Mermaid711

Well, It's been two whole years since I started playing tennis, and I have already upgraded my racquet once... but I now want to do it again. I have enough money saved up for this raquet. It is the Head? Airflow5.

 

 

It is a racquet sepecifically designed for a female player, as the grip in the part where you hold it is a tad bit smaller than the rest of the grip.

 

There are 4 different versions of the AirFlow:AirFlow1-The First of the AirFlow racquets, is a control oriented racquet. It has a forgiving sweet spot.

AirFlow3-The second AirFLow racqute... hmmm i wonder why it is the airflow 3 instead of the airflow 2... Very control oriented.

AirFlow5-The third Airflow, and the one mermaid plans on getting. A balance between controll and power, with a forgiving sweetspot.

AirFlow7-The most recent AirFlow, and the most powerfull.

But ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS start with a cheaper racquet before spending 150-300 on a raquet :XD:

Oh Emm Gee will, I TOTALLY understand.As most of y'all know, I'm a tennis player, this year, I'm like either number 7, 8, or 9 on the tennis ladder out of the like 80 girls on our team, so I'm big on after school practice. Well, As fall arrives, and days get shorter, I am left with not very much time to practice (Both of my parents are teachers so I have to babysit my little sister untill they get home :XD:) But they won't let me stay out after dark. Because if I do, I get all my privilages yanked out from under me. And I HATE how they think I am capable of absolutely nothing after dark. I am fully capable of protecting myself. And I can't stand how they won't let me do much on a school night... Other than go to the tennis courts...And I hate how they freak out when I make a B in a class. i mean for [[insert your religous firgure here]]'s sake I'm taking ALL Pre AP classes, and I'm only 13. Pluss i'm over loaded in extra-cirricullar activities that I barely have time for a social life. Oh and one more thing- they won't let me have a boyfriend... 'nuff said. They found out about one and i was in soooooo much trouble...

Yeah I like this book ALOT! I have almost finished reading it in three days... I think Lois is a very good authour... She managed to change my opinion on reading :XD: because I HATED reading before this point... Anyways...But i have noticed that everything in the book is like alll communist and stuff... Like trying to make everyone the same and equal... I have no idea why because I know it won't happen, but I want Jonas and fiona to be together... But I guess they can't because he is trying to flea the community. Im on chapter 20 right now

Well, recently in my Pre AP Language Arts class, we started reading a book called The Giver. At first I thought it was completely stupid and pointless but when you start to read more of it you just can't put the book down. I wouldn't recomend somebody younger than the age of 12 reading it, because it is sort of complex, but after a while you understand it.

 

Honestly, I can say that this book changed my oppinion on reading. I used to HATE reading. I despised it so. So now this lady is making us rad this book... Oh Glory :XD: But I am glad she has made us do this.

 

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The book is about these people who live in a community where everything is supposedly perfect, but it's purely communist IN MY OPINION. These people live in a world were no choises are made. They do not think for them selfs. They have a rule book in every house. They do not live with there birth mothers. They do not know what there birthdays are. they are promoted to the next age group in december. When they become "twelves" they begin training for their assignment. They are LEGALLY not allowed to have bikes untill they are "nines." They have "Confort objects" which are promptly taken away when children becom "Eights." Well they also release people from a community, I.E. Somebody does something just absolutely horrible, and they are no longer allowed to live in the community, or a newchild isnt delveloping properly and they are released. And the old. The oldest are released to... I still have yet to figure out what "Released" means... I hope not killed

 

The other reason why i don't think this book is quite appropriate for younger children is because Jonas has what's called a "Stirring" which is a dream that TYPICALLY involve a member of the oppisite sex without clothes on but anyways...

 

The giver=A very very good book

Oh, I agree completely!!(and I still can't believe you are only 13!....so much common sense for so young a mind!)

Hmmm... I seem to be getting that more increasing ly not only from you but from the world around me

Nothing is more annoying to me than to be in a store or restuarant and have brat kids running amok and screaming and just generally being a pain in the *bottom*.

