Stereotypes

Nothing will get a person into trouble faster than making an over-generalized stereotype.

It doesn't matter if it is a stereotype based on gender, race, or social status (or a perceived social status). It is still a stereotype.

Mama thinks all should note that if you make those types of statements you would do well to prepare yourself for tough questioning or backlash.

Simply because someone has a tongue piercing or lives in a trailer does not make them uneducated or stupid. Perhaps you've never seen a doctor with a tongue piercing because he or she takes it out during office hours. Perhaps the mere thought of someone coming from a less-than-prominent past or background being more educated (or just down right smarter) than you is scary.

To that, Mama says tough. Perhaps you should expand your social circle to include people from different walks of life. By that, Mama means that you should spend more than five minutes with those particular people to find out that there are educated and uneducated people from all walks of life.

There is a quote that says we are all born ignorant, but we must work hard to remain stupid. Some people in this world show the truth in that statement.

For the record - Mama lives in a trailer AND bought it by choice. Why? Because at that time it made good sense. Mama's beloved husband just got out of the Air Force and hadn't found civilian employment. It made no sense to leave housing to chance. We bought the place outright completely remodeled on the inside. We certainly did not have to worry about making a rent payment, now did we? Oh, and Mama graduated with a Bachelor's degree in three years and did it working full time AND was awarded Summa Cum Laude honors.

Education takes place more than in a classroom. It takes real world experience that a lot of people apparently miss out on by limiting their choices.

Lesson number two in how not to be a jerk - don't make over-generalized stereotypes and maybe take a critical thinking course or two...

Rest in peace

Rest in peace, Stephanie Wilcoxson. Jesus has you now.

You were a good and sweet girl and you will be missed at CIMS and in the entire town of Noble.

Merry Christmas from Mama

Remember that the BEST gift you can give Jesus today on His Birthday is your life. He lost His life for you. The last you can do is allow Him to live through you. Don't just give Him your heart...give Him your arms, hands, legs, feet, and brain.

Good job Brazil!

Mama is so very pleased to see that Brazil made the right decision!

Mama is so very pleased that Sean will get to come home to his daddy!

Congratulations on reuniting with your son, sir. It was a long battle, but Mama knows that it was well worth it.

This was in the best interest of the child.

Way to go NOW...

Just in case any of Mama's new precious little sweetums don't know...Mama is NOT a fan of the National Organization for Women.

NOW is jumping down the throat of the military for wanting to court marshal single women in the military who get pregnant (on purpose). How dare the military tell a woman what to do with her body.

Well, NOW, if you are THE person to speak for ALL women...why not consider the small women in utero who NEED their mothers to take care of them after they are born?

Oh wait - that's right. Silly Mama! Mama forgot that they aren't interested in the best interest of a child...only in adults who make poor decisions.

For the record - Mama does not oppose women in the military. Mama just thinks that if women want to be Mama then women ought to be allowed out of the military or wait until they have served their time OR have an unenlisted spouse.

Cute Christmas Idea

Mama is stealing this from her mama-in-law. Mama-in-law teaches the primary Sunday School class. The theme is a bakery for the entire quarter. Every Sunday they "cook" something in class. This past week, Mama's mama-in-law was pure brilliance!

She took little smokies and biscuits...and she made the biscuits into little baskets. She put the little smokies in the baskets. She called them Jesus in the managers instead of pigs in a blanket. The kids loved it!

MAPS 3

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How To NOT Be A Jerk...Lesson One

1. Do not punch Wal-Mart greeters in the face.

Do not punch them anywhere...Mama is not just making the face off limits.

Do not abuse the elderly who give out stickers and need a second income so they do not have to eat Alpo...or those who work simply because they wish to work.

Mama's Opinion of Party Crashing

Mama thinks that if you do not have an invitation in your hand that you should not attend.

Mama thinks this entire thing should really be on the collective shoulders belonging to the Secret Service. You let people in who weren't on the list...really? Well then perhaps a Taliban member would be willing to undergo "elective" surgery to change their appearance and attend the next function and blow up our leaders.

What the couple did was wrong, no doubt about it...and Mama thinks they should be punished - but who has the bigger responsibility? Consider Jaycee Duggard. Who had the bigger responsibility? The disgusting sex offender who we all knew would never do the right thing or the police who could have found her sooner?

This is a matter of national security. If two "nobodies" can waltz right in to something of this caliber shouldn't we all be a little concerned?