Using God as an Excuse

Stupidity and Blaming/Using God.

Now what I mean by that is people that do awful things and use God as an excuse for why they did it. Have you ever noticed that many people have used God as an excuse for anything and everything?
Examples of such instances. Some people say "God does not want us to fall in love with our own kind. Girls shouldn't be with Girls and Boys shouldn't be with Boys." Or when some people say it's God's fault for the war, or that people don't have food, or my job sucks and God doesn't want me to succeed. Oh and my ALL time favorite is "my marriage fell apart its God's fault because he didn't answer my prayers".
Well why don't we, as people, leave God out of our problems and admit when we make a mistake and take responsibility for our actions. It seems to me, that stupidity runs wild all over the world. Just leave God out of this. He has better things to worry about than your problems and he sure isn't going to take the blame for something you did. He has lots of work to do without having to listen to your babbling!!

- Edite

P.S. Its just my opinion based on my observations.

Stupid At Its Best!

Stupidity gets the best of people!

Sometimes people don't realize how their thoughts & their words can affect others. Sometimes you think you know somebody, and you really don't. Take for example, you get enchanted by somebody male or female. You may think that this person is the love of your life, the person you thought was the "one" for you and you are so happy that you share this with friends and family. The problem is, when you really get together its not a bed of roses and some family and friends take this as a fault of your own. As if you created the negative atmosphere & caused the issues. What they don't realize is that it takes two to make mistakes. If a couple can't talk about any problems that might occur, then what's the point of being together. Communication is a key part to having a good relationship and so is compromise.

This is where the stupidity part comes in. One or both will be hurt in one way shape or form because that's the nature of things. Their family & friends should support them rather than stomp on them when they're already down. It seems to me that it is a lot easier to be a negative to a person who is down, then it is to be positive & try to help them out of their rut. It doesn't matter what he/she should have, could have or would have, the point here is do unto others what you'd like them to be done unto you. We are all God's children and should put forth kindness rather than stupidity. No matter how we feel about the situation we should still take the time to walk in that person's shoes instead of assuming and judging.

To my people out there. Sorry for taking so long to write/update. Make sure to say one kind word every day. Love,
Edite

Suck It Up Princess

I know it's been a while since I last updated my blog and I apologize. Today I'm not going to write about stupid people ...I'll give that a break this time. I have decided to write about my daughter, Renee's documentary called "Suck It Up Princess".

Now, I know many of you have watched this documentary and have seen all of what she has gone through, somewhat. There are a lot more things to tell, but as it is, it could only be one hour long, so I think you got the main idea at least.

If there's one thing I would like this documentary to get across to people is to show them the power of hope and not giving up in life. I find that the world today does not have enough of these things. Life is about learning from one another, being nicer to one another. Isn't there enough fighting in the world? Sometimes we forget what family is about. We should take some time to actually notice our surroundings and take better care of ourselves and our loved ones. Let's not forget what our parents taught us when they would say that our family is our number one priority. If you are not looking out for your family first, then what is your purpose in life?

I would also like to answer the number one question that I get asked all the time and that is: How do you do it? The answer is that I just do it. I am a mom. And being a mom it is my job to do the best that I can for my children. That's what I was taught.

Now, I have made my mistakes along the way, but my kids always came first. I was raised in a very good family. I had a great mom and dad. So I only have myself to blame for any mistakes I have made in my life.

With all that said, I have been blessed with two wonderful children, great brothers and sisters -who sometimes drove me nuts, but they're still great and God knows I love them! My friends are the best. They've supported me so much through the years during my ups and downs.

Just recently, I have been blessed with the love of my life, who lets me know that it's OK to be me. He has also shown me what unconditional love is and has added three and a half new members to my family nest. I truly believe that I'm a better person because of it.

All I know is that over the years I have fought the "good fight" ...and sometimes it almost took me out, but I have had a great right hand man in my son, Marco, who would remind me that everything will be OK. He grew up really fast and he's had his own dealings with the medical world himself, but he never forgot to tell me that everything was OK. I have a daughter, who has been nothing but hope for me and always makes me think to myself: "If she can do it, so can I".

I have learned to take things one day at a time and that's my advice to everybody today. If life is getting you down today, there's always tomorrow, so count your blessings and be grateful no matter what.

Yours Truly,
Me

Stupid War ...Stupid People ...Stupid Interrogations

Just recently I was watching a documentary that had to do with how the American soldiers based in Iraq were treating prisoners of war and what practices they used to interrogate them in order to discover the whereabouts of Saddam Husein.

It seems that where Saddam Husein was hiding was the justification to do pretty well anything they pleased with their prisoners. If you call interrogation stripping a man down to his birthday suit and having him pose in very awkward positions together with other men and then having a female soldier smiling in the picture beside them giving this practice her thumbs up, you've definitely got a problem, buddy! This Soldier later excuses herself in the documentary saying that it was just a habit that she had every time some she posed for a picture. Is this a new standard procedure for interrogating?

They are stupid if they think that everybody is going to agree that this practice is an efficient way of obtaining information from anybody! And thinking that people are going to be fooled by their flimsy explanations for doing wrong, is just a way of insulting our intelligence.

The last time I checked, interrogation meant:

• The interviewing of subjects as commonly employed by officers of the police and military. This practice is used for getting information from a suspect, witness or victim after a crime has been committed.

...so where does torture and humiliation come into all of this?

Somebody needs to explain to some of the people in the US military that they do not have the right to humilliate people just because they are not Americans and then just come up with some very stupid, flimsy explanations as to why they did it. The logic behind this behavior definitely escapes my comprehension and makes me believe that these soldiers are not any better than the terrorists themselves. So they can stop justifying something that is wrong in the name of democracy, the "free" world, or whatever they may believe in.

