Just talking out loud.

I was sitting in my house this morning reading a short book about how our country has changed in eight decades.  It's amazing what we have accomplished over these years.  It's also sad that we have taken these accomplishments for granted. 
Looking back on what we have grown up with and what our children have, it's easy to see how the older generations believe we have taken too much for granted, and that because of this, our country has gone to hell.
We've become lazy with the invention of technology and the knowledge of the internet.  When my mother was a child, only the military had access to the technology that we experience every day. 
Now we live in the times of technology where even our young children have their own cell phones.  The best our money can buy.  We've given our children too much, too fast.  They take everything for granted and expect to have it all laid down at their feet, but the world doesn't work that way.  They aren't ready for the "real world".  We have not helped our children or ourselves because of this.  
At a time in our country where the jobs are few, it looks like it is time for Americans to reinvent themselves again.  How are we going to do this, you ask???  Well, I don't know.  I do know; however, we have to do something before the best job to have is breaking our laws in the criminal society.  I just hope that when we find it, it isn't too late to change everything around for the best of our society and people.

Why does it have to be this way?

For those with children, what do you tell them when they ask why a certain parent is never around?  How can you make them understand it isn't their fault that their father is not around and doesn't want to stay with them.  He doesn't want to watch them grow up, become adults, or help Mommy pay doctor bills, or make sure they have food on the table, a roof above their heads or items they need to stay healthy?  How can you tell a child that they can't have a particular toy, go see a certain movie at the cinema because mommy have to pay rent, buy food, gas, etc? 
Everyone tells you starting out that it is going to be hard, tough, but no one ever tells you what to say to your child when these questions come up.
Then you have the times when the child goes to visit this parent and he decides his "mistress" is more important to him and he could care less that the child is there, waiting for him to show some interest in his own flesh in blood.  All I know is I hope and pray that when the child grows up he doesn't become like his "father" sperm donor!!!!!  That would just be too much for me to digest.

When it rains, it pours!

Isn't it amazing that when disaster strikes, it always comes in pairs? 
A few days ago my mother's boyfriend cut open his hand with a hand-saw cutting back a ladies shrubs and had to get 12 stitches.  Ouch!
Have any of y'all ever had to have stitches?  I have, once when I was a child.  I cut the top of my foot open on a rusted swing-set and had to have 7 stitches because of how deep the gash was.  I was four at the time and it was a traumatic event in my young life. 
Now today...welp, my mother's boyfriends step-mother backed her SUV into her car-port and damaged the back.  It now has ropes tied to keep it from coming up.  I guess she forgot she left it open after she brought in her bags from shopping for the day.  Now it is going to cost them $1200 to have it fixed. Oh boy!

Over-haul

Good evening all!!  I have been looking at this blog and I have found it is sadly lacking in something.  I just have not been able to put a name to it.  I'm normally too busy to always post my thoughts, dreams, wishes, etc that people talk (type) about in these things.  For this, I apologize.  With the family and school and other responsibilities, I just haven't the time to keep myself, must less anyone else up to date on the day to day. 
Funny how this is for women, but lets face it...not men!!  Oh well, who ever said life was fair, huh?:-)
I sure didn't.  However, I find that is what makes life interesting.  Who wants to know what is going to happen by the minutes of every day?  Not me!
Starting off...I'm sorry!  I'm not good at posting all my thoughts as I go along on each day.  I've noticed that not many people are able or actively post on their blogs every day.  Unless of course, they have no family, children, spouse, etc. 
I feel like I run and run and at the end of the day I still didn't get through with half of what was on my "plate" for the day.  You come home and notice that the house you left that morning needs your attention and you feel that there are not enough hours in the days to get it all done.  You fall into bed exhausted and what is worse you know you have to face it all again at 6 o'clock the next morning.  The sleep you hope and dream of obtaining never arrives because you spend the night tossing and turning and thinking about all the things that are on your agenda for the next day.  Is there a magic way to get past this? 
I go to bed at 10pm, toss and turn until 12am and then the dogs start barking at 3am.  No sleep for me and mine.  Anyone else have these problems?  I wish there was a magic pill I could take that would make my mind sleep when my head hits my pillows at night, but as far as I know this has not been invented yet. Oh, how I would love for it to be.  It would make life so much more easier.  Maybe I should throw the word "less stressful" if we had this little pill in our grasp. 

Welp, I went out into the real world and it told me that my little 2 year degree wasn't enough so im back in school.  The thing is... no one ever told me it would be easy nor did they tell me it would be hard.  I am pretty much flying by the seam of my pants.  Dont get me wrong, im enjoying it but sometimes I feel too old and set in my ways for the material to register with me.  I dont know if the older generation feels like that but I feel like im 100 going to school with little babies.  I know studentz are graduating sooner and sooner every day but I dont care for going to campus with teenagers while im an adult and I like and need quiet when studying.   Others may not feel that way but I do.  Plus they have NO respect for anyone including themselves!  I mean what happened to our children? They have all become lil beast!