Posts by sportstergirl

....15 years from now...."kid" winds up dropping out of school, doing drugs, hanging out with thugs, stealling, smoking, just hanging out....why? why not? he had noone who really loved him growing up. sure he had a great ~what did you call yourself again? (insert here)~ help out but she didn't want to. did it out of "responsibility" he could feel the resentment and not the love. mother could care less just wanted to party.

kids can feel your vibes....someone needs to show this kid some love and FAST!!

good luck kid....your going to need it  *wipes tears*

kattttt

my only crash was the fault of inexperience on my part. i was parked on an 85% incline and had to stop at the top to look for cars. i had only ridden a couple of times at this point and having a harley that weighs over 600lb on a steep incline is pretty scary. i gave her too much throttle and let go of the clutch too fast. thought this would stop me from rolling backwards. ended up flying forward too fast to keep her in control. went across the street and into some bushes. luckily the saddle bag was there and saved my ankle. i was more worried about my new bike then myself at that point. i got her up myself and got on her to ride her when i realized i could not pull in the clutch as i had broken a bone in my hand. so that ride was off. lucky for me i only scratched the windshield and the saddle bag is leather so it punched right back out and into place. has a few scratches. this summer jeff took me to a park and when i looked up, i was in the same situation. after my years of riding, i have learned a lot. he as a duel sport. so i said, "ride up to the top and tell me when the coast is clear because i am NOT stopping!" i made it up like a champ

jeff was hit at approaching a traffic light. he in the left lane. the guy in the right lane decided he wanted in the left turn lane at the last second and pulled over in front of jeff. he tried to throttle out of it but could not. he had the nastiest bruise on his thigh. he scrapped his bike a little too. he said i should have seen the guys suv. his handle bar put a 1 inch gash all the way down the side of it. what floored him the most is when the guy said, "omg man i am so sorry. i worked a double shift and am so tired. i ride a bike myself and i feel soooo bad." jeff didn't report it to his insurance. just let the guy go. 

we wear all our gear all the time

Kattttt

when my girls were about 3 and 5, i had a waitress come up to me and say, "i just want to thank you for having such well behaved children. you don't know what a relief it is to wait on them. thank you" i had never really paid much attention before but i was like, "ya it must be rough putting up with those spoiled screaming kids" the worst mine ever did was kayla loved dogs sooo much that she would prtend to be a dog and faster than i could stop her she would be under the table licking a hand and begging for a treat. lol. 

once when they were little they were offered a free mini ice cream by the sweetest little old lady. both of my girls took it and neither one said thank you. i made them give them back and apologized for them. the girls were imbarrased to say the least. the old lady tried to say it was ok and let them have it. i said, "if my children cannot be thankful for something given to them out of kindness, they cannot have it" after that i would have to smile whenever they said thank you, they made SURE i heard them say thank you. it was a little imbarassing at church with communion. "THANK YOU!!!" 

kelsey acted up in a store once at two. i left the groceries there in the cart and took her home and went back for the groceries. i didn't let her go the next few times. when he sister was that age and acted up, she remembered and said, "oh no mommy we have to take kayla home huh? but not me because i am being a good girl" i said that was right and we took kayla home and then returned. i was a full time manager at a store working 50+ hours a week and raising 2 little girls so don't even try and use the "i am tooo tired to do that" or "i barely have time with them as it is how can i take them home and spend less time with them?" you can and it will be soooo worth it! with my 2nd daugter acting up, i was a single mom at that point. still didn't stop me. i just asked my neighbor, "can you watch kayla while i go to the store. she cannot behave in the store right now." they very happily obliged me. and the reward was thousands of trips to the store, restuants, parks, birthday parties, you name it. all i had to say was, "you better behave or i will take you home" to which you could hear kelsey say, "no really stop it my mom does not kid. she WILL take us home" 

good luck to all you moms and to the ones who say they are afraid to have kids because of the ones that act up, don't use other peoples parenting skills, or lack there of, as the determining factor. just set the rules and follow thru.