Yeah I totally agree! It amazes me when people around my parents' age come up to us in public and say "Oh my God, your children are behaved so well!" Well I say to myself, "WELL DUH! WE WERE SPANKED!"

The problem is, if you whack your kid in public, you can be sure that some whiney, bleeding heart will turn you in for child abuse, and child services will come knocking on your door. Many parents are afraid to spank. The brats can run to their school counslers and tattle on their parents, and believe me, the parents are going to be guilty until proven inocent when it comes to child abuse.

Well the whiney bleeding heart person can kiss my behind for all I care. I do not deserve to be punished for instilling basic behavioural instruction in my child. And if you do not have proof the child is abused, by law they can not take the child away. They should be smart enough to figure out that children are sometimes confused about what goes on in their world and what goes on in reallity. And if my child ever did this.... ohhhh the spankings... oh the groundings.... oh the dinners with out desert....

Spanking should be used. Much more than it is now. Children need to be taught right from wrong. Time outs, verbal repremands, and other politacally correct garbage just doesn't work sometimes. Give 'em one, "No, don't do that" and when they do it again, swat 'em on the *bottom*.

Amen.

And the other thing that I believe is just as bad if not worse, are the parents who spank their children, but soon after turn around and say sorry. It's just as bad as not doing anything in the first place, pluss it teaches the child nothing... RAWR! :XD:

hello there fellow Xisto members.As some of you know I use my webspace to distribute stuff for myspace and other things...but i'm running out of ideasHere are the layouts i currently have:ParamoreMake Cupcakes not warRainbowsThe spaces between your fingers (AKA the kissy kissy layout)You were born original. Don't die a copy.Playin like a playaI also need some ideas for more guysh layouts... I'm chalenged in that department :XD:Please help me out

Now to the original topic. The idea of after life started when humans where very primitive compared to today. then they believed then that Earth has edges and that you fall of if you stepped from the edge further no matter what shape they imagined(circle, square,...) and we all know that isn't true. we all know how life works that it is just physics and chemistry and yet people can't forget this old belief about afterlife probably because they can't accept how insignificant in fact they are. So to answer the question in the title of this topic: THERE ISN'T LIFE AFTER DEATH.

*Off topic*

So you along with Carson, have passed away and have the answer to this question? Wow. I sure feel mortal right now :XD: Anyways, that isn't the answer to a question. I to, along with the big bang and the bible are theores. However you failed to explain to me how we just came out of nowhere, big bang or not, with out divine intervention. That's right. YOU CAN'T. However, being rimitive 300 years ago has nothing to do with what will happen as you pass away.

*Sorta On topic*

I believe in an existince after death. I am a christian, and I don't giv a flying fig with what you think about it. Just because I believe in a God and in an existance after death does not make me primitave or ignorant in anyway. Sure I could be wrong. Whatever.

*On topic*

There can not be life without a drive behind it IN MY OPINION! However if we are no more than mortal beings we have nothing to lose in religon. There is nothing wrong with believing in a God or other supernatural being. So yes, I BELIEVE in life afer death.

Call me a Jesus Freak. I don't care.

@ Carson, I am asuming you have already died and know the answer to this question? :XD: And if we are all coincidences of evelution, in this universe, SOMETHING had to be first. So explain to me, where the heat came from. Explain to me how 32 basic elements created by the stars eventually created 119 elements and how the basic elements bonded together to form intelegent life. Tell me all of it. I really want to know. I know the big bang theory, but i want an explenation.I believe in a spiritual existance after death. I don't see how it is possible how we could be something so... so... so complex with out there being a drive behind it... It just doesn't make sence. And to everybody who says religon is a waste of time:You have absolutly nothing to lose. There is either an afterlife or there isn't.But yeah. I believe in heavan and hell. I am baptist so I don't know about pergatory... oh well

