our daily blog is a question,
something for us to ponder
it is from Scirish
Would you marry for money
by Scirish
This was a topic for teens in the local paper.
I was amazed by some of the answers and thought maybe it would be interesting to see what we thought about it as adults.
Most of the teens said they would have to “like” someone to get married and money would be a bonus. Some said that they and the person they married would have to be equal money earners. The ones that broke my heart said that they didn’t care about what the other person did as long as they didn’t have to “live in a box on the street” or “dumpster dive” all their lives. Most of these kids didn’t know what love was. “Like” was ok for a marriage. One girl said she didn’t want to get married because she didn’t want anyone tying her down and she didn’t want to share any money she made. It is a subject that most of us were taught not to talk about, but we do think about it and apparently so do kids.
So, what do you think owls? Do we put too much emphasis on money? Not enough? How does money or the lack of, affect your life? Do you worry about your kids and money? How do love and money interact? Or do they?
542 comments:
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I think I'm done thinking now~ :)~
HA HA HA HA HA
TINA - I LOVE you!!!
congrats!!! LMAO!!!!
OMG - the neighbor next door has guests - and the guy is out on the back porch with a guitar singing and he needs the GONG SHOW!! OH good grief - i sure hope this doesn't go on forever - he is SO loud and NOT good!!!!!!!!
Thanks Mek~ You have no idea how it feels to win AND beat you!!! It's almost like a multiple orgasm~ Almost~ :)~
Tina - glad I could make you happy.
:-)
TINA,
Can I just say I ♥ you! You are by far my favorite crackwhore in all the entire universe!!
Crap! I missed another march! Congrats Tina!
Goldie Check with Jax. Maybe she ate it.
I would not marry 4 money only!
money is nice
but i've seen 2 many people that are so unhappy and rich
that did marry for money
:)
mo~ aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh~ you're so not sweet~ :)~
Just_Lin~ thx~
Mek~ uh...honey...that sounded kinda funny~ :D
Turtle~ I hope you are feeling better soon.....so I can kick your butt~ :)~
scirish~ great topic~ I wouldn't marry for money....hubby didn't even have a job when we got married, but I knew he was a very responsible guy and he got a job 3 weeks later~ Now.....with all the old men I talk to at work, hubby thinks it would be a great idea to find a sugar daddy~ That way he could quit and not have to worry about money~ He's a nut~
DAMN - missed the march to 200!!!
TINA - Are you sure you would recognize a multiple O?!!?
Jodi~ I was waiting for that question....AND YES I WOULD!!!! :)~
LOL @ MO calling TINA a crackwhore!!!
BON - Are you watching?!!?
GOLDIE - Was it good for you?!!? (TINA kissing your boobs :P) ((((HUGS)))) to Pepper!!!
WOW this guy doing "bohemian rhapsody" is amazing!!!!!!:)
LOVED that young black haired guy's voice! LOL..4got his name
I swear the networks work together to make SURE they are on commercial at the SAME time!!
Neighbor visitor FINALLY stopped singing... Thank Goodness
Owls: Do any of you know a famous rock star with a daughter in Canada?
If so, please e-mail me at once.
Yep, Jodi....I'm watching :o) ~~ Had your local station on (thanks for the link!) but it's also on CNN now, too. Hope there are a few in the country NOT watching American Idol.
Where's that ice cream that arrived earlier? Vanilla with Butter Shots and whipped cream please!
BON - Yes, WE CAN!!!
222! LOL
LOL at Joey - you were 223!!!
Whabby - I have NO idea..sorry
WHABBY - Can't help you there. :(
MEK - 225!!!!! YIPPEEEE!!!!
wHab~~You just going to swoop in with a question like that & not tell us why? Is the rock star in Canada? or just the daughter? Male or female rock star? Hint: it's NOT k d lang :o)
don't know whabby~ 226~
Mek, I know..the funny part is I was scrolling and I saw "200" "201"..okay then I was like, we're wayyy past that...Go to the top and it said 221(i JUST noticed the count at the bottom.haha) then I was trying to "bold" the "222" and screwed myself!:)
LOL @ Jodi~~ actually yes, I believe it was good for me!
Heavens, just watched Idol, Loser and Big Brother! Then you throw in Obama in town and on the news!
ice cream and buttershots? Pass it over here.
