WOHM's who say they have to work

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WOHM's who say they have to work
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Sun, 10-29-2006 - 4:17pm

For those of you that WOH and say you have to do it to make ends meet. Do you really do it to make ends meet or do you do it cause you want to keep up a certain lifestyle? Do you know how to live with out debt or without having to keep up with the joneses?


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:10pm
And if mbanc had ever read what any of the military spouses/family members of this board said, she would have read that being in the military, being a military person, etc is a choice. We all said that and said that if they did not want to be deployed they could not reinlist at their next reinlistment time. No one said there was a choice in being deployed or that they could get out of it, just that there was a choice in joining and continuing in the military. Once you do that you have agreed to follow all orders from the military including what to wear on duty, how to keep one's appearance on duty & off duty, where to live & where to work and how to act on and off duty and many other things.

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Registered: 10-11-2006
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:11pm
Perhaps you are not but you do play games when it comes to this debate.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:13pm

My point is that I do know what i am talking about and your opinion that I do not, does not mean anything. Especially when you do not see a bunch of posts directed to me saying huh? what does that mean? I don't get it? You do not make any sense, or you are not clear.

PS Blabbering on would be what one does when they do not know what they are talking about, so yes that is what we are discussing.

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Registered: 03-18-2004
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:15pm

Um, no.

She's saying if you choose to go into the military, you should do so expecting to be deployed. Your choice is whether or not to join the military. Opting for it is opting for deployment. If you don't want to be deployed, don't join the military.

The same is for having intercourse. If you choose to do so, your are opting to deal with all the consequences that come with that choice (including pregnancy). You don't want the consequences, forego intercourse.

The same for overspending with credit. You use your charge card too much, you are opting to deal with the consequences at the end of the month when the bill comes due. You don't want the consequences, don't use the card.

It's about taking personal responsibility for your actions. Hopefully people who opt to have relations and end up pregnant WANT to have the child. Hopefully people who opt to join the military and get deployed actually WANTED to serve in that capacity. Hopefully people who use credit cards can pay the balances off at the end of the month.

So it could be bad or good - either way it's your own doing.

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Registered: 10-11-2006
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:16pm

Do you know it means to be dyslexic?

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Registered: 10-11-2006
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:21pm
I doubt it but your right my opinion is nothing to your personal views....Tell me what is it your talking bout?
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:23pm

Not Sabina, but she already referred to it as a learning disability so here's the definition from Wikipedia. Maybe you should tell us if you are talking about some other dyslexia.

Dyslexia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is a said to be a condition or learning disability which causes difficulty with reading and writing.
Its standard definition is a difficulty in reading and writing in spite of normal development of intelligence, cognitive and sensory abilities.
The word "dyslexia" comes from the Greek words ???- dys- ("difficulty with") and ????? lexis ("words" or "lexicon"). People are often identified as dyslexic when their reading or writing problems cannot be explained by a lack of intellectual ability, inadequate instruction, or sensory problems such as poor eyesight.
The term dyslexia is also sometimes used to refer to the loss of reading ability following brain damage. This form of dyslexia is more often referred to as either acquired dyslexia or "Alexia". Dyslexia primarily impacts reading and writing abilities; however, other difficulties have been reported including deficits in processing spoken language as well as non-language difficulties.
Dyslexia is not limited to reversing the order of letters in reading or writing. Nor is it a visual perception deficit that involves reading letters or words backwards or upside down, as is often implied in popular culture.
Researchers have claimed that it is a brain-based condition with biochemical and genetic markers. Others have questioned whether dyslexia is no more than a mythological construct and argue that researchers that rely on the concept fail to recognize neurodiversity. Its diagnostic status remains highly debated in both medicine and the social sciences .

         Vickie--mom of Marissa (10) & Vanessa (7)

 




Edited 11/2/2006 7:27 pm ET by momof2petite_filles

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:26pm
Well when you jumped in I was telling Mbanc that I did know what I was talking about--which is that comparing being deployed in the military can not be compared to getting into an accident when driving. Which is what she was doingl.

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Registered: 10-11-2006
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:29pm
You have no idea what so ever your talking bout...but b/c you are a women and a mother...i will give you the benny of my doubt.
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Registered: 10-15-2006
Thu, 11-02-2006 - 6:32pm

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He's a computer geek. He has to incorporate lots of reading in his job. And he reads quite a bit for pleasure too.

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Well goody gumdrops. I haven't once stated he was cured (he can't be; dyslexia is incurable); I've stated he was taught to deal with his dyslexia and have stated that it currently doesn't post a problem.

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Not all dyslexics have above average IQs.

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I'm glad you want to turn this into a positive. We should all be such advocates for our children. Hwoever, I don't think I'd ever be THRILLED if my child had a learning disability.

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