As usual, the "little guys" are not at fault in all of this as much as the big bosses who should know better than to force their subordinates to do whatever they please and to justify it with trying to find out where the president of Iraq was.

Now I have a question for these people:
They line up a whole bunch of guys against a wall, naked as J-birds, and put a hood over their heads, then they make them play with their "privates". Could someone please explain to me how this method will get them the information that they need?

This is only one woman's modest opinion on this matter and of course you are welcome to your own opinion. I just think that the BIG guys on both sides are not playing with a full deck.

That's all I have to say on this matter. Goodbye for now!

Stupid Commercials

Today I have chosen to pick on stupid things that come right into our houses via our TV set ...or idiot box.

I like to watch TV and I understand that what is being shown has to be paid for, therefore advertising has its place. As a matter of fact, it's great when you've been waiting to go to the bathroom for 10 minutes because you didn't want to miss something and suddenly a commercial pops up on the screen giving you the perfect opportunity to empty your bladder ...or the other thing.

Now, let's consider those commercials that advertise some kind of medication. Have you noticed that it starts off by telling you the enormous benefits of this new drug and then you get this omniscient person's voice, speaking very fast telling you all the side effects that this medication can produce like:

nausea
suicidal tendencies
heart disease
liver failure
chronic lung disease
headaches
upset stomach
...and the list goes on and on.

Then they then proceed to tell you to inform your doctor if you have any of the described symptoms. I don't know about you people, but the doctor who will be prescribing this medication should have some clue about my current health status, otherwise he would not be prescribing the stuff, duh!

On the other hand, there's a place we all know from watching their commercials which is advertising that they carry "bona fide" chicken. Now, I don't know about you guys, but the last time I looked up this term in a dictionary it was a legal term meaning "made in good faith without fraud or deceit", so they are swearing that what they are serving us is real chicken! Now, when I say something, I always try to tell the truth to the best of my knowledge and therefore do not need to swear on someone's grave that it is true. As a matter of fact, the last time I heard someone swear that something was true, they turned out to be lying through their teeth. So they can skip the bona fide chicken crap and get on with selling tender and juicy like everyone else!

Another place advertises that you get a submarine sandwich on "oven baked bread". The last time I checked, bread was baked in an oven ...not in a frying pan, the kitchen sink, the sun deck, or up your ass! The lengths people go to to sell you something and the stupid things we end up falling for never ceases to amaze me!

Take my advice. The next time the commercials pop up on the screen, press the mute button and make up the conversation yourself ...it's a lot more creative and fun, and the whole family can join in.

Well, that's all for this Sunday evening. Catch ya on the rebound.

PS: If you have any topics you'd like me to give an opinion on, please leave a comment.

Life Is About Making Choices

I refuse to believe that stupidity is something someone is born with. You see, life is a matter of choices. If you don't think things out properly, you end up making stupid choices. I myself have made my share of them, but the difference between myself and some others is that I can admit that I have made a mistake and I have no one to blame but myself. I apologize to those I have offended due to my stupid judgment and get on with life again.

On the other hand, others go through life blaming everyone but themselves for their own stupidity. They decide to do things that the average Joe would know is bad judgment, but still they press onwards, thinking that somehow they are the exception to every rule in the book.

Let me give you a couple of examples:

Everyone knows that you don't lend money to someone who has a reputation of never paying back; but for some reason I have lived with people who have done this repeatedly and will never admit to having made a mistake, They drive their family to the poorhouse, while others keep taking advantage of them for the fools they are.

Another example I've witnessed of someone blaming you for their own wrongdoings. was a man I was with who would take drugs, have affairs and even ended up having a child with another woman. Somehow it ended up being all my fault, for which I deserved the beatings I was receiving ...How absurd is that!?

This world would definitely be a better place if everybody took responsibility for their own foolishness. My advice for today is that there are people among us who are like this, so beware! ...Unless, of course, you are one of these people I am describing. In that case, I can only tell you to grow up and get a life! ...See ya, don't wanna be ya!

That's all for now. Thanks for reading.

The Bear Facts

I suppose you've all heard about the 32 year old woman who decided it would be a good idea to jump into the polar bear exhibit at the zoo yesterday.

Now, if she had accidentally slipped and fallen in, she would have my sympathy. But as the story goes, she jumped in on her own accord because she must have wanted to go for a swim with these animals.

The last time I checked, I read that a bear is a dangerous animal that you don't want to mess around with. The fact that it weighs about half a ton and has big claws and pointed, sharp teeth did not seem to deter this woman from this stupid act, as she probably thought that they were cute stuffed animals, or something similar. I think that if you look up "stupid" in Wikipedia today, you'll find her picture, lol!

On trying to come up with a sensible reason why she would do something of this nature, I could only conclude that these particular animals, due to their nature, have difficulty doing the back stroke and must have asked this woman for her help ...to which she graciously volunteered her services. They later changed their minds when they saw her in the pond and thought that she would make a delicious dessert for the meal that they were already enjoying and started biting her in the ass. Now, if you ask me, I think she has earned herself the "stupidest person of the day" award.

Here's a piece of advice: If you go to a zoo, and you see fences and/or high walls between yourself and the animals, that usually means "don't cross over!" Do not attempt to assist any animal, because that's exactly what they are ...animals! ...not pets, or cuddly stuffies.

Now, if I were the zookeeper, I would have left her in there to enjoy her swim with these beautiful creatures and I wouldn't have to feed them for a week ...burp!

That's all for now. Hope it makes sense to you.