Sorry Goldie...Obama got me excited and thirsty, so ~~ rather than drizzle ButterShots on my ice cream ~~ I just plopped a scoop of ice cream in the ButterShots and drank it all!
well now bon bon, I always share my brownies with you, the least you can do is let me lick the bowl..
well now bon bon, I always share my brownies with you, the least you can do is let me lick the bowl..
first foad then posted twice. weird little gremlins at work here.
I loved American Idol tonite!
It seemed there will be a lot of great talent this year, I love the
excitement of it. I was glued to the TV tonite!
goldie
Your boobies are my boobies, I always have problems...Mammos twice a year, Ultrasounds twice a year, and sometimes needle biopsy, and I see a breast surgeon twice a year.
And I am always ok. Its just the mental part of it that drives me a
little nuts. I think you will fine
as I am.
Hey we have something in common!
We can swap stories...
:O)
Goldie~~much as I love your brownies, I think you need to stay sober and chase MEK around with a pooper scooper until you get your gold earring back. We'll all help, right gang? Everybody grab a scooper and "march" behind MEK!
Good night OWLETTES - Stayed up way past my bedtime watching Obama in Madison!!! Will catch ya in the morning :)
Nite Jodi,
Can I have a swig of your beer before you go?
:O)
nite, Jodi...thnks again. Think THAW!
Where is scirish today?
I don't see any comments, did I miss one?
I really don't understand why tina gets to be the crackwhore, what does one have to do
to get this prestigious title?
CAROL - Passing the "Spotted Cow" to you!!! Swig away!!!
I'm sorry, bon'oregon, but after chasing Luc around and rummaging through his poop last week, I don't think I'm up for chasing MEK. Hey, try giving her some mineral oil!
Nite Jodi. Nite all!
Are anyone else's view of comments broken in two sets?
I can't see all the comments on one page, I have click on "newest/oldest etc?
Am I the only one seeing this?
Gulp, Gulp, Glup, Glup.
haaaaaaa
Burp!
Thanks
Jodi
Carol, I noticed that, too, for the first time!
250??????????
250??????????
250???????
Yes, sandie, me too. I wonder if something happen.
She knew her daily blog was going to
be posted today....
250???????????
somnabitch!!!!!
249 and 251
somnabitch!!!!!
has anyone heard from scirish today?
mo, honey
why you counting my yourself..
did you take to many meds today?
CAROL,
CONGRATS, you crackwhore! (do you feel better now??? LOL) You were 250!!
Yes, I have 2 pages now, too.
ha ha....mo can't even march right~
thank God someone else is seeing the 2 page thingy...I thought i was going nuts~ :)~
carol....that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me this hour~ :)~
Carol I just popped back in and I had to go to a new page to see the newer comments. Confused me for a while when I couldn't find newest comments. Must be a new thing.
Hooray, Hooray, Hooray...
Happy Dance, Happy Dance
I am a crackwhore!!!
Now what does a crackwhore do?
☺☺☺☺
TINA, I could march better if I borrowed your crocs!!
I think it wasnt the meds...it was Goldie's brownies!!
carol~ scirish has the flu~
and as for your other question, just stand there and look pretty~ :)~
Ha Ha tina I am a crackwhore to...
So there, your not the only one..
Now if I can just figure out what a crackwhore does...
mo~ i'm going to ignore you for the rest of Lent~
CAROL, ask Tina, Jodi and Lynn if you can borrow their crackwhore manual! I am only an apprentice, so I still need mine!
Oh, I can do that...
Stand here and look pretty...
How am I doing so far
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
mo.....READ.....i already told her what we do~
TINA,
cut and paste, cut and paste, cut and paste!!!
mwaaaaaah!
oh carol....perfect~ can I have some? :)~
does anyone else hear that screeching?
scirish has the flu!
Oh, and she missed her daily blog..
:O(
Ok..so everyone's comments are broken in twos.
I guess its a new feature!
I kinda like looking at them all!
does anyone know what yak tastes like?
TINA,
I think it tastes like fowl owl! Only more tender!!!!
Hi BIRDEEEEEEE!!!
Tina It probably tastes like chicken.
I think I'll go to the store to buy some then.....and some valentines for the 12 yr old to give to his girlfriends (he got another one today!)
TINA - Don't forget the salami ;)
Hey groovy gals and guys,
Carol I just noticed the comments are split into 2 pages now. I thought I had accidentally changed a setting somehow.
Loved reading all the comments today.
Joey you crack me up! Yesterday when you called your pineapple upside-down cake link the PUD, I laughed. My best friend and I had a nick=name for the penis years and years ago, and we called it a PUD! It is actually a known nick-name, here is a link http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pud&defid=165547
SO when I saw the link to your PUD, I thought it might be an x-rated pic, til I realized what you were talking about!! hahahahaha!!
