thank you.. :) --- Tim Harder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK.... I take it back... > > > > > On Friday, October 31, 2003, at 06:01 AM, Laurie > wrote: > > > hold it!! I don't think the majority of women are > like > > this. There are a lot of women out there that have > > kids and are willing to marry a man with children > and > > have a blended family where everyone lives > together > > under the same roof and gets along. I would hope > this > > woman is the exception...the "rare" one at that... > > > > Laurie > > --- Tim Harder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> The unfortunate thing is that, for men in their > 30's > >> and 40's who are > >> single dads, women like this make up a majority > of > >> the available dating > >> pool. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Friday, October 31, 2003, at 04:17 AM, Laurie > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Thank you....you said what I was thinking. > >>> > >>> > >>> Laurie > >>> --- Tim Harder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Agreed.... that was *real* venom.... not a > funny > >>>> tongue and cheek > >>>> article. > >>>> Women like this should be rounded up and taken > to > >> a > >>>> remote island > >>>> and left for dead. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Friday, October 31, 2003, at 12:39 AM, Greg > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I get the point, but God I feel sorry for her > >>>> stepkids.....this woman > >>>>> seems to hate kids. This paragraph I found > very > >>>> enlightening " > >>>>> > >>>>> If your little animal is so wild that he can't > >> sit > >>>> quietly in his seat > >>>>> while in a restaurant, then you need to leave > >> him > >>>> at home. My husband > >>>>> has two kids that are too wild to sit and eat > >> for > >>>> an hour straight, so > >>>>> we don't take them with us when we go out to > >> eat. > >>>> It really is a very > >>>>> simple concept. " > >>>>> > >>>>> Notice she didn't say her kids, or her > >>>> stepchildren, but "her husbands > >>>>> kids".......I've been a stepkid, and God I > feel > >>>> for her stepkids. They > >>>>> have the wicked witch for a stepmother... > >>>>> > >>>>> And before someone says I missed the point, > >> notice > >>>> my first > >>>>> sentance......I got the point. But this just > >>>> dripped hatred for > >>>>> kids...... > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>> From: Charles > >>>>> To: 'The Sandbox Discussion List' > >>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 9:24 PM > >>>>> Subject: [Sndbox] Your Children Are Ugly > >>>>> > >>>>> Your Children Are Ugly > >>>>> > >>>>> I work in a 'family' restaurant. Apparently, > >> since > >>>> we have a multitude > >>>>> of high chairs, people assume that our nice, > sit > >>>> down restaurant > >>>>> doubles as a play place McDonald's. Very > often, > >> I > >>>> can be heard musing > >>>>> to myself, "Why isn't anyone beating that > kid?" > >>>>> > >>>>> Did I mention that we're a SIT DOWN > restaurant? > >>>> With carpet on the > >>>>> floor and trendy alcoholic beverages that cost > >>>> over $7? You would > >>>>> think that our customers would come in and > >> realize > >>>> that this is not an > >>>>> appropriate place to let your spawn crawl > around > >>>> on the floor under > >>>>> the booths grinding macaroni and cheese into > the > >>>> carpet and howling. > >>>>> You would think that the baby factories that > >> come > >>>> in would worry about > >>>>> their toddlers playing tag in isles where > >> servers > >>>> are carrying heavy, > >>>>> steaming hot plates. > >>>>> > >>>>> They don't. And furthermore, if one of those > hot > >>>> plates were to fall > >>>>> and bash in the brains of their precious > little > >>>> spawn, they would sue > >>>>> us despite the fact that we are a restaurant, > >> not > >>>> a daycare. > >>>>> > >>>>> One night, I was waiting on a table with 2 > >> parents > >>>> and 2 children who > >>>>> were actually sitting in their seats. I was > >>>> considering myself awfully > >>>>> lucky until a 2-year-old from another table > >>>> toddled over to my table, > >>>>> snatched some chocolate milk from one of the > >> semi > >>>> well behaved kids, > >>>>> and then proceeded to lurch on back to his > >>>> parents. > >>>>> > >>>>> The parents didn't even notice. > >>>>> > >>>>> Obviously perturbed, I walked over to them and > >>>> said in a sickly sweet > >>>>> voice, "While you were busy with your > >>>> conversation, your child just > >>>>> stole chocolate milk off the table of one of > my > >>>> customers." > >>>>> > >>>>> The woman doubled over laughing, "Oh my > >> goodness! > >>>> Isn't that funny? > >>>>> > >>>>> No, it's not funny. It's not cute. It's > >> incredibly > >>>> rude and > >>>>> disrespectful. Furthermore, it could have been > >>>> completely prevented > >>>>> had you been watching your child like you were > >>>> supposed too. I looked > >>>>> pointedly over to my table hoping that she > would > >>>> notice that my > >>>>> customers were not in the least amused. This > >> woman > >>>> STILL didn't get > >>>>> it. I wanted to dip her head into a bowl of > >>>> battery acid. > >>>>> > >>>>> This big group of Spanish people came into our > >>>> restaurant another > >>>>> night with about 8 little animals. Oblivious, > >> they > >>>> got drunk while > >>>>> their kids sprinted though the restaurant, > >> jumped > >>>> onto random booths, > >>>>> and even ran into the kitchen and came VERY > >> close > >>>> to dipping their > === message truncated ===
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