- House rule – Only 2/3 of us are allowed to be sick at any given time.
- I need to have a word with my youngest son. He had a bit of a stomach bug yesterday, and about 7 PM last night, started complaining of a headache and backache.
- While his mother made a panicked search for the symptoms of meningitis before calling the pediatric emergency room, I
interrogatedexamined the young man. - Turns out, he was dehydrated and the Tylenol had worn off, explaining the headache. Fixed that with a glass of water and a Tylenol.
- The backache was because he had fallen asleep on a book and the lego’s he has in his bed with him. Fixed that with stern words about what does and does not belong in the bed
- While his mother made a panicked search for the symptoms of meningitis before calling the pediatric emergency room, I
- I was complimented on my ability to just put my head down and push through when presented with issues at work. Only one of three times in almost half a century that being stubborn has been a good thing for me.
- More folks need to learn the difference between “right” and “privilege”.
- Being able to speak your mind is a right you have at birth.
- Me listening to you is a privilege I extend to a very select number.
- Me actually engaging with you is a miracle.
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Posted by daddybear71 on August 19, 2018
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cspschofield
/ August 20, 2018“Being able to speak your mind is a right you have at birth.
Me listening to you is a privilege I extend to a very select number.”
I put it this way;
The First Amendment protects your right to speak or publish. It does not promise you a podium, and audience, or a printing press. Those you have to get for yourself.
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