Well, in two days we have to go back to school. In Texas we have what is called TAKS Testing. Well, all we do is spend all year preparing for these tests. It does nothing for anybody accept for the avarage kids. How ever, if you are an all AP student, above the class, over involved student like me, it wastes your time.But anyways, just thought I might through that in there.Have you noticed China is starting to catch up with the US? And do you know why? Their educational system is wayyy different than ours. They pull all of the smart , genius, overly intellegent kids out and send them to a school or university. Then, the not-so-smart kids are sent to do a trade. Now I think everybody should recieve an education, but We should also try to emulate their education system.In texas (Yes more texas stories :XD:) they have passed a law that requires all high school students to recieve four years of math and four years of science. But it shouldn't be that way. Okay honestly. How many kids out of a class of 350 kids are going to be nuclear physists? My point exactly. I planned on taking four years so I could get some college credit down, but the kids who probably won't even go to college are just sapping tax money and wasting space and time. Send them to do a trade.Our school used to be a magnet school. They offered more electives. But now we don't have a very big choice of electives. All of the rooms at the high school are being wasted with stuff that isn't needed.Who here agrees with me?

Yes, while you may be able to go dirrectly from middle school to highschool, not everybody has the brain power to. I can honestly say, I'm glad we have a highschool system. It gives you the knowlage you need to go on to college, or n somecases get a decent job. now at the highschool that I will be attending in exactly 369 days (It's an estimate :XD:) You can take college classes (Which I plan on doing.) Anyways, a middle school education isn't really enough to take you through life. Most GOOD colleges won't except you, unless you have a highschool education.Just because you're not sharp enough to get a good grade as a freshman, doesn't mean tat highschool is a complete bust.

Okay, so before I go into why I think parents who don't punish their children are bad, let me give you a little information before hand. A couple of weeks ago, my dad took me and my little sister to hurricane harbor (A water park.) We were going to go to six flags, but the day we secided to go was a 100+ day. So we decided to go to a water park instead. well, over all it was a fun experience, but one thing just annoyed the living crap out of me. My little sister, who might i add gets everything she wants, wanted to go on the buba tub, which might i add is a complete waste of time for the wait. Well, the line was moving pretty fast untill we got close to the platform, where it is the hottest. Well this one family comes in behind us. They looked like complete white trash, dressed like complete white trash, smelled like complete white trash, and most of all their children behaved like they were raised by white trash. Well, the son Dillon, had no sense of personal space, and was completlely up my *bottom* the whole time. Their daughter, who's name i can't remember, would get in front of people. Well Dillon would get in front of us (YES I KNOW IN FRONT) and LAY DOWN. Well, I accidently stepped on his fingers, and he just threw a complete hissy-fit.Well, If I was a little kid at a water park and I behaved like so, my dad would have just spanked me right then and there. But did these parents take any action at all? NO THEY DID NOT! All the fat lard of a mother they had was doing was teaching them their vegitables.Well I turned to my dad and gave him a look that means something wich i will not quote :XD: and he said in english, "It's a lack of home training." Well, I guessed she heard us by the sound she made.Well, Dillon got up and started being annoyingly close again. So, I keept "accidently" hitting him in his thick head with my elbow.So. Don't be white trash. Spanking is GOOD for children! They will behave in public! They will sit still at resturaunts!And you know what? My father spanked me. I turned out fine. IT'S NOT ABUSE!Oh, and another story. We were at Brookshires (a grocery store) and there was this fat lard white trash woman with her son. Well, her son got up out of the cart and just started missbehaving. BADLY!Well, the kid grabbed some tomatos and started squishing them on the ground. And you know what the mother said? "No noah. Stop that noah."Had I taken he same action of the child, i would not live to see the next day (FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING) I would be in soooo much trouble... I hate to see what parenting has come to these days...Well, if you're not that into physical punishment (even though it works the best) i guess you could try grounding or time out (Time out doesn't work very well just so you know.)So why are they trying to make spanking illegal? Can't thy see that people are allready having enough trouble with their kids? HONESTLY!

