Your thoughtful and well worded insult was a shining example of how people should talk to each other. It must have taken you hours upon hours to come up with it. BRAVO!
Sorry, but I prefer to judge people's success as a parent by things that make a difference in the long run: do their kids grow up as decent people, succeed in areas that interest them, etc.
At ages 15 and 10, you have a good idea of what kids will be like when they grow up. Of course, things can go wrong, but at that point their personalities are pretty well set in stone. Based on what I see in my kids, I know they will be successful in the ways that matter.
I seem to have written this a lot here this week, but what goes before that is just a means to an end, and its value is exactly the degree to which it helps to achieve a good end. Put another way, if evaluating parenthood were as simple as what you wrote, then the world would be full of failed parents, and I can't believe the world would be in the mostly good shape it is if that were really the case.
I don't know that I'm evaluating parenthood. However, I'm surprised that people think it's OK to use pain as a regular part of child rearing. It's easy to strike a child into submission. It's harder to think of ways to discipline kids by guiding and teaching them.
Really? Of course kids want their parents to be proud of them, but if that one goal is now dominating their lives to the extent implied by what you wrote there, have you considered that maybe you're a little too hands-on?
I'm actually quite hands off. Why do you assume otherwise? I don't dominate their lives. I encourage them to think for themselves, to think critically, to be individuals, to take responsibility for their actions. I rarely ask if they've done their homework. They're not forced to do anything they don't want to do.
OK, so what would you suggest parents do if they haven't already found the silver bullet before their first child is born?
There's no silver bullet. However, there is the ability to be self-aware, analyze your own past, see what works and doesn't work with other parents, remember what it was like for your friends when you were a kid, etc, etc.
My children's mental health is fine. They're well adjusted, responsible, caring and smart. I respect them and they respect me and my wife.
We are not controlling or demanding. However, we do set limits and give them responsibilities. We have done so since they were toddlers and it's worked out quite well.
As soon as you resort to smacking, spanking, or hitting in any way, you've signaled your failure as a parent. I have a 15 year old and a 10 year old. They're good kids, but the few times they've done something wrong, they've been more hurt by my disappointment than any physical pain I could inflict. However, it doesn't work unless you've been consistent since day one.
Raising kids can be easy, but I think a majority of parents fail because they cannot evolve beyond what their parents did to them.
I've never actually checked out the Roomba. Is it really a vacuum cleaner or is it just an electric floor sweeper (i.e. robotic dust pan and brush)? Does it work on carpets?
Bzzt. Absolutely completely wrong. When parking a manual transmission vehicle, you should ALWAYS engage the emergency/parking brake as well as leave the transmission in gear.
We will get an increase in gasoline price regardless of DST. This is because the refineries have to switch to summer-formula gasoline which is more expensive to produce.
I'm a bit skeptical that DST helps reduce energy use as well. However, in your case can you confirm the cost increase was caused by higher energy usage rather than higher energy cost?
I bump into this kind of ignorance a lot, especially from people who've only ever worked with Microsoft products. When I tell them about "Product X" they'll say something like "I didn't think anybody used that anymore" or "what idiot still uses that outdated system", etc, etc. It's maddening but what to do about it? You can't legislate awareness.
In my view, if you don't care enough to check for problems with your resume, you will probably be just as careless with the systems or processes you're responsible for. There are always exceptions of course, but if I'm trying to cull the resume stack, it's not un unreasonable approach.
Well then, my lights must be different from your lights. I don't see the markings stand still (which is how you use a stroboscope to confirm rotational speed) when the turntable is illuminated by a regular lightbulb. The effect is only visible where the onboard strobe light shines on the markings. You can make the markings appear to move back and forth by adjusting the platter's rotational speed.
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Lone anecdotal datapoint: I'm a long time TD Ameritrade customer. I don't get any spam to the email address I've registered with them.
Zoot http://www.zootsoftware.com/ may meet your needs.
Now now, why use epithets against Latinos?
Your thoughtful and well worded insult was a shining example of how people should talk to each other. It must have taken you hours upon hours to come up with it. BRAVO!
My children's mental health is fine. They're well adjusted, responsible, caring and smart. I respect them and they respect me and my wife.
We are not controlling or demanding. However, we do set limits and give them responsibilities. We have done so since they were toddlers and it's worked out quite well.
As soon as you resort to smacking, spanking, or hitting in any way, you've signaled your failure as a parent. I have a 15 year old and a 10 year old. They're good kids, but the few times they've done something wrong, they've been more hurt by my disappointment than any physical pain I could inflict. However, it doesn't work unless you've been consistent since day one.
Raising kids can be easy, but I think a majority of parents fail because they cannot evolve beyond what their parents did to them.
Practical cars with low fuel consumption are nothing new.
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See this: http://windingroad.com/features-page/chevrolet-ge
In the mid 80's, the Honda CRX HF was rated for more than 50 MPG.
I think she would be very happy if she received this http://www.amazon.com/Vibratex-HV-250R-Hitachi-Mag ic-Massager/dp/B00005M1WE
I've never actually checked out the Roomba. Is it really a vacuum cleaner or is it just an electric floor sweeper (i.e. robotic dust pan and brush)? Does it work on carpets?
Bzzt. Absolutely completely wrong. When parking a manual transmission vehicle, you should ALWAYS engage the emergency/parking brake as well as leave the transmission in gear.
Not exactly.
Everyone who lives in the NY metropolitan area calls it "the city".
I wouldn't be so quick to blame IT. Many of the blocking policies being discussed here are required/imposed by corporate legal/management types.
Thank you, you saved me some typing :-)
There's nothing inherently bad or wrong with pushrod engines.
Here are two items I found regarding Federal regulations. Some Googling reveals sites that discuss the summer requirement. http://www.arb.ca.gov/bluebook/bb06/40cfr/40cfr80_ 27.htm
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/420b05012.pdf
We will get an increase in gasoline price regardless of DST. This is because the refineries have to switch to summer-formula gasoline which is more expensive to produce.
I see you were visited by the moron modder. Flamebait? I wish I had mod points to fix this one...
Calling all Slashdot comedians.
Please give me examples of racial EPITAPHS. I need a laugh.
Thank you.
I'm a bit skeptical that DST helps reduce energy use as well. However, in your case can you confirm the cost increase was caused by higher energy usage rather than higher energy cost?
I bump into this kind of ignorance a lot, especially from people who've only ever worked with Microsoft products. When I tell them about "Product X" they'll say something like "I didn't think anybody used that anymore" or "what idiot still uses that outdated system", etc, etc. It's maddening but what to do about it? You can't legislate awareness.
In my view, if you don't care enough to check for problems with your resume, you will probably be just as careless with the systems or processes you're responsible for. There are always exceptions of course, but if I'm trying to cull the resume stack, it's not un unreasonable approach.
Actually, my first resume filters would be spelling errors, bad formatting, and disorganized presentation.
Would this high performance system be Lotus Notes perchance?
Well then, my lights must be different from your lights. I don't see the markings stand still (which is how you use a stroboscope to confirm rotational speed) when the turntable is illuminated by a regular lightbulb. The effect is only visible where the onboard strobe light shines on the markings. You can make the markings appear to move back and forth by adjusting the platter's rotational speed.