Friday, May 21, 2010

My 63 yrold exboyfrnd has a 62 yr neighor running after him the past 25 years. She will not quit doing this al

thouhg he dumped her as a girlfriend over 20 years ago. Since then , he has go out with at least 3 steady girlfriends including me. i lived with him for 6 years. She lives across the street and saw me living with my ex boyfriend for 6 years. During the 6 years, she was always in his face. Now that she is old and fat, he claims he does not want anything to do with her. Yet they still talk to each other. When we broke up last year in 2005, he has dated other women, but still sees me once and awhile,may once a week. He dated a 33 yrr old girl young enough to be his daughter, but he claims he dumped her becz she was wild and a hoe.Now he wants me back just for the sex. Should I still see him becz I am a young looking 54 year and I can get younger men(20s,30s,40s,50s) than my 63 ex boyfriend, I really do not need the aggravation of a three way love affair between myself,my old 63 exboyfriend, and his old 63yr exgirlfriend. It sort of ridicule. He is not going to get rid the old maid.

My 63 yrold exboyfrnd has a 62 yr neighor running after him the past 25 years. She will not quit doing this al
You are suppose to be how old. You sound like you are about 12. How come you are so full of yourself. Get a LIFE and GROW UP.
Reply:way too much going on here with you ! Just sit back and decide whay you really want ! if you don't want the agrevation then find yourself another man , Just as easy as pie
Reply:lol u should fight the old hag and put it on ebaumsworld





but more seriously if you can get a 20 year old guy and ur 50 somthin why the hell would you want a guy who needs viagra just so he doesnt pee on his shoes?
Reply:Your best bet is to hook up wid them younger men, at least they will take care of u in your old age.
Reply:You're too old for all the drama(i'm not trying to offend you), you're better off with out him and the added stress in your life. Get you a younger man or whoever you want and leave this man and his ex girlfriend alone.
Reply:Get rid of him. You don't need him and all his baggage. You can find a man that that will love you for yourself and not just for sex. Trust me .there are a lot of men out there looking for love.
Reply:I;m not sure on this one can u handle being just a piece of botty if so then this may be whats right for u but if u still care its best to just leave him alone because would u want to be the girl hes dating and know he has another on the side? ~Sam~
Reply:wow that's too much drama to deal with buddy!
Reply:Wow, what a soap opera. Drop the old geezer and move on. He obviously doesn't respect you.
Reply:You know the situation. Do what makes you the happiest.
Reply:I do feel that at this point in your life, there are other things for you to focus on. Drop that guy and play the field a little. You'll be surprised at how much fun you'll have and you won't even want to be bothered with him. Trust me. Been there done that.
Reply:Well I think you answered your own question. Its not worth the aggravation. Plus why does he get to make all the rules ?
Reply:Kick him to the curb sista... and be on wicha bad *ss self!
Reply:Good greif!


The Irish virgin?

In a tiny village on the Irish coast lived an old lady, a virgin and very proud of it.


Sensing that her final days were rapidly approaching, and desiring to make sure everything was in proper order when she dies, she went to the town's undertaker (who also happened to be the local postal clerk) to make the proper "final" arrangements.


As a last wish, she informed the undertaker that she wanted the following inscription engraved on her tombstone:


"BORN A VIRGIN, LIVED AS A VIRGIN, DIED A VIRGIN"





Not long after, the old maid died peacefully. A few days after the funeral, as the undertaker/postal clerk went to prepare the tombstone that the lady had requested, it became quite apparent that the tombstone that she had selected was much too small for the wording that she had chosen. He thought long and hard about how he could fulfill the old maid's final request, considering the very limited space available on the small piece of stone.





For days, he agonized over the dilemma. But finally his experience as a postal worker allowed him to come up with what he thought was the appropriate solution to the problem. The virgin's tombstone was finally completed and duly engraved, and it read as follows:





"RETURNED UNOPENED"

The Irish virgin?
Brilliant - magic - excellent - priceless and a Star for you
Reply:hahahhaaa brilliant hun ....pmsl
Reply:Damn, that is silly as hell
Reply:Good one!
Reply:Oldie but Goldie.





Mind you i was led to believe that they wanted to film The Nativity in Ireland.





The plans had to be shelved when they couldn't find Three Wise Men or a Virgin. lol
Reply:Original - lol
Reply:Well he did his best, bless him. LOL LOL LOL LOL
Reply:Ha Ha! Funny! 10!
Reply:hahahahaha!!!! lol
Reply:ha ha ha funny
Reply:Outstanding! That one rates a star.
Reply:Funny. have a star..
Reply:lol,lol,lol.


brilliant, and thanks for sharing.10.
Reply:ha ha ,good one


he DOUBLING as postal clerk brought out the BEST WORDS in him!!!
Reply:HAHAHAHA........Very funny heres a star.
Reply:or virgins (see above)





how did i manage to leave that stone unturned?
Reply:Nice One!! =)
Reply:good 1 skyblue keep them comming...
Reply:Omg too funny lmao....star!
Reply:Love it .. LOL





Could they have had the the nativity in Ireland though - no wise men??
Reply:it as well have been





remained on the virg(e) but not 'in'
Reply:hahaha


good one
Reply:hehehe, not a strike there then, pmsl at that one hun





have a star





xxxxxxxxxxxx
Reply:HA HA Why was she Irish ?
Reply:Brilliant!


Thanks for putting a smile on my face :)
Reply:Hahahahahaaaaaa, liked that one mate.
Reply:Wheres the Punch Line :S





Sorry that was crap


Here's a celibacy joke.?

In a tiny village on the Irish coast lived an old lady, a virgin and very proud of it. sensing that her final days were rapidly approaching, and desiring to make sure everything was in proper order when she dies, she went to the town's undertaker (who also happened to be the local postal clerk) to make proper "final" arrangements. As a last wish, she informed the undertaker that she wanted the following inscription engraved on her tombstone:


‘BORN A VIRGIN, LIVED AS A VIRGIN, DIED A VIRGIN"


Not long after, the old maid died peacefully. A few days after the funeral, as the undertaker--postal clerk went to prepare the tombstone that the lady had requested, it became quite apparent that the tombstone that she had selected was much too small


for the wording that she had chosen. He thought long and hard about how he could fulfil the old maid's final request, considering the very limited space available on the small piece of stone. For days, he agonized over the dilemma. But finally his experience as a postal worker allowed him to come up with what he thought was the appropriate solution to the problem.


The virgin's tombstone was finally completed and duly engraved, and it reads as follows:


"RETURNED UNOPENED."

Here's a celibacy joke.?
had me roaring with laughter, {and i am in the library.}
Reply:hahaha
Reply:Warranty seal intact.
Reply:nice.lol
Reply:good 1
Reply:Ha ha ha.!!!


Now that is Funny.!!!


10/10.!!!


Cheers for a laugh.!!
Reply:nice one
Reply:lol! loved it!
Reply:yes ha ha a good one.
Reply:I dont get it.
Reply:haha very good have a star for making me smile
Reply:he he he
Reply:hehe
Reply::D lol!


Funny or not?

In a tiny village lived an old maid. In spite of her old age, she was still a virgin. She was very proud of it. She knew her last days were getting closer, so she told the local undertaker that she wanted the following inscription on her tombstone:





"Born as a virgin, lived as a virgin, died as a virgin"





Not long after, the old maid died peacefully, and the undertaker told his men what the lady had said. The men went to carve it in, but as the lazy no-goods they were, they thought the inscription to be unnecessarily long. They simply wrote:





Returned unopened

Funny or not?
woo-hoo-made me laugh-ill star yo9u !! xx
Reply:Well... I did crack a faint smile.
Reply:heheheheh!! That is a good one!!!
Reply:It was tasteless the first time I read it (so many years ago), now it's just cruel.
Reply:That'll be put on mine!! Lol





Loved it *





Tink xxx
Reply:nice one tho not many go that way
Reply:eh....its ok
Reply:It is funny ......even though I don't really laugh at sex jokes.


:P
Reply:that wasn't that funny
Reply:eh...it was aiiiiight.
Reply:haha, nice one, keep your jokes posting! :)
Reply:Can`t say it wasn`t funny - yes it was good. lol
Reply:Not as funny as a bunny was pooping in the woods when he looked over and saw a bear pooping next to him. The bear said, " sorry for staring,but, I was wondering, does your poop stick to your fur when you poop?" The bunny , annoyed, replied, "certainly not!" With that being said the bear grabs the bunny and wipes his bear butt with him. }: )
Reply:that was pretty good..
Reply:= D that was great.


Made my day.
Reply:That´s a better 1 your starting to warm up now
Reply:Typical irish men, very good, keep em coming
Reply:not a lot of them goin around 10/10
Reply:funny

Electrical

Did you hear about?

In a tiny village lived an old maid. In spite of her old age, she was still a virgin. She was very proud of it. She knew her last days were getting closer, so she told the local undertaker that she wanted the following inscription on her tombstone:





"Born as a virgin, lived as a virgin, died as a virgin"





Not long after, the old maid died peacefully, and the undertaker told his men what the lady had said. The men went to carve it in, but as the lazy no-goods they were, they thought the inscription to be unnecessarily long. They simply wrote:





Returned unopened

Did you hear about?
That is a sad (tearful) joke. poor old lady!
Reply:ha ha 8/10
Reply:now thats more like it ha ha
Reply:ha ha ha ha lol
Reply:Very funny.


I'm so depressed and jealous...any tips?

I've been to 4 weddings over the past 2 years. And I just found out that my brother (20 years old) just got married last month. I'm 23, and everyone's getting married but me.





I haven't even been none of the men I dated 4 years ago even had marriage on the mind. %26amp; about 4 years ago after I made my celibacy vow, many men said some harsh things to me. Like, "no man is going to marry you or even want you if you don't put out." and "this is the 21st century, people don't do that any more."