Okay, what kinda drug is this person on? :XD: JUST KIDDING!I don't think the free stuff off the internet is a good idea. As a matter of fact it's just flat out stupid. That wouldn't last for more than a week, and the Sims company would go bankrupt.As for your other idea, there is an MMORPG on the internet availble (Kaneva, I think?) Anyways, that idea isn't original. It's already been created...

Wow :XD: I didn't mean to start a fight :)Just kidding.Honestly, I must agree with tiki. Sorry truefusion. But tiki is right.

@truefusion - FYI, DNA tests only work if you have a sample to compare the child's DNA with, but people can refuse to give a DNA sample, which certainly indicates some sort of guilt, right? And that's somewhat easier to do if you're in a small town, but in a metropolis like Los Angeles, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the surrounding areas, so how would they test everyone?

I just couldn't believe that he/she never heard of that before! The news makes a HUGE deal out of it. But yes, like tiki said they must have a sample of DNA to compare the child's DNA to.

I don't think that this law is a very good one because as Mermaid indicated, it allows women to go through the entire process of pregnancy and birth without suffering the consequences of that action. There are low-cost abortion clinics and family planning centers that distribute free condoms and low-cost contraceptives, but women are too ashamed or unaware of these centers. We have also had a string of unwanted babies found in dumpsters in my area, including a college student!, or that infamous prom attendant that had the baby in the bathroom stall and tried to flush it down the toilet. While I disagree with the law, it does seem much better for the baby to be handed to a hospital or public serviceperson rather than simply being left to die.

That's my point. Yes I'd be embarrased to walk into a family planning center and pick up free condoms, maybe because i live in a semi small town and everybody knows everybody's business. All actions should have consiquences. But like i said in my previous posts, it is a good alternitive to abortion I.E. if you are a rape victum, especially now that studies show that he fetus can actually feel the burn of an abortion. And yes, a much better alternitive to being left to die.

I know I'll probably get chewed out for saying this, but as much as our society has improved concerning orphans and unwanted children, it is still far from the desirable situation for a child to grow up in. The foster system is still subject to abuse and mistreatment of children, the majority of whom never get placed with a family. Aside from that, the adoption process is so lengthy, in-depth, and costly that people are much more willing to buy a baby from a third-world country or on the black market than go through the proper channels. While I agree that there should be restrictions and such in place to ensure that the child will be going to safe and worthy parents, there should be some sort of happy medium where the people only have so many hoops to jump through; otherwise, the system deters people who would be great parents but can't necessarily afford all the legal work that goes with adoption. So if we're accepting this law, there should really be more improvements to the Social Services bureaucracy. But I think that's a given.

Oh no tiki, You're absolutely right! In my town, there are tons of foster kids, and i know won family who has like seven kids that are foster children, and they live TWO DOORS DOWN from a sex offender. I know they are not taking care of the children because it's a good thing to do, they are doing it for the major cash benifits that come along with it... But how on earth is it not illegal to live two doors down from a SEX OFFENDER if you have SEVEN FOSTER CHILDREN?!? I totally agree with you tiki.

As to the problem of girls becoming sexually active at a young age, I believe the change needs to come from other places besides school, which is so bogged down by rules and regulations that sex ed is rather laughable. For the most part, education starts at home, but girls get mixed messages because their parents and religion tell them one thing, and the media and popular culture tell them another. And when they get to puberty and adolescence, most kids have stopped listening to their parents and have started to explore their own boundaries and begun to think more independently from their parents' conditioning. If the media changed, then we would see girls' behavior change as well.

Hahaha I remember sex ed at my school... It was such a joke. I'll never forget when the instructor said, "Don't do it. Sex is fun, and sex feels good. But don't do it." And I will also never forget the D-Hall I had to do for laughing at it... oh well. The media is liberal. Enough said. See, If everybody listened to Fox News Channel than we wouldn't have so many problems, IN MY OPINION. Also, another reason for it is guy can trick girls who don't think they are very pretty or have low self confidence into having sex with them, and alot of time, (since i think there is an age limit on buying condoms, im not sure because i never did it LMAO) it goes unprotected.

