[email protected]

In a message dated 9/4/2000 9:10:29 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< what is a "mixed" family? >>

not married to the father of children, with boyfriend, married to someone
other than the father of children.

Dawn

[email protected]

In a message dated 9/4/2000 9:10:29 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< hick mountain
> top in West Virginia and not in the modern world >>

this refers to women/young girls who are 13 years old when they marry their
cousins, which I believe still does go on in America...

[email protected]

In a message dated 9/4/2000 9:10:29 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< And I don't
insult them. >>

You can only be insulted if you care what someone else thinks...

[email protected]

In a message dated 9/4/2000 9:10:29 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< Dawn F, your comment was TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR and *HATEFUL*... goodness,
you
really showed your colors w/ *that* one!!! ... s~h~a~m~e on you :( >>

Because I don't agree with people paddling their children to control them
it's uncalled for what I said???? That's your opinion and you are entitlted
to that... I disagree very strongly with spanking, paddling or any form of
physical control or restraint of a child because the parent doesn't like what
the child is doing and thinks they ought to be brought in line.

How come you are not outraged that someone's husband wants to take a switch
to their kids to keep them in line... That's where the outrage out to be not
because I call people hicks, which is a term for uneducated backwater people
who treat each other like animals and their property.... It's not ok to abuse
chldren... You can couch it in whatever language you like, spanking with
objects is abusive... If not you bend over and let someone paddle you for a
while and unless that's something you enjoy, you'll be humiliated and hurt
(both physically, mentally and emotionally)... Surely some of you have
psychology backgrounds or maybe that's not important. We can all give
examples of kids that are fine with their parents violating them, but there
are a lot more kids that are not ok and suffer those consequences later on in
life.

Dawn F

Pris

NOOOOooooonooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ... now take a DEEP
BREATH and HOLD IT!!! I'm NOT *E~V~E~N* talking about the spanking topic
Dawn F!!! (*DOH*) ... if you would've READ WHAT I SAID!!!, I'm talking
about your insulting comment to Valarie, it was NASTY and *yes*, SHAME ON
YOU, Dawn F ...

Pris
~*~*~*~*~

From: Dawn Falbe <NumoAstro@...>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 2:54 AM
> Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Differences with DH
> >
> > Have to say it as it's on my mind... But I must assume you and
> > Valerie live in the backwaters of Tennessee, or some hick mountain
> > top in West Virginia and not in the modern world where people don't
> > treat their children as objects to be controlled.

Pris WARNING: I cannot be help responsible for the above, as apparently my
cats have learned how to type ...

----- Original Message -----
From: <NumoAstro@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 765

> << Dawn F, your comment was TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR and *HATEFUL*...
goodness,
> you
> really showed your colors w/ *that* one!!! ... s~h~a~m~e on you :( >>
>
> Because I don't agree with people paddling their children to control them
> it's uncalled for what I said???? That's your opinion and you are
entitlted
> to that... I disagree very strongly with spanking, paddling or any form of
> physical control or restraint of a child because the parent doesn't like
what
> the child is doing and thinks they ought to be brought in line.
>
> How come you are not outraged that someone's husband wants to take a
switch
> to their kids to keep them in line... That's where the outrage out to be
not
> because I call people hicks, which is a term for uneducated backwater
people
> who treat each other like animals and their property.... It's not ok to
abuse
> chldren... You can couch it in whatever language you like, spanking with
> objects is abusive... If not you bend over and let someone paddle you for
a
> while and unless that's something you enjoy, you'll be humiliated and hurt
> (both physically, mentally and emotionally)... Surely some of you have
> psychology backgrounds or maybe that's not important. We can all give
> examples of kids that are fine with their parents violating them, but
there
> are a lot more kids that are not ok and suffer those consequences later on
in
> life.
>
> Dawn F

Shirley A Richardson-McCourt

Ahhh, thanks for the clarification. I'd never seen the term used that way
before. I have to say that a fair number of economically middle class
families fit into that description. Not to mention those who do get married
but who do it frequently, with children resulting from each union. Middle
class is a rather slippery term these days!

Shirley
----- Original Message -----
From: <NumoAstro@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 765


>
> In a message dated 9/4/2000 9:10:29 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> << what is a "mixed" family? >>
>
> not married to the father of children, with boyfriend, married to someone
> other than the father of children.
>
> Dawn
>
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Shirley A Richardson-McCourt

Where in the world ARE you???

