Chickie momma , Only the oil companies and Uncle Sam get all the freebies and take our money! It is sad! Sherry

You've got that right, Sherry! xo Cj

Ladies---I do not think they are really free, at least not in spirit. I will take my life with my broken down bicycle long before I would want to step into their shoes and live within their world of corporate greed.
We must change the world from the underside of its belly---one partnership at a time. Hang a rope swing on an old tree and show a neighbor kid how much more fun this is than being stuck inside playing computer games that he must like because he has 2 uncles who invested money in the company (smiles), and this game has distributors in 57 nations!
We cannot blame others when we have it within ourselves, one step at a time, 1 person at a time, to make some changes and engage the young minds of our day in activities not connected to the global economy. You know I am right----right? Come on, let's debate this, and prove me right or wrong---My ego is healthy!!

Where they see where there is a profit to be made they sure will make it.

It is free, then we pay they guy to drill a hole, we pay another guy to pump out crude oil, we pay another guy to cook the oil into gas, we pay someone else to deliver it to our town. But if you want to do all that yourself... its free, we just pay for a service society

Coffeeman, you must admit that is one heck of a whopping profit... considering the average American family went from $49,158/yr. in 2001 to $48,201/yr. in 2008, I still think corporate America could survive on less... We have to do so...

I for one am a proud mother of a 3 yr old who tells his friend "no I don't want to play the game, lets play outside"! I do not like video games, my hubby doesn't play them in front of them. We want to raise our children to be active, educated, and stay grounded, to know the value of a dollar and how to work for what you want,.

The only time my three year old plays a game on the computer, is his "school time". I have him do preschool online, since we make too much money for him to get in for free, and not enough to pay. He has more than doubled his knowledge of numbers (counting and adding) since we started playing those games.

Anyways, I am also trying to raise my boys to be environmentally conscience; I don't want them to grow up and be one of those guys sitting on 128 billion, laughing at those of us who barely survive. In my opinion, they can all F off!

Thats my two cents! Hugs to all!

Collegemomof2, you are a great Mom!!! We need more Moms like you, to be sure... You are true red-white-&-blue American Mom that all kids need today! I'm sure you are also teaching your kids that there are way more important things than money. Nobody gets paid for treating people with kindness and respect and truth. True, kind, and necessary are the rules I try to follow to guide my life, and it sounds to me that you are teaching your kids those important things! Congratulations! xo Cj

Thank you ddeadred! Respect and honesty are the two biggest things in my house, they could break other rules and slide, but being disrespectful and/or lying is not allowed in my home. Aidan has a buddy that is very disrespectful and lies a lot, and I monitor how much Aidan hangs with him.

Honestly it really stinks sometimes, but that kids hangs out with all the "bad behavior" kids (that's what I tell Aidan why he can't play with them, cuz they're not bad but their behavior is ridiculous) in the neighborhood. My son is a vulnerable age, and he assumes that everything he hears and sees is okay to say and do.

He is also a natural at soccer, so we bought him a regulation ball, and he can play like he's been in training his whole life. His friend really stinks at it, so he tries to tell my son that he isn't doing it right and this is how you do it. The other kid is just way too bossy and disrespectful, and gets away with all of it cuz he is an only child and granny's boy. in his granny's eyes he rarely does any wrong.

Well back on topic..... I seem really strict and mean to a lot of people, but in today's world I have to be. I don't want my kids turning out like some of the kids I have seen. It just won't happen, I will teach them as much as I can about life as well as scholarly things.

Anyways.... Thank you very much CJ, that really meant a lot. I may be one strict momma, but my kids are respectful and honest!