleeding to Death on City Sidewalk
This was a story from Jamaica, New York that I got off of the KTLA News site.
This is a story about a homeless man named Hugo Tale-Yax, who 31 years old, was bleeding to death on the street as people walked by. The NYPD released the video that shows this man lying on the sidewalk with at least 25 people walking past him. Not one person stopped to see if he was ok or even offered a helping hand. Tale-Yax’s funeral is Wednesday from 3-9 pm at Funeraria La Fe, 183 Wyckoff Ave. the report said, “In death, hundreds of mourners who never knew the 31-year-old are expected to pay tribute to the homeless man’s heroism, and lament the pedestrian apathy that immediately preceded his death.”
My first reaction to this story was the Bystander Effect. I am taking a general psychology course and in the last few weeks we were learning about the Bystander Effect, which is the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.
Although most of these people walked by individually, there is still a bystander effect going on here. There is a man who was helping a women who was assaulted, and doing so, he was stabbed and left on the street to bleed to death. There are 6 factors that can influence whether someone will help a stranger or not. Will helping put me in danger? Am I qualified to help? Is help even needed? Could I get sued? Shock and the last is time. These are questions that apparently no one asked themselves, or even cared to think about. The Bystander Effect is a horrible thing, and we need brave people out there who are willing to put their fears aside to help someone in need. Tale-Yax was an innocent man who was helping a woman, and where did that woman go? Apparently she watched a man help her, and she went on about her day. She could have saved this man’s life, but she didn’t. I wonder if she is watched the news, or even this video and realized that is the man that saved her. I realize people are worried about getting sued because of some stupid reason for helping someone in need; but desperate times call for desperate measures. I still cannot believe that 25 people walked pass this man. All of the people looked at him and acknowledged he was there and may even need help, but not one person leaned over to see if he was ok. I understand that he was a homeless man, and to some people he could have been “sleeping on the street” or something, but when he was bleeding to death, someone should have seen the blood around him.
I hope this story will give others the motivation to help others around them; even if they are strangers. One person calling 911 on time could have saved this man’s life. I know if I were walking by this man on the street, I would have at least asked him if he was ok. I imagine with him being stabbed he was moaning or making some kind of pain noise. I am a very cautious person, and I don’t trust anyone, but I bet 99% of the people walking past him had a cell phone. If you don’t want to put yourself in danger, fine, but pick up your cell phone and call for help. Everyone now days are so self oriented, they care little if any about the people around them. We need to take care of each other, and that is something we as American’s lack very highly in.
This is a story about a homeless man named Hugo Tale-Yax, who 31 years old, was bleeding to death on the street as people walked by. The NYPD released the video that shows this man lying on the sidewalk with at least 25 people walking past him. Not one person stopped to see if he was ok or even offered a helping hand. Tale-Yax’s funeral is Wednesday from 3-9 pm at Funeraria La Fe, 183 Wyckoff Ave. the report said, “In death, hundreds of mourners who never knew the 31-year-old are expected to pay tribute to the homeless man’s heroism, and lament the pedestrian apathy that immediately preceded his death.”
My first reaction to this story was the Bystander Effect. I am taking a general psychology course and in the last few weeks we were learning about the Bystander Effect, which is the tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present.
Although most of these people walked by individually, there is still a bystander effect going on here. There is a man who was helping a women who was assaulted, and doing so, he was stabbed and left on the street to bleed to death. There are 6 factors that can influence whether someone will help a stranger or not. Will helping put me in danger? Am I qualified to help? Is help even needed? Could I get sued? Shock and the last is time. These are questions that apparently no one asked themselves, or even cared to think about. The Bystander Effect is a horrible thing, and we need brave people out there who are willing to put their fears aside to help someone in need. Tale-Yax was an innocent man who was helping a woman, and where did that woman go? Apparently she watched a man help her, and she went on about her day. She could have saved this man’s life, but she didn’t. I wonder if she is watched the news, or even this video and realized that is the man that saved her. I realize people are worried about getting sued because of some stupid reason for helping someone in need; but desperate times call for desperate measures. I still cannot believe that 25 people walked pass this man. All of the people looked at him and acknowledged he was there and may even need help, but not one person leaned over to see if he was ok. I understand that he was a homeless man, and to some people he could have been “sleeping on the street” or something, but when he was bleeding to death, someone should have seen the blood around him.
I hope this story will give others the motivation to help others around them; even if they are strangers. One person calling 911 on time could have saved this man’s life. I know if I were walking by this man on the street, I would have at least asked him if he was ok. I imagine with him being stabbed he was moaning or making some kind of pain noise. I am a very cautious person, and I don’t trust anyone, but I bet 99% of the people walking past him had a cell phone. If you don’t want to put yourself in danger, fine, but pick up your cell phone and call for help. Everyone now days are so self oriented, they care little if any about the people around them. We need to take care of each other, and that is something we as American’s lack very highly in.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Man charged with Molesting Children at Local Library
I found this story on KTLA News, it is a story from Downey, California. Daniel Ignacio Gil, from Bell Gardens was arrested him for being a suspect of molesting children at the Downey City Library. He is 28 years old, and is charged with “committing lewd acts on children.” The report said, “Downey police say a 9-year-old girl told her mother she was assaulted by the man at the library Monday night.” A 6 year old girl, one week before, said a man assaulted her after asking her to help him get a book. He is being held on a $200,000 dollar bail in Men’s Central Jail, and is facing 25 years to life in prison, if he does get convicted on May 14th.
My first reaction to this story is surprise, surprise. This honestly does not surprise me, for the fact that there are so many creeps and dumb a** people out there.
It sucks to hear about these little girls getting sexually harassed by some old perverted man; just when you were starting to think your child was safe, at a library. Seriously? I’m curious if this man has any kind of record previously to this situation. I’m so tired of seeing kids in such bad situations. For one thing, where the heck were the parents when all of this was going on? I’m sorry but I won’t let me kids play outside in our own yard without one of us being outside with them; even my 8 year old. I don’t trust anyone, and I wish all parents were like that; then 90% of the stories about children getting hurt would not be happening. People like this who sexually assault children in any way, shape, or form, should be put to death. I think our children are our future and when you put them in danger or corrupt them, and then it ruins the future of our country. I think someone has to be very very very mentally disturbed in order to harm a sweet, innocent, child. I think some stories should have some blame put on the parents. Obviously, parents aren’t doing their job very well. Our job as parents is to protect our children from everything bad in this world. THAT INCLUDES CHILD MOLESTERS!!! If you are in a public place and you have your child with you, don’t let them go anywhere where you cannot see them; keep them in your vision at all times. Doing this one thing can prevent a lot of disturbing things for children. Some people would be so surprised on how much this could increase their child’s life span, and keep them normal.
My son asked me the other day why he didn’t have any of his friends from school at his birthday party. I told him that most mothers aren’t ready to let their babies go out by themselves yet, especially if they don’t know the parents of the birthday kid. I also told him that that is exactly why we don’t let him go to friends’ birthday parties. We just aren’t ready to let our children go. I wouldn’t drop my son off with people I don’t know, because he is too young. Matter of fact, I probably wouldn’t even let him stay the night with a friend yet. I think he’ll have to be like 30 before I’ll let him. Now I just need to get the rest of America to feel the same way.
My first reaction to this story is surprise, surprise. This honestly does not surprise me, for the fact that there are so many creeps and dumb a** people out there.
It sucks to hear about these little girls getting sexually harassed by some old perverted man; just when you were starting to think your child was safe, at a library. Seriously? I’m curious if this man has any kind of record previously to this situation. I’m so tired of seeing kids in such bad situations. For one thing, where the heck were the parents when all of this was going on? I’m sorry but I won’t let me kids play outside in our own yard without one of us being outside with them; even my 8 year old. I don’t trust anyone, and I wish all parents were like that; then 90% of the stories about children getting hurt would not be happening. People like this who sexually assault children in any way, shape, or form, should be put to death. I think our children are our future and when you put them in danger or corrupt them, and then it ruins the future of our country. I think someone has to be very very very mentally disturbed in order to harm a sweet, innocent, child. I think some stories should have some blame put on the parents. Obviously, parents aren’t doing their job very well. Our job as parents is to protect our children from everything bad in this world. THAT INCLUDES CHILD MOLESTERS!!! If you are in a public place and you have your child with you, don’t let them go anywhere where you cannot see them; keep them in your vision at all times. Doing this one thing can prevent a lot of disturbing things for children. Some people would be so surprised on how much this could increase their child’s life span, and keep them normal.
My son asked me the other day why he didn’t have any of his friends from school at his birthday party. I told him that most mothers aren’t ready to let their babies go out by themselves yet, especially if they don’t know the parents of the birthday kid. I also told him that that is exactly why we don’t let him go to friends’ birthday parties. We just aren’t ready to let our children go. I wouldn’t drop my son off with people I don’t know, because he is too young. Matter of fact, I probably wouldn’t even let him stay the night with a friend yet. I think he’ll have to be like 30 before I’ll let him. Now I just need to get the rest of America to feel the same way.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Why are so many kids getting hurt lately?
Last semester for English 101 we wrote blogs the same as we are this semester. Towards the end of the semester I got really tired of reading stories about kids getting hurt by adults and kids being killed by other kids. It is so sad to see these things happen. And since we are required to write 2 blogs a week, I have been writing one on a news story and the other I have been venting, or explaining my week, because I don’t want to do another blog about kids. Well now that it is close to the end of this semester, I once again am getting burnt out on writing blogs. I am still looking for a story to write about for my second blog, and all I see are stories about kids and babies. Such as this story, about an 18 year old girl who gave birth and stabbed her newborn baby several times and hid the baby in her closet. Or this story about a teenager beating a toddler who she was babysitting, you should see this poor toddlers face, it is black and red and purple. Or even this story, where a mother is pregnant with the baby of the man who abused and murdered her daughter. What are people thinking? I read the one about the 18 year old stabbing her baby to death and I teared up, because it makes me sad to think that these poor babies have no chance at life. God sent them down here, and unfortunately they get sent to the wrong people.
I wish there was a way to make only people who actually want kids can get pregnant. There are thousands of people out there that want children and cannot, but all these teenage girls, and other women are getting pregnant, and not taking care of their babies. Or they are killing them because there is something mental wrong with the mothers. I hate to even think about the last moments of these babies. One of the babies was murdered by his mother, when she held him under water. How can a mother purposely hold her newborn son under water and watch him die? This is so disturbing. Especially since I have my own children at home; I could not imagine hurting my 15 month old son. Matter of fact, I baby him a little to much, when he gets hurt, I pick him up, or when he does something he shouldn’t and gets time out, I go pick him up because I feel bad for him. As much as I love my son, I can’t image someone having their child and killing them.
People like this should not have children, and if they hurt their children, they should be forced to get fixed so they can never have children again. I hate the thought of these stories and it makes me want to go hug my kids, and be thankful that they were born to us and not someone who would have harmed them.
I wish there was a way to make only people who actually want kids can get pregnant. There are thousands of people out there that want children and cannot, but all these teenage girls, and other women are getting pregnant, and not taking care of their babies. Or they are killing them because there is something mental wrong with the mothers. I hate to even think about the last moments of these babies. One of the babies was murdered by his mother, when she held him under water. How can a mother purposely hold her newborn son under water and watch him die? This is so disturbing. Especially since I have my own children at home; I could not imagine hurting my 15 month old son. Matter of fact, I baby him a little to much, when he gets hurt, I pick him up, or when he does something he shouldn’t and gets time out, I go pick him up because I feel bad for him. As much as I love my son, I can’t image someone having their child and killing them.
People like this should not have children, and if they hurt their children, they should be forced to get fixed so they can never have children again. I hate the thought of these stories and it makes me want to go hug my kids, and be thankful that they were born to us and not someone who would have harmed them.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Dad Leaves Kids Locked in Car Outside Strip Club, cop says
I found this story on KTLA News.
Michael Galloway, 36 year old from McKinney, left his 3 year old and 9 month old children in his car while he went to the strip club. He locked the doors, and had the windows up, on his car that was illegally parked, with his children inside. He went across the street to a strip club called Pandora’s Men’s Club. The report said he, “was in the Dallas County Jail on Tuesday on bonds totaling $10,000.” Galloway told police that he was only inside the strip club for about 20 minutes, although witnesses said, “he was drinking inside for at least an hour.”
My first thought was how horrible this was, and if this is something I would want done to my children. I love my children with everything I have, and I could not even fathom leaving them in a car with the windows rolled up by themselves. Especially since they are 3 years old and 9 months old.
My second thought about this was where in the h*ll was the mother. And what mother out there wouldn’t know where their children are at all times. A 9 month old baby would need diapers changed, and bottles every couple hours. It’s sad that this happened and I feel so bad for these kids. At least the children are young enough to possible not remember this. It is things like this that traumatize kids and make them all screwed up when they grow up. Maybe the father was a “sex addict” which I don’t believe in by the way, and this is why he chose a strip club over his children's safety. I think it is men’s way of defending their cheating actions. The other sad part is the fact that the strip club has to take the crap for this. I’m sure this is not the good publicity they were looking for. The thing is though, is that the strip club is not responsible for what their customers were doing or are going to do outside of their club. I’m sure had they known about this situation, they would have done something. But I’m sure they don’t think to ask every customer that walks through the doors if they left their kids along in a vehicle. The report said, “a tow truck driver discovered the children late Friday across the street from Pandora’s Men’s Club.” This poor guy had to find these kids in the condition they were in. I could not imagine finding something like that. I would probably bust out a window while crying and trying to rescue the children. I have to at least give the father credit for being a complete idiot and parking stupidly, because had he not, the kids may not have even been found until the father’s “strip club needs” were met.
