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flabbergasted–but not at a loss for words.

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I had intended to blog today about the Beaver Lake Ghost, but something has gotten stuck in my craw and I can’t let it go.

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Some good friends of ours got back from a 2 week vacation to discover that some of the local kids hosted a pool party at their house while they were gone. A piece of equipment was broken during the bash, but thankfully, nobody was hurt.

These kids are friends (possibly ex-friends) of their son. As soon as my friend told me about the pool party, I knew exactly who was involved–I even guessed which kid was the ringleader. See, these were all friends of Ian’s when we lived in Oxford. And the ringleader was a boy Ian was allowed very limited time with because he was the epitome of Trouble. Honestly, he was Trouble’s Spawn. And the worst part was, his mother never seemed to be able to see it…(and I really like his mother a lot, but her inability to ‘see’ how B.A.D. her child was just baffled me)

Apparently, she still doesn’t get it and unfortunately, she’s not the only one.

My friend’s son was partially involved because he suggested the party to the Ringleader. Okay. I get that. He should be held accountable for his part. But this is what I don’t get. Many of the parents won’t take any responsibility at all…or acknowledge the fact that their kid did anything wrong because the son suggested the party to the Ringleader! WTF? Are you kidding me????

First of all…This all would’ve been nipped in the damned bud if one fucking parent had decided to contact the parents supposedly hosting the party. (all the kids told their parents that everyone was home) Did one adult call another adult to verify? No. They just pushed their kid out ‘tuck and roll’ style, without making any effort at all to call or walk up to the house and see if any adults were home. (these are 14 year old kids, y’all. Not 16 or 17.) Ian gets so frustrated with me when he makes all the text message plans and I say, get me the Mom’s number so I can verify. Isn’t that how it’s supposed to be done? Or am I supposed to just trust my damn 14 year old boy? Hah. Not on your life.

Secondly…I don’t care who arranged the damned party. I care that your kid was there and no adults were present and a piece of equipment was broken and by GOD your kid should be held responsible. Your kid KNEW no adults were present. He/she KNEW they were breaking the rules. HOLD THAT LITTLE SHIT RESPONSIBLE SO THEY’LL THINK TWICE ABOUT DOING IT NEXT TIME.

Thirdly…I don’t give a hairy hippo’s ass if your kid was the one who actually damaged the property or not. YOUR KID IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY BECAUSE HE WAS THERE UNATTENDED AND WITHOUT PERMISSION. These kids will NEVER learn a lesson. EVER.

I’m not a perfect parent by any stretch of the imagination but I am appalled that any parent would excuse this behavior. It’s common freaking sense. Your kid was at a pool party without being invited by the homeowners, without adults even being present, some property was damaged and that kid KNEW he shouldn’t be there. Bone up on your parenting skills and make your kid take some responsibility. Something really bad could’ve happen. You’re lucking you’re getting a second chance. You might wanna try to teach your little shitbag* a lesson so he won’t do it again.

*all 14 year old kids are shitbags from time to time. It’s a term of endearment around our house… sorta.

ok.
/end rant.

it’s fiction people…

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So, after Anne Rice so vehemently proclaimed she was finished with the Lestat novels because she was born again, she has now recanted. One more Lestat novel is forthcoming.

Now look, I don’t care about the Lestat novels one bit. I liked two of them. The rest did nothing for me. I did always have a problem with renouncing her fiction for her faith because they are two separate things. It baffles my mind when people can’t separate life from fiction.

When you make sweeping statements like

“I would never go back, not even if they say you will be financially ruined. I would be a fool for all eternity to turn my back on God like that.”

then you always wind up looking foolish. C’mon. It’s okay to have faith and write vampire books. Or zombie books. Or books about witches. Or whatever. Faith and fiction are two different things, unless you want to intertwine your faith in your fiction. But let me just say, IMO when you do that, you risk coming off as preachy and judgmental and frankly, turn readers away.

Anne is justifying her return to the Lestat story by saying:

the book will have a definite Christian framework and a focus on the theme of redemption

hmmm. sounds a little preachy to me.

My favorite line in the article:

“I don’t see it as a violation of my promise, because I won’t be writing about vampires in the same way,” Rice maintains.

C’mon, Anne. Just admit that you can write fiction and have faith. I would have much more respect for your return to the Lestat lifestyle if you’d just admit you realized you made a mistake by renouncing your fiction in 2002. I am so disappointed that you are justifying it by offering some sort of redemption theme. Just write the book as it was meant to be written–don’t use it to recruit.

KTHXBYE

a rant.

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I apologize in advance for this, but this is a hot topic for me. You can thank Maria for getting me riled up.

There is an email being distributed about The Golden Compass and its anti-religious propaganda. (don’t even get me started on the forwarding of emails. That is NOT what this rant is about, but that is a subject I could go on about for days…) This email warns Christians away from this movie because it will basically brainwash the kids. It’s BAAAAD. It’s against God.

FW: Heads up: The Golden Compass

There will be a new Children’s movie coming out December 7th called “The Golden Compass.” It is written by Phillip Pullman, a proud athiest who belongs to secular humanist societies. He hates C.S. Lewis’s Chronical’s of Narnia and has written a trilogy to show the other side. The movie has been dumbed down to fool kids and thie parents in the hope that they will buy his trilogy where in the end the children kill God and everyone can do as they please. Nicole Kidman stars in the movie so it will most likely be advertised a lot.

First of all, if you’re gonna send out a mass email warning people away, please at least spell check it….

Now, onto the real rant of the day.

Main Entry:
science fiction
Function:
noun
Date:
1851
: fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component

The first thing I’m going to say here is, PEOPLE IT’S FICTION. You do get that, right? Just like Narnia was fiction?

Okay, so Phillip Pullman is an atheist. Good for him, that’s his right. If I’m a Christian and I’m writing vampire books, what does that mean? Nothing. My personal beliefs have zero to do with my fictional writing.

Here’s the thing that gets my goat. These mass emails are being sent around in a panic warning people away from taking their kids to the movie or letting them read the books. Well, whatever happened to having faith in what you teach your kids? Are you that threatened by the possibility that your children might be introduced to a different idea? Do you really have so little faith in the way you’ve taught your child and in your own belief system that they can be that easily swayed by a movie? Seriously?

This is just like the Harry Potter thing. Get over it. Have some faith in what you teach your kids. Give them credit for having a mind of their own and the ability to know what is right for them and what isn’t. If you are that insecure about your own religious choice and how you’ve taught your children, maybe you should do a little spiritual reexamination.

Honestly. It’s a movie. It’s fiction. Quit believing and forwarding the propaganda emails. Let your kids decide for themselves. Talk to them. Don’t “ban” them from something you haven’t even read or seen. And please, for the love of your God, have some faith in your own teachings.

I’ve decided that each time I get one of those emails, I’m replying to all with this message. And I think I’ll put at the bottom, if you are one of th 93% of the people who will delete this message, just remember, you emailed me first. The other 7% who will pass this on will find great success in life because they use the brain God gave them.