January 11, 2007
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FENCE SITTER POST
Unpopular decisions. Hmmm… as a parent I have to make unpopular decisions all of the time…
Me- “The television goes off at six.”
them-”Aw Mom, just fifteen more minutes.”
Unpopular decision.
Me- “Get your finger out of your nose and go get a tissue! WASH YOUR HANDS!”
them “But it itches NOW!”
Me-”Itch it through a tissue.”
Unpopular decision.
Me- ” NO! I won’t get your baseball bat out of the garage. You’ll hit your sister with it or she’ll hit you.”
Them- “Will not,” (said while swinging plastic sword in wide arc and impaling closest sibling.)
Unpopular decision.
I didn’t listen to President Bush’s speech last night. I was wound up in dealing with my own little world. But I’ve read on several of your posts that he’s a moron and that he is sending in more troops and sinking more money into Iraq.
Unpopular decision.
Me- “No. We aren’t getting ice cream at the grocery store.” (even though it does sound good)
Them-” MOM! He’s touching me! She won’t stop pushing me! Cooper is blowing spit bubbles again. If we had ice cream we’d leave each other alone!”
Unpopular decisions aren’t always easy to make and sometimes if we made the popular decision, ie: Ice cream,our lives would be easier… If I turned back and got the ice cream half way through the grocery store their hands and mouths would be full, they would be happy… But They would still be full of sugar, they would still want it every time we came, and their faces and hands would still be covered in sticky ewww…
Unpopular decisions aren’t always easy to make, but if we pulled our troops out now we would still be leaving a country in crisis, a country without a solid government or army or law enforcement. Bush would still be the President who took his country to war without good reason and unseated an evil, EVIL, man. But people here would be happy because our troops families would be safe for awhile, our tax money wouldn’t be going over seas and we could feel like we did something good.
But did we? Unpopular decisions… Man their hard.
Remember you all I am a fence sitter… fell free to leave your comments and views I am open to any and all…
Have a great day. Ang
Comments (32)
it’s difficult — i never agreed with the war in the first place, but now i’m not so sure it’s that easy to bring everyone home *like that.*
we should never send troops anywhere with out a clear exit strategy… bottom line… the screw up happened a long time ago…
HA! You know what is cool??? A feew weeks ago when my 16 year old says, ” I know you only do what you do and say, because you know best!”
HELL…ya…apppreciation…it is a beautiful thing…and when it comes, ahhhh…AMAZING! and makes it ALL worth it!
^^ Lifeisjustatireswing… I agree but it’s done… So now what? Ang
your not a fence sitter on the things that matta most…your little people…
I agree with you. Perhaps we shouldn’t have gotten involved in the first place but we did and we are. Now we have to deal with the fact that the lives of the people in that region have been totally changed and it’s because of us. We can’t just leave them there in such an unstable environment. If the same thing had happened to us, wouldn’t we be right pissed if the troops that usurped our government just buggered off?
However, I still think Bush is an idiot.
I am on the fence, too… I mean, I’m trying to have faith in the man because… well, I don’t know why. But I think it might be unwise to pull out hastily…. then again what do I know?
No I don’t plan to wear a baby doll. I’d like to see all decent looking women in them though, for sure. Lol, can’t believe you for getting on the ids case for itching their nose… Ha. Of course the accompaniment of a tissue is a good thing. Those nasty nose buds can appear in places you don’t want them (they could also remain on fingers as you hold hands to say grace for dinner. This happened to me with some friends kid. sweet, let me tell ya)
decisions decisions
i have to make those same unpopular decisions too…..it is hard sometimes!!!!
Agreed. It’s hard to make unpopular decisions.
RYC: Thank you so much for the sweet words.
i don’t think john q. public expects the prez to pull the troops out now. but i think they want a plan to get the hell out. not a plan to send more troops and more money. when is enough enough?
Great post, girly!
Now, if it was only as easy as buying icecream for each other and war would be over and everybody loves each other.
Wouldn’t that be awesome?
ryc:
If I see “Elvis” in Las Vegas, I will get my pic taking with him.
Hell, I might even grab him by his crotch, just for you…LMAO!
Hugs, LeLo
ah! the joys of parenthood. On the other issue, it’s easy to be a Monday morning quarterback. good post
RYC: I haven’t had the pleasure of seeing Tony for a couple days,lol.
