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H1ghCh4r1ty
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Posted - 01/16/2008 : 4:28:07 PM
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Lynda, you are so serious about everything.
You make the Pup and I smile.
The Pup and Emile Schoeffhausen
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justme
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 Posted - 01/16/2008 : 6:06:45 PM
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Originally posted by H1ghCh4r1ty
Give the child a key and they should be able to get into their home, fix a snack and start their homework. I'm talking middle to high school age, not little kids. The postings refer to a teen center. Kids that age should be able to show some maturity and that goes the same for their parents.
Again I do not feel that the city should take responsibility for the obligations of the parents.
That's an easy cop out.
And yes I own property and pay taxes.
Maybe the kids can go to Carlo's house after school for donuts and coffee until Mom and Dad get home....
The Pup and Emile Schoeffhausen
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I agree with your assessment, Emile. The city should not be any one's babysitter. You had them.............you take care of them.
And before any of you decide to jump all over me............ Yes, I own property and pay taxes and, as a single parent, my children did just what Emile is recommending. |
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EverettsPride
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Posted - 01/16/2008 : 11:08:08 PM
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I agree with you. My kids were in activities after school that I took them to. I was lucky enough to be able to be a stay at home mom for many years. Unfortunately, the kids are paying for their parents having to work two jobs, or being single parents. When my parents divorced my mother was lucky enough to have a niece who moved in with us and took care of us while my mother worked 11pm - 7am. She would sleep while we were in school and be there when we got home. I feel lucky that we had supervision like we did. It is not always possible. Is it our responsibility to care for all of these latch key kids? No, but as a community, if we want things to improve around here, we all have to pitch in somehow. When I was a kid the neighbors all helped each other out. Now, everyone says, "their not my kids." Great communities are full of people who support one another.
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H1ghCh4r1ty
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Posted - 01/16/2008 : 11:22:06 PM
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Sally, you are right.
But who knows their neighbors now? We can't allow our kids to stay next door in the illegal rooming house with 10-12 men living there until mom and dad get home from work to pick them up.
There are no easy answers except that the city of Everett should not be paying to amuse children or teenagers while their parents are working.
When we were kids we all knew our neighbors.
Those days are gone now.
This city is completely different.....
The Pup and Emile Schoeffhausen
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massdee
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Posted - 01/17/2008 : 09:39:54 AM
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| My neighborhood is unique, most of us live in the homes we grew up in. So, we all know each other and think nothing of stopping in for a visit, or calling if we run out of something. I lived elsewhere in the city for about twenty years and was very happy to move back. We all watch out for each other and help out the few elderly that are still here. This is what all of Everett once was. I know when those of us that are here now leave, that will be the end of this era in our neighborhood. |
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Head
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Posted - 01/17/2008 : 09:51:00 AM
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Mirror:
Just got done reading the other web site that Emilie time to make the donuts comment she really is a jerk, she must have been for joe, because has a lot to say about carlo before he even took office. I wouldn't mind owning my own business, a little jealous there emie and her pup. I think so.
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H1ghCh4r1ty
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Posted - 01/17/2008 : 2:22:50 PM
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Headly, sad that "anonymous" must have failed his/her grammar course in school.
The Pup and Emile Schoeffhausen
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 01/17/2008 : 7:08:09 PM
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| It also appears that anonymous believes the pronunciation of your name is "Emily" as opposed to the masculine derivative, "Emile," given the gender specific language employed. Sometimes, you just can't fix stupid. |
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H1ghCh4r1ty
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967 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2008 : 7:50:16 PM
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As Ron White says...."There isn't a pill or a class (anyone can take). Stupid is forever."
The Pup and Emile Schoeffhausen
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Dominic
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Posted - 01/24/2008 : 2:01:56 PM
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Come on head....the word is hermaphrodite. Like I tell my 7 year old....if you can't get the first couple of letters of a difficult word right you probably shouldn't be using it in a sentence.
