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AND So the kids laughed and laughed at mommy, "what is she doing?" "Playing a video game" that big machine & why is she yelling at it?" I remember how to use this damn thing I think, placing my coins in and dialing the number.  Oh no nothing could be that easy, the rules have changed.  After inserting my coins I hear an automated voice "Please deposit an additional 35 cents" What? Why? No. I already inserted the coins three times, why can't I place this call?  Frustrated I do what we did in my day and I pull the retun change lever.  Of course It does not return any of my money.  O.K I am piseed off now.  I dial zero.  Now I am not so old that I expect Helen or Sarah to come on the line and cheerfully greet me and ask who I would like to be connected to," Hello Sara, put me through to Aunt bee or my husband would you?"  I politely tell the operator who is obviously not a nice lady, does not like her job and frankly is probably as surprised as I am that she still has a job operated by a human.  "Mam do you have another method of payment, perhaps a calling card?" a what I think, do people still have those? No I do not have a calling card/ She suggest I call collect.   Great, Good Idea

PARENTING-THE GOOD OLE DAYS//THE GOOD OLE WAYS

CAN YOU ANSWER THIS RIDDLE?  A PRETTY NEAT LITTLE RIDDLE FROM THE PAUL HARVEY SHOW

PAUL HARVEY WRITES:

We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse.  For my grandchildren I'd like better:

I'd really like for them to know about hand me down clothes and homemade ice cream and leftover meatloaf sandwiches.  I really would.

I hope you can learn humility by being humiliated, and that you learn honesty by being cheated.

I hope you learn to make your own bed, to mow the lawn & wash the car.

And I really hope that nobody gives you a brand new car when you turn sixteen.

It will be good if at least one time you can see puppies born and  your old dog put to sleep.

I hope you get a black eye fighting for something you really believe in..

I hope you have to share a bedroom with your younger brother/sister.  And it's all right if you have to draw a line down the middle of the room, but when he wants to crawl under the covers with you because he is scared, I hope you let him.

When you want to see a movie and your little brother/sister wants to tag along with you, I hope you will let him/her.

I hope you have to walk up hill to school with your friends and I hope you live in a town that you can do it safely.

On rainy days when you have to catch a ride, I hope you won't ask the driver to drop you two blocks away because you don't want to be seen riding with someone as uncool as your mom.

If you want a slingshot, I hope your dad teaches you how to make one rather than buying one.

I hope you learn to dig in the dirt and to read books.

When you learn to use computers, I hope you also learn to add and subtract in your head.

I hope you get teased by your friends when you have your first crush on a boy/girl, and that when you talk back to your mom you learn what Ivory Soap taste like.

May you skin your knee climbing a mountain, burn your hand on a stove, and stick your tongue on a frozen flagpole.

I don't care if you try beer once, but I hope you don't like it.  And if a friend offers you dope or a joint I hope you realize that he/she is NOT your friend

I sure hope you make time to sit on the porch with your grandma/grandpa and go fishing with your uncle.

May you feel sorrow at a funeral and joy during the holidays.

I hope your mother punishes you when you throw a baseball through a neighbor's's window, and that she hugs you and kisses you at Christmas/Hanukkah when you give her a plaster mold of your hand.

THESE THINGS I WISH FOR YOU- Tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness.  To me it's the only way to appreciate life.

Written with a pen.  Sealed with a kiss.  I am here for you.  And if I die before you do I'll go to heaven & wait for you.

PAUL HARVEY RIDDLE"

WHEN ASKED THIS RIDDLE 80% OF  KINDERGARTEN CLASSES GO THE ANSWER COMPARED TO 17% OF STANDFORD UNIVERSITY SENIORS:

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil?  The poor have it, the rich need it and if you eat it you'll die??????????????

THE MOMMY IN ME

     I just finished reading a short, easy read book of cute and special mommyisms.  But, guess what the triple , extra syrupy cherry on top of the whip cream smothered ice cream is>  It was written by a man.  Not just any man, but by a divorced dad who I must say we could all take some parenting pointers from.. This is one selfless dedicated determined dad.  In his short bio I learned this:  Gregory E. Lang loves his daughter far more than he does not love his ex wife.  He is willing to co-parent in a way that is always best for the child.  Gold stars, Daddy-O!!!!!!

" WHY A DAUGHTER NEEDS A MOM?" I will post some of my favorites written by Gregory Lang

 A DAUGHTER NEEDS A MOM

• to provide her with memories that will last forever
• to assure her that she always has a place to come home to
• Because no one understands girls like a mom.

A DAUGHTER NEEDS A MOM

• to soothe the pain of a broken heart
• to teach her that sometimes choosing to wait is a good idea
• to teach her that you cannot make someone love you, but you can be someone who can be loved
• to tell her that the road to happiness is not always straight
• to explain that the sweetest flower may not always be the prettiest.
• to carry her when she is tired

A DAUGHTER NEEDS A MOM

• to catch her of she falls
• to remind her to be playful, no matter how old she is
• to remind her , on the bad days, she is not alone
• to show her how to love someone with all of her heart
• to explain how to set limits with boys
• to help her see that death is part of life
• to teach her not to wait until tomorrow to say " I'm sorry"
• to instill patience in her
• who never grows tired of holding hands
• to teach her the art of conversation

A DAUGHTER NEEDS A MOM

• to tell her that grudges are too burdensome to carry
• to nurture her imagination
• to make sure she keeps a true heart
• to comfort her through her tears
• to challenge her to strive for what is just beyond her reach

A DAUGHTER NEEDS A MOM

• to teach her that you cannot start a life over again, but you can change the way it ends
• to teach her not to let a good day slip from her fingers
• to give her courage to stand up for herself

A DAUGHTER NEEDS A MOM

•  BECAUSE WITHOUT HER SHE WILL HAVE LESS IN HER LIFE THAN SHE DESERVES

THIS I S ONE LUCKY GIRL, WITH A DAD LIKE GREGORY LANG, HER MOM HAS TO BE MARY POPPINS, CAROL BRADY & JUNE CLEAVER ALL ROLLED INTO ONE NICE HOME COOKED APPLE PIE