PETA, Paris & Britney

Ok so I have nothing against PETA, hell I am all about animal rights. I have two cats who are treated more like humans than pets. They DO NOT eat table food, don't take baths, but they are pretty spoiled.

So PETA now figures they have the right to tell people where they can or can not get their pets. Apparently they feel they the need to go after Paris Hilton and Britney Spears because they purchased their dogs from breeders instead of going to the animal shelter and rescuing one.

Now don't get me wrong, people should rescue pets from the animal shelter and I am willing to bet that it is the last place a lot of people think of when they decide to get a new pet. I didn't get my cats from the animal shelter, one came from the pet store and the other from a friend.

Really now..I didn't see PETA making headlines here in Connecticut looking for who ever shot the poor seal in the head and left him for dead. What about that poor seal that apparently someone could of cared less about, what about his rights? Come on PETA where are you now?? This seal has rights, don't you think? You should be here trying to locate the asshole who shot at him. UMMM...recent search on your website and found nothing that mentioned this poor seal!! Not one thing..plenty of hits on Paris Hilton, a total of 47 and just as many on Britney Spears.
NOT 1 ON THE SEAL SHOT IN THE HEAD though.

Some of these breeders are terrible people, just as cruel and any Joe-Smoe in your neighborhood. My grandmother purchased a puppy who was terrified of brooms and I mean terrified. What do you think that breeder did to that puppy and the others? So in reality my grandmother may not of rescued a puppy from the shelter but she sure as hell rescued it from someone who may not have been very nice to it!

Get a grip..PETA, your cause is great but lets deal with something a little more important then 2 spoiled rich Hollywood brats who tote their dogs around in luggage and dress them up in doggie clothing.

Blog Of The Day...

Back on July 22nd Jennifer at The Life Of A School Bus Driver named me Blog of the Day over at her blog. I found it during my self pity party and non blogging spell. Thanks Jennifer..It was a nice surprise for me during such a crappy time.

I Am So Freakin Excited

I was really busy at work yesterday and did not have time to post. Although I did think about it on several occasions, I knew that if I stopped what I was doing I would do more than post a post. I would most definitely have to look at some blogs and leave some comments. Such a vicious cycle, isn't it???

Anywho, I got a call, well a voicemail, yesterday from Z's clinician at the counseling center. Oh boy I thought at first, but as I listened it was positive! She told me that he has been doing such a good job that she thought that it was time to cut him back to 4, yup you read it, 4 days a week. I wanted to cry.

He went through these phases there, the honeymoon period, which they give all the kids time to adjust. At that time they are really not forced into talking or participating in groups. That lasted about a week, then it turned into this is what you ARE going to do. He was required to sign a contract stating that he was going to participate in all activities.

About 2 1/2 weeks I ago I had to go to a meeting with him and his clinician and she said that he was not participating and they understand that sharing feelings is hard, but he really needed to and what could they do to help him make his baby steps? He was not very happy about having to do that but apparently took them seriously, because he has been doing what he needs to do there!

I am so proud of him, I of all people know how hard it is to talk and I don't want him to grow up to be an angry man who is out to get everyone who does him wrong.

So staring this week he will go Monday, Tuesday, have Wednesday off, go Thursday and Friday. He was hoping to have Mondays off so he could sleep late.

I said "Well, would you rather go 4 days in a row or have a mini break in the middle of the week? Something to look forward to!"

He thought about it and said "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea, I can still sleep late on Wednesdays."

Long Lost Friends

Have you ever found someone who you hadn’t talked to in years?? Whether it was 5 years or 10 years..hell maybe more?

I did…I actually found 2 of them at the beginning of this year. Has been 10 years since I have talked to one of them and about 12 to 13 years since I talked to the other.

I was really excited to find them..even though one of them I didn’t talk to on a daily basis sometimes not even a weekly, the other I did quite a bit. One of them not to long ago stopped talking to me all together. Very strange..we talked all the time and messaged each other a lot. Then one day just stopped! I still to this day I don’t know why..he told his cousin (who is the other long lost friend that I found) that he was having a hard time and he acknowledged that he hadn’t even called me anymore even after talking to me quite frequently. I can understand having a hard time, but hell why blow off your friends.

It is very obvious that I have my own issues and don’t need to hear about anyone else’s problems but hell, I would never just dust anyone off with out a reason why!

Anywho..I sent him an email, wished him the best and said if he ever wanted to talk he knew how to find me! More or less I got the hint and have a nice life!

Sick & Twisted World We live In

I was looking at a local news station's website and I read a story that just made me cringe.

It all happened in Blue Springs, Missouri. Two teenagers decided to kidnap a pregnant woman and whom one of them met on Myspace.com (WOW..Myspace has come under a lot of fire lately...) The plan seemed to be to cut the baby out of it's womb. They took her to a motel, tied her up and sat on her belly and tried twisting her neck as if to try an break it!!

OMG...what the hell is going on in this world?? I know there have been other stories like this but now teenagers are doing this??? Holy Shit...


Thank God the cops got a tip from someone in the hotel who heard her screaming and made a call about a woman in labor...Read the story here