Credit Card Bullshit

Every time I check out at a "chain" store, the first thing they ask is: Do you have "our" credit card? NO! Well you can save 20% buy applying for one today!!!

I'm very tired of having my intelligence insulted.

My life was nearly ruined once because of credit cards. Credit cards are for people who have the wad of cash to buy "things" but don't have big enough pockets.

I fell into the credit card "black hole" years ago and soon discovered I couldn't "afford them". I was using the credit cards for tires, car repairs, travel, entertainment, clothes for the whole family,and of course, Christmas. Yes, I could finally give my kids anything anything they wanted, in lieu of the attention and patenting! Plus I taught them they could also ruin their lives by buying "things" they couldn't afford.

We've all had to make changes now and are much happier for it.

My dad never had a credit card and always said: If you don't have the cash, you can't afford it! He was oh so right...

Tens of millions Americans have lost their homes and just about everything else because we were offered credit we couldn't "afford". We were all living on the "if the Bank says I can afford it, I can afford it" Planet!

Now we are all getting a much needed dose of reality. We are forced to save for what we need and want. "It's a good thing"

The banking and loan industry fucked us over and now we have to save their asses!

They can go fuck themselves!!!

It's Not Just Colorado Parent's Who Suck!

I am so sick and tired of parents who don't do their job. I'm talking fucking parenting here!
Yes, I'm just as guilty.
My children are all grown and (near by)gone. But when they were home, it was always easier to just give in instead of arguing or just taking the time to parent.
I live in Denver Colorado. The thing that sent me over the edge and put me into a rage is this. We have snow and freezing temperatures much of the winter. When I'm out shopping I constantly see teens, and all the way to their parents ages dressed in flip flops, shorts and tees! It's fucking freezing!
If the parents don't have good judgement, they shouldn't be having children. Of course the lack of good judgement is probably why they do have children.
It's not just that. I'm constantly hearing "I don't want to be mean"! "So I let my daughter dress like a SLUT and I let my son play video games eight hours a day. Plus, since I'm a lazy parent, I'm going to reward them with cell phones, personal computers, games, clothing they will probably wear once and rarely sit down with them at the dinner table with a meal I've actually cooked myself"!
When our family was all living at home, my kids constantly had friends over. I made my family a home cooked meal and we were usually sitting down together to eat. I always invited any extras to stay for dinner. These were all good kids. But I don't remember one time a kid not saying "we never do this at our house"! Most of them ate things like mac and cheese dinners, frozen pizza, hot pockets and take out.
They loved to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with us. They loved that we used "real" napkins. They loved it that the kids asked to be excused, and then put their dishes in the dishwasher.
My daughters friends would ask me questions they wouldn't ask their own mothers. I knew one mother in particular who didn't tell her own daughter about her period when it started. She left it up to the older sister.
We've been "empty Nester's" since 2002, so it hasn't been that long.
Very few of us are doing our duty as parents. Kids want to be part of a close loving family. They not only need, but want boundaries. Our "first" job is to raise healthy, happy, well adjusted young adults.
You don't have to be mean. Going overboard with punishment would be mean. I'll use my sister as a good example. When her six year old son starts acting up or doesn't want to eat his dinner, she simply reminds him that there's something he's been planing to do, like a play date with a friend or playing a video game for an hour on the weekend and he usually complies immediately. He knows she "means" what she says.
We are all slackers when it comes to doing this job. Just open your eyes people. It's not too late to do the right thing!

Question To A Christian Nation

If you are a christian, then you know the answer to this question.

The bible says that God created Adam in his (God's) own image. Whether that be true or not, he did give Adam the equipment to re-produce.
According to the bible, Adam was there for awhile, eating, gardening, taking care of God's critters and getting lonely.
Plus, being a man, he was spilling his own seed "all over this land" "from"(IF I had a hammer)! And nothing was growing from the seed's...

Why did God create Adam with the ability to re-produce, and nothing to re-produce with?

FYI I don't believe in evolution either. Theory and fantasy are closely related!