Pineapple upside down will never be the same!!!
TINA - LOL @ our 12 and 11 year old "PLAYAS"!!!!
jodi~ lol~ and I was thinking about salami as well~ :)~ I don't get it that often~ :O
gee, I amused myself the first foaded attempt to ask this....
T ~~ Do you suppose yak tastes "yakky"?.
Really not crazy about this new splitting of comments into oldest/newest sections. IMHO, the real improvement would be to move the "Leave your comment" box to the bottom where the new comments are, as other blog set-ups do.
I am off to bed...
See you guys tomorrow...
I am going to dream happy dreams as I am now a "crackwhore"....
So excited!
nite!
bon
I so agree!
bon
I so agree!
goodnight gem~ :)
oops hit twice, no patience...
bon~ it might taste yakky....but I think I'll try it anyway~ Mo seems to like it a lot~
where's zona?
and Dianne?
oh....i know where Dianne is....she's on the first page~ wouldn't that be funny if we lost people cuz they couldn't turn the page?~ :)~
is everyone watching Idol?
i tivo and watch later~
do you really? me too~
I bet you say that to all the girls~
nope....just you, honey~
How come no one watches Boston Legal?
I love that show~
so funny~
left, left, left, right, left!!!
i feel like gem talking to myself~
300!!!!!
300
300
oh no .. tina...
YES YES YES !!!!!
Tina ~~I'm outside the inside yak joke (saw k'girls status comment), but can never resist a bad pun.
Damnation!!! Missed again!!
JJJJJJJOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDDDIIIIIII~
I can't even call you what I want to call you!!!!! :)~
Thank you - Thank you - Thank you..
You go MEK... gee how many bounced from the bushes... Tina ARe you O.k.
take that back....that last comment was for MEK~!!!!!!!
Congrats MEK!!! You sly dog!!
I finished watching Idol and switching to Loser and am now watching the Dog Show..
And, I just popped - and there was a march going on - IMAGINE!!!
i just knew it~ don't know why I thought I was alone~ duh!!! okay..I'm off to the store for real now~ :)~
TTTTTIIIIIIINNNNNNAAAAAA!!!!! What dear?!!? Luv U!!
I meant Pounced NOT bounced
Had to get Tina back for earlier!! LOL
when I came in - it was at 295!! :-)
Don't forget the cucumber to go with your salami!!
I know what Tina's Lenten vow is!!!!!! :-)
mek....nasty~....no....naughty~ :)~
Ok......off to bed for real now......holy crap batman.....will only get about a 4 hour nap now.
Have I told you guys how much I luv ya lately?!!?
Good night Owlettes!!!
go look at my page at the comment Mo just left~ :)~
Now that I've washed the Croc- tread marks off of my trampled face....LUV me some Boston Legal and it's a new episode tonight, but almost 2 hours away here. So, think I'll go get some stuff done before it comes on. G'night to all who pass this way before I return.
I bet Zona's off writing that blog we all keep begging for :o)
Nite Jodi.
Nite cpgem..
Crap, I missed another march. I always seem to have my owl head turned backwards when there's a march.
Jodi and cpgem G'Night!!
Tina Yeah, I know what you gave up for Lent, too.
Yep, they split the comments...
Here is the news bulletin..
Today’s release brings a number of updates to Blogger:
* Clearer identity options on the comment form, which now highlights some of the more popular OpenID providers more obviously.
* Posts with more than 200 comments have them split across multiple pages.
* Layouts blogs now have a “Layouts” tab instead of “Template.”
p.s. forgot to mention to Sandie:
it was the recent Luc incident that led to my image of a dozen owls lined up behind Marching MEK in our galoshes and with super dooper pooper scoopers!
I love seeing what my dog SHOULD look like - LOL - since our English springer is just a LITTLE overweight!! (okay alot - but she has thyroid problems)...
AND I wish you guys would quit banging my ankles with those pooper scoopers - I didn't swallow it - :-)
Whoa..you all are SOOO busy!! Made the colossal mistake of reading for enjoyment and not note taking and now I can't remember who ate the young un..maybe Jay? and who yaked in the nest? and what starlet Whabby is messing round with and why GEM is swapping spit with her partner..or was that germs? and who was rooting for Legalized Boston brownies.. Bonsis? and why Tina and mek keep marching? and who keeps leaving pellets in the nest and and and.. I canNOT keep up, its like trying to jump into a game of turbo double dutch jump rope on speedo's, or in speedo's ? Gawd I don't know any more..