I'm beginning to think that i'll die an old maid as they used to say.





Nothing but immature guys and old men approach me. I'm so jealous that just about all the girls I grew up with are married, and not me. And this is making me miserable.


I don't want to break my vow, because I swore to God.





is there any hope? and if not is there anything that can be done to make me stop feeling like this?

I'm so depressed and jealous...any tips?
oh my, you are only 23..you are still very young and you have a whole lot of years ahead of you. Many people like to rush things, and usually it never works out. Just keep in mind that what you are doing is great, and believe it or not, many man out there have more respect for a female who doesn't put out, its worth the wait. Don't feel depressed or jealous, good things comes to those who wait. God's time is the best time!
Reply:I don't really believe in the whole waiting to have sex before marriage thing, but hey if you do then don't give up, am sure there is someone out there for you, someone who will love you enough to respect and to wait, just be patient. Remember everything happens for a reason, you never know if the right man for you it's right around the corner. Good luck ^-^
Reply:don't worry, its ok. most of them are just horny guys. some of which are very common in the 21st century as well, eventually you will find someone that doesn't think that making a celibacy vow is dumb, and will be understanding. after a few mistakes I've made up my mind to kinda have a celibacy vow... in a way.. because of some harsh mistakes that I've made. I feel ya...
Reply:i know exactly how you feel. My cousin just got remarried and a friend of mine is getting remarried. Im like crap i cant even get a girlfriend





all i can have is have faith you will find your prince charming


Last Joke for the day,,,,hahaha or boo!!!??? Star for hahaha pls?

Hubby: You always carry my photo in your handbag to the office.Why?





Wife: When there is a problem, no matter how impossible, I look at your picture and the problem disappears.





Hubby: You see how miraculous and powerful I am for you?





Wife: Yes, I see your picture and say to myself, "What other problem can there be greater than this one?"


______________________________________...





Girl: When we get married, I want to share all your worries, troubles and lighten your burden.





Boy: It's very kind of you, darling, but I don't have any worries or troubles.





Girl: Well, that's because we aren't married yet!


______________________________________...





Son: Mom, when I was on the bus with Dad this morning, he told me to give up my seat to a lady.





Mom: Well, you have done the right thing.


Son: But mum, I was sitting on daddy's lap!


______________________________________...





Wife to husband: "What's your excuse for coming home at this time of the night?"





Husband to wife: "Golfing with friends, my dear."


Wife to husband: "What? At 2 a.m.?!"


Husband to wife: "Yes, We used night clubs."


______________________________________...





A newly married man asked his wife, "Would you have married me if my father hadn't left me a fortune?"





" Honey, "the woman replied sweetly, "I'd have married you NO MATTER WHO LEFT YOU A FORTUNE!"


______________________________________...





Father to son after exam: "Let me see your report card."





Son: "My friend just borrowed it. He wants to scare his parents."


______________________________________...





"How was your blind date?" a college student asked her roommate.


"Terrible! "the roommate answered." He showed up his 1932 Rolls Royce."





" Wow! That's a very expensive car. What's so bad about that?"


"He was the original owner!"


______________________________________...





In a tiny village lived an old maid. In spite of her old age, she was still a virgin. She was very proud of it. She knew her last days were getting closer, so she told the local undertaker that she wanted the following inscription on her tombstone:





"Born as a virgin, lived as a virgin, died as a virgin."





Not long after, the old maid died peacefully, and the undertaker told these men what the lady had said. The men went to carve it in, but as the lazy no-goods they were, they thought the inscription to be unnecessarily long. They simply wrote: "Returned un-opened."


______________________________________...





A teacher asked her class for sentences using the word "beans".





"My father grows beans," said one student.


"My father cooks beans," said another.





Then little Johnny spoke up: "We are all human beans."


______________________________________...





Teacher : Let's take the example of the busy ant. He is busy all the time, works all day and every day. Then what happens ?





Little Johnny : " He gets stepped on. "


______________________________________...





Interviewer to Millionaire: "To whom do you owe your success as a millionaire to?"


Millionaire: "I owe everything to my wife."





Interviewer: "Wow, she must be some woman. What were you before you married her?"





Millionaire: "A Billionaire!"

Last Joke for the day,,,,hahaha or boo!!!??? Star for hahaha pls?
ok so i have spent approximately 2 hours reading ALL your jokes . and OMG, i laugh at each of them. where do you get them. you should be awarded the top contributor. seriouslyyyyyy, and the one that i really like is this one





Construction worker on the 5th floor of a building needed a handsaw. So he spots another worker on the ground floor and yells down to him, but he can't hear him. So the worker on the 5th floor tries sign language.


He pointed to his eye meaning "I", pointed to his knee meaning "need", then moved his hand back and forth in a hand saw motion. The man on the ground floor nods his head, pulls down his pants, whips out his chop and starts masturbating.


The worker on 5th floor gets so pissed off he runs down to the ground floor and says, "What the f*ck is your problem!!! I said I needed a hand saw!".


The other guy says, "I knew that! I was just trying to tell you - I'm coming!"





i was reading this while i was in office and seriously i choked out laughing sooooooooo loud everyone came to my desk and wanted to see. they all laughed as wel.





omg. i serouisly worship you from now onn. POST MORE. post some jokes for " tea time " for " lunch hour " and more more more. hahahahhaha. i still can't stop lauging and reading your jokes.





keep it up.
Reply:Love them~! hehehehehehhehehehe
Reply:horreyy i just got 2 points
Reply:I like most of them, so STAR for you.
Reply:I liked them, star.
Reply:Thanks that made my Day!
Reply:well i like it..so STAR!
Reply:booo
Reply:thisi s a sure 5 star joke, and a sure rib-cracker......one to pass around and around and around and talk about at campfire this weekend





keep 'em coming...cheers
Reply:THey are pretty good, but I especially like the report card one!
Reply:lol theyre all good


but i like the old maid being a virgin one best


star!


Funny or not?

In a tiny village lived an old maid. In spite of her old age, she was still a virgin. She was very proud of it. She knew her last days were getting closer, so she told the local undertaker that she wanted the following inscription on her tombstone:





"Born as a virgin, lived as a virgin, died as a virgin."





Not long after, the old maid died peacefully, and the undertaker told his men what the lady had said. The men went to carve it in, but as the lazy no-goods they were, they thought the inscription to be unnecessarily long. They simply wrote: "Returned unopened."

Funny or not?
Another good one, your jokes are always funny
Reply:ha ha ha ha
Reply:Not the best from you....
Reply:nice one
Reply:lol great one lol 10/10
Reply:Cute!
Reply:They could have written... Seal Intact !!
Reply:Yea but i dont get it kinda
Reply:8/10
Reply:to funny
Reply:Funny
Reply:very good x x
Reply:Its funny
Reply:Keep it up
Reply:This joke was hilarious i liked it cuz it reminded me of my grandma she was a vigin till death. ......... hahahahaha thats not even possible if shes my grandma!!!
Reply:no this is not funny its stupid!
Reply:haha that was a bit funny
Reply:ok
Reply:lmfao!!!
Reply:Mildly funny.
Reply:funny funny
Reply:2 out of 10
Reply:funny
Reply:could have put on it return to sender unable to be opned but yours was good a got a chucle out of it
Reply:funny.as always :-)
Reply:ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha





THATS 144 laughs
Reply:That's so witty! ^. ^
Reply:♥ ♥ worth a smile ♥ ♥
Reply:just like my wife 10/10
Reply:NOT!!!
Reply:yep it funny (it kinda stupid but the engravers are still correct "UNOPENED")

Insurance

Joke about a virgin........?

In a tiny village on the Irish coast lived an old lady, a virgin and very proud of it.





Sensing that her final days were rapidly approaching, and desiring to make sure everything was in proper order when she dies, she went to the town's undertaker (who also happened to be the local postal clerk) to make the proper "final" arrangements.





As a last wish, she informed the undertaker that she wanted the following inscription engraved on her tombstone:





"BORN A VIRGIN, LIVED AS A VIRGIN, DIED A VIRGIN"





Not long after, the old maid died peacefully.





A few days after the funeral, as the undertaker/postal clerk went to prepare the tombstone that the lady had requested, it became quite apparent that the tombstone that she had selected was much too small for the wording that she had chosen.





He thought long and hard about how he could fulfill the old maid's final request, considering the very limited space available on the small piece of stone.





For days, he agonized over the dilemma.





But finally his experience as a postal worker allowed him to come up with what he thought was the appropriate solution to the problem.





The virgin's tombstone was finally completed and duly engraved, and it read as follows:





"RETURNED UNOPENED"

Joke about a virgin........?
LMAO!! he he...definately dont want THAT on my tombstone
Reply:Now THAT is a cute joke!! I LOVE it!!





I'm going to star it so I can write it down later and tell some friends.





Good Job!!





(Mine was a lot less tasteful. VERY tacky!)
Reply:lol i loved that one. do you think people really go with out for that long. i know i sure couldnt
Reply:Very good....I almost went postal laughing. That one gets a star.
Reply:nice!
Reply:Ha ha!
Reply:Ha Ha! Funny! Good one! 10/10!
Reply:pretty cool! lol.... %26lt;3
Reply:ha. ha.


i say, that is mildly funny, old chap


Who said they are lazy no-goods? They are best precise writers.?

In a tiny village lived an old maid. In spite of her old age, she was still a virgin. She was very proud of it. She knew her last days were getting closer, so she told the local undertaker that she wanted the following inscription on her tombstone:





"Born as a virgin, lived as a virgin, died as a virgin."





