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So, some idiot that lives in our area, decided to “take care” of his buddy’s boa constrictor, while having his 3 year old in the house. Let’s set this up, just so you know, this thing was like 10 feet long and close to 2 feet wide. At some point, the thing got out of it’s enclosure, which from the looks of things was a room too small for him. My guess…..he knocked the door down and took off for a bigger place in the house, but who knows. I believe they lived in a trailer park. What I do know is, he got ahold of the 3 year old and bit him, not once but a couple of times. The parents excuse? They didn’t know it was loose. So….how does that conversation go, “Honey, have you seen that little rascal, tiny?” “that little bugger is always up to something.” Remember, the thing is 10 feet long, how do you NOT SEE it.
They had to finally shoot the thing, and still the parents thought nothing of it. At least, that is the way it was reported. From the looks of the video and what the mother said, they reported it correctly. Why, do you not, cite parents in that situation for not protecting their child. First, you have to be oblivious to where your child is, second to where the snake was. The problem here, they didn’t seem to care where either of them were.
I don’t know maybe it’s just me, but at all times I would want to know that snake was locked up and asleep, not wrapped around my three year old.

But hey………..that’s just me!

Perhaps it is just my warped sense of right, because I am a server, but….here goes. If you don’t have enough money for the whole dining experience, then please, stay home. Yes, I am a server, I’d like to think, a very good server. After having a weekend of 8, 10, 12 people at a table, and leaving $2.00 or possibly, nothing, I’ve had it. I was not the only server to have this happen. Yes, I know the economy sucks and yes, I realize if you get bad service, the tip is a reflection of the service. This not being the case, as I politely asked if the service was acceptable. The reply, yes it was great. Before going any further, the majority of these people, weren’t dressed high class, as a matter of fact, most seemed rather poor, but the answer to why we were soooo busy, income tax refunds. Yes, the majority were people with a lot of children. I have three of my own and three step children, so children were not my problem. And yes, it can be very expensive to take your entire family out to dinner, but if you can’t include the tip, please, please stay home. We servers make $3.50 an hour, yes we bus our own tables where I work. I am the one who cleans up under the table where you kindly let your child throw all of the food on the floor and laughed as he did it. I am sorry, but if the service was not up to par, then ask for a manager and get a new server. After several of our parties flaunted that they had received their income tax refund and this is why they were out to dinner, please remember this, at the end of your meal. Have the decency to tell the server what is wrong if you are unhappy. I am not rich, nor do I hate my job, in fact, I love what I do, but do not appreciate working hard to make someone happy, just to have them stiff me at the end of the meal. Yes, at the first of the month we get people on welfare, disability and so on and so forth, yes it always shows at the first of the month. This is something I do not mind, like I said people don’t have to have a lot of money, to have a sense of right and wrong. If there was nothing wrong with the service and someone kept getting me drinks all night long and picking up the dirty dishes, keeping the table clean and was there anytime you needed them and even when you didn’t, please tip. If someone provides you with a service and it was well done, tip. Don’t be cheap, just because you can. When I take my car thru a drive thru car wash and they dry my car off, I tip because it was a service provided to me. Even though I know they get an hourly wage, a person provided me with a service of drying off by hand, my vehicle, I tip. Most servers, get 3.50 or less, as an hourly wage, not the minimum, whatever that is now, for our state, I believe it is 6.85. Please just think about this, next time you go out to dinner. It would be greatly appreciated.

