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At around 1 to 2 months my babys mother lung collaspe the left one. We wern't living together at the time. We had 2 kids together. When we split I kept one girl who turned out gay. (She is 25) The mother kept the autisic female child she is 16 now. What I don't understand is autisium is it gentic? If so how many generations dose it skip? Is it a lack of or one or to many chromisons Can my mother or I be tested to find out if one of us is the carrier? If we are negitive then it must be on the mother side or another father. I have never had a DNA test done before on both girls I took the mothers word. What is the cheapest and reliable at home testing kit to buy? I've terminated my parential rights many years ago w/ a notery. However I never filled it through the court system. 9th Juditional court system. I never signed birth cirfiticate. My so called daughter was given another mans last name. Now the austic daughtetr is 16, and I'm being suied for child support. She is on ssi/disability. After what age dose the ssi money start going into my daughtetrs name? The mother no longer controlls it.


Hi,

My father in law died due to sudden heart attack and without any will, he was working in Central Govt(defence) and got married twice. First wife passed away

15 years back and they have two girls with them, he got married again and have another girl with them. Overall the family members left are second wife, 3

daughters. Eldest daughter is married to me, second daughter is around 25 yrs of age and the youngest one around 15 years of age. I have few questions,

appreciate if you can answer and help us at this critical stage.

Since my mother in law is a step mom, my wife and her immediate sister relations are not cordial since beginging.

1) Can my wife(eldest daughter) and second sister claim their appropriate share from Government for the funds which will be passed on after my father in law

death. Basically PF, Gratuity, Arrears etc etc
2) If they can claim then what should be our next step ?
3) What would be the appropriate portion of shares divided among 4 of them?
4) We dont kn


Iv noticed my daughters eating habits have been changing radically in the last week or so; When asking her about it she reviled to me that she's doing a 300 calories a day diet? Iv never heard of it before, and so far have not found anything on it. ( Internet Wise )

She's been drinking coke zero, and water non stop, and eating nothing but pickles, and wheat thins. Then for dinner she eats, either a piece of chicken or fish.

I know that 300 calories, can not be healthy. Im pretty positive on that, just the amount of food she is eating seems like normal portions (albeit very weird combinations.)

So Im wondering, if I should stop her from doing this. Or if it's healthy given, the amount she is eating?

-A very worried mother.


So the Elder Wand can be traced through the history of books and wand makers and the Clock of Invisibility is passed down from father to son, mother to daughter. But what about the Resurrection Stone. In the story the second brother brought back his girlfriend he had once hoped to marry. It says he was driven mad with hopeless and killed himself. So where did the stone go from there? How did it become the stone on the ring that became a Horcruxe? How did Dumbledore know it was the Resurrection Stone?


i just got out of my mum's house (not entirely), cause she keeps pushing me to do things that i can't do e.g. like going back to court for access for my 8 month old daughter which i already had, but she wants her for herself without my fiance around her.

now i can't go back home after i got the call, i got nowhere to stay but my dad's.

i'm like 19 years old turning 20 next month and i still love my mum but her anger is out of control

then my fiance is about to live in adelaide which i want to go but if i do my mum will wipe me


I was in Thailand last year and I visited a shelter where they help women who are caught in the sex trade. I was so touched by their horror stories that I decided to adopted a child that was born as a result of one of the prostitutes being raped. Last month I was finally able to pick up my daughter, I had to go through 1 year of hell and grief just to be able to adopt. The sad part is most of the hoops I had to jump through were in the USA (my home country) and they were because I am a man. For some reason people seem to think that I am less qualified to be a single parent because I am male. Today I got a phone call from the Adoption Agency worker and she had nerve enough to say "I hope you are changing her diapers properly" she even had nerve to ask me how much my mom helps me out.

I joined up with a group of other single adoptive parents and I noticed I get all kids of weird looks like i'm some kind of pedophile adopting a child just because i'm not a women or gay.

I don't understand it, I love my child, i'm a good parent,. I have a great job that I have taken a whole 4 months off of to be at home with her, why are people like this?


I went to jail for violating a restraining order that was placed against me by daughters mother. After her and I split up I slept with a bunch of people while I was pretty much out of my mind on morphine. During that time I repeatedly tried to get help. I had insurance issues that kept me from getting the therapy and treatment I needed but I kept trying anyway. As a result I spiraled out control and violated the order--non-violently.

Now, I got out of jail 50 days ago. I have been sober for 14 months. I have gotten counseling, and have attended ACoA meetings. I haven't slept with anyone since I have been out of jail, even though I have wanted to. I am trying to show her I am a different man.

However, someone on Facebook contacted her, that she says she "hardy" knows. They told her I slept with someone. Now, she is insisting that I have, even though the person she is saying I did this with has contacted her and told her that we have not been together since I have been out of jail. In addition the woman I supposedly slept with just had a hysterectomy, and is still recovering from it.

My counselor is telling me that it is abusive, and controlling for her to continually accuse me of doing something I haven't done. My ex just insists that she is right, and that I am the abuser.

I've made mistakes. Now, I am trying to fix them. I have told my ex it is extremely hurtful to me to hear her accuse me of lying but she still insists on doing it anyway. Now, it doesn't matter what I do. Even if I sleep never sleep with someone again I'll be continually accused of doing so. It's making me crazy. I love her with all my heart. Even though I was with other people after we split up, I never cheated.

I understand she has trust issues but now she is just inventing things I've done wrong, and using them against me. I've begged her to attend counseling with me, to go to meetings with me, but she refuses. I've flat out asked her what it is I need to do for things to be OK, but she just says, "do your best." Well, I have done my best, and now it doesn't even matter. Apparently if she thinks it's true then I am just guilty. She is making it, in her mind, that I have not done my best.

I'm losing my mind. I feel like it is now me who is being abused, and controlled. She say's, and just said last night, "I love you more than any woman ever will, or could." But, she has done nothing to prove that to me. NO matter what I ask her to do, she refuses. She says thinks the problem was all me, so why should she get help. Both of us need to change, but even though she "loves" me, she refuses to do anything to show it.

We have a 14 month old daughter stuck in the middle of all of this, that I have not met. I feel like no matter how good I do, it will never be good enough. I've met 30 people in the program who are all in the same boat. It's really sad.

I can't take the abuse anymore. I can't recover correctly if I am continually accused, and help responsible, for things I haven't done. What do I do?


tubes tied and cut at age 21? i had my son at age 16 and my daughter at age 20 and im due for a boy november 6th (having a c-section) .. i need ur thoughts bout it. Im not with the father anymore so im a single mother of 3





Its called the Lake and Please only constructive criticism.

The Lake

It all started when Opal Henry was a little girl. She wasnt normal with her deep purple eyes and fair skin. She had lived in Lakeront all her life. Same house, Same furniture, Same Everything. One day when her mother came home from word she found her daughter spellingn 'Be gone, Be gone' on every wall in red paint. Her mother screamed at her in fury and Opal had to wash every wall. The next day her mother was pronounced dead floating in the lake next door.

