still waiting though.
our hearts break every day...so we continue to share away!
all lives matter so we pray...how? by posting faces like TODAY!
please consider clicking SHARE...because you understand and care!
thanks for helping each hopeful stare...find a home. Answer a prayer! ♥!!!
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WOW! From Helen Melaine Hockemeyer: "Whenever my life is getting low, Susie Sexton meets us randomly and I think about it and laugh for days upon weeks. Thanks, Susie."
omigosh...you just this second thrilled my soul, angel girl! i feel exactly the same about you. and i also feel like we have known each other all of our lives, helen! you are one special girl! THANKS SO MUCH! i keep reading this, helen...your timing is heaven-sent and i kid you not. i am going to adopt you...SERIOUSLY! meet your new sister, roy!
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"proud history of hunting" "rite of passage in rural areas" "guns designed for children" "designed in pink for girls and blue for boys"....has this nation lost its mind?
...sometimes i truly believe this nonsense is all just a bad dream...and we'll wake up and people will have gotten smart and kind and sensible. still waiting though.
oh, shelly...thanks for this post. and for sharing your experience in Israel with me. IF i had little kids, they would be home-schooled for sure in this current environment. i began teaching in 1968 and wondered where all of this was headed way back then. the decline is no surprise to me, but still it is horrifying. i continue to contend that the apathetic disregard for any and all sentient beings is the core of the problem. parents should start with pets in the home so that children can learn empathy and how much kindness means. geesh. not to be believed what is going on and on and on day after day. speechless and dumbfounded. we are living in a nightmarish world.
you give me hope, shelly...i am THRILLED that you are a teacher! those lucky kids!!!!!
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from wonderful Bob Wannberg...
Symphony Animal Foundation, a "No Kill" Animal Shelter and Haven in Pahrump, Nevada, a Radio-thon this Fri, Sat and Sunday! tune in Fm 95.1 - live streaming @ this link. Studio Phone 775-751-6193 Other pledge phones to be updated prior to the event.
SAF is a non-profit rescue 501(c)3 that takes in ANY domestic animal to care for with eventual placement into a good forever home. Covering all of Southern Nevada, Pahrump, Las Vegas, all of Nye County and the entire U.S. via networking with other shelters. Listen to the great things Symphony Animal Foundation is doing for these precious animals, their new and larger facilities under construction and meet founder and author Laraine Russo Harper. Any amount, even $1, will help save these beautiful animals, provide shelter, food and medical care.
Laraine Russo Harper along with station owner Karen Jackson will discuss their wonderful programs for placement, spay and neuter, equine operations, and Community Education to name just a few. Tune in to this very important event! and thank you for taking the time to read about this event, it is so much appreciated!
From Mark D. Pruitt: "I walk my dogs everyday. I am constantly amazed at the number of people that are terrified by these animals. Where does empathy begin when so many are afraid of a harmless dog. These are sweet, medium size dogs that are not lunging at anyone (well at least not when they have their gentle leaders on). I cannot remember people being so terrified of animals when I was a child."
Gillian Prince: "I remember there were always dogs about when I was much younger, don't remember being scared of them... hardly ever see dogs roaming free here now which is good..."
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Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available (click the title to order from publisher Open Books' website). Also available in both formats at Amazon.com, or download from iTunes
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Stories from a Smart and Sassy Small Town Girl
all lives matter so we pray...how? by posting faces like TODAY!
please consider clicking SHARE...because you understand and care!
thanks for helping each hopeful stare...find a home. Answer a prayer! ♥!!!
_________________
WOW! From Helen Melaine Hockemeyer: "Whenever my life is getting low, Susie Sexton meets us randomly and I think about it and laugh for days upon weeks. Thanks, Susie."
omigosh...you just this second thrilled my soul, angel girl! i feel exactly the same about you. and i also feel like we have known each other all of our lives, helen! you are one special girl! THANKS SO MUCH! i keep reading this, helen...your timing is heaven-sent and i kid you not. i am going to adopt you...SERIOUSLY! meet your new sister, roy!
_________________
"proud history of hunting" "rite of passage in rural areas" "guns designed for children" "designed in pink for girls and blue for boys"....has this nation lost its mind?
...sometimes i truly believe this nonsense is all just a bad dream...and we'll wake up and people will have gotten smart and kind and sensible. still waiting though.
Shelly PoochparkWear commented on facebook: "Susie Sexton, I lived in Israel most of my life; every house has a gun and boys and girls go into the army at the age of 18, and then carry on doing training till the age of 45 ... but you do not see what happens there like in this country. It's insane, and not only that people cannot get it into their heads that teaching kids to shoot is not ok as it's teaching them that harming is all right. I am at a loss here over what is happening. They preach no bullying but teach them to shoot; why are they not practicing what they preach, it is just so, so, so sad. Did you see the news the other day that they have come out with a bullet proof backpack now for kids ... what next? I am totally dumbfounded on a daily basis as to what is happening in this world. I am a teacher, and I will not let my kids bully or disrespect or act in any way that I do not think appropriate; actually I made one of my nine year olds the other day write a five line essay about respect and made him put his name on it, so if he plays up with me he has to read it ... best way to teach I decided."
oh, shelly...thanks for this post. and for sharing your experience in Israel with me. IF i had little kids, they would be home-schooled for sure in this current environment. i began teaching in 1968 and wondered where all of this was headed way back then. the decline is no surprise to me, but still it is horrifying. i continue to contend that the apathetic disregard for any and all sentient beings is the core of the problem. parents should start with pets in the home so that children can learn empathy and how much kindness means. geesh. not to be believed what is going on and on and on day after day. speechless and dumbfounded. we are living in a nightmarish world.
you give me hope, shelly...i am THRILLED that you are a teacher! those lucky kids!!!!!
