I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Wading into unfamiliar territory with our dev disabled son. We know our time on earth is short and its time he learned to drive. So we are going through all the panic of parents of teenagers.



He hasn't been ready and he's severely dyslexic so going to the DMV and taking a written test has stalled the process. And we didnt think he was ready anyway. In Texas you can take the written test and a 6 hour course online at home to get your learners permit. So I am sitting with him and making sure he gets the content.



Since he was laid off last April he's been bored and a pain in the neck but yesterday he reconnected with a lady manager at the dollar store in the same shopping strip where he did his sign flipping. She wants him for shelf stocking and clean chores. So if he gets through the corporate application process we have high hopes.



Gawd I hate the thought of his first fender bender.......and I hope its only a fender bender. I was in much worse accident when I was a new driver....my car was hit from behind and pushed into another. I ended up with an accordion. Pre airbags and no one was hurt.



He may be 24 but we are dealing with teen issues.

Happy birthday, Bren. Wishing you many more.

Alexandria, sorry to hear about your dad. Hope he will be home soon.

This may be a seond-time around one, but its a good one:

Thank you Julianna for thinking of me.  I went shopping and did a little birthday therapy.  It's pretty quiet around here with Tim gone, and the rest of my family is traveling on vacation today.

I got a speeding ticket on Friday the 13th ... arghh ... and I had to spend all my birthday cash to pay that stupid ticket. I didn't tell Tim about it ... didn't want a big lecture on my driving.  I'm so mad at myself for getting that ticket.  I was saving that money for a trip to see my grandsons next month. !@#

hugs to you,

Bren

Reported troll for violating the rules of the community.

Wow .. what the heck happened over here?  I missed all the excitement.

Rabbit .. Keeping you and your hubby close in my heart.  I am so sorry you are both going through this.  Sending strength and hugs your way.

hugs,

Bren

Oh for pete's sake ... I just talked to Libby and she said she's been banned until September 29th.  What a bunch of horseshit.  Excuse my language.  I just don't get it.  I read the poster's profile and other posts and she also got into it with another longstanding member of this forum.

Bren

That must have been pretty nasty as the poster is desperately trying to delete her profile. Probably for the best.

Wabbit -- echoing what Jackie said.  My thoughts are with you and DH always.

Alyson, I missed all the fun too.  I work part time and I had to be at work for a while.....then home just a short time, and had to go to the store.  It was probably good that I missed it --- I could still be tearful  as we speak.  I did get a pm though so I have a smidgen of an idea.  I'll just have to be content with that.  I have to go now and find this person and get a block on......that will be the last of this one but you and I are going to have to "hang" out a little better so we don't have to be Johnny Come Lately's to the goings on.

I like your suggestion for growing up.....and isn't it you that had some BIG Girl panties the other day.  Perhaps there are a few who could borrow them. 

Jackie

spell checker still napping.  I wish I could hire a new one.

Chickadee.......good for you, getting some week-end togetherness on an important mission.  Hope you learn a lot.  To a person I'm sure everyone prays for breakthroughs no matter where we are in the numbers.  Praying for good things.  Enjoy your drive time and then some.

Jackie

Just one more thing to keep the applecart falling over --- things do backfire though. 

Dumb And Dumber

Sep 17, 2013 | By CAP Action War Room

The federal government is hurtling toward two critical deadlines where a failure to act will be extraordinarily damaging to the US economy. But Republicans think it’s okay to play political games even if it means sabotaging our economy.

Deadline 1: To avoid government shutdown, Congress needs to pass a spending bill to fund the federal government by September 30. Republicans have been engaged in a civil war for weeks over how best to use this deadline to manufacture a crisis. Those on the far right, led by Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, insist they shut down the government unless the budget fully defunds Obamacare, even touring the country to promote a shutdown. And now there are reports that House Republican leadership is following their lead in allowing such a bill to come to a vote.

The consequences of a government shutdown are severe: social security checks might not go out, our troops might not get paid, and the economy would take a huge hit. Indeed, some fearful Republicans have warned their constituents as much.

A majority of Americans will blame Republicans if the government shuts down. But Republicans are still unable to let go of their obsession with repealing Obamacare, and are now barreling towards shutdown. That’s just dumb.

Deadline 2: The U.S. government will default on its obligations sometime in mid-to-late October unless Congress extends its borrowing limit. This would have catastrophic consequences for not just the United States economy; it could cause a worldwide crash even worse than we faced in 2008. But House Republican leadership — that’s right, not just some of their crazier members — want to use the debt limit to force Congress to delay Obamacare for one year. Speaker John Boehner, who previously insisted he would not use the debt ceiling for political leverage, has promised “a whale of a fight.”

We’ve been down this road before. Paying our bills on time is non-negotiable. Congress needs to pay the bills Congress itself racked up. Period.

Even among those that oppose the health care law, more than half want their elected officials to make it work as well as possible. So if Republicans truly think the American people support their threats of default instead of doing the hard work of governing, well…that’s dumber.

BOTTOM LINE: Americans are tired of the fighting and of having their economic security put on the line time and time again. Harming the economy to refight old political battles won’t help middle class families.

Illinois lady, just in the interest of accuracy the shooter in DC had a 12 gauge shotgun. They believe he obtained a handgun when he killed a security guard. The reports on an AR 15 are now said to be part of many inaccuracies by the media initially. That doesn't make this any less tragic.