Not long after, the old maid died peacefully, and the undertaker told his men what the lady had said. The men went to carve it in, but as the lazy no-goods they were, they thought the inscription to be unnecessarily long. They simply wrote: "Returned unopened."

Who said they are lazy no-goods? They are best precise writers.?
HAHAHA this is funny and cute, and to be honest no one dies as a virgin like (PhilxBefore's) said.
Reply:bha ha ha
Reply:That joke rules. hahah
Reply:No one dies a virgin, life f*cks us all.


Do you like it?

Well, Ingrid, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I only regret that it has taken this long for us to introduce ourselves. Here we have been study le belle histoire del monde, we study in the same place, take the same courses, and we have never introduced ourselves. So, where are you from Ingrid?


I’m from Johnson County.


Johnson County? That is a county. Can you be more specific? I am from Kansas


I am from Olathe. You know, it is all a suburb of KC.


I suppose your right. Kind of like Topeka, except closer.


Well not really.


I heard that people say they are from Johnson County to mislead us dumb country people. I hear in Johnson county they have Emerald Castles and geese that lay golden eggs.


Oh, stop it. I came from a nice neighborhood. It used to be nicer; at least that’s how I remember it.


I know what you mean. Of course, it was kind of the opposite for me. I used to dislike my little hometown, and I did not think much of my parents’ house. I thought they were all common place. In my old age, I have come to realize that it was one of the most beautiful, tranquil places on this earth. My parents’ house was extraordinary compared to most, but it took me years to realize it.


Hah. Your old age? How old are we now again?


How old are WE?


Well, we did graduate in the same year!


Hah! The prosecution rests. For awhile I forgot my age. I couldn’t tell 22 from 25. I am 26 now. How about you?


I just turned 26. I am starting to get stressed out about it.


Really? You don’t seem stressed. Why would you be stressed?


Well, you know. Soon I will be the ‘old maid’.


You don’t look old. You still look like that beautiful girl I remember from class. I would consider you more of a lady than a maid anyway. So think of it this way, ‘soon I will be an older lady’. Well, I’m not sure that is much better, but I understand how you feel. Guys don’t have it that easy either. Look at me, single at 26, and I haven’t had a date in years, perhaps my life.


It is nice knowing that there is someone out there in a similar situation. You know you’re really a nice guy.


Thanks.


…(I wonder if she wants me to kiss her. I definitely want to, but I’ve waited this long.. It has to be right, and should not come at the cost of my morals or hers.


…(So, are you going to kiss me, or just stare into my eyes smiling all night? Well, we did just meet, I don’t want to come off too desperate.)


So, back to graduation. Why didn’t you come?


Well, I’m not sure really. You know us history types with our multiple cause existential answers.


What were some of the reasons? Were you trying to be a bad-boy or what?


Wow, okay, so you want an answer? I think I planned on there being another graduation in my future. You know another degree, graduate school or professional school, but it is hard to decide. I don’t really like begging for the money either. I know it’s not begging really, but it is hard to expect and accept gifts like that form your parents. I don’t think I fit in well amongst my peers anyway. I knew quite a few, but you know… It was a lot like my high school graduation. I bet your high school graduation was larger. I was not sure who I would be sitting by, and I pictured the only history majors being me and crazy John. Don’t get me wrong, but I like crazy John and all, but I am not sure about parading us around. You know, all of the formalities and regalia all for the completion of four years of expensive education.


Crazy John was there. I liked crazy John too. He was a little weird, I guess you could say awkward, but I knew he was smart, and I always knew I would see him in the library. I saw you quite a bit too, but you never seemed to notice me. Anyway, the history department had more than a row of graduates. It was pretty amazing that a liberal arts department would have that many graduates. The funny thing was that none of us received honors. I thought Kate would or John or you.


Well, you know the saying, ‘All men are created equal.’ I don’t think there is much since making distinctions between us since we all came to the same result.


I think I became a history major because of you. I don’t really know what I was thinking. I wanted to be a nurse or a scientist or psychologist, but something led me back to history.


Let me guess, a passing grade?


Yea


Me too. You know you would have made a bad nurse.


Tell me about it! I couldn’t pass chemistry and blood…uh.


Well I was thinking something different.


What’s that?


Well, with nurses as cute as you in those little outfits, health insurance companies would be going bankrupt left and right. Guys would have been finding ways to put themselves in the hospital for extended periods.


Oh please!


…(OH my gosh! He thinks I’m cute! Points for you, because I do love a complement. I have heard one similar to that before…)


…(I can tell by the way you smile, tuck your chin downward, raise your shoulders and bat your eyelashes that you like that.)


You know what?


What?


We could have had this conversation three and a half years ago.


Well, would it have been the same?


Probably not. I would have talked to you if you came to the party. Most people wanted to know you better, because there were a lot of mixed reviews.


Yea, well, you know how the airwaves work. I’ve been to parties before. All sorts of parties, and they usually have the same purpose and results/resluts.

Do you like it?
what is it? A begining of a story? A weird essay?





You cant just type the chunk there and expect answers..





what are we suppost to be judging?
Reply:Mmmm, who is Ingrid?.....


I'm curious. in the movie 'Sister, My sister,' did the mean old lady know?

did the lady of the house know that Christine and Lea (the two sister maids) were f%26amp;#king each other? in the scene when she was insulting the two sisters, was it because she knew what they were doing, or because she was an old b*tch? thank you.

I'm curious. in the movie 'Sister, My sister,' did the mean old lady know?
No but that appears to be one ****** up movie

fruit baskets

Hey i need help putting several lines of Romeo and Juliet from old english to modern english??

I dont understand how to do it so can you please paraphrase this from old english to modern english? Thnks so much!!! :)





O'er courtiers' knees, that dream on court'sies straight,


O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees,


O'er ladies ' lips, who straight on kisses dream,


Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues,


Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are:


Sometime she gallops o'er a courtier's nose,


And then dreams he of smelling out a suit;


And sometime comes she with a tithe-pig's tail


Tickling a parson's nose as a' lies asleep,


Then dreams, he of another benefice:


Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier's neck,


And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,


Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades,


Of healths five-fathom deep; and then anon


Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes,


And being thus frighted swears a prayer or two


And sleeps again. This is that very Mab


That plats the manes of horses in the night,


And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs,


Which once untangled, much misfortune bodes:


This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs,


That presses them and learns them first to bear,


Making them women of good carriage:

Hey i need help putting several lines of Romeo and Juliet from old english to modern english??
mercutio is talking (in fact raving) about what people dream of when thequeen of the fairies visits them in their sleep:





(she sits on) the knees of courtiers, and they dream of bowing and courtseying;


on the fingers of lawyers, who dream of being paid;


on the lips of women, who dream of being kissed


(but queen mab gives them coldsores because they have been eating too many candies).


sometimes queen mab rides her horses over the nose of a courtier, and then he dreams of brownnosing after a bribe, sometimes she tickles the nose of a priest with a piglet's tail and he dreams of getting more money by taking over another parish. sometimes she rides her horses over the neck of a soldier which makes him dream of cutting his enemies' throats, of assualts and ambushes and spanish swords and drinking himself stupid - then suddenly the queen makes a loud noise by his ear so he wakes up terrified, says his prayers swearing and then falls asleep again ...
Reply:Wow, not a clue...sorry dude.
Reply:ok ill do the second line





lawyers are greedy and dream about money
Reply:O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees,


over lawyers fingers, who are greedy and want money





O'er ladies ' lips, who straight on kisses dream,


over ladies lips, who dream of being kissed





Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues,


which an angry mob plagues with blisters





Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are:


because their breaths (which smells) are:





aaand now im bored...


Would you want your 16 year old girlfriend getting drunk around other guys?

My girlfriend and I have been together for 2 and a half years. Im a year and a half older than her. I just turned 18 and shes 16. Im in KY right now %26amp; shes in MO. i wont see her again till thanksgiving. she was telling me about a party that she wants to go to thats a dress-up party. I asked who was having it and it was someone i didnt know so I asked her if there would be alchohol there and she said yes. I asked her to promise me that she wouldnt drink and she said no, that she wanted to. I have a problem with this bc 1. shes underage 2. she promised me before she wouldnt drink untill she was 21. 3. I dont want my gf getting drunk at a party that i cant be at with a lot of other guys around. Then she said that she was wearing a maid outfit that she showed me a pic of and it looks slutty (her butt will practically show) I asked her to wear somethign under the bottom part so it wouldnt look slutty and she got mad so i dropped that . But i told her that if she didnt promise me she wouldnt drink or get drunk id talk to her mom about her going to the party that has alchohol and no adult supervision. She then said "ill do what i want. were over" and this seemed totally unlike her. was what i did wrong? i just wanted her to be safe n out of trouble.

Would you want your 16 year old girlfriend getting drunk around other guys?
She's not worth her time. You showed that you really cared about her and yet she doesn't quite see that. She should learn drinking at such an early age can seem fun, but it just ruins your body and your life. She should think through it more.





I do suggest you tell her parents. She said you guys 'were over' so if she can do whatever she want, you surely can do whatever you want that's legal of course. If she gets mad at you, oh well. Just because she's 16 doesn't mean she's old enough to actually take care of herself and think she can do what she wants. I don't know the details from the relationship so i'm just basing this all on what you typed.





Just my opinion. Sorry for voicing so much. Haha. I just hate it when people act like that.
Reply:She doesn't sound like much of a catch. I think you should find someone better.
Reply:i don't think you did anything wrong.you seem very nice and trying to protect her.hm..i think,there's something wrong with her.myb she has a problem with you can't see each other for a long time.myb she's bored?i don't know.you need to talk.
Reply:oh her attitude is way too childish.. she didnt value the concern that you showed her.. give this a break!
Reply:Tell her parents what happened.


I need the name of an old movie - the plot - a family goes to live in a glass house in the forest?