Kids are so innocent and there’s no reason for something like this to happen to them. People like this don’t deserve to keep their children. I hate seeing kids in foster care, because I would rather see them with their own parents, and I know that it can have a bad affect on some children, but when their parents are worse of then a foster care, then I think it would be in the child’s best interest to put them in a good home with people who love them and would pay more attention to them then their deadbeat father.
Michael Galloway, 36 year old from McKinney, left his 3 year old and 9 month old children in his car while he went to the strip club. He locked the doors, and had the windows up, on his car that was illegally parked, with his children inside. He went across the street to a strip club called Pandora’s Men’s Club. The report said he, “was in the Dallas County Jail on Tuesday on bonds totaling $10,000.” Galloway told police that he was only inside the strip club for about 20 minutes, although witnesses said, “he was drinking inside for at least an hour.”
My first thought was how horrible this was, and if this is something I would want done to my children. I love my children with everything I have, and I could not even fathom leaving them in a car with the windows rolled up by themselves. Especially since they are 3 years old and 9 months old.
My second thought about this was where in the h*ll was the mother. And what mother out there wouldn’t know where their children are at all times. A 9 month old baby would need diapers changed, and bottles every couple hours. It’s sad that this happened and I feel so bad for these kids. At least the children are young enough to possible not remember this. It is things like this that traumatize kids and make them all screwed up when they grow up. Maybe the father was a “sex addict” which I don’t believe in by the way, and this is why he chose a strip club over his children's safety. I think it is men’s way of defending their cheating actions. The other sad part is the fact that the strip club has to take the crap for this. I’m sure this is not the good publicity they were looking for. The thing is though, is that the strip club is not responsible for what their customers were doing or are going to do outside of their club. I’m sure had they known about this situation, they would have done something. But I’m sure they don’t think to ask every customer that walks through the doors if they left their kids along in a vehicle. The report said, “a tow truck driver discovered the children late Friday across the street from Pandora’s Men’s Club.” This poor guy had to find these kids in the condition they were in. I could not imagine finding something like that. I would probably bust out a window while crying and trying to rescue the children. I have to at least give the father credit for being a complete idiot and parking stupidly, because had he not, the kids may not have even been found until the father’s “strip club needs” were met.
Kids are so innocent and there’s no reason for something like this to happen to them. People like this don’t deserve to keep their children. I hate seeing kids in foster care, because I would rather see them with their own parents, and I know that it can have a bad affect on some children, but when their parents are worse of then a foster care, then I think it would be in the child’s best interest to put them in a good home with people who love them and would pay more attention to them then their deadbeat father.
Career Goals for Me!
I have had a hard time this week trying to figure out what I want to do with my schooling career. I first wanted to become a Nurse (RN), so I started at Southern as a nursing major. I’ve wanted to become a nurse since I was a little girl, partially because it’s something I’ve always remembered I wanted to do, and partially because it’s something my father always wanted me to do. I always told myself after I graduate High School then I was going to join the Air Force and become a nurse. Plans changed when I met my husband and decided not to join the military. After starting college as a nursing major I decided to do some shadowing at Freeman Hospital where I decided nursing was not for me. I found it very boring. Although I was shadowing in the Emergency Room, it didn’t seem like something I really wanted to do. So taking the English course I was in, I realized I really enjoyed English. I love writing and I love correcting things; this is where I decided maybe I want to become an English teacher. Not sure if I would want to teach younger kids, but maybe high school kids or even college. I love the psychology course I am in, and I have always been interested in psychology. I took a psychology course in high school and I loved it, and even 4 years later in college I still have the passion for it as I did before. I’ve been thinking lately that maybe I want to switch to become a Psychology Major, but I am having the hardest time trying to figure out what I could even do with a Psychology Degree. I don’t think I really would want to work as a psychologist, so I’m not sure how it would benefit me. I would love to be a legal secretary, but not sure what degree would be in my best interest for that goal. I don’t want to go as far as a paralegal, just a legal secretary/assistant. I would love a job like this.
Plus side, is my husband is starting school this summer, (a few weeks away), and he is going to major in political science, and minor in psychology. After getting his bachelor’s degree, he is going to go to a law school, which is 4 more years of schooling. After getting his law degree, he will have to do like 3-4 years under someone else. And then, he plans on starting his own law firm. My husband is very smart and I know he will achieve everything he wants.
So I guess my goal now is to major in English, and maybe minor in some computer skills (which I have no idea which department that even is) and get a job as a legal assistant somewhere, and in 10-12 years I can work for my husband. I just worry that I won’t like the literature classes I am required to take for my English degree.
Plus side, is my husband is starting school this summer, (a few weeks away), and he is going to major in political science, and minor in psychology. After getting his bachelor’s degree, he is going to go to a law school, which is 4 more years of schooling. After getting his law degree, he will have to do like 3-4 years under someone else. And then, he plans on starting his own law firm. My husband is very smart and I know he will achieve everything he wants.
So I guess my goal now is to major in English, and maybe minor in some computer skills (which I have no idea which department that even is) and get a job as a legal assistant somewhere, and in 10-12 years I can work for my husband. I just worry that I won’t like the literature classes I am required to take for my English degree.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Lesbian Teachers Charged After Being Found Naked in Classroom
I found this story on KTLA News.
This is a story from Brooklyn about 2 female teachers charged with misconduct. Both of these teachers work for James Madison High School, where they were found naked together in a classroom. Cindy Mauro, 34 years old, is a French teacher at the school. Alini Brito, 30 years old, is the Spanish teacher. A janitor found both women in a classroom during a school assembly on November 20th, undressed, and “sharing a kiss” allegedly. Both women were removed from the school and sent directly to the Department of Education disciplinary chambers. The New York Department of Education confirmed that the teachers have been reassigned, but didn’t release any other detail. School officials said, “The school is investigating an incident of employee misconduct while the school was having an event in the assembly.”
First things first, I have nothing wrong with lesbians. I do, however, have a problem with lesbians, or anyone for that matter, doing inappropriate things at a school where kids are attending.
I am perfectly fine with gays, and I have nothing against them. But I am going to say thank God it was a janitor who caught them and not one of the students. Why were these teachers half naked or naked in a classroom during school hours? This could have been a very traumatic experience for a kid. Although it is high school kids, so I bet if a guy walked in, it would have been the best experience of his life, thinking it was a life porn or something. I’m surprised these girls even got caught. If the janitor was a man, you’d think he would keep his mouth shut as long as the teachers let him watch every once in a while. And if the janitor was a woman, she could have been extremely jealous of the teachers, who in my opinion, aren’t too bad looking, and decided to tell on them to get them into trouble. Although being a male or a female, someone should have told due to the fact that this occurred in a school. I know any parent out there who has a child in school would not want this kind of behavior done in their schools. Another thing that would really suck if a male student found them would be the fact that all the girls in the school would be upset, because now all the guy co-eds are thinking about their French and Spanish teachers, and I bet this may have broke up a lot of high school couples who were dating. This is something that would have caused a lot of stress in the school, and there are ways that the girls can move on and learn how to handle their break ups. Guys probably made to many comments about their hot teachers making out naked, and I bet the girls hated that. How could high school girls compete with a hot naked lesbian teacher? (from the high school guys views)
Bottom line is, naked lesbians should not be teaching in high school, or any other school for that. And they should learn how to keep their relationship in their private life. This gives a whole new meaning to keeping your personal life and your work life separate. lol
This is a story from Brooklyn about 2 female teachers charged with misconduct. Both of these teachers work for James Madison High School, where they were found naked together in a classroom. Cindy Mauro, 34 years old, is a French teacher at the school. Alini Brito, 30 years old, is the Spanish teacher. A janitor found both women in a classroom during a school assembly on November 20th, undressed, and “sharing a kiss” allegedly. Both women were removed from the school and sent directly to the Department of Education disciplinary chambers. The New York Department of Education confirmed that the teachers have been reassigned, but didn’t release any other detail. School officials said, “The school is investigating an incident of employee misconduct while the school was having an event in the assembly.”
First things first, I have nothing wrong with lesbians. I do, however, have a problem with lesbians, or anyone for that matter, doing inappropriate things at a school where kids are attending.
I am perfectly fine with gays, and I have nothing against them. But I am going to say thank God it was a janitor who caught them and not one of the students. Why were these teachers half naked or naked in a classroom during school hours? This could have been a very traumatic experience for a kid. Although it is high school kids, so I bet if a guy walked in, it would have been the best experience of his life, thinking it was a life porn or something. I’m surprised these girls even got caught. If the janitor was a man, you’d think he would keep his mouth shut as long as the teachers let him watch every once in a while. And if the janitor was a woman, she could have been extremely jealous of the teachers, who in my opinion, aren’t too bad looking, and decided to tell on them to get them into trouble. Although being a male or a female, someone should have told due to the fact that this occurred in a school. I know any parent out there who has a child in school would not want this kind of behavior done in their schools. Another thing that would really suck if a male student found them would be the fact that all the girls in the school would be upset, because now all the guy co-eds are thinking about their French and Spanish teachers, and I bet this may have broke up a lot of high school couples who were dating. This is something that would have caused a lot of stress in the school, and there are ways that the girls can move on and learn how to handle their break ups. Guys probably made to many comments about their hot teachers making out naked, and I bet the girls hated that. How could high school girls compete with a hot naked lesbian teacher? (from the high school guys views)
Bottom line is, naked lesbians should not be teaching in high school, or any other school for that. And they should learn how to keep their relationship in their private life. This gives a whole new meaning to keeping your personal life and your work life separate. lol
This week!
This has been a very long week for me. I feel like today is never going to end. We just found out yesterday that my husband’s uncle has passed away. We are going to the funeral on Monday. My husband has a huge family, which has its advantages, but also has its disadvantages as well. One advantage of a big family is that you always have people around when you need them. One disadvantage is since you have such a large family; there are more funerals to attend. I’ve had 2 funerals in my whole life, because my family is very small; but I have been to 3 funerals in 3 years with my husband’s family; that’s 1 a year. I hate funerals because they are so sad, and watching the people I care about cry is even more sad. I remember going to my husband’s aunt’s funeral and I had only met her a couple times and was ok going to the funeral, but when I saw his grandpa crying, it made me cry. I cried for someone I didn’t even know. It’s a very depressing moment for everyone; I wish everyone could just live forever and not die.
Since my husband and I have bought a new TV for our bedroom, and mounted it on the wall, we got a cable box to record our shows on so we can watch movies and whatnot in our bedroom. It’s nice to relax and watch a movie with my husband. My 1 year old son laid with me and watched the movie Cars with me. That is his favorite movie, and although he didn’t really lay with me because he wanted to get up and play with the curtains hanging behind the bed, it was nice relax.
My son is playing baseball this year. We are so very excited because last year he was playing tee-ball and it was so cute. He was the first one on his team to actually slide into home base, and we watched all the other kids start to do it after him lol, it was so adorable. But this year he is playing real baseball, and they are using a pitching machine. It is a lot more to get used to, going from a tee-ball stand holding the ball for you, to a machine throwing the ball towards you. I think it will take him a little bit to get used to, but he’s catching on fast.
My husband bought bubble bath soap for my 1 year old son for Easter. It has Lightning McQueen from the movie Cars on it, which he loves. We have been giving him bubble baths lately and he loves it. He will lay on his belly and act like he’s swimming; then when he sits up, he has bubbles on the entire front side of his body, including a bubble beard. I love watching my son play and laugh. That is something I think every mother loves, is watching their child have fun and see a big smile on their face. My baby is sleeping now, but I think when he wakes up, I may take him to the park since my husband is at the movies with a couple friends of his.
Since my husband and I have bought a new TV for our bedroom, and mounted it on the wall, we got a cable box to record our shows on so we can watch movies and whatnot in our bedroom. It’s nice to relax and watch a movie with my husband. My 1 year old son laid with me and watched the movie Cars with me. That is his favorite movie, and although he didn’t really lay with me because he wanted to get up and play with the curtains hanging behind the bed, it was nice relax.
My son is playing baseball this year. We are so very excited because last year he was playing tee-ball and it was so cute. He was the first one on his team to actually slide into home base, and we watched all the other kids start to do it after him lol, it was so adorable. But this year he is playing real baseball, and they are using a pitching machine. It is a lot more to get used to, going from a tee-ball stand holding the ball for you, to a machine throwing the ball towards you. I think it will take him a little bit to get used to, but he’s catching on fast.
