Bebo

Hey everyone,
Are you guys as tired of seeing the two men's faces everywhere you go as I am?
I realize we have to have an election. We have to vote, do our part as Americans.
But pardon me, the news media does a terrific job of making me sick of the candidates before election time gets here. I think we know too much about them.
I don't need to know how many times they can insult each other and still shake hands. I don't need to know who knows more about solving all the problems.
What I need to know is this: Who is honest?
Who can make a speech without slamming the other candidate?
Who can run for office on their own merits?

What I don't need is this:

How they will solve the war issues....
How they will rebuild the economy....
How they'll do more for us at home....
How they'll solve hunger, war, and all the bad things we can think up....

Because the bottom line is:

No one person can do all these things.
No one ever has solved all our problems, and no one will....

Only God can do that....and that's one office no candidate is running for....
and winning!

I'm tired of seeing their faces every time I turn on the PC. I'm tired of hearing them talk about each other, then shaking hands as though they were old friends.
Is this what we really want?

And personally, I don't want to know who they went to bed with...
What has THAT got to do with anything about government?

I simply want a man or a woman, who can do a decent job at trying to help run this country, the way it should be run. I want a honest, decent person, who cares about America, the way I care about it.

No one is going to bring WAll Street up in one day. No one is going to solve the war issues in one day. No one is going to help the economy in one day. It's impossible.

Frankly it isn't the cadidates I'm tired of, it's the news!
Could we possibly have a little less news. Please!

What has happened to parents of the last few generations? Why aren't we teaching our children the rights from the wrongs these days? No wonder teenagers are so confused about life.
No wonder there is so much tragedy.

It is our responsibility to teach our children good conduct and morals as it is to teach them how to read and write.

In today's fast paced society we have lost something very valuable and precious, our children. For how can they possibly grow up to be good and caring people if they don't know what good and caring mean?

Let me give you an example of what I'm talking about. If you let your kid get away with stealing something, say something minor, then they think it is alright to steal and continue to do so as young adults. Then when they grow up they are arrested for stealing, can you imagine their surprise at being reprimanded for such a thing, when you condoned or allowed it in the first place. This is cruel and a child has a right to learn good from bad. It is our responsibility as parents to teach this from childhood.

Not just stealing, but respecting other's property, being loyal and faithful, so many moral issues that kids don't understand.

We live in a society where technology has taken over and therefore the parent sits back and lets the kids learn everything from the tv, or the laatest game, or a conversation on the net.

We need to go back to sitting at the dinner table and talking over the days events with each other. The Leave it to Beaver era. Why? Because this way we can stay in touch with our children. We simply need to take the time to listen to our children again. Taking time, that's part of the problem. And they know it.

You rush to work, you rush to go buy dinner, you rush out the door to visit friends. You take your kids to ballgames, you are there, but what do you say when their hearts are breaking because you wouldn't listen to them?

The dinner table is more than just having a meal together. It's a stopping place for families. It's the one time of day that you should take the time to listen to the conversations going on. Ask your child about their day, look for signs of trouble. Get interested in what bothers them, what makes them happy. The reward is the kind of adult you help to raise. And your job as a parent is the most important job in the world.