Family = parents and 2 or 3 kids and the forest is infested by lions and there are pygmies or tribals also living in the forest.....the lions terrorise the family and the pygmies alike. Once, when the kids are playing and the ball goes out of the house, their maid tries to retrieve it but she is also eaten by the lions. In the end, a family friend comes to visit them in a car and the lions eat him too and as the lions start breaking into the house, the family builds a wooden cage and leave the house and get into the car (family friend's car) and escape to the city. I dont even remember if it is english or french or which language. I saw it around 1980, it can be older than that....

I need the name of an old movie - the plot - a family goes to live in a glass house in the forest?
I know the movie you're talking about but I can't remember the name either!!!





I'll do some research and if I find it, I'll post the answer.





Edit: I think I found it!!!!





Savage Harvest
Reply:I can't solve your answer but I can provide a little feedback.





I spent about a good 30 minutes scouring IMDB and Google trying to combine every possible keyword in your question and going from 1983 backards. I was completely unable to find anything that matched all of the terms or even similar terms to the ones you listed. While there were a ton of movies and TV shows that popped up that were similar, nothing stood out as exactly what you're looking for.





What I might suggest to you or the next person who wants to take a stab at this question is to try and search through some plot summaries of the old Twilight Zone episodes.





Good luck!


I feel sorry for my older sister. Is that terrible of me? Or is it ok to?

She's 38. She just moved to a new state and lives in a big house alone. Since she's new to the area, she doesn't know many people. She's in social work and doesn't make much money. She's alone every night of the week. Last time I visited, I heard her talking to herself. I think she's becoming bitter old maid. I feel sorry for her but is that wrong of me? I can't help it.

I feel sorry for my older sister. Is that terrible of me? Or is it ok to?
Quit feeling sorry for her and encourage her to get out and do something! Maybe she could join a church, hobby group, volunteer etc. My friend Jackie wrote a profile for her mom on a dating site and paid for it, she annoyed her mother so much about about, her mom gave in and had a few dates, but if your sister is bitter, that may be hard. Have you thought about sending her something that may help fill the hours, pay for a dvd service, get her hooked up with video on her computer so you can chat each night face to face and have a set time to do it, pay for a gym membership.
Reply:Take her to church sometime.The United Pentecostal Church is a good one.She can make friends there.
Reply:try and be a good friend to your siater. spend more time with her.
Reply:Maybe she wants to be alone.

ginkgo

Can I pick somone else to be my witness at my wedding instead of my maid of honor?

I am getting married next year. My maid of honer is my sister. I didn't want her to be my maid of honor but she threw a hissy fit because I didn't pick her originally. I picked my best friend first but my sis got upset so I picked her.I luv my sisters kids to death. So I picked the older two to be the flower girls %26amp; they are counting the days to my wedding. Last week I found out from my sis that she does not like my fiance one bit. When I my fiance %26amp; I were having issues in the past I confided in her. My fiance confided in his family too. His best friend who is his best man was against our relationship so was my sister. Now my sis %26amp; his best friend are the best man %26amp; the maid of honor. I don't want my sis to be a witness at my wedding so I chose my fiances uncle %26amp; my fiance wants his father to be the other witness. But my mom says usually the parents or the siblings don't be a witness. Is that true? Because I don't want my sis or his best friend to be a witness. I am catholic.

Can I pick somone else to be my witness at my wedding instead of my maid of honor?
sweet heart this is YOUR wedding you let your sis. throw a hissy fit and pick whom U want as your maid of honor and as your witness. don't let the tantrum trap you, you will regret it forever. think about it. what right does she have being your maid of honor (is she standing beside you?, happy for you? NO) I say go with the best friend and if you can't then yes pick best bud as witness. And if I were you I would make up a new title for my b-friend "Lady in Waiting" and have her come out right after you. That way your sis is still the maid of honor but only on paper. And you get to enjoy your wedding because it is Your day.
Reply:On our marriage license, we had both of our mothers sign. But it can be anyone there.
Reply:You poor thing! Your sister should be ashamed of herself. My sister and I are very close, but I chose to have my best friend be my maid of honor and my sister was a brides maid. She never said a word about it if she was upset by this. It is not to late to change your plans and have your wedding day be what you and your fiance' want it to be! As far as the witnessing goes, do what YOU want. If it is a problem with the preist/church then they will inform you, but I don't know why it would be. It is your day! Don't be bullied or pressured my insensitve family members.
Reply:you can pick anyone you want to because this is your day
Reply:You can pick whoever you want. Just because something isn't normal doesn't make it wrong. My moom was a witness because my maid of honor was a minor, she couldn't sign. Congratulations and good luck





P.S. my wedding was Catholic too


My dress is ivory, and i wanted the maid of honour to wear gold. What colour can my bridesmaids wear to match

I am getting married in June 2007. I have chosen an ivory dress. I would like maid of honour to wear a gold/champagne dress, but I don't know what colour match with this for my bridesmaids. I was thinking of cream, but am really not sure. I have a little flowergirl, and I thought she would look nice in a cream dress with a gold ribbon around the waist. But what do the older ones wear. Please help what matches?

My dress is ivory, and i wanted the maid of honour to wear gold. What colour can my bridesmaids wear to match
a natural color, like bronze or a shade of brown
Reply:ivory don't ruin the clothes to much if you won't wear them don't make them. Hope i helped also go online and some have color sample you can change the dresses into.
Reply:get the color ... shiny dark brown
Reply:The flower girl could match the maid of honor and perhaps the bridesmaids could wear forest green or some dark color (black?) to offset the lighter dresses that you, the maid of honor and the flower girl are wearing. What you want to avoid is several differenet shades of white (cream, ivory, bone, etc.) as this will look like you attempted to match up the colors and failed. Good luck and congratulations on your wedding!!!
Reply:i think the older ones could wear beige or coffee


congrats for yr marriage your fiance must be lucky
Reply:although i love cream, i don't think it would be the best choice because it is close to the color of your dress... instead i think your maid of honour should wear gold and your bridesmaids should wear a very dark purple or navy blue... and your flowergirl could wear that same color dark purple or navy blue with either an ivory ribbon to match your dress or a gold ribbon to match the bridesmaids' dresses.. to get an idea of the color i am talking about go to... sherwin williams, home owner, color, and the color is Majestic Purple
Reply:If you really mean gold as in the color of Christmas ornaments then wine is a beautiful match and will add a touch of elegance to your color scheme. That or even a deep emerald green would work.
Reply:Cream would work but it is too close to ivory and soft neutral color would work. Their dress color could be the same just let the design be different


Hey, i'm 15 years old and i've started writing a book, i want to be an author and i need opinions?

I welcome you into this story, with hopes that you leave it with a wandering mind.


My story takes place in a world very different from the one you live in. I live in the world of the three kingdoms. The kingdoms of Peace, Tranquility, and Harmony. It would be wise not to be fooled by there names, for the names are just now meaningless titles. There was a place that only the very wise and powerful knew of, the Valley of Unknown powers. No one was quite sure who lived there and why, but all everyone knew was that you went in with a small talent and came out very powerful, you became one of the guardians of the realm. I lived in the most powerful and the cruelest of the kingdoms, the Kingdom of Peace. Although it did not seem that way, for I did not live as a peasant, or a beggar, I lived as the daughter of the next most powerful king of the kingdoms. Prince Garthus the second was to be the next ruler of our kingdom when his father king Garthus the first will be assassinated, for people in these kingdoms don’t pass away, the royalty most likely get murdered. I felt no compassion towards my father for I did not know him so well, I was well cared for but not by a parent. It was horrible of me to think it but I wanted my father assassinated before he took the crown due to the fact that I did not want to be taken to the Valley of Unknown Powers, all the kings, sons and daughters had to go there until they are well acquainted with the other royalty, are prepared for there future duties and have a secret weapon of there own. My name: Annabella, has been down on the list for the v.o.u.p. since birth. I will start my tale from the early years of my life….


I woke up to the sun hitting my face and warming my body after the chilly night, the castle was going to be rampaging with guests this week, for the yearly banquet of the royalties was going to be held at our castle this year, I lay in my bed listening to the yells of the planners, laying there idly while every one was running about there business. But I too was soon taken away from my daydreams by Tenma, the mother figure in my life. She came in barging in a rush, so I pretended to be asleep. She murmured while looking about my room, which looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in a very long while. “Where did she leave it? I knew I shouldn’t have shown it to her and that she would end up taking it, those guards will have to be punished.” I yawned loudly to get her to leave and she scurried out of the room. She was talking about the white amulet. There were seven main sources of power in our kingdom. The Luthen Amulets. Of seven colors they are. Earlier Tenma said that a very powerful one was hidden in this castle, and she thought she knew where it might be. Now I’ve always been a little special, but nobody knew it. So, later that night I went to my room, locked the door and lighted a few candles. I let myself slip into unconsciousness.


I was walking down a dark corridor with crisp cobble stoned walls, as a breeze hit the back of my neck. I frantically looked around, but kept scampering to the end of the passageway I saw a mossy wooden door, and reached for it. It was sealed, so I concentrated harder, it opened with a crack, and past that door was a room about two feet in width and length. A blinding light of silver-white reached my eyes, and I stretched my hands…


Chapter two?


I woke up the next morning with my stomach rumbling, lying on the cold stone floor of my room. The accounts of last night rushed back to me. I took my hand to my neck and felt the warmth of the white amulet, and smiled at my success, there was a knock on my door, so I hastily put it under my dress. It was Tenma looking frustrated, as she said “Where have you been? The dukes and duchesses of Harmony are here. Why are you still wearing your night gown? Oh, we don’t have time for this. Come, come hurry put on your gown.”


“Good morning to you too, Tenma.”


