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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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a confession
For KC since she needs entertainment.
I don't really care if school children say the pledge of allegiance or not. I don't think it makes our country less patriotic and I don't think it is disrespectful to the military not to say it. It was started as an anti-communism tactic, after all. I just don't think its a big deal. Flame away!
I don't really care if school children say the pledge of allegiance or not. I don't think it makes our country less patriotic and I don't think it is disrespectful to the military not to say it. It was started as an anti-communism tactic, after all. I just don't think its a big deal. Flame away!
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I DISAGREE! YOU HATE AMERICA! YOU HATE THE TROOPS!
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I like the idea of my students saying it each day. I think patriotism and freedom are always good lessons. Plus, let's face it, they're probably not getting that message anywhere else. It also gives us a chance to come together as one each morning, especially with a class as diverse as mine. However, part of freedom of expression is stating and living out your own beliefs. I feel as though you're not pledging to the Military in and of itself. If you really listen to the words of the pledge, you're pledging to the ideals on which our country was founded. War and soldiers aren't mentioned.
ETA: My new physical therapist is HAWT!!! I really didn't trip on my shoelace today. I was staring at his asss, not focused on what I was doing, and SF wound up on the padded floors. Now I feel incredibly guilty. I know I shouldn't bc I know DH checks out other women in public now and then, but I still do.
I have mixed emotions about the woman who was fired for wearing a head wrap while working at A&F. While yes, I understand that it was wrong she was fired for showing her religion after being told she could do so, I also understand that companies have dress codes for a reason and A&F is KNOWN for trying to portray a certain image. I'm not really surprised, this isn't the first time A&F got sued, nor will it be the last.
I've done this before too lol.
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I'm pretty sure this is sarcastic and it basically made me pee my pants. Clearly I'm easily entertained tonight.
...and now I have to pee.
BTW, did I share with you all that I am now the owner of a pink camo booklight?Screw you all it was on sale for 3 bucks. Dammit
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I confess I was being a judgey mcjudgerson this morning.
I got a call last night from someone at church asking me to babysit for another Navy wife whose husband is also deployed. I showed up there this morning and met her briefly before she left for a doctors appointment. She is 21 years old, with 2 children under 2 years old and is currently pregnant. It blew my mind that she was my age and already had 2 kids. It made me feel better about waiting to start our family. Her H is the same rank as mine, and I can't imagine supporting 4 people on that salary.
To add to the mess, her house was really, really dirty. Like, super gross. I spent 4 unpaid hours cleaning the common areas where her kids crawl around because it was making me sick thinking about them playing there.
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I don't really like "bump" pictures, especially when you're like a minute pregnant. I get wanting to personally chronical your progress, but when my stomach is bigger than your bump after I eat thanksgiving dinner, I don't really care. And most the pics look so contrived, profile with camera in the mirror. Ug. Smiles and mangomomma are the only ones that have stood out to me as exceptions, but the photos I remember weren't those set up pics like that.
I also don't like the posed "hands in a heart-shape on the belly thing"
I'm not gonna call people out or say no one should ever chose to do that, I just don't like them.
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I know you know the words and I wasn't trying to imply that you didn't. That part of my post was just put there for general discussion purposes.
I would probably be slightly offended if I were her, that someone I hardly knew took it upon themselves to clean my house. If that makes sense. I feel like that's a personal thing to do for somebody.
But I couldn't leave it like that and have her kids playing there on my conscious!
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I think you were being judgey, but in a good way. You were looking out for the kids. I can understand that.
I basically typed out this response and then deleted it. That's two confessions in one, because really it's not like it was controversial.
I thought of this first, but then I was like.. maybe yesterday was just a really hard day for her and the house kind of got trashed. Who knows. I guess I just need to know how gross it was. Like, if it was months of trash, dirt and rotting food laying around or just a couple days of dirty dishes, toys everywhere, etc.
My confession....I'm not sure if this will even be a big deal on this board....
....but there is a part of me that is worried about how things will be when my wife returns. When she gets back it will be almost 16 full months of us not living under the same roof. It's going to take some adjusting to I'm certain.
There was trash, toys, dirty dishes, sippy cups with old curdled milk, dirt, dust, animal hair. It had obviously been a while since the place had been cleaned.
Hell, if I had 2 kids, a bunch of animals and was pregnant I'd be overwhelmed too.
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I hereby retract my original statement. That sounds like it could even be call child services worthy. Poor girl and kids.
Yeah. I'm going to let some ladies at church know she's having a hard time so maybe they can get her some help without resorting to CPS.
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My confession is that I am disappointed that I already turned my paperwork for my tattoos in to my officer recruiter. I'm itching for another one and DH is going to get another tomorrow and I am incredibly jealous. I'm being a baby and whining about it lol.
That's a great idea.
I'm annoyed my job has a policy against visible tattoos. If I want to get the tattoo I've been planning for a few years now I'll have to wear a long sleeve shirt every time I work, and the studio is always really hot to begin with.
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You're not alone. Anyone here who has gone through a deployment can relate. Everyone is different. Some like to jump right in and some prefer a more gradual adjustment. Just remember to take it one day at a time and you have support here.
I understand why you said what you said. My only problem with kids not saying the pledge is when they are being rude and obnoxious during it. If you don't want to say it, then fine. However, be respectful and shut the fvck up.