Roles of the parent.

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Roles of the parent.
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Tue, 03-07-2006 - 3:29am
I think in the old days men use to tell women the what to do, or what not to do. Today we let other women tell us what is right for us. I have never seen two situations that are the same in any relationship. The roles are changing as we type right now. Women use to think it was worth it to spend as much time at home with their children as time would give them. However, that is not the case today. It is all very sad if you ask me because you have some men that are saying "I will stay home for the kids", and at the same time the women opt not too.I have three girls, the oldest is 8 and the youngest is 3 months , each child has a four yr space. Some parents need duel incomes. I think as children get older it is okay to get work outside the house, but as they are growing and learning new things I would like to see that for myself if I can. I have another year of college and then I will have to work, and I am not looking forward to it. The idea of being away from my children is scary to me. I find it hard to even let them go outside and play. However, I am getting better with it. Both my parents worked, and I recalled how much I wanted to be with my mom. I would have been happy just to go to Walmarts with her, but she never really had the time. It is not a matter of what is right or wrong, but what is the need of the family? Can a family make it on one check? That depends on the location, the home, car, and the life style that the parents want to have. Some could say if you want to be safe, you both have to pay because safe comes with a high price tag. Others could say different. The truth is stay at home moms are on the downfall due to the different types of families today. Is it bad or good, I do not know. However, I can tell you it is life.

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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 9:58pm

Winning an Oscar is an accomplishment. It is an acknowledgement of a job well done. The fact that it is televised and involves millions of dollars does not have to diminish her accomplishment. She is a skilled professional at her chosen craft.

Sure, there are plenty of people that deserve more public acknowledgement of their accomplishments but that does not mean that those that get it deserve it less.

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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 9:58pm
Right, that's what I mean. None of that in the school I went to. However my dad has "67UCLA" as his license plate... LOL
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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:03pm

"...think that these days a lot of the students are pretty... well I don't want to say stupid, but maybe that's what I mean."

I think your impression of students' abilities might be very different in other environments. CCs serve the needs of a wide variety of students and are necessarily broader in their expectations.

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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:11pm
Would it suprise you to know that awarding of Nobel prizes is actually quite political? I was somewhat shocked when I first learned about it....but I suppose I shouldn't be.
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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:12pm
I said my experiences weren't any different at a 4 yr college.
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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:12pm

Well said!

(see, even here people that deserve them get accolades! *grin*)

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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:13pm
I don't have much of a class identity from my undergrad either, maybe because I went to a big university. But there were only 375 students in my law school class, so that was different.
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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:14pm
I saw banners in the fall at my university saying "Class of 2009". I was suprised that that many incoming freshman are really certain they will finish in the traditional 4 years...
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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:16pm

And you all probably started and finished at the same time. In my grad school, we were together the first year but then everyone went their own way and graduated over a 3 or 4 year span.

I have a fair amount of school pride from my grad work (I claim Univ of Texas that way) but no real class identity.

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Fri, 03-10-2006 - 10:17pm

And you think that is enough to claim that students, in general, are just dumber these days???

Don't you think it is possible that your experiences have been somewhat narrow?

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