skydiva1998

I do!... Alicia was "2"

It's funny how your children remember things a bit differently than how they actually happened... ------------------------- My mother and I had a great relationship growing up, and she always made me feel that I could come to her about anything, even sex. She taught me about pregnancy and STD's and how to be safe and use condoms and birth control pills. -------------------------- Yes, we had a great relationship (although rocky at times during those rough teen years), and I did talk to her about sex and being safe, but mostly the responsibility that comes along with having sex - birth control pills were never in my vocabulary. -------------------------- And when I was a teenager she told me that when I was ready to have sex I could tell her, and she would make sure I was on the pill and had condoms and everything. -------------------------- Again, the pill was never in my vocabulary. -------------------------- Then a couple years later I got a boyfriend, and there was no way in hell I was going to tell her I was going to have sex with him. I just couldn't do it. So we finally did have sex, and used a condom, but I wasnt on the pill. And when my mom finally asked me if we had been having sex and I told her, she FREAKED OUT. I told her we use condoms and her reply was "That's all you're using???" So I suggested she take me to get on the pill. And she said, "there is no way in hell I am putting you on the pill and encouraging this kind of behavior" and I was like, what? you just complained that all we used were condoms, but yet you wont take me to get on the pill?? I am already having sex. How does that make sense? I was able to get on the pill with out her consent anyways, so it didnt matter, but it was really messed up. --------------------------- Was I happy that my 16 year old daughter was having sex (especially with a boy who had a whole other set of problems), absolutely not! But I wouldn't use the words "freaked out", more like "concerned" and "worried". did I tell my daughter that I would not take her to get on the pill, absolutely! I did not condone the fact that she was having sex, nor was I going to do something that would make it easy for her to continue to have sex. What I did provide her with, should she "make the choice" to continue to have sex, was an alternative form of birth control - a box of condoms and a box of Encare contraceptive inserts. Whether or not she used them was her choice. Most importantly, I provided my daughter with a message that having sex is a personal choice, and when you make that choice, it is your (and only your) personal responsiblity to make sure that you are protected against pregnancy and std's, as well as being ready for the emotional effects that go along with it. Having Mom take you to get on "the pill" (in my opinion) is a cop-out. It's putting the "choice" on Mom, and relieving the daughter of the responsibility. "Mom put me on the pill, so it must be ok for me to have sex now." And the minute something negative happens, it's Mom's fault - she's the one who put me on the pill in the first place. We can't hold our children's hand through life. We teach them responsibility, respect, and right from wrong. We can only hope that when it comes time for them to make a choice (especially with something as important as sex), they make the right choice for themselves. And to my daughter, I say - let's have this conversation again when you have your own teenage daughter.

Kim, I sent you a PM about this. Brains, don't worry, it's really no big deal. Kev had both mine and his hard drives in his computer after mine crashed and it worked fine.

How do you swoop a pond that is almost dried up?? Kevin was up in Steve's chopper last week and said the pond did not have much water left in it.

Who's going to be at Skydive Temple for the Labor Day boogie? Sounds like a fun weekend with $18 jumps (to 14,500 no less!) and no boogie fee! They're flying the PAC and a Caravan with CRW, RW, and FF organizing! Band, free beer and toga party Saturday night! Sounds like the place to be for the Labor Day weekend if you are in the Central Texas area!

It's been a rough year, hasn't it bud? __________________________________________________ LOL!! Good one Jason! Happy Birthday Lover!!

Prayers to all that are left to mourn this tragic loss. It's hard enough to lose one skydiving friend, this type of devastation can seem unbearable... May your days get easier as time goes on.

Damn homeless people!!

We didn't have a problem with him peeing on our bed! Could it be because we have 2 litter boxes in the house (one in each bathroom, on each end of the house). He's just a baby and your house is much bigger than what he was used to - he probably got lost and didn't know where to find the box. Sounds like you need to put a second litter box in your master bathroom and maybe keep him in your bedroom area for a while until he gets used to the whole house. Poor little guy was probably holding it for as long as he could! :(

Trust me - they will eventually get along. We have six (yes, call me the crazy cat lady!) cats. 3 inside - Gizmo, Panda and Abbey 3 outside - Rusty, Callie and Blacky (rescued strays) and all fixed! __________________________________________________ Help keep the population down - neuter/spay your pet! emanciPET.org

LOL! She looked like someone puked on her face when she was a baby! Luckily the colors spread for the better as she got older!

Wow! That'll put some girth on ya!!!

LOL!! That's what Kev said! Personally, I like the name "Ernie", and I spent enough time with him to know that it would fit him! Also, Michelle is so right about being a shadow. You can actually take him for a walk and he follows right beside you! He also comes to you when you call (I was calling him "little guy"). He is an amazing little kitten - a neighborhood stray brought him to our doorstep and he came right up to me - no fear. I was heartbroken to see him leave, but we already have too many cats (including his brother and sister that the same stray brought to us last year!). Alicia and Jason have the perfect home for him! And I get to visit.

Eight years and goin strong... Life is good!

Not that I care for snakes, but I think I would have kept the bull snake around. Not just because they eat bugs of all sorts (scorpions?), but they also fend off the dreaded...rattlesnake