Tacenda Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 You had one helluva hubby GG! Excuse my language. Merry Christmas too!! 1
Garden Girl Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 You had one helluva hubby GG! Excuse my language. Merry Christmas too!! I was very fortunate... he was a good and genuine man. I was 58 when he died... 16 years ago. 16 years of missing him, but I have wonderful memories... GG
MorningStar Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 A good friend of mine lost her baby on Christmas Eve. He was born very prematurely, lived 18 days, and it was the first and last time she held him. Then she had to go home and give her other two boys the best Christmas she could. Very hard time of year for her.
Yirgacheffe Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 (edited) . One of the missionaries at the empolyment center brought that up and said that in this day and age its kinda rare to find a young person who is pretty clean record wise. This is utter nonsense, the country abound with young people who have clean records. That the missionaries don't see/find them speaks a great deal about them. Edited December 26, 2014 by Yirgacheffe
Calm Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 "One of the missionaries at the empolyment center" Missionaries generally stay close to the 'zone' they are assigned to. Thus these employment center missionaries are likely seeing a very skewed group, mostly those who need help in getting a job, not just those who are looking for a job. 1
Yirgacheffe Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 "One of the missionaries at the empolyment center" Missionaries generally stay close to the 'zone' they are assigned to. Thus these employment center missionaries are likely seeing a very skewed group, mostly those who need help in getting a job, not just those who are looking for a job.That doesn't excuse their ignorant contemptuous statement.
ERayR Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 That doesn't excuse their ignorant contemptuous statement. And what excuses the "ignorant contemptuous statements" you utter?
Yirgacheffe Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 "One of the missionaries at the empolyment center" Missionaries generally stay close to the 'zone' they are assigned to. Thus these employment center missionaries are likely seeing a very skewed group, mostly those who need help in getting a job, not just those who are looking for a job.Why are missionaries at an employment center in the first place? Wouldn't those in need of a job be better served by people who have actually worked? How in the world is a kid who hasn't had more than 2 or 3 years worth of part time job experience supposed to contribute to someone who needs help in getting a job?
Yirgacheffe Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 And what excuses the "ignorant contemptuous statements" you utter?What those missionaries said is ignorant, they have no idea how many young people are out there who are "pretty clean record wise" Contrary to what the missionaries told this person it is not a rare occurrence, a huge majority of young people go through life without ever getting a misdemeanor record let alone a criminal one. And I'm quite certain that the LDS missionaries are including all LDS youth in the rare instances of record free youth.
ERayR Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 What those missionaries said is ignorant, they have no idea how many young people are out there who are "pretty clean record wise" Contrary to what the missionaries told this person it is not a rare occurrence, a huge majority of young people go through life without ever getting a misdemeanor record let alone a criminal one. And I'm quite certain that the LDS missionaries are including all LDS youth in the rare instances of record free youth. If the report is accurate it certainly is. but I come back tto my question to you, what excuses the "ignorant contemptuous statements" you utter?
ERayR Posted December 27, 2014 Posted December 27, 2014 Why are missionaries at an employment center in the first place? Wouldn't those in need of a job be better served by people who have actually worked? How in the world is a kid who hasn't had more than 2 or 3 years worth of part time job experience supposed to contribute to someone who needs help in getting a job? Those Church employment centers are manned by retired people who are called on a mission to do so. It is not a proselytizing mission but a service mission. 1
Rain Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 Why are missionaries at an employment center in the first place? Wouldn't those in need of a job be better served by people who have actually worked? How in the world is a kid who hasn't had more than 2 or 3 years worth of part time job experience supposed to contribute to someone who needs help in getting a job?My dad is one of those missionaries. He retired a few years ago after having management positions and training people in his job all over the US. In this particular LDS employment center I wouldn't be surprised at all if most of the young people he sees have a record. My husband lost his job last year and went to a different LDS employment center in the valley. After talking with my dad they found that the people who come in for jobs in that one are looking for professional jobs more often than the people in my dad's center. Much of it has to do with the people who live around the center.The center where my dad works is close to a large homeless area and areas where addicts frequent. The center where DH went is in the suburbs. Anyone can come into either, but because of proximity the centers will more likely have clients from close by.By the way, my husband interviews people to work for the company he works for and the last one as well. His best interviewee by far came from someone who did the job program at an LDS employment center. That's one reason why he turned to the LDS employment center when he lost his job. They have a great program and know their stuff. 1
Yirgacheffe Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 If the report is accurate it certainly is. but I come back tto my question to you, what excuses the "ignorant contemptuous statements" you utter?What report?
