Posts by Dark Side

i really do believe in marriage and the committment, however, sometimes enough is enough.. his endless preaching at me and calling me and my (adult) children satan has me realizing that this situation is not going to get better.

the other day he kicked my son out of the house for wearing a cap, in his car, with a skull on it.

Dark Side

Best of luck to you.

I made the decision to leave my wife and the Borg 18 years ago. In doing so, I also left behind just about every friend I had ever had and the only life I had ever known. It was the most difficult thing I ever did, but once I took the step, once I made that leap of faith, it was like the weight of the world had been removed from my shoulders. It was like being released from a cage. I could finally breathe.

You'll be ok

By the way, this made me laugh out loud:

He's been ranting endlessly about how close the end is, look at the eggs have to be recalled, bed bugs are an epidemic, etc, etc.

I don't remember reading about bad eggs and bedbugs in Matthew 24

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One Reason Why I Speak About Racism

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if anyone cares or dares to read this, this is how it was when i was 13 years of age.. the gap in funding for black and white kids' education is still stunning to me 46 years later, but it's there in black and white.. it's a testament to our determination and fortitude that we acquired an education at all.. this, in the richest country on the planet!.

for your edification and, hopefully, understanding.. syl.

Dark Side

So darkside, I guess if I ask you for a piece of gum, you're not just gonna hand it to me. Guess I need to get my own damn gum...

Jesus Christ, some of you people are dense.

Ask me for a piece of gum. I'd give it to you if I wanted. It would be my choice

If I did, that wouldn't change the fact that:

1. You asked for it

2. I gave it to you

3. It was mine to begin with

4. You didn't earn it

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One Reason Why I Speak About Racism

by snowbird in

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if anyone cares or dares to read this, this is how it was when i was 13 years of age.. the gap in funding for black and white kids' education is still stunning to me 46 years later, but it's there in black and white.. it's a testament to our determination and fortitude that we acquired an education at all.. this, in the richest country on the planet!.

for your edification and, hopefully, understanding.. syl.

Dark Side

I think the problems black america nowadays started with the breakdown of the family unit. Noone gets married anymore. Families are not intact. Mothers have children with multiple fathers. There is often drama and hardship in those circumstances. The family is where education is supposed to begin. By the time I got to kindergarten I already knew how to read because my father taught me when I was three. And when I got home from school my parents were there to reinforce what the teacher taught. Also the home is where children are supposed to get their moral compass, learn how to function in society. The mothers and the grandmothers are getting younger and it has a negative impact on their children.

Bravo

What you describe is the problem with all of American society

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One Reason Why I Speak About Racism

by snowbird in

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ericwebportal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ericextsearch_searchvalue_0=ed018874&ericextsearch_searchtype_0=no&accno=ed018874.

if anyone cares or dares to read this, this is how it was when i was 13 years of age.. the gap in funding for black and white kids' education is still stunning to me 46 years later, but it's there in black and white.. it's a testament to our determination and fortitude that we acquired an education at all.. this, in the richest country on the planet!.

for your edification and, hopefully, understanding.. syl.

Dark Side

That depends on what you're getting and what you were after.

Nope. If you were given something, somebody handed you a piece of what someone else accomplished

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One Reason Why I Speak About Racism

by snowbird in

http://www.eric.ed.gov/ericwebportal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ericextsearch_searchvalue_0=ed018874&ericextsearch_searchtype_0=no&accno=ed018874.

if anyone cares or dares to read this, this is how it was when i was 13 years of age.. the gap in funding for black and white kids' education is still stunning to me 46 years later, but it's there in black and white.. it's a testament to our determination and fortitude that we acquired an education at all.. this, in the richest country on the planet!.

for your edification and, hopefully, understanding.. syl.

Dark Side

In this day and age - if you want to learn a skill, nothing can stop you. With free schools, free internet, Wikipedia, Google, and dozens of video tutorials and 'how to' sites.. Anything you want to learn you can learn.

It's just a matter of being determined, motivated, and doing the work.

Great post.

Accomplishment takes work. If you are given something, you haven't accomplished anything