Deadbeats

    Why do dads think they don't have to take care of their kids once the parents split up? Yes, it is partly my fault for having children with such a loser, but he should still care enough to take care of his kids.  I mean, I didn't make them myself.  Why should I be the one struggling while he gets to have a carefree life.  Since he's not paying his child support, he got called in to court.  So, not only is he not helping me with support, I also have to miss my classes to go to court too. 
    He's not the only deadbeat.  The last time we had to go to court, there were many other guys there.  They were all lined up ready to go into the courtroom.  They were complaining, saying what a waste of time it was.  I felt like screaming at them that it was a waste of time.  If they would only be responsible and take care of their kids they helped create, then there would be no need to be there.
    Thank goodness for my husband.  He is the one taking care of my kids and me.  He works and lets me go to school not having to worry about having a job.  He takes care of my kids like a real dad should take care of them.  More men should be like him.  I have a son and I'm going to teach him how to be a respectable, responsible man, not a disrespectful, deadbeat loser like other men.

English Papers

I have been out of school for 14 years.  So, that means I haven't wrote a paper in that many years.  I got my first paper back on Thursday.  I made an 88.  The perfectionist side of me was screaming.  I wanted a perfect grade.  The realistic side of me was estatic.  I am completely happy with a B.  I can say thank you to Mrs.Turner, my 12th grade English teacher.  You were right when you said what you were teaching us, we would use again one day.  Now I am working on my next paper.  Hopefully this one will bring the A.  I have put a lot of time into it already, and its still not done.  I think I am getting better with paper writing, although I still would prefer to read books and discuss them in class.

When I Feel Helpless

I got a call this morning at 8:45.  It was the school nurse saying my child was sick.  He thought it was something he ate for breakfast and tried to lay down in her room for a while.  It didn't work.  He still felt really bad, so I went and picked him.  He was so pale and felt so bad.  As a mother, it makes my heart ache to see any child feeling bad, espically my own.  I brought him home and put him to bed.  He didn't have a fever so I think its just a little stomach bug.  I hate when any of my kids are sick.  I feel like there is nothing I can do to make them feel better.  That's what makes me feel helpless.

Ready for Fall

Fall is my favorite time of year.  When the leaves are changing colors and the temperature is dropping, I am at my happiest.  I hate being hot.  Summers in the south are miserable.  I compare the 100 degree heat to being in hell.  I love it when it is 60-75 degrees.  That is good blue jean and sweatshirt weather.  It also means its time for football.  There isn't anthing better than a beautiful fall day and a football game on the t.v.  Well, being at the game would be better.  When fall finally gets here, that means Thanksgiving is right around the corner.  I love getting together with family for dinner.  Its the best time of the year.  

Tech Support

  Why do all tech support people think they know everything?  I had to go to my cell phone provider this morning.  My cell phone lost it's Internet connection.  The associate at the store tried different things with the phone.  He rebooted it and tried changing the settings.  None of that worked so he finally called tech support. She told him to do a bunch of different operations with the phone.  They even changed out the SIM card.  Still no luck.  The tech support lady decided it was a problem with Internet coverage in our area.  She said she put in a work order specifically for my phone and someone would get back to me in 3-5 business days.  With today being Thursday, the earliest someone would get back to me would be next Tuesday.  That's if the figured out the problem.  While the sales associate was talking with tech support, he checked his Blackberry.  He had Internet.  The other employee with the iPhone had coverage too, along with another customer in the store.  He told the tech lady this and she argued that she didn't really think it was the phone, but if I wanted her to send me a replacement she would.  I told her yes because I really couldn't see any other reason for mine being the only phone in the whole store not having Internet coverage. It will be delivered at 3 'o clock tomorrow.  I just hate when people think that they are never wrong.