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FLYBERT! THat was too frickin funny! I love it!

I wear a helmet so I do not get an STD!

My wife is a teacher because she teaches our kids. My oldest is in tenth grade and my wife teaches her Math, Physics, Language Arts, Health, Spanish, etc. She does the same thing for my youngest daughter and Son. That is what I mean by teacher. Most stay at home moms still send their children to school. My wife has school at home. That is what I meant by calling her teacher. We are talking about more than just mommy teaching them to read. And Lew: Per my PM - I apologize for reading more into your post than was there. Maybe I was looking for a fight? No, not really but I cannot think of a good excuse other than I was feeling pissy and took it out on you.

Well I tell ya, as long as both parties agree and who stays home and who goes to a job it works great. I personally would not have married a woman who would not stay home. What a shame that this next line cannot go unsaid but if I do not say it there will be hell to pay. Not that I have a problem with people who do it differently. Each person must go their own way and chose their own family life. I, personally wanted someone who wanted to stay home with the kids. I found one and married her. She personally wanted a husband who wanted a stay home mom. She found one and married him. So no I do not think it is wrong for a woman to be a working mom, it was just wrong for my life. I sure hope that covers the bases. Oh and Dave, there was a short time (two years) where our roles were reversed. Let me tell you women make it look easy. That was the toughest job I ever had. That was when I really realized what my wife did everyday. It put everything in perspective.

Well miss enthusiast, I have not taken the time to learn how to make it clicky. Hey wait that means I am not a PW! Woohoo not a post whore not a post whore woohoo

Did the grinch steal your Christmas?

Well for your information I was in NYC visiting my brother. My Brother is a New York City Cop. His wife is a Vice President of City Corp. She just happened to have an office in Tower Two and was on her way there when it came down. Four days later, after I got home, I organized a supply drive and drove a 48 foot truck filled with those supplies to Ricker's Island in New York where my brother works and has friends who could store it and get it to the right places. My brother worked the morgue where the bodies were being sorted. I delt with his tears as he came home from the morgue with stories of friends of his whose heads he had to carry. I saw the panic in his face when he could not find his wife for several hours. I saw him tear out in his official vehicle when he got a call from his wife who was covered in soot and dust when she got home. My wife and I saw the faces of New Yorkers who were stunned by what had happened. They were shell shocked. Our uncle works for the Pentagon and thankfully was somewhere else when they struck there. You did not have to be in NYC to live with terrorism. It touches everyone. Everywhere. It cuts deep into the heart. It takes away your safety net. Maybe you have forgotten what it felt like that day. Maybe you where in a safe cozy room behind your keyboard and so you live like it never happened. I will never forget. And I know My brother won't. And neither will the families of those who actually were lost. And tell that to the Marines families who died in Beruit. (sp?). I am done with this conversation because you do not have a clue. When you get one come talk to me. someone lock this thread.

Has anyone heard of 'European Technology'? BBWWAAAAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHHA From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - European Technology (Your-O-Pee-an Tek-no-logy) (see myth) - An unproven rumor, thought to be started by druids, of possible advances in industry and science originating from the side of the globe that does not house the U.S. - synonyms: fallacy, myth, lie, untruth, oxymoron. See also: Military Intelligence, Truthfull Democrats

Sean, you're just jealous! ;) Well Rachel, I would be but I can do without the associated Cramps, bloating and general PMSing that is associated with no-ing everything? oh and psst see that "no-ing'? I meant it that way

Well of course we do because we really have no lives when winter time comes and jumps arew scarce.

Tom listen bro. I went through this exact same thing. I found that I was not afraid of jumping out of planes but that I was afraid of doing poorly. Performance anxiety is what it is. The truth is that you cannot worry about it. We all suck. None of us gets any good we just suck less with each new jump. You will make mistakes. Oh well, you are trying to fly but God gave you no wings. It is totally okay to be nervous. Tell your instructor about it. They deal with this all the time. THey will help you relax. If you mess something up you got plenty of time to redo it on later jumps. The only things you need to do are remember to pull and relax. Relaxing is key to doing well and key to maximum enjoyment. That is it. All other things are icing. You will do fine and of course I now realize that you posted this yesterday and nothing I say now matters so I will post it anyway because I am stupid like that. Hope your jumps went well today

No I drink and use a lathe and mill and metal saw ans stone saw and forklift and . . . hey is that my finger? Cool!

