Smoky, good evening, I do not believe we have been introduced.
I have to say, that my children do not eat dinner in front of the TV. Regardless of what is on, it is a no no in my house, we sit and talk. As for parents neglecting their children? There are some that do, however, not where I live, although we have become a paranoid nation, certainly in the UK.
Entertainment? I know exactly what my children do for entertainment, they work, play at the golf club, load for charities, play a disciplined game, have fabulous friends that they have developed over the years, they know how to cook, sew, yes even my son, how to shop, how to take responsibility for themselves, how to manage money, how to travel.
The OP comes from a different point, certainly from where I live, I have lived in five countries, yet I have managed to engage my children in the wicked ways of the world, yet show them that life is great, we have a responsibility to ourselves and that should be paramount.
TV, media, I work closely with media, yet I believe my children are well balanced, respectful, as are their friends that they interact with, happy and lead their young lives well, with loving supportive parents.
If they were shot, then of course I would be devastated, as any parent would, I agree with your final comment, I have lead my children to steer clear from firearms, if they are unfortunate enough to encounter one, it will not be from lack of support from their parents. It will be circumstance.
Yes, there are levels of comfort that we all have, my comfort is hearing a voice.
I will become increasingly bored after many emails, if I am interested in a person, I want to talk to them, if they are not happy with that then it is bye.
I am a bullet pointer, rather than type, at different times of the day, as one nice chap did, he stated here is my number, call me when you can and I thought that was nice, no pressure, he had left it up to me, this was after a couple of weeks.
I see that as being courteous and kind, he is not asking for mine, he is leaving it to me, making it clear that he would like to talk to me.
I am not talking time limits, I am talking about progression, people are different, this is about what I want, if a person wants to talk online for a time then that is ok, whether I want to continue that without having a conversation is my choice. If I say bye then I am not interested in them, if they refuse, then I will ask why, if I feel happy with the answer then I will continue, but my theory is that men who are assertive and know what they want will want to have a conversation.
I understand completely, children to protect and so on.
For me, I find it hard to build up any trust from written text, one guy offered me his number straight away, I think that is important, he has not asked for mine, I can withold my number, but he has given me the opportunity to call him and I respect that.
Sommerauer71 Forum Posts (12,414)
RE: hello
Oh you will have a great time here...Lovely to see you.