LostArt
07-12-2009, 10:38 AM
It's come to my attention (in this last week or so) that maybe I have been too frivolous or too carefree in my nature here. I've never thought of myself this way, but maybe it looks that way in my posts or what I do post here.
I'm sure it does since most of the time I just enjoy the humor side of things. It's like that here at home and sometimes at work. Yes, I do get serious, I can be sad, angry, disappointed, confused, etc, the normal emotions.
I grew up pretty much how I am now. I grew up with responsibilities and was taught the wrong and right of things. Looking back I was a little mischievous, but nothing really harmful towards others, except for maybe my brothers and closest friends.
I've a teasing way, but then so are my brothers. Expecially my handicap brother and I. We got it honest. We learned it from our quiet but firm father.
I've had some sad times and some tradgedies in my life. I've lost the some loved ones and even those I didn't really know, I lost. Like my mother's father. He had parkinsons. My brothers and I spent a good time looking for him when he wandered off and even saw when some how got a hold of a shotgun. The family said they locked them up and unloaded them. The day he got a hold of one, most of my uncles said it wasn't loaded but they sure were all duckin' their heads when he would swing it that way. It is funny now, but it wasn't as a little girl watching it from the hallway of my grandmother's house. Most of the children were gathered in the other room, I somehow got caught in the line of fire.
Then there was the time my brother was hurt and it not only affected his life, but our whole family's. He was hurt while working on our family's farm. He had those big round hay bales on the end of the tractor on a lift. Most of you all know what I'm talking about. Unknown to him, my father and uncle had been working on the lift some of the week. Well, he was clearing the gate and moved the lift up. The lift wouldn't shut off or stop. Before my brother knew it, it was over him and the 1000 lbs plus bale of hay fell on him, paralysing him instantly at the age of 19.
Over the years, we have had to adjust. I helped my brother a good bit when our father died. I helped on the weekends mostly or anytime he called me to help him and sometimes it was late at night. At the time I lived 23 miles away from home. I helped when there were times I had to work it out with my kids getting to dance or little league ball games. I was very fortunate to have my husband's side of the family to help me out some.
My children and husband had to learn how to adapt. I think it's been a good experience for them. And has given them the qualities of compassion, dependability, and supporters for those less fortunate than them.
I've had heartache in my life just like anyone else. I have lost my job back in '84 and was fortunate enough to find another career in less than a year. I've been through many changes that I didn't want to go through, but I've done it.
I've adjusted. I don't want to adjust or change. I don't like where America is going. I don't like how some of our Presidents----no better----Our Government has done things. I don't like it at all. Somethings really piss me off!
I care. I do care that there are those of you in America without jobs today. I care there are some of you now are having to adjust your lives. I care that there are children starving in the world. And I do care that we have troops dying over seas.
So, to clarify that I post with grins and laughes(LOL) or start new silly and different threads, I do it to have us think about other things than just the crap going on in this world today. It doesn't mean that I don't have thoughts or opinions to what the economy or politicians are doing or NOT doing, it just means I'd like to throw in a different topic---something we all can relate to. And it doesn't mean I don't care what tragedies that are effecting America and YOU.
If I have made any of you feel bad or angry with any of my posts here, I humbly apologize. It was not my intent.
And in Forest Gump's words, "That's all I have to say about that."
I'm sure it does since most of the time I just enjoy the humor side of things. It's like that here at home and sometimes at work. Yes, I do get serious, I can be sad, angry, disappointed, confused, etc, the normal emotions.
I grew up pretty much how I am now. I grew up with responsibilities and was taught the wrong and right of things. Looking back I was a little mischievous, but nothing really harmful towards others, except for maybe my brothers and closest friends.
I've a teasing way, but then so are my brothers. Expecially my handicap brother and I. We got it honest. We learned it from our quiet but firm father.
I've had some sad times and some tradgedies in my life. I've lost the some loved ones and even those I didn't really know, I lost. Like my mother's father. He had parkinsons. My brothers and I spent a good time looking for him when he wandered off and even saw when some how got a hold of a shotgun. The family said they locked them up and unloaded them. The day he got a hold of one, most of my uncles said it wasn't loaded but they sure were all duckin' their heads when he would swing it that way. It is funny now, but it wasn't as a little girl watching it from the hallway of my grandmother's house. Most of the children were gathered in the other room, I somehow got caught in the line of fire.
Then there was the time my brother was hurt and it not only affected his life, but our whole family's. He was hurt while working on our family's farm. He had those big round hay bales on the end of the tractor on a lift. Most of you all know what I'm talking about. Unknown to him, my father and uncle had been working on the lift some of the week. Well, he was clearing the gate and moved the lift up. The lift wouldn't shut off or stop. Before my brother knew it, it was over him and the 1000 lbs plus bale of hay fell on him, paralysing him instantly at the age of 19.
Over the years, we have had to adjust. I helped my brother a good bit when our father died. I helped on the weekends mostly or anytime he called me to help him and sometimes it was late at night. At the time I lived 23 miles away from home. I helped when there were times I had to work it out with my kids getting to dance or little league ball games. I was very fortunate to have my husband's side of the family to help me out some.
My children and husband had to learn how to adapt. I think it's been a good experience for them. And has given them the qualities of compassion, dependability, and supporters for those less fortunate than them.
I've had heartache in my life just like anyone else. I have lost my job back in '84 and was fortunate enough to find another career in less than a year. I've been through many changes that I didn't want to go through, but I've done it.
I've adjusted. I don't want to adjust or change. I don't like where America is going. I don't like how some of our Presidents----no better----Our Government has done things. I don't like it at all. Somethings really piss me off!
I care. I do care that there are those of you in America without jobs today. I care there are some of you now are having to adjust your lives. I care that there are children starving in the world. And I do care that we have troops dying over seas.
So, to clarify that I post with grins and laughes(LOL) or start new silly and different threads, I do it to have us think about other things than just the crap going on in this world today. It doesn't mean that I don't have thoughts or opinions to what the economy or politicians are doing or NOT doing, it just means I'd like to throw in a different topic---something we all can relate to. And it doesn't mean I don't care what tragedies that are effecting America and YOU.
If I have made any of you feel bad or angry with any of my posts here, I humbly apologize. It was not my intent.
And in Forest Gump's words, "That's all I have to say about that."