tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post1055058024627941078..comments2023-06-25T05:25:45.911-07:00Comments on Cords and Fleece: Disney Princesses, Planting Hearts, and Fowl LanguageMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12331630836829380123noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post-29213523449782923032008-09-27T03:37:00.000-07:002008-09-27T03:37:00.000-07:00First of all, were you in my head or something? Be...First of all, were you in my head or something? Because, seriously, you just echoed everything I think. Throw in some cancer and chemo worries and I would be scared crapless.<BR/><BR/>And for what it's worth, I think you are doing a spectacular job of parentng. Granted, I only see from far away, but the love is obvious. And that's your guiding light as a parent. Keep on rockin it.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966807021112030892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post-9870872381033217532008-09-19T08:43:00.000-07:002008-09-19T08:43:00.000-07:00Ditto to just about everything on your list. I fee...Ditto to just about everything on your list. I feel relieved just reading it and knowing others are worried about similar things : )Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058386764811033042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post-1416908208135903582008-09-15T09:32:00.000-07:002008-09-15T09:32:00.000-07:00Well, hello! Nothing like a heated political debat...Well, hello! Nothing like a heated political debate to get the juices flowing!<BR/><BR/>There's a really good, nonpartisan site (FactCheck.org) that debunks myths from both sides about McCain and Obama:<BR/><BR/>About Fact Check.org:<BR/>http://www.factcheck.org/about/<BR/><BR/>Here’s an article from from them about the issues of Obama’s Muslim and Christian background:<BR/>http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/sliming_obama.html<BR/><BR/>I understand the fear -- this country is full of fear after 9-11. Obama's step-father was a Muslim and Obama lived in a country where there was a Muslim majority. However, we all come from diverse, often imperfect, and complicated childhoods. As an adult, Obama has chosen to become a Christian and any conversation he continues with the Muslim community is to bridge the gap of understanding and to foster peace. <BR/><BR/>Also, Islam is like any religion in that there are radical Christians, radical Jews, and radical Muslims. Even the Christian bible advocates pretty extreme behavior at times, and I’m certain taken out of context could cause fear among non Christians. Obama’s father was not extreme, however, nor did the school Obama attended preach radical Islam. It seems much of his past has been distorted and taken out of context.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331630836829380123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post-60943162247460718882008-09-14T16:09:00.000-07:002008-09-14T16:09:00.000-07:00Since 'mimi' decided to not only leave a link abou...Since 'mimi' decided to not only leave a link about how much of a Christian Obama is but then went on to sarcastically attack my previous comment as a "right wing lie", I will also leave a link, one that has true merit and cannot be construed as anything other than what it is because it came from a Democrat:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2007/04/11/couricandco/entry2673784.shtml" REL="nofollow">CBS Katie Couric Blog</A><BR/><BR/>In this CBS article, Katie Couric wonders if Americans will hold Obama's Muslim ties against him. Of course they will! It has been less than 10 years since all those people died in the World Trade Center at the hands of Islamic radicals! Of course they will! <BR/><BR/>Couric went on to site a friend of Obama's who said, "We prayed in the mosque, but not seriously,". Give me a break!<BR/><BR/>I never said Obama is a Muslim and I don't care if he now declares himself to be a Christian. Just ask any criminal in prison if they are a Christian and they will say 'Yes!' because they know it is often an easy way to sway the opinion of narrow-minded people! <BR/><BR/>The truth is, Obama has, and still has, stong Islamic ties (through family, friends and education) and it is just too damn soon after 9-11 to make someone with that kind of background and history president of the United States! <BR/><BR/>As I stated in my previous post, I would probably be voting for a Democrat this year if anyone else were running, but not Obama! The issues are not nearly as important to me as my loyalty to my countrymen (and women) who died such horrible deaths in the World Trade Center. But some people have very short memories. <BR/><BR/>Now that is all I have to say on the matter. My intention was never to use Melissa's blog to educate people who apparently could not care less about our fallen Americans.SurvivorGirlNethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292236343782523747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post-87708284283081378572008-09-14T15:18:00.000-07:002008-09-14T15:18:00.000-07:00Right back at you, 'mimi of 'sexagenarian and the ...Right back at you, 'mimi of 'sexagenarian and the city''. YOU are the one who doesn't have her facts straight!!! Read the news (bipartisan, PLEEEZE!) and listen with your ears instead of your liberal bias and maybe you will learn something, too! Jeez! YES, YES, YES, Obama has Muslim ties!!! Where have you been, lady?SurvivorGirlNethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292236343782523747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post-86731739036921505862008-09-14T07:31:00.000-07:002008-09-14T07:31:00.000-07:00first, to Mumsydoodle who wrote the third comment:...first, to Mumsydoodle who wrote the third comment:<BR/>Obama has ** no ties ** to any Muslim country and *no* "Muslim connections." That is 100% false, a complete lie spread by the right-wing. Do not believe it.