I FOUND THE PARENTS!

So a couple weeks ago I asked where all the parents in America went. So I looked on the internet to see if I could find them. These are the best I could come up with...

 Exhibit 1...


Taking one for the team...

These parents have obviously that selling their boy for meat was the right way to stem the slaughter in the Westfold. CLEARLY these parents are insane to think that a meal a paltry as this child would be adequate. It would take all the parents in Illinois giving up their children to stop the fighting!

Exhibit 2...

Worst mom WEST of Ohio...

I often allow my bottle feeding to suck on a 9mm pistol (They love the taste of steel between their lips). HAHAHA, I'm just going to sit here and laugh about this. REALLY!!?? Not to mention the idiot taking the picture. Put down the camera, pick up the baby and LEAVE!!

Exhibit C...

They're "really good eaters"...

That doesn't mean you let them eat the menu at McD's EVERY TIME you hit the drive through.  Honestly, these kids weigh more than my Jeep. It's not their fault their parents never said no.






Exhibit 3... is a link to a story about a parent so good they didn't need to parent any more and decided to give the kid BACK!! I was not aware this was legal in most states (does California still count).

Exhibit 4...

Worst Mom and Dad EAST of Ohio. Need I say more?? 










I found the parents and they are not what I thought I would find. This is all tempered with the thought that there have to be great parents out there (me and Tawna happen to think we're "decent"). If there wasn't there would be more EMO kids out there, and every parent would be on the cover of People magazine.


So to finish this one off, I decided to go to a TRUE parenting expert.

“Parents are not quite interested in justice, they are just interested in quiet.”
Bill Cosby

Hidden Faith…

Came across this article today, and decided I needed to answer the questions. While doing so, it prompted me to post again. As usual some of my answers are sarcastic, but most of them are simply designed to make me think. If they make you think too, let me know. I’d like to hear what you have to say.

1. Hastings recognizes clubs that center on beliefs as diverse as Judaism, feminism, gay and animal rights. Why the undue calling out of a Christian group?  Who cares, they’re not going to blow us up if we don’t allow them to express or follow their beliefs.

2. Although Hastings bases its argument on discrimination against homosexuals, no avowed homosexual ever sought acceptance into the C.L.S. at Hastings. Why the contrived argument? Contrived arguments are better than anything else. There is no way to disprove something that never happened.

3. What happened to First Amendment Rights?  Christians do not have those when demonstrating or applying their faith.

4. Are we ready for White Supremacists being given the right to be officers of the Black Law Student Association for fear that any other action would constitute discrimination? It is not possible to discriminate against “White people” in America, unless you are a politician up for re-election as a Liberal.

5. Why are we not highlighting the outstanding contributions to community and society by faith-based clubs across America? There are faith-based clubs in America? Hm, who knew?!

6. If people of faith are tolerant of clubs that adhere to beliefs that are contrary to their convictions, why is the adverse not true? It’s just not right to assume that the tolerance expected/demanded by the ACLU, NAACP, GLAAD and other similar groups be applied to a group of people that has “held down” and “persecuted” others since the big bang.

7. Is it possible that the true discrimination in this case is against those who practice their faith in an increasingly secular society? No way (see answer to 6)

8. Have we become so politically correct that we no longer feel comfortable being biblically correct? Yes, the bible is an excellent work of fiction designed by it’s authors as a “road map” for people who are too weak to rely on their own efforts.

9. Should people be given second-class citizenship based on their beliefs? Only if they’re too weak to live without the “crutch” of Jesus’ sacrifice for them.

10. Are we on the verge of outlawing groups in America solely on the basis that we disagree with their views? Doesn’t that already happen? There are very few if ANY Christian student organizations out there in the American public. There are however junior GLAAD chapters, NAACP youth groups  all sponsored and endorsed by school districts. There are no Young Gideons, junior Promise Keepers (or any other young versions of the “grown up” clubs that Christians participate in) sponsored by these same schools. Why is that? Fear of alienating the liberal public that keeps the school officials in office. Fear of exclusionary lawsuits from the 3 Muslim families that have children in the school. Fear that the “Billy’s” two moms will go to their liberal GLAAD elected congressman for him/her to deal with their problems. 


Call me crazy, but it seems that the most discriminated against are the Christians. There are many reasons why, and all of them stem from one issue. Leadership. When your leadership doesn’t stand up for you, when you can’t stand for yourself, you lose. “Their” leadership will ALWAYS stand up for them, RIGHT OR WRONG, and that’s why we always hear about “their” problems and issues. There is always a lawyer out there willing to highlight the injustices that have been wracked upon the “little guy”. All of these groups have centralized leadership. Christians do not. There are so many different sects and groups of Christians I can’t keep them straight. We’re too busy arguing over which version of the Bible is most accurate to handle anything else. Seethe story below to highlight this point:

"I was walking on the Golden Gate bridge one day when I saw a man about to jump. I called out to him in order to distract him  and said 'Are you a Christian or a Jew?' He said 'Christian.' I said 'Me too! Protestant or Catholic?' He said 'Protestant.' I said 'Me too! What franchise?' He said 'Baptist.' I said 'Me too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?' He said 'Northern Baptist.' I said 'Me too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Reform Baptist?' He said 'Northern Conservative Baptist.' I said 'Me too! Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist or Northern Conservative Reform Baptist?' He said 'Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist.' I said 'Me too! Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist Great Lakes Region or Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist Eastern Region?' He said 'Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist Great Lakes Region.' I said 'Me too! Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912 or Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist Great Lakes Region of 1850?' He said 'Northern Conservative Fundamentalist Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.'

