Nat

Despite obvious Warrior injuries, was anybody else impressed with Storm's determination in light of this week's events?

Preferably in Perth, but if anybody has any links to ANY store in Australia that sells kids sized MMA shorts it will be greatly appreciated!

Sorry, but just spent the weekend with my JW mother in law, who after 2 days of reminding me how my children would be so much better respected in society if they were christians. YET, these are word for word quotes that have come out of her mouth today alone. In front of my children no less.

* "What a w**ker, just because he owns a flash bike, thinks he can ride on the footpath. I hope he falls off"!

* "Oh, I think that is a silly law. Why should I have to clean up my dog's poo in the park? (giggles) I just kick some dirt over it and hope one of those ratbag kids from up the road step in it"

*"What a w**ker!" (some guy dared to be doing pushups in the park).

* All people that own 4wd's should be hit by one themselves. It'll teach them to be so up themselves"

* "Why the h*ll should I give those c**ns any of my hard earned money? They should all be erradicated"!

Now I am not saying ALL christians behave this way, she is not the norm. However I have come across quite a few of these people from different denominations over the past few years. I just wonder what goes through her head when she speaks so poisonously in front of my children? I am not a christian (obviously), but I would NEVER behave this way in any situation.

I guess my question is, how do you deal with these people without lowering yourself to their level? I just kept my mouth shut, but I really feel the need to let her know that I don't believe she is behaving in a christian manner at all.

Any constructive thoughts on this are welcomed.

Do you ever cook the recipes on there? If so, what is something you have cooked? Did it work out the way it did on the show?

Have you experienced a moment, a day where you have felt completely emotional/angry about something, and done things/said things that you feel are out of character? What brought you back to reality? How did you rectify your behaviour?

What culture/religion is it?

Is there anything in particular that attracts you to it?

What has prevented you from studying it/experiencing it to date?

I have recently watched an "Insight" program about the state of Indigenous Town Camp housing, particularly in the Northern Territory. The presenter was right, the state of the housing IS horrendous. Who ultimately should be held responsible though?

I am NOT stating opinion. I am ASKING for opinions.

Would you be willing to listen? Would you be open minded?

Do you think it is a necessary step?

Do you think the Ed dept has gone too far?

What is your opinion on teachers communicating with students via social networks like Face Book and My Space?

That you said..."when I am a mother/father I will NEVER do that"! ?

Did you ever slip? Did you ever do those things?

I am talking about the Enid Blyton series of children's books.

I am not GIVING an opinion here, I am ASKING people for their opinion.

Are there any titles/series directed at pre teens that you find to be a little too advanced or too much (violence, horror, etc) for your liking?

There is a new website called the "bad mummies club" where mum's can get on the forum and confess their "bad mummy" behaviour. From what I have read it is meant to help support mothers who are feeling judged by society, friends, and family, and helping them to not feel like "bad mummies".

Would you join such a club?

Would you be able to confess your indiscretions while at the same time not judging others no matter how wrong or damaging you think they are?

I am really interested to hear your thoughts on this.

What are your thoughts on the "housing crisis" in our indigenous town camps?

The initiative being that people between the ages of 17 and 21 must either be undergoing some form of education, or employed in some capacity. If they do not fall into one of these categories, they will not receive the govt benefits they currently are entitled to.

What are your thoughts?

You know when you are trudging through the supermarket and you see that "don't need, but gonna buy" item. What is that? Is it chocolate, DVDs, canned peaches?

Mine personally is pens, I buy one from those charity boxes at the checkout at least once a week!

What brings you back to YOUR reality?

The myriad of awful stories every day, the horrific torturous crimes being broadcast in detail, the pictures of death and destruction being beamed into our living rooms hourly.

I have always believed that information is education, when we know better we do better, however how does this effect our psyche? History has shown that these horrendous crimes have always occurred and in some countries were more prevalent in the past. Were people living in blissful ignorance? Is depression and mental illness related in some way to the availability of information?

There was an item in the morning news this morning about yelling being as bad as smacking. Now the professional did make clear that it he is talking about excessive yelling and excessive smacking, but it has still opened the floodgates of opinion re discipline.

What are your thoughts? What methods do you find appropriate, what works for you, what would you like to see change?

Engrams seem to be one of scientology's biggest catch cries. They get you to spend a lot of money on ridding yourself of negative engrams in order to climb their "bridge". Keeping this in mind...why is it that Tom Cruise and the rest of his posse are able to produce movies revolving around murder, violence, sex, and deception? Do these movies not produce a miriad of engrams in the person watching? Are they not breaking thier own rules? Or is the payout in the end more important than the general public's mental state?