My husband bought bubble bath soap for my 1 year old son for Easter. It has Lightning McQueen from the movie Cars on it, which he loves. We have been giving him bubble baths lately and he loves it. He will lay on his belly and act like he’s swimming; then when he sits up, he has bubbles on the entire front side of his body, including a bubble beard. I love watching my son play and laugh. That is something I think every mother loves, is watching their child have fun and see a big smile on their face. My baby is sleeping now, but I think when he wakes up, I may take him to the park since my husband is at the movies with a couple friends of his.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Kids help mother deliver baby
I found this story on MSNBC News from Fremont, California. Alana Sanders went into labor while at home with no one around to help but her 11 year old daughter, Faith, and her 9 year old son, Jabari. Sanders’ is 36 years old and this was her 4th child. She gave birth while standing in her bathroom, with both her kids helping her and talking to 911 to get them through it. Her husband, Geoffrey left for work around 1:30am and was unable to help. The 911 call is posted on KRON4. Sanders’ said, “They didn’t freak out. They didn’t fight with each other.” After Jabari tells the dispatcher that the baby was here, Faith gets on the phone and the dispatcher tells her to, “wipe the baby with a clean towel and tie, not cut, the umbilical cord with a string or shoelace about six inches from the baby’s body.” The new baby was 9 lbs and 4 oz, and was named Joseph. Alana Sanders said, “It’s still not real to me that I gave birth to my baby in the bathroom. I’m just very grateful that my kids were there.”
This is an amazing story; and it is so amazing what kids will do in times of need. Kids may act like kids 99.9% of the time, but when it comes to situations where a child must be the adult, they are very good at the transformation.
Alana Sanders is very lucky she had her kids to help her get through this, and this will be an amazing story to tell her new baby when he gets older. This may even help create a strong bond between the siblings, knowing that they helped deliver their new baby brother. This is the first story like this that I’ve seen, and it is so neat how things work out. The stresses of labor are tough as they are, but do deliver a baby in your bathroom must be very hard, especially when there is no one around to help you. I was very lucky in my delivery of my son. I didn’t get my epidural until I was dilated to an 8 and I probably didn’t even need it then. But when I did get it, I was numb from the breasts down, I couldn’t feel a thing. So I could not imagine being Alana and not having any pain meds or anyone there to tell you how everything is going. It is such a good thing the dispatcher was able to talk the kids through the process of taking care of the baby after he was born, and making sure the mom was laying down so she wouldn't bleed more. I listened to the dispatcher call and it was great. Here are 10 guidlines for a stress-free labor.
I’m just glad to hear the baby is good and healthy, and hopefully one day Faith and Jabari will tell their little brother Joseph about the night he was born, and how they helped keep him safe and helped take care of their mother in her time of need.
This is an amazing story; and it is so amazing what kids will do in times of need. Kids may act like kids 99.9% of the time, but when it comes to situations where a child must be the adult, they are very good at the transformation.
Alana Sanders is very lucky she had her kids to help her get through this, and this will be an amazing story to tell her new baby when he gets older. This may even help create a strong bond between the siblings, knowing that they helped deliver their new baby brother. This is the first story like this that I’ve seen, and it is so neat how things work out. The stresses of labor are tough as they are, but do deliver a baby in your bathroom must be very hard, especially when there is no one around to help you. I was very lucky in my delivery of my son. I didn’t get my epidural until I was dilated to an 8 and I probably didn’t even need it then. But when I did get it, I was numb from the breasts down, I couldn’t feel a thing. So I could not imagine being Alana and not having any pain meds or anyone there to tell you how everything is going. It is such a good thing the dispatcher was able to talk the kids through the process of taking care of the baby after he was born, and making sure the mom was laying down so she wouldn't bleed more. I listened to the dispatcher call and it was great. Here are 10 guidlines for a stress-free labor.
I’m just glad to hear the baby is good and healthy, and hopefully one day Faith and Jabari will tell their little brother Joseph about the night he was born, and how they helped keep him safe and helped take care of their mother in her time of need.
Last couple weeks!!!
So I had a very interesting last couple weeks. Last week was spring break and was very fun and relaxing. I actually for once put off all my school work and focused on my family. We went to my hometown Sullivan, MO to visit with my family, which was actually a last minute decision. Last Tuesday my son had his 1 year shots, which was very upsetting, and believe it or not, I cried. It was so sad watching my son scream because he had 2 shots in each leg. I made my husband hold him down while he was getting his shots and I stood behind my husband and the nurse who gave him the shots and listened to my baby boy scream, so I cried. I felt so bad for him, and I hate needles myself, so I would never wish this upon him, but I kept telling myself it was for the best, to keep him from getting sick in the future. After he had his shots, I picked him up right away to hold and comfort him. On our way home from the doctor’s office, we decided to drive to Sullivan to see my family. One because my son is 1 now and my grandmother still has not seen him; and two because we just bought a 1996 Trans Am with T-tops for my husband and he wanted to drive it around. So what better than to do both things at the same time?
My trip to Sullivan was great, although my father and I are still currently not speaking, and I also just found out he has gotten married; which I didn’t know anything about until about a month after it happened. I visited and went back to my mom’s house and we planned on staying the night but my son wouldn’t lay down and go to sleep so we had to just head home at like 2 in the morning. But other than that, we had a great time.
Last night we bought a new HD flat screen TV for our bedroom. It also has a blue-ray disc player attached to it so we are very excited to actually lie down in our room and watch TV.
My husband proposed to me 2 years ago today. He was very sneaky when he did this. I lived in Branson when we met, and there was one spot we went to that was “our spot”. My husband told me one day (04-02-08) that we were going to go visit my friend Annette. He talked to Annette, without me knowing anything about it, and they both had this whole thing planned out. Anyways, when we were almost to Branson, I called Annette to let her know we were almost there and she said to wait a little bit before we came over because she was getting ready and wasn’t ready for us to come over yet. My husband asked me what I wanted to do, so because I really like the lake, I told him I wanted to go there until Annette was ready. The lake happened to be “our spot” and had my husband not known I would say the perfect place for him to propose, this wouldn’t had been the perfect plan. When we got to the lake, we sat there for a while enjoying the weather and the water before he proposed. He then asked me if I was ready to leave, and as we stood up, he got down on one knee and said the most romantic things possible, and pulled out a half carat diamond engagement ring, and I said yes. After we got into the car, he told me that Annette knew he was going to propose and wanted her to tell us not to come over yet because he knew I would want to go to the lake. I called Annette and she was so happy, and at first acted like she didn’t know what I was talking about until I told her he already proposed. That was one of the best days of my life.
My trip to Sullivan was great, although my father and I are still currently not speaking, and I also just found out he has gotten married; which I didn’t know anything about until about a month after it happened. I visited and went back to my mom’s house and we planned on staying the night but my son wouldn’t lay down and go to sleep so we had to just head home at like 2 in the morning. But other than that, we had a great time.
Last night we bought a new HD flat screen TV for our bedroom. It also has a blue-ray disc player attached to it so we are very excited to actually lie down in our room and watch TV.
My husband proposed to me 2 years ago today. He was very sneaky when he did this. I lived in Branson when we met, and there was one spot we went to that was “our spot”. My husband told me one day (04-02-08) that we were going to go visit my friend Annette. He talked to Annette, without me knowing anything about it, and they both had this whole thing planned out. Anyways, when we were almost to Branson, I called Annette to let her know we were almost there and she said to wait a little bit before we came over because she was getting ready and wasn’t ready for us to come over yet. My husband asked me what I wanted to do, so because I really like the lake, I told him I wanted to go there until Annette was ready. The lake happened to be “our spot” and had my husband not known I would say the perfect place for him to propose, this wouldn’t had been the perfect plan. When we got to the lake, we sat there for a while enjoying the weather and the water before he proposed. He then asked me if I was ready to leave, and as we stood up, he got down on one knee and said the most romantic things possible, and pulled out a half carat diamond engagement ring, and I said yes. After we got into the car, he told me that Annette knew he was going to propose and wanted her to tell us not to come over yet because he knew I would want to go to the lake. I called Annette and she was so happy, and at first acted like she didn’t know what I was talking about until I told her he already proposed. That was one of the best days of my life.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Day care workers charged with drugging tots
I found this story on MSNBC News.
Pamela Hartley, 56 years old, and Donna Scott, 41 years old, were charged for giving children candy that they had slipped dietary pills into. A co-worker said Hartley and Scott have melatonin to the children. A prosecutor said, “Two former Ohio day care workers have been charged with a misdemeanor for slipping an over-the-counter dietary supplement into candy and giving it to their charges to help them sleep at nap time.” These women have been charged with 3 counts of child endangering and 3 counts of misrepresentation by childcare provider, and if convicted could do up to 18 months in jail, said Joseph Deters.
My first reaction to this is how horrible it is for the kids, the parents, and the daycare involved in this. This scares every mother out there who has a child in daycare or are thinking about daycare for their child.
This is a very dangerous situation that every mother fears. I know I have been very blessed to be able to stay home with my son. Although he is only 1 years old, I hate the thought of him even being in a daycare because of the chance I may miss something he does for the first time. He’s been walking full time now for about a month or so, so there wouldn’t be much I would miss, but I also don’t want someone else teaching him the things he needs to know. I’m his mother and I want to teach him everything and be there for him when he gets hurt and so on. Plus I wouldn’t know where to start on handling the separation anxiety my son and I would both have; but here are some tips. Although in this situation a mother brings her child to a daycare with all the same thoughts and fears as I would have and only to be proved right and have all her fears come true. I don’t know what I would do if I found out someone was drugging my child while I was at work. That would make it so hard for me to trust anyone ever again, especially a daycare. As for that daycare, I’m sure those two idiots who drugged these kids ruined that daycare for their customers. I wonder how many parents pulled their child or children out of it. I bet this caused this business to lose so much business. I don’t know how these women could drug kids and be ok with it. If they don’t like kids then find another job, but to drug them to make them sleep longer is a horrible thing. The melatonin drug they were using isn’t supposed to be used for anyone under the age of 20, so what makes them think little kids would be ok?
I hope daycares are more cautious about things like this and watch who they hire and how their employees are handling kids. Maybe they should put video cameras in their daycares to protect the safety of the children. I hope the kids end up alright after this and have nothing wrong with them, and I hope the parents can learn to trust again. Good luck though.
Pamela Hartley, 56 years old, and Donna Scott, 41 years old, were charged for giving children candy that they had slipped dietary pills into. A co-worker said Hartley and Scott have melatonin to the children. A prosecutor said, “Two former Ohio day care workers have been charged with a misdemeanor for slipping an over-the-counter dietary supplement into candy and giving it to their charges to help them sleep at nap time.” These women have been charged with 3 counts of child endangering and 3 counts of misrepresentation by childcare provider, and if convicted could do up to 18 months in jail, said Joseph Deters.
My first reaction to this is how horrible it is for the kids, the parents, and the daycare involved in this. This scares every mother out there who has a child in daycare or are thinking about daycare for their child.
This is a very dangerous situation that every mother fears. I know I have been very blessed to be able to stay home with my son. Although he is only 1 years old, I hate the thought of him even being in a daycare because of the chance I may miss something he does for the first time. He’s been walking full time now for about a month or so, so there wouldn’t be much I would miss, but I also don’t want someone else teaching him the things he needs to know. I’m his mother and I want to teach him everything and be there for him when he gets hurt and so on. Plus I wouldn’t know where to start on handling the separation anxiety my son and I would both have; but here are some tips. Although in this situation a mother brings her child to a daycare with all the same thoughts and fears as I would have and only to be proved right and have all her fears come true. I don’t know what I would do if I found out someone was drugging my child while I was at work. That would make it so hard for me to trust anyone ever again, especially a daycare. As for that daycare, I’m sure those two idiots who drugged these kids ruined that daycare for their customers. I wonder how many parents pulled their child or children out of it. I bet this caused this business to lose so much business. I don’t know how these women could drug kids and be ok with it. If they don’t like kids then find another job, but to drug them to make them sleep longer is a horrible thing. The melatonin drug they were using isn’t supposed to be used for anyone under the age of 20, so what makes them think little kids would be ok?
I hope daycares are more cautious about things like this and watch who they hire and how their employees are handling kids. Maybe they should put video cameras in their daycares to protect the safety of the children. I hope the kids end up alright after this and have nothing wrong with them, and I hope the parents can learn to trust again. Good luck though.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The great ending to my long week!
First things first, I am very excited to about two things. My husband and I are buying a car tomorrow. It is something my husband is very excited about because it is something he has always wanted, and after test driving it myself, I kind of really want it as well. It is a white, 1996, t-top, Trans Am. It is really slick, with black leather on the inside, and it’s really fast. I know absolutely nothing about cars, and I mean absolutely nothing, but I do know it has a corvette engine in it (because my husband told me). The first time we test drove it; my husband came and picked me and our 1 year old son up for a ride. I wasn’t too fond of it because it was very claustrophobic compared to our 2003 Chevy Suburban that I am used to being in. I felt like I was in a box and very low to the ground. Riding in the passenger side was fun because it was something different and because I know how happy my hubby was driving it; but sitting in the driver seat when I got to drive it was amazing. It has so much more power than our Suburban has and I love the sound it makes; especially when I started it, it has a race car sound and it is very sexy.
My husband has worked so hard his entire life, and he is the most selfless person I know. He would give anything to anyone if they asked which isn't always a good thing. So for him to get this car and have something that he wants for himself and something that will make him so happy all the time, makes me happy too. He doesn’t get much and I think he has deserved this.
