Messages By: susanashe

     I live a variation of this.  I am 53.  I am living with MY parents.  I also have two adult children--who live in another state.  I owe arrears of $5000-$6000 in back child support.  (The two states can not agree to the amount)  I have had jobs at fast food restaurants where I am the chief of lobby and restroom cleanliness.  I get the minimum wage for a difficult job.  Half of my income goes toward paying the arrears.  I am left with enough money to buy gasoline to go back to work. 

    My parents are retired.  My father has COPD.  It means congestive pulmonary disease.  (Heart attacks and lung disease)  He uses a walker and an oxygen tank.  My mother is his chief nurse.  I clean the house, do the yard, fix dinner and what-not.

   It is not an easy arrangement.  I am having difficulties with my parents because of . . . drum roll, please . . . figure skating.  Yes, the World Championship is currently on television.  And, I insist upon watching it.  I love figure skating, and I made the horrid mistake of thinking my World Championship was important.  I know differently, now.

    When I want to watch figure skating, my parents INVITE their friends to visit.  I'm expected to play "hostess with the most-est."  Last night, my parents invited their dear daughter--my sister--and their beloved grandchild--my nephew--to dinner and to watch movies or March madness.

  Anything but figure skating!

This had absolutely nothing at all to do with how they were dressed.  And yes a private business can ask someone to leave if their attire isn't appropriate.  Maybe airlines should carry "borrow pants" like some restaurants have "borrow jackets or ties". 

About the toddler, I have twins who have been flying since they were under a year, so 7 years now and I guess my kids are freaks of nature.  They have never acted up on a plane and get really annoyed by the other kids who carry on.  I think if a parent can't control their child in public maybe flying isn't for them.  I know I don't pay money to have my back kicked and some kid crying the whole time.  No thank you. 

Susan you talk about how people act and treat others.  How was your ripping apart Dawn's appearance in another post okay to do?   Are you saying it is okay for YOU to rip others apart but when others do it THEY are ugly as sin!!!  Why are you exempt from treating people well?

And by the way it wasn't all about the way Dawn looks.  It was about her being very insecure.

I am speaking for the Fly Girls, Sarah and Nisreen.  I am from the Tampa area and we have a radio station down here that has a morning show and they are the ones that gave the Fly Girls the title of TOO PRETTY TO FLY.  The girls never said that that might be the reason until this morning show gave them that title.  I don't know what happened on the flight and I hope no airline would ever treat people like that. I have never flown Southwest.  I have flown Jet Blue and Delta when I travel up North.  I hate to think what I would feel like if anyone treated me like that.  But I always say there are 3 sides to a story. Theirs, the airline and the truth. The truth is that only God knows............ It's their word against the airline.  I have never gotten treated badly on any of my trips up North.  I have heard a lot of people complain about Southwest, but I don't judge unless I am treated badly.   I hope I never have to experience anything like that.

   What if it was the wife that was cheating??? They only had one child. Both parents had jobs in differnent and drove to work eack day monday to friday. So what would you say to this couple???