Crazy stepmother drama, help! Is she mentally ill?
I know I've posted about my stepmother before, but I'm so lost and confused on what to do. A couple of days ago she was like, "When are you moving out?" When I asked why she said, "I need to know so I can help you move." She never talks to me or acknowledges me, so I knew she was asking me to move out because she's a spiteful person. Yesterday, she asked me again. She started saying how she wants me to move out because "I don't serve the Lord." I'm like, "What are you talking about. I'm in college full time, I get A's in school, I don't do drugs, I go to church, I practice abstinence, etc." She's like, "There's no fruit. If you really loved the Lord you would be discussing him with your friends, you would be starting Bible studies at school, and walking through your dorm room and taking control in Jesus name and praying throughout the halls and at peoples doors." She's insane, I know. She continued on to tell me that she cringes when she sees my car in the drive way, she purposely stays away from home because I'm there, I suck the life out of her, and my presence irritates her because it's this negative ora. I'm like, "What in the world are you talking about? You mope around the house all the time and act miserable, so I try to give you space." She said that the Lord was telling her that she can't have me in the house to protect her family. She won't let me around her children because she's afraid that I will say something bad about her to them, when that's never happened. It makes me so angry because she acts like she's this righteous person who is very obsessed with church, but then she tells me that she can't stand me. I think she's intimidated by strong successful women, because she's never been one. She was angry because my aunt and uncle came into town this weekend and they were asking me about what my major in college is and what I plan I doing when I graduate. I was like, "Why is that a bad thing?" She didn't really have a response, but she complained saying that I'm concerned about money and my career. Nobody even brought up the word money, that just asked me what I want to do when I graduate. Do you think I should tell my father about the conversation? Also, do you think that this could possibly be a mental illness. She always says things like, "The Lord told me" or "The Lord revealed to me." and then follows it up with something crazy.
WHY SO MANY SCHOOL SHOOTINGS?
these kind of events have been happening since the 1960s or before. The reason we are so aware of them now, is due to global media/internet, etc. Much of these events are due to MKUltra Mind Control Programming. This is now widely known as the source of these shootings. Cross-referencing/comparative researching of these event shows too much synchronicity/too many similarities in the details of the events. And, now, it is coming to light, that these events were foretold in the movies that we have seen - such as Batman - The Dark Knight Rises. Apparently, also, there is speculation that the ILLuminati, who are into 'child sacrifice' used leyline mapping to find their next target town and location. We have to ask ourselves this question, as well - why would a responsible Mother with an autistic son, take her son to a gun range and teach him to shoot? This does not make sense to me - being a Mother myself. I would never let an emotionally or mentally challenged child get anywhere near a gun, let alone teach him how to shoot one. And, taking guns away from citizens, is not the answer - if there had been someone with a gun there - the perpetrator(s) would not have been able to take out so many lives. L.
Do u believe in Knargles?
yes, they are a rare specimen and found in buildings towns(never cities, too loud) and woods. knargles have a odd habit of robbing peoples thhings and leaving them for thhe people to find several days or weeks later. they can only be found wen a person actually goes out to soully find dem which leads tto the common belief they do not exist. there is many books referencing dem suchh as 'fantastic beasts and where to find them' and 'oh no where is my knargle gone?' knargles are surprisingly ugly creatures with very fat faces and have a very obsessive nature. they are only about a foot tall thou bu can be very jealous suumtimes. so people sometimes tend to dislike dem immensely. i hope dis was a help
How do I get my brother off video games?
First off, let me say that I am not an expert in this matter on any level. However, I do have some experience in this subject.My husband is an avid gammer, and I enjoy it myself. When we first got married he picked up WoW, and boy did it cause issues. He was playing every night as soon as he got home from work, all weekend, ignoring dinner time, and was even late to work on a few occasions when he tried to play in the morning before leaving. I was feeling ignored, and I resorted to increasingly drastic measures. I would slam his laptop close, unplug the wifi, I once even cut the power to the house. Of course, none of that worked, it just started massive fights.So, after our son was born, I sat down with him and told him I want going to take care of a baby by myself while he closeted himself with his computer. Once he understood how neglected I had been feeling we worked out a schedule. He agreed he could play from the time he got home until dinner was ready, but dinner time until the baby went to bed was family time. And to keep night times free, we agreed that game time would be limited to every other night, and only one day on the weekend.It wasn't perfect, but it was a compromise that everyone could live with. My husband even managed to get me into WoW for a while, and we had a really great group of friends that we played with, so even that became bonding time. Sit down with your boyfriend, and explain to him how you feel. If he really cares about you, then together you can work something out.