Tenma giggled and gave me a smack on the back of my head that I deserved. “Make hurry, almost everyone is here, what were you doing all this time?”


I walked down the stone staircases and started awkwardly greeting the guests. All seemed quite nice. But the air was not clean, it was impure, things were being hidden on the inside. Things that shouldn’t be. I wondered who was hiding them, when I was rudely pulled into a dark corner. “Let me go, what are you doing to me?” I looked up at the face of my capturer and saw a friendly grinning face. Kestn, my best friend was looking down at me with a smile that showed his teeth from every angle, and his hazel eyes gleaming in the dark through his shaggy brown hair. I thought you would like to be escorted out of this banquet of the snobs.” We both laughed, and left the castle, sneaking past the maids, servants and guards. We ran up a hill until we were sure that nobody had followed or seen us. “Thanks for the help, listen, I have to tell you something.” I told him about last night, because I told him everything, and as I brought out the white amulet, he gasped. He already knew that I was special, but not this much. We sat there talking for a long time, about what we would have to do in our lives, when I felt a strange presence take over him.


“I have something to say, but you have to be very open minded about this, okay?” I simply nodded my head, wondering what was coming to me. “Well, I was thinking why don’t you and me go look for the amulets together?” I just looked back at him, without any reaction whatsoever. That would have been a good idea, but the problem is the remaining six amulets are scattered over the 3 kingdoms by the true owner, who has long been dead, it was said that whoever sought the power and would be able to conquer it would have to find them first. “But Kestn I’m only 16 and you 17, do you think well be able to cross the rivers, swamps, hills, and mountains that separate the kingdoms?” It looked like he was thinking hard about this, and waited for several minutes before he said “Just promise me you’ll think about it okay?” Then he left without another word.


He left me to walk back to the castle by myself, and so I did, I politely nodded at some of the guests and was hoping to make it back to my room, if I hadn’t seen my father gesturing to me, to come and meet his old friend. I walked up slowly, wondering how long this was going to take. “Hello young lady, pleasure to meet you” I tried to reply politely, “the pleasure is mines sir.” He chuckled delightfully while saying “you’re everything your father said you are”, as I gave my father an accusing look, I notice the badge of the kingdom of Harmony on the other Kings chest, “How would you like to come and live at the palace of tranquility? I mean as the wife of the prince” He finished.


I just stood there, frozen, staring blankly at him, and at the words that he spoke. From my frozen mode, came a pounding rush of thoughts, my life here, the amulets, Tenma, Kestn, I could feel everyone’s eyes on me waiting for my reply, but they wouldn’t here it… I ran from the room, letting my numbness let go of me, I scampered up three flights of stairs, ran into my room, shut the door, and jumped on my bed. I don’t know how long I laid there sprawled on my mattress, but when I awoke it was dark outside. The events of the previous hours rushed back to me. Oh no…. what am I going to do, I can’t stay here anymore. My friend’s faces vividly appeared in my mind, Kestn, his offer…


I started packing immediately, everything I would need, clothes, my life savings, and I had just enough time to run into the kitchens and get some dried peppered meat, and stale bread. The main doors were locked, and my bedroom window was too high. I looked desperately out the window, thinking my plans were being abashed by something so simple when I heard someone speak in a deep voice, “Not running away little princess, are you?” That familiar voice gave a comfort, only one person called me princess in that manner when I am disappointed. I saw Kestn, all the way down there, with a rope ladder, “Are you packed princess?” I didn’t have to ask how he knew, but he always did, I saw that he also carried a bag. I climbed down and we half walked, half tippy toed our way to the stables, where two beautiful mares were waiting for us, one with a coat of whitened gold, and a mane of silver, while the other had skin the color of midnight, but with the same silver mane. There yellow eyes gleamed down at us as we took their ropes. “Wow, you thought ahead didn’t you?” I said with a smile.


“Well someone had to, seeing you took so long to figure out what you had to do, so I took the liberty of preparing our needs for the expedition. Anyways I heard what happened, and am therefore satisfied with your decision.


“Why, don’t you want me to stay home, or at least have a new one??”


“You call this place a home? You are imprisoned against your own will, without knowing it and have been made to believe that you have everything you want. But as long as you remain here, you will never know what’s waiting for you past the maids and butlers, past the afternoon tea and royal acquaintances, past the gloomy and isolated towers of this castle that you call a home. Your going to have to forget this fantasy of a home and life that you are know leaving behind and think about what’s coming towards you” he said with a last breath.


We walked in silence for a while, listening to the soft sounds of the horse’s hooves as we walk alongside them. The orchards weren’t as bright right now as they were during the day. The wind would wrap itself against us with its feather-like touch around our necks, trying to sweep us away from our direction but we kept walking. The leaves whispered in our wake, from the nearby trees, rustling against each other. Wondering who was sneaking off at this time of night. The silence of the moonlight gave me a ringing sound in my ears; I felt like I was going to have to stay like that forever, until Kestn finally spoke, “do you think what were doing id the right thing? I mean something that we won’t regret later? Because I don’t think were that prepared for what’s coming our way” I took a while to let his words sink in… what were we really doing? Running away from our homes in the middle of the night? Could this be the right thing to do? I replied in slow, soft meaningless words that didn’t seem to comfort anybody, “I guess well have to find out”. I was getting tired of walking so much and by now we were almost leaving the orchards, I could see the soft glisten of the candles of the village that was ahead of us, the mud colored houses had an eerie look to it at night, with the occasional glow of the candles. Kestn, the horses and I made our way through the village slowly, often seeing bright colored eyes in the alleyways. The cats in this village were praised for there stealthy ways and rich coats of fur. We kept on walking, trying to get through this village that seemed to be getting longer the more we walked, Kestn took a quick glance back and hurriedly looked forward again. “Izabella” he whispered, “Were being followed. Keep calm, don’t look back. Play along with me”. Panic fled through my veins but yet I felt safe with Kestn. He slowly and stealthily put his hand in his pocket and handed me a sharp bladed knife. He took out a more spear-like with strange embodiments on it. He abruptly stopped in his place and grabbed my elbow to stop me. We waited there looking at each other for about a minute when behind me someone lurched out of a large trash bin and grabbed me by the neck. Fear was beating in my heart. But Kestn didn’t move at all he just stood there and stared at the situation. “Hand me your loot, the bearded man said with his deep yet squeaky voice. Surprisingly Kestn just walked forward and the man gave him a warning of hurting me when I started to feel the air leaving my mouth. It was getting really hard to breathe with the robbers fingers clasped over my air pipes. Kestn saw my color become pale and he lowered his knife and it in to his pocked then he raised his arms throwing something very small skinny and sharp at the man. He nearly missed my head but it hit the other mans throat as he fell I fell with him. His hand released from my throat I was finally able to breathe, my heart pumping hard in fright and relieve. Kestn helped me get up. I was violently shaking now my face pearly white. Kestn held me in his arms silently until the shaking decreased, I could feel his heart pounding against my head. He let go and I thanked him, we kept on walking and at last we cleared the village. Now able to speak again I asked Kestn where he was planning to go.


“I thought we could stop at a deserted ravine for the night. But first we must find one. I’m getting tired. Who do you think sent that man after us?” He added. “I’m not sure but that frightened me. This isn’t exactly safe. Running away from a castle and going of on a journey all by ourselves. Especially at night” I said with a last breathe.


“Don’t worry princess, your not alone, well yet at least.” Laughter and relieve followed this. I remembered who I was with, my lifetime best friend.


Meanwhile back at the castle dawn was approaching. . . . . . . .


Tenma was knocking on the door to the empty bedroom. “Oh come on darling, you don’t have to leave here just yet. Talk it over with the king.” More frantic knocking came from the door but this time a deeper voice said "Annabella, I order you to come out.” Her father’s voice rang and echoed off the walls of the empty room. Then in a lower voice it said, “We don’t have a choice, break the lock.” There was a loud click and Tenma rushed into the deserted room and made a run for the fluffed up lump of a blanket only to find that nobody was under it.


“She’s gone, sir, she’s gone!!!”


“What are you talking about?”


“Sir, she’s not here, she probably left last night, but how? She’s on the third floor. Oh my poor child, she’s all alone now!”


Although the king didn’t exactly love his daughter the way a father should, if he didn’t take immediate action his daughter would be found and held for ransom, or the citizens would think this wasn’t a righteous king. So the king ordered his team of members to inform the villagers of the kingdom would get a 30,000 glone {unit of money used in the kingdom, 1 glone =7 dollars} reward. A frantic search was taking place…


Meanwhile…


“How much farther do we have to ride?” I asked Kestn in a very whiny voice, as if I was being dragged into doing this. “I told you Izabella, you have to be patient we’ll stop in the next village”, he answered me as if he was talking to a frustrated 4-year-old. “Hand me the map” he added. I bent over the side of my horse, and started rummaging around in one of the pockets of the saddle until I felt parchment. I straightened up and handed the map to Kestn. He took it from me and opened it and used the horses’ neck to support it. He looked up and saw that I was staring at him because he had a weary look in his hazel eyes which glowed green in the warm sun. “What’s the matter?” I asked. But he didn’t answer. He just looked ahead, as if in deep concentration. Moments went on in silence as I stared quizzically stared ahead. Finally a sigh from Kestn broke the silence. “There’s a problem” he said heavily. I looked at him with innocent eyes wondering what I’ve done. “Annabella, I think the villages might be informed, to look for you.” He finished. “Why would you think that?” I asked sweetly. “Well, incase your daydreams haven’t also made you blind, look around, your picture is hung up everywhere. We’re going to have to go around the village this may take the whole night” He finished. “Oh, fine” I said sheepishly while my upper cheeks began to turn into a rosy pink.


