When I whine and complain it's about myself and/or about humanity in general. I don't write treatises pages long on what I think others are doing/thinking/planning/feeling/should be doing/should be thinking/should be planning/where they came from/where they're going. Also, all children have two parents but that's all I'll say on that. So we're agreed. You're going to write about yourself and I'll write about myself. And have a nice New Year. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 12/30/2005 11:13:40 AM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: New Year's Resolutions In a message dated 12/30/2005 10:00:55 A.M. Central Standard Time, aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: ldren need two parents Marlena, Hi, Hey--my son has two parents! He loves us both very much and we both love him very much! I suppose what bothers you is that he has TWO homes--and gets lots of really neat interaction with his dad! MUCH more than when his dad lived in the same house with us! Cool, huh! As he says, it's far better to have two happy homes than it is to have one sad one! And, he's one of the most 'together' kids you'd ever meet! (but, then again, he doesn't sit around and watch tv all the time, either <g>) In addition, we always have a houseful of kids (though as I was chatting with another parent last night who also began to stop with the 'more than three at a time' as he [like me] let his kid have a whole slew overnight at the same time once and it was simply wild! and the boys were about 10 then--<g>. Ah, memories...! Besides, I'm only responding to all YOU have written! You wrote and asked--I merely answered! Come on--be fair!! You don't, after all, keep your comments to yourself! If you are going to whine and complain, then I will provide you with possible solutions. I like people to be in happy productive places, doing constructive things. I don't like unhappiness or despair or whining. So, my way to deal with those things (because they put ME in unhappy places and *I* don't like that!) is to assist in getting that person to also be in a happy place. Then, we can all be happy together! Makes for a MUCH nicer party! (or listserv!) But, if you don't want to hear it, please keep your whining and complaining to yourself and then I won't have any idea that you are doing nothing about things but whining and complaining! Nevertheless, I will still hope that you DO volunteer in your community this year! Best, Marlena