Well, like i said, it beats dumpsters and abortion by a long shot. I don't really want to start the whole abortion debate either, but i feel the only time an abortion is okay is when both the baby AND the mother's life is being threatened, I.E. a falopian pregnancy, or a bursted blood vessel... you name it.And in fact, it IS a good thing for rape victums, in my opinion.

Only a selected few even bother to listen to the useful advice that is out there today. When people get the urge and feel like doing whatever they wantthey will. It may be due to people being easy on others or perhaps following the "live and let live" concept. This is common belief without proper instruction: "What feels good must be good." Children barely listen to their parents, why would they listen to a stranger? Unfortunately, many learn the hard way; some don't even learn at all whether it was hard on them or not. Perhaps instructing people every year or every 6 months from the end of middle school to the end of college may help a bit. But it shouldn't be limited to girls.

The major problem of unprotected sex is that it is unprotected.

 

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I believe the Baby Moses law was more with rape in mind and not insomuch for those who actually were willing to have intercourse. In any rape case, the child deserves to live, and this is the best possible alternative for the victims. No questions asked or comments will help the victim ignore what has happened, and it'll be easier on them.

I believe that the baby moses law is a better alternitive to litteraly "disposing" of an unwanted child. ANd actually, last year (Every body has to take it this year) the boys had to take a sex ed class. And you know what? Last year I was in the 7th grade, AND WE HAD A GIRL PREGNANT!

 

But you are right in my opinion. The baby moses law is probably the best alternitive to the situation. You don't have to go through the hassle of the process of putting up a baby for adoption, somebody will take care of the baby, and the mother who isn't ready to take care of the baby does not have to worry about taking care of it, or the charges that come with leaving a defencless child in the dumpster. I just don't think it is right to leave a baby in such an unclean place. This law is actually one of the better laws texas has come up with :XD:

But I would love to see the IRS go bye-bye. Instead, what if we paid taxes when we SPENT money, instead of when we EARNED it? That way, the guy who earns cash under the table will still pay taxes. He has to spend money at some point. So he goes to buy a new shirt and pays a bit in taxes. The teenager who mows lawns for cash every summer will pay taxes when s/he buys a new CD at the record store. So forth and so on. It's not a perfect idea, sure, but it's better, IMO, than income taxes.

Here's the thing though. I agree with you completely. But we already do pay taxes when we spend... we just pay property taxes, income taxes, and Lord knows what else taxes... And Do we benifit from most of it? NO WE DO NOT! And it angers me.... The property taxes pay for school, which there are so many kids at our school who are just flat out wastes of space... and will be on welfare anyways...

Well, in my opinion, it is MUCHO better than leaving it in a dumpster for a dog to attack or for it to die in filth. I am at least glad that now there SHOULD be fewer sightings of babies in dumpsters....And honestly, the baby moses law DOES have its advantages, and they all outweigh the disadvantages... Like say a mother who is living on welfare (another one of my petpeeves) goes to a party and gets her stupid *bottom* pregnant. She does not want the baby but can not afford an abortion. So she has the option of leaving the child at a firestation so that somebody say- an infertile couple may have children. And (I know this makes me sound greety and careless, but I'm NOT thank you very much) therefore for all of you who hate welfare, that is one less person you are paying for.

Well the other night on the news (Yes mermaid watches the news) there was a story about a lady. In texas, we have a law called the baby moses law and what it alows you to do is leave an unwanted baby at a firestation or hospital. Sounds criminal doesn't it? Well in Texas it's not! Anyways, this lady just walks into the firestation and literaly hands the baby to the fire chief and just walks off. No questions asked. No tickets. No charges. Nothing. Nothing but an abandoned baby.

