Gideon MacLeish

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[quote]the entire place was infested with RATS, Tim...but there was no broken glass, hmm?[/quote] Field mice are not rats. While they are not desirable, they are not the same thing. When you live in the country, they get into even some decent homes. [quote]And how, exactly, does one 'shun' a family that keeps their children out of school, out of the community, and certainly invites NO ONE over to their own (squalorous) home?[/quote] No, we did not keep our children out

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Oh, and since we're on the subject of that community, since when does "helping" involve reporting lies? The last report to CPS, which came from a prominent member OF THAT CHURCH reported the following: 1. Broken glass in the yard (there was none, and the CPS worker checked pretty thoroughly). 2. An open sore on my daughter's cheek (she has a wart on her cheek, which does NOT qualify as an "open sore", however, we DID see a doctor at the request of the case worker; so m

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And I MUST point out, Biblically, the place to go is DEFINITELY to the individual involved. I could detail the rumours that have been launched in that community about all of the families that have been proven untrue, but that would be both pointless and salacious. I've seen Christian fellowships operate in the past, and in fact, we're in one now, and gossip is not a healthy fuel on which to run a church.

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Lobster, The place to go in trying to help someone is to the source. The community did not do that; they gossipped behind our backs. You speak with some authority on the subject, let us not forget that on the few occasions when you visited when I was in church you wouldn't even acknowledge knowing who I was.

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As for the cleanliness of the house as we were living in it, I will take full and complete responsibility for that. Ultimately poor leadership and support on my part caused the situation to reach the point that it did. One of the positive changes this semester is that I don't have to travel for both work and school, so I have no reason not to be home between classes. This means making lunches, quick cleanups, and other projects are something I can do much easier. We've made cha

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And as for the fast food...89 cent sodas and dollar menu burgers or burritos because it was cheaper than the $6 I would spend to go home and back. I rarely had access to a fridge during the day so I couldn't always bring food from home. Since the minute details of my life are so vital to your existence, I'll also tell you...I wear briefs :) And for those keeping score at home, I made $9 an hour on my regular job, and $5.85 with work study. The $9 an hour is about average for th

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[quote]Then what exactly do you take issue with? Other than the wife driving/internet access in the home, you've denied not a single allegation made there, insisting there is 'more to the story.'[/quote] Yes I have, actually, you just haven't read everything apparently. [quote]If rumours were taken as truth, why not lay them to rest WITH the truth? Never mind, we don't 'deserve' that, as you've repeatedly asserted. If I've been lied to by Brandie, her mother, her grandp

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That wasn't my first article on return, Anthony, but thanks for playing! [quote]and I have no reason to believe it isnt,[/quote] Guilty until proven innocent, eh? I have stated over and over again I had no problem with LW's original article. I have a problem with the lynch mentality that resulted, which took every bit of rumour as gospel truth.

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Oh, yeah. It's actually shorter than it has been in years (well off the collar) because it's hard to get in for a hair appt. around here and I needed to cut it short enough to allow some grow room in case I can't get in when I need it cut. I can't cut it too short because it looks horrid when it is very short, and I have a roundish face and short short hair makes it look more round. But I have a presentation coming up at the end of the month where appearance is a significant portion of

Re-thinking "It's Just a Piece of Paper" in Misc JoeUser Forums

For a long time I have regarded a degree as "just a piece of paper". In fact, coming into this semester, I still carried that belief. Although I saw the practical reasons for it, to me, it was nothing more than a piece of paper. Just halfway through this semester, I have to say I see it quite differently. My semester has been crammed with courses on management, marketing, programming, business communication, and the oh so dreaded accounting (in which, after seeing my midterm grades, I

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[quote]I truly hope that you, and your family, get yourselves back on track and become the family that you want to be. People make mistakes- it what you do after realizing the mistake that makes the difference.[/quote] Thanks, Karma. Right now, things are going well, and I am optimistic about the future at this point.

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[quote]Just go. Just . . . go, man.[/quote] SC, I have a life, thank you. Why don't you try just staying away from me? It shouldn't be that hard, really.