What To Make For Dinner : Reservations!

I was just watching some guy on The Martha Stewart show, (the blogging episode). And I got really pissed off at this "guy". He's the one blogging his way through one of Martha's cookbooks. The one about "how to cook". Julie And Julia "copycat"!
I heard him say something that infuriated me to no end. "When I cook for friends that don't like certain foods, I have to be careful about what I make"!
First of all, if someone invites you to their home for a meal, all they need to know is if you have any food allergies or are a vegetarian!
Don't tell me you don't like broccoli, turnips, anchovies or whatever the fuck you "don't like"!
If you tell me you don't like garlic, the meal I make will be full of it and you won't fucking notice! Believe me, I've tested this theory and it's never failed.
And don't play that "I'm a vegetarian, but I eat fish" crap! You're not a vegetarian!!!
I LOVE to cook!
There is ONE thing I've tried and hated, and that's Chitlins. OMG they suck! Perhaps, if you made them iddy biddy bit size, dipped them in a buttermilk batter, deep fried them to a nice golden brown, then wrapped each one with a $100 dollar bill and served them with a bucket of MUMMS, I could possibly get down a dozen or so.
So if there's something on your plate that you're not particularly fond of, be gracious and eat around it.
Didn't your parents teach you any fucking manners?

Bon Appetit

Hello Vagina, It's Me, Elaine

One of my only regrets in life is that I never used my vagina for EVIL.
I know lots of women out there are making BANK from that EVIL VAGINA. Look at all those Tiger Woods Ladies (whores with evil vagina's) out there. Living the life...
Yes, I still have my Vagina. And if I had enough ambition (and Jack would let me) I could probably score a 1968 single wide and a lifetimes worth of PBR!

One can only dream...

Can You Say: Catapedaphobia?

I was watching this thingy on PBS that, instead of paying $35 for, someone pulled right out of the air! For free!
It's about what makes us happy and unhappy.
I'm not sure what this has to do with Catapedaphobia except for the fact that I have always had it and didn't know what it was called until I heard Katie Couric saying she has it!
WOW! I have two things in common with Katie Couric. We both have vagina's and Catapedaphobia.
Definition: Not of vagina you dope!
Catapedaphobia: Fear of jumping from heights. I'm not afraid of falling. I feel a strong urge to jump! And look up the correct pronunciation of height. You may find out that you have been mis-pronouncing it all your (wanted to say "fucking" there, but decided against it) life.

Do you have a fobia? Tell me all about it...

My Parents

By now, if any of my younger siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles are still reading this they probably wonder where all this is coming from.
Marion and J B Wilson were the nicest people they ever knew.
They were good people. They were just not good parents with their first set of children. I know they made a lot of changes after the three younger children were born. It's probably a common thing. And I respect them for seeing their mistakes and trying hard to do better. I also respect my dad coming to me when I lived in Memphis and apologizing for not being better parents to Steve and I. That meant a lot to me.
When I visited my family as an adult, I saw a huge difference in the home. The kids were actually laughing and playing.
I'm happy for my sister and brothers who had the "good" parents that were loving and supportive.
I don't think I was ever envious, because at the time they were still the people who raised me. I still saw them as someone else.
I don't believe my brother Steve ever got over it. I'm just guessing here. I gravitated toward abusive relationships. Steve self medicated with alcohol and drugs.
Steve and I were always real softies. We would cry at the drop of a hat. I still do. In fact, I'm crying my eyes out rite now!
But Steve had a pain inside that no amount of self medication could fix.
The only reason my parents bought the equipment to set up the music studio was for Kelly. You can deny it, but Steve knew it was true.
Ruth Anne, Stephanie, Samantha and Jai were the women in his life. I also know that I was somewhere on that list. We all would have saved him if we could.
I know we all think: If I just did this, of If I had just done that, he would still be alive.
If you are one of "the believers" who would say that God took Steve when he did for a reason, I would say: Your God is a cruel God!
Steve's spirit is alive and happy in those of us who love him.
He's a wounded child and I hold him close at all times...