Yirgacheffe Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) My dad is one of those missionaries. He retired a few years ago after having management positions and training people in his job all over the US. In this particular LDS employment center I wouldn't be surprised at all if most of the young people he sees have a record.My husband lost his job last year and went to a different LDS employment center in the valley. After talking with my dad they found that the people who come in for jobs in that one are looking for professional jobs more often than the people in my dad's center. Much of it has to do with the people who live around the center.The center where my dad works is close to a large homeless area and areas where addicts frequent. The center where DH went is in the suburbs. Anyone can come into either, but because of proximity the centers will more likely have clients from close by.By the way, my husband interviews people to work for the company he works for and the last one as well. His best interviewee by far came from someone who did the job program at an LDS employment center. That's one reason why he turned to the LDS employment center when he lost his job. They have a great program and know their stuff.Then their distorted view of young people and painting all but a few with a broad brush is even more of a problem. Edited December 28, 2014 by Yirgacheffe
Calm Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 Speaking of Poptart, he hasn't been on the board for almost a week, hope he is okay. 2
Yirgacheffe Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 Speaking of Poptart, he hasn't been on the board for almost a week, hope he is okay. Me too, but he has paused in between postings before.... right?
Rain Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 Then their distorted view of young people and painting all but a few with a broad brush is even more of a problem.Or perhaps there was a miscommunication and they didn't actually mean or say what poptart understood. I'm going to assume the best of them at this point. 3
Rain Posted December 28, 2014 Posted December 28, 2014 I hope he is ok too. Silhouette has been on my mind as well. 1
cursor Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Sorry Cursor...your above post sounded so Hum Bug and unromantic... Last year my wife and I visited Costa Rica (two weeks, on the beach). The previous year we visited the Canary Islands ... off the coast of Spain (for three weeks). Sorry if that is not romantic enough for you. And, sorry if our outing wasn't centered on freakin' "Valentine's Day." Both I and my wife totally enjoyed our romantic getaway.
cursor Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 And, by the way, I clean house daily and cook dinner every night. Tonight we're having (sensitive to the root canal that my sweet wife had yesterday) a creamy corn and roasted pepper soup, with grilled cheddar cheese sandwich (all homemade, including my home-baked wheat bread). And, since i'm sensitive to her allergy to dairy, and yet she's OK on cheddar cheese (because of how it is processed) ... what the hell. I must not care at all. If that's not romance, then I don't know what is.
seriously honestly Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Chill out Cursor. Your post about not liking 4th of July and Valentines Day did indeed leave the impression that you weren't one for romance, you stated otherwise, and Garden Girl apologized. You don't need to keep bringing it up and throwing things back at her after she said sorry. Edited December 30, 2014 by seriously honestly 1
bluebell Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 I hope he is ok too. Silhouette has been on my mind as well. Me too, i know she was struggling. I enjoyed her posts very much.
bluebell Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 Chill out Cursor. Your post about not liking 4th of July and Valentines Day did indeed leave the impression that you weren't once for romance, you stated otherwise, and Garden Girl apologized. You don't need to keep bringing it up and throwing things back at her after she said sorry. Cue the theme song from Frozen- "Let it go, let it go...."
seriously honestly Posted December 30, 2014 Posted December 30, 2014 I'm going to be singing that song the rest of the day
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