Being a Michigander, I am angered and saddened by what’s occurred in our state. It’s a helpless feeling knowing my vote didn’t count for what I wanted. I’ve been a Democrat forever, I suppose, and cannot remember hearing such vile, ridiculous, outrageous and condescending remarks during primary times ever. Honestly, Democrats, we need to get it together or we’ll fall apart. I also am another Democrat who’s considering registering with a diff party. I’m sick to death of hearing “if HRC/Obama wins the nomination I’ll vote for McCain, or I just won’t vote”. Honestly. We are not children, we are voting for the future our children. While I don’t voice my thoughts with the impressive flair that most of you here do, I feel the need to express!

In the bottom of the ninth, does the team that is losing say, “since we can’t win we may as well quit”?

I feel there is nothing wrong with celebrating another year of living. I am 52 and may not always feel that way, but I surely hope so. I couldn’t even imagine not celebrating my kids birthdays either. Birthdays are a joy to me!

I have unfortunately talked to many who will not vote at all, or vote for McCain if HRC should receive the nomination. (I must be talking to the wrong people) While I support HRC, I would never in a million years NOT vote if she were not on the ticket. Women have come a long way, and will continue to do so. I believe this is but the beginning for HRC.

Dana, you have read my mind and spoken everything I have thought. Did anybody ever think HRC even had half a chance at this? The world is changing slowly but surely.

I am glad she has not “given up”. What message does that send to women/her supporters? It will end how it ends, not by giving up because so many say she should.

The words from river mm-“found a quite gentle joy in just joining in the moment, such as it is.” are perfect. Aside from all the real and financial concerns this disease creates, isn’t this all you can do?

Any one of my five daughters could be my super-heroine. They each have more poise, self confidence, courage and strength in their little fingers than I ever had at their respective ages. Oh, to do it all over again……

I have been thinking about this very thing quite alot recently, when my husband said to me, ” You sound just like your Mother when you complain like that.” Well, that made me feel terrible, but I realized it was true. She is a complainer, a nagger, a martyr, thinks she’s better than anyone, racist and elitist, and still impatient at 75 years old. I don’t know if it comes from being the middle child, or what, but we never had a close relationship. I didn’t hate her, she wasn’t abusive, neglectful or horrible, we just were never close. We both have quick tempers and see that in each other. She chose to have a career, first for financial reasons, and then decided she loved being a career woman and kept up with it. I chose to be a stay at home Mom of 5 kids, and she has never approved. She has said repeatedly that she feels sorry for women who “have” to stay home with their kids, and that all women are so much happier when they work outside the home. She has never once told me she thinks I am a great Mom or that I’ve done a good job. In fact, when I told her I was pregnant with my 5th child, she said “Holy shit”. However, to be fair, I’ve never told her that I am proud of her career choice. She never seemed like she liked being a Mom, but she always loved her job, which possibly made me feel less important to her? I was always glad she had something she liked and that made her feel satisfied, however it made it so much more obvious that being a Mother was not a priority to her. Do I sound like a stubborn, whiney child? In the end, I tell my kids repeatedly how proud I am of them, how much I love them, and that while it wasn’t always easy financially for us for me to be a stay at home Mom, it was always my first choice. I’ve never found anything I liked better than being at home with them. My oldest daughter is having her first child in less than 2 months and I am so excited for her, she’s made the choice to be a stay at home Mom, even though she went to school and has a degree. I’ve already told her yet unborn little guy how lucky he is to have her for a Mom. The one great thing she taught me was to stick up for being a woman, not to put up with any man putting me down. In fact she was fanatical about it. It’s annoying at times, but it’s about the only way I’m glad I’m like her.