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In other words, you made sacrfices for those you love. Joel Send a noteboard - 11/09/2010 04:25:08 PM
You know I love you, but I agree with Joe. I raised two kids in Connecticut on one income because of my wife's chronic health issues. I know all about difficult choices. We made plenty of them, did without things most other families had, and made payments for essentials we couldn't afford. It took me five years to pay off the emergency Caesarean section that delivered our first child. I used to tell him that he was the Mustang GT convertible I always wanted but could never afford. I've worked two jobs several times and might yet again. That's life. Life is playing the cards you're dealt, not whining about how people playing cards at a different game seem to get better hands.

Bottom line-making the issue in this post about politics is nothing but spin. It's all about Joel's choices and not being willing to accept the consequences or work it out.

Which likely helps explain why you're so handy with a pair of pliers; at the risk of making ignorant and unwarranted assumptions about anothers life, I'm guessing that's NOT how you handled your kids dental care. ;) If you only had money for you or them it's not hard to figure out which one you picked.

My dental hygiene has been pretty awful, which is my fault and I don't deny it, and as Isaac notes, the DP and cigarettes aren't really great for my teeth either (in fact, it's a double whammy, 'cos I HATE the taste of tobacco and DP is how I remove it. ) We're far from the point where that means my teeth have to come out tomorrow (and God help me, that won't be free either. ) Doesn't matter though, does it?