<BR/>go to<BR/>http://<BR/>www.barackobama.com/learn/meet_barack.php<BR/>the official biography on his campaign website.<BR/>His mother, who raised him, was a Christian, and lived in Indonesia working as an anthropologist. He lived there with her briefly and then returned to Hawaii to live with his Christian grandparents.<BR/><BR/>Please, do not believe these lies!<BR/>They are traps for the innocent.<BR/>*******<BR/>Melissa, welcome back! so happy to see you back in the blogosphere.<BR/><BR/>i have the answers to all your big questions: yes, i do!<BR/>1) do not quit your job<BR/>2) do not home-school your children<BR/>3)yes, do more for the Obama campaign. get that yard sign [call the Obama HQ near you if you need another one], buy more Obama buttons, give them what money you can, and canvass for him whenever you have a free moment. both my children, i'm so thankful to say, are politically active, and i took them canvassing for Gore when they were 12 and 14. i guess california will be blue, but there may be neighborhoods that need help, or perhaps you could take a weekend trip to Nevada, which really needs help. (isn't nevada near california? hey, well, i'm in new york, so what would i know?)<BR/><BR/>anyway,wonderful to hear your voice again. keep on writing and help Obama so we don't get four more years of the policies that have left us all in this dreadful condition.<BR/>xxx mimiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post-6694735015770515582008-09-13T17:32:00.000-07:002008-09-13T17:32:00.000-07:00Melissa,I loved your post. The scariest thing a th...Melissa,<BR/><BR/>I loved your post. The scariest thing a <I>thoughtful</I> parent can ever do is raise a child to adulthood. But I can guarantee you that everything will turn out great (and I should know...I raised you!)<BR/><BR/>Regarding this election year, if it helps, something that you told me about the election (and politics in general) has really, really helped me over the past few months. You said that things have a way of 'balancing themselves out over time', no matter who gets elected. <BR/><BR/>God, I hope so. I, too, am really worried about this election. I doubt if I will actually make up my mind for sure until I get in the voting booth. But one thing I can tell you for sure... if the Democrats had offered anyone, ANYONE else as a candidate but Obama (a guy who has a Muslim history and Muslim connections, no matter how you want to spin it!) I would probably be voting for a Democrat this year. But I honestly don't think I can bring myself to vote for someone who has such strong ties to a Muslim background, not this soon after 9-11. And it didn't help much that he visited Muslim countries earlier this year. <BR/><BR/>In my mind, the issues, though important, are not nearly as important as being loyal to our nation and all of the things it has stood for over the years (like freedom!) After thinking it over, and over, and OVER, voting for someone with such strong Muslim ties just feels way too much like being a traitor, at least right now. <BR/><BR/>I have confidence in your decisions and I respect your choices because I know that whatever you decide to do will be given a lot of thoughtful consideration. And whichever way the election goes, I will take comfort in your words, knowing that everything, does, indeed, have a way of "balancing itself out".SurvivorGirlNethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292236343782523747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post-37917074174444023952008-09-13T14:46:00.000-07:002008-09-13T14:46:00.000-07:00Welcome back, Melissa... not only are we enough fo...Welcome back, Melissa... not only are we enough for our girls, the scary part is that we are almost ALL THERE IS for them. That's why I think it's so important to try to fill the rest of their lives with people you trust who can enrich them and provide them knowledge and experience beyond your four walls. And that's why I, personally, don't believe in home schooling if there is any reasonable alternative!<BR/><BR/>It's been a crazy summer, and the election silly season is enough to make us all insane. Personally, when it all gets too much, I follow the advice of that great character of fiction, Candide, and just tend to my own garden... until I feel strong enough to take on the rest of the world again.<BR/><BR/>P.S. This year I am NOT volunteering to be Room Mom for Rory's class, and did NOT sign up for a single committee at Back to School Night. I'm going to spend that time writing and practicing Flamenco instead. Do I feel guilty? Do I hell.SThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07628812884829811151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138210526247980706.post-78240462107014884452008-09-12T15:08:00.000-07:002008-09-12T15:08:00.000-07:00Take away all the questions about kids and you cou...Take away all the questions about kids and you could have been blogging my own internal dialogue lately. I wonder if anyone feels they are..enough.<BR/>But at least you know you are more than enough for your sweet little girls.<BR/><BR/>This has been a bleak year for so many of us, and this country. How can it not bear down on us after awhile? Just hang on....<BR/><BR/>Have you read anything by Anne Lamott? She speaks to all of these inner struggles, neuroses, desperation for meaning and faith. She's wonderful. If you haven't read her work - do. I'm reading "Plan B - Further Thoughts on Faith" right now and it's just one big exercise in "You are not the only one who is barely hanging on, but doing so with grace."<BR/>Signing off.<BR/>DT<BR/>(and don't you DARE quit your job! How would I survive???? Of course, I could be one of those people you are talking about driving you nuts...)Dating Trooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295405140701372825noreply@blogger.com