Get it off your chest!

[Pensive]

My mother's sister is ill. I hope she gets better.

[kiz_paws]

I see it a ton up here where people just let their young children 4 or 5 out to do whatever they want for hours at a time.

Be afraid
Be VERY afraid!

[Pensive, I hope that your auntie gets better soon! ]

[Niamh]

yes, i hope you aunt get better soon also!

[Pensive]

Thank you. I received the news she has got better now. Would go to visit her tomorrow.

[Niamh]

thats good to hear Pensive.

[kiz_paws]

You know, when it rains it pours. Now my brakes on the car have decided to go crazy. They work (somewhat?!?) but it is a grinding metal upon metal sound. My hubby forbade me to use the car till it can be looked at.... and where is he?

GOLFING would you know...

[kilted exile]

Dont worry, sounds like you just need new brake pads. Not expensive & if you have the tools (and of course have some idea what you're doing) you can install them yourself.

[Mortis Anarchy]

Okay, this has been on my chest for at least a year. I can't really talk about it with my friends, cause it is about them. Or two of them at least. My best friend is ruining her life. She is dating this guy who played her and bunch of other girls at the same time. Bad sign right! Well, he got kicked out of basic training because of stress related asthma( Well, now he is living with her and her family. Oh, by the way, he is almost twenty and she is seventeen. He has had enough money to get himself into his own apt. and to support himself, but instead he decides to blow his mulah on stupid stuff. AAAAAARGGGGGGGH! AND he isn't even going to school, or trying to. She is smart and can do so much but she is throwing it away because of this guy who is draining her family's assets. He doesn't pay rent or help out around the house. Her mom even does his own laundry!

Wow, I feel a bit better now!:

[kiz_paws]

OMG what a jerk. I knew of a situation like that. Hopefully your friend will smarten up soon (or at the very least, the folks that he is living off of...). No wonder you are upset!

[Mortis Anarchy]

The worst part is, that I feel that I could do something, but everytime I try everyone ignores me. Then I feel like I'm not being a true friend. He has changed her so much. We are not as close as we used to be. It makes me really sad. I'm glad someone listens!! Thanks.

[applepie]

Be afraid
Be VERY afraid!

[Pensive, I hope that your auntie gets better soon! ]

Tell me about it. Those same kids are the ones who thought it was funny to tell my son he was a "little bastard". I don't think the kid knew what it meant, but really where were his parents? It is way to common up here, and I've found if I have my kids out others just come out from everywhere. I think a lot of parents see one adult out there and just let their kids out. I had one little boy who came out every day I was out begging me to just play with him like I do Garrick or to push him on the swing. This went on for over a year until I moved and I never once saw his mother or father. It makes me sad more than anything.

[applepie]

The worst part is, that I feel that I could do something, but everytime I try everyone ignores me. Then I feel like I'm not being a true friend. He has changed her so much. We are not as close as we used to be. It makes me really sad. I'm glad someone listens!! Thanks.

You are being a true friend. It is never easy to watch someone you care about ruin their lives. The bad part is that if you don't want to alienate her further there isn't too much you can do. My advice is just be there to help pick up the parts when everything falls apart. I wish you the best of luck since I had to do this recently for a friend myself. It isn't easy, but after the fact we are still good friends. Closer in some ways because we had so much to rebuild of our own friendship.

[kiz_paws]

Tell me about it. Those same kids are the ones who thought it was funny to tell my son he was a "little bastard". I don't think the kid knew what it meant, but really where were his parents? It is way to common up here, and I've found if I have my kids out others just come out from everywhere. I think a lot of parents see one adult out there and just let their kids out. I had one little boy who came out every day I was out begging me to just play with him like I do Garrick or to push him on the swing. This went on for over a year until I moved and I never once saw his mother or father. It makes me sad more than anything.

That is truly sad, as you say. Perhaps, Meg, your time spent with the other children, how ever small amount of time it may be, may be something that the child will forever remember. And that, in itself, is awesome. So thanks be to people like you who would give of themselves in this way.

[Mortis Anarchy]

Thank you MKhockenberry. Makes me feel much better and hopefully she will learn and discover that he is a piece of trash. I'll hang in there as long as she will let me and will be there for her whenever she needs me.

[Mortis Anarchy]

I still have very fond memories of my dad and mom playing with me and my brother! This seems harsh and maybe I don't understand since I don't have a my own family, but it seems that some people just shouldn't have kids. I guess that is why we have so much abuse in societies. Not only physical but emotional and verbal as well.