Well, I finally have to put something here that's on my mind. Lately, I've thought about the way's of the world and how they influence us. Some good, but some not so good. Even dangerous. I came to this conclusion, because someone said this," Well, I'm glad they finally decided to Divorce, that's part of life and it will happen eventually. It's better to go through that so you can start over." See that. divorce is part of life...I thought WTF??!! Pardon the expressiveness. But this made me upset. After making a case against this, I started to wonder what is the unseen force that made it this way? My parents didn't divorce, however the relationships I had that didn't work, they did have a divorce. I knew it was part of the problem, but you can't base finding love on that alone. No, there was another influence. And then it became obvious. Celebrities and TV. I noticed this is the norm and it is expected! But why should that influence us, obviously because we spend too much time on it, and we we're made to think it is depicting real life circumstances. Well, since my separation in 2005, I have not been watching it. I watched it as a family activity, and then let it go when my time was best used in other areas. So noting this, and hearing constantly about how another celebrity couple breaks up, it's no wonder people have let this dictate how they live. They let it dictate what they should buy, what they need, how popular is it I wondered. But noticing that everytime a new item is brought about, it's the "in" thing to acquire made it certain. Even though I lost custody and am having to go through that, I made certain my son's understood, and they played more outside than sitting and watching it. I let my youngest find friends, he was 5, and I was very proud to see him make new friends, and get compliments on his behavior. I have three son's, the oldest is 18, and all have had this in them and they have made me feel relieved. But the materialistic nature was an issue. Again, just to stay on point, the worlds influences are noticeable in our lives, and may be the source

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