The second thing I am really excited about is my husband is now going to school at Southern with me. He is going for 4 years to get his bachelor’s degree. He is going to major in Political Science and minor in Psychology. After graduating from Southern, he is going to go for another four years to a Law School. So I can officially say my husband is going to law school, although he’s not officially in a law school yet until he gets his bachelor’s degree, but he is going to school to become a lawyer. I am so excited. I know how smart my husband is and how he makes everyone around him feel stupid because of how smart he is, and going to law school is something he has always wanted to do. But do to a pregnancy with his ex wife, he never went to school because he had to work to support his family. Although he is 27 years old now and he thinks sometimes that he is too old to go to school now, I am very excited he is, and I am definitely going to push him to do something that I believe his is going to ace through. I am so excited to see my husband put his smart brain to good use, and this will definitely help him feel better about himself as well.
So as of right now, I am having a great ending to this week. Let’s just hope that it stays that way and nothing comes up.
My husband has worked so hard his entire life, and he is the most selfless person I know. He would give anything to anyone if they asked which isn't always a good thing. So for him to get this car and have something that he wants for himself and something that will make him so happy all the time, makes me happy too. He doesn’t get much and I think he has deserved this.
The second thing I am really excited about is my husband is now going to school at Southern with me. He is going for 4 years to get his bachelor’s degree. He is going to major in Political Science and minor in Psychology. After graduating from Southern, he is going to go for another four years to a Law School. So I can officially say my husband is going to law school, although he’s not officially in a law school yet until he gets his bachelor’s degree, but he is going to school to become a lawyer. I am so excited. I know how smart my husband is and how he makes everyone around him feel stupid because of how smart he is, and going to law school is something he has always wanted to do. But do to a pregnancy with his ex wife, he never went to school because he had to work to support his family. Although he is 27 years old now and he thinks sometimes that he is too old to go to school now, I am very excited he is, and I am definitely going to push him to do something that I believe his is going to ace through. I am so excited to see my husband put his smart brain to good use, and this will definitely help him feel better about himself as well.
So as of right now, I am having a great ending to this week. Let’s just hope that it stays that way and nothing comes up.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Woman Killed When Speeding Truck Driver Slams into Her House
I found this story on KTLA News.
This story is about a 45 year old woman named Glynna Rose Folkens who died after being hit by a truck inside her home. 19 year old, Christopher Segura, was said to be attempting suicide when he ran a stop sign, ran through a cinder block wall, and hit Folkens’ house. Folkens was pinned between the truck and her kitchen stove, she was rescued, but died later at the hospital, according to the California Highway Patrol. This happened around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday in San Bernardino. There were three other adults in the home during the accident, but they made it out safely.
My first reaction was how did this happen? How could a car just go driving into a house? It’s sad that this woman wasn’t even safe in her own home.
This 19 year old boy who may have been trying to commit suicide found a very awkward way to do so. I hate to see people who are thinking or trying to commit suicide. There are so many ways out there to get help, and I’m sure there is always a solution to whatever it is that is bothering that person that much; especially a 19 year old boy. The worst thing about it is that he killed someone else while trying to kill himself. If someone has the guts to kill themselves, don’t take others with you. This woman lost her life because a young boy wasn’t thinking. I wish that people who are having problems could go to someone for help before it gets so out of control that they think death is the only way out. People need to pay more attention to their kids, their friends, co-workers, or other people around them to see if these people are having problems. I know it is hard to tell if some people have depression, because they hide it really well, but if you see a someone you know who looks like they need someone to talk to, or someone to help them get through something, then try as best you can to take some time out of your own life to help someone else. Here is a site with signs of depression. Here is another site with 10 signs of suicidal behaviors. I feel bad for this woman; because everyone always thinks they are safe in their own homes. I bet she would have never guessed this would have happened to her. As for the 19 year old boy, I wonder if he saw the woman pined against her stove after the car stopped. You know he will carry the thoughts and images from this accident around with him forever. Let’s just hope he wasn’t trying to commit suicide because if it were an accident then he might be able to move on from this without blaming himself, but if this was an attempt to kill himself then he will have the guilt of what he did for the rest of his life.
Hopefully his family will get him the help he needs. As for Glynna Rose Folkens, I hope her family finds peace and can forgive what has happened and find a way to move on from here. I’m sorry for their loss.
This story is about a 45 year old woman named Glynna Rose Folkens who died after being hit by a truck inside her home. 19 year old, Christopher Segura, was said to be attempting suicide when he ran a stop sign, ran through a cinder block wall, and hit Folkens’ house. Folkens was pinned between the truck and her kitchen stove, she was rescued, but died later at the hospital, according to the California Highway Patrol. This happened around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday in San Bernardino. There were three other adults in the home during the accident, but they made it out safely.
My first reaction was how did this happen? How could a car just go driving into a house? It’s sad that this woman wasn’t even safe in her own home.
This 19 year old boy who may have been trying to commit suicide found a very awkward way to do so. I hate to see people who are thinking or trying to commit suicide. There are so many ways out there to get help, and I’m sure there is always a solution to whatever it is that is bothering that person that much; especially a 19 year old boy. The worst thing about it is that he killed someone else while trying to kill himself. If someone has the guts to kill themselves, don’t take others with you. This woman lost her life because a young boy wasn’t thinking. I wish that people who are having problems could go to someone for help before it gets so out of control that they think death is the only way out. People need to pay more attention to their kids, their friends, co-workers, or other people around them to see if these people are having problems. I know it is hard to tell if some people have depression, because they hide it really well, but if you see a someone you know who looks like they need someone to talk to, or someone to help them get through something, then try as best you can to take some time out of your own life to help someone else. Here is a site with signs of depression. Here is another site with 10 signs of suicidal behaviors. I feel bad for this woman; because everyone always thinks they are safe in their own homes. I bet she would have never guessed this would have happened to her. As for the 19 year old boy, I wonder if he saw the woman pined against her stove after the car stopped. You know he will carry the thoughts and images from this accident around with him forever. Let’s just hope he wasn’t trying to commit suicide because if it were an accident then he might be able to move on from this without blaming himself, but if this was an attempt to kill himself then he will have the guilt of what he did for the rest of his life.
Hopefully his family will get him the help he needs. As for Glynna Rose Folkens, I hope her family finds peace and can forgive what has happened and find a way to move on from here. I’m sorry for their loss.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
I HATE My Economics Course
I am so aggravated. I am taking an economics course and it is so hard for me. We have to read a chapter and do checkpoint question and chapter questions that the teacher has picked out, plus we have to take a quiz for every chapter. This is all stuff that I am capable of doing and I do well at, but the quizzes are hard. We can take each of them four times, each with different questions, and we keep our highest grade for the quiz. Sounds easy right?
Trying to wrap my head around half the stuff in this book is such a pain. I don’t understand 90% of the stuff it says. My husband understands it all very well, but I really think I am stupid. He tries to explain it to me as well as he can and I think it helps sometimes. I can read something that is so simple to the average person, but I have a hard time understanding what it means, so I have to read it over and over until I completely understand it. I think I put up a mental block for the things I am not interested in and it is hurting me badly. I can do the assignments and get passing grades on all of them, matter of fact, I have a B in the course right now, however if I fail the final I fail the class. So basically, if I get a 100% on everything in the class, and fail the final, I fail the course. That blows hardcore. I honestly don’t think I can pass the final at the rate I am going and I am struggling badly. The thought of economics is killing me and I think I officially hate economics all together.
I am taking 3 other classes, all online, History- lots of notes to take, but I love it; General Psychology- all tests on campus, but I love that class too; and English 102- which is very easy to me. I think psych, history and English I do well in because they are all something I am halfway interested in. English is because I want to be an English teacher; Psychology because I love learning about how the mind works and how people react to things and why; and History because I love history in general, and it’s interesting as well. But I honestly HATE economics and the more I try to do my homework and quizzes and think about my final the more I want to drop the course because I know I can’t pass it and I don’t want it to drop my GPA. But I also know I have to have the credit for the course as part of my teaching degree.
I’m not sure what to do about this whole big mess, but I have gotten myself into this and I guess I am going to have to get myself out of it. I usually use index cards to study, which are a life saver for me and they are the only way I seem to get anything into my brain, but I’m not sure index cards will help with economics. Guess I’ll have to try it and see what happens, if not, I’m afraid I am going to fail this course. :(
Trying to wrap my head around half the stuff in this book is such a pain. I don’t understand 90% of the stuff it says. My husband understands it all very well, but I really think I am stupid. He tries to explain it to me as well as he can and I think it helps sometimes. I can read something that is so simple to the average person, but I have a hard time understanding what it means, so I have to read it over and over until I completely understand it. I think I put up a mental block for the things I am not interested in and it is hurting me badly. I can do the assignments and get passing grades on all of them, matter of fact, I have a B in the course right now, however if I fail the final I fail the class. So basically, if I get a 100% on everything in the class, and fail the final, I fail the course. That blows hardcore. I honestly don’t think I can pass the final at the rate I am going and I am struggling badly. The thought of economics is killing me and I think I officially hate economics all together.
I am taking 3 other classes, all online, History- lots of notes to take, but I love it; General Psychology- all tests on campus, but I love that class too; and English 102- which is very easy to me. I think psych, history and English I do well in because they are all something I am halfway interested in. English is because I want to be an English teacher; Psychology because I love learning about how the mind works and how people react to things and why; and History because I love history in general, and it’s interesting as well. But I honestly HATE economics and the more I try to do my homework and quizzes and think about my final the more I want to drop the course because I know I can’t pass it and I don’t want it to drop my GPA. But I also know I have to have the credit for the course as part of my teaching degree.
I’m not sure what to do about this whole big mess, but I have gotten myself into this and I guess I am going to have to get myself out of it. I usually use index cards to study, which are a life saver for me and they are the only way I seem to get anything into my brain, but I’m not sure index cards will help with economics. Guess I’ll have to try it and see what happens, if not, I’m afraid I am going to fail this course. :(
Friday, March 5, 2010
No Charges in Death of Newborn Found in Trash Bin
I found this story on KTLA News. This is a story from Redondo Beach California. This is about a woman who attended a family birthday party, gave birth to her baby in one of the bedrooms and put her baby in a trash can. Prosecutors are not filing a case against this woman. Jessie Canfield is 24 years old, and she was arrested around 4:30pm in Santa Barbara after her baby was found in an “overstuffed trash bin.” Christi Frey, Deputy District Attorney said, “Coroner’s office has not yet determined cause of death and has not yet ruled the death a homicide.” Hoffman said, “the young woman told police ‘she didn’t know’ she was having a baby, and she appeared ‘distraught over a tragic situation.” People at the party said she was feeling “discomfort” and disappeared into one of the bedrooms for hours. Her baby was 6 pounds, and was discovered by a Consolidated Disposal employee. The employee said, “The trash can was heavy so he took some garbage off the top and found the infant’s body halfway down.” There will be an autopsy to determine the death of the baby.
My first reaction to this story was a feeling of sadness. I know since having my own baby that I could never do anything like this, and to think about someone else doing this makes me sick.
There are places to go to give your baby if you do not want to keep him/her. There are also so many families out there whom cannot have their own children and would love to adopt a baby. So for a mother to kill her baby or even just get rid of it in a trash can is a sad thing. This is a very sad story. Although we don’t know how the baby died, it is still sad that the mother wasn’t capable of giving it to someone. I imagine she has family that would have helped her, considering she was at a family birthday party. My first thought after reading this story was how did she not know she was pregnant? I know when I was pregnant, between the morning sickness, and the fatigue, I gained weight. Not to mention the fact that I could feel my baby moving around inside of me. Whether it was my baby having the hick ups, or just moving to lay a different way and kicking my side. It’s hard for me to image anyone being pregnant and being completely blinded from it and not having a clue what’s going on with her body. Family members said she was feeling “discomfort”, well that apparently was the labor pains, and since that isn’t a normal pain, she should have known something was going on with her body. As for her family, how could they let her go in a room and not check on her? Not only that, was Jessie Canfield distant with her family, that nobody realized she was gaining weight in her stomach area?
This story is a very sad situation. And for anyone out there who is pregnant and not wanting your baby, get help. Go to a church, fire station, police station, or even a family members home. I really hope this baby didn’t go through any pain or suffering. For the sake of the baby, I hope he/she was stillborn, because I would hate to think of this poor child suffocating underneath a bag of garbage. :^(
My first reaction to this story was a feeling of sadness. I know since having my own baby that I could never do anything like this, and to think about someone else doing this makes me sick.
There are places to go to give your baby if you do not want to keep him/her. There are also so many families out there whom cannot have their own children and would love to adopt a baby. So for a mother to kill her baby or even just get rid of it in a trash can is a sad thing. This is a very sad story. Although we don’t know how the baby died, it is still sad that the mother wasn’t capable of giving it to someone. I imagine she has family that would have helped her, considering she was at a family birthday party. My first thought after reading this story was how did she not know she was pregnant? I know when I was pregnant, between the morning sickness, and the fatigue, I gained weight. Not to mention the fact that I could feel my baby moving around inside of me. Whether it was my baby having the hick ups, or just moving to lay a different way and kicking my side. It’s hard for me to image anyone being pregnant and being completely blinded from it and not having a clue what’s going on with her body. Family members said she was feeling “discomfort”, well that apparently was the labor pains, and since that isn’t a normal pain, she should have known something was going on with her body. As for her family, how could they let her go in a room and not check on her? Not only that, was Jessie Canfield distant with her family, that nobody realized she was gaining weight in her stomach area?
