: About Me

I just love to write. I've been writing since third grade and have never stopped. My passion is writing fiction and I've completed several novels that I'm working toward getting published.

I am a mother of four and grandmother of three and when I have free time I like to spend it on the beach. I'm currently searching for someone to teach me how to surf.

I live by the pholosophy that it's not what happens in life that's important, it's how you spin it. If you look hard enough you can find something to be gained out of almost any life event, good or bad. There are always lessons to be learned. The day I stop growing is the day I'll die.

My passion is ...

writing fiction

I know too much about ...

unnecessary wars and corrupt politicians

My parents always told me ...

trust is a two way street

My childhood ambition ...

too many to count

My favorite memory ...

the birth of my twins

Why I write ...

because I have to

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Schindler's List/Saving Grace/Neil Young

My first job ...

store clerk

My best moment ...

still to come

My inspiration ...

life

Education > Education (Other) Should the education system allow teachers and principals to "hit" students if they are misbehaving in class?

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We send our children to school to learn not only their academics, but how to live and solve their problems within society as well. What do they learn by a teacher spanking them? They learn that when someone doesn't behave the way we want them to, the solution is to hurt them. I grew up in a very violent home and, having learned that children who are abused often become abusive parents, I made a decision that I would never raise a hand in anger to my own children. It wasn't easy, and there were times I was tempted, but I kept that promise to myself and I believe my four children benefited f...

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