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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 10:52 AM Original message |
....so my 18 yr old didn't register to vote... |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. He is the only one in the entire country. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 10:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. no, but i am pissed that he blew it off |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. Deleted message |
Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. I know what you're going through. |
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mymomwasright (135 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. IDEA.... |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. lol...i wish it was that simple |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. "Wait a minute. We do NOT hate porn." - Clarence T. Anonymous (R - Supreme Just Us) |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
4. My niece just told me that too |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. Could he be rebelling? |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
7. You should have told him NOT to register.... |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
8. I would suggest that when he asks for something tell him that you are not interested. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
9. If he has time for World of Warcraft he has time to do something useful |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. But that's a "nagging" Mom kind of job! |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Yep. Cleaning is women's work. I encounter this attitude in men of all ages. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
10. Has he moved out of your house yet? |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Seriously! |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
11. Keep this phrase handy in your mind: "Don't vote? Don't bitch." |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
12. Hey, though, just realize he's a kid and videogames and boobs play an inordinately large... |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. +100 |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
14. It is these disaffected voters that we need to recruit to beat the big bucks. n/t |
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lillypaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
15. Give him time .. |
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docvet (41 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. lol |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:13 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I think you've chosen the wrong place ... |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. He'll come around. Kids are just that way. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. Tell him to get off his ass and do something |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Thank you! |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. believe me, we have gone there |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
48. No, your situation is not typical |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. bribe him with the new "Cataclysm" WOW expansion |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. you know, maybe he should think about that |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I'm serious. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. That make-believe world is the one where he has some chance |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. yikes |
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crazyjoe (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
25. you told him who to vote for too? I'm not surprised |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. no, i did not |
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crazyjoe (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #29 |
71. oh, pardon me, when i read your post i must have misinterpeted this line |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
32. his job counselor just told me she asked him to as well |
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Baalath (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Not going to get support from me |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. i get it... |
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Baalath (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Proud of you. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. Hasn't pursued getting his driver's license?!?!? |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
62. I'm 39 years old... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 05:35 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. That was the last straw for me. My suggestion that he needs help was based on the totality of data |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
64. You must not have kids. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. My stepson couldn't wait to get his learner's permit |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
33. He may be trying to assert his independence and teach you a lesson about nagging a grown adult. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. well thanks, but i'm a pretty well adjusted mom |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Just love how mothers are knocked around here. |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Well, maybe Mr. 18 year old should grow up if he wants to be seen as an adult? |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:21 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. thanks... |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Oh wow. That sounds intolerable. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 02:16 PM Response to Reply #33 |
49. He's 18. If he doesn't like the "nagging" he can leave. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
43. That is a tough age... |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. that's exactly what i told him... |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Our 17 yr. old son play WoW |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
44. You really need to work on your ability to inflict guilt |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. The stink eye?? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
51. Who's he supposed to vote for if he doesn't want to go to Afghanistan? |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Good point. (n/t) |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. Well now you've gone and done it again. |
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Hello_Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 03:53 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Yes that sucks but local races are important too. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
55. whew! |
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pgodbold (953 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
58. Post his email address. I think DU can fix it so he won't do it again. nt |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. or at least pm it to those you trust |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
59. He's 18, who he votes for or if he votes is really his own business. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:29 PM Response to Original message |
61. He's young and your passion is not his passion. Maybe with a little age he'll |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
63. Depending on where you live, it may not be too late. |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
65. I'm 18, and I recently became a first time voter. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
66. He probably believes (correctly) that his one vote can't sway an election |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. bingo |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
70. kick |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
72. I'm sorry first light. My son voted for the first time this year. Straight dem ticket. |
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