This story is a very sad situation. And for anyone out there who is pregnant and not wanting your baby, get help. Go to a church, fire station, police station, or even a family members home. I really hope this baby didn’t go through any pain or suffering. For the sake of the baby, I hope he/she was stillborn, because I would hate to think of this poor child suffocating underneath a bag of garbage. :^(
Girl Escapes Attacker by Kicking Him in Groin
I found this story on KTLA News.
This story was about a 16 year old girl who was walking home from school around 4:45pm. She was on Cortez Street near Prospero Drive when a man drove up in a blue Toyota Camry and offered her a ride. The girl declined his offer and the man stepped out of his vehicle and grabbed her arm in an attempt to put her in his car. In reflex the girl pushed him, the mystery man then slapped the 16 year old girl across her face; she then kicked the man in the groin and ran away. The police said the man is Latino, between 30-35 years old, brown eyes, brown wavy hair, thick eyebrows, and a medium build. This man was also last seen wearing a black, zippered hooded sweat shirt and baggy blue jeans. The report has a sketch picture of what he looks like. He drives a late model, 4-door Toyota Camry. Police are now recommending that students who walk home after school, now stay in groups and be aware of their surroundings. The report has the numbers to call if anyone has information about this.
My first response to this story was, good for her. This is something every teenager should know, or every adult should know as well.
There are so many kids whom get kidnapped because they cannot defend themselves. I think all schools and colleges should teach self defense classes for free for everyone. I believe everyone should have a fair chance to defend themselves in a bad situation. I know Missouri Southern was offering a class to help a woman defend herself against becoming a rape victim. This is something everyone should know. And with as many kids getting kidnapped or even raped for that matter, they should have some type of defense to protect themselves or a friend. College is a dangerous situation as well. Lots of people take night classes and you never know what crazy person is standing next to your car when you leave class, or if there is someone standing outside of the dark building you just walked out of. I remember when I was taking night classes and I was very cautious because I have a problem trusting people, especially in that kind of situation. I always loved when my husband picked me up from class because I felt safer. And if my husband couldn’t pick me up and I had to drive myself, I always called him as soon as I got out of class so if something happened then he would know and be able to call for help. He always knew where my classes where and if something happened, then he would know where I was when it happened. Not to mention I always checked my vehicle before I got in it. Our vehicle as soon as you hit the unlock button on the keychain thing, the inside lights would come on and I would look in the car before getting in.
Thank God this girl had the courage to try to defend herself. It was something small like a kick in the groin to get this man to leave her alone; and this could have saved her life. Let’s just hope that this story reaches out to parents and kids everywhere to prepare for a situation like this.
This story was about a 16 year old girl who was walking home from school around 4:45pm. She was on Cortez Street near Prospero Drive when a man drove up in a blue Toyota Camry and offered her a ride. The girl declined his offer and the man stepped out of his vehicle and grabbed her arm in an attempt to put her in his car. In reflex the girl pushed him, the mystery man then slapped the 16 year old girl across her face; she then kicked the man in the groin and ran away. The police said the man is Latino, between 30-35 years old, brown eyes, brown wavy hair, thick eyebrows, and a medium build. This man was also last seen wearing a black, zippered hooded sweat shirt and baggy blue jeans. The report has a sketch picture of what he looks like. He drives a late model, 4-door Toyota Camry. Police are now recommending that students who walk home after school, now stay in groups and be aware of their surroundings. The report has the numbers to call if anyone has information about this.
My first response to this story was, good for her. This is something every teenager should know, or every adult should know as well.
There are so many kids whom get kidnapped because they cannot defend themselves. I think all schools and colleges should teach self defense classes for free for everyone. I believe everyone should have a fair chance to defend themselves in a bad situation. I know Missouri Southern was offering a class to help a woman defend herself against becoming a rape victim. This is something everyone should know. And with as many kids getting kidnapped or even raped for that matter, they should have some type of defense to protect themselves or a friend. College is a dangerous situation as well. Lots of people take night classes and you never know what crazy person is standing next to your car when you leave class, or if there is someone standing outside of the dark building you just walked out of. I remember when I was taking night classes and I was very cautious because I have a problem trusting people, especially in that kind of situation. I always loved when my husband picked me up from class because I felt safer. And if my husband couldn’t pick me up and I had to drive myself, I always called him as soon as I got out of class so if something happened then he would know and be able to call for help. He always knew where my classes where and if something happened, then he would know where I was when it happened. Not to mention I always checked my vehicle before I got in it. Our vehicle as soon as you hit the unlock button on the keychain thing, the inside lights would come on and I would look in the car before getting in.
Thank God this girl had the courage to try to defend herself. It was something small like a kick in the groin to get this man to leave her alone; and this could have saved her life. Let’s just hope that this story reaches out to parents and kids everywhere to prepare for a situation like this.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Drivers Sought After Girl Struck, Killed in Brentwood
I found this story on KTLA News.
There was a 13 year old girl from Brentwood killed while trying to get on a school bus between Sunset Boulevard and Cliffwood Avenue. This happened before 7:20 Friday morning. The girls name has not been released but she attends Harvard Westlake Middle School. She was struck by one of two vehicles, a Mercedes-Benz or a Black Toyota. Both drivers stopped but neither identified themselves. The victim’s mother witnessed her daughter get hit by one of the vehicles. The girl was pronounced dead later at UCLA Medical Center.
My first reaction to this story is how common this is. People do not follow the laws surrounding the school bus; or any other law for that matter. It is sad that this mother had to witness her daughter get killed right in front of her own eyes.
I could not imagine watching one of my kids get hit by a car, or anything else tragic happening to them. The first thing after the incident that would go through my head is why I couldn’t stop it. I would probably blame myself, and would have a hard time going from one day to the next. Kids aren’t supposed to die before their parents. It’s not the natural way of life. This is a terrible thing that happened, but maybe it will open everyone’s eyes and make them more aware of things around them…like a big giant school bus stopped with a stop sign and flashing lights. The report said that the Toyota possibly was kids driving to school, so apparently they weren’t very careful drivers. Especially since they did a hit and run. I kind of feel for those kids too, since they will live the rest of their lives knowing they hit and killed a young girl because of their careless driving. Unfortunately, it’s too late to learn from their mistakes. What I’m a little confused about is, if the mother witnessed the accident, then why couldn’t she remember which car had hit her daughter? I guess she was so shocked and emotional about everything that she may not remember clearly. I remember seeing a girl that rode my bus get hit by a car right in front of me. It was something still to this day I can see in my head very clearly. I remember sitting towards the front of the bus, I was maybe 3rd or 4th grade at the time. But I was sitting on the left side of the bus, and I was watching an older girl walking across the street to get on the bus. There was a little hill in front of the bus that the opposite traffic would have to go over before seeing the stopped bus. She got halfway across the road and a car came flying over the hill and hit her. I cried, I was scared, and I didn’t know what to do. I remember seeing her thrown onto the car and thrown further than the length of the bus, since the car was going the opposite way as the bus. When the car and girl were gone (when she got hit) I remember seeing the girls shoe right in front of me on the road, which I could see out the bus window. It was as if when the car hit her and her shoe didn’t move, but her foot came out and left it behind. I also remember seeing her backpack out of the road in her yard from being thrown. This happened so quickly, but when I think about it, it is so slow, as if I can see everything. I stared at the shoe and backpack for a while, and I don’t remember anything after that, almost as if I blocked the rest of it out. That was a very traumatic thing for me and I barely knew the girl. But I do know that she ended up in a wheel chair, and everyday passing her house she would be going to school and my bus driver would honk and everyone would wave. I still remember the girls’ name. Her family had put up a wheel chair ramp outside of her house so she could get in and out. Sorry this was so long. The story reminded me of that and I thought I would write about it from a kid on the bus’s point of view.
Let’s just hope that whoever did this gets caught, and the people reading this will pay more attention to the roads when they are driving. Maybe even realize that hitting someone while driving doesn’t just affect that person and their family, but everyone around them as well.
There was a 13 year old girl from Brentwood killed while trying to get on a school bus between Sunset Boulevard and Cliffwood Avenue. This happened before 7:20 Friday morning. The girls name has not been released but she attends Harvard Westlake Middle School. She was struck by one of two vehicles, a Mercedes-Benz or a Black Toyota. Both drivers stopped but neither identified themselves. The victim’s mother witnessed her daughter get hit by one of the vehicles. The girl was pronounced dead later at UCLA Medical Center.
My first reaction to this story is how common this is. People do not follow the laws surrounding the school bus; or any other law for that matter. It is sad that this mother had to witness her daughter get killed right in front of her own eyes.
I could not imagine watching one of my kids get hit by a car, or anything else tragic happening to them. The first thing after the incident that would go through my head is why I couldn’t stop it. I would probably blame myself, and would have a hard time going from one day to the next. Kids aren’t supposed to die before their parents. It’s not the natural way of life. This is a terrible thing that happened, but maybe it will open everyone’s eyes and make them more aware of things around them…like a big giant school bus stopped with a stop sign and flashing lights. The report said that the Toyota possibly was kids driving to school, so apparently they weren’t very careful drivers. Especially since they did a hit and run. I kind of feel for those kids too, since they will live the rest of their lives knowing they hit and killed a young girl because of their careless driving. Unfortunately, it’s too late to learn from their mistakes. What I’m a little confused about is, if the mother witnessed the accident, then why couldn’t she remember which car had hit her daughter? I guess she was so shocked and emotional about everything that she may not remember clearly. I remember seeing a girl that rode my bus get hit by a car right in front of me. It was something still to this day I can see in my head very clearly. I remember sitting towards the front of the bus, I was maybe 3rd or 4th grade at the time. But I was sitting on the left side of the bus, and I was watching an older girl walking across the street to get on the bus. There was a little hill in front of the bus that the opposite traffic would have to go over before seeing the stopped bus. She got halfway across the road and a car came flying over the hill and hit her. I cried, I was scared, and I didn’t know what to do. I remember seeing her thrown onto the car and thrown further than the length of the bus, since the car was going the opposite way as the bus. When the car and girl were gone (when she got hit) I remember seeing the girls shoe right in front of me on the road, which I could see out the bus window. It was as if when the car hit her and her shoe didn’t move, but her foot came out and left it behind. I also remember seeing her backpack out of the road in her yard from being thrown. This happened so quickly, but when I think about it, it is so slow, as if I can see everything. I stared at the shoe and backpack for a while, and I don’t remember anything after that, almost as if I blocked the rest of it out. That was a very traumatic thing for me and I barely knew the girl. But I do know that she ended up in a wheel chair, and everyday passing her house she would be going to school and my bus driver would honk and everyone would wave. I still remember the girls’ name. Her family had put up a wheel chair ramp outside of her house so she could get in and out. Sorry this was so long. The story reminded me of that and I thought I would write about it from a kid on the bus’s point of view.
Let’s just hope that whoever did this gets caught, and the people reading this will pay more attention to the roads when they are driving. Maybe even realize that hitting someone while driving doesn’t just affect that person and their family, but everyone around them as well.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Doctor: Breast Implants Stopped Bullet, Saved Woman's Life
I found this story on KTLA News.
This is a Beverly Hills story about a woman who was shot in her arm and her chest by a crazed soon to be ex-husband of her co-worker.This happened at Simi Valley dental office last summer. Lydia Carranza would be dead had it not been for her “size-D implants.” Lydia worked with Mariela Parades, who is 24 years old and had filed for divorce. Her soon to be ex-husband showed up at her work (Simi Valley dental office) and opened fired in the office. Lydia was shot in her arm and once in her chest, and had it not been for her breast implants, doctors say she would not be alive today. Dr. Ghavami said, “the bullet fragments were millimeters from her heart and her vital organs. If not for the implant, she might not be alive.” He also said that he is willing to perform the reconstructive surgery needed to fix the implant at a reduced price, and is also hoping other companies donate supplies to help. Unfortunately for Mariela, she was shot and killed by her husband, Jaime Parades, who is awaiting trial. The report says, “he is being held without bail on numerous counts, including murder and premeditated murder.”
My first reaction to this story is wow, that is amazing. This woman is a very lucky woman and although she should be grateful to have a second chance at live due to still being alive, I completely understand why she would want to get her implant fixed. Too bad she has to pay to have it reconstructed, even at a discounted price. She was shot and it wasn’t her fault.
This is a great story. She is so lucky and unlucky at the same time. She is unlucky because she was shot twice, and she is lucky because she is still alive. Most people think breast implants are bad, and there are definitely a lot of controversial arguments on this topic. There are so many dangers to getting breast implants, and for once there is definitely a positive situation come out of it. Just think about what the doctor said about the bullet fragments coming so close to her organs and her heart. I bet she is at home with her family thanking God that she had decided to get implants, whatever the reasoning may have been. And I bet there are also so many woman out there who want breast implants now because of this story. As for Mariela, this is a very sad story. She filed from divorce from her husband and he came to her work and murdered her and shot a co-worker. My first thought about that is, he probably thought if he couldn’t have her, then no one could. That is such a dangerous thing. Guess she had a good reason to divorce this man, because obviously he was not a mentally stable guy.
My prayer goes out to her family and friends, and also to the workers that witnessed the whole thing. Something like this is so tragic and I’m surprised they didn’t say more about the woman killed.