Besides the regular problems a diabetic may have, nueropathy sometimes rears its ugly head and hits when you least expect it. After abnormally high sugar readings, I am finally getting it under control, or am I? For the past week, my numbers have been great. So why, am I having tingling and numbness in my fingers? After asking several people who are diabetics, I find it is common, but how long should it go on?
My doctor says it will come and go, if it continues, we will do more testing.
Along with diabetes are numerous problems, one being, depression. Yes, I am down in the dumps. I guess you can say, I feel old. Not that 47 is old mind you, I can run circles around the younger girls where I work (as a server). The doctor noticed, I don’t seem as “spunky” as usual. You wouldn’t either, if your fingers lost feeling in them and all you can feel in them are tingling that seems to hurt sometimes, not just one hand, but both. His solution? To put me on an anti-depressant, that’s fine, but what he never mentioned was what is in the fine print. You know, the reasons behind the prescription. Lo and behold, after depression, diabetic neuropathy. After calling him, I asked if he knew that it was also for this problem, he stated “no, I didn’t.” If it works, I will be one happy person, if not, how do you deal with it? Especially, if you blood sugar seems to be getting under control. Diabetes is nothing to be underestimated, I am just now finding this out. Perhaps, I thought it was something that didn’t have any reprocussions, but sadly, it does.
Diabetes is a disease that has to be controlled, if not, it controls you and it does not have to. Stress plays a very important part to a diabetic, the less stress, the better, another fact I am finding out. I thought I handled stress well, as a diabetic though, I don’t. Remember, if your sugars are high, see a doctor, talk to him about everything. Something that seems small, isn’t for the diabetic. No question is stupid, it just may save your life.

Being a diabetic is time consuming, not to mention, costly. Fortunately, I have insurance, but still, it is expensive. After trying meter after meter to test my sugar, I have settled on a generic brand from a local supercenter, and of course, insurance does not cover it. Recently, I underwent several tests, including blood work. Another costly thing to have done, but seemed to be well worth it.
I have encountered some type of thyroid problem, as the doctor told me my tsh level was .030, whatever that means. I am curious to know whether or not, most diabetics have these problems with their thyroid, as I was told that a good majority of diabetics do. Being a diabetic who has never really had a handle on things, I don’t have a endo doctor to go to, just my family doctor. Now, I am told, I will have to find an endo doctor who can handle my problem.
Perhaps if someone out there has a problem such as this, please contact me. Some of these things can be overwhelming. As I have no knowledge of what tsh levels are, I am clueless. The next question I have been asked by some is, what is my T3 & T4. For all I know, they are talking about my third and forth toes. My doctor has only given me my tsh level and said nothing else about it. I am assuming this is important information, as I have been asked this question more than once.
Like I said, if anyone out there has information that might help inform me, I would greatly appreciate the help

Today, I received an email from a young lady who said, I had inspired her to be a better mother. Say what? A while back I had written, “She didn’t want me.” A story of abuse at the hands of my mother. My story was on thoughts.com, and it had been awhile since I wrote about it, and to say the least, it was hard. I realized that the older I get, the harder it is to put behind me. I hate weddings, mother’s day (even though I am a mother), girl’s day out with mom, my mother’s birthday and the list goes on and on. No, it isn’t a paying website, just one that lets you get your feelings out, and that I did. The point to this story…, share, let people know what you have knowledge about. Someone out there can learn from you, hopefully for the good.
The young lady told me she is 22 and a first time mom, (first time is hard on any age). She thought a drink or two during the day, would take the edge off. Remember, to take YOUR edge off, puts it right back on someone else. My mother drank to feel no pain. I was the one who felt the pain of her actions. This woman said I helped her to realize, he is only 2 years old, and isn’t a pain in her butt, but a blessing. I guess I just wanted to share this because I was blessed by it, It takes a wise woman to know when she has done wrong and is headed in that direction, especially at 22. My story wasn’t just about my mother, it was about a life filled with crap and turmoil. I, at 47, am still trying to rise above it and am still learning. It’s never to old to learn. I wrote that story a few months ago, and assumed it was in the archives, somehow it made it’s way to someone who needed it. God taught me a valuable lesson. Just when you think he can’t use you and you have nothing more to offer, you get a promotion from him. My promotion? To know, that from my pain……someone else possibly stopped a cycle of abuse they can’t undo later on. Children don’t deserve abuse. They never asked to come into this world, we made those choices for them. Life is hard, some have more, some have less, children just know love, and love, is something everyone has to offer.

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