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LW, No, the fact is, we have never been "in trouble" with CPS. Not once. We have been investigated, but all it takes to be investigated is a phone call. We have never been charged with anything. Our response to CPS the first time was a mistake, I admit that. I panicked and made a stupid decision, and we had to pay dearly for it. It was the first time I had ever dealt with them as a parent, and my response was one made out of prejudices I had from encounters with them as a child.

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[quote]Gid, this is where I am going to disagree with you. I highly doubt that TW's parents have been able to put that house back in livable condition as of yet. Unless I am wrong here, you COULD have used that $500 or next time you have some funds and load up your kids that are big enough to actually work and take them down there and CLEAN on a weekend. If the place is clean I'm sure it could use some paint, or something else. Not ONLY would this initiate fixing your wrongs but would also begin

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[quote]And that's the main "difference" I notice. You are now directly attacking people, doubting their faith, making sarcasting remarks about their spirituality.[/quote] Leauki, I am responding directly to them. There's no love in their attacks, and they have made it QUITE clear they are not my friends. Zoo, for instance, doesn't want to see me turn things around. He wants to sip mai tais in heaven and watch me roast on a spit. LW, EIC only pays for the firs

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[quote]Now you're here giving attitude...looks like you been here all day...go spend time with your children![/quote] Actually, I was here earlier...left...came back...it's what a college schedule will do, you know! I wasn't giving attitude until I was GIVEN attitude.

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[quote]If you wrote them a $10,000 check today...better make that cash....it still doesn't undo the wrong Gid. Not even close.[/quote] OK, Tova...get me a time machine so I can go back and fix it. NEWS FLASH: I CAN'T GO BACK AND FIX IT! ALL I CAN DO IS MAKE A DIFFERENCE FROM NOW ON!!!!!!! Or don't you get that? [quote]If you are blogging for you...then why not blog somewhere else? Why does it have to be here?[/quote] Because the site I blog on is MY site...an

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[quote]Ok, maybe your wife isn't 'forbidden' to drive. Maybe towards the end you *did* have internet access at the house. Maybe the story of 5 year olds in crusty, feces-filled diapers was just that, a story. I do believe I mentioned that those things had been told to me in passing and that I had no way to verify those particular rumors.[/quote] Those are a major part of your argument. And nowhere have I seen it yet mentioned that there WAS another bathroom in the house!<br/

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[quote]Oh, sinned we have...but none of us to such a...magnitude.[/quote] Oh, so you have pronounced my sin as being greater than your own? Interesting, zoologist. I'd like to know what version of the Bible you read. And it's good to know that only your select little group can receive forgiveness from God. I guess John 3:16's a typo, huh? Wow. Just. Wow. I am glad that there are Christians that don't believe as you, KFC, Tova, and SC do.

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[quote]I counted you as one of my friends.[/quote] Each of you made it VERY clear that I am not your friend. If you wanted to speak with me, john, I have NEVER hidden my email. I refuse to make my life part of JU's public forum. I realize each of you are without sin and thus qualified to cast the first stone, but I'll let God judge me, and not the likes of you!

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[quote]Oh well, that part's easy, Zoo. He won't share it because he doesn't OWE it to us.[/quote] No, because none of you are friends, as you have made abundantly clear, and I owe you nothing. Oh, and, LW...my tax return was nowhere near $9000...just for the record. If you can show me how to get $9000 legally, I will give the entire difference to TW's grandfather. In the letter I wrote him, I told him that would be a PAYMENT, and it is just that, a payment. And my May rebate wo

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[quote]Get a life. Better yet, get a family life and stay off JU.[/quote] YOU DO NOT OWN JU TOVA! GET IT?

Finding solutions takes skill in Current Events JoeUser Forums

One of the things that major politicians seem sadly not to realize should be the most obvious. In every election cycle, we get candidates identifying problems and offering rhetorical solutions. While they may sound as if they offer real answers, their solutions are hollow, impractical, and unimaginative. Sure, it's good to offer health care reform, but when your solutions are as practical as building a suspension bridge to the moon, you know it's not going to get done. Anyone with hal

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Tova, SC, Thanks for your witness. I'll pray for you :)

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Because you chose to address me in a reasonable manner, KFC, I lifted you from my blacklist. I don't ask that you guys forgive me. All I ask is that you pray for me. Nothing more.