Its been 63 years since that day and Opal can still tell you very clearly of what happened. While Opal was watering her moonflower she notcied a young boy fishing on a boat near the deep end of the lake. A grin quickly began spreading to her thin lips. What she didnt know was that the young boy's "big catch" was actually a human hand. She saw the shocked boys face and Thought, He musnt ever Know. Now I must kill the little retch before he screaches.


Its for a project in school


Honestly life is pissing me off honestly I have no friends If I go out I go out with my parents which this sucks badly. I used to have friends but ever since I tried to commit suicide in high school everyone suddenly stopped talking to me I try to change I try everything I go to work still and school but when I want to make myself busy its like im not happy at all. God sometimes i wished I didnt failed my suicide at first. I wanted because everybody was always teasing me because I was different and such thats the whole reason in all not much else to say. I have a lot of anger inside of me. No one answers when I try to talk to them . I feel like crying so badly like I wanna run away or something. Im not happy at all . I try to be but inside I'm not. My best friend doesnt believe in my dreams she is like my mother she doesnt support my dreams she doesnt think I can go far in life only my dad believes and tries everything so I can be happy he always asked me i m y happy i want my daughter to be happy i try to be happy for them no one else but it is hard when your not. What is wrong with me these days its halloween soon and im not going to school because im not interested i used to be insterested not anymore. Nothing interests me these days because I have no friends everytime i try to make a friend it doesnt last long i try to be nice but i feel i am annoying them (people in general) . I dunno what to do sometimes i just feel like im already dead to a lot of people.


how would you handle this.

here is my situation. My Niece "Becca" (not her real name) was raped she was fearful of what her rapist would do if she told anyone. Her rapist is her mother's current boyfriend. There is no longer any proof that this happened, the rape happened 6 years ago, my niece is only 15 right now. I am generally a peaceful man but I want to murder this guy. The story about the rape came out after almost 1 year old therapy, I can't believe this young woman is living with this, and no one knew a thing. My sister is a drug addict and she actually allowed my neice to be around some of the most shady people, my poor neice was molested at age 12 by my sisters drug dealer, he is in jail I find out now that the drug dealer molested her and gave my sisters boyfriend drugs as payment for it. Now my sister is saying that her boyfriend is innocent and "my daughter is nothing but a skinny little liar who hates men."
I want to strangle my sister

I just need some outside guidance, any opinions or comments will be appreciated.

fyi: my niece and her sisters have been living with me for about 1 year now because they were taken away from my sister by the police.


Okay so since i was little me and my mom have always been best friends. i mean we have done everything together. Most the time i hangout with her and ditch my friendds! Im 15 now. I have so much fun and love to be around my mom, it makes me happier than anything. We are more like sisters than mother and daughter. But lately, every time we seem to be together we argue and no matter how hard we both try to stop, it just turns into another fight. I've sat down and had a heart to heart about it, and we both agreed to change are ways , but so far it hasn't worked. For example, last night we got in a fight because we were watching a video on yuotube and she was like oh well this girl thinks shes good, and i was like mom chill its a video. Somehow those two sentences started a whole fight and it blew up into not talking for the rest of the night. Then i woke up today and we were fine. aFTER SCHOOL, FINE. Tonight we were fine until i was doing my hair and she was like don't put hair spray in it, it will make it dry. Then i was like ugghh. Cause somehow she persuades me into not doing this every time i do my hair, and i want to! It just gets frustrating but i know shes just trying to help. Now were not talking and i hate it. And i wwouldnt be upset if they were just normal fights that every teenage daughter has with their mom, but their not! They blow up and get way out of hand. And i hate it, because i feel like for the last 5 months, i've been losing her. And she just keeps telling me that she wants her nice sweet daughter back. How can we get back to normal, like the way things used to be? Anyone please answer, im desperate. I just dont want to lose her anymore thani already have.


Hello. I am currently in contact with whom I was told is my "2nd cousin". My aunt told me this. I don't have much family so I am not knowledgeable in regards to family titles.

So, my mothers sisters husbands brothers daughter. I know it is not a relation in blood, but is there a name for the relation? She has been thinking that we are cousins for the last two months...


My boyfriend and I have been together for five years April 2010. We have a good relationship and both of us get along well and are liked by the other's family. His family seems to have a lot of issues, and yes, which family doesn't?

Anyway, his little sister, we'll call her Christy, and I have always gotten along well - she's almost like my little sister, and I like her a lot and look out for her. However, she recently got pregnant - at the age of 16. I'm open-minded and realize this isn't the end of the world, but it is certainly a distressing situation for anyone to go through. Granted, it's not my life and not my family, but being as close as I am to his family I feel effected by the situation. The main issues for me is that my boyfriend's mom is handling the whole thing terribly in my opinion. Not only did his sister get pregnant by a 24 year-old drifter (hey - he can do what he wants as well) but their mom is letting her move in with the guy, and wasn't the least bit upset when Christy told her the news. Also of note is the fact that his mom is an alcoholic and will date men long enough solely to be able to move her (and Christy) into their homes and have them pay for everything, continually drinking the entire time. She is not a good role model at all, and while I am all for her supporting her daughter in this trying time, I refuse to be supportive of how this situation is being handled.

Basically I'm torn - I love his mother and sister, but this situation is very bothersome to me and I'd rather not see either of them. I don't want to upset or anger anyone, or make them feel judged. I've been keeping my mouth shut, but their mom keeps asking why I don't come over to visit when my boyfriend does, and I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings by saying how I feel. Should I just continue to keep mum and avoid the situation?


Wednesday, 28 October, 2009, 7:10pm

my mother just said she will go to mumbai because she dosnt want to have a haert attack.
how about me she always yells at me, shouts at me. these ladies in my house never been like other ladies. they work so they think they are most intelligent in the world and others are fool & dirty.
day before yesterday they sent me out with my luggage and said dont come back this is the third time they did so.
i met babuji who is a good person met us at mamus house. my sisters and mother never hasitate to tell other people about me that im bad.
when i heard my sister talking about me to her friend (umesh) i was shocked. and couldnt believe my ears that a family mamber can do this to other one.
i cry when i think about this.
but now they are thirsty of my blood.
and want me badly to leave the house, so i m looking for a room for me.
im stuck here badly.
i m stupid that i find love in every person.
when the first time called a person to beat me it was worst day of my life and i cant forget it.
here's the story:-

I was sleeping on my bed, i have problem of urine frequency because of my family and a little dibetic too and i am over weight because im not allowd to workout so i spend all my time on my computer.
i went to pee 4-5 times that morning, my elder sister suraiya was sleeping below near my bed.
so when i got up my feet touched her slightly everytime, and my family hates wen someones feet touch them because they are cleanest in the whole world.
she started shouting and called mother all people started shouting and cursing me.
i got hyper and shoued back, now mom came to hit me i hit back( i feel regrate about it ), my always bad sister suraiya called someone on the phone and started crying. i snached her cell and trew it very hard and broke it. she made excuse that she is leaving house right now. she went out and came back with a fat man whos name was salman and was her friend, he looked at me with anger in his eyes and came to me held my hand twisted it and put my head on the bed and just twisted my hand.


now famyli is meant to be support, help, and love.
i was seeing enemies at that time i was helpless and crying that its impossible to make someone beat your own son and brother.
i was shocked i can never forget that morning. the memories are still fresh in my mind.
and my family is getting cruel day by day.
they just hate me now and love others like daughters and their husbands.



can anyone with such family survive?? or still can stay with the family??