Shirley

----- Original Message -----
From: <NumoAstro@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 765


>
> In a message dated 9/4/2000 9:10:29 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> << hick mountain
> > top in West Virginia and not in the modern world >>
>
> this refers to women/young girls who are 13 years old when they marry
their
> cousins, which I believe still does go on in America...
>
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>
>

Shirley A Richardson-McCourt

Nice try, but words do hurt. Otherwise people wouldn't use them as weapons.
As a black person, even when I knew the person talking to me (or at me)
would have to double his IQ to make it into double digits and would have to
triple his compassion to qualify as a sentient lifeform, his nasty comments
STILL hurt. And sloughing off purposefully hurtful comments with facile
statements implying that it's okay to make them is very unhelpful and does
not add to the civlized tone of the discussion. Let's not turn this into a
mudpit.

Shirley
----- Original Message -----
From: <NumoAstro@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 765


>
> In a message dated 9/4/2000 9:10:29 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> << And I don't
> insult them. >>
>
> You can only be insulted if you care what someone else thinks...
>
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>

[email protected]

In a message dated 00-09-04 12:26:39 EDT, you write:

<< << what is a "mixed" family? >>

not married to the father of children, with boyfriend, married to someone
other than the father of children.

Dawn
>>
so i have a mixed family???????? i am married for a second time because my ex
hit me and neglected my son by doing drugs with others in our tiny apartment.
tell my dh he is in a mixed family, dawn, and you will hear an earful. you
appear to have quick and tidy answers to everything. life is more complicated
than that.
bridget

Lynda

Geez Louise, did everyone get up on the wrong side of the cage lately.

Dawn didn't invent that, so there was no need to be rude. She explained
the definition as used by the statisticians when they do their number
crunching to come up with stats. They also call that "type" of family by
the initials "MHO" which stands for "mine, his/hers, ours" and it is also
called a blended family.

Lynda

----------
> From: bctswim@...
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 765
> Date: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 8:26 PM
>
>
> In a message dated 00-09-04 12:26:39 EDT, you write:
>
> << << what is a "mixed" family? >>
>
> not married to the father of children, with boyfriend, married to
someone
> other than the father of children.
>
> Dawn
> >>
> so i have a mixed family???????? i am married for a second time because
my ex
> hit me and neglected my son by doing drugs with others in our tiny
apartment.
> tell my dh he is in a mixed family, dawn, and you will hear an earful.
you
> appear to have quick and tidy answers to everything. life is more
complicated
> than that.
> bridget
>
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----- Original Message -----
From: <bctswim@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 765

> tell my dh he is in a mixed family, dawn, and you will hear an earful

I don't think this statement was meant to be offensive. Even the Brady Bunch
is refered to as a blended or mixed family. I conscider myself to be from
one. My parents divorced and married a man with three kids. We mixed
together. No bad intentions behind the term.

Amy
Mom to Samantha, Dana, and Casey

Shirley A Richardson-McCourt

I think the problem with the "mixed family" label is that it FEELS like a
negative label. And no one wants to feel like they have somehow moved
themselves beyond the pale of civilized society by choosing a particular
spouse or living arrangement.

I am black, my husband is white, and we are celebrating our 20th ann. today!
And most of the picture perfect couples who were so sure we were doomed have
since divorced.

Labels sting and that was one that was originally applied in a post, not in
the CPS regs that were later sent. If I remember correctly, the post implied
that statistics that applied to "mixed" families didn't need to be posted
HERE. (And no, Dawn, I'm really not trying to open that can of worms again.
(!) Just giving some history.)

BTW, feelings are feelings and should be respected. The wrong side of the
"cage" comment was uncalled for in response to a sincerely felt post.

Shirley


> Geez Louise, did everyone get up on the wrong side of the cage lately.
>
> Dawn didn't invent that, so there was no need to be rude. She explained
> the definition as used by the statisticians when they do their number
> crunching to come up with stats. They also call that "type" of family by
> the initials "MHO" which stands for "mine, his/hers, ours" and it is also
> called a blended family.
>
> Lynda
>
> ----------
> > From: bctswim@...
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 765
> > Date: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 8:26 PM
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 00-09-04 12:26:39 EDT, you write:
> >
> > << << what is a "mixed" family? >>
> >
> > not married to the father of children, with boyfriend, married to
> someone
> > other than the father of children.
> >
> > Dawn
> > >>
> > so i have a mixed family???????? i am married for a second time because
> my ex
> > hit me and neglected my son by doing drugs with others in our tiny
> apartment.
> > tell my dh he is in a mixed family, dawn, and you will hear an earful.
> you
> > appear to have quick and tidy answers to everything. life is more
> complicated
> > than that.
> > bridget
> >
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