This is a Beverly Hills story about a woman who was shot in her arm and her chest by a crazed soon to be ex-husband of her co-worker.This happened at Simi Valley dental office last summer. Lydia Carranza would be dead had it not been for her “size-D implants.” Lydia worked with Mariela Parades, who is 24 years old and had filed for divorce. Her soon to be ex-husband showed up at her work (Simi Valley dental office) and opened fired in the office. Lydia was shot in her arm and once in her chest, and had it not been for her breast implants, doctors say she would not be alive today. Dr. Ghavami said, “the bullet fragments were millimeters from her heart and her vital organs. If not for the implant, she might not be alive.” He also said that he is willing to perform the reconstructive surgery needed to fix the implant at a reduced price, and is also hoping other companies donate supplies to help. Unfortunately for Mariela, she was shot and killed by her husband, Jaime Parades, who is awaiting trial. The report says, “he is being held without bail on numerous counts, including murder and premeditated murder.”
My first reaction to this story is wow, that is amazing. This woman is a very lucky woman and although she should be grateful to have a second chance at live due to still being alive, I completely understand why she would want to get her implant fixed. Too bad she has to pay to have it reconstructed, even at a discounted price. She was shot and it wasn’t her fault.
This is a great story. She is so lucky and unlucky at the same time. She is unlucky because she was shot twice, and she is lucky because she is still alive. Most people think breast implants are bad, and there are definitely a lot of controversial arguments on this topic. There are so many dangers to getting breast implants, and for once there is definitely a positive situation come out of it. Just think about what the doctor said about the bullet fragments coming so close to her organs and her heart. I bet she is at home with her family thanking God that she had decided to get implants, whatever the reasoning may have been. And I bet there are also so many woman out there who want breast implants now because of this story. As for Mariela, this is a very sad story. She filed from divorce from her husband and he came to her work and murdered her and shot a co-worker. My first thought about that is, he probably thought if he couldn’t have her, then no one could. That is such a dangerous thing. Guess she had a good reason to divorce this man, because obviously he was not a mentally stable guy.
My prayer goes out to her family and friends, and also to the workers that witnessed the whole thing. Something like this is so tragic and I’m surprised they didn’t say more about the woman killed.
Friday, February 19, 2010
School Accused of Using Webcams to Spy on Students at Home
I found this story on KTLA News.
In Philadelphia, FBI is opening a criminal investigation on a school district for activating webcams at their students’ homes without any knowledge of this being done. The school had issued laptops for students to take home, and in doing so activated the webcams to spy on their students while not on school premises. The report said, “Families learned of the alleged webcam images when an assistant principal spoke to a student about inappropriate behavior at home.”
My first reaction to this crazy story was how inappropriate this was and how out of control our school systems are.
I cannot believe something like this could even happen. My sister in law got a laptop from her school when she was in high school, as did all the other students. They were allowed to take them home to do homework or whatever. I understand wanting to protect students from everything while they are in school, but this takes that to a whole new level. This principal and anyone else involved in this should be fired. I imagine they didn’t have a couple hundred people sitting around watching everyone’s laptops to make sure the students are safe or not doing anything illegal, but I’m curious why the principal was watching this certain kid. If he had some kind of message from the kid, such as the kid telling him that his parents beat him and told him to access his webcam for proof, then I could understand. But there is no reason for this student to have his privacy invaded, and the parents or other siblings have their privacy invaded as well. There is no logical explanation for something like this, and I don’t know how the principal is going to get himself out of this. These kids are supposed to feel safe at school, and knowing they have a school computer, they should feel it is ok and not be intimidated by it. I totally agree with the principal or other school teachers looking at the students’ laptop history to make sure they are not getting onto sites they shouldn’t be on, or making sure they are not threatening anyone or doing anything else illegal. But there is absolutely no reason for their webcams to be viewed, especially with no permission. This is a very low thing for a school to do, and I hope something is done to prevent this in the future. I just hope that this doesn’t ruin other schools from having the ability to give their students laptops to help with homework. Laptops, in my opinion, are a great thing for kids to have. Everything is using computers now days, and this teaches them responsibility and things they might need for their future careers.
Let’s just hope that this is stopped, and kids can continue to advance into the world of computers. Maybe they can remove webcams all together, there’s no reason for them anyways.
In Philadelphia, FBI is opening a criminal investigation on a school district for activating webcams at their students’ homes without any knowledge of this being done. The school had issued laptops for students to take home, and in doing so activated the webcams to spy on their students while not on school premises. The report said, “Families learned of the alleged webcam images when an assistant principal spoke to a student about inappropriate behavior at home.”
My first reaction to this crazy story was how inappropriate this was and how out of control our school systems are.
I cannot believe something like this could even happen. My sister in law got a laptop from her school when she was in high school, as did all the other students. They were allowed to take them home to do homework or whatever. I understand wanting to protect students from everything while they are in school, but this takes that to a whole new level. This principal and anyone else involved in this should be fired. I imagine they didn’t have a couple hundred people sitting around watching everyone’s laptops to make sure the students are safe or not doing anything illegal, but I’m curious why the principal was watching this certain kid. If he had some kind of message from the kid, such as the kid telling him that his parents beat him and told him to access his webcam for proof, then I could understand. But there is no reason for this student to have his privacy invaded, and the parents or other siblings have their privacy invaded as well. There is no logical explanation for something like this, and I don’t know how the principal is going to get himself out of this. These kids are supposed to feel safe at school, and knowing they have a school computer, they should feel it is ok and not be intimidated by it. I totally agree with the principal or other school teachers looking at the students’ laptop history to make sure they are not getting onto sites they shouldn’t be on, or making sure they are not threatening anyone or doing anything else illegal. But there is absolutely no reason for their webcams to be viewed, especially with no permission. This is a very low thing for a school to do, and I hope something is done to prevent this in the future. I just hope that this doesn’t ruin other schools from having the ability to give their students laptops to help with homework. Laptops, in my opinion, are a great thing for kids to have. Everything is using computers now days, and this teaches them responsibility and things they might need for their future careers.
Let’s just hope that this is stopped, and kids can continue to advance into the world of computers. Maybe they can remove webcams all together, there’s no reason for them anyways.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Three Middle School Students Facing Criminal "Sexting" Charges
I found this story on KTLA News.
This story is about 3 middle school kids who could be facing sex offender charges. There are being charged with “sexting” which is sending naked or half naked pictures of yourself to someone else who is under the age of 18. Paula Kniestedt’s 13 year old daughter is one of the 3 Middle School kids being charged with this; her daughter had a picture of herself that she sent to a boyfriend who, after a breakup, sent it to other kids in their school. Paula said about her daughter in the article, “This could ruin everything for her. This could ruin her whole life.” Paula also thinks what her daughter did was wrong, but believes there are more people who should be in trouble for passing the picture along as well. Pepper Schwatz, a sociology professor at the University of Washington, said, “If you send something out into cyber space you can never pull it back. You cannot control where it goes and it could come to haunt you literally forever.” Paula said, “I think it does need to be out there that parents need to be a little more particular about what their kids are doing with their internet and their phones.” The report also mentioned a girl from Ohio who was 18 years old, hung herself after dealing with this same situation. States such as Utah and Vermont are now looking at lessening the punishment for the “sexting” crimes.
My first reaction to this is how horrible this is from both points of view. I cannot imagine having my kids in trouble for this, and I also couldn’t imagine my son/daughter having a sex offender charge against them. They would have to register every time they move, or even when they try to get a job. This would be a terrible thing to deal with, let alone think about. No parent wants this for their child.
This is one subject I am very passionate about. I hate this so much; everything about this. First off, kids in middle school are way too young to even be thinking about this type of stuff. They should be worried about school and friends and clothes or sports. They shouldn’t even be thinking about sex in any way at this point in their lives; I know I wasn’t. Second of all, the punishment for these kids to carry a sex offender charge over their heads for the rest of their lives is the worst possible thing they could do to these kids. I cannot even believe this is being allowed. I understand these kids should not have done this, but they shouldn’t be charged with child pornography, that is absurd. This would be like someone who stole something getting the death penalty. It is probably embarrassing enough to have a naked picture of this girl passed around to the kids she has to see every day at school. I couldn’t imagine something like that, especially at such a young age. These kids need to be closer with their parents, and parents need to be closer with their kids. Parents need to know what’s going on in their kids’ lives, and be open and honest enough for their kids to know right from wrong. I don’t agree with this story, nor do I support it in any way.
This story is about 3 middle school kids who could be facing sex offender charges. There are being charged with “sexting” which is sending naked or half naked pictures of yourself to someone else who is under the age of 18. Paula Kniestedt’s 13 year old daughter is one of the 3 Middle School kids being charged with this; her daughter had a picture of herself that she sent to a boyfriend who, after a breakup, sent it to other kids in their school. Paula said about her daughter in the article, “This could ruin everything for her. This could ruin her whole life.” Paula also thinks what her daughter did was wrong, but believes there are more people who should be in trouble for passing the picture along as well. Pepper Schwatz, a sociology professor at the University of Washington, said, “If you send something out into cyber space you can never pull it back. You cannot control where it goes and it could come to haunt you literally forever.” Paula said, “I think it does need to be out there that parents need to be a little more particular about what their kids are doing with their internet and their phones.” The report also mentioned a girl from Ohio who was 18 years old, hung herself after dealing with this same situation. States such as Utah and Vermont are now looking at lessening the punishment for the “sexting” crimes.
My first reaction to this is how horrible this is from both points of view. I cannot imagine having my kids in trouble for this, and I also couldn’t imagine my son/daughter having a sex offender charge against them. They would have to register every time they move, or even when they try to get a job. This would be a terrible thing to deal with, let alone think about. No parent wants this for their child.
This is one subject I am very passionate about. I hate this so much; everything about this. First off, kids in middle school are way too young to even be thinking about this type of stuff. They should be worried about school and friends and clothes or sports. They shouldn’t even be thinking about sex in any way at this point in their lives; I know I wasn’t. Second of all, the punishment for these kids to carry a sex offender charge over their heads for the rest of their lives is the worst possible thing they could do to these kids. I cannot even believe this is being allowed. I understand these kids should not have done this, but they shouldn’t be charged with child pornography, that is absurd. This would be like someone who stole something getting the death penalty. It is probably embarrassing enough to have a naked picture of this girl passed around to the kids she has to see every day at school. I couldn’t imagine something like that, especially at such a young age. These kids need to be closer with their parents, and parents need to be closer with their kids. Parents need to know what’s going on in their kids’ lives, and be open and honest enough for their kids to know right from wrong. I don’t agree with this story, nor do I support it in any way.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Love Stinks! Woman Gets Manure Heart as Valentine
This story was found on KTLA News.
This happened in Minnesota, where a man made a very original Valentine’s Day gift for his wife. They have been married for 37 years and live on their farm. Bruce Andersland started the gift on Wednesday and finished on Thursday. Bruce made a half mile heart shape on their farm made out of manure. Beth, Bruce’s wife, said, “It’s the biggest and most original Valentine she has ever received.” She also said, “Some people might think it’s gross, but why not do something fun with what you got?” The heart would have been darker and easier to see, but it snowed on top of the manure, so it’s not as dark as it should be, but still noticeable.
This is a very cute story. This gives a whole new meaning to being original. Don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this, nor would I have thought to do something like this.
She is right though about people thinking it was gross. I personally think it is gross, but like she said, it was cute. I know even though it was gross, I would love it my husband did something like that. It’s sweet and thoughtful. Although I’d rather him not do something like that, I guess I’ll take what I can get. I’ve never been a big Valentine’s Day person. My husband always does something very sweet for me, but I never expect him to. Most girls are upset if their spouse or boyfriends don’t buy them something, but I think it’s just another day. I still love the surprises my husband comes up with every year, but would be perfectly happy just to spend the day with him.
Valentine’s Day just seems like a day for the businesses (flowers and cards) to make a little extra money.
This happened in Minnesota, where a man made a very original Valentine’s Day gift for his wife. They have been married for 37 years and live on their farm. Bruce Andersland started the gift on Wednesday and finished on Thursday. Bruce made a half mile heart shape on their farm made out of manure. Beth, Bruce’s wife, said, “It’s the biggest and most original Valentine she has ever received.” She also said, “Some people might think it’s gross, but why not do something fun with what you got?” The heart would have been darker and easier to see, but it snowed on top of the manure, so it’s not as dark as it should be, but still noticeable.
This is a very cute story. This gives a whole new meaning to being original. Don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this, nor would I have thought to do something like this.
She is right though about people thinking it was gross. I personally think it is gross, but like she said, it was cute. I know even though it was gross, I would love it my husband did something like that. It’s sweet and thoughtful. Although I’d rather him not do something like that, I guess I’ll take what I can get. I’ve never been a big Valentine’s Day person. My husband always does something very sweet for me, but I never expect him to. Most girls are upset if their spouse or boyfriends don’t buy them something, but I think it’s just another day. I still love the surprises my husband comes up with every year, but would be perfectly happy just to spend the day with him.
Valentine’s Day just seems like a day for the businesses (flowers and cards) to make a little extra money.
Woman Stabs Man in Eye with Stiletto
I found this story on KTLA News.
This happened in London, where a 33 year old woman stabbed a man in his eye with her stiletto while sharing a cab together. Yorkshire police said, “The man was in a critical but stable condition after the woman, with whom he was sharing a cab, assaulted him with the heel of her shoe.” Sun newspaper quoted that neighbors said, “The pair were a couple and had gotten into an argument when she kicked him.” Police wouldn’t comment on the situation, but did say, “The woman had appeared in court earlier in the week and was released on bail.”