Anyhow..shouts out to all I missed..HI!
wow..an empty nest? My timing sucks. Well, off to sneak goodies into daughter's room, playing the Tooth Fairy (where the heck did THAT myth start.. dd was actually wondering tonight saying.. I know most of these were created to get kids to do something, what about the toothfairy..who I still believe in Mom..) Poor kid..two teeth pulled today..those baby teeth will NOT give it up..insist upon exiting via hundreds of bucks worth of dentist bills.
Back after my sneak delivery of the goodies.
Hey there N/M/Sis -- thought maybe you ran away with the dentist today. Thought of you while reading EBJ's 11:03pm post! I've noticed you often list your MySpace status as "puDDering". Figured that was like what we in Oregon call 'puTTering. After reading the EBJ post, I guess I was wrong......and I'm moving in with you! :D~
Hello Owlettes! I hope everyone is wonderful tonight!
On the blog for today, thanks scirish, I did not marry for money. It will be 25 years in May, and there are many times that we still live week to week. BUT, I am happy, and we have 4 wonderful kids! That's what matters to me.
Goldie--why is Tina kissing your boobs? LOL! I didn't go through all the comments, just the first dozen and last few, LOL! Maybe I don't want to know...hahaha
I am too tired to do anything but eat the lovely chicken and biscuits you left out for me Maureen. I just want to wish everyone a good night. See you tomorrow. God bless all the little owls in the forest tonight. Keep them warm and out of the snow.
Love, Tinka
It seems I'm by myself here :(
G'nite all, I'll try to stop by again soon!
BONSIS.. lol, I've always puddered in celebacy.. well that doesn't sound right, she shuddered.. oh well, trust me, mine is much more toward the puT side than the pud side...you crack me up.
Hey LIL OLE.. kissing boobs and puds.. no wonder owls are nocturnal.
Okay my mission accomplished, tooth fairy gifted miss darling daughter $5 per pulled tooth..a pain and suffering premium, a deck of cards..she loves card tricks, a new water color brush she's wanted and a new head for her Oral B, and for me? Tooth fairy left a bottle of BV Cabernet Sauvignon.. gotta love the fairies!
Oh Bonsis..we CAN oh YES WE CAN..takes my breath away.
Goodnight Tink.. better take a tums before you lay down..eating so close to bedtime
Goodnight LIL OLE.sorry we flew by each other in the night.
Good night Owls whispering whoot, snore, whoot, snore, whoot, snuffle snuffle snuffle, whoot.
ZONA: I know why the magic mirror missed ITEACH, TINA and I....we are always the quiet ones in the corner reading books, napping...just the low key ones!! I am really glad the mirror remembered us in the afternoon.
Oh yes.. SCIRISH.. what an interesting question. I would not marry just for money..because I can't imagine being with someone who would settle for a spouse who was marrying for money. Imagine that person...confusing their net worth with their values. hmmm.
Night night now..
ROFLMAO@eastbayJ..I actually did think of that because I have heard the term before referring to that body part! HAHA(Not much I don't know about it..LMAO)
but anywho, I was hoping someone would pick up on that..hehe
Thanks for making me laugh!!:)
WAYYYYYY past bedtime..was on phone too long after Idol:(
night night joey..unplug your phone!!!!!
Damn you, Mr. Bear!
I have a feeling that CG's comment has to do with Whabby asking us the "Trivia" question??!!
Nite Tinka, Nite Joey...
I'm watching LA Ink, but I should be in bed...
Which was your favorite MEK?
BONO - favorite on which show?
I liked the gal with the bass, and the guy's granddad.
It has just started here - Kat just did a tat on the skateboard dude and now a girl is going to get the pin up..
and she's going to build a whole skate ramp - if I was Hannah - I would NOT be a happy camper..
whoa..talk about multi tasking..1.staying up laaate, 2. watching tv 3. blogging.. MEK and BON get the prize! Like my new owl?
Time to go see who wins out, Boston Legal or Sleep...and, yes, MEK, I think you're right on the trivia question. G'night owls!
btw BONSIS..I woud not run away with the dentist, her hubby would KILL me..and He is MY dentist. Its not really a riddle..they are married..she treats kids and he treats adults..but he hasn't "treated" me in any way exept to drill my teeth..woops, this is going down hill. never mind..sheesh
heheheheheh!
gnight bonsis..you can always watch bl later, but sleep, well, me tooo.
gnight MEK..sweet dreams to you...restful sleep too
GEEZ WHABBY, I plead total ignoramusnus to what you are up to, but you scared me, heheheh-ing so suddenly like that...go to bed.
