are y'all better off than you were 4 years ago ?

[punk-a-doodle]

I was not writing a mandate on what people should look for. That would be kind of contradictory to the spirit of that post, don't you think?

 

[chickened]

I was not writing a mandate on what people should look for.

That would be kind of contradictory to the spirit of that post, don't you think?

Maybe, but I am curious to hear what you would have to say... please.

 

[punk-a-doodle]

I'd be happy to discuss whatever is desired for discussion over PM. I purposefully left things generalized here, as I feel it suits the message, and is inclusive rather than exclusive.

 

[oldrooster]

We are out of Iraq? Uh. . . . . a friend of mine just went back last month while another came home. . . . injured. He is just now able to use his right arm again. I guess that is a good thing, because he was getting ready to be shipped out to Afghanistan.

JD I agree I thought it was funny some friends of friends (barely know these people but run into them all the time) had their son deployed there to Iraq and I pay attention to the local news and know there are troops there training their police/military forces and there are UN (meaning usually USA) casualities from people in uniforms of our Iraqi "allies" killing the troops. My question is if they are not in Iraq how are the Iraqi traitors (note I didn't saw all of them are traitors just some of them) killing them??????

 

[jbirds2012]

well since i got forclosed on i had to go re regester to vote because the address i had for 9 yrs ain't mine no more,

 

[jbirds2012]

eewww white guilt are ya no testies to admit it ?

 

[jbirds2012]

ya know, if'n y'all don;t like it, then kick me off. when i was a girl i loved this contry and it has taken years to get me jaded. i am a non sheeple and i will remain that way !!!

 

[ChickensRDinos]

I am a LOT better off than I was 4 years ago. This year was a little rough for various reasons but overall things have been gradually improving in a really big way. In that time I became a first-time home owner, rescued three dogs and have started chickens and homesteading. I am beginning my own business (slowly) and have become a published author and illustrator with writer credits in 6 different countries.

I graduated college in 2005 (from art school, so according to the news I should be starving) and could not find a job in my desired field just like a lot of grads. I was told jobs were too scarse and to pick something practical. Instead I lived in poverty off credit cards and noodles in a terrible inner city neighborhood sharing an apartment with a stranger. I worked unpaid as an intern in a related but not really what I wanted field and took any work I could get. I spent hours looking at job posting each day even when I was employed looking for an opportunity. When I wasn't looking for work, I was teaching myself new skills. If posting needed people with flash then I'll learn flash. I worked really really hard. I work full time and freelance and sometimes work constantly - every hour of the week to get through projects and in the last few years it has finally started to pay off.

I will never have a lot of money and I give up a lot of material things (I currently have no car) but I picked that when I decided to go down this path and I have gained things that mean a lot more to me. Also, for the first time in my life I feel like I might actually get to marry my partner of 12 years at some point in my lifetime and I can not express how happy that thought makes me. A lot of things are hard right now, but I feel hopeful.

 

[Henny peeny]

yes I am better off then 4 year ago I was watching my husband's daughter's kids and I had told her I am not doing this for ever but she woud not put the one in day care it was last year I dropped the bonb I was leaving and that I didn't want to do this anymore but in a twist a faith we took the custody of the kids now you may ask what was different the diffence was I went to get things the kids needed and I got the little one in PRE K which she should of been in long ago and I got their boirth certificate and social security card which was replacemnet but their mother didn't seemse to want to do this. the last year I had the kids in out custody I got more done then their mother havd done the diffence was I had say on things and did thing and it was now MY RESPONSIBILITY for them kids not her and I did all I could. the year before their mother never came home and she watched someone e;ses kid before instead of coming home to her own kids and blame me for what ever the problem was if her kid didn't do home work and and the kid said I said she didn't have it and saying she told me or said I didn't give her a chance to tell me or it was the kid's word against mine and the mother believed the kid.
We also madwe sure she didn't see this guy that is accused of messing with a kid he is in jail for 1st degree rape he has statory rape to and other things and their mother let the oldest with this guy for long periods of time he was 27 when it started and the kid was 7 why wold a 27 year old male want to watch a 7 year old has no kids of his own has no kids around him like sisters kids for example. it was about a year ago or maybe two that he was said to do this. I felt something hinky about him and I am never wrong when I feel this. I am sure he has messed with the oldest but the oldest will not talk I don't know what he said to her but give me 5 minutes with him and he will be wante=ing to tell all I HAVE Y WAYS. Terry wil put him in the ground or another memeber will.

This all started because I want the mother to take responsibility for the kid the kids were not the problem it was the mother bumping them around to anyone and everyone as long as she could run, but since we took custody she is doing really well with the kids all the time and we have not heard she has bumped them around I think it made her think that someone is able to take her kids from her, maybe she wised up she hatres me and has for a long time aI asked my husband if his daughter hates me any more now he said he didn't think she could hate me anymore then she does now.

But I think since my son died and I have been wioth no kids I think it has gotten better. Much better.

Rhayden

 

[JD4570]

I guess there is one positive thing that's happened, the farming operation has never been leaner. No waste what so ever. The down side is the stress that come from walking such a fine line. Heck, nobody said farming would be easy.