IMO, I can't bring myself to watch The Nativity Story knowing

• IMO, I can't bring myself to watch The Nativity Story knowing - sm
  • People had a life expectancy of about age 30 in those days! - huh?
    • I believe she means the actress, in real life . . . - not the movie.
  • to each his/her own - I couldn't bring myself - to see Passion of Christ either...because.....sm
    • If someone would have said this the other way around you'd call them a bigot I'll bet - to each his own indeed
      • and don't presume to know ONE thing about me-sm - to see Passion of Christ either...because.....sm
        • We're the majority, Get over it,. - Your anger and self-hatred are showing.
      • excuuuuuuseeee me??????? - to see Passion of Christ either...because.....sm
  • Some things never change... - l
  • clarify please-u mean woman playing Mary.....sm - got pregnant, having nothing to do w/movie?
    • She's no woman, she IS 16 y/o. She is playing part of Mary - sm
      • so? sm - nn
        • Wah, wah, wah! So, I have my opinion, so what? - sm
          • Well, you post with something that is going to --sm - nn
        • yea....really!!!...........unreal......I don't get it...nm - got pregnant, having nothing to do w/movie?
  • It is all a myth, and they just want to modernize it and make it more palatable. sm - younger than that
    • It could also just be a story to make the move look bad. - tpmt
  • If she'd had an abortion you would never even know about it. - nm
  • Well Mary was only supposed to be 13-14 and . . . - Mimi
  • I think it is a movie - don't sweat it. - nm
  • judge not lest ye be judged I always say.....nm - these TV stories anyway are not true facts...

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I'm not the only one with a child like this.  What I did learn from the child psychologist is that I have 2 other children who react normally to discontentment.  Yes, they get angry and occasionally fight, but not to the extent that this one does. 

I have threatened to call the police but never have.  Maybe 1 of these times I will.  I sympathize with you in your plight.  I hope things continue to go well for you and your son.  Thank you.

maybe someone should unplug your keyboard for today.

re: your first post before things got worse:

quote - If you knew about the possibility of having dementia in your mother and possibly subjecting you to same, why in the world would you ever think about having another child and running the risk of the child not having a mother by the time they are a young teen? That is sad in the fact of you writing a note just in case you are not in a mental state as she ages so she could understand. How old was your mother when she had to be put in a facility? unquote

First the writing the note part was a joke -sort of- and was written with tongue firmly planted in cheek. That this went over your head is sad. Secondly, it was not my pregnancy, it was unplanned, the child has already lost her birth mother, hence being my change of life child as I was not willing to lose the child to stranger adoption and I changed my life for a child I did not give birth to.  Still standing by your original post? 

Lastly, the child is almost 6 years and my mother went from independent living and driving to being institutionalized in less than 6 months, with her admission to a facility Oct 2008 (8 months ago)...meaning the child was already older than the age of 4 years and in my care before my mother's decline.  My mother is 78.  Am I still unqualified to be this child's mother?  Should I have tied my tubes before having my two older children because my grandmother had dementia?  Should my mother have tied hers and ergo avoided my birth?  By the way, the child is able to understand much more than most (meaning you) about what happens to many elderly people by having watched the process and knowing the person my mom was before the dementia was so severe.  How's that original post tasting about now?  Welcome to the world of the sandwich generation.  Oh yes lest I forget to say later, thanks for your support.

Sometimes it is better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

of who made the movie and the director/producer's family history...........

to each her/his own..................

different strokes for different folks, and so on and so on and dooby dooby doo bah.......(lyrics from Sly and The Family Stone)

how much you enjoy the squirrels, and how much it pains you to see when one has been run over. Don't mention the incident at all, just talk in general about squirrels. Even if she views squirrels as pests, hopefully your talking to her will make her more aware of them when she is driving.

I love squirrels, too, and fortunately I have never hit one, but I tell you, more than once I have nearly had a wreck trying NOT to hit one. They are tricky little devils!

went in, had cath done and had two 70-75% stenosed arteries, CHF, 10% function and may need a transplant. They stabilized him with meds and he is at home with a cardiac vest. He has not felt well for the past year, but kept putting the doctor visit off. Of course, they told him that had he come in sooner it wouldn't be this bad. Good luck.

So you don't have to worry about trying to get to the other stores before the sale item is gone, bring the ads from the other stores with you. Most store will match the price of other stores if you bring in the ad!! Thus eliminating running all over town in a mad rush.  All you have to do is get to the "sale item" at that store first before it's gone, then you can relax while getting the stuff from the other ads because there'll be plenty of stock cuz it's not on sale there.  It makes it sooo much easier and a lot less stressful.  I hope I worded that so it makes sense. I'm tired.

Or, get together the day before with a few other people who are going. Each of you is designated a different store and picks up what the others want at their designated store.  Then meet for breakfast afterwards to exchange the purchases as well as horror/humor stories from the "adventures." Thus, again, eliminating the "rushing" from one place to another. 

I think I'll stay in and shop online this year.  I heard you can do that for the black friday sales and some store will even let you buy online and pick up at the store. (later, after the rush and madness is over!)  

For the "virgin" poster, beware, some people can be downright mean, nasty, rude and even violent that morning.  Seriously.  Oh, and NEVER leave your cart unattended if you were lucky enough to get one of the "limted amounts per store" items.  People will literally take them right out of your cart if you're not watching. Keep your stuff buried beneath your coat at the bottom of the cart and NEVER let your cart leave your side.  And keep your purse in sight at all times.  If you bring a purse, have it hang in front of you and not on your side.  I like to just keep my money and/or credit card tucked snugly in my front pocket of my jeans and not even bother with a purse.

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the tables and chairs.  It is allowed where I live.  I have never seen anyone bring their dog into the grocery store unless it is an assist dog,  I do bring my dog in her stroller into the mall and I have yet to have gotten kicked out over it.  Children LOVE to look at my dog in the stroller. It is the type of stroller that has a screen on it so children can look and parents are not fearful that my dog would bite.  My dog doesn't bite but it's an added precaution. 

In comparison, my dog is friendly, is not a yapper, is well groomed, and potty trained.  I have seen many, many children who are ill behaved, running around uncontrollably and I've several times passed by babies in strollers who smell like their diaper hasn't been changed in a week. 

To the person who supposedly has the severe allergy, I say this...If you have such a severe allergy to dogs, then you most likely have severe allergies to a bunch of other stuff, too, and like the other poster said, you could just as easily be allergic to passing by the perfume counter as you would my 4 lb. chihuahua.

Lastly, to the OP, you need a lesson in manners. Even if you don't agree with the dog being in the store, you shouldn't have gotten ugly with the owner.  She was minding her business, why didn't you just mind yours?