Ok, lets talk about family unit days. This is something that has been on my mind since April and I just haven't had a chance to write about it. What is prompting me to write about it now? I am on a military chat board and the topic has come up.
Most unit family days or FRG family days are geared towards families with kids. You don't have kids you are kind of the odd duck. So most of the time I am the ugly duckling. Right now with both units I don't know many people. Well, honestly, I don't know any with the IA unit (Individual Augment, basically he is part of two units, the unit he is deployed with and the home unit), and our home unit it's a few, but they don't always come to the events either. It's not that I haven't tried. But with the Marine being an IA, I don't know the people with the IA unit, and we were only with the home unit for a short time that I didn't get a chance to meet everyone there. Then there is the fact that the units always do things when I am a working. So I can't make it those nights. So it has been a bit of a slow process.
Another thing is that they have been doing banner making parties when most of the Marines have been there only for a few months. Odd. Or at least odd to me, I can't go and make a banner when I have 1/2 to 3/4 of the seriously long deployment ahead of us. I don't want to store it for the majority of the deployment. I'll also forget where I put it. That's why, being the procrastinator that I am, I will make the sign the night before he comes home! (Yes, I did this for the last deployment. I was in denial about him coming home, I just didn't believe it because he had been gone for 13 months and the fact that they didn't inform the IA families. That's a whole different story!)
There are wives groups and they usually meet at least once a month, but again they ALWAYS meet on nights I'm working. They apparently have a thing for Tuesdays and Thursdays! So I rarely go to those, and then they plan things like a Beauty Swap. Seriously, not my kind of fun, maybe for them but not me. I just want to meet, talk, eat, and have a glass of wine. Make it easy ladies! Simple is good, really. Or do a wine tasting, or a ghost walk (yes, I have suggested those to no avail). But 2 Beauty Swaps in a year, come on now! Fashion is not my thing. Give me my jeans and t-shirt and I am happy. I don't dress to impress (I dress appropriate all the time), I'll dress nice when I need to, but I will not dress up for the Generals wife when the invite says casual. She DOESN'T care what you are wearing, if she does she is not worth your time or concern. Just my 2 cents on that, I do have a great Admiral wife story that I'll tell another time.
In all honesty unit family days are great, I don't mind them, normally I enjoy them especially if I know the people! But sometimes I wish they had more adult friendly or adult only events that aren't on Tuesday and Thursday. It's funny they seem to have more when the Marines are here, and when they are gone they are few and far between.
Now, please don't think that I don't do anything with the units. I do when I can! This weekend I am going to a event, it looks like it will be great! I'll tell you about it when I get a chance. This one is actually just for spouses. This event is actually done by CREDO, which is run by the Navy Chaplains.
My advice, go to any and all events that you can. You never know who you will meet. Your next best friend might be there and they may or may not have kids. Don't exclude yourself because you don't have kids, and don't decide you can't become friends with someone if they have kids. The events are what you make of them.
"Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance." ~Author Unknown
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Where Were You on May 1, 2011?
President Obama just announced that Osama Bin Laden has been killed and that his body was recovered on May 1, 2011. This is from the information that I have gotten from the news.
I have mixed feelings. I am glad that we finally got him, I had a quick moment of "Thank God!" Since I have heard the news I have had a heavy heart. I can't celebrate this because this war is far from over, and with this news I worry for our troops that are currently in theatre and will be going over there. I worry about the retaliation. Maybe I'm more concerned because the Marine is a Marine and is over there right now, I have many friends that have husbands that over there, and we also have friends there. I worry that the next few months will be harder than they already have been. I worry that homecomings and R&Rs will be delayed or postponed, I worry that our troops may have to go over sooner than they expected.
Bin Laden's death can be a good thing or a bad thing. Things could calm down since they don't have a leader or mastermind. Or things could get worse because of those same things, they just might go crazy. I guess the coming days and weeks will prove what the outcome is.
The bases in my area changed the Force Protection Condition to BRAVO today. I think this was why.
So where was I on May 1, 2011 when I found out? I was in my living room waiting for President Obama to come on the air, at 10:30pm. Then the Marine called shortly before 11pm. We waited another half hour for him come on the air, and then we heard the news together. Nearly 10 years after 9/11 he was killed. A bit of a bitter sweet moment.
