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July 29, 2002 at 12:43 pm #67910Mr. DiablosMember
Well, keep that idea in mind.
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“I’m certain it’s far beyond your comprehension. Why don’t you just go fly a kite?”
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July 29, 2002 at 2:09 pm #67900shearheavenMemberQuote:quote:
Hey Shear, does your friend post these in some special website that can be viewed by us?_____________________
This is a special website, and yes you are viewing them…
shearheaven
July 29, 2002 at 4:14 pm #67909Mr. DiablosMemberI meant one open to the world, not just us.
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“I’m certain it’s far beyond your comprehension. Why don’t you just go fly a kite?”
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July 29, 2002 at 4:19 pm #67895Jeff HesterKeymasterUmmm… actually this site is open to the world. No one has to be a member to read any of the forum topics, and in fact, you can use the “email to a friend” link to forward the topic to your friends. It’s a great way to share the love.
Jeff Hester aka “Mister BigBlueBall.com”
July 31, 2002 at 12:26 am #67908Mr. DiablosMemberYou’re the bright one, Jeff. Yeah, guess you’re right. A new column on this: “Shear’s words of Wisdom” ( ba da da dum ) <- cool drumroll
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November 21, 2002 at 4:54 am #67906shearheavenMemberI thought this was so cool…and it made me smile…:)
A woman, named Emily, renewing her driver’s license at the County
Clerk’s office was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation.She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are
you just a …..?”“Of course I have a job,” snapped Emily. “I’m a mother.”
“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation… ‘housewife’ covers it,”
said the recorder emphatically.I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same
situation, this time at our own Town Hall.The Clerk was obviously a career woman, poised, efficient, and possessed
of a high sounding title like, “Official Interrogator” or “Town Registrar.”“What is your occupation?” she probed.
What made me say it, I do not know… The words simply popped out.
“I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in midair, and looked up as
though she had not heard right.I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the most significant words.
Then I stared with wonder as my pronouncement was written in bold,
black ink on the official questionnaire.“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your field?”
Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply,
“I have a continuing program of research, (what mother doesn’t), in the
laboratory and in the field, (normally I would have said indoors and
out). I’m working for my Masters, (the whole darned family), and already
have four credits, (all daughters). Of course, the job is one of
the most demanding in the humanities, (any mother care to disagree.?.)
and I often work 14 hours a day, (24 is more like it).But the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers and
the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she
completed the form, stood up, and personally ushered me to the door.As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous new career,
I was greeted by my lab assistants – ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I
could hear our new experimental model, (a 6 month old baby), in the
child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern. I felt
triumphant! I had scored a beat on bureaucracy!And I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished
and indispensable to mankind than “just another mother.”
Motherhood…..What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a
title on the door.Does this make grandmothers “Senior Research Associates in the field of
Child Development and Human Relations” and great grandmothers Executive
Senior Research Associates”?I also think it makes aunts “Associate Research Assistants”.
November 21, 2002 at 6:09 am #67899melneeMemberOHH, I really like that one. I have that job myself, and I love it. It is very rewarding most of the time. But, there are a few days that I really want to quit. No 2 week notice, just walk out the door. Then I look into those eyes, and see the souls of my precious angels, sent to me from God, and I think, why would I want to leave? I love my Job!!!:D
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