BYC Café

[Meg-in-MT]

ron you are just a puppy next to Sour and I, and you have many good or good-er years ahead of you.

Had to laugh at this, Nancy. I've not heard anyone else say gooder other than me and the old duffer I got it from

 

[CapricornFarm]

Red mite I hope.

I think so.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Coop all cleaned out and sprayed. I am giving it an hour to dry, then I will catch the polish one at a time and redust if needed. Oh, and put the shavings in the the coop. 15 minutes left.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I baked a yellow cake and fed the dogs will frost the cake pretty soon

 

[sourland]

ANGRY/FRUSTRATED/SAD - I have two adopted Asian grand daughters. I forget that they are not white - they are just my beloved grand daughters. Knowing human nature I worried what they might face from the world being raised in a Caucasian family. It's been great. Both have friends in a spectrum of religions/colors/genders, and have never been faced with overt racism - until now. Apparently there has been an outbreak of racism at the university the younger is attending. She was initially scared, but is now pissed as is her grand father. I so wanted to protect them from the nastiness of the world. That was hopeless given the nature of man. I can only hope that reality does not change her outlook on life.

The Princess tells me that it is just part of life, but it is a part that I have always despised. She also tells me that GD is okay.

Thanks for letting me vent.

 

[DobieLover]

ANGRY/FRUSTRATED/SAD - I have two adopted Asian grand daughters. I forget that they are not white - they are just my beloved grand daughters. Knowing human nature I worried what they might face from the world being raised in a Caucasian family. It's been great. Both have friends in a spectrum of religions/colors/genders, and have never been faced with overt racism - until now. Apparently there has been an outbreak of racism at the university the younger is attending. She was initially scared, but is now pissed as is her grand father. I so wanted to protect them from the nastiness of the world. That was hopeless given the nature of man. I can only hope that reality does not change her outlook on life.

The Princess tells me that it is just part of life, but it is a part that I have always despised. She also tells me that GD is okay.

Thanks for letting me vent.

Some people are just not worth the air they breath.
Your entire family sounds simply wonderful!

 

[sourland]

Thanks, DL, not 'wonderful' - we have/do make all sorts of mistakes, but we never intentionally hurt others.

 

[N F C]

ANGRY/FRUSTRATED/SAD - I have two adopted Asian grand daughters. I forget that they are not white - they are just my beloved grand daughters. Knowing human nature I worried what they might face from the world being raised in a Caucasian family. It's been great. Both have friends in a spectrum of religions/colors/genders, and have never been faced with overt racism - until now. Apparently there has been an outbreak of racism at the university the younger is attending. She was initially scared, but is now pissed as is her grand father. I so wanted to protect them from the nastiness of the world. That was hopeless given the nature of man. I can only hope that reality does not change her outlook on life.

The Princess tells me that it is just part of life, but it is a part that I have always despised. She also tells me that GD is okay.

Thanks for letting me vent.

People can be ugly Sour. The racism your GD is experiencing doesn't reflect on her, it only shows the ignorance of others.

If your GD's are anything like their grandfather, they'll be ok.

 

[sourland]

People can be ugly Sour. The racism your GD is experiencing doesn't reflect on her, it only shows the ignorance of others.

If your GD's are anything like their grandfather, they'll be ok.

My son and DIL have done a great job in raising them. The older has battled Lupus since she was five and never once complained 'Why me?' Nearly died from Lupus nephritis, had internal shingles of the throat (Misdiagnosed for several weeks) and never said 'Why me?' That question has been left for me to ask. At 3 years old the younger climbed up into my lap and started reading the newspaper - not just words, sentences - has been granted a full scholastic ride. They are special, and I am proud of their character. I understand that expecting the world (especially the present world) to love them is an unreality. I do so much better with animals. Given psychological testing long ago it was determined that I have 'out of control' empathy. I consider that to be a blessing not a burden.

 

[drumstick diva]

My son has been dating a Chinese girl for quite awhile, they seem to be made for each other. She wants to visit Chicago and having lived there for the first 22 years of my life. I wonder if it is advisable.

My family was a minority and the Chicago neighbors were not welcoming. One family tried to poison our dog, who never left our chain link fenced yard. They also smeared dog poo(not his) all over the gate latches.

Lucky we took the dog to the vet and he was saved.My father blamed their actions on the fact that I had a dog. My older sister said that was not true. They wanted to drive us out of the neighborhood.

Thankfully our new neighborhood (living here for 50 years now) has been mostly excellent encounters.

PS after we moved away, the father responsible for having our dog poisoned, died and my father attended his funeral. The surviving family apologized for what their father had done. SMH. Much too little, much too late.