Soap Box (again)

So I will admit that I am a full on Facebook addict. I spend waayyy too many hours a day checking out what all my "friends" doing, playing Farmtown or Yoville, or just generally wasting time. I have a "friend", well lets call it what it really is shall we? I have an acquaintance that I may or may not have met a few years back who was in the same mother's group as myself. She has since moved away but asked to be my Facebook friend a few weeks back. And who am I to say no?? I just didn't want to be mean and hell what's one more person. Anyway she is apparently going through a rough time (based on several what I hope were drunken status posts). Well she used the F word. OK not fuck because I have as you see no problem with that word. No she used the F word that rhymes with maggot and is a derogatory word used to describe gay people. And yes I detest this word so much I will not even type it (much like the more known N word). It is a word generally used with such hate about gay people that it turns my stomach. So I made a personal vow to never use the word myself. It bothers me when people feel like they can use it whenever to refer to anyone because they don't like something. I can't stand people using gay words to make things negative because it casts all gay people in a negative light. Some will say I am over reacting and calling someone the F word or telling someone "they are so gay" is no big deal. Well it is. It's the start of intolerance which is never good. When I was teaching high school this word was used a lot by the students along with the phrase "that's so gay" or "you're so gay". I banned both the F word and the using the word gay to describe something the kids didn't like in my classroom. I tried to explain to them how much pain and discrimination these words cause. So when my "friend" used the F word my first thought was to unfriend her (but we all know how I hate that). So I haven't unfriended her so instead I am on my soap box again on this blog. But the next time you think about using the F word or calling something gay think about it first please. You care condoning intolerance and hate.

Confessions of the Day 11

My son started full day Kindergarten and as much as I as mourn the loss of my baby growing up so fast, but I am also loving how much time I have now with only my daughter and the alone time when she is napping!

My plants desperately need watering but it means finding the watering can and using a step ladder, so part of me is wanting to just let them die so I don't have one more thing to take care of anymore.

I confess! I am soooo tired of Oprah. I used to watch her show everyday in fact I watched pretty much every day from age 10 until just recently. I just got tired of sad depressing topics, her take on things (we don't agree a lot), her pimping of O Magazine, and her way over priced expensive crap on her favorite thing shows that everyone raved about. So I took her off Tivo and at first felt really guilty but now I find it liberating somehow.

I watch Jon & Kate + 8 just to see the train wreck even though it depresses me.

I am addicted to iced mochas from McDonald's. I just wish they trained their employees better so they knew the friggin difference between a latte and mocha.

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My friends and I in an effort to do something to commemorate Molly my friend's little girl who passed away from cancer on July 12th, are walking in Light the Night to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. So please click on the link below and donate to a wonderful cause if you can. Thanks for taking the time to read this!

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For Molly

Molly with my son at the fire station 2006

Last week I posted a blog called Cancer Sucks about my uncle and my friend's daughter, who have been battling cancer. Well little Molly lost her battle on Sunday. The world has lost a feisty, loving, sweet, smart, fun little girl. Molly will be missed by all those who knew her. I hope she knows what a profound effect she has on my family and our community.

Molly with my son pumpkin picking 2006

My son (who has seen too much death in his short 5 years) said it best when I told him the news. He said Molly is heaven now with fun people she can play with all the time and she can say hi to my Paw Paw (my father in law). I know that is true that where ever Molly is she having fun and is being taken care of. I can not begin to imagine what her parents and brother are going through but my thoughts are with them every day. The world has lost a bright light but maybe we can focus our anger, sadness, and need to help into finding a cure for childhood cancer, heck cancer in general.

Molly with my son and our neighbor Spidey 2006

Cancer Sucks

This is more serious post because I am just not in a funny mood today. I am so tired of seeing my beloved family and friend post updates or emails dealing with all the horrible complications from chemo and/or cancer. It overwhelms me who is not even near them but desperately wish I could be closer to them, so that at least I could feel useful in some little way.

My Uncle Gordon is currently in the hospital in Hawaii fighting stomach and esophageal cancer. He was only diagnosed a few months ago. And my friend and former neighbor Meg's daughter Molly (who is only 5) is in the hospital in Boston fighting cancer as well. Both are in the ICU at the moment and are in my thoughts all the time. Every email or new post just makes me cry and wish I could do something, anything for both of them.

Last night while sitting in bed talking with my husband about both my Uncle Gordon and Molly. I was so frustrated and worried about both them that I went on a little rant. And here it is:

After thumbing through the latest issue of US magazine I can across an ad for Latisse. What never heard of it?? Well me either but it's a prescription medication to grow longer, fuller, darker EYELASHES!!!! Yes eyelashes! Oh now this is medicine we ALL need! Yes NEED! WTF?!?! Why are companies spending money developing and bringing to market dumbass prescription medicines like this when there is still NO CURE for cancer?? It just baffles me really. Now I know they would say a medicine like this will make a lot of money and then they can put more money into cancer research. BUT I just think it's a waste of time! All the money, time and energy being put into this stupid drug all while I watch my uncle and Molly battle for their lives against cancer.

is watching Kathy Griffin My Life on the D List with James and my mother in law.