The BIG Lie

[PD]

Dumb people rarely get rich.

[PD]

Dumb people rarely get rich.

[smfj]

Unfortunately, i think the issues are pretty much going to be everywhere.

I agree that the issues are everywhere, it’s just the extent that’s different. I’m in Charlotte, NC after 6 years in NYC/SD (grew up in smaller NC city), and yeah, it’s different here. I hear people talk about how materialistic people are here, and I want to tell them, yeah, go live in So Cal for a few years and let me know if you still feel that way.

However, I do think good parents always struggle with the backlash of placing restrictions on their children- whether it’s not letting your kid have a cell phone or not letting your kid watch certain TV shows or what have you. I know I gave my parents grief about it. But, I hope that they feel it was worth it, because I certainly appreciate them for raising me the way that they did.

I really commend you parents that teach your kids about boundaries. They’ll thank you one day when they’re happy, healthy, financially-stable adults.

[smfj]

Unfortunately, i think the issues are pretty much going to be everywhere.

I agree that the issues are everywhere, it’s just the extent that’s different. I’m in Charlotte, NC after 6 years in NYC/SD (grew up in smaller NC city), and yeah, it’s different here. I hear people talk about how materialistic people are here, and I want to tell them, yeah, go live in So Cal for a few years and let me know if you still feel that way.

However, I do think good parents always struggle with the backlash of placing restrictions on their children- whether it’s not letting your kid have a cell phone or not letting your kid watch certain TV shows or what have you. I know I gave my parents grief about it. But, I hope that they feel it was worth it, because I certainly appreciate them for raising me the way that they did.

I really commend you parents that teach your kids about boundaries. They’ll thank you one day when they’re happy, healthy, financially-stable adults.

[lostkitty]

cyphire-

I’m not gone for good, just for the school year. Had to go though. Husband was an airline pilot and they kept cutting pay. Wasnt pretty. He abandoned that career for one in titanium, so life is more normal now, and future bright.

This upstate way of living took a while to get used to, but now I love it and would not move back with children. The seasons give a rhythm to the years that you just dont get in San Diego.
Especially if you like to garden, which I do.

I teach music and love it when students come for their lessons during so many kinds of weather. Every season is different, and the drama outside the windows in front of where they/we stand and play is so moving. Inspirational! One day it is white with big fluffy falling snow, another sunny and the flowers are screamning out for attention, other days it turns suddenly dark and ominous and thunder cracks lightening flashes. And always, there are the colorful birds, bunnies, chipmunks, etc skittering around in view. It is actually quite exciting.

Trying to go running when the poplars are releasing their giant puff-ball things is not fun though. Especially if it is humid and they not only go up your nose and in your mouth, but also stick to any sweaty areas.

[lostkitty]

cyphire-

I’m not gone for good, just for the school year. Had to go though. Husband was an airline pilot and they kept cutting pay. Wasnt pretty. He abandoned that career for one in titanium, so life is more normal now, and future bright.

This upstate way of living took a while to get used to, but now I love it and would not move back with children. The seasons give a rhythm to the years that you just dont get in San Diego.
Especially if you like to garden, which I do.

I teach music and love it when students come for their lessons during so many kinds of weather. Every season is different, and the drama outside the windows in front of where they/we stand and play is so moving. Inspirational! One day it is white with big fluffy falling snow, another sunny and the flowers are screamning out for attention, other days it turns suddenly dark and ominous and thunder cracks lightening flashes. And always, there are the colorful birds, bunnies, chipmunks, etc skittering around in view. It is actually quite exciting.

Trying to go running when the poplars are releasing their giant puff-ball things is not fun though. Especially if it is humid and they not only go up your nose and in your mouth, but also stick to any sweaty areas.

[PerryChase]

lostkitty, my best buddy is a pilot so I know about the airline industry. He loves to fly more than anything and he doesn’t have a family to support. He was a First Officer with a Major and now he’s a Captain with a Minor and his pay is 1/3 what it used to be. He’s going to interview with Emirates in Dubai. I think that living in Dubai and flying the European routes would be fun.

[PerryChase]

lostkitty, my best buddy is a pilot so I know about the airline industry. He loves to fly more than anything and he doesn’t have a family to support. He was a First Officer with a Major and now he’s a Captain with a Minor and his pay is 1/3 what it used to be. He’s going to interview with Emirates in Dubai. I think that living in Dubai and flying the European routes would be fun.

[PD]

It is really hard to make it as an airline pilot these days.

[PD]

It is really hard to make it as an airline pilot these days.

[lostkitty]

PD – Yes it is, but luckily he had gone to TPS as a Navy pilot and had other skills in his pocket. New job is interesting and challenging. Much better than driving a bus (in the sky) and leaving the family every few days. Pay is better too (thankfully).

[lostkitty]

PD – Yes it is, but luckily he had gone to TPS as a Navy pilot and had other skills in his pocket. New job is interesting and challenging. Much better than driving a bus (in the sky) and leaving the family every few days. Pay is better too (thankfully).

[lostkitty]

Perry-

He was mainline too, so you know the deal then. Work rules got to be ridiculous, pay slashed and then slashed again at his airline to the tune of -44% in less than 2 years. YEEOWWCH! I was whining a lot. He wasnt happy. Bad situation all around.

Things are much better now, and he still gets to travel (going to Paris next week!).

We lost our flight “benefit”, but who cares, i could almost never get all five of us on a flight seated together. My kids have fallen asleep on strangers all across this country and over the Pacific a few times…

Yes, the airline gig is no longer what it used to be…

[lostkitty]

Perry-

He was mainline too, so you know the deal then. Work rules got to be ridiculous, pay slashed and then slashed again at his airline to the tune of -44% in less than 2 years. YEEOWWCH! I was whining a lot. He wasnt happy. Bad situation all around.

Things are much better now, and he still gets to travel (going to Paris next week!).

We lost our flight “benefit”, but who cares, i could almost never get all five of us on a flight seated together. My kids have fallen asleep on strangers all across this country and over the Pacific a few times…

Yes, the airline gig is no longer what it used to be…

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