So that’s what we did, we rode the horses as silently as possible around the village in the warm late summer night. It took much longer than I anticipated but I did not complain and neither did Kestn. I longed for the protection of a roof over my head and having a lantern blazing warmly on my studying desk and writing. But I would rather be taking this trip with Kestn any day than having to marry that worthless stupid prince as my husband.


Chapter 3


A sharp pain hit my elbow. “Oh just 10 more minutes Tenma.” I mumbled. “Well honey its getting late, and you know your going to be late for your studies.” Said a mimicked voice. I quickly sat up and looked around not to find myself lying on my warm comfortable mattress but on the cold, rough dirt floor. Looking around a little more, through the entrance of the dome-like cave I saw Kestn on his horse with a small bag over his shoulder, sniggering. I fell back on my backside hard and closed my eyes. I thought the events of the past few days were a dream. I heard a shuffle as Kestn came down from the horse and stood near where my hands laid spread out. “Kestn?”


“Annabella” he replied.


“I’m hungry.”


“Really now, Annabella? You didn’t to seem have realized it but you’re a heavy sleep walker. And if I wasn’t standing guard outside you would have fallen off into the gorge below us. Oh, and I forgot to mention, I was wondering how much food could a girl fill in her stomach without realizing she’s finished our whole food supply that was supposed to last us for another week?”


My tummy grumbled and we both fell to the ground laughing, week-kneed and breathless. “But Kestn I’m hungry” I said when I finally caught my breath after several painful minutes. “Well since you finished all that was left, I decided to go and look for something. I found more than I bargained for Izabella. I found some scarlet berries on a rather big thorny bush.”


“You know Kestn I can pick berries, too, it’s a common talent” I said.


“Its what I found when I reached in rather deep, a hard stone wall, ever seen one behind a poison berry bush?” he finished exaggerated as I threw the berries to the ground that I was slowly taking to my mouth. “So what’s so special about a stone wall?” I said as I got up again and clapped my hands together to remove the dust. “well its more the rough wooden door more than the stone wall. Do you know what that means?” He finished.


“That we can find a beaver with really strong teeth that doesn’t like the water?” I grimaced. “Now really, Annabella, think. You can’t be this slow. Somebody must know that no one would go picking poison berries, so that would be a good place to hide something. You know what that thing is?” he said with more anticipation than before. He smiled as understanding slowly dawned on my face.


“Are you sure its here Kestn?” I asked minutes later as we walked together to the place he found the berries. “The last time I’m going to say it I Annabella, it’s underneath a steep cliff and believe me you’ll notice it once were there.


And so I did. I was bewildered. There was a brown muddy cliff with rocks that came out occasionally out of it, and it slowly turned into smooth gray rock. And a little below the rock was a magnificent bush of bright red berries each round with a minuscule yellow dot on them hung on stems of truest dark green. It looked like Christmas. Then I noticed the gleaming thorns each about one and a half inches glowing in a rusty golden color. It looked like nature gone wild. It went in pretty deep and I sat down in the dust in front of the bush, trying to breathe in the sight in front of me. Kestn just stood there knowing what I was trying to do and leaned against the wall next to me. I was analyzing the sight, and at the same time felt like I was being analyzed, and as I looked to the left I saw Kestn with a hard concentrating look on his face that made me slightly blush as he revealed a small smile in return. I went back to concentrating on the bush. I closed my pale gray oval eyes, and moved the slightly curled black hair out of my snow white skin and let it drop onto my back.


I breathed in deeply taking in my surroundings. The surroundings which started slowly to fade. And I felt my spirit leave my body back on the ground and it took a glance at Kestn still standing there with one foot set against the rock behind him, and then at myself breathing slightly through my small nose. I looked forward and went towards the bush, with out the thorns harming me I pushed them away and Kestn noticed as he let out a small gasp of awe. They moved out of my way making rustling noises at the most faint touch of my fingers. The door emerged. It was made of rough wood bark. I went forward and slightly touched it but it didn’t open. I gave it an encouraging push but with no result. I concentrated harder, my mind set, and gave a forceful nudge but nothing happened. I realized this would take more than command. I centered my energy and mind equally on the door and heard a little crack as I felt my energy and power seep through my skin and leaving me helpless……..


“Annabella! Anna! Are you alright? Get up, you did it! The door has opened, get up” I heard Kestn’s voice ringing rather far away. When I didn’t answer, I heard some faint mumblings from his mouth in a language I didn’t recognize as I was slowly lifted from the comfortable darkness into the dazzling sunlight and to find myself half sitting up in his arms. I looked up and saw his eyes glowing in enjoyment. So I got up and weakly looked towards the rose bush, the amulet hadn’t come out; I was completely drained of energy just with the opening of the door.


I got up with Kestn’s help and brushed the dust off myself. Together we walked through the door that was only four feet high and 2 feet wide. It was a tight cram with both of us in the 4 by 3 room. I looked around but nothing was here. Kestn tried moving around a bit because he came in after me and he accidentally shut the door with his back turned to it. He stopped shuffling, and we both listened and a horrible feeling quenched my insides; we were moving, I fell to the ground while Kestn just stood as if nothing was going on. And just as suddenly as it started the movement stopped. I grabbed Kestn’s arm tightly, as I used it for support to stand back up digging my fingernails in with fright. I gained my balance, and just as I did a gaping hole appeared in the middle, making Kestn and I lean as hard as possible against the walls. I just stood there paralyzed by the suddenness of the changes while Kestn bravely stopped leaning against the dirt walls and peered into the hole. “It’s a tube. It looks like a slide, are you ready?”


“Huh? What are you talking about? What do you mean?” I gasped out, in one breath. “Oh Annabella you know what I mean. For this.” And with out another word he just jumped in to the gaping hole, leaving me, and then as if his stupid act gave me strength, without hesitation I followed.


~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~


At the same time, back at the castle training grounds stood captain Kruner, Looking down at his cadets, with cold black lifeless eyes that gleamed hungrily. He abruptly barked out in a harsh violent voice. “You know what to do, You have a mission to find the princess before anyone else does. You report to me and only to me. ” He paused to lick his vein lined lips. Then continued “You will be separated into comand groups, each of you assigned with a different location, you bring the princess back alive, as for her companion either way would make no difference. You will be in disguise, no one is to know of your true identities, understood?!!"


"Sir, yes Sir" answered the crowd of 300 men.


"Dissmissed!", shouted captain Kruner, as he walked out of the training grounds. There, waiting at the door that leads to the castle grounds was King Garthus the first, mearly nodding as Captain Kruner came up to him to give details on the plans. They ajourned to the banquet hall, met there by Prince Garthus the second. There they sat at a smaller table and started discussing the matters of Princess Isabella.


"She's not alone, we know that for sure" started Captain Kruner.


"How can you be so sure of that?" Rebudled Prince Garthus.


"Well two horses were taken out of the stables, and the thieves in disguise i sent said she was seen with a male at the time of the attack, but the other one didn't come back alive, it seems Princess Annabaella has a guard with her."


"Is that a good thing?"


"It depends on the strength and willingness of the two."


"Well we know that they're not going to be willing to come back here" said King Garthus, speaking for the first time, "They specifacally ran away because of the fact that we were going to give Annabella away, I shouldn't have been so thoughtless as to tell Isabella right then, this marriage is crucial so that the Kingdom of Harmony could keep care of our grounds as we try to overthrow the Kingdom of Tranquility. Our plans will have to be postponed."


All three men got up and were heading to the exits when a little girl came in, looking red in the face as she handed the King a telegram, and scurried back out. The king looked down at the envelope in his hand, his old yet handsome features screwed up in a scowl. He slowly put his rough hands to the corner of the envelope and started opening it, as he did a round coin fell to the floor. The King didn't mind the coin at first, he just read the letter that was written in an elegant handwriting, It said :





Greetings to the current king,


I have sent this message so you will have been informed that Prinicess Annabella is being taken care of. You should not be worried or care for her whereabouits. It will be considered wise if you don't send anyone after her, for i garuntee you they will not be returning. This journey is one that should be embarked on without outside help. Let it happen, you won't be able to stop it.


-S.H.K.


{P.S. I think you will remember the uses of the coin.}





The King let out a heavy sigh, but not one of defeat, he picked the coin up and closely examined it. It was as big as the palm of a toddlers hand, a rustic gold color with a picture of a diamond in the middle. Two circles were around it, and in between them were strange symbols, a kind of writing in an unrecognized language. The king silently put both into his pockets and proceeded down the steps leading from the exit. The other two followed, without asking questions.


"Send the soldiers out by evening" King Garthus told Captain Kruner in a heavy voice.


Chapter 4


I was sliding down a narrow tube, smooth cold stone under me, and the dark figure of Kestn ahead of me. I felt blank as i heard Kestn land with a thump and soon after him was me on the gronud. I stood up and noticed that the ground was the same cold stone of the tube. Looking around, I saw that the walls were high and rough, i couldn't see the cieling though. There were three passage ways out of the hall, I looked uncertainly up at Kestn who was observing our surroundings. He silently gestured to the three passages and and said in a hollow voice "Your choice?"


I moved forward toward the one nearest me, the left one. Kestn was following me and as I was about to step through it, he pulled me back, and kicked some rocks into it. After a couple seconds we heard the rocks land.


"Well, that went well. You choose next." I said.


Kestn went towards the one in the middle and walked in, i followed hesitantly. It seemed as if he knew what he was doing. "Keep quiet Annabella."


And so i did, everything was pitch black, I had no idea how Kestn could see where he was going.