Well I have two opinions on this story:
1. I guess it is better that the baby is being dropped of at a firestation or hospital where somebody will care for it, instead of it being left in a dumpster to die.
2. It is just making it not as hard on girls who go out and have sex and get pregnant.
I am glad that now there will be not as many babies left in texas dumpsters. However, I am not happy (Since I live in the county in Texas with the highest teen pregnancy rate) that these girls who go out and act like tramps go unpunished. I am affraid to see the teen pregnancy rate go up. And this law does nothing to stop it.

And honestly, this law makes it okay to abandon a baby. What happened to the mentality of "A baby isnt a mistake, it is a happy supprise"? What happened to the days of people being able to control their urges? Why can't girls realize how stupid that the choises are that they are making? What is this world coming to? It is... OKAY?!?!?! to leave a helpless child in a public facility?

But I want to know what YOU think. Does your state have a Baby Moses Law?

I just hate how it is okay for some bum to live off of MY FREAKING SALARY. Now, I am not but 13, but I do work, for my dad for some cash during the summer, and no, it is not in violation of child labor laws. He owns a legit bussiness and therfore must pay taxes. How ever, I got a rude awakening when i worked a large amount of hours and only got payed for a few of them. I was like "Dad, what the heck? I worked X ammount of hours and i only got payed for N ammount of hours. What the crap?" And he was like "Taxes honey." And I was thinking to myself, "GOSH DANGIT SCREW THE IRS!" Why should some fat *bottom* live off of my salary?Oh and one more thing- have you noticed how the democrats are starting to take controll over the government? And have you noticed they planned to REMOVE THE TAX CUTS?!?! And when you ask a democrat how to solve something have you noticed they always say, "start a program"? THAT IS YOUR TAX MONEY THET THEY ARE WASTING! I HATE how I have to work for $6.50 an hour, but little billy over there gets to sit on his fat *bottom* allday watching television. I hate, how I must deal with whiney customers all day, while little jamie gets to play on the internet all day. I hate how 8.25% of my paycheck is paying for little bobby's DSL, while when i move out, I will probably only be able to afford dial up, and that is if they still have it then.Oh Em Gee the Government is screwed up!

Okay, so if you're a girly girl like me you LOVE makeup :XD: and like experimenting with it so i came up with the following advice on how to make your eyse stand out.

Here's how:
Apply a light and shimmery shade of eyeshadow to your eyelids
LIGHTLY brush a slightly darker tone of eyeshadow between the crease and your eyebrow
In the crease, apply a dark shade of eyeshadow
Apply eyeliner. Start thicket towards the outside and get thinner as you work your way in
Apply mascarra

Well, I suggest you get some confidence before talking to him. I mean, how embarrassing would it be if you are wobbely need and stuttery when you are trying to talk to him? practice in the mirror first.But here is my personal advice from experiences of mine: Don't change yourself just to get with him. Because the thing about guys is that if they see that you will change yourself he will use you for other things. And I would be carefull around him before you tell him how you feel. Make sure he doesn't have a girlfriend first. But don't go up to him and ask "Hey do you have a girlfriend?" it will freak him out.I wish you the best of luck. And if this relationship does not work out how you want it to, keep in mind there are millions of other fish in the sea, and never give up, because there is somebody out there for everyone.But the other thing is, you are a minor and he is a legal adult. This could be the source for a scandal (or it would be in my town anyways :XD:) so just promise me you will be carefull and never give up okay?

Hehehe... I know somebody who used to date the guy back when she was in the eight grade... She lives across the street from me... but thats a who nother story :XD:But I am not really intrested in watching this movie... it seems kind of stupid if you ask me. I mean, wasn't it originally an anime cartoon? And i hate anime.But I might see it... i don't know

Well borda_fox, i must say you are pretty funny I wish i could return the favour of you buying me all that music on iTunes, but i can't because my recources are limited :PSo happy birth day.

I think it is stupid to hate on other people when they didn't screw up. I mean, I have got more important things to worry about than your worthless opinion :PYou're just hating because you're jealous.GET A LIFE!