Mom' and 'Dad' banished by California

And you know, that after reading that, everyone pictured purple elephants standing outside in the rain...

 

Interesting!
I guess we will know more if it hits fox news/cnn, etc.

 

Let it go.

Grace

 

Grace,

have you ever used those words on here before??? :shock: :shock: :-D

 

I wondered if it was for real when I got it in an email yesterday. I went to snopes.com them but didn't see anything about it there. It's just so crazy that I got a funny feeling while reading it. It does clarify (at least the version I read did) that the word's mom and dad are not automatically "banned", but that the potential is there because some have already stated they find it offensive.

Clif, what about the bathroom thing? Is that for real? I read that the child will be allowed to use the bathroom of the gender which he/she feels best fits his/her own gender identity. Same will apply to school events/activities where genders are seperated. Not gonna quote it because I don't have time to hunt it and I am not doing very well quoting in the memory department today.

 

Maybe...once! My early New Years gift to the world...shut up before foot enters mouth!

Grace:shock:

 

It's so hard, isn't it???? I think so too!!

 

Tranquilizers! You got tranquilizers? How much?? Bring 'em on! :shock: :lol:

 

Heck no! I can't even take pain meds past an advil, they make me loopy:lol:

 

Well I sure do HOPE so! SO I'm NOT alone.:lol: If you're not seeing any it's probably because you've eatten too many purple jelly beans.

 

Let what go? Whether or not an the article in the very first post is legit or not? I have to admit, I'm curious myself. Good point bought on about the two major news stations. If it hasn't been aired on that yet, I also doubt if the article is true or not.

eh

 

teaser:twisted:

 

Actaully the daughter of one of my wife's highschool friends used to play ice hockey on a boys team up till she was 15 or so. Not sure how the school worked it, but she could care less as long as she was playing.

To the best of my knowledge the playing hockey phase went out the window about the time she started dating.


Craig

 

The site is indeed legit. They may skew everything to the right, but they don't make stuff up out of thin air.

Basically what they did was read the bill and saw where one or two lines, if you turn the page 45° clock-wise and squint real hard, could be interpreted to suggest that the state school system could no longer use the terms "Mom" or "Dad".

 

I have 3 friends and 3 family members who are gay. Four men, two women. They all had very bad relationships with their same sex parents and bad experiences with members of the opposite sex around the time of puberty. Each one of them had their self-esteem crushed as a child, and they've done a wonderful job of pushing the feelings so far down deep inside that they don't even know what's normal anymore. They all seem like well adjusted people and are a testament to the ability of the human spirit to overcome the horrors of childhood. But they weren't born with it.

The only problem I have with homosexuals is when small children are involved and have no say in the matter. Anytime a little girl has to grow up without a daddy ...whether he's dead, divorced, or non-existent because of having two moms ...its just sad. As she grows up there will always be something missing.

 

How do you know?

Your friends may have grown up having problems with their parents and/or members of the opposite sex, but not all people who do grow up to be gay, nor do all gays grow up having issues with their parents or members of the opposite sex..

 

I am unsure why you put "because of having two moms" but my daughter was adopted by me after my divorce and I don't think she misses having a dad. We have plenty of fathers in our neighborhood who have taken her on as a child. The time I became kind of nervous about it was when she was younger and doing the Cotillion classes and they had a dance where the mom or dad showed up to dance with the child, I felt strange because I thought she would want a dad to dance with. Funny thing was, my daughter did not. She grabbed my hand and we started to dance and then friends of ours came over and tapped each of us on the shoulder and started to dance and we all laughed. She gets the father/daughter talks from good friends and I am lucky to have them talk to her. Sometimes she gets embarrassed but she understands that they are talking to her for a reason that only a man would understand.

Grace

 

I agree with Clif.
I have a wonderful relationship with my parents and never had a problem with the opposite sex. I think thats more of a "myth" then anything.

What about children who grow up in single family homes? Does that mean they are missing out?

 

Oh, don't get me started. When she had her first "boyfriend" (neither could drive and it lasted a week) they were at the house goofing off and as he turned the corner I said to the boy "And son what are your intentions with my daughter?" He looked like a deer caught in head lights. My daughter started laughing and then he did too, but to begin with he thought I was serious. I knew the parents and told them (his dad is a cop) and they about busted a gut. They are no longer "boyfriend and girlfriend" but when a boy shows up at our house my daughter runs for the door afraid that I will say something. She has been dating a boy for about a month now but when he had to come over and meet me I thought my daughter was going to faint.

Darn right...I asked him if he drank alcohol, smoked cigs and/or pot or used any other substances that should not be used. Knowing that a teen will lie I stood up and stated that he did not need to answer those questions because I would know by the way my daughter acted when she arrived home. He had her home 30 minutes early and walked her to the door, I did not open the door but I sure wanted too.

Grace

 

When my oldest Goddaughter started dating, her father told told the boy..."Son, whatever you do to my daughter, I'm going to do to you..."...followed by a "I'm not afraid to go back to jail!"

It worked.

Also, when they ask if they do drugs/drink, etc, watch the eyes. If they shift to the left, it means they are not telling the truth. My criminal justice teacher taught us that one in high school, not sure if it works or not, but he always knew if someone was lying about not doing their homework!