Meh. If anyone is or ever was interested, rts suggestion about dental schools is a good one; again, I probably (hopefully) would've thought of it myself if I hadn't been running my lazy butt on 3-4 hours of sleep per night for the past two years. Might not have a car payment either; the other one was paid for, but it's a cube in a junkyard now (which is really a shame, because most of the parts were good and usable on the lemon I drive now, when it's not in the shop. ) And the dentists suggestion was a good one, too; I live in TX, and a friend of my moms got a tooth pulled and replaced in Mexico, so I intend to call her this weekend. But that was kinda my original point: If the way we do things is so darned effective, why are so many Americans using the Mexican medical system that we threaten to bankrupt it? That's right, US medical care has become so expensive it's bankrupting TWO countries, possibly three. But, hey, if it ain't broke.... :rolleyes:
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NSSP: I Live in the Greatest Country on Earth! - 09/09/2010 06:12:06 PM 1692 Views
17 fillings? Do you ever go to the dentist? *NM* - 09/09/2010 06:26:05 PM 410 Views
seriously. that's an insane number of fillings to have been putting off. - 09/09/2010 06:28:09 PM 998 Views
Give me the time and money, and I'll be happy to do it. - 09/09/2010 06:32:42 PM 964 Views
This is the first time in my life I've had dental insurance. - 09/09/2010 06:29:44 PM 1019 Views
So in other words it's your own damn fault. - 09/09/2010 07:34:43 PM 947 Views
"Not that expensive" is a big phrase. - 10/09/2010 05:42:55 AM 909 Views
I've actually been buying Boar's Head knockwurst for grilling. - 10/09/2010 05:46:59 AM 816 Views
Aaaah, thanks. - 10/09/2010 06:13:19 AM 834 Views
have you tried going to a dental school? - 09/09/2010 07:36:15 PM 868 Views
well, I bet it wouldn't have cost you near so much if you hadn't kept putting it off. - 09/09/2010 06:29:50 PM 975 Views
Yes, I was able to figure that out on my own. - 09/09/2010 06:34:58 PM 1096 Views
whatever. If you put your health second... - 09/09/2010 07:40:20 PM 1028 Views
Millions of Americans do it daily, which was my point. - 10/09/2010 05:48:38 AM 856 Views
17? Wow... do you use cola as mouthwash? *NM* - 09/09/2010 06:46:28 PM 518 Views
Dr. Pepper - 09/09/2010 06:47:32 PM 914 Views
Re: Dr. Pepper - 10/09/2010 07:05:06 PM 1061 Views
A reasonable response; amazing how it doesn't make me foam at the mouth.... - 11/09/2010 04:02:10 PM 1029 Views
(shrugs) I don't mix personal and politics - 11/09/2010 07:21:36 PM 1284 Views
As it should be. - 11/09/2010 09:17:56 PM 1017 Views
By they way, some quick possibly useful advice - 11/09/2010 07:38:02 PM 1002 Views
Yeah, those are the two things I'm thinking. - 11/09/2010 08:47:54 PM 1034 Views
no, that would be the dr. pepper again... - 11/09/2010 07:52:44 PM 924 Views
no but he is a big fan of Kool-Aid *NM* - 09/09/2010 10:08:25 PM 465 Views
*NM* - 10/09/2010 05:43:06 PM 504 Views
Yikes. - 09/09/2010 08:45:55 PM 900 Views
This is (one of) the thing(s) I love about you: - 10/09/2010 05:34:02 AM 993 Views
One bit at a time.. - 09/09/2010 10:11:00 PM 890 Views
Indeed. - 10/09/2010 05:54:10 AM 1049 Views
I feel so sorry for people who have to live in uncivilised countries. - 10/09/2010 12:18:11 AM 955 Views
yes he will be moving to the land known for great dental care *NM* - 10/09/2010 01:01:37 AM 485 Views
LOL A British person lecturing us about anything involving dental care. - 10/09/2010 02:02:33 AM 1052 Views
I love how I'm not the only one to remember very old Simpson episodes! - 10/09/2010 03:58:41 AM 980 Views
Certainly not! *NM* - 10/09/2010 08:13:07 AM 423 Views
All hail the stereotype! - 10/09/2010 10:12:30 AM 882 Views
Where does that stereotype come from? - 11/09/2010 04:52:41 PM 1225 Views
Also less of an obsession with artficially whitening teeth. *NM* - 11/09/2010 05:33:04 PM 480 Views
Combined with tea? *NM* - 11/09/2010 05:34:25 PM 424 Views
Yeah, about that... - 11/09/2010 09:31:11 PM 1278 Views
Re: Yeah, about that... - 11/09/2010 09:35:15 PM 1280 Views
Still keeping my US citizenship though. - 11/09/2010 09:53:05 PM 1078 Views
It's painful to watch though. - 10/09/2010 06:16:03 AM 936 Views
America is fine. You just suck at it. *NM* - 10/09/2010 12:29:48 AM 548 Views
Suck it up - 10/09/2010 01:27:09 AM 913 Views
Norway doesn't provide dental coverage for anyone over 18. - 10/09/2010 06:09:32 AM 988 Views
~shrugs~ - 10/09/2010 01:48:24 AM 904 Views
Your travel money would certainly have paid for a lot of dentistry. *NM* - 10/09/2010 02:00:09 AM 502 Views
LITERATEDOG!! - 10/09/2010 02:02:57 AM 1008 Views
Not really. - 10/09/2010 06:21:55 AM 1000 Views
Oh, honey, I don't blame you for the Norway travel. - 10/09/2010 06:35:10 AM 880 Views
Funny thing is I once would've agreed. - 10/09/2010 08:47:34 AM 994 Views
Boohoo. You made your choices. You prioritized luxuries before dental care. Live with it. - 10/09/2010 04:40:05 PM 1042 Views
Joel opened himself up to this - 10/09/2010 05:22:45 PM 919 Views
But it's all about his personal choices. - 10/09/2010 05:33:42 PM 1024 Views
Yes. - 10/09/2010 06:33:22 PM 1043 Views
Much better put than in my post. What she said. *NM* - 10/09/2010 06:39:27 PM 422 Views
Whatever. Completely ignore my points because you want to hide behind the label "personal choice". - 10/09/2010 11:13:02 PM 864 Views
Ok. - 11/09/2010 07:14:23 AM 885 Views
Actually, no. Not ok. - 11/09/2010 08:23:02 AM 811 Views
But, you know, even then, put the political part of it aside. - 10/09/2010 11:29:36 PM 981 Views
Excoriate? - 11/09/2010 07:21:03 AM 1310 Views
.sorry, darlin'... - 11/09/2010 03:40:24 AM 1113 Views
and edit. - 11/09/2010 07:23:41 AM 1075 Views
In other words, you made sacrfices for those you love. - 11/09/2010 04:25:08 PM 1171 Views
I have about 3 fiddy - 10/09/2010 05:47:38 PM 908 Views
*submerges and capsizes your boat* - 11/09/2010 04:35:04 PM 967 Views

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