_________________
from wonderful Bob Wannberg...
Symphony Animal Foundation, a "No Kill" Animal Shelter and Haven in Pahrump, Nevada, a Radio-thon this Fri, Sat and Sunday! tune in Fm 95.1 - live streaming @ this link. Studio Phone 775-751-6193 Other pledge phones to be updated prior to the event.
SAF is a non-profit rescue 501(c)3 that takes in ANY domestic animal to care for with eventual placement into a good forever home. Covering all of Southern Nevada, Pahrump, Las Vegas, all of Nye County and the entire U.S. via networking with other shelters. Listen to the great things Symphony Animal Foundation is doing for these precious animals, their new and larger facilities under construction and meet founder and author Laraine Russo Harper. Any amount, even $1, will help save these beautiful animals, provide shelter, food and medical care.
Laraine Russo Harper along with station owner Karen Jackson will discuss their wonderful programs for placement, spay and neuter, equine operations, and Community Education to name just a few. Tune in to this very important event! and thank you for taking the time to read about this event, it is so much appreciated!
From Mark D. Pruitt: "I walk my dogs everyday. I am constantly amazed at the number of people that are terrified by these animals. Where does empathy begin when so many are afraid of a harmless dog. These are sweet, medium size dogs that are not lunging at anyone (well at least not when they have their gentle leaders on). I cannot remember people being so terrified of animals when I was a child."
Gillian Prince: "I remember there were always dogs about when I was much younger, don't remember being scared of them... hardly ever see dogs roaming free here now which is good..."
_________________
Read about movies and nostalgia, animal issues and sociopolitical concerns all discussed in my book Secrets of an Old Typewriter - print and ebook versions available (click the title to order from publisher Open Books' website). Also available in both formats at Amazon.com, or download from iTunes
Meet other like-minded souls at my facebook fan page
Visit my author website at www.susieduncansexton.com
Join a great group of animal advocates Squawk Back: Helping animals when others can't ... Or won't
Secrets of an Old Typewriter: Stories from a Smart and Sassy Small Town Girl
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I found this extremely touching! I had mentioned somewhere on facebook that teaching should always start at home, how we treat one another, and our pets, and our neighbors, and neighbors pets! There is such a big difference today from when I grew up, we were outside almost til dusk even in winter, so we new Lucky the dog next door, that loved chasing cars, We knew Mitzy down the street that was so old she only laid on the brick sidewalk and watched us play, they were friendly animals, and we respected their space and yet they came to us because they knew we loved animals! All of our friends had a similar background, but no set of rules to play by, so we had to learn the skills as we went along! Now adays, it is only technology, not even a gathering at the supper table with family, kids are not outside playing jumprope, wallyball, dodge the ball, hula hoops, soft ball, it is all text, twitter,movies,phone games, no wonder their is no communication amongst them, and when is it is by phone, text, or not at all!! The families are divided, although they have the house and white pickard fence, mom eats after everyone else, dad eats whenever he gets home, Dick and Jane, stopped for fast food! I was even noticing on some newspapers or commercials in reference to school and how it is today, did you know high school kids can actually have drink container with a lid on their desk at all times, not to mention, the pencil sharpeners are electric! We are discommunicating from our own selves, I see nothing positive in this! The animals are only important when some friend shows up and feels they are so fortunate to even have a dog, cat or whatever! The American dream today, with white pickard fence and dog in the yard, is not as it used to be, if you look closely!
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I will say that I was bullied as a child, not only at school but at home and by friends, neighbors, and my own siblings at various times, abuse ran rampid in my neighborhood, I never dared to say a word in school because at that time they could lay their hands on you, it was bad enough that my neighbor would set in the big seat with me, and the teacher would ask her a question, she would inturn ask me, and I would answer Maria, who would tell the teacher! Bullying is nothing new, it's been happening forever and a day, all through school, even in high school, then into a marriage of the same situation! You see you learn along the way that there seems to be no way out, it just goes on and on, and sooner or later you must make a choice, I was advised by my divorce lawyer to get into counseling, which I did, was able to get ahold of the Men are from Mars and Women are from Venous! God bless those who have had the childhood it should be, and the marriage, and the white pickard fence! I also read the other day, it isn't that I am weak, it's that, I've been strong too long! God bless all these young ones today, and the teachers that teach them!
Annie wrote: "I will say that I was bullied as a child, not only at school but at home and by friends, neighbors, and my own siblings at various times, abuse ran rampid in my neighborhood, I never dared to say a..."you are such an angel, Annie - thank you for sharing these important words here. I am honored by your friendship and by your caring heart. you are amazing! love you
I am to glad you are able to share such personal history with all who love and read Susie's articles. She is a true friend and I want to say you grew up into a very wonderful lady Annie for someone who was bullied God bless you and I'm glad to know you. I am also proud that your heart is strong thank you for your beginning friendship with me.
Kat wrote: "I am to glad you are able to share such personal history with all who love and read Susie's articles. She is a true friend and I want to say you grew up into a very wonderful lady Annie for someon..."beautifully put, kat! so grateful to have kind, sweet, genuine friends like you and annie! love you both!
