You Have Got to be Kidding Me

Some days, reading the news can both crack me up and rile me up.

Take this headline, directed at women: "Why You Need a Momma's Boy - Men Who Respect Their Mothers Make the Best Partners."

Really. See, to me, that is hilarious. For some, that may be true in a lot of ways. Or, if you're me, you could marry a man who was living with his mother in another state when you met him, and 3 months after the two of you buy a house, he moves Mom into town and in with you.

So, particularly now as a divorcé for a number of reasons apart from having Mom-in-law move in, I would have to strongly disagree with that headline. Heck, I don't even need to read the article.

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On the opposite end of the spectrum, there is a picture in today's paper with this caption:

"...an Irving middle school student gets taunted by other students for having an American flag during an immigration protest at Kiest Park."

Taunted for having an American flag? Taunted. For having an American flag.

Well kids, this being America, you have every right to your opinion. But since you are apparently so against the American flag and what it stands for, here's an idea for you: Since you want to wave your Mexico flag, why don't you get thee to Mexico and wave it from there? In other words - GO HOME.

Oh, wait. I forgot. You consider America your home, because after all, you were born here. That's what part of this is all about, the right you think you and your parents have to stay here. But alas, your parents were not born here, nor were they here legally when you were born here. And should the federal government ever figure out a workable means of getting all of the illegal immigrants out of here without having them all first clog up the federal court and prison systems, guess what, kiddos? Your parents are dragging you back with them, and boy, are you in for a rude awakening when you get there, after having lived here all your life.

You might be just a little bit regretful you taunted the American flag.