Online relationships

I believe that online relationships are cool. It just depends on where you are trying to go with it. If you want it to stay just an online relationship then go for it. I would perfer that it could start off online and go to the phone, then the first meet, then go from there. Online relationships are ok for some people but I don't like not being able to be around them when I want to.

Low Self-esteem

What do you do when you find out that your daughter has low self-esteem? Do you try and encourage her and uplift her and tell her she is beautiful everyday? Or do you find activities that help build her up? Do you send her to counseling in hopes that they can get to the root of the issue so that you will have a better understanding as to what and how to go about helping her? What do you do when you find out that your daughter has low self-esteem?

Mistreatment of teachers in the school system

I have a 10 year old daughter who attends one of the best elementary schools here in Lynchburg, Virginia. I have recently found out that she has been basically harrassed by her teacher. She told me that her teacher gets loud with her and other students in her class as well as confront her in front of the other students. My daughter is an A/B Honor Roll student who recently won a writing contest for her school which they could only pick one student per school, she was doing the broadcasting for her school news and has assisted the principal with many different things. This teacher has made my daughter not want to participate in school; affected her self esteem; and she has dropped out of doing the broadcasting. She has been trying to tell this teacher that there are kids picking with her but instead she yells at her like it is her fault. I recently posted something simliar to this on my facebook page and found out that there are other parents who reside her in Lynchburg that are dealing with something similar with their child's teachers, but at different schools.

My question is, what ever happened to the teachers educating, inspiring, and encouraging the kids? This makes me wonder if this is part of the reason why we hear about these kids killing themselves or shooting in the schools because the teachers no longer care about them. I understand that they have a lot of pressure on them but that has nothing to do with our children. True, there are parents who throw their kids off on the teachers and expect them to raise them but there are those of us who actually raise our kids and care about their feelings, livelyhood, and how they are doing in school. I am so outraged about this and feel that something needs to be done about it. I have a meeting tomorrow with the teacher and the principal and if nothing changes, I am going to the school board as well as Channel 13 News.

Lost

You find yourself in a rock in a hard place. You are a hard worker. A compassionate person who always think of others before you think of yourself. Always trying to live right and still finding yourself right back where you started. You start to see those that you called your friends disappearing and feel like nothing will ever change because it is a never ending cycle. Where do you go from here?

Your opinion

Where do you think is the best states to live in that offer good jobs and excellent education?
I am considering relocating and would like to get the people's opinion.

What happen to women's morals and values?

I seen a woman just the other day spazzing out on her baby's dad in public. She was mad at him because he wasn't taking care of his child. Instead of her spazzing out on him, let him be. Go hit him up for child support and go on with your life because you really look like a fool in public when there is nothing that you can do about it but make it worse... (speaking from experience).

These young girls walking around here with booty shorts on and cut up shirts. They do it because their momma is doing it too. When is my generation of women going to step up and be a good example and role model to these young girls? It is so frustrating to me that my daughter has to be exposed to this foolishness. I thank God that He made me the way that I am because it seems as though these women are just lost. We need some more women who will stand up for what is right and help these young girls with their self esteem. Wow! The world we live in.....

Victory

I have been through so much in my life that has changed the person that I am. At one point I was angry, distant, disconnected, and depressed. Suicidal and experimenting was my choice of drug. One night I had a dream that I was going to jump off a tall building to kill myself and a black hand came from out of the sky and caught me. I stopped trying to kill myself but became dependent. I went from one relationship to another thinking that this would fill that emptiness that I felt, but it never did. After I divorced my first husband, I started trying to figure out who I was. In the process, I made bad choices in relationships which caused me to harden my heart to the next person that I would date. After 4 years, I married again. I feel that I went into the relationship head first and beacause of the speedy ness of the marriage, it ended abruptly. Although I am still friends with them both, I still had to figure out who I was. I found a man when I was with my exhusband who loved me unconditionally. Excepting my flaws and forgiving me when I am weak. He encourages me when I need it, leads in the right paths, and listen to me when I talk to Him. He holds me when I am sad and corrects me when I am wrong. He gives me peace beyond understanding and an amount of wisdom and faith that I never knew I had. He brings out the best in me and only wants the best for me. He has shown me who I am and what I am worth. I love Him and adore Him, and will forever. His name is Jesus Christ. No matter what I am dealing with in my life right now and in the future, I know that He has my back so I will always have the victory!