Or I can post it here for you 0 => Newbie 50 => Enthusiast 300 => Old Hand 700 => Addict 1000 => Veteran 1500 => Pooh-Bah 2500 => Carpal Tunnel 5000 => Fanatic 7500 => Mighty Mouse 10000 => Geronimo EDIT to add: Oh Flybert. You better get posting if you want to change that status

Go to the Forum FAQ and click on the Question that says How do I change my Newbie status? And there in black and white (or blue and red, or yellow and fuscia or however you set your system) You will see the answer to your question.

Why am I not surprised that someone would find a beef with this? I apologize for leaving out something so obvious. Where was my head? Oh I know, because my wife's full time job is TEACHER and she does all the above other things. Therefore by definition we are talking about those who work a full time job and do all the above mentioned stuff. I know of no parents that both (or in case you find some other beef - no single parent) Who works a full time job plus homeschools their children. There just is not enough time in the day. If you meet or know one Introduce them to me so I can shake their hand for they are Gods among mortal men. My original statement stands. Why does everyone think a stay at home Mom is the worste thing a woman can be? Makes me admire my wife all the more because she chose this life gladly.

Yeah as you can prolly tell I am a definite family man. It is a fun life. At least in my house anyway . . . oh no wait maybe not . . . I hear a fight going on . . . where is that tazer?

Was going to say this but decided against it. I do agree. Definitey got to stand up for your spouse.

Growing up as a kid we used to do two things that seems to drive cats nuts. The first was take a paper bag and place a few pebbles in it. Then stick the cats tail in the bag and hold it there with as many rubber bands as necessary. Then watch them tear oof. Each time the bag hits the ground the pebbles make noise and the cat runs faster! Too much fun. The other thing we did was take a rubber band and wrap around the cats scrotum (male obviously). Walked on their tip toes the whole time. Before you get high and mighty I was a typical 8 year old boy

Hmmm . . . I posted before I read your post or maybe I just did not read it very well. You are right, just because he did not buy soemthing does not mean he could not give a gift of self. Everything you mentioned is valid and I apologize if I came off harsh on you. What I said about communication still holds though. And for future reference, give him a list of things ha CAN give you. For Example: My Christmas list 1.) Massage. 2.) Home Cooked Dinner. 3.) Hand made card. 4.) Tender kisses. 5.) Breakfast in bed and the best gift of all 6.) Hot Christmas Morning Sex I hate to say it but most of us learn from our father's how to treat women without our father's saying a word. And sadly most of them, including my dad, miss the mark here. Help us along by not expecting us to read minds. It makes things go smoother and just because you had to tell us does NOT mean it is less significant. Most of the time we just do not know because we have never been taught. Name one thing you know without being taught, ladies. Oh wait you're women, you know everything!

You are SO in denial!! ... Sheesh! .... ... Oh.... Ummm... I guess I am too, aren't I? I am not in the NIle. I am in OHio

I showed this to my kids and what do you think came from their mouths? "OMG If I behaved that way you'd kill me and create another one better than me." I sure have taught them well

No wouldn't that be funny. Watching two Salvation Armies trying to get each other to donate!

Man I love Christmas time!

I had a great Christmas. I did not get everything I hoped (no helmet, no Alti) but I got my new jumpsuit! I will be posting the pictures later today. My wife did the best she could with the resources she had, which were limited because I decided I wanted to spoil the hell out of her this year. The look on her face when she came down the stairs Christmas morning was the best. I got the greatest feeling. (Plus I got the greatest kiss and later well . . . umm . . . er . . . you know) Kids actually heard us and were laughing when we came down later. Kinda funny really. Anyway, great Christmas, we had prime rib for dinner and my wife baked an awesome cheesecake! Hope everyone's was a great as mine. Here's looking forward to NEXT Christmas!

Snowwhite thank you. Honesty is the most important part of any relationship. If my wife takes the time to tell me not to get her anything for Christmas I am going to want to know why. Then I am going to make sure I understand her correctly. If she is surprised later because I got her nothing, then that is her fault not mine. Honest open communication is everything in a marriage. Respect me enough to tell me how you really feel. I will respect you enough to do the same. No guessing games. It only ends up with more hurt feelings on both sides. In all honesty I would never allow her to not let me get her anything. I want to spoil her every moment I am alive so that when I am gone she knows that she fullfilled my life better than anyone ever could have. That said, if she is adamant and has a seriously good reason, then I might consider not getting her anything. But I know her well enough that if I followed through she would not be upset. And she certainly would not allow someone outside our marriage to come in and blast me. She protects me and I her from that kind of embarrassment. If your spouse does not respect you and protect your heart why would the rest of the world? The Spouse - your first line of defense against the world's assholes