Why do schools teach kids to hide in classrooms when there is a shooter in the school? Wouldn’t it be better to go into a classroom, lock the door, open a window and run as far away as possible?
As a teacher in a school, I can say the following.Firstly, Schools operate lockdowns procedures based on a harm-reduction model using techniques and best practices that are designed in partnership police services to reduce harm in a given situation. These practices, however, will not eliminate all potential harm. These practices, as in many large organisations are subject to regular review and adjustment as necessary. Nobody pretends to make any claim of infallibility.Secondly, as another pointed out, having kids, staff and potential shooters running all about would be truly chaotic, and would certainly leads to more lives lost. Again, the threat may very well be outside the building; without credible information, running / jumping out of a window would almost certainly be risky, and potentially draw attention to said window, thereby putting others at risk.Thirdly, schools are not in the security business. School staff are not mercenaries, hired guns, or police officers. Some teachers hail from a variety of career background before becoming teachers, but education, and not law enforcement is our focus. Invariably this includes student safety, but more to my point, security involves mainly other specially trained professionals.Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, this is also a cultural issue. Presumably many readers here are located in the continental US and others still would be familiar with more recent, less recent and now more distant tragedies that are far too frequent and almost a regular feature of life in the US. We in Canada are not immune to gun violence either, but the volume and regularity of these tragedies in the US is alarming - a clear sign we’ve turned a dark corner. What is needed is for people to mobilize and truly put pressure on their elected officials. I read an essay about a trauma surgeon who dealt mainly with bullets in bodies. Her view was that if people were to actually have to bear witness to these events in a real way, such as by looking at photos of victims, then the conversation would change altogether.I don’t really know one way or another, but I hope one day we can go back to schools without having to face the unthinkable possibility of such violence and as a result have to “practice” for these events.
How would you survive a home invasion without a gun after calling 911?
To "Nobody", Thanks for the website that you provided. I'll make sure to include what that website says about protecting against home invasion as part of my plan to prepare my residence for a home invasion if it happened (though I hope it doesn't). If you have anymore websites like the one that you provided, let me know. To "wayfaroutthere", I like your plan and preparations, especially when you already have your phone with you to immediately call 911 even if you heard someone breaking in your home while you're sitting next to two loaded weapons and an open gun safe of ammo. I also respect your choice to have a firearm as a secondary weapon with something else as your primary one. Lastly, it's good to know that after calling 911, the police will arrive at your place in less than 10 minutes. To "Zhi Li", Yahoo' users "Nobody" and "To "wayfaroutthere" were nice enough to include a website and a plan respec
What is the definition of victim mentality when it comes to rape?
I am a rape SURVIVOR. I was a rape victim. I was raped, I suffered through all the victim "mentality" of being afraid of men. Of being afraid to leave my house. Of being afraid someone could look at me and tell I had been raped. I spent weeks crying alone in my room. I didn't want to be touched. I felt weak, and disgusted with myself for being raped. It took months of therapy and getting myself over the trauma and the self blame that all rape victims experience to one degree or another. But I did it. I can now have a loving relationship with a man again. I can live my life without being crippled by fear. I don't wake up in a cold sweat from nightmares any more. THAT is what makes me a rape survivor. To continue to call myself a victim, to me that would be the definition of "victim mentality". To me, that would mean my rapist was successful in taking away my sense of self worth. I WAS a rape victim. I am now a rape survivor and I refuse to be a victim to my rapist ever again. Thank you Aycora. It doesn't shock me but it would be nice if for once they could put it aside and be understanding. To clarify: I don't in any way want to make it seem as if I'm saying rape victims are on some sort of time line for recovery. Each of us deals with different degrees of trauma and each of us heals at our own pace. I only hope that every person who has been raped will get the help they need to take their lives back. Edit: To those who think we should at some point forget we were raped, that is an impossibility. Rape affects your life forever but it doesn't have to run your life. In group therapy those of us who have recovered help those who haven't yet. When I first started going, I felt alone and isolated and could see no way I would ever feel normal again. Hearing from women who had been through rape and had healed to the point where they could have a normal life gave me hope for my own healing. Now I use my experience to help others who feel like I did then. As long as people are still being raped I will never shut up about it.