I did not watch the speech either… I agree with you on unpopular decisions. I just can not imagine how hard a job he has and I really do believe he does not take sending more troops in lightly. I listen to and have talked to people that have been to Irag and/or Afghanistan. They believe wholeheartedly in what is being accomplished there and know we can not just exit immediately. The Iraqi people need to get their own governing body up and running things, (in control), before we can pull out now. I too grieve for the lost soldiers and their families and yet I also think of all the tragic loss of lives that occurs every minute, every hour and every day here in the United States that far out numbers the lives lost in this war. (Accidents, murders, domestic abuse, drive by shootings, drunk driving, abortions, etc…).
This is such a boiling pot of emotions, logic, and illogical thoughts to stir up I am sure! Everybody has their own opinion on the matter and thankfully as US citizens we have the right/freedom to debate the issues!
It’s a tough call. I’m sure we don’t have all the facts, but I think that no matter the decision, especially on a grand scale like war, it’s going to tick someone off. I’m just glad I’m not in charge…..not sure that having a tea party would slove the world’s problems, but that’s what I’d try. LOL
Wow, a fellow fence-sitter. I agree that it would be unwise to pack up the tent and leave at this point. If it takes extra troops now to get them all home sooner, then I’m for it. I still don’t know whether or not the entire war was justified in the beginning. The one thing of which I am completely sure is this: the strategy behind these efforts was extremely faulty. Didn’t anyone pay attention to Vietnam?
RYC: Thanks for the well wishes. I hope that my nose will begin to flow along with the words . . .
If I actually believed he was capable of well-informed, intelligent decisions, I might grumble a bit but wouldn’t question it. Unfortunately, look at who we’re discussing. :-/
Trish
The right thing is never the easy thing.
Quite frankly, we can’t please everyone all the time…….
My favourite saying : “I can only please ONE person a day…..and TODAY just isn’t your day!” LOL!
as a parent its tuff but you gotta say no sometimes i try to say no a little more then yes so that way when a yes pops up the kids are like all excited . hahahaha
Helz Belz…your post puts mine to total shame…makes my lil complaints on work seem just that ~ LITTLE. I didnt listen to the President’s speech the other night. I voted for the man, am sure his job isnt easy, and the majority of people that dont agree with him, that percentage just keeps going up and up. I know that he has done some “unpopular” things during his presidency, and he is probably going to do a lot more. There are military people that believe in the work they are doing over there in Iraq. There is a lot of misinformation about what is happening over in Iraq and we probably will never know the full extent of the truth of the war in Iraq. I dont believe that President Bush will be the only “unpopular president” the US ever has…it will never be so easy as to be just cut and dried. Thats the way of the world today.
Our Civil Rights…..freedom of speech…freedom of press…freedom of assembly…freedom to vote…etc.
Thanks for reminding me of the importance of those rights.
Ooooo…I was never a popular decision maker in my home either. However, I am NOW with my grandchildren. They have me totally wrapped around their diaper pins
I didn’t watch the speech…and I refuse to comment on the war. Last time I did, I had to delete my post. Uhhhgggg! Reading your unpopular decisions makes me understand why I didn’t have children.
I’m sure that I would just use my Mum’s favorite line (and she would YELL it!) Because I said so!! I never asked for much as a child for that very reason. 
Ya know one day I am going to get out my axe and cop down your fence. That way you will have to make a stand on an opinion one way or another.
Yeah– I’m not a popular decision maker in my house either. Especially when it’s come to my daughter (ie makeup, etc).
I didn’t watch the speech either. Ooops!
I disagree with your point that if we left Iraq the country would be in shambles. Most of the people from Iraq left because things were bad and had plans on returning once things got better (read the US left). The insurgents would not have anyone to bomb if we were not there. All of Iraq’s newly appointed government officials can get things on track if there were not so much voilence going on due to the US presence. I feel it could stabilize if we were out of there. That my honest opinion.
I know about those unpopular decisions, I get that look all the time now from my 3-year old. I can only imagine what the next 15 years are going to hold for me. Have yourself a great day today and a wonderful weekend as well! – Bek
ANG, i wanted to tell you — i got your gloves!
thanks! they are funny.
Who says we have to do the popular thing? If we did someone would surely say” that’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into Olly (or Ang) and if the music thing in your head makes you weird then theres absolutely no help for me!
I keep making the point that ending the war will not bring peace. One of the fundamental tenets of classical liberalism is that peace cannot exist without justice. I don’t think that Bush has the slightest clue how to make things better, but I agree that pulling out now would be a disaster.
I will defend our country to last drop of my blood, especially for the people who don’t think I should.
And I think Meezer would make a good mom