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Tails
Administrator
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Posted - 01/24/2008 : 3:37:51 PM
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coffeelover1965
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Posted - 01/25/2008 : 9:01:49 PM
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Originally posted by Lynda
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Originally posted by H1ghCh4r1ty
Many people seem to think that the government, in this case the City, has the responsibility to babysit our children.
Why is that?
Why can't these children go home and do their homework or help out with family activities?
Why do parents always want someone else to take responsibility for their own offspring?
Every time a child breaks the law it is the same excuse from the parents...."Society should have done more to help my child."
How about helping your own children and stop whining about what the City of Everett needs to do for your lack of responsibily for your own children.
Emile Schoeffhausen
Do you want to know why we need the city to provide some after school activities for our kids? Let me tell you...
Do you own property in the city? Have you gotten a tax bill here? How do you expect the average family to allow our taxes to double and not have to have two incomes? You ask: Why can't these children go home and do their homework or help out with family activities? Because noone is there to great them. I hear you Emile but it is not feasible for some to stay at home and make cookies. I am fortunate that I don't have to work but I know many who do. I do not think that this is fair to burden on a working parent(s). What about parents without partners? What are they to do?
I think our new Mayor is going to make a big difference in our taxes but until that happens things are going to remain tight for some.
H1ghCh4r1ty[ & Lynda
You either don't have kids or you're the perfect parents, I don't know which.
I am a single responsible parent raising a now teenage daughter, I have been part of this fight to get more after school programs and a teen center in Everett since my daughter was in kindergarten. A TEEN center has nothing to do with parents needing to take more responsibility for their kids (although I do think that some parents just don't care) I also think that most parents do care and with the ever rising cost of basic needs and many incomes (one or two income families) not being able to make ends meet and the fact that it is not 25-35 years ago when mom was home and dad worked when we were out till the street lights came on the the 9 pm curfue was enforced. A teen center is a must. At least the parents that do care where their kids are, because we have to work, sometimes more than one job, or we have give up good paying jobs in order to stay closer to home so we can be with our children more, and take them to dance and sports activities, we will have the peace of mind knowing our kids are safe and off the streets and not out doing drugs, in gangs or having sex because there is no one home. There are studies done that prove that kids who have a structured place to go and who are involved in organized sports are less likely to to drugs and become part of a gang. WE NEED A TEEN CENTER.
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massdee
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Posted - 01/26/2008 : 10:20:37 AM
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| I am not against the concept of a teen center. I feel the city, re: the taxpayers, should not have to pay for it. I would like to see a private organization come into the city, something like a YMCA or a Girls and or Boys Club. I don't mean to sound callas but we pay for enough services through our tax dollars. People really do need to take responsibility for themselves. My kids are no longer school age so I don't have the problem of where the kids should be after school, but when I did, I did not expect the taxpayers of Everett to pay for my kids after school programs. The tax burden is great enough on us. How much more do people think we can handle? City government needs to be scaling back not spending more money. |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 01/26/2008 : 10:34:24 AM
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| With the dramatic tax increases this city has faced over the last few years, there is going to be little appetite for putting the cost of a teen center on the backs of the taxpayers. I think it should also be understood that the city outdoes itself in terms of providing more sports opportunities than the typical usual city. With two leagues in football and baseball - well, it's hard to argue that the city doesn't do enough. That said, a teen center would be welcome, and I think Senator Galluccio has mentioned working to get Everett a teen center. I hope it happens. |
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EverettsPride
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Posted - 01/26/2008 : 12:53:50 PM
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I agree a Girls and Boys Club, or a YMCA would be wonderful. I grew up in a city where we were able to use both of these facilities and I have nothing but great things to say about them. Many kids I knew who were headed in the wrong direction, found an outlet at the Y, or the Boys Club. Our elementary schools also had "Teen Nights" once a week where we would all go and do some sort of activity or go on field trips to skate, or to the movies. I beliueve it was funded through a grant, and did not cost the taxpayers. Something can be done.
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