Wednesday, July 20, 2011

How do I explain this to my son?

My son is 15 years old going into 16 in a few days. He has recently started asking me questions about "what is love?" and "Why do we have to follow rules?". I tried to explain to him that love is a feeling that you care not only for someone else but for yourself and your family members; and that rules are important to have security in our life. He also has confusions about religion, since I am a non-believer we don't go to church. He thinks that if God really exists, etc. etc. I may sound cold, but I think religion just complicates life. Life is already complicated enough to be thinking about how we should follow religion beliefs. I tend to not impose any beliefs in him. I believe when he is old enough he will follow his own beliefs such as religion, and love. Am I a bad parent for teaching him this way. I guide him with advices and lots of care. Right now he has a girlfriend, and he started asking all these questions. I explain to him that in life people have different ways of living it. They believe in different things. There is no right or wrong way to live life as long as it makes you happy. Am I confusing him more, since he started asking all these questions. I mean, I don't want him to not believe in anything, but I want him to be conscious that everyone chooses their own path. I have two more little ones and I don't want them confused later on in life. Is it important to have a religion?

I feel really guilty about what i did?

Woah. This guy called you a slut? Honey, you are NOT a slut. I don't care who called you a slut, you aren't. I can see what you are going through because last summer I was in the saaaaame situation. It's almost scary how similar it is. Anyway, the best thing you can do right now is recognize how you feel and plan steps to keep this from occuring again until you can do what you want to do without feeling this way. Just take it one step at a time. If you like this guy, tell him and tell him that is why u can't keep doing this. It seems like he has some feelings for you too, unless he's the one who called u a slut, then I'd just say eff him. But, if yoo like him hun, you should go for it. Atleast try. And if he says no, don't keep giving up your body to someone who won't respect it.

Am I good enough for a better board?

If you want to get a bit more tricky with your surfing which it sounds like you do, I'd recommend a 6'2 thruster. Get one with some volume, not too thin, that will help with paddling and will have more strength. Have fun

Any good all-in-one laser printers for Mac?

I am looking for a good all-in-one laser printer. It would help if it was a low price. It has to scan, preferably photocopy, and of course, print. Help appreciated.

About a documentary called America the stoy of us, but not sure, Obama?

It was a series on the History Channel Chronically American History with a focus on every day people...which came to heightened controversy because of said focus.

Help with improving my resume?

I want to make my resumes seem kinda special for each company i send them to. I want to avoid having it look like a boring copy which makes it obvious that i photocopied it and sent it to so many other places. does anyone have any tips or ideas, or suggestions for making each resume a bit more focused to the company its being sent to?

Why did I get a letter saying I needed more identification for my passport application?

This is not terribly unusual. sometimes another person with the same name and birth date already has a passport , so they need more info to identify you. sometimes someone has stolen your social security number and gotten a passport...identity theft...so they need to know who is rally YOU. Another reason is that you used a driver's permit not a license. Any time someone uses a permit or a license that is less than 6 months old, they ask for more info. This is due to the problems they have of people using stolen or false I.D.'s