My sister has been using my phone..and she texted a friend of hers and was telling her that she had texted her saying how school was getting bad and that she feels like she wants to die because everything is supposably being taken away from her. shes been going to alternative school (punishment for not paying attention in classs or being disrespectful) shes 15 years old..idk what to do. idk if i should show my mother the text or not. my mom is already going through a lot so i dont want to tell her that her own daughter is having suicidal thoughts.. any advice? please? :(
and also it sucks because me and my sister don't have a good sister relationship..


Bought with a Price

Slipping quietly out of the door, Kelly Oa��Byrne immediately felt the cool breeze on her face. Though the sun had already risen, a chilly mist still hung in the air, making the atmosphere feel damp and cold. Walking a little ways along the grassy green hills, Kelly listened for any sounds in the early morning, but all was peaceful and still. After a while, she came upon a steep hillside which she then proceeded to climb. Slightly tall for her fourteen years, this was not a difficult task for her. Finally, she reached her destination a�� a small cliff leaning out over the Irish Sea. It had become her favorite spot; she never grew weary of gazing dreamily out to the waters. Sitting down on the soft grass, she smoothed her dress, and brushed her long, black hair back out of her face. Her swirly deep blue eyes very much resembled the Irish Sea that she loved to gaze at. Though she loved dreaming about other distant lands, she was perfectly satisfied to remain in her hometown of Bray, where she had grown up. Who wouldna��t? How could anyone not love its rolling green hills, enormous mountains, and misty valleys? Who could grow tired of its lush green forests or beautiful rivers that stretched across the land? In Kellya��s mind, it was heaven on earth.
Far down below, a dog barked. Glancing down, Kelly saw the people of Bray beginning to wake up and get to work. Still, she remained where she was, watching the waves gently lap against one another, crashing against the shore. Startled, Kelly looked up, and stared out in the distance. Squinting her eyes, she looked harder. Still unable to distinguish just what it was that she was looking at, she tried once again, to look past the mist. Suddenly, she saw it: The serpent-like head protruding from the narrow ship. Vikings!
Fear immediately struck Kellya��s heart. For a few seconds, she stood frozen on the cliff unsure of what to do. Finally what her brain was saying to her legs registered and she began to run. Jumping down the steep cliffs, she slipped cutting her leg on a sharp rock. She ignored the pain - her only thought was to warn the people of Bray. Terrified, she ran on. Swiftly, she jumped over the steep cliffs, and ran down the dangerous slopes. Slipping and falling numerous times, she pushed on. Fear defined her eyes as she continued to sprint down the mountain.
As she ran, Kelly thought about the last Viking raid. She did not remember a�� she was only four. But she heard stories from the older villagers, about how the Vikings had stolen from the people, taken a few captives, and even burned down some of the buildings. They had tried to burn the monastery, causing an excessive amount of damage. Over the years, it was repaired, but still, on one side, you could run your fingers over the wall and feel the burnt wood. The people of Bray were terrified after that, so they worked together to build a safe-house in case it would ever happen again. Everyone dreaded the day when the bells of the monastery would ring signaling danger.
Slipping again, Kelly forced herself to calm down. Finally reaching the bottom of the mountain, she raced across the green hills toward her home. She burst in the doorway to find her mother cooking breakfast over the stove, and her father telling the younger children a story at the kitchen table. She exclaimed, a�?Father, Vikings! I saw the ship coming from the North!a�? The peaceful atmosphere was immediately broken.
Mrs. Oa��Byrne turned pale, and Clara, the youngest of the family, began to cry. The twins, Thomas and Daniel, looked at one another with scared faces. Mr. Oa��Byrne quickly rose from his seat. Without questioning his daughter further he turned to his wife and said, a�?Grab some food! Everybody must get to the safe-house!a�?
Turning to Kelly, he ordered, a�?Quick, run to the monastery! Tell them to ring the bells! Warn anybody that you see along the way, and hurry back to the safe-house a�� wea��ll meet you there.a�?
Quick to do her fathera��s bidding, she began to run to the monastery. Along the way, she shouted to the people, a�?Quick, get to the safe-house! Vikings! Hurry!a�?
The looks of puzzlement turned to alarm when they heard the word a�?Vikingsa�? and they rushed to find their children and run to the safe-house. In a matter of minutes, the whole village was in uproar. Fear was etched in every face, as parents searched for their children, and fathers helped their families into the safe-house on the edge of the village. Continuing to run, Kelly shouted, a�?The bells! Ring the bells!a�? But even as she ran up to the monastery, the great bells had already begun to chime.
Kelly stopped, and turned beginning to run for the safe-house. Suddenly feeling very tired and dizzy, Kelly stopped running. Looking around, she saw no one. Telling herself to push on to get to the safe-house, she began to


I'm researching this for a friend...that's why it sounds a little weird haha.
First of all: Is this allowed? The father has absolutely no interest in discovering his parents but his daughter does.

-She does have a bit of information about his mother but its very very small....like that she was a musician.

-He is still alive and I think his parents are still alive.

-How should she go about this? Should she talk to her grandparents and ask what institute he was adopted from and then contact them?
Um she wants to know about her heritage and her family's history. its just as much her right to know as it is his! and no one said he has to be involved!


Why is it when a Japanees mother takes her US born daughter back to Japan with her American fathers consent the same as stealing personal property from the US to Japan? In Japan they say that that same Amercan father consider his daughter his personal property the same way that man in the middle east consider his children person property by not allowing that. The little girl has no trouble intergating in Japan and likes living in Japan with her mother.