Once again, another funny story. Who would have thought? I’ve heard of this before, but I think the last story I read this one was about a stripper who stabbed another stripper with her stiletto as well.
This is another story where I wonder what happened and what they were fighting about to make this unknown woman go to that defense. She could have killed this man, and all she got was bail set. Should this be considered attempted murder? Probably not. I doubt this woman was really trying to kill him; there are so many other things to do if she wanted him dead. However, stilettos can be and are a very dangerous weapon for women everywhere. So all you guys out there, remember not to mess with a girl with really tall heel, because it could be the last thing you ever do. Coming from a girl who has a pair of knee high boots, which are wide heels because I can’t walk in skinny heels. The second paragraph on this site explains where the name stiletto comes from and how it was named after the “stiletto dagger.” I didn’t find any stories about someone being murdered from a stiletto heel, not to say there isn’t one out there, but I would imagine that if someone was killed with a stiletto, then they must have really made someone mad; because for someone to go way out of your way to kill someone else with your heel would be very well thought out, or intentional. I can think of a hundred other things that could be used as weapons, matter of fact, just about anything could be used as a weapon. The story still never said why she stabbed the man, boyfriend or not, in the eye with her stiletto, but I guess we’ll never know unless they come out with another story. I guess the man could have assaulted her, tried to steal her purse, or maybe like the last story I did about the man vandalizing Wal-mart televisions, maybe she was just really mad at him. Maybe she should take an anger management class, or maybe even just find a new boyfriend. She must have had some kind of good reasoning for it since she didn't get much of a charge for it.
Although stilettos are sexy, they can be used as a weapon, so everyone, male or female, should be careful. And they should probably be kept out of reach of children. Lol.
This happened in London, where a 33 year old woman stabbed a man in his eye with her stiletto while sharing a cab together. Yorkshire police said, “The man was in a critical but stable condition after the woman, with whom he was sharing a cab, assaulted him with the heel of her shoe.” Sun newspaper quoted that neighbors said, “The pair were a couple and had gotten into an argument when she kicked him.” Police wouldn’t comment on the situation, but did say, “The woman had appeared in court earlier in the week and was released on bail.”
Once again, another funny story. Who would have thought? I’ve heard of this before, but I think the last story I read this one was about a stripper who stabbed another stripper with her stiletto as well.
This is another story where I wonder what happened and what they were fighting about to make this unknown woman go to that defense. She could have killed this man, and all she got was bail set. Should this be considered attempted murder? Probably not. I doubt this woman was really trying to kill him; there are so many other things to do if she wanted him dead. However, stilettos can be and are a very dangerous weapon for women everywhere. So all you guys out there, remember not to mess with a girl with really tall heel, because it could be the last thing you ever do. Coming from a girl who has a pair of knee high boots, which are wide heels because I can’t walk in skinny heels. The second paragraph on this site explains where the name stiletto comes from and how it was named after the “stiletto dagger.” I didn’t find any stories about someone being murdered from a stiletto heel, not to say there isn’t one out there, but I would imagine that if someone was killed with a stiletto, then they must have really made someone mad; because for someone to go way out of your way to kill someone else with your heel would be very well thought out, or intentional. I can think of a hundred other things that could be used as weapons, matter of fact, just about anything could be used as a weapon. The story still never said why she stabbed the man, boyfriend or not, in the eye with her stiletto, but I guess we’ll never know unless they come out with another story. I guess the man could have assaulted her, tried to steal her purse, or maybe like the last story I did about the man vandalizing Wal-mart televisions, maybe she was just really mad at him. Maybe she should take an anger management class, or maybe even just find a new boyfriend. She must have had some kind of good reasoning for it since she didn't get much of a charge for it.
Although stilettos are sexy, they can be used as a weapon, so everyone, male or female, should be careful. And they should probably be kept out of reach of children. Lol.
Man Goes on Bat-Wielding Rampage at Walmart
I found this story on KTLA News.
This is about a 23 year old man who was walking through Wal-Mart, grabbed a baseball bat, and started vandalizing flat-screen televisions. He destroyed 29 flat-screens which totaled up to $22,000. The report said, “Police in Lilburn near Atlanta have charged Westley Strelis with 29 counts of criminal damage to property in the second degree.” Witnesses have told the police that Strelis grabbed a metal baseball bat and headed toward the electronic department and destroyed the 29 televisions that were on display.
My first opinion of this was laughter. This is a very funny story. It is sad for the Wal-mart store that now has damaged goods, but funny for the people around.
What caused this man to go nuts in the electronic department at Wal-Mart? What did Wal-mart do to him? I’m so curious as to what started this whole thing. Maybe his girlfriend broke up with him, and he was very upset. The main thing I have to say is at least he hit 29 televisions and not 29 random people walking by him. Could you imagine if he had been violent to people instead? Not to put myself in harm’s way, but I kind of wish I were in the store when he had this breakdown. That would have been something to see.
You don’t really hear about stories such as this one very often, good thing no one got hurt, and let’s hope they come out with an updated story as to what set this man in destructive mode.
This is about a 23 year old man who was walking through Wal-Mart, grabbed a baseball bat, and started vandalizing flat-screen televisions. He destroyed 29 flat-screens which totaled up to $22,000. The report said, “Police in Lilburn near Atlanta have charged Westley Strelis with 29 counts of criminal damage to property in the second degree.” Witnesses have told the police that Strelis grabbed a metal baseball bat and headed toward the electronic department and destroyed the 29 televisions that were on display.
My first opinion of this was laughter. This is a very funny story. It is sad for the Wal-mart store that now has damaged goods, but funny for the people around.
What caused this man to go nuts in the electronic department at Wal-Mart? What did Wal-mart do to him? I’m so curious as to what started this whole thing. Maybe his girlfriend broke up with him, and he was very upset. The main thing I have to say is at least he hit 29 televisions and not 29 random people walking by him. Could you imagine if he had been violent to people instead? Not to put myself in harm’s way, but I kind of wish I were in the store when he had this breakdown. That would have been something to see.
You don’t really hear about stories such as this one very often, good thing no one got hurt, and let’s hope they come out with an updated story as to what set this man in destructive mode.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Student, 12, Arrested for Doodling on Desk
I found this story on KTLA News.
Alexa Gonzalez is a 12-year-old student at Junior High School in Forest Hills New York. She was arrested for writing her name on her desk during class. She wrote, “Lex was here. 2/1/10,” she also wrote, “I love my friends Abby and Faith” on her desk as well. Lex said she was trying to kill time while waiting for her Spanish teacher to hand out their homework. She was escorted out of the school in hand cuffs. Although she had a perfect attendance record, she was handcuffed and taken into custody at the police station across the street from her school. After appearing in family court Tuesday, Lex was assigned, “8 hours of community service, a book report and an essay on what she learned from her mistake.” A DOE spokesman said, “the principal made a mistake and has lifted the suspension.”
My first reaction to this story was how ignorant this was, and how bad our school systems have gotten.
I cannot believe this 12 year old girl was handcuffed and taken out of school for something so minor. I think 90% of kids that age either do or want to write on their desks. I understand that it is wrong and also vandalizing. But what do you honestly expect from kids? They are going to do things you don’t want them to do. This girl had perfect attendance and no other problems. I bet there are lots of parents out there who wish that was the worst thing their child has done. I’m curious if it wasn’t something the principal was trying to set an example off. Lex got expelled from school, buy obviously the principal knew he went overboard with it, because he took it back and allowed her to return to school. I would understand her being expelled from school, had she been in trouble numerous times previous; but for this being her first offense, this is ridiculous. I know if this had been my child, I would be very upset, and the principal and the police station would have heard from me. I’ve seen kids when I was in school do worse and not have such a harsh punishment. And I also think that it was weird that the judge assigned her 8 hours community service, a book report and an essay about “what she learned from her mistake.” That was way overboard as well. Is a judge even capable of forcing a 12 year old to write a book report and essay? Seems like the girl won’t have much to write about; she might write about how things got blown way out of proportion or about how “writing on desks is punishable by death.” Even the school thought their punishment was to harsh.
It’s amazing how the world changes as you get older. When I was in school, the worst punishment for writing on your desk, was having to clean it off yourself, or sitting in the hallway; it may not have even been bad enough to go to the principal’s office. I can’t imagine what the other kids think, and I bet they are all scared to breath thinking if the teacher hears them they might get a criminal record. It’s stuff like this that shows how bad things have gone downhill. Kind of like the story about the young girls sending naked pictures of themselves to their boyfriends, they got charged with child pornography and are now sex offenders for the rest of their lives. What’s the point of that?
Alexa Gonzalez is a 12-year-old student at Junior High School in Forest Hills New York. She was arrested for writing her name on her desk during class. She wrote, “Lex was here. 2/1/10,” she also wrote, “I love my friends Abby and Faith” on her desk as well. Lex said she was trying to kill time while waiting for her Spanish teacher to hand out their homework. She was escorted out of the school in hand cuffs. Although she had a perfect attendance record, she was handcuffed and taken into custody at the police station across the street from her school. After appearing in family court Tuesday, Lex was assigned, “8 hours of community service, a book report and an essay on what she learned from her mistake.” A DOE spokesman said, “the principal made a mistake and has lifted the suspension.”
My first reaction to this story was how ignorant this was, and how bad our school systems have gotten.
I cannot believe this 12 year old girl was handcuffed and taken out of school for something so minor. I think 90% of kids that age either do or want to write on their desks. I understand that it is wrong and also vandalizing. But what do you honestly expect from kids? They are going to do things you don’t want them to do. This girl had perfect attendance and no other problems. I bet there are lots of parents out there who wish that was the worst thing their child has done. I’m curious if it wasn’t something the principal was trying to set an example off. Lex got expelled from school, buy obviously the principal knew he went overboard with it, because he took it back and allowed her to return to school. I would understand her being expelled from school, had she been in trouble numerous times previous; but for this being her first offense, this is ridiculous. I know if this had been my child, I would be very upset, and the principal and the police station would have heard from me. I’ve seen kids when I was in school do worse and not have such a harsh punishment. And I also think that it was weird that the judge assigned her 8 hours community service, a book report and an essay about “what she learned from her mistake.” That was way overboard as well. Is a judge even capable of forcing a 12 year old to write a book report and essay? Seems like the girl won’t have much to write about; she might write about how things got blown way out of proportion or about how “writing on desks is punishable by death.” Even the school thought their punishment was to harsh.
It’s amazing how the world changes as you get older. When I was in school, the worst punishment for writing on your desk, was having to clean it off yourself, or sitting in the hallway; it may not have even been bad enough to go to the principal’s office. I can’t imagine what the other kids think, and I bet they are all scared to breath thinking if the teacher hears them they might get a criminal record. It’s stuff like this that shows how bad things have gone downhill. Kind of like the story about the young girls sending naked pictures of themselves to their boyfriends, they got charged with child pornography and are now sex offenders for the rest of their lives. What’s the point of that?
My day!
Today is my son’s 1st birthday. I am so excited, because he is getting so big. My eldest son just turned 8 on January 22nd, so we are having their birthday parties together. We are having one big party tomorrow night and they are so excited, although my 1 year old is too young to know what’s going on, I know he will be excited.
When I brought my son to school this morning, it was sleeting, and a little while after I got home it started to snow. The snow was so pretty. I had never seen snow like that, it was really thick, fluffy snowflakes that were huge, and it covered the ground pretty quick. As for now, the snow is gone; it only stayed on the ground for about an hour or so. But if it snows a lot tonight then my mom won’t be able to drive down from 3 hours away, to go to the boys’ birthday party, because of the weather.
My husband and I went shopping today at the mall. We like The Buckle store, I got two pairs of jeans there, and spend $200. How do you spend that much money on jeans? Lol We are also looking at buying a new mattress because ours is old and no longer comfortable. We stopped by two of the mattress shops in the mall and tried out a bunch of them. The air mattresses are really comfortable but don’t think it’s what we are looking for. I really like the memory foam beds, they are so relaxing, but my husband doesn’t like them, plus with him just having back surgery, the memory foam beds are hard for him to get in and out of. So I think we are going to stick to the spring beds with the pillow top. We both love pillow tops. It’s something we can both agree on because my husband likes the hard/firm beds and I like the softer ones, so a pillow top fits both of our needs. So if anyone has any suggestions on beds, or if someone has a pillow top mattress bed and has an opinion about it, please share.
I just got my nails done yesterday. The lady who did them reminded me of my mom. She was so nice and fun to talk to. She did a really good job and I’m really excited about them. I have the acrylic fake nails, the clear ones with the white French tips. I had my nails done for my senior prom, but was never a girly girl, so when I had them done I pulled them off as soon as they got a tiny bit loose. So I had a last moment thought yesterday that I wanted nails again, so I did. Now relearning how to type is so much harder than I could have ever imagined. I’m slowly getting used to them, but I still hit a wrong key every once in a while. Guess I’ll have to figure it out as I go.
I’m hoping everything goes well with the birthday party, and pray that my mother can make it.
When I brought my son to school this morning, it was sleeting, and a little while after I got home it started to snow. The snow was so pretty. I had never seen snow like that, it was really thick, fluffy snowflakes that were huge, and it covered the ground pretty quick. As for now, the snow is gone; it only stayed on the ground for about an hour or so. But if it snows a lot tonight then my mom won’t be able to drive down from 3 hours away, to go to the boys’ birthday party, because of the weather.