I said 'Die heretic!' And I pushed him off the bridge!"

Christians in America have no centralized leadership. I’m not talking about a Pope, or a Prophet or anything like that. I’m talking about a centralized group of Christian leaders that can help GUIDE the Christian populace in America. We don’t see eye to eye on most topics between churches except that Jesus Christ died for our sin, but shouldn’t that be enough to at least defend each other? We should band together as CHRISTIANS and show the rest of the country that our beliefs and values CANNOT be compromised for the sake of others feelings. I don’t care if someone gets offended by my choice to believe in what the Bible says, just like they don’t care if I’m offended by their choice of lifestyle (it IS a choice). 

Do you and your family pray for dinner when you go out to eat? Do you give counsel from the bible when asked by a non-believer? Or do we hide our faith inside of house and place of worship? If we don’t display our faith at all times regardless of whom might be offended, our faith is hidden from the world. Does that achieve His results? Are we living for Him? Is it because we’re ashamed, or afraid of what others might say? 


When Christians as a whole can answer these questions (among other similar ones) with a loud and boisterous “I AM NOT ASHAMED”, we will progress towards keeping and utilizing the rights we’ve been given by our GOD-FEARING founding fathers. They all worshipped and praised openly! That’s why they all ended up coming here. Why shouldn’t we do the same for our families and future Christians?
No movie quotes to finish this time. Take time to answer these questions for yourself. I know I need to for myself and my family.


P.S. Let me know what you think about this post (or don’t), I’m starting to think I’m typing to hear my own thoughts. BOO!!!

Where are the parents in America...

 So...

I apologize to ALL my loyal readers. I know the masses have waiting on the edges of their seats in anticipation of the next sliver of greatness to seep from my mind into the never ending wonder that is Al Gores' Web (see Milk, Bread Eggs for explanation). I'm sorry I'll stop talking about my genius to get to the topic of the day.

Drug Problems

I can honestly say that I'm tired of hearing about drug problems. I can honestly tell you that I don't think the world will stop turning because the last Oscar winner went to rehab for an addiction to Krispy Kremes (they ARE addicting), or whatever is going on in Hollywood these days.

What really gets me are the childhood stars that fade into nothingness until they die from a drug overdose, or one of their own does likewise. Take for example Corey Haim.

He spent all of his formative young years (10-20) in front of a camera. now here in 2010 he dies from a drug overdose. All too common in people who gain fame at an early age and then struggle in later life to achieve that same level. Why you ask do they struggle? Too EASY!! A few quick answers:

a) They aren't cute any more
b) They were never talented in the first place (see a)
c) Their parents stole all their money and they suffer from PTSD
d) They were introduced to drugs by some "nefarious" character intent on ruining their budding career (see a thru c)

This all comes down to the PARENTS. Where were they for Corey Haim during his problems as a teenager? Where were they after the fact to help him with recovery multiple times? No one is perfect and we all make mistakes,  but when are these people going to realize there was a failure at a crucial moment when his parents let him down?

Allow me to interrupt myself, I know that people do at some point need to be responsible for their own actions. BUT the parents are still responsible in the years I'm talking about.

Needless to say he went on a downward spiral until it ultimately led to his death.


http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/03/10/corey-haim-dead-drugs-rehab-child-star/

My Drug Problem...

I know right now you're thinking  "he doesn't seem the type", well you'd be right. TECHNICALLY, but please read the following article...

http://www.team-22.org/articles/article_20080200a.pdf

For those of you who didn't read it, it talks about how there was a generation of youth in America that had the problem of being DRUG to all sorts of places by their parents to serve others, to be held responsible for their actions, and to help them become better people. I like to think that I was a part of that. I remember going to peoples houses to clean up yards, cut firewood, put up fences and all other sorts of horrible "forced labor". I was never compensated for my time outside of the fact that looking back I see what my parents were trying to do, and how it really does BUILD CHARACTER. This is a drug problem that NEEDS to be instilled in our youth today. I'm trying to do this with my children, and I'm lucky enough to have children who don't act like I did when drug all over the place.

So to get to the title, where are the parents in America? Are we guiding our children, or are we letting them be influenced by the "nefarious" characters that we know don't have our childrens' best interests at heart? Are we making sure their Drug Problem is the former or the latter?


SO to keep the streak alive...


“A temptation resisted is a true measure of character.” Dustin Hoffman, Papillon 1973


Are you teaching your children TRUE character?