To put it nicely, I can't stand my future in-laws. I adore my fiancA�, and luckily I don't see them often, when we get married we will live 45 minutes away thank god, but when I do, the few hours I am with them it's like someone taking their nails and scratching the blackboard. They come across as the most judgmental, holier then thou, no personality one dimensional people I've ever come across. They think they are perfect and heaven forbid if you are not like them. Oh and they go to church and don't drink, they make that known. Me, I don't judge, though this is how I feel towards them. I come from a dysfunctional family, turned out good, have my own place, master's degree, good paying job, so I'm happy. My mother has a lot of issues, don't have money, so I've learned you accept people. My grandparents are the sane ones and raised me for half my childhood, I grew up middle class bc of them and they instilled in me what to do in life. A normal conversation at my future in-laws house is this: our house is so beautiful, comparing the square footage to the house down the block, their house is so clean, 30 min about how great their last house was, another hour about how much their high end appliances cost, back to 15 minutes about their termite problem, then about my fiancA�'s friends "dysfunctional" families, the father talking about his coworker who he's friends with nevertheless who lives in a trailer, how it's "trailer park trash", how can people live like this, how the people down the blocks daughter got out of rehab and her children live with the grandparents and the children will without a doubt grow screwed up, then on to how horrible their nephews new girlfriend is because she stayed out with a boy for 2 days. While they go on and on I wonder hmm, do they know I was raised by my grandparents for half my life, all the time I'm dying inside and want to blurt out maybe the people in the trailer are happy living there, along with some of my other beliefs. If I did tell them what I thought about them and their half as$ beliefs they would probably not say boo. My fiancA�, thank the lord, is NOTHING like them. The most caring, non-judgmental, care free person you would ever want to meet. When I am around his family I just have to smile and nod. I can imagine what they say about me and my family behind my back bc I could imagine we are not up to their standards lol. I usually do math problems in my head, sing songs, zone out, counts the spots on the walls whenever I am around them.

My own mother told me one day I should show my true self and basically interrupt them when I don't agree with the crap that comes out of their mouths. I don't know much about his parents upbringing but think they must have grown up with nothing since now they have this obsession with their house and things. The mother grew up in the ghetto, but of course I'm sure when she lived there it was perfect like her and his father had a gambling problem, took money from accounts, has a lesbian sister he don't talk to, a brother who had a "drinking" problem and died of liver disease, and both of his parents were chronic gamblers. Of course, all of this was told to me by my fiancA� bc well if they talked about it, they wouldn't be so perfect then. How do you deal with people like this? Spend as little time as possible with them?


How would a mother feel her daughter is taken to Russia by her father and he will never allow her mother to see her again before her18 birthday? Her father is born in Russia and this is legal under Russian law, but a crime under US law. The little girl has a very good relationship with her father and will take good care of her and the mother knows it.


How would a mother feel when the father of her daughter a green card holder moves back to his native country and will never come back to the USA? There is no child support treaty with his native country. Acording to the US Department of State he has the legal right to do this.


The New York Foundling is more than an organization working to protect society's most vulnerable children; it's a family, said one attendee at a homecoming event for what is one of America's oldest and largest child welfare agencies.

The agency, started by the Sisters of Charity in 1869 to care for children abandoned in the wake of the Civil War, celebrated its 140th anniversary and hosted its first homecoming Oct. 9-12 to unite former "foundlings," another term for abandoned children, and their families and friends in New York City.

Bill Baccaglini, executive director of the Founding, told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview that talking to people and listening to their stories was one of the most moving and enjoyable parts of the homecoming.

He said the agency prides itself on staying relevant to the times and keeping its commitment to making sure everyone touched by the Foundling feels a part of its family.

Over the years, according to a press release, the agency has expanded its programs to care for struggling families, protect children from abuse and neglect, help teen mothers and developmentally disabled people, provide educationally enriching child care and preschool, and support the community.

"We feel so fortunate that each and every one of the people who joined us this weekend is a part of our familya��and we are grateful for their continued support of the Foundling that helps us uphold our mission to 'abandon no one,'" Baccaglini said in a statement.

An attendee, Margaret Lacerra from Park Ridge Ill., told CNS the homecoming event was very moving. She was in tears at some moments, she said, because peoples' stories were so heartbreaking.

She said one attendee who had been raised by a caring family and never looked into his family history was talking about the importance of mothers bonding with their children and holding them and said he had one recurring question: "Did my mother really hold me?"

Lacerra said a nun told him that every religious sister took the time to hold every child several times a day and that they loved the children as if they were their own.

She said that was the moment she realized how much the sisters cared about the children, and even though many children lost their parents, they still had a loving family in the Sisters of Charity.

Lacerra said she has the "utmost regard for (the sisters) and their charity." The nuns try to make sure every child is loved and cared for and they also bent over backwards to help her research her family history, she added.

Her great-grandmother was a former "foundling," and she began researching her great-grandmother's past to learn about her family's medical history after her daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis.

Lacerra said she herself had 20 adopted family members and four relatives who came to the Chicago area on what was called the Orphan Train.

In the late 1800s to early 1900s, many abandoned children, mostly from the East Coast, were put on trains and placed in homes throughout country, particularly in the Midwest and West. The Foundling and the Sisters of Charity were actively involved in the Orphan Train movement; adults, including nuns, usually accompanied the children to their destination.

Another homecoming attendee, Frank Reichel from Tinton Falls, N.J., who was raised by the foster family the Foundling placed him in, told CNS he enjoyed listening to others' stories and learning about the Orphan Train and was amazed to hear so many people were adopted.

He said he lived with the foster family throughout his childhood, but was not adopted and never took their last name.

Reichel was born in July 1931 and put into foster care through the Foundling when he was 13 months old. He lived with his foster family in New York City until he turned 17 and joined the Air Force.

Reichel said his foster family treated him like a son and was so loving that he never had a desire to find his mother or look into his past.

Sister Carol Barnes, a Sister of Charity who is director of mission integration at the Foundling and was on the planning committee of the homecoming event, said the gathering "was an incredible experience and exceeded my expectations."

She said it was wonderful to see how the mission of the Foundling touched so many lives.

Most people never met each another before the event, Sister Carol said.

To help people connect, badges in different colors were handed out, she said. Each color represented the participants' affiliation with the Foundling; for example, one color was for adoptees, another for Orphan-Train riders and so forth. This allowed people to find and meet others with similar pasts to talk about their experiences, she said.

She said about 600 people attended; they came from 20 states and British Columbia.

Since it was the first event of its kind for the Foundling, the planning committee was not sure how many people to expect, Sister Carol said. But


hi my mom is a legal US resident im 22 and she wants to sponser me im unmarried how long will it take so i can be a green card holder


me and my boyfriend have been together over a year and we live togther with his two kids. his daughter is 9 years old and his son is 5. his son and i have grown VERY close. at first his daughter loved me and i began to do morethings with her that her own mother never really does, everything was great(we neve say ANYTHING bad about her mother because we dont want them to hate her) out of know where she started to tell me that she hates me and that i'm not her mom! i never tried to be her mom and i have told her that. that i am only here for when she needs me. also i am the first girl that she has ever seen with her father but her mother is one of those ladies that cant keep their legs shut and introduces every guy to them :-( but we pretend everything is okay. i do what i can for these kids. why the hostility towards me??


Seriously. I'm asking in all seriousness - I've sene some parents who pull so hard for their child to be one sex, and when it turns out to be the opposite, some seem disappointed... makes me wonder if they would love their child more if they'd gotten what they wanted.

Like a father who wants a son, but gets a daughter, or a mother who wants a daughter, but gets a son...

And what if your child were hermaphroditic? Would you be ashamed? Supportive? Would you not care either way? Which sex would you raise it? Or would to wait a bit and see how it developed as it grew up?

I'm honestly curious about what people have to say about these subjects.


Ok, well I absolutely HATE Miley Cyrus, so my friend and I are doing this little skit making fun of Miley, but its kind of not exactly about her.
It's gonna be called "Mommay...." because that is what Mylie (we spell her name like My-lie on purpose because she her mom (Mommay) had her and did not tell her dad. Mylie doesn't know who her dad is)
Here is a summary-
Mommay is a troubled mother that adopted one child and had a surrogate mother for another. The surrogate daughter is her daughter Destinie and the one she gave birth to was Mylie. Mommay will soon learn that Destinie is an angel, but Mylie is a total handful.
Mylie Cirrus Tippin- (Purposely spelled wrong)- MYLIE'S AUTOBIO-
My name is Mylie. I live with my mommay and my sister, Destinie. I hate Destinie. I hope she dies in a ball of fire. I am four years old, going on four and a half. I have two friends, their names are Nemo and Gang. I called 911 for Mommay putting me in the corner. I called it child abuse and I got taken away to a family called the Tippins. Mrs. Tippin, Mr. Tippin, and Kylie Tippin are my new family. I hate them. I hope they all die.
Destinie- (AUTO BIO) I'm Destinie Chappin, and I love my mommay, but I hate Mylie. Mylie is a total meanie and I hate her. Mylie got me taken away from my Mommay because she called Child Abuse. She was only two, though. She's smart for her age.
Mommay (AUTO BIO)- I keep secrets from my daughters. They think I am in Africa saving the Elephants because Mylie doesn't remember that she called 911 reporting me for Child Abuse when I put her the corner. Destinie does remember, but plays along with me. Neither of my daughters know who their father is (it's a secret). And I won't tell. Destinie also doesn't know that she was conceived by a surrogate mother. However, Mylie is a lie because I did not tell her father I had her. That's why I named her "My Lie" but pronouced My-lee. I love my
daughters, and I get a lot of time with them because the police allows me to. I do not have a job and live off of my mother's money because I am currently going to college.

So, do you think this would get a lot of views on YouTube? Do you like the concept? People at our school love it, but IDK....
Answer!


Ok, well I absolutely HATE Miley Cyrus, so my friend and I are doing this little skit making fun of Miley, but its kind of not exactly about her.
It's gonna be called "Mommay...." because that is what Mylie (we spell her name like My-lie on purpose because she her mom (Mommay) had her and did not tell her dad. Mylie doesn't know who her dad is)
Here is a summary-
Mommay is a troubled mother that adopted one child and had a surrogate mother for another. The surrogate daughter is her daughter Destinie and the one she gave birth to was Mylie. Mommay will soon learn that Destinie is an angel, but Mylie is a total handful.
Mylie Cirrus Tippin- (Purposely spelled wrong)- MYLIE'S AUTOBIO-
My name is Mylie. I live with my mommay and my sister, Destinie. I hate Destinie. I hope she dies in a ball of fire. I am four years old, going on four and a half. I have two friends, their names are Nemo and Gang. I called 911 for Mommay putting me in the corner. I called it child abuse and I got taken away to a family called the Tippins. Mrs. Tippin, Mr. Tippin, and Kylie Tippin are my new family. I hate them. I hope they all die.
Destinie- (AUTO BIO) I'm Destinie Chappin, and I love my mommay, but I hate Mylie. Mylie is a total meanie and I hate her. Mylie got me taken away from my Mommay because she called Child Abuse. She was only two, though. She's smart for her age.
Mommay (AUTO BIO)- I keep secrets from my daughters. They think I am in Africa saving the Elephants because Mylie doesn't remember that she called 911 reporting me for Child Abuse when I put her the corner. Destinie does remember, but plays along with me. Neither of my daughters know who their father is (it's a secret). And I won't tell. Destinie also doesn't know that she was conceived by a surrogate mother. However, Mylie is a lie because I did not tell her father I had her. That's why I named her "My Lie" but pronouced My-lee. I love my
daughters, and I get a lot of time with them because the police allows me to. I do not have a job and live off of my mother's money because I am currently going to college.

So, do you think this would get a lot of views on YouTube? Do you like the concept? People at our school love it, but IDK....
Answer!


Ok, well I absolutely HATE Miley Cyrus, so my friend and I are doing this little skit making fun of Miley, but its kind of not exactly about her.
It's gonna be called "Mommay...." because that is what Mylie (we spell her name like My-lie on purpose because she her mom (Mommay) had her and did not tell her dad. Mylie doesn't know who her dad is)
Here is a summary-
Mommay is a troubled mother that adopted one child and had a surrogate mother for another. The surrogate daughter is her daughter Destinie and the one she gave birth to was Mylie. Mommay will soon learn that Destinie is an angel, but Mylie is a total handful.
Mylie Cirrus Tippin- (Purposely spelled wrong)- MYLIE'S AUTOBIO-
My name is Mylie. I live with my mommay and my sister, Destinie. I hate Destinie. I hope she dies in a ball of fire. I am four years old, going on four and a half. I have two friends, their names are Nemo and Gang. I called 911 for Mommay putting me in the corner. I called it child abuse and I got taken away to a family called the Tippins. Mrs. Tippin, Mr. Tippin, and Kylie Tippin are my new family. I hate them. I hope they all die.
Destinie- (AUTO BIO) I'm Destinie Chappin, and I love my mommay, but I hate Mylie. Mylie is a total meanie and I hate her. Mylie got me taken away from my Mommay because she called Child Abuse. She was only two, though. She's smart for her age.
Mommay (AUTO BIO)- I keep secrets from my daughters. They think I am in Africa saving the Elephants because Mylie doesn't remember that she called 911 reporting me for Child Abuse when I put her the corner. Destinie does remember, but plays along with me. Neither of my daughters know who their father is (it's a secret). And I won't tell. Destinie also doesn't know that she was conceived by a surrogate mother. However, Mylie is a lie because I did not tell her father I had her. That's why I named her "My Lie" but pronouced My-lee. I love my
daughters, and I get a lot of time with them because the police allows me to. I do not have a job and live off of my mother's money because I am currently going to college.

So, do you think this would get a lot of views on YouTube? Do you like the concept? People at our school love it, but IDK....
Answer!


My partner has three children aged 14, 8 and 4.
They lost thier mother three years ago and I have been dating their dad for the past five/six months.

At first they were fine with me, the two girls (14 and 4) would go shopping and his son (8) loved it when I went to watch his football games.
But recently the 14 year old has suddenly decided she doesn't like me. She finds anything to start an argument with me and has begun to turn her younger brother and sister against me.
She tells them that I'm not thier mother so they shouldn't listen to me and things like that. However, thier dad tells them that I do have authority with them and they do have to listen to me.

I feel like I'm fighting a loosing battle with the oldest girl and feel the younger two children are listening to thier sister.

I have tried having nights in with her - just me and her with a film/take-away but she won't be how we were used to be.

How can I get her to be like we were two months ago when we got along?

My partner is on my side and he will always tell his children that I have to be listened to and he will punish his daughter when she starts arguments with me. (if she is in the wrong) If I am in the wrong I always apologise.

Has anyone got any advice on how to be a friend and 'parent' to the children?
Her relationship with her dad hasn't changed. She doesn'y argue with him, whenever he tells her that I am somebody to be listened to, she'll just have an argument with me. And most of the time I'm not even there when her dad talks to her.


1.Jing-meia��s mothera��s life in China was hard, because she

A.lost her home and family.
B.was wounded in war.
C.lost her familya��s vast fortune.
D.was not allowed to practice her religion.
2.When first considering the idea of becoming famous, Jing-mei

A.feels that she does not have the talent to achieve it.
B.likes the idea, imagining that it will make her parents love her.
C.purposely gets her hair cut badly so that she will not be allowed on television.
D.is sure that she will become a famous writer someday.
3.According to Jing-meia��s mother, what are the a�?two kindsa�??

A.Daughters who obey and daughters who do not
B.Great pianists and all other pianists
C.People who try their best and people who are lazy
D.Parents who are proud and loving and parents who are selfish
4.At college, Jing-mei

A.gets straight Aa��s.
B.changes her major.
C.attends Stanford.
D.drops out.
5.Based on Jing-meia��s behavior toward her mother, a reader can infer that Jing-mei is

A.strong-willed.
B.hard-working.
C.old-fashioned.
D.self-conscious.
6.At first, her mothera��s ambitions for Jing-mei are motivated by

A.the familya��s extreme poverty.
B.resentment of her sister.
C.a belief that America is the land of opportunity.
D.Old Chonga��s enthusiastic reports.
7.The protagonist is the

A.villain.
B.main character.
C.supporting character.
D.opposing force.
8.The antagonist is the

A.solution to conflict.
B.main character.
C.opposing force.
D.subordinate character.
9.Subordinate characters are

A.the opposing force.
B.static.
C.the ones who create the conflict.
D.the main characters.
10.A dynamic character

A.is a superhero.
B.is a subordinate character.
C.changes somehow.
D.has a volatile personality.


We moved into this house right after some other people built it. they have also seen things like footprints in rugs. and heard people talking. for my family it really only bothers me and my Once it shook my daughters bed. and another time it lifted my blinds up all the way and dropped them. and i know im not crazy becouse other people saw the blinds were messed up right after. it has whispered our nmes and it has also tried to smother my mother when she was asleep. we often see black figures moving bout the house. nd i feel it is a man. but what i want toknow is why would it be here. what could it want? and is it evil?


1. Why does Meimeia��s mother tell Vincent to throw the chess set away? (1 point)
She cannot play chess.
She wants Vincent to spend more time studying.
She thinks the gift is too extravagant.
She is too proud to accept charity.
2. Why does Meimeia��s mother believe ita��s important for her daughter to figure out the chess rules herself? (1 point)
To beat her brother at the game
To retain her Chinese heritage
To compete successfully in America
To become a national chess champion
3. For Meimei, what is the real importance of chess a�?as a game of secrets in which one must show and never tella�?? (1 point)
It is a strategy she will use in dealing with other situations in life.
She will now be able to win at other games.
She will become the youngest grandmaster.
She will never reveal her true feelings about her life in Chinatown.
4. Which of the following statements represents the principal cause of conflict between Meimei and Mrs. Jong? (1 point)
Meimei wears her hair in pigtails; Mrs. Jong keeps hers short.
Meimei knows how to play chess; Mrs. Jong does not.
Meimei dislikes going with her mother to the shops; Mrs. Jong enjoys taking Meimei with her.
Meimei understands and wants to live by a�?American rulesa�?; Mrs. Jong does not.
5. Which of the following represents a generational conflict between Meimei and her mother? (1 point)
Meimei is allowed to leave rice in her bowl; her brothers must empty their bowls.
Meimei is allowed to learn chess in spite of the fact that she is a girl.
Mrs. Jonga��s English is less fluent than Meimeia��s.
Mrs. Jong is angry when Meimei appears to show disrespect toward her.
6. Understanding how a writer contrasts two characters helps the reader (1 point)
choose sides.
follow the conflict in the story.
follow the central idea in the story.
see who wins.
7. What other game, besides chess, is being referred to in the title of this story? (1 point)
The conflict between Meimeia��s two brothers
A strategy for achieving success in life
A strategy for becoming a national chess champion
The conflict between Meimeia��s parents
8. The word ______ is the object of the preposition in the following sentence.
She competed in tournaments.

(1 point)
competed
She
tournaments
in
9. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
She often liked to play chess with her neighbors.

(1 point)
with her neighbors
to play chess
play chess with
often liked
10. When Meimei gives a retort she (1 point)
makes a clever reply.
bites her tongue.
screams.
answers meekly.


Go and see the the Hindu Goddesses [sita,Prvathi. Etc..] And how they are projected in Temples.How sexy they are ? Can their carved out gestures show you to worship ? Can you imagine either your Mother or sister or Daughter in such an erotic pose ? And you call this Holy place ,,,,,,


1 brother living in property don't want him there, want my share of the house


Might have been a Lifetime movie... grandma is a little forgetful and missed the rest of the movie. Can anyone help?


Well this may seem a little childish to some individuals,but I don't think so.I have been staying with my mom and working part time.I have a daughter who eight months old.Are there anyways I can keep my daughter from calling her mom.Some people are okay with it but I don't think I will be.My cousin stayed with her mom for over a year and her daughter calls her by the name but calls the grandmother mom.Have anyone every been in my situation and do anyone have any suggestions?I am working part time so I can be at home with my daughter,and go to school and I'm not getting any help from the father so I won't be moving out until about another year.


I am a believer in God, and I don't think God looks down on anyone and say, these are my children and they all deserve to go to hell. But thanks to my son and him sacrificing his life for the people of the world, I will have mercy and spare them from hell.
I believe God looks down on us the same way I look down on my month and a half year old daughter.
When I look at her I see her as a angel. I'm hoping that she will grow up honoring her mother and I. If she don't I will not look at her and say, well she is a bad daughter and she deserve to be sent to hell just because she refuse to follow my rules.
God may not be happy with everything we do in life, but I do not see God looking down on any of us thinking we all deserve to go to hell.


To put it nicely, I can't stand my future in-laws. I adore my fiancA�, and luckily I don't see them often, when we get married we will live 45 minutes away thank god, but when I do, the few hours I am with them it's like someone taking their nails and scratching the blackboard. They come across as the most judgmental, holier then thou, no personality one dimensional people I've ever come across. They think they are perfect and heaven forbid if you are not like them. Oh and they go to church too and don't drink too. Me, I don't judge. I come from a dysfunctional family, turned out good, have my own place, master's degree, good paying job, so I'm happy. My mother has a lot of issues, don't have money, so I've learned you accept people. My grandparents are the sane ones and raised me for half my childhood so because of them they instilled in me what to do in life. They also grew up poor and worked for what they had. A normal conversation at my future in-laws house is this: our house is so beautiful, comparing the square footage to the house down the block, their house is so clean, 30 min about how great their last house was, another hour about how much their high end appliances cost, back to 15 minutes about their termite problem, then about my fiancA�'s friends "dysfunctional" families, the father talking about his coworker who he's friends with nevertheless who lives in a trailer, how it's "trailer park trash", how can people live like this, how the people down the blocks daughter got out of rehab and her children live with the grandparents and the children will without a doubt grow screwed up, then on to how horrible their nephews new girlfriend is because she stayed out with a boy for 2 days. While they go on and on I wonder hmm, do they know I was raised by my grandparents for half my life, all the time I'm dying inside and want to blurt out maybe the people in the trailer are happy living there, along with some of my other beliefs. If I did tell them what I thought about them and their half as$ beliefs they would probably not say boo. My fiancA�, thank the lord, is NOTHING like them. The most caring, non-judgmental, care free person you would ever want to meet. When I am around his family I just have to smile and nod. I can imagine what they say about me and my family behind my back bc I could imagine we are not up to their standards lol. I usually do math problems in my head, sing songs, zone out, counts the spots on the walls whenever I am around them.

My own mother told me one day I should show my true self and basically interrupt them when I don't agree with the crap that comes out of their mouths. I don't know much about his parents upbringing but think they must have grown up with nothing since now they have this obsession with their house and things. The mother grew up in the ghetto, but of course I'm sure when she lived there it was perfect like her and his father had a gambling problem, took money from accounts, has a lesbian sister he don't talk to, a brother who had a "drinking" problem and died of liver disease, and both of his parents were chronic gamblers. Of course, all of this was told to me by my fiancA� bc well if they talked about it, they wouldn't be so perfect then. How do you deal with people like this? Spend as little time as possible with them?


A mother of mass 50 kg and her daughter of mass 25 kg are ice-skating. They face each other, and the mother pushes on the daughter such that the daughtera��s acceleration is 2 m/s2.
a. What is the force exerted by the mother on the daughter?
b. What is the force exerted by the daughter on the mother?
c. What is the mothera��s acceleration?


We are a open family where we can and do swim in the nude. As I have stated before some of her friends and mother have enjoyed joining us at the pool which was OK But now her boyfriend wants to also join in . I have said NO but she said what the difference than swimming nude at camp where there is lots of boys and swimming at home as a family and girlfriends where her brother also swims.
Our son did swim in the home pool when her girlfriends and their mother joined us for a summer party. We have met the boy and his family several times and had supper with his father and mother. They know that we have an open family as with our daughters and son. But he has never been to our house when we had these party's nor seen her in the nude. Do I dare ask his parent's for their OK or Just say NO . I know some day this will happen anyway so when and where?
We have a heated pool But here it is 75/80 degrees. We have 2 daughter's 15 & 12 a son 14. All raised as being open at home and on Vacation.


o.k. I lived with a girl for over a year, she has a 12 yr. old son and a 17 yr. daughter. her daughter and I get along fine, however her son and I get along sometimes now that i moved out and have my own place we get along just fine, I still see her once a week, we never broke up, there was just too much tension in the apartment we were all living in. she says she doesn't know what she wants and she doesn't want to use or lead me on. We still love each other but she says she needs time to get her schooling finished and catch up with her bills. since I moved out, she got approved for a house and moved her 70 yr. old mother in in order to pay for the morgatge. should I just move on or am I a fool to visit every now and then.?


The Story:
Hades and Persephone. Hades appears in very few myths. The best known concerns his kidnapping of Persephone, daughter of Demeter, the goddess of fertility and the earth. Hades saw the beautiful Persephone while he was riding in a chariot on earth and fell in love with her. When Hades asked Zeus for permission to marry Persephone, Zeus told him that Demeter would never agree. However, Zeus did agree to help Hades seize her.

One day while picking flowers, Persephone reached for a fragrant blossom, and the earth opened up before her. Hades emerged in a chariot, grabbed Persephone, and carried her to the underworld. When Demeter discovered that her daughter was missing, she searched all over, causing drought and devastation wherever she went. After finally learning what had happened, she threatened to starve all mortals as punishment to Zeus and the other gods.

Fearing the consequences of Demeter's anger, Zeus sent word to Hades that Persephone must be returned to her mother. Before letting her go, however, Hades gave Persephone a piece of fruit to eat. Persephone ate the fruit, not realizing that anyone who ate food in the kingdom of the dead must remain there.

Zeus intervened again and arranged for Persephone to spend part of every year with her mother and part with Hades. During the growing and harvest season, she may live on earth, but during the barren winter months she must return to Hades' kingdom and reign there as queen of the underworld.

PS: I have to write a Summary :S
Never wrote one before help would be appreciated.
thanks.
I just wrote a good one hmm really where is it? Lol thats the story i have to summarize. Hahaha.


I am having a major dilemma. please don't tell me that I don't need to be worried about it, because it matters to ME. I have a 15 week old daughter, and am exclusively breastfeeding. I can't lose weight at all. Even my dr. says something isn't right. I was even on a registered diet from a dietitian, and I lost 1 lb. It doesn't matter if I work out 1 hour a day(which I love to do), or gorge on food all day and night, I don't gain or lose weight. I gained 25 pounds while pregnant, and lose 21 by my 6 week appointment. I did have a c section, and started working out at about 8 weeks postpartum. I really don't know what to do. I am depressed and so tired of busting my ass with no results. I was even on a 1200 calorie a day diet, along with exercising daily, with NO weight loss. Why am I storing weight? I am a good mother, but a huge part of me(the selfish part) wants to stop breastfeeding. I used to be bulimic, and can't stop thinking about it. I know that is awful, but I am a good mom. I plan to breastfeed for 12 months, just like I did with my first, but this is just too much. Please help.
I need to add, I have a 4 year old, I am still holding 25 pounds from her. I have between 20-30 that I Need to lose. I am 5'3 and weigh 185. Everyone says I don't look that big, but the scale doesn't lie.
I do enjoy nursing and I know it is best for her. But I messed up the first time after I had my first. I ate all the time,and gained weight. I want to be a healthy mom, that is all. I wouldn't be griping about just 4 pounds. I need to lose the extra to be healthy again.


So this is the myth i have chosen.

The Story:
Hades and Persephone. Hades appears in very few myths. The best known concerns his kidnapping of Persephone, daughter of Demeter, the goddess of fertility and the earth. Hades saw the beautiful Persephone while he was riding in a chariot on earth and fell in love with her. When Hades asked Zeus for permission to marry Persephone, Zeus told him that Demeter would never agree. However, Zeus did agree to help Hades seize her.

One day while picking flowers, Persephone reached for a fragrant blossom, and the earth opened up before her. Hades emerged in a chariot, grabbed Persephone, and carried her to the underworld. When Demeter discovered that her daughter was missing, she searched all over, causing drought and devastation wherever she went. After finally learning what had happened, she threatened to starve all mortals as punishment to Zeus and the other gods.

Fearing the consequences of Demeter's anger, Zeus sent word to Hades that Persephone must be returned to her mother. Before letting her go, however, Hades gave Persephone a piece of fruit to eat. Persephone ate the fruit, not realizing that anyone who ate food in the kingdom of the dead must remain there.

Zeus intervened again and arranged for Persephone to spend part of every year with her mother and part with Hades. During the growing and harvest season, she may live on earth, but during the barren winter months she must return to Hades' kingdom and reign there as queen of the underworld.

Now I need to write a Summary But How?
Apparentely my summary must be 3/4 to a page in length with a topic sentence.


a long time ago i saw it, i think its in england, this girl living with her mother who 'has spies all around to keep an eye on her daughter' and she has a boyfriend and they both write each other letters and promise to not open them up untill ?i guess they agree to? and he ends up killing himself and she reads his letter and then rips it up and throws it outside out the window (proly cz he said that he wanted to be free or something) but i didnt see the beginning or the ending.. soooo.... yea
its not horror its drama i think wit comic relief


I've been wondering about this since I was young. I'm not a Catholic, and do not have the full view of their practices and don't mean to insult anyone. I want to hear what you guys think about these

- They pray to Mary. Wouldn't that be idolatry in a way? Even though she was the physical mother of Jesus, would that make her of such importance to be treated as a medium to connecting to God? Especially the "Hail Mary" where they sound like they're worshiping her.

- Confessions. Why do Catholics have to confess to the priest? I heard they believe that when they confess they are acquitted from their sin. Isn't the only way to forgiveness through God? I also heard it was used as a form of blackmail in past times.

- They believe in purgatory. Where in the Bible does it mention anything about purgatory?

- Also they have more books in their Bible. Where do those books come from?

- Why is there a hierarchy of power in the Catholic church? Especially cases of people bribing their way to "pope" status for the power alone.

- Why do the priests need approval from the church to carry out exorcisms? Why should they need approval if they have the faith to do it? What's the reason behind needing the approval?

- Not to generalize, but why are some of them so zealous? I once saw a Catholic newsletter where it applauded a mother who threatened to kill her daughter if she became a protestant.

Thanks for your feedback. Again I don't mean to insult anyone, just curious. Have an open mind
Thanks for your answers. I really appreciate it. I think I put it in the wrong context - I never meant to accuse Catholics of anything, I just wanted to learn more about what they believe in. About the pope statement - I was referring mainly to the dark ages, along with the selling of indulgences. And I saw the article a few years back from my grandmother's church i think, don't take it too seriously i may be wrong. but then again people are people, they can write anything. Thanks for giving me the chance to learn so much. I believe that most Catholics are good people, i have close friends who are Catholics, so it made me curious.


he was diagnosed w/ a sinus infection saturday and didnt get his prescription filled until monday. he also kept smoking until i finally took his cigarettes away b/c he started coughing like my late grandfather did when he had COPD.

he is now on his roughly 5th day of antibiotics(zpack), and all he does is take cold drugs all day and sleep. i had a severe sinus infection combined w/ a severe allergic reaction back in the spring(my throat was so swollen i couldnt swallow). my head hurt so bad that i couldnt even move, and i was expected to still care for my son all the time. after about the 2-3 day of antibiotics and a cortisone shot, i felt alot better. he has been doing this for the last week. i finally freaked out a bit on him last night, as he slept all day and all night. i had been up tending to him until 4am and my son got up at 9:30am, and he is a very active 18mo. and into everything non-stop, so i was exhausted, and given this is like the 5th to 7th day in a row of this, i was pretty burnt out as well, in addition to him all but refusing to go to school or get a job or do anything that might help provide for this family & instead sleeping all day, along w/ his mother seems to think that i should take care of my son by myself at all times, along w/ keeping the house immaculate, and some how i am supposed to find the time to make $100,000 dollars a year all on my own while her son sleeps all day and smokes and drinks all night and she tells everyone else in the family that she is raising my son, and that i do nothing, which couldn't be more of a lie. meanwhile my sil is supposed to receive infinite support b/c "oh poor her" she is by herself w/ the baby while my husbands brother is working a good job, along w/ she has her parents to watch the baby and has a car.

i told him that i felt like i was all alone and i was tired of being expected to not only be essentially the primary caregiver for my son constantly, w/ no help as far as child care, along w/ i am supposed to some how make $100,000/year on my own while taking care of my son and keeping the house immaculate(this is the amount of money his mother thinks i should make b/c that is what she believes you have to make in order to survive, and so that i can support her son, whom she thinks is the best thing since sliced bread and can do no wrong. she is also the biggest pathological liar i have ever met. i dont think i have in 5 years heard her tell the truth once).

i also confirmed tuesday of this week that i am pregnant. i havent told him yet, and i am pretty sure when i do tell him, he is going to get mad about it(when i got a faint positive last wednesday, he tried to say it wasnt positive and then went on a rampage about why did i have to tell him this now, after it was the first time in about 4 days i had seen him for more than 2 seconds as he had to go and take care of his mom while his grandmother was at the hospital. it was about 2 in the morning, but like i said-first time in 4 days i had seen him, and he was supposed to go back first thing the next morning and be gone again.), even though i made him be safe, as i wasnt on my bc, & he knew it, he took it off mid way through.

i have also been finding receipts for liquor in the car, along w/ empty beer cans,wine bottles, & 40 oz bottles all through our garage, along w/ the occasional empty liqour bottle that is his brand, that he ties to blame on the neighbors(we live in an apt. complex w/ working professionals and grad students, & he drinks canadian mist & leaves schlitz cans outside our garage and is trying to blame this on our neighbors). i have had to hide my pain pills from when i had my son, as well as any anti anxiety meds i have had in the past as when i was on xanax & that sort of thing for severe anxiety, he would steal them, along w/ my pain meds( i had an emergency c section w/ my son, so i had hydrocodone & some others).

this last week has about put me to the end of my rope. i have been looking for a job for a very long time now, but w/ no success.

i just don't know what to do. going to my parents is not an option as they disowned me over a year ago(my mother is a borderline personality w/ a bunch of other things tied in, & she refuses to take medication or do actual therapy, & did not like my dad having a father daughter relationship w/ me as it took attention from her, so she manipulated him into disowning me or she would divorce him & take my sisters & he would never see them again).

what do you think is going on w/ my husband?
the taking care of his mom was just prior to the sinus infection. also he mixed sudafed, nyquil, & alcohol the other night & started acting like an incoherant(sp?) jerk & trying to fight w/ me while i was trying to get our 18 mo. to sleep.
he had the flu tests & they were negative.