Just remember this doesn't mean it's the end, or that it should be the end. For all we know this end could be the beginning. Of what? We will just have to wait and see. This is far from over, both of these quotes are fitting.
"The death of Bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nations effort to defeat Al-Queda. Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that Al-Queda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain vigilant at home and abroad" ~ President Barack Obama
"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done." ~ President George W. Bush
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I have mixed feelings. I am glad that we finally got him, I had a quick moment of "Thank God!" Since I have heard the news I have had a heavy heart. I can't celebrate this because this war is far from over, and with this news I worry for our troops that are currently in theatre and will be going over there. I worry about the retaliation. Maybe I'm more concerned because the Marine is a Marine and is over there right now, I have many friends that have husbands that over there, and we also have friends there. I worry that the next few months will be harder than they already have been. I worry that homecomings and R&Rs will be delayed or postponed, I worry that our troops may have to go over sooner than they expected.
Bin Laden's death can be a good thing or a bad thing. Things could calm down since they don't have a leader or mastermind. Or things could get worse because of those same things, they just might go crazy. I guess the coming days and weeks will prove what the outcome is.
The bases in my area changed the Force Protection Condition to BRAVO today. I think this was why.
So where was I on May 1, 2011 when I found out? I was in my living room waiting for President Obama to come on the air, at 10:30pm. Then the Marine called shortly before 11pm. We waited another half hour for him come on the air, and then we heard the news together. Nearly 10 years after 9/11 he was killed. A bit of a bitter sweet moment.
Just remember this doesn't mean it's the end, or that it should be the end. For all we know this end could be the beginning. Of what? We will just have to wait and see. This is far from over, both of these quotes are fitting.
"The death of Bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nations effort to defeat Al-Queda. Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that Al-Queda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain vigilant at home and abroad" ~ President Barack Obama
"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done." ~ President George W. Bush
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Happy Easter!
In honor of Easter (even though it's few days late) I'll show you the Marines Easter care package.
So first you need your box. I highly recommend you use the USPS Flat Rate boxes. I use them all the time, in country and out of country. I like USPS, I know a lot of people don't but I do. You can get FREE supplies, not only that but they can send you these FREE supplies to your front door for FREE! Ok, yes it can take up to a week to 10 days, but if you plan accordingly you don't have to hassle with the actual Post Office until you mail the package. Another plus with the flat rate boxes, is when you ship to APO/FPO addresses, it's $2 off the flat rate!
The Dancer
So first you need your box. I highly recommend you use the USPS Flat Rate boxes. I use them all the time, in country and out of country. I like USPS, I know a lot of people don't but I do. You can get FREE supplies, not only that but they can send you these FREE supplies to your front door for FREE! Ok, yes it can take up to a week to 10 days, but if you plan accordingly you don't have to hassle with the actual Post Office until you mail the package. Another plus with the flat rate boxes, is when you ship to APO/FPO addresses, it's $2 off the flat rate!
Then you need to gather your supplies, goodies, and box stuffers. Whatever you want to put in is fine. The Marine got Easter grass (Nicole and Kyle say it's the devil), an egg puzzle, a small basketball hoop w/ball, soccer eggs, an animal balloon (think the first Shrek movie,) and of course candy! Everything except the candy I got at Dollar Tree or in the Easter aisle at Walmart, but those items were about $1 each. I like to think cheap, something that they can give away or toss and not feel bad about it.
Here a few pictures of how I put it all together. I basically layered the Easter grass, and all the items. I did fill the Easter eggs with jelly beans, and I taped them shut. I didn't want loose jelly beans.
Now, tape up the box, grab and fill out your customs form and your label. Both the custom form and the label can also be ordered and sent to your house from USPS. You don't have to use a label, but we perfer to use them. That way the Marine can just take off the label and reuse the box, and to keep my name and address safe. It's a PERSEC thing, everyone should know and use it in this day and age, not just military.
The Marine did get his package, and I told him he had to open it on Easter Sunday! He said the white chocolate rabbit melted and it now looks funny. He's going to take a picture for me. He also said I ruined his diet, but what's an Easter basket without all the goodies! I think he secertly enjoyed it though.
Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
The Dancer
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Waiting
It's been an incredibly long day. I found out this morning about the Marines cousin. FIL said that he was going to email him. We have a Google Talk phone number, and I called and left him a message, basically saying to give me a call when he can. I didn't want to tell him in a message or in an email. I'm sure he'll know before he calls me but I know we are going to talk about his cousin.
His cousin was one year younger than him and they used to hang out and play together before S and his family moved to Oklahoma. I have only met S once. That was about a year and half ago. I also met his wife and little girl at that time.
All day I have been thinking about if I can make it to South Dakota. I think that is where it will be because that is currently where his wife, parents, and grandparents live. I want to be there for the Marine and his family. This is what I hate about the military life. Sometimes you can't make it to events because of distance, deployments, moving, or even not getting leave approved. I'm sure I could get time off from work, but then I need to find someone to watch the furbabies. I have one extra pet right now, and I hate to have my normal petsitter take on another pet who is already a little stressed being away from her family. So when I know more about the services, I'll figure something out. I also need to discuss it with the Marine, see if we can afford it.
But I'll be there no matter what, even if it is only in spirit.
Can miles truly separate you from friends? If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?
- Richard Bach
The Dancer
His cousin was one year younger than him and they used to hang out and play together before S and his family moved to Oklahoma. I have only met S once. That was about a year and half ago. I also met his wife and little girl at that time.
All day I have been thinking about if I can make it to South Dakota. I think that is where it will be because that is currently where his wife, parents, and grandparents live. I want to be there for the Marine and his family. This is what I hate about the military life. Sometimes you can't make it to events because of distance, deployments, moving, or even not getting leave approved. I'm sure I could get time off from work, but then I need to find someone to watch the furbabies. I have one extra pet right now, and I hate to have my normal petsitter take on another pet who is already a little stressed being away from her family. So when I know more about the services, I'll figure something out. I also need to discuss it with the Marine, see if we can afford it.
But I'll be there no matter what, even if it is only in spirit.
Can miles truly separate you from friends? If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?
- Richard Bach
The Dancer
Rough Day
We had tornadoes last night. I'm ok, but Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune were hit. From what I can tell all my friends are ok. It was a pretty intense night last night.
I had gone to an event that my Jr. Company Dancers were dancing in. After about an hour there, one of the moms got a call from her boss and he said that the town he lived in (near Wallace, NC) was hit with a tornado and that many buildings were destroyed. So the moms and I went over to one of the brick buildings at the church. The building we had been in was a big metal warehouse type building that they use for a gym. So not the safest building. One of the moms was on the phone with someone, when Skip Waters , he was suppose to emcee the event, said on live news that the storm was heading for us and to get in a safe place. So she went over to the gym and let everyone know while we waited. We hung out in the hallway of the Sunday School building, for about 15-20 minutes. A tornado had touched down about 3 miles away from where we were. I waited a bit longer because the storm was headed towards my house, and I didn't want to drive into it.
I got home safely and nothing had happened in our area, not even rain, just some wind. But the clouds in the Jville direction were nasty. We still had a warning for Onslow County so I kept my eyes on the news. About 9pm Jville and Camp Lejeune were hit.
I have contacted my FRO's (2 because the Marine is an IA) to let them know that I'm ok. The Marine knows I'm ok. He had gotten on yahoo chat, and I let him know about the storms. He also called later. We are both concerned about all the Marines that are deployed from Camp Lejeune, because right now they are worried about their families. Not to be with your family during a time of disaster is frustrating.
In other sad news, I sent an email out to all of my friends and family letting them know we were ok, my FIL responded back saying he just found out that the Marine's cousin passed away sometime during the night or morning. S (cousin) was about the same age as the Marine. They aren't sure what the cause was, but apparently he had a similar episode a month ago. He had a wife and young daughter. Please keep the Marine's family in your thoughts and prayers.
