Too Caudle or Not to Caudle?

So, on Saturday night after having a few shots and playin up the Wii bowling and some Guitar Hero, my two fabulous neighbors Kacey and Reid and I got into a heated discussion about supporting family members who are kinda fucked up.

My stand on it is a 50/50 split. On one hand I don't wanna turn my back on those I love, yet I don't wanna keep standing by them when they make bad decisions. For instance, my middle bro Luke is a repeat offender. He drinks, gets into fights then ends up going to jail. He just got out a couple of weeks ago after an eight month stint up at Jefferson County. I wrote to him while he was there and visited him once. No doubt do I love him, he's my little bro. I just don't wanna get too close cause' I don't want him to think that I agree with the way he lives his life. He's 24, he should be doing more productive things with his life, ya' know? Plus, most of the time he comes down here trouble comes with him. My husband and I have been in numerous arguments bout him.

This is where Reid stands: maybe it's because he's a man and has his shit together that he expects the same thing out of others. I know that Adam would agree with him. I think he thinks that unless that said person has their act together that they shouldn't be associated with by other family members. How this relates to him is that is brother in-law is kinda like my bro.

Kacey on the other hand wants to fully be there for him (her bro/nephew?). I guess she is just that type of person who loves unconditionally. Which is a great way to be.

Yet being like this I believe can have a negative effect. Let's take my Mom for instance. She is always taking care of Luke, no matter what. How is he gonna learn to be responsible for himself and his actions if Mom is always gonna be there to bail him out? That's right HE WON'T!!! He will be a grown baby his whole life. Fucking cut the umbilical cord already.

So, overall I say that I'd have to be more to side of letting people make their own mistakes and learn from them. Don't keep bailing them out, love them unconditionally and just let them know that when they're ready to grow up, you'll be there waiting for them.

Lets just pray that maybe this time, this time he'll do what's right. Follow through on what he's says he's gonna do and enlist. Hell, if we can't straighten him out, maybe the military can? Anythings possible....

Don't wanna know your name......

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This is a video a Myspace friend of mine put up, its hilarious!! It really shows what all men want, but in a funny sorta way.

Damsel in Distress

What the hell happened to chivalry? Or even to common courtesy?

I'll tell ya'! People are too damn lazy to help someone else out these days. What is it you gripe about Natasha? Well, yesterday I was coming home from my yearly woman check up, yay fun! To add more fun to my day, I was coming off the the highway at 120th and my car started to kinda shake and not go. I'm trippin' cause my gas meter said I still had some so I'm wondering what the F*** is going on?! The Cavalier is finally dying, right here right now!! At times my precious car has been known to lie about how much gas it has, so I'm just prayin' that's what it is. So, I pull off the highway and am searching in my memory as to where the nearest station is? First left right off the highway, hallelujah!! I make it to the double turning lane about half-way back from the light and it dies!!!! So, I'm wavin' peeps around me and put the hazards on. Shit , shit , shit. No cell phone, by myself, crap. I know , i know how come you don't have a cell phone? I stay at home with the kids, why do I need a phone??? For instances like these, Natasha. OOps my bad.

So I get out and push my car to the light. Get back in and wait. Does anyone, anyone ask me if I need help? NO!! Oh, snap! I'm gonna have to push this bitch across the street by myself. Light goes green. I let the people in the left hand lane go, then I get out and push that hunk across the intersection and hop in just as it turns red. Whew!!

Coast into the station, but the pumps are uphill!!!!! Park the car, and then a gentleman asks me if I need help???!!! Uh, no buddy. I'm getting a gas can and finishing this out by myself!!! It all ends well. The car is good, and I got my exercise for the week.

The thing that boggles my mind is: Why? Why did no one help me? A woman, by herself, pushing a car. Hmmm.....this is why I hate people.

But you know what really burns my biscuits? I'm that person who stops on the highway to jump start someones car, even though I'm running late. I'm that person who helps you push your car out of traffic.

Karma is bullshit!!

I can't help but wonder, if I were wearing skimpier clothes or dressed like I'd just got off my stripping job (jk) would someone had stopped? Probably. And that is lame.

*note to self: wear six inch stilletos everywhere

Note to everyone else: Take time out of your day to help someone who needs it