Nowmercy - Your tooth fairy is alot more generous than any tooth fairy I ever knew!!
Whabby - shame on you - and some how - I KNEW what you were doing - but I did NOT know the answer!!
Bono - i think we are watching different episodes of LA Ink...
Mercy now - you are using some mighty big words!!!
Nite Bono
MEK..yeah, generous for sure..but to see dd squirming and sweating it out in dentist chair and then bleeding and shaky after...well, seems worth it. She has only lost two baby teeth without this mess..so hopefully this will balance it out.
Let me in on the joke will ya..wth? Whabby?
OMG -
OOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
this tat of the tribute to 911 on this firefighter is THEE most awesome thing I have ever seen...
MEK ~~ Yeah, the new skateramp episode is on here now. I just finished what I'm sure is a rerun.
G'night N/M & Whab....we've got to stop not meeting like this.
I can use any long word I can make up..love phonetical system..
MEK..was it your neighbors being loud? did they quiet down?
Bonsis..right on..see you in dream time.
(now THAT would be freaky, eh?)
MEK, what's a TAT?
We think that our neighbors are harboring illegals and this "batch" hang out on the back porch (they don't allow them to smoke inside) and they have a guitar and sing really loud and really bad in Spanish...... off key - you name it - they did finally shut up......
A tat is a tattoo......... sorry.
yup, just dozed off..dog having loud yippy dream woke me. thank goodness I didn't drool on the keyboard.
night..for reals...
Bono - thanks - I thought maybe I was missing something.. I think all the work they do is great - but Kat is really starting to get on my nerves..
AHH, TATTOO! thanks. Neighbor noise sounds like a pain..
sleep well MEK..gotta go snooze now, full day tomorrow.
Nite Nowmercy!!
MEK ~~ I've been obsessing over another tattoo idea I found when we were all talking with IBB about hers....sending it to you real quick as a Comment....then you can delete it. It would go with my Om symbol idea. Here it comes.....
Bono - that is really cool - do you really want me to delete it?
where are they going to put the couches and seating area now - Kat is NOT thinking with her head..
I just thought that'd be the quickest way to show it to you...can you read it?
Good night, Bon'O! OK, no more clandestine meetings! LOL!
Hey Whabby - did you at least win??
Bono - yes, doesn't it say LIFE?
MEK ~ Yep!
Yea, I can read!! LOL
i really do love it - where are you going to put it??
Not sure...maybe inside left forearm?
Hip Hip Hooray for Uno!!! Best in Show at Westminster. I saw him at a dog show last Fall. Stunning Beagle! I'm so happy he won!!! :)
Just popped in to celebrate.
Goodnight Owls! Sweet dreams! :)
cool - you'll have to post pictures!!!
Hey Amicus!!
Hi & g'night Amicus. Forgot tonight was Best in Show. I watched last night. Have a great day!
I started watching the dog show - but switched over to LA Ink - but looked it up on line to see who won - (I just love to spoil things for myself!!!)
Okay - shows over - I'm off to bed.
I hope everyone has an excellent Wednesday!!
Goodnight MEK~
Holla everyone. I am finally honme after a looong day.
I am surprised to find someone eating our chickenowl. Birdee glad to see you are OK. Jax...shame
Jodi: I have 3 swons and they sped their lives trying to gross me out. The trick is, even when they do, I don't let them know. And I too can gross them out.
Tinka: Sorry your Mom is ill. Hope she gets better soon.
Lynn D: You may need to adjust your BP meds. I had a hard time getting the right dosage. The doc finally changed me to another drug that worked well.
sacbarb? what is a swon?
Goldie: good thoughts for your untrasound.
IBB: good for you for voting even though you are sick.
Mo: Thanks for keeping us so well fed.
Tina: Kissing Goldie's boobs??? Hmmmm
sackie...oh yeah...she's hot~ :)~
Bon'O: Did you know that Clarabell the Clown was also Captain Kangaroo? I went to school with Bob Keeshan's (sp?) niece and he played both characters.
wow...sacbarb knows everything and everyone~ :)~
MEK: It was warm here today too...71 and sunny. The mosquitos are out in full force.
i like the way you are ignoring me~ :)~
Tina: you are cheating on Jodi
me me me
no i'm not~
tuning up
400
Yessssssssss
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