kattttt

it starts here in 10 min. gotta go put on my shoes and get on the elliptical for an hour while i watch.....it's tradition...

i have been in love with riding sense i bought my first 2003 xl1200 classic. i went shopping with my ex. he was buying a bike and said i would be riding on the back. i sat on this beauty and said, "how much" then "i'll take her" many after parts and lots of chrome later, she is quite the beauty. a few years ago i bought a xr200 honda dirt bike. 

now, when you include jeff's DRZ450, alexs honda 600CBR and all the dirt bikes, we have a total of 8 bikes!

we do get a lot more rain out here than i prefer but the drivers are pretty curtious. and it is so pretty on those back roads! just keep your eye on my rainier and you never lose your way. there is always a nice little burger joint just waiting for you to stop by!

happy riding!

kattt

Original Post by clairelaine:

Original Post by sportstergirl:

and "cindy mccain creeps me out" really??? how would you like someone to say that about you?

 Maybe it's all the botox that gives her face that unreal, slightly psychotic, expressionless look - like a Barbie doll turned polygamist cult wife.

*goes into this posters pictures to see what a perfet speciman of a human she is to make such a statement about others...doesn't find one*

we all would like to feel good about ourselves. isn't that why you are on cc in the first place? or is it just to put others down to make yourself seem better?

as a voter, i feel that you should get to know all you can about what you are voting for. if you don't, it could end up biting YOU in the end. case in point, an 18 year old with enough pot on him to smoke himself. not selling it. just personal use. he gets pulled over and gets a misdemeanor. he gets busted two more times and he is now facing a felony charge. he is 18 years old, going to prison and now having to proclaim himself a felon. we vote on laws before thinking about the impact on everyone. we were just thinking of the drug dealers and pushers. fyi i have never smoked pot or used any drug but i do have family that have kids that do. my point is that we should hear both sides before making a final decision and not worry so much about pushing our own views on others.

i did love the part were Thompson said that the democrats are not going to tax the middle class or lower class. just the business owners and big business. he was like, "so, unless you buy groceries, gas, clothes and other commodities, you will not be effected. it's like trying to take 1/2 the water out of a pail"  that made sense to me.

and, who really cares what they are wearing? really?

and "cindy mccain creeps me out" really??? how would you like someone to say that about you?

i watched the democratic convention and am watching the republican convention as well...on the elliptical of course

Original Post by santonacci:

Original Post by sportstergirl:

now that is my kind of girl!!!

One that likes to keep busy, one that doesn't know the job of the VP, or one that thinks a VP doesn't keep themselves busy?

well, for instance we never really heard from al gore....well until he won his...~cough~cough~ nobel piece prize!

i work in the construction business so they get thrown around here all the time! my first day on the job one old coot was trying to see of he could get under my skin and i knew it so i said " f off!" and he looked at me then all the guys in the office started laughing and then he busted out laughing. he is very sweet to me now. i don't look like the cursing type and really don't but i had to let them know it wouldn't bother me if they did. been around it enough.

my two daughters. now that is a different story. i HATE to hear them cus. i just hate it and feel like i am correcting them all the time. they say the kids cus all the time. "it's just what kids do these days mom" sheeehs....btw they didn't learn it from me. i don't cus at home. *added for the attackers*

tell that chick that she sounds very unattractive. she has probably just lived around it so long with her friends and family that she thinks it is "normal" poor kid. someone should tell her. really

katttttttttt

Original Post by zarelha:

It feels good (for me) to remember them all

you answered your own question right here!

i just went to a funeral this last weekend. my ex mother in law. i have been divorced from her son 14 years now. my eldest daughter has moved to los vegas so i decided to say something for her. this is what i said....

