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So, I have been away for awhile. Literally and figuratively…

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Hi!

I went down south for close to a week to visit my family and bring my mom back with us. My kiddo finished her play-again, and I am on day 4 of being sick. So, things have been crazy! I cannot believe that summer is about to bid us adieu, well not next week, but soon enough.

I have been following presidential hopefuls, annoyed that our president doesn’t seem to be doing much of anything and freaked out about the selling of baby body parts. I really cannot stand either political party anymore, and I don’t know how those in power can sleep at night because I can’t and I am not guilt-ridden like they have to be.

Since I wrote last, there has been another attack on our military, but the WH did not even want to fly the flag at half-mast. Say what you want about our president, but patriotism or love for this country and our military is not high on his list right now, or ever.

I am so aggravated with the state of affairs in our country, how the racial divide has grown more over the last 5 or 6 years, and how we are still not fixing the dramatic influx of immigrants that we do not have the finances for.

I love our country, and I love my life with my kid, but it is so frustrating when so many things are in disarray. It is hard to be hopeful for the future. It is hard to look ahead and see sunny days when I don’t feel like I or the country I grew up in is on solid ground.

So, I was mum for a few weeks, and I right out of the gate offended people probably. But honestly, I don’t care. I want to write my truth. I sometimes hold back as to appease, or to stay in the middle. The thing is, on some issues I am so in the middle. On other issues, I am so far away from the middle that it is not funny.

It’s kind of like my music taste-unpredictable! No one can easily put me into a box or category and I used to think that made me weird. But now, I know that it makes me a strong woman who thinks and feels and cares and does not just go along in life accepting everything. Those days are done.

I suggest for you all to care and be involved too. There is nothing more infuriating than someone who complains all of the time about everything but does nothing to change their circumstances. If all of us fought for the little things, the big things would not be so insurmountable.

Happy Monday!

Simply~
Dee

So, I am thankful to be born here. For the people that aren’t, I don’t understand…

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This is a patriotic post, so if you aren’t a patriot, don’t read or comment if you don’t like the U.S. I know that our country has a scandalous past and a rocky history. But have you ever known of any country to be perfect? This whole anti-Columbus day business and flag burning in the U.S. is crap. I am not proud of a lot of things that have happened, but I am proud of so many things that did. I am so proud of our soldiers. Don’t agree with the wars? Blame the world leaders. Including our president. But please be supportive of those who have died and fought for our precious freedoms.

Like the gay marriage legislation? Hate it? Either way, we have freedoms in this country that people die because of in the middle east. Being gay here has not been easy for folks. But being gay in middle east means dying. Interracial marriage was banned here for so long, but marrying outside of one’s race or religion does not happen everywhere. In many cultures, you are forced to do what a minority of people say is right and that is what is great about our country. It may have taken a long time for things to turn around in regards to discrimination, but life is better here in the U.S. except for Christians.

I get so sick of people saying what the Christians did during the Crusades was so terrible. But as a whole, Christians have not done anything close to that in a very long time. KKK? They do not count as Christians, so don’t bring that up. But there are mass killings all over the world in the name of religion and no one says a word about it. But Christians are terrible, and Americans are greedy. What is happening in so many countries right now is frightening and deplorable, but people still complain about our great nation?!

Well, there is always a way out of here. There are many that love this country that would be happy to move here and take the place of those ridiculous people who think that our history is shameful and disgusting. It isn’t sparkly and white and unblemished, but we are a nation of compassionate and giving people. We have thousands of fire fighters, police officers and soliders and teaches who have changed the lives of countless people who have shaped this country. There are always bad politics or people in every part of the world and in every situation. But from where I am standing, I think that we have it pretty good here.

All I can do is pray for our leaders whether I care for them or not. I can pray that our country is not taken over by the religious intolerant and that with the new president, comes good things. Happy 4th to you all. God Bless everyone, and especially those who risk life and limb so that we can type however we feel about anything on to these pages without fear of persecution.

Simply~

Dee