Just Another Okie Mom(tm)
Uncle Jerry
problem can become. Her refrigerator should probably be declared a
"hazardous waste site', certainly her home should be.
It should be noted that the Tulsa World reported the incident
similarly but listed the Okie Mom's hometown as Foyil, OK and the case
is being handled by the Rogers County District Court...
[begin partial quote]
Tulsa boy stable after drinking lye
2002-09-08
The Associated Press
TULSA -- A 7-year-old boy was hospitalized after drinking lye meant
for making methamphetamine and his mother was jailed on drug and child
endangerment complaints, police said.
The boy drank the lye thinking it was water and has severe burns on
his lips, tongue and esophagus, police said. He was listed in stable
condition Friday in St. Francis Hospital.
[end partial quote]
Full report at:
http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=914816&pic=none&TP=getarticle
victoria
describe how horrid and typical okiemom(tm) this is.....
is a horrid state of affairs though.
reminds me,one of my younger friends moved back to california last year
but before doing so structured a tulsa photo album. the first page of this
album? a tulsa world article stating some crack down on meth,underneath he
scrawled:tulsa,ok; meth capital of th world. at the time there was some
crackdown story in the paper every day. sad that any place has such a rep
that something like that is what stands out.
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Uncle Jerry
<CATLASHPR...@prodigy.net> wrote:
> i saw that in my paper,and well....i can't think of anything to say to
>describe how horrid and typical okiemom(tm) this is.....
> is a horrid state of affairs though.
Yes, it is a horrid state of affairs and one far too often repeated in
Oklahoma as one Okie Mom(tm) after another puts their children at risk
through the production, use or distribution of meth and other illicit
drugs.
> reminds me,one of my younger friends moved back to california last year
>but before doing so structured a tulsa photo album. the first page of this
>album? a tulsa world article stating some crack down on meth,underneath he
>scrawled:tulsa,ok; meth capital of th world. at the time there was some
>crackdown story in the paper every day. sad that any place has such a rep
>that something like that is what stands out.
The sad truth about meth in Oklahoma and Tulsa in particular is that
it's one of the few escapes available for those that consider their
life so miserable that they simply don't care about anything but
'escape'.
Unless/until society here actually does something to improve the lot
of the Average Okie(tm) there's going to be many, many more Okie Moms
and Dads(tm) endangering their kids in exchange for a cheap high to
escape the realities of life.
Blowing goats is simply NOT an acceptable life style for most people.
They will find a way, any way, to escape...
victoria
here is that i see things like this and know they needs changed and do what
little part i can to try to change them.but alas i am just one fish in the
sea.oklahoma and tulsa would not be tht bad if there was something other
than drugs or alcohol for kids and adults to do,if tulsa encouraged job
growth and did something about wages there would be a higher caliber of
employee which would attract better jobs which would bring in money to allow
roads to be fixed properly,etc.if the state paid teachers more they would
not defect to other states and i could go on and on...tulsa and oklahoma
COULD be a nice place to live if any or all of that was done or hell,even
attempted at. i have been laid off from my day job for months,i have awards
for my customer service and selling skills from everywhere.i have former
ciustomers from years back in other states that still ask about me. i think
i can safely say i am good at what i do without sounding egotistical.yet all
around me when i go about my normal business or go out to eat with friends
and family i see rude employees,or employees indifferent to customer's
needs,feelings or employees that make you wait an hour. if this is what
tulsa wants no wonder i am unemployed! i take prode in my customers and take
feirse ownership/loyalty of them.
back to kids and things to do here.where i live children have only
grocery store parking lