I got my new dining room set at 5:30 yesterday evening. It is just as beautiful as I remembered, however, it is also larger than I remembered.
I fell asleep last night wondering how I�m going to rearrange some furniture in my dining room and kitchen..
I got a letter from the Mormies. Or better, the Bishop of the local ward. It was actually a very sweet letter letting me know he received my request for name removal. In 30 days, I�ll be Mormie-free. Thank God.
My class reunion is Saturday. I decided not to go. Besides the fact that I can�t get a babysitter, I wanted to get my house ready for Thanksgiving. I only wanted to really see 3 people anyway. I�m just a little sad I won�t get to see Lemp Mansion Grand Ballroom, which is rumored to be haunted by the Lemp Family.
Lisa came over last night. Mr. Moody, AKA Rufus, is acting like a butt again. I think he needs to be popping some Pamprin because he is PMSing.
My tree looks beautiful. I went to Marshall�s a few days ago and bought some beautiful blue and red ornaments. It looks gorgeous. I like the lights to be on, but the resident ghost of our apartment keeps turning the music on every once in a while, and I can�t put up with Christmas music just yet.
Michael Jackson. Please know this is only my opinion and my thoughts on the matter. Please don�t blast me for sharing it.
I have a lot in common with Michael. Extremely abusive and authoritarian parental units. I also suffered sexual abuse. They say Michael did too. An extremely unstable and volatile home and lifestyle.
Me, I never knew what I was coming home to. Michael never knew when he was going home. Me, I suffered cruelly unrealistic expectations at the hands of my uncle. Michael, unrealistic demands and expectations of a child and as a performer.
I of course over time developed my bipolar. I have my hang-ups. One thing I vowed never to do was to treat my own children the way I was treated and to never visit upon them any harm. I am horrified when I find out that people sexually abuse their kids. I cannot fathom ever infinity ever harming my child in any way. My utmost concern is for Jacquelyn�s mental well-being, self-confidence and safety.
Michael seems to equate that abuse as love. He sincerely seems to have convinced himself that he�s not harming these kids. Hello! What�s worse is that he�s convinced some other people that he�s not harming these kids. That�s dang scary! The first time he admitted that he slept in bed with kids that were not his own would�ve been my first clue that my child would be going nowhere near him. His preoccupation with young boys is another clue. We won�t talk about the weirdness factor of McCauley Culkin and his brother.
I don�t care how much money you have, if I know you�ve done creepy things, and if I know you like to sleep with non-related kids, my child will not be staying with you. If I know that you love nothing better, as an unmarried creepy person, then to spend time with a bunch of kids, I think I�d hesitate.
It is up to us to protect our kids from people like Michael. Our kids can�t do it themselves. All they know is that person gives them attention, lavishes toys and trips upon them. Of course the kid wants to visit Mr. Moneybags. I might think about it too.
I worry about people that lavish attention upon kids the way Michael does. I�ve already taught my daughter that just because someone wants to give you time/money/toys/candy/attention doesn�t mean they�re a good person. I�ve taught her that if her tummy feels funny about a person then that means to get away from them.
I�m very sure that this kid knew that what was happening was weird and felt uncomfortable. He might�ve even tried to voice this to his parents but didn�t know how.
And what if by some fluke Michael gets off? This kid will probably have the same problem I did. Nobody believed me: I developed trust issues and felt very alone in my pain.
And now I�m so glad that this family is not interested in a settlement. They want prosecution. Good for them. You can�t put a price on a child�s innocence. I tire of seeing filthy rich people getting away with things because they got the money to shut people up. That sickens me.
I�ve already heard some of the propaganda stories: Tommy Mottola started it because he�s a racist (that�s why he married Mariah Carey), that this is just a ploy because he�s got a new album coming out, that people are just after his money.
Last I heard, Mikey was starting to go a little broke. Never Never land was a little expensive on the upkeep.
It makes me sick that people are not thinking of the welfare of this child. This child is a cancer survivor who�s �make a wish� was to meet Michael Jackson. Why? I don�t know. Now, his parents and he have to stand up to scrutiny because his parents trusted a stranger too much and because Michael is a pervert who can�t be trusted with kids.
I feel sorry for the kid. That�s whom I truly feel bad for. And Michael�s kids too. What�s it going to be like to get around 13 years of age and realize that your Dad probably had a thing for kid�s your age?
I trust my daughter with very few people. Unfortunately, a majority of sexual abuse occurs at the hands of relatives and family friends. You bet your sweet hiney I�m careful.
When it comes to my daughter, I�m her protection against those that would do her harm. That�s why we�re the parents.
10:53 - Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003
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