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
- Helen Keller
The Dancer
I had gone to an event that my Jr. Company Dancers were dancing in. After about an hour there, one of the moms got a call from her boss and he said that the town he lived in (near Wallace, NC) was hit with a tornado and that many buildings were destroyed. So the moms and I went over to one of the brick buildings at the church. The building we had been in was a big metal warehouse type building that they use for a gym. So not the safest building. One of the moms was on the phone with someone, when Skip Waters , he was suppose to emcee the event, said on live news that the storm was heading for us and to get in a safe place. So she went over to the gym and let everyone know while we waited. We hung out in the hallway of the Sunday School building, for about 15-20 minutes. A tornado had touched down about 3 miles away from where we were. I waited a bit longer because the storm was headed towards my house, and I didn't want to drive into it.
I got home safely and nothing had happened in our area, not even rain, just some wind. But the clouds in the Jville direction were nasty. We still had a warning for Onslow County so I kept my eyes on the news. About 9pm Jville and Camp Lejeune were hit.
I have contacted my FRO's (2 because the Marine is an IA) to let them know that I'm ok. The Marine knows I'm ok. He had gotten on yahoo chat, and I let him know about the storms. He also called later. We are both concerned about all the Marines that are deployed from Camp Lejeune, because right now they are worried about their families. Not to be with your family during a time of disaster is frustrating.
In other sad news, I sent an email out to all of my friends and family letting them know we were ok, my FIL responded back saying he just found out that the Marine's cousin passed away sometime during the night or morning. S (cousin) was about the same age as the Marine. They aren't sure what the cause was, but apparently he had a similar episode a month ago. He had a wife and young daughter. Please keep the Marine's family in your thoughts and prayers.
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
- Helen Keller
The Dancer
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Mrs. Obama's Visit
Today Mrs. Obama and Dr. Jill Biden visited Camp Lejeune. A week ago I received an email from my FRO (Family Readiness Officer) about their visit. So I called my FRO to see if there was a spot available. In doing that I had to sign away my soul...Ok, not really but I did have to give him my full name, my SS number, my place of birth, and my current address. You have to do the same thing if you want to visit the White House, so not such a big deal since I did that last spring. I found out two days ago that I was selected to attend.
So I got up at 4:20 am, let the dogs out (I'm dog sitting one extra dog), lock the cats up (because they don't really like the new dog, and new dog isn't sure what they are), get dressed, let dogs in, grab purse, and leave the house by 4:45am. If you know me, I don't do well getting up this early so this is a huge feat for me! You are probably wondering why I left so early. Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune have horrible traffic in the morning on top of that there is some road work at the front gate. So I didn't want to miss the event because I was in traffic for an hour and half. I also picked up a friend who was also going to the event. Luckily, I did miss all the traffic. It was so nice! But that did leave me sitting in the parking lot for a while. So I did my make-up and read my book for about 30 minutes. About 6:45 I headed into our units building to wait for the bus, got on the bus at 7am, then we headed over to the field house. Then we went through security and were seated.
And then we waited...and waited...and waited...and waited. We sat and waited about two hours. Thank goodness I brought my book, The Devil in Pew Number 7 (BTW, great book) and my iPod Touch which let me entertain myself by playing Sudoku. I also chatted with two friends, one sent me an text saying, "I see you...in a non-creepy way, I promise." LOL, I think she's pretty funny. We weren't waiting for everyone to get through security and get seated for 2 hours, maybe we only waited a half hour for that. But we were waiting on the White House people to be ready.
I also like to people watch. While I was people watching I noticed that the majority of the voluntold Marines were single Marines. So I felt that this event was wasted a bit right there. I know there were more spouses that were interested in attending but each unit only had so many spots for spouses. So that was a disappointment that most of the people there didn't want to be there because they didn't have families and didn't care about what was going.
While I am discussing things I'm disappointed with, let's talk about how they were telling people no kids, and then they had a select few (10 maybe 12) who sat with their parents behind the podium. Basically they made it look like a family event for the news cameras. Again, I had friends that couldn't come because they had children and couldn't get child care on such short notice.
Finally, the CO of the base made an announcement and let us know that we needed to be patient and that things would be starting soon. And we waited some more. He actually started walking around and was talking to the Marines and the spouses. He jokingly told the people not to ICE him because we were waiting on the White House, and I said, "So we need to ICE the White House?" He laughed and said, "Yes, ICE the White House!" Honestly, I think the base did a good job with the event, and I know we weren't waiting on them.