i remember when i first came into the family. i was invited over for thanksgiving dinner. as we all sat at the table i noticed that dinner consisted of turkey, biscuits, gravy, mashed potatoes and corn. i was used to the traditional foods so i asked "where is the cranberries, the pumpkin pie, the candied yams?" they all looked at me and said no one likes these things. the next year, as we sat down to eat, there it all was. and i will never forget how good it tasted. how special i felt. how much love and effort she put into it just for me. i was very young and cannot remember if i ever thanked her properly. so today janet, i say thank you. thank you from the bottom of my heart.

some day, hopefully not soon, someone will be saying something at your funeral. if you continue to remember those you love, with a card AND the money if you can still afford it, i can bet you that you will have people lined up to sing praises of you. you will leave a lasting impression on someone. and if a few of them grow up and remember how special they felt on their big day by you, they may start doing it themselves. all because of you.

remember when people would get all dressed up to go to dinner, ride in a plane, go shopping, say grace at the table, was our hands before dinner, so many things people just stopped doing because everybody else stopped doing it. pretty soon it is never done anymore and if it is it is seen as rare or strange.

so, i guess you figured my vote....defiantly keep sending those cards and $$$$

kattttttt

ps....wish you were my auntie

you are getting paid hourly i presume. so do hourly work. you are treating it as if you are getting paid per job and i think that is where the stress comes in. you care enough about your job and the patients and coworkers that you are making yourself stressed and sick. don't kill yourself to be super worker women! if you do, you make them think "she can do it so why should we hire someone else when we can get by with only one person?" having said that, DO NOT do LESS than you should/could either. you don't want to "show" them or "teach" them a lesson. i hate it when people say, "it's not my job" or know something should be done but don't care enough to do it. be sincere.

night shift is hard on a lot of people. when you find a good one, a lot of times they don't want to promote you to days because they know that they would have to hire 2 to replace you. that really sucks too! i've seen it though.

good luck

katttttt

Original Post by jess1979:
 

The other thing that bugs me is that this is just a little side job for me, I don't really care about the job or have a passion for what I am doing...

just got in on this post and didn't read all responses as i don't have time. this did catch my eye though.

I so wish that people in your situation would stand up to this rotten behavior. Go straight to the very top if you have to. what's the worst thing that could happen? you get fired? if you really don't care about the job then do it for the poor people that do care about the job and HAVE to stay for financial, retirement, childcare whatever reason. Take one for the team girl!!

A girl just quit her job here but not until she told the boss what she thought of her and how she was treating everyone. things have been sooooo much better around here sense! She should have said something sooner and maybe she wouldn't have had to quit. but, the 4 or 5 before her never said why they really left because they didn't have the guts. leaving the rest of us with a @*^ch!

katttttttt

in an industry where there is a lot of turnover, some people just don't feel like putting in the effort to make friends if they are not really sure. they go on the side of caution and don't put themselves out there because, lets face it, it is hard going through friend after friend. so you take your time, don't make so much nice and test the waters. see if you and this person or that person "mesh".  as the months go by, you can tell. you don't want to come on strong and then find out that you have nothing in common with this person but now they think you are the best of buds. it's not like school where you can just ignore them. you have to work with them and make nice rather you like them or not. so, if you are smart, you go slow and you don't get too personal too soon.

maybe she is doing that? if she is smart she is.

katttttttt

Original Post by schnooder:

Geez. cranky itches.

come on now schnooder you didnt really think that you could post a topic such as this and not have the reactions it did? you have been here for long enough to know how these things can go. you post a conversation that two idiots had and make it sound as if that is how us americans feel. gee thanks a lot. as if the worl does not have enough on us already. i work very hard and i know a lot of my tax dollars go to help people in other countries and i have plenty of friends that are on missions as i type this.

there are those kind of idiots everywhere! learn to tune them out. just shake your head and say, "whatever dude!" and let it go. now, not only did it bother you when you heard it, it is getting your dander up once again.

kattttttttt