"Kestn..." I said in a whisper, he quickly hushed me. I could feel him turn around and face me. He came close enough for me to hear his light, quick breathing. I felt my stomach tighten. He took his hands up to my face and put his fingers over my eyes and brushing my cheek as he turned around once again. That was strange because whatever kestn did, now i could see clearly but in a dark turqoise light. There were tall pillars of a lighter turqoise on eiher sides, walls weren't visible. This seemed to stretch on for quite a bit. So we silenltly continued down our path. Kestn was ahead of me, and after several minutes of walking, he slowed down a bit as we saw the end, It was a wall. A blank wall. But in the center chained to it was a figure of a girl around my age, with her face down and her hair covering it. Her dress was tattered. I stood back, but Kestn moved forward and whispered breathlessly "Ilana". Kestn moved closer still, in arms reach of her. I've never seen this side of Kestn before. There was so much i didn't know about him, and i started to get uncomfortable.


I moved a little bit to the side for a better view, Kestn was reaching his hand up to her face, Ilana did he say? His fingers rested on her slupmed chin and he rasied it. I could see a sallaw face, dark clear skin, and her wavy auburn hair seemed to fall to her waist. Kestn was giving her a hard gaze, I dont know if the turqoise shade of everything was deceiving my sight or if his eyes glowed for a moment, but abruptly the chains let go and she fell forward on to him. Kestn caught her and gently let her down to the ground. He looked to the corner in which i have slowly backed away to, and said "Come here Annabella, she needs help.", in a deeper voice than was usually his.


I slowly started walking towards them and kneeled at his side. He was holding both of her hands in his. I tied my hair back as some of it fell onto my face, and opened my bag to take out a round container with water in it. Kestn helped her sit down, even though she was unconcious. I brought the water up to her mouth and i slowly tipped some in, she swallowed and started stirring as i backed away. She let out a barley audiable gasp and sat up. Her eyes surprised me. They were dark green with yellow encrusted in it. She was enchanting. She looked around at me and Kestn, and putting one of her slender arms on Kestn's shoulder and started to stand. I quickly went to her aid, and helped her up. She stood and I looked up at her, because she was slightly taller than me she was lookindg down. I handed her some more water and she drank, Kestn watching us. He started walking towards the exit and I stayed back to help the girl. So slowly we half limped towards were we came in, as we reached our original entrance we came back into the gray room and my sight came back to normal. Ilana sat down on the edge of the tube. I looked questioningly at Kestn.


He simply stated " She can help us, she's a friend." I have full trust in Kestn so I accepted it. We waited around for a couple of minutes while nothing happened. I kept my distance from Ilana. She sighed, looked up at me, and back to Kestn as she said "Who is she?"


I was utterly bewildered. Her voice was like a sorrowful ballad, but i couldn't understand what she said. She was'nt speaking in English.


"You speak her tongue, too?" She added, as i hestantly looked at Kestn.


He replied in the same language, "I needed her to get to you, she isn't useless, she opened the door. Her name is Annabella and she will be joining us on our journey."


"Kes...Kestn?" I said hestantly as i saw a look of forboding on Ilana's face. I didn't exactly like her yet, I agree she was intimidating.


"Annabella, this is Ilana, you too should be properly introduced. We will be looking for the amulets together." he said. I walked up to Ilana and shook her hand as she kept her dark golden look on me. It was all very awkward. She seemed weak and tired, but i sensed an aura of determined strength around her. She got up and walked towards Kestn, and said in that starnge yet familiar language to Kestn, "Good choice if she's the one that got the door opened. I can feel her power, it's hidden in her emotions. The amulet is this way." She said as she headed towards the last passage.


Kestn translated by saying "The amulet is through there. She'll get it herself, just wait here with me."


It was the first time me and Kestn were alone since i've met Ilana. A million questions were running through my mind but i couldn't catch any of them. So I just burst out "Kestn what's happening? Who is she? What language is that? How do you know whats going on?!"


He came towards me, looked me in my eyes and said in one breath "She's an old friend and she can help us find the amulets, she's not from around here. You can trust her"


I didn't know what was going on. I guess I felt hurt that i didn't know about these things, and taken aback with this sudden presense of Ilana. While waiting for her to come back, Kestn explained that the middle passage way was a trap for others seeking the amulets, and Ilana got caught up when she fell for it. About an hour later Ilana came back holding something covered in a dark cloth, and as she came into the hall we were in, she sat in the middle of the foor, and pulled out from an inner pocket another cloth. I came closer, and as she opened the dark cloth a glowing came and when She pulled the cloth completely off, out came another amulet. But not white like the one i had tied around my neck. This one was a deep blue. It looked as if you were looking into the depth of the ocean. Then Ilana unraveled the other lumpy cloth and an amulet of rich brown appeared, and the glowing increased as they were set next to eachother.


Ilana told Kestn something, and then Kestn told me to bring my amulet out. I was uncomfortable with revieling it so I didn't take it off. I just let it hang around my neck and as it faintly glowed Ilana stood up and came close to me and held it in her hands, her mistyfing eyes wide.


"The white amulet. The amulet of guidance. How did she get it! This one looks for the owner, it can't be found by anyone." She breathed over her shoulder at Kestn.


"May it be better she learn what it does and it's powers by herself." Kestn answered.


I still didn't understand the graceful way they would talk to eachother, and by this point it was getting exagerating. Interuppting my thoughts, Kestn said, "Well there's four left then."


This fact struck me as odd, already three were with us.How hard could it be to find the rest? We were going to find out.


Chapter 5

Hey, i'm 15 years old and i've started writing a book, i want to be an author and i need opinions?
opinions on what dear?





In theory, you have just as much of a chance of being an author as the next person. It takes heart, a good story, and good writing skills. And a thick skin, as you'll be faced with many rejections before you get one acceptance.





Stick with it!
Reply:to get published go to outskirtspress.com or xlibris.com Report It

Reply:h3y gurl i lov3 ur story so much i hop3 that u k33p writing b3cuz i would luv to r3ad 1 of ur books!! and if this book mak3s it took getting published when ur done Please be sure to send me a copy.[address: Rt1 box 20b kirbyville,texas 75956][Jaamarah Lewis] Report It

Reply:alot of good authors started out young plus i like the story Report It

Reply:Opinions regarding what?
Reply:Not to flame or attack you in any way, but your question isn't really structured properly. And if you want to be a writer, most people who read your work will throw your work away at laziness like that.





But if you want to be an author, do the Stephen King method. Read for four hours a day, and write for four hours a day. It may be a little extreme, but good work takes patience and practice!





Good luck!
Reply:As an author, you don't need opinions, you need to observe. Watch what people do and try and put yourself in their shoes. This is key to being able to really bring your characters into life and giving each one their own personality and quirks. As an author, you don't need opinions, you need to research. Good novels have well researched settings and background. It is kinda like being a detective in a way. I know those may not be the answers you seek, but quality of writing dictate the quality of response. Finally, do not go through Lulu. Once a book is published like this, it looses market value. First impression counts. If your book's first impression is through Lulu or similar venue it rarely recovers and finds a home in bookstores or get picked by other publishers.
Reply:well my dear it depends on what route you want to go. if you want a quick, yet reliable fix then i would use Lulu. To publish your book is actually free and you can attempt to market your book through the web. Regardless I highly recommend that before you publish your book, have someone to thoroughly edit it for you. Edit it for grammar/punctuation but also for content. what ruins a great book is grammatical errors.





also another thing to consider is your cover art. you'll want something that will attract your readers to even want to pick up your book. if you go with lulu, the do have their own free cover art that you can pick from, but there are other resources out there that you can use for your own cover art.





lastly, make sure you send your book off to the national library of congress for copyrighting. take it from me, you'll be glad you did.





i hope this helps. if you have any other questions, please feel free to let me know. I'd be glad to answer them for you.





Lilhayme
Reply:Cool im 15 and im a writer to i got a book published in 7th grade. But what is your question?
Reply:The hardest thing about writing a book is keeping the story to yourself before getting it published. Get someone you trust to help you find a reputable publisher who can guide you through the process.
Reply:Go you. I'm 14 and I am also a writer(well I'm trying to be) and I think it is great that you are writing. But what do you want opinions on?
Reply:Read, read, read, and read.





Reading will improve your writing.
Reply:Opinions on what? You didnt post anything..


What should I expect to pay Molly Maid for a kitchen that needs a LOT of work?

I visited my parents recently and found that their kitchen needs a whole lot of work. I want to get my parents out of their house and surprise them with a squeaky clean kitchen, especially before the holidays. I hear a lot of quotes for an entire house, but would Molly Maid just clean one room? and would they do stuff like wash dishes and get rid of clutter in a kitchen? along with the normal stuff like cleaning the stove and sink and such? Believe me, their kitchen needs a lot of work and they're getting older and can't really do it themselves and it is NOT a one person job....

What should I expect to pay Molly Maid for a kitchen that needs a LOT of work?
7 pound an h
Reply:You can excpeat it to be in a price range of about $40-$85. Here is a list of services they do in the kicthen....





Clean, dry, and shine all appliance surfaces, range hood, and sink.


Clean stove drip pans, burner grates, and control knobs.


Wash countertops.


Damp-wipe cupboard fronts, table, and chairs.


Clean microwave oven inside and out, including turntable.





This is all they can do in the Kitchen. And they can clean 1 room or all the rooms!


If you wuold like to call them to get exact prices the number is 1-800-MOLLYMAID


or


1-800-665-5962








Good luck and I hope you find what you need! Hope I helped! And remeber you do not have to be home when they come to clean, but if you forget to leave a key they can charge you with a lock out fee!











Good Luck!





Lexi%26lt;3

Dental Hygienist

How do you write a brilliant maid of honor speech?

I'm my big sister's maid of honor, but I've never been to a wedding before so I don't really know what to expect for my speech. I looked up some toasts but they're mostly cheesy stupid stuff. I'm only 15 so I know all the guests are going to be expecting something that will sound immature and lame, so I'd like to write a really good speech.





I don't really know what to write though.