Finally, Major General Jensen got up and spoke. He introduced the "First Dude" (the Governor's husband)of North Carolina, Bob Eaves, and he gave a short speech. I learned from him that NC is the Most Military Friendly State. He also spoke of Carolina Helping Heroes. This program is about the local communities helping the families of deployed military members in NC. Check to see if your state has something similar, if not start your own! Then Major General Jensen introduced NC Senator Kay Hagan, and she gave a short speech. Finally, the time came for Major General Jensen to introduce Dr. Jill Biden and Mrs Obama. Dr Jill Biden spoke first, and she had some good stories of military families she has come across. Her son is also military so she understands the military life a bit.
Finally, Mrs Obama spoke. I did not feel that this was politically motivated, and this isn't in response to what happened last week with the possibility of the military not being paid during a government shutdown. This event had been planned before the possible shutdown. This was about helping military families during times of peace and during times of war. This is something that Mrs. Obama wants to last beyond her husbands term as President. She wants this for our Veterans, our current service members, and our future service members and their families. This is something that Mrs. Obama has been interested in for awhile.
She spoke of a new initiative for military families called, "Joining Forces." Basically, it's about getting the communities, businesses, and other organizations involved with helping military families. This can be education assistance, job assistance for spouses and service members, wellness, basically anything that can help a military family out big or small. Small, your neighbor's husband is deployed, offer to mow her lawn. Or in my case, my friend wanted to head home for a couple of weeks shortly after her Marine deployed. I offered to watch her sweet Chloe dog, so Chloe didn't have to be boarded for 2 weeks. Sometimes the little things are the big things. Big, businesses like Sam's Club offering job transfers when military spouses move due to orders, or Chamber of Commerce's having job fairs for Veterans and military spouses.
If you are in a military community you may already be seeing a lot of this type of thing. If you are aren't, go to your bases website, talk to your FRO, and check with your local Chamber of Commerce. If you aren't in a military community, you may have to look a bit deeper. Also check your Chamber of Commerce, and maybe check the VFW and the American Legion. If you aren't finding something then start your own organization to help military families. If you want assistance and aren't finding it, create it.
Be Proactive Instead of Inactive! (I say that a lot!) That's something I learned with our first deployment.
The Dancer
So I got up at 4:20 am, let the dogs out (I'm dog sitting one extra dog), lock the cats up (because they don't really like the new dog, and new dog isn't sure what they are), get dressed, let dogs in, grab purse, and leave the house by 4:45am. If you know me, I don't do well getting up this early so this is a huge feat for me! You are probably wondering why I left so early. Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune have horrible traffic in the morning on top of that there is some road work at the front gate. So I didn't want to miss the event because I was in traffic for an hour and half. I also picked up a friend who was also going to the event. Luckily, I did miss all the traffic. It was so nice! But that did leave me sitting in the parking lot for a while. So I did my make-up and read my book for about 30 minutes. About 6:45 I headed into our units building to wait for the bus, got on the bus at 7am, then we headed over to the field house. Then we went through security and were seated.
And then we waited...and waited...and waited...and waited. We sat and waited about two hours. Thank goodness I brought my book, The Devil in Pew Number 7 (BTW, great book) and my iPod Touch which let me entertain myself by playing Sudoku. I also chatted with two friends, one sent me an text saying, "I see you...in a non-creepy way, I promise." LOL, I think she's pretty funny. We weren't waiting for everyone to get through security and get seated for 2 hours, maybe we only waited a half hour for that. But we were waiting on the White House people to be ready.
I also like to people watch. While I was people watching I noticed that the majority of the voluntold Marines were single Marines. So I felt that this event was wasted a bit right there. I know there were more spouses that were interested in attending but each unit only had so many spots for spouses. So that was a disappointment that most of the people there didn't want to be there because they didn't have families and didn't care about what was going.
While I am discussing things I'm disappointed with, let's talk about how they were telling people no kids, and then they had a select few (10 maybe 12) who sat with their parents behind the podium. Basically they made it look like a family event for the news cameras. Again, I had friends that couldn't come because they had children and couldn't get child care on such short notice.
