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19 Days until Nov 2: We've entered the "teenage" days
My daughter will be 30 soon and my son is 28. Both are wonderful American citizens paying their mortgages and car payments and giving us grandchildren. Life is great with them and we love it!
The teenage years were not so great. Many a day I wanted to pull my hair out. They didn’t do anything to get arrested but there were times I thought I would be sent to the slammer! They almost drove me to do something really bad to them because of their attitudes and behaviors. Remember those moments with your teenagers?
· “THE MOUTH” – Statements such as “I hate you,” “you are so mean,” “you don’t know anything” were the normal conversation starters for about 3 years.
· HANGING OUT WITH THE WRONG CROWD: They attempted to hang out with the wrong crowd by saying we should not judge them by their appearance…they were really nice people. You know the ones…the guy with the pierced nose and tongue and the other one with a hole carved in his ear like an Aborigines and tattoos all over his body and hair longer than my daughter’s.
· Drama, drama, drama – They couldn’t be seen driving our car or they would die. They couldn’t go out to dinner and be seen with us or they would die. They couldn’t wear that outfit or they would die.
· BREAKING THE RULES: Obeying the rules was an afterthought. They knew the rules but they didn’t think they were for them.
I thought those days were over and was relishing in the victory of raising them past those days and having well-adjusted adults for kids.
Then…the Progressives took office. Here we go again!
· “THE MOUTH” – They make fun of us, call us names, and tell us we don’t know what we are talking.
· HANGING OUT WITH THE WRONG CROWD: They went to Washington with the idea they would change the world for the better and instead hooked up with the wrong crowed! Some of us do not even recognize the people we sent to Washington because they have changed so much.
· Drama, drama, drama – If we don’t bailout the banks, we will die. If we don’t bailout the car companies, they will die. If we don’t bailout the Unions, they will die. Yada yada yada
· BREAKING THE RULES: Obeying the rules? What rules? Statement from a Congressman, “Rules. We make them up as we go along.”
Yep, the teenagers are loose in DC and in many other state and city government offices. It’s time for us to take the keys from them, send them “home” to their rooms and suspend them from hanging out with their friends. It’s time for the adults to take back Congress!
1. CONNECT: Make a connection with a teenager in your family, neighborhood, place of worship, grocery store, etc. Engage them in a conversation about our country, our founding fathers and our rule of law. Ask questions and listen to them. They like to be listened to.
2. CALL YOUR ADULT CHILDREN: Tell them you love them and you’re glad they are adults now.
3. GIVE A TIP: Find another conservative candidate and give them a tip you would normally give a teenager serving you a meal. Every dollar helps.
In the meantime, don't let them loose in the "house" without a chaperone. They'll destroy the place!!
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Comment by Joe Merkley on October 13, 2010 at 1:10pm
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@ Billie, I know what you meant. Keep up the great work!
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Comment by Joanna B McDermott on October 13, 2010 at 9:44am
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Awesome blog Billie.
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Comment by FCTP on October 13, 2010 at 9:21am
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long hair is fine too just not with all that other stuff that I described
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Wow, excellent blog post. Great timing after having a big incident with our 17 year son last night, who knows everything and has a real entitlement attitude. Five kids... three at home & 2 on their own! I guess we are 40% there! p.s. I like long hair, my best & dear friend Jesus had it :)
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Comment by Murray Goff on October 13, 2010 at 7:18am
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Billie....You never cease to amaze me. Your blogs, which I read every day, are always succinct and informative. Todays' metaphor (Congress as adolescents) is clever and easy to relate to. It also made me think of what I frequently told my parents when I was a teenager,"You just don't understand me." I used that phrase until the day my dad finally said, "Son, you're not that complicated." Our "brilliant" elected officials aren't either.
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Andy's show was tracking me down that day. They called the office and my cell phone time after time. Before I accepted their request to come on the show, I prayed! God said to do it and I felt good about it. I think we took Andy off his game. He was expecting a raving loon which only happened when I had teenagers at home!!
Sometimes we have to go into enemy territory for that reason. To rock their world a little and make them think that we are not all crazy.
Blessings, Billie
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Comment by dan benefiel on October 13, 2010 at 5:33am
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Billie....I agree with your comparison of teenagers to the libs that are in charge now. I try to keep up with the libs so I listen to the libs on the radio when my stomach can take it. I noticed one day while listening to Andy Johnson, he had you on his ridiculous show one day last month and he was semi-nice to you and let you make your point but this same radio station constantly uses the disgusting term "teabaggers" when describing people that attend tea parties or calls us "racists and white angry racists."
I commend you for going into enemy territory to make your points but Andy Johnson is a complete fool who always tries to tie in the Iraq War with any debate concerning fiscal responsibility. Making your point to someone on the left like Andy Johnson and his followers is commendable but they just mock you and me and won't ever understand.
We just have to defeat and destroy them. When I say destroy them I don't mean literally, just politcally of course.
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