My sister and I are really close, and she's about five years older than me.


I'd like some ideas or suggestions for a good speech, it's much appreciated. :]





Please %26amp; thanks.

How do you write a brilliant maid of honor speech?
talk about how happy you are to have her for a sister, and how happy you are that she has found someone she loves.


you could talk about things you both did as kids, how she encouraged you to learn how to skate, or ride your bike. how she offered to go beat up the boy who broke your heart in grade school. how she used to let you win at pillow fights but always took the last popsicle.


just little anecdotes about her and you, what she taught you, what you love about her and how you hope when you get married you'll look as beautiful as she does today! then you close with something like


'to my sister, lissie and my new brother brian. may you always be happy.'





good luck sweetie, you will do just fine!
Reply:Since you're so close to the bride, do you have any fun stories you could incorporate into the toast? When you were both little, did you ever talk about getting married, and what kind of a person she thought she'd marry? Or what expectations you had with marriage? An eight year old's concept of marriage can be pretty hilarious. When my cousin got married, her younger sister was the maid of honor and in her speech, she told a cute story about when her sister first met her husband-to-be -- he may not have swept her off her feet on the first meeting, but he still managed to win her heart in the end. It was a simple, personal story that evoked laughter and spoke to both the bride and groom, as told from a perspective of a loving sister. It didn't need to be formal or elegant -- from such a close family member, you knew it could only come from the heart. You have the benefit of knowing the bride your whole life; something heartfelt and funny would make a lovely speech that the guests will enjoy and your sister will remember and cherish forever.
Reply:you could say something about how lucky your sister is... she looks beautiful, she is a lovely person and she has a fantastic husband and finally last but not least she has a brilliant little sister!





Keep it short and sweet!


Good luck
Reply:The best advice that I could give you would be to speak from your heart...and maybe make people laugh a little.


Perhaps you can start off by saying, "You know, I remember the time when my sister..." and then tell a funny story from your childhood...something that is funny, but not to embarrassing for the bride.


Tell people that you are really close to your sister and the reasons why you are so close to your sister.


You can simply say that you are so happy that your sister has found this love in her life. You wish her a lifetime of happiness and you hope that someday she will be the one standing next to you giving the speech...except without the embarrassing moments...lol





Here is something that I found that may help you as well. Best of luck...and don't worry...the toasts/speeches are usually short and sweet. Don't worry about writing an essay, just something nice that will speak to her heart. Speak to her and tell her what you feel like no one else is in the room...then it's really heartfelt.


http://www.speech-topics-help.com/maid-o...


Can u get a reaction from the magnesium in minute maid orange juice, with milk allergies?

Just a week ago I have cut milk and milk products from my teen daughters diet. She had 3 great, happy, and pain free days then she started with the above plus trouble with here throut saying that her breathing tub felt smaller, needs to breath deep, and still some joint pain. The only new things I've given her are The Minute-Maid orange juice with 10% Magnesium and Soy Milk. I'm very concerned about the orange juice as my other older teen said it also gave her a tummy ache. How long does it take for a person that is allergic to milk to completely feel good? Will there be like a detox time frame? Thank you so much for reading and hope all is wonderful for you.

Can u get a reaction from the magnesium in minute maid orange juice, with milk allergies?
Maybe it's the soy milk. Loads of people are allergic or have intolerances to soy.
Reply:I don't think it's the orange juice.


Has she seen a physician?


She is having trouble breathing, short of breath and having joint pain. This does NOT sound like allergies from what you are telling me. This sounds like another type of immune system problem. Food allergies do NOT cause joint pain.





If someone is allergic to milk, then they will have stop having symptoms as long as they are not taking any milk products. So there is no detox time frame (it is immediate). Except maybe if the milk is causing eczema, it may take a few days or weeks for the eczema to get better once you stop the milk. But you did not say anything about eczema!





Bottom line-- go see a doctor because the symptoms your daughter is having (from the little information you have provided me) don't really go along with allergies. It sounds like an infection or autoimmune problem.


Has anyone actually used a major maid service?

My mother wants to give me a gift card for a maid service (I am pregnant and shouldn't be lifting more than 15# or bending a lot) but I looked at them and I just don't think that they are going to do anything I can't do with a little help from hubby and older child.





And I found a lot of very negative reports about them online anyway.





So does any one have personal experience with any of the big maid services?

Has anyone actually used a major maid service?
We found that by hiring maid or someone that's actually looking for work, instead of a company that has a regulated type of function and is on the clock, works best.


Some young lady that needs the work is going to do a better job for you than one of the big companies, that's our opinion though. I've been through it all.
Reply:I agree with Cowboydoc, the company I work for uses a commercial cleaning service and they don't do a very good job!


Any advice for someone getting a maid in saudi?

I have twin 14 month olds and I seriously need someone to catch up with the cleaning around the house, and helping me out with the babies when theyre both crying at the same time.


But I hear the most TERRIFYING stories of maids abusing the kids and such. I'm going to get some nanny cams. But other than that, does anyone reccomend a certian nationality? or a certian city to bring them from where theyre least likely to be crazy? And how do you go about getting a maid anyway, I know I have to go to an agency, but then what happens? and how long do I wait? and what are their sallaries? Can I specify that I want one who can speak english, or at least isnt stupid? I just got an ethiopian one and God she is dumb. she gives the kids clorox to play with! She is fired now.


Thank you. I know its a silly question but I am very nervous and a little afraid...

Any advice for someone getting a maid in saudi?
What I usually do and recommend is that I only hire staff based on a relationship with current staff or a recommendation by someone I know well who's not able to or doesn't need the staff at the moment. Getting someone from another country, regardless of what you tell the agency isn't going to work.. they'll deliver someone whom took three to five months to bring in and then you'll be desperate enough to just give it a try even if they don't speak a language or know how to sign and have never handled kids before and are going to learn at the expense of your kids well being.





As for crazy, we're all crazy, being in the right situation that triggers it for us, so don't bet on that. What you can bet on and can predict, is treating them super nice, in treatment and in financial supplements every now and then or a phone card from time to time.. When you order food, count them in, when you buy your kids stuff and clothes, buy them something.. it's not expensice, you're probably not going to spend more than $10 bucks, but they'll know you care and thought of them so they'll take care of your kids.. what goes around comes around. When I get served in restaurant, I don't return food, no matter what, I don't insult people handling my food as I know they can mess me up in the next plate that arrives, now imagine them handling your kids! ;-)





I would assume older is better, so look for someone experience with kids, you never know if they drink water or swallow something what the sitter would do in that situation if she's also a kid herself! Our staff are now treated as elderly family members, now we have one more staff to cover for what gets missed because they're not as young as they used to be and have too many issues with their kids to think straight all the time.





I don't agree with nanny cams, they're not going to cover the whole house and they'll be good to see what happened after the fact which will be TOO LATE! The best scenario, if you can find someone who will help you, is to send the baby sitter with the kids to someone's house who's there to hear and see what will happen.. the staff also will know they're close by in the next room so they can't be too liberal if they happen to be crazy. ;-)
Reply:Hey, that Ethiopian maid sounds painfully familiar. If you live in Jeddah, by any chance is she a teenager by the name of Asma,who has a faded blue tatoo on her forehead? I lived with my saudi in-laws for the 1st 10 months i was here (we moved here Sept. '06. They hired her a month after we came, and she gave me fits. She was also Clorox happy, and always splattered it onto the laundry pile. When we got our own place, my mother-in-law came, but brought her with her. She used the broom to scrub the pigeon droppings off the front steps. When I came downstairs, i found her using the SAME broom to sweep the carpet. *falls over*. My husband had told her I didn't want her working in my house. Stupidity %26amp; Stubbornness are BAD combination. She finally got fired about 2 months ago.





Anyway, to make this relevant, Ive heard Filipinas and Indonesians are the best. But be careful with Indonesians, sometimes they run away and join up with the Indo. mafia.The whole ''maid'' thing is just a sham to get into the country. Be sure you go thru a reputable agency. Seems to take a lot of trial and error to find the right maid for you, so take your time ,and good luck.
Reply:well id say Philipinos are the best... Majority of them do come here speaking english.. And with a christian background (most) at least they believe in God.. Im a muslim and ive dealt with philipinos, sri lankans, ethiopians, sudanese, indian, thiland.. and seems the philipinos are the best.. Someone else might not agree though.. its all your experience though and what you've been through.. I hear really horrid horror stories.. Frankly.. though.. I am taking care of my own two right now.. I am too scared to hire someone who is not a native, doesnt know my customs, might not speak my language, might be from some hick village that doesnt know what "clorox" is or what even pampers are...


I can remember my family here (my inlaws) teaching a young housemaid what electricity was, teaching her about vacuums, washing machines, fridges, etc... I dont know what or where this girl came from, but she knew absolutely nothing..


Also a note here:... you will need to help the help.. cause if you yourself are having trouble with two babies.. you cant expect one hired help to be able to manage them either... They arent robots.. I dont mean to imply that you'd think that way, but some of my fellow lady friends here in Saudi seem to think that way.. I feel so sorry for the housemaids.. they are expected to clean a 3 story mansion, do the ironing for 15people, cook, clean, wash, and manage to take care of any of the numerous babies running around and be able to get up at 5am and still go strong at 12midnight to cook tidbits for the guests... I just sit in amazement at all what they put on these housemaids... My motto is: If I cant do it, why would I expect her to... so I'd adleast help out. or hire 2...
Reply:Sister, it's not a silly question, at all, You have raised a very serious issue of present time, that must be addressed wisely.





You have got a good answer above, I hope others will also answer you, as I can't because I'm Non-Saudi male working here. But I admire your question allot.
Reply:Maybe Indonesian...





Filipinos can become an unholy pain in the neck.

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