Finally, the CO of the base made an announcement and let us know that we needed to be patient and that things would be starting soon. And we waited some more. He actually started walking around and was talking to the Marines and the spouses. He jokingly told the people not to ICE him because we were waiting on the White House, and I said, "So we need to ICE the White House?" He laughed and said, "Yes, ICE the White House!" Honestly, I think the base did a good job with the event, and I know we weren't waiting on them.
Finally, Major General Jensen got up and spoke. He introduced the "First Dude" (the Governor's husband)of North Carolina, Bob Eaves, and he gave a short speech. I learned from him that NC is the Most Military Friendly State. He also spoke of Carolina Helping Heroes. This program is about the local communities helping the families of deployed military members in NC. Check to see if your state has something similar, if not start your own! Then Major General Jensen introduced NC Senator Kay Hagan, and she gave a short speech. Finally, the time came for Major General Jensen to introduce Dr. Jill Biden and Mrs Obama. Dr Jill Biden spoke first, and she had some good stories of military families she has come across. Her son is also military so she understands the military life a bit.
Finally, Mrs Obama spoke. I did not feel that this was politically motivated, and this isn't in response to what happened last week with the possibility of the military not being paid during a government shutdown. This event had been planned before the possible shutdown. This was about helping military families during times of peace and during times of war. This is something that Mrs. Obama wants to last beyond her husbands term as President. She wants this for our Veterans, our current service members, and our future service members and their families. This is something that Mrs. Obama has been interested in for awhile.
She spoke of a new initiative for military families called, "Joining Forces." Basically, it's about getting the communities, businesses, and other organizations involved with helping military families. This can be education assistance, job assistance for spouses and service members, wellness, basically anything that can help a military family out big or small. Small, your neighbor's husband is deployed, offer to mow her lawn. Or in my case, my friend wanted to head home for a couple of weeks shortly after her Marine deployed. I offered to watch her sweet Chloe dog, so Chloe didn't have to be boarded for 2 weeks. Sometimes the little things are the big things. Big, businesses like Sam's Club offering job transfers when military spouses move due to orders, or Chamber of Commerce's having job fairs for Veterans and military spouses.
If you are in a military community you may already be seeing a lot of this type of thing. If you are aren't, go to your bases website, talk to your FRO, and check with your local Chamber of Commerce. If you aren't in a military community, you may have to look a bit deeper. Also check your Chamber of Commerce, and maybe check the VFW and the American Legion. If you aren't finding something then start your own organization to help military families. If you want assistance and aren't finding it, create it.
Be Proactive Instead of Inactive! (I say that a lot!) That's something I learned with our first deployment.
The Dancer
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Out of the Mouths of Not So Babes
So the real saying is, "Out of the mouths of babes." Well, I got the opposite tonight. One of my girls said "va-jay-jay bagging" tonight. If you are giving the computer a weird look right now, then it's probably the same look I gave one of my older students tonight. I'm pretty sure my mouth dropped to the floor.
She asked me if there was such a thing as "va-jay-jay bagging, you know because guys do tea bagging."
WTF, seriously! She is 14 (turned 14 recently), and asking crap like this!
Then one of my sweet innocent girls was like, "What's tea bagging?"
Of course I refused to answer, and some of the other girls were saying, "You don't want to know." Thankfully, they left it at that. I'm just stunned that they know this stuff, they are so young! Ugh, the things they say sometimes. These girls are all 14 and younger, I'm just blown away by the things they know.
I do believe that our society and technology is causing our youth to know about things they shouldn't. Or maybe I was just super innocent at that age and in high school. Maybe it's a bit of both.
I used to be Snow White -- but I drifted.
She asked me if there was such a thing as "va-jay-jay bagging, you know because guys do tea bagging."
WTF, seriously! She is 14 (turned 14 recently), and asking crap like this!
Then one of my sweet innocent girls was like, "What's tea bagging?"
Of course I refused to answer, and some of the other girls were saying, "You don't want to know." Thankfully, they left it at that. I'm just stunned that they know this stuff, they are so young! Ugh, the things they say sometimes. These girls are all 14 and younger, I'm just blown away by the things they know.
I do believe that our society and technology is causing our youth to know about things they shouldn't. Or maybe I was just super innocent at that age and in high school. Maybe it's a bit of both.
I used to be Snow White -- but I drifted.
MAE WEST, The Wit and Wisdom of Mae West
The Dancer
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