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zeroturbulence

zeroturbulence

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MissCris said:
So...a Facebook friend shared a video of a teenage girl walking into her house, talking on her phone. The video was being taken by this girl's dad. The girl had been getting poor grades at school, so her dad took away her iPhone and presented her with a track phone that had no camera and couldn't do anything but make/receive phone calls from to/from her parents. When the girl realized her dad was serious, she fainted.

My problem with this...first of all, the dad was cussing at his kid. Personally, I use some questionable language myself at times, but I can't imagine dropping the F bomb AT my child.

But more than that, what bothers me is...why on earth would a parent do that to their kid?! I don't mean the discipline part, taking away privileges when the kid is slacking or whatever. I mean, the whole video thing, of punishing their child. Why film it? Why post it online for the world to see? Public humiliation happens all on its own in life Without that kind of assistance. And humiliating a teenager...as their PARENT...sharing their worst moments with total strangers, and laughing about it...

Man. All I can say is, thank God these videos weren't a thing when I was a teenager...and thank God my mother would never have done such a thing to me even if she could have.

Kids are going to misbehave and get bad grades and act spoiled sometimes (and more so if that's how their parents allow them to be). There's nothing funny about that. But it's not the kids in these videos I feel disgusted by- it's the adults who are supposed to love and protect these kids but instead are shaming them and exploiting them just to get a few laughs, a few "likes" online. It isn't funny, and it's not teaching the kids to do better.
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MollyConnor said:
I completely agree with you. Although I do think a lot of kids, especially here in America, need way more discipline than what they are getting.

But I think these parents are doing it for themselves. I think they're looking for their own 15 minutes of fame. I pretty much hate this culture of sharing everything with everyone. Like some people post their meals or what they bought that day, "hey guess what, no one cares!" LOL I think it's just a culture where people are constantly craving attention even from strangers. I have to wonder, if this a pride issue? Or a vanity one? I think it's a little of both.

I'm not saying social networking is bad, I personally have a facebook page, but that is it. I know some people share things like wedding photos or Christmas party pictures (which is totally cool) but to post that you just bought a coffee at Starbucks is a little too much for me.

Anyways, parents need to be more careful. I have such a wonderful mother and I know that she loves me very much and would never do anything to hurt me. Apart from Christ, she's my biggest blessing. Whenever I need anything, I know she is there for me. I cannot imagine having a parent or parents that would humiliate me in such ways as that girl you mentioned.

Parents are supposed to be trusted and yes, disciplinarians. But I think they should discipline in loving and mature ways. Posting a video about punishing your child, is very immature to me. Let the kids be the kids.

Also, I think spanking children is okay. As long as it's not too heavy. As someone who was spanked as a child and one who was humiliated at school by my peers I can tell you, words hurt so much more.
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I agree with both of you.

2 Timothy 3:1-4 says...

3 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God...

Sounds about right to me. :rolleyes:
 
Lynx

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Ironing? I can do it if I gotta. But usually I just toss them in the dryer for a few minutes. If the wrinkles are tough I throw in a wet washcloth.

But for those few shirts that don't dewrinkle in the dryer (said shirts I will never, ever, ever buy any more of) I can iron them. I usually don't wear those shirts though.
 
Olerica

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I just don't purchase things that need ironing. Sometimes it's helpful to live somewhere that is VERY casual.
 
CatHerder

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I was given a strange compliment - - for the second time in as many weeks, I was told that I had a "glow" about me. I was taken by surprise because it seemed a little strange...and got a little flustered, so instead of just saying "thank you"...


...I told them that I was pregnant.
 
lil_christian

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It's very likely I'll be getting a desktop this week. Don't worry guys, I'm doing my research. No way I'm not. I'm finding out exactly what I need to look for. I've found one computer that might work. The only thing is I'll need to add another hard drive i n the not so distant future, and maybe add some RAM (though the ram is honestly not that bad). It has plenty of space for me to do that. It's also WAY better than dropping a ton of money all at once. The biggest drawback is it has no wifi capability. But I've heard that's an inexpensive fix.

And the beauty of desktops is it's not that hard to modify them. My dad's built his own computers before so he could even help me. Heck once I have the ability to I will be saving up money to build a computer. I'll need to make sure I find a good informational video/class on computer basics first. But I'm thinking once I figure it out I'll be good to go.




(How nerdy could I possibly get? First I give a lecture on nutrition, now I'm blabbering on about modifying computers.)
 
CatHerder

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lil_christian said:
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(How nerdy could I possibly get? First I give a lecture on nutrition, now I'm blabbering on about modifying computers.)
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We could always get really nerdy and talk about music theory. Secondary dominants or augmented 6th chords, anyone?
 
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wwjd_kilden

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*slams hand randomly on seven piano keys* that one?
 
Stravinsk

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CatHerder said:
We could always get really nerdy and talk about music theory. Secondary dominants or augmented 6th chords, anyone?
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Are you going to give a context to those chords? :p

I love sequencing in keys. Added a little sequence to a tune I wrote in Cm a few weeks ago. Diminished 7th chord on the leading tone --to-- Tonic. Repeat exact chord relationship a step down.

Adds a little harmony interest to a tune written in Cm.

Bdim7-->Cm, Edim7-->Fm.

Go to Dominant in Cm (G) to re-establish Cm tonality when main melody is played again.
 
Stravinsk

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Stravinsk said:
Are you going to give a context to those chords? :p

I love sequencing in keys. Added a little sequence to a tune I wrote in Cm a few weeks ago. Diminished 7th chord on the leading tone --to-- Tonic. Repeat exact chord relationship a step down.

Adds a little harmony interest to a tune written in Cm.

Bdim7-->Cm, Edim7-->Fm.

Go to Dominant in Cm (G) to re-establish Cm tonality when main melody is played again.
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Gah.
Edit time here extremely short.

Above should be:
F#dim7 ---> Gm, Edim7--> Fm THEN Dominant chord in Cm (G) followed by Cm.
 
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Tintin said:
If I take my clothes off the washing line (Hills Hoist, oh yeah) and they survive their time in the washing basket to the wardrobe (Narnia) without becoming crumpled, then I don't iron them. Most of the time I iron though. I even used to iron my home clothes, but I definitely don't bother with that any more. I believe that if someone's old enough to be in high school, then they're old enough to iron their own clothes.
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I had to look up what a Hills Hoist is. Tell me, Tin, do you do this?
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MollyConnor

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cmarieh said:
I love to iron and I found that ironing towels are my personal favorite. Haven't don't that for a while since I fold right after it gets out of the dryer:)
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Ironing towels? Wow Cmarieh, you're just like Cinderella! ;)
 
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zeroturbulence said:
You can play them anytime! :D I thought you also had drums?
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Not an acoustic set... I live in an apartment... :( but it is a dream... I would sure love to have one!! *.*

And I might just show up for a jamming session... we can call Melita... she plays the guitar (if I'm not mistaken) and sings!!!
 
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