English Language

The Enlish Language is one of the toughest languages to learn.  All the rules.  The introduction of other languages.  Now society has the nerve to shorten this language with texting lingo.  I sometimes feel very old because I have no idea what someone is saying when they use texting lingo.  You do not want to know how long it took me to figure out LOL.  I am still unsure.  "Laugh out loud", "Lots of love."  What the 'H E Double Hockey Sticks' is it. 

Do we have to make our language even more difficult by creating code words. 

Do not get me started.  I am truly old and sheltered.  You would think I would have something better to ramble on about.  It is a slow day.  Nothing comes to mind. 

Is there a dictionary for texting?  I would honestly buy it and use it.  I can really look like the out of touch person with a dictionary next to me while I text.

What happened to cartoons?!

I see the kind of cartoons my kids watch now.  Everything has a lesson.  What happened to the mindless violence of 'Tom and Jerry' and how did Wile-E-Coyote afford all those ACME products.  Those type of cartoons allowed for you to stop thinking about the real world. 

I admit the cartoons of my time have no place in modern society.  Parents today do rely on the TV to baby-sit their kids.  I make sure my kids know that what happens on TV is not real most of the time.  Even if it says reality TV.  There ia a lot of editting that happens before the final version is shown. 

Cartoons of the past were unreal and fun.  They were a way to escape.  What is wrong with escaping  at the age of five or thirty-five.  There are very few shows that allow for you to shut your brain off. 

I will never admit to my daughter that I like 'Sponge Bob Squarepants' and 'Adventure Time' but I am loyal to Bugs and Daffy so I have to tell her that I do not like the new shows.

What is the scariest moments in your life?

The scariest moments in my life were not when I was diagnosed with MS.  It was not when my youngest daughter walked away from me in a store.  It was not any of those things and the normal ones that you would think would be something that would turn your hair white.  The MS is something that can be managed and I can live a relatively normal life.  My daughter is a smart cookie and knows to scream like a maniac if someone were to snatch her.  Moments like those were scary but they were not the scariest.

The scariest moments in my life are the times when I have no control over a situation or at least the fantasy that I have control.  When I watch my twelve year old daughter leave the house for school I say a little prayer.  I have no control over what will happen to her while she is at school because I worked in the school system and have seen what could possibly happen. 

I went down a water slide recently because my daughter wanted me to go down with her.  I am not a great swimmer but I went down anyway.  I had no control over how fast I was going.  I tried to slow down and even to stop myself.  Finally I had to tell myself relax let go and it will be OK.  I did and those last seconds  were fun.  I fell into the water and my daughter apologized and said she was sorry to make me do it.  She said she did not want me to drown.  I had to smile because I could have imagined how ridiculus I must have looked.  After calming her down I realized it is OK to lose control sometimes.  The good Lord will get you where you need to be.

That is how I am approaching this writing thing.  It scares the hell out of me.  I have no control over who does or does not like what I write.  I may make no money from doing it.  But there is the possibility that I touch one person with the words I write and that is honestly enough for me.  In this day and age money is important but if I based my decisions on what is culturally acceptable I would have never married my husband and had three great kids.  The Hell With It.  I followed God this far and he has not disappointed me.  I think I will continue to follow him.

Are you tired of mendacity?

In my last post I discussed mendacity and what it is.  I know you think I am talking about people who lie to me.  I am not I am tired of the lies I tell myself. 

When I was diagnosed I lied to myself and said that I must have been misdiagnosed.  I lied to myself even after the second doctor said that I needed to take medication or else I might start forgetting my kids.  I stopped lying to myself and I did not go back to that doctor.  It is something that is a part of me like my short stature but it does not define me.

What is mendacity?

One of my favorite movies is 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'.  One of the themes of the movie is mendacity.  Mendacity is the tendency to lie. 
Mendacity is something we live in.
I once discussed with some people the need for white lies.  I may not like to lie but I do see the need for it in this world.  Most of the people do not want to hear the truth.  They prefer to be lied to eventhough they say they do not want to be lied to. 

The question is "when is it necessary to lie?"  Do we have to lie to keep a job?  Do we have to lie to protect someone else?  It is difficult to decide.  One of the commandments says 'Thou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor'.  It is difficult to decide when it is the right thing to do or not. 

Lying is something that many of us do on a regular basis especially if you work in the legal system.  But is it lying if you tell someone something and they take the words you have said and change the meaning of the words to fit them.  Who knows if it is lying or not?  I sure do not know.  I just try not to lie and pray that if I lie that the Lord will forgive me. 

When is it RAPE?

Movies portray a rape as something that is violent and the perpetrator sees it as controlling the other person.  What if that is not the only way to view a rape.  Mind you there are rapes like that.  What if the rape is not violent at all. 

There is the rape of a young man by someone who lets them believe that they are in love.  Taking advantage.  Making the man feel that they are a grown-up.  That it is what is supposed to happen.  There is date rape by someone who convinces someone else that it is what they want to even if the other person says they do not want to have sex.  Rape comes in many different forms.

In my book I look at date rape.  When a woman or man says no and the other person never allows them to say anything or says that it is what they want.  I consider it rape.  What do you consider it?

Book

I published my first book today.  I do not know how good it is but I hope someone gets something out of it as well as enjoys it.  You have to go to Lulu.com to purchase it.

Have you ever looked at your fingers?

The human being is amazing.  From birth they are trying to learn about the world around them. 

If you ever studied a baby you can see them learning.  Their hand fascinates them.  At first it is a fist.  Then one day they realize that fist can spread out into individual fingers.  If you are lucky enough to have children you may take the journey of self discovery with them. 

You watch that little baby grow.  They realize they can run and jump.  Then they realize that the world is much larger than the four walls of their home.  You watch them explore that world.  You fear for their safety but you realize it is a journey you cannot stop.

The great thing about humans is that we bounce back.  Like the song says "I get knocked down but I get up again."

When do you feel like an adult?

Many people believe they are an adult when they earn their first pacheck at a 9-5 job.  Many people feel they are an adult after they pay their first bill or buy their first home.  Others believe it is when they start caring for their elderly parent.  It is all true.

Someone once said it is not until you lose a parent.  When you lose a parent you no longer have the support you once had.