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Though it has been going on for at least the past 20 years, very few parents are aware of what’s been termed, “The choking game” or “The fainting game”. To give a brief overview, it’s pretty much not a game at all. Primarily an activity of older children and teenagers, the use different means to deprive the brain of oxygen in order to experience a “high” hallucinogenic sensation.

There’s pretty much two ways the children go about it. They either strangle themselves by tying something around their neck is a suicidal position until they’re close to unconsciousness or an accomplice chokes them or holds them in a bear hug position where breathing is not permitted for the same duration. Once breathing is again started, the child or teen experiences a light-headedness that they interpret as being “high”.

It tends to be popular being the youths see it as a free high where no actual drug is used. Some gangs and groups use it as a means to initiate prospects. The feeling has been known to be addictive to the point that children will do it while alone, which is where most fatalities occur because the slightest involuntary movement or mistake can lead to permanent airway obstruction and catastrophic head injuries.

The bottom line for parents is to watch for the signs. If you notice bruising and ligatures around the neck or chest of your child take action. Being active in the lives of our growing teens is a must even though they fight it due to their increasing desire for independence. Let’s help them help themselves.

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I understand people’s frustration with Obama’s healthcare initiative. I’ve been a business owner for years, so government intrusion into enterprise functions hits home. But on the other end, I’m a person; a piece in a society of many.
Millions of Americans are uninsured. 10% of our citizens use 90% of the medical budget. People are sick & they can’t afford coverage. All I hear is complaints about some of us having to pay a little more. What happened to the sense of community where the more fortunate would help the less fortunate? Do we now believe that we have an invisible barrier between ourselves & the have-nots? The 1% may have something of a force field, but when Mr.&Ms. Smith walk in the ER without healthcare, the rest of us eats the cost anyway. They must be cared for and when they are, the real “trickle-down economics” comes into play. Your insurance premium feels punch.
I care little about partisan politics  as I do about our society as a whole. Any time people want to crucify a man for implementing policies intended to help the sick & shut in because it’ll cost them a few dollars & impedes on their sensibility, while supporting politicians that believe that when things go bad for the less fortunate the thing to do is “let thinks take their course”. Unfortunately it takes people to find themselves in a bad situation before they see the true insignificance of that which they previously lamented about with such vigor.
I pray that this circumstance doesn’t arise for anyone. Sometimes being able to say, “I told you so” just isn’t worth it.

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Its merely a result of human culture stabilization.  We are designed as ppl and societies to resist change. This attribute promotes stability. If elements were easily moved personal & societal equilibrium would be nonexistent. With all that being said, most ppl don’t have a reason to oppose interracial relationships that their logic can support. Remove the superficial rhetoric from their response of why they don’t like it & you’ll probably be left with, “because I just DON’T!” Its something different from what’s their used to. That’s the simple & pure answer.

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It has been suggested that Obama tap the reserves to bring down gas prices. What a idiotic move that would be. It solves no long term crude oil usage and consumption issues & once the reserves are depleted, then what? Also the Republicans are attempting to throw the ball in the president’s court by linking his blockage of the Key Stone pipeline with price increases. Yes, we definitely have a logistics problem in this country with pipeline infrastructure & the like which causes us to not be able to adequately move domestically produced oil, for example, from mid-west oil heavy regions to refineries on the gulf court, in a financially prudent manner. But this only helps define regional variations in had prices. In the above example, mid-west gas prices are lower than other regions where oil isn’t locally produced. If there were improvements to infrastructure improvements, this would only level domestic prices and have no effect on the global market.
I guess in conclusion we need to educate the American people to decrease the likelihood that they’ll be influenced by blatant opposition “mistruths”. Lol

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Tags: democrats, gas prices, obama, Politics, republicans

I was so arrogant in my late teens & early 20′s. Was judgmental. Thought I knew it ALL! The interesting thing was there was such a wide disparity between all the sense I thought I had and where I actually was in life. I had done things that were utterly despicable and despite all that was good about me there was some sort of disconnect.
Thankfully, I came from under that phase in my life & began to understand life more  fully; more holistically. I realized that people were more a blessing to my world than I was to theirs. I gained the concept that I couldn’t demean & uplift in the same breath. I learned the exponential power of one’s actions: that everything we do grows, good or bad. Do nothing & something may sprout anyway that we have no control over.
These days I feel it’s our Job to instill these lessons in our children & teens before they dig themselves the holes that some of us are just making our ways out of.  But what’s the best way to go about it? Conventional thinking is highly ineffective. Do you have any “outside the box” possible methods? I’d love to hear them!

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I agree that there is a high level of fraud in the welfare system & that there are a large number of recipients that are plain lazy. No way around that fact.
But there are ppl that are working & struggling & need help. I used to beat the opportunity drum: just work hard & go to school for there is equal opportunity for all. There is but I had to realize something. Because I have a certain fortitude & drive & code of ethics, doesn’t mean all will share it and if they don’t then they aren’t necessarily wrong. They are just different, and in our differences lies the soul of life’s experiences. It’s not in everyone to go to college &/or work two jobs. For some, McDonalds is the full extent of what they have. When they go there & work, they feel like they’ve given their all. And if that same individual happens to also have three children at home, they will need society’s help. I won’t judge because what’s considered someone’s best will vary, just like every other measurable character trait.
In addition, I’ve personally  known people who have went to school and work very hard and are struggling. Go down to apply for assistance & are told, “you make too much, sorry”.  If that same person goes to reapply & removes that second Job income that they initially were honest about and were getting paid off the books anyway, from their application, and are approved, I’m not judging. They won’t get a “bottom feeder” unethical, immoral label from me. They did what they felt was best at the time to do for their own. I can live with that if they can.

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Tags: Politics, social issues, Welfare