My husband and I went shopping today at the mall. We like The Buckle store, I got two pairs of jeans there, and spend $200. How do you spend that much money on jeans? Lol We are also looking at buying a new mattress because ours is old and no longer comfortable. We stopped by two of the mattress shops in the mall and tried out a bunch of them. The air mattresses are really comfortable but don’t think it’s what we are looking for. I really like the memory foam beds, they are so relaxing, but my husband doesn’t like them, plus with him just having back surgery, the memory foam beds are hard for him to get in and out of. So I think we are going to stick to the spring beds with the pillow top. We both love pillow tops. It’s something we can both agree on because my husband likes the hard/firm beds and I like the softer ones, so a pillow top fits both of our needs. So if anyone has any suggestions on beds, or if someone has a pillow top mattress bed and has an opinion about it, please share.
I just got my nails done yesterday. The lady who did them reminded me of my mom. She was so nice and fun to talk to. She did a really good job and I’m really excited about them. I have the acrylic fake nails, the clear ones with the white French tips. I had my nails done for my senior prom, but was never a girly girl, so when I had them done I pulled them off as soon as they got a tiny bit loose. So I had a last moment thought yesterday that I wanted nails again, so I did. Now relearning how to type is so much harder than I could have ever imagined. I’m slowly getting used to them, but I still hit a wrong key every once in a while. Guess I’ll have to figure it out as I go.
I’m hoping everything goes well with the birthday party, and pray that my mother can make it.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Cell Phone Bans Not Reducing Crash Rates, Study Says
I found this story on KTLA News.
California’s law against using hand-held cell phones while driving did not help reduce accident rates, according to a new study. Insurance claims were compared from Cali, NY, Connecticut and D.C. before and after the cell phone law took place. The report says, “HLDI found no fluctuations in collision rates.” Adrian Lund said, “The laws aren’t reducing crashes, even though we know that such laws have reduced hand-held phone use, and several studies have established that phoning while driving increases crash risk.” Lund thinks the lack of decreased accidents is because of hands-free devices instead which “may have the same accident rates as hand-held devices.”
My first opinion about this is how making a law to not use cell phones (talking or texting) while driving is probably a good idea. My second opinion is, the accidents may not have decreased because people may not have followed the law to its full extent.
There are so many people who drive and text, or who talk on their hand-held phones while driving. However, this should be a law, I think they are going way overboard with the whole thing. Although in California and other states it says that it’s using any type of cellular device while driving, I think I would have to disagree to some extent. I bet half the people in California still use their cell phones while driving, and that is probably a huge reason the car accident rate has not moved after the law was set in. California now thinks it is the hands-free devices as well that play a role together with cell phones. Not sure how true or factual this is, but if people can’t drive with an ear piece in and talk and still have both hands on the wheel for driving, then people probably shouldn’t be driving at all. Having an ear piece in to talk on the phone, would be no different than having a passenger sitting next to you in the car talking. Texting while driving would be as dangerous as changing the radio station in your car while you are on the road. There are so many things that are the cause of accidents, but unless you take radios, passengers and other distractions out of each and every vehicle, I’m not sure how they can make people not use their cell phones while driving.
I’m not saying that cell phones are not the cause of accidents, nor that accidents aren’t cause from cell phone use; but there are so many other things that do the same thing. I agree with the fact that there are so many teens nowadays texting and driving and they are so inexperienced with driving as it is, they probably don’t need to be multitasking in such a dangerous situation, when they are still learning. It seems like in this report they are trying hard to make up an excuse to make a new law for driving. Although they are trying to make the roads safer, I think they are trying too hard. Since the “hand-held” devices didn’t change the accident rates, they moved on to “hands-free” devices. I have a feeling they aren’t going to stop until there is nothing left to take away. Let’s just hope that the next law helps.
California’s law against using hand-held cell phones while driving did not help reduce accident rates, according to a new study. Insurance claims were compared from Cali, NY, Connecticut and D.C. before and after the cell phone law took place. The report says, “HLDI found no fluctuations in collision rates.” Adrian Lund said, “The laws aren’t reducing crashes, even though we know that such laws have reduced hand-held phone use, and several studies have established that phoning while driving increases crash risk.” Lund thinks the lack of decreased accidents is because of hands-free devices instead which “may have the same accident rates as hand-held devices.”
My first opinion about this is how making a law to not use cell phones (talking or texting) while driving is probably a good idea. My second opinion is, the accidents may not have decreased because people may not have followed the law to its full extent.
There are so many people who drive and text, or who talk on their hand-held phones while driving. However, this should be a law, I think they are going way overboard with the whole thing. Although in California and other states it says that it’s using any type of cellular device while driving, I think I would have to disagree to some extent. I bet half the people in California still use their cell phones while driving, and that is probably a huge reason the car accident rate has not moved after the law was set in. California now thinks it is the hands-free devices as well that play a role together with cell phones. Not sure how true or factual this is, but if people can’t drive with an ear piece in and talk and still have both hands on the wheel for driving, then people probably shouldn’t be driving at all. Having an ear piece in to talk on the phone, would be no different than having a passenger sitting next to you in the car talking. Texting while driving would be as dangerous as changing the radio station in your car while you are on the road. There are so many things that are the cause of accidents, but unless you take radios, passengers and other distractions out of each and every vehicle, I’m not sure how they can make people not use their cell phones while driving.
I’m not saying that cell phones are not the cause of accidents, nor that accidents aren’t cause from cell phone use; but there are so many other things that do the same thing. I agree with the fact that there are so many teens nowadays texting and driving and they are so inexperienced with driving as it is, they probably don’t need to be multitasking in such a dangerous situation, when they are still learning. It seems like in this report they are trying hard to make up an excuse to make a new law for driving. Although they are trying to make the roads safer, I think they are trying too hard. Since the “hand-held” devices didn’t change the accident rates, they moved on to “hands-free” devices. I have a feeling they aren’t going to stop until there is nothing left to take away. Let’s just hope that the next law helps.
I Need To Vent
My mother left when I was 2 years old, and my brother was 4 years old. We lived with my father who did what he could to raise us. When I was 9 or 10 years old my dad married my step-mom Loretta, who I fell in love with and who loved me as well. This woman has been my everything, the only mother figure I had and needed, and paid attention to me since my father wouldn’t. I grew up with a father not around and a step mom who worked long hours and spent every second home with us. I had two step brothers who were both younger than my brother and I, and we fought just like any other brother-sister relationship would.
My biological mother started to come around when I was 17 years old. I wasn’t sure what to think, but was happy at the same time. I had always been so curious about her, and wondered why she was never around. When her and my dad were married, she got pregnant with someone else’s baby. She left my brother and I with my dad, and went with the new guy (who was an old boyfriend) and raise their baby together. She had her perfect little family and wanted nothing to do with her past (us).
I am 22 years old and Loretta and my father are divorced as of about 9 months ago. Loretta is still my mother and loves me like I am her child despite the fact that legally we are not. She loves and accepts my children as her own grandchildren, and would do anything for us. My dad left her for someone 15 years older than he is. Mind he is 45 and his new girlfriend is 60. My father believes I would be a “threat” to him and his new relationship because I still talk to Loretta, who has been more of a parent to me than he ever was. I have not talked with my father for the past 8-9 months now.
My son is turning 1 on February 5th. I’m confused as to if I should invite my father and my biological mother. He doesn't know anything about my son. Wasn't there when he started crawling, or standing up, or took his first steps, or even when he got his first teeth. Does he deserve to be there? Loretta will be there for sure and I think it will ruin the party if my dad showed up with his new girlfriend and started a fight. As for my biological mother, she has been trying so hard to be grandma, and I have pushed her away. She didn’t want anything to do with me and my brother as we were growing up because it was the hard thing to do at the time. But now she wants to be grandma because it’s the easy part. She can come and go as she pleases and not have any full responsibility. Being grandma would be so much easier than being parent. I have a lot of anger built up over the past 20 years from her, and I feel like she doesn’t deserve to be a grandmother to my son. I don’t want her to back out of his life like she did mine when it gets hard. So I think I will probably not invite either of them.
It’s sad that I have no biological parent on either side (mother/father) that is worth a shi*t. My dad is the most selfish person I know and will ever meet, and my mom thinks everything is everything else’s fault. She even tried to blame my husband for keeping her away from our son, even though I was the one who told her not to call anymore. Officially the only family I have is my “real” mother, Loretta. I talk to my Aunt and Grandma occasionally, and my brother barely wants anything to do with me due to my fighting with my father. It sucks that my kids won’t get to meet my whole family, and how I don’t have a father to introduce to them as grandpa. I feel so alone sometimes and I am very fortunate that my husband has such a close, big, excepting family who loves me. Just not sure what to tell my kids when they get old enough, “sorry kids, you don’t have a grandpa on my side because your grandpa is a d*ck.” That’s exactly what I don’t want to tell them. I guess it’s a good they are young and haven’t caught on yet.
Just needed to vent, and typed twice as much as I thought.
My biological mother started to come around when I was 17 years old. I wasn’t sure what to think, but was happy at the same time. I had always been so curious about her, and wondered why she was never around. When her and my dad were married, she got pregnant with someone else’s baby. She left my brother and I with my dad, and went with the new guy (who was an old boyfriend) and raise their baby together. She had her perfect little family and wanted nothing to do with her past (us).
I am 22 years old and Loretta and my father are divorced as of about 9 months ago. Loretta is still my mother and loves me like I am her child despite the fact that legally we are not. She loves and accepts my children as her own grandchildren, and would do anything for us. My dad left her for someone 15 years older than he is. Mind he is 45 and his new girlfriend is 60. My father believes I would be a “threat” to him and his new relationship because I still talk to Loretta, who has been more of a parent to me than he ever was. I have not talked with my father for the past 8-9 months now.
My son is turning 1 on February 5th. I’m confused as to if I should invite my father and my biological mother. He doesn't know anything about my son. Wasn't there when he started crawling, or standing up, or took his first steps, or even when he got his first teeth. Does he deserve to be there? Loretta will be there for sure and I think it will ruin the party if my dad showed up with his new girlfriend and started a fight. As for my biological mother, she has been trying so hard to be grandma, and I have pushed her away. She didn’t want anything to do with me and my brother as we were growing up because it was the hard thing to do at the time. But now she wants to be grandma because it’s the easy part. She can come and go as she pleases and not have any full responsibility. Being grandma would be so much easier than being parent. I have a lot of anger built up over the past 20 years from her, and I feel like she doesn’t deserve to be a grandmother to my son. I don’t want her to back out of his life like she did mine when it gets hard. So I think I will probably not invite either of them.
It’s sad that I have no biological parent on either side (mother/father) that is worth a shi*t. My dad is the most selfish person I know and will ever meet, and my mom thinks everything is everything else’s fault. She even tried to blame my husband for keeping her away from our son, even though I was the one who told her not to call anymore. Officially the only family I have is my “real” mother, Loretta. I talk to my Aunt and Grandma occasionally, and my brother barely wants anything to do with me due to my fighting with my father. It sucks that my kids won’t get to meet my whole family, and how I don’t have a father to introduce to them as grandpa. I feel so alone sometimes and I am very fortunate that my husband has such a close, big, excepting family who loves me. Just not sure what to tell my kids when they get old enough, “sorry kids, you don’t have a grandpa on my side because your grandpa is a d*ck.” That’s exactly what I don’t want to tell them. I guess it’s a good they are young and haven’t caught on yet.
Just needed to vent, and typed twice as much as I thought.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Update!
It's been 4 weeks since my husbands surgery and he is doing very well. He still has pain of course but he has good pain meds that help him deal with it. He thinks the back pain before the surgery is now gone, but we'll have to wait a few more weeks to see.
Christmas was great this year. We bought our 7 and 4 year old kids each a four-wheeler, they were so excited. He took like 13 steps in a row by himself, we were so excited. I bought my husband a Call of Duty XBox, and he bought me a Dooney and Bourke purse and some knee high boots. And my youngest son is 11 months old today, and he was opening his presents by himself. Although he tried to eat the wrapping paper as he pulled it off his presents. He also just started walking on New Years. He was sitting in the room with me while I was wrapping the kids presents and his, and I let him see the Tickle Me Elmo we bought him and when he saw me wrapping it, he started crying. He loves his Elmo. lol
New Years was fun. We had both my step children and my 11 month old son and we all stayed up and ate pizza, played the Wii and waited for the countdown. This was the first time my kids were up late enough for the countdown, so it was really fun.
Christmas was great this year. We bought our 7 and 4 year old kids each a four-wheeler, they were so excited. He took like 13 steps in a row by himself, we were so excited. I bought my husband a Call of Duty XBox, and he bought me a Dooney and Bourke purse and some knee high boots. And my youngest son is 11 months old today, and he was opening his presents by himself. Although he tried to eat the wrapping paper as he pulled it off his presents. He also just started walking on New Years. He was sitting in the room with me while I was wrapping the kids presents and his, and I let him see the Tickle Me Elmo we bought him and when he saw me wrapping it, he started crying. He loves his Elmo. lol
New Years was fun. We had both my step children and my 11 month old son and we all stayed up and ate pizza, played the Wii and waited for the countdown. This was the first time my kids were up late enough for the countdown, so it was really fun.
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