... Sounds like a downside of being brought up Catholic. :) -S...
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BJLK@...
Jun 2, 2003 5:50 pm
In a message dated 6/2/2003 9:40:23 AM Central Daylight Time, ... There are probably as many as there are parents who can invent creative punishments. I was...
LOL, and our playgrounds were cement and asphalt, none of that soft bark stuff or knee pads! You are right, how did we ever make it to adulthood? Caye Marty...
When my faher would fly into one of his rages it would be excused because he had a bad temper. That "Slavish temper of his". Not only did we receive...
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Michelle A Mader
Michelle.A.Mader@...
Jun 2, 2003 5:16 pm
... My guess is that all that kneeling in church was how the parents knew it hurt to kneel for any length of time, let alone on something extra. Michelle...
OK, I'm noticing a "kneeling"; pattern here . . . anyone want to take a turn at possibile "whys" for all that kneeling? The religious one is too obvious;...
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Michelle A Mader
Michelle.A.Mader@...
Jun 2, 2003 3:15 pm
My sister had a friend whose mother made them kneel on a broomstick. Michelle ... Michelle Maco Mader Cleveland, Ohio USA "I have never let my schooling...
My cousins swear (although I never personally saw this myself) that their mother would get so angry she'd make them kneel on kosher salt. Caye "William C....
To reply to a couple of posts: ... I took exception, but I didn't take offense or take it personally. ... One of the best books I've recently read is _The...
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Michelle A Mader
Michelle.A.Mader@...
Jun 2, 2003 1:52 pm
... This is not true. ... This depends a great deal on where you live but it is not true for the majority of the U.S. ... Don't agree with this, either. Both...
I suffered not only "assholism" (as I personally like to refer to the disorder) but physical and mental abuse at home -- and yes, ALL from my mother -- dad's...
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Michelle A Mader
Michelle.A.Mader@...
Jun 2, 2003 1:24 pm
Dear Vladimir, I just thought it was funny, especially since the Canadians near the border will take U.S. dollars without a moment's thought. I wouldn't...
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Michelle A Mader
Michelle.A.Mader@...
Jun 2, 2003 1:10 pm
... My dh is from Germany and anytime we had to send a gift there my MIL would suggest towels. She said the quality of the towels there just wasn't the same...
Looks like I put my foot in my mouth again! Julie's right, all behavior does depend on the individual. And I stupidly broke the rule on my own advice; never...
... Wow, now there's a sweeping generalization!!! While I don't live near the inner-city problems that you do, I do know people in the range of economic...
Dear Vlad, Sounds like you were out with an upper class lady who has someone else to manage her kids for her. Rich people are never interested in their...
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BJLK@...
Jun 1, 2003 4:10 pm
Paul, thanks for the recipe. Just by chance I happen to have country-style ribs and sauerkraut on hand, and was wondering how to prepare them. B. J....
I'd rather have had my parents hit me than to pull the mind games that they did. You can get over being hit, but mental injuries last a lifetime. Paul W. ... ...
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pjjano@...
Jun 1, 2003 3:36 pm
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A tourist walked into a curio shop in San Francisco. ... Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). [Non-text portions of this message have...
Paul, Just ike my mother used to make, brought back memories. She used to add some caraway seeds to the sourkraut, it was soooooo good. JIm ... Do you Yahoo!?...
Note: forwarded message attached. ... Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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William C. Wormuth
senzus@...
Jun 1, 2003 1:10 pm
I was smacked by my mother any time I needed it. Once, I "ducked" and my friend, standing directly behind me, got it "square in the face". Ma had to go...
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cnovotni@...
Jun 1, 2003 11:21 am
Vlad, My grandfather came to the U.S. in 1910. My father, grandmother and 2 aunts joined him in 1920. So my dad was 10 before he saw his father for the first...
... Vladimir, My brother and I both got smacked when we needed it and it did not do us any permanent harm. My children were smacked occasionally ditto. The ...
"Save the stick-spoil the child?" How was that? Do any of the members recall anything about harsh treatment of children in a family? Have any of the members...
When you drain the sauerkraut, the juice is the best source of vitamin C. Even in Bratislava, it is being sold in bottles at the market. Vladimir ... From:...
... The Vah does not flow through Spis. However, it's interesting information, Joe, and I wouldn't discount the source just because of that. I'd say that...
