TOTALLY GEEKED!

Mom drove a school bus. And if we were sick, we stayed home alone for the hour and a half to 2 hour route in the morning and in the afternoon. I remember doing this around 2nd grade.

She did training programs and was over the safety program thing for the county.

So about 4th grade we were home alone for 4-8 hours at a time in the summer.

With my kids, I could let Caitlyn stay home at 8 for those quick trips. But I took Jesse and Aaron with me. When she was 8, they were 5 and 4. I didn't think that would be smart.

As the boys got older, I was able to let them have that learning experience.

Bonny22Pye wrote:

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When I dropped Gordito off at daycare this morning their were two women in full Burqa's standing at the house next door. It totally freaked me out. Then I felt guilty about. Now I'm just trying to decide if it bothers me or not.

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 It is sad the world has come to this point.  I totally understand exactly what you are saying.  I think I would have had the freak out, guilt & not sure what to think reaction too.

I raised myself.

When I see someone in a full burqa I don't get scared or freak out. I just think "Dang, you must be hotter than hell."

My parents' neighbor yells at his ninja all the time. He chased her around the yard with his lawnmower. She started screaming back.

I just finished watching the first episode of People v. OJ. Brought back memories of that time.

I'm out of here in 7 minutes. Meet me at the pub Trudy!

TrudyML wrote:

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Ugh. I am thinking about sliding out the back door. I need a drink.

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 Party starts at 5:30. Drinks on bossman

Not quite done with work. Waiting on someone else to finish an update. Going to run to the grocery store in the mean time. Leaving DD alone.

Mellow Momma wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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I think it's a natural reaction.

Anyone that says different is either oblivious to the world we live in, or lying.

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 Or they live in a town where they see them all the time and it doesn't bother them one bit. 

There are lots here. There are more women who cover their hair and shoulders with a head scarf and wear long shirts and skirts of bright colors. 

Either way all I can think of is all that laundry and how hot they must be. They still wear pants and shirts under the skirts and blouses. So it's gotta be hot as heck. 

Also, some of the women here drive cars, go out in public alone, and *gasp* have jobs. The men don't seem to care. 

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 I saw two women in full burqas.  They were driving this huge white truck and wearing all black.  They were also smoking.  For the longest time I sat at the stop light wondering just how hot they had to be and why they were smoking.  And then I thought HOW did they smoke with that thing over their face.

I wasn't a bit scared. More in awe of someone who could stand the heat and figure out how to maneuver that huge truck in traffic while smoking through a scarf.

Lindley wrote:

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My daughter wore a bursa while on a trip in Afghanistan. The blue one that covered the face with a screen for the eyes bad had to walk behind her husband. (It was a mission trip)

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 That's what these two women were wearing.  The screen for the eyes one.  It was more weird than anything else.  We have some Muslin people around here.  I've seen my share of women with head scarves.  I've also seen those with their faces covered.  I'd never seen one with the screen thing before.  We also have a high Amish population here so you see all those women with those scarves on their heads.  I guess none of this bothers me anymore.

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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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Are you puking in your waste basket or tub?

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 Sink!

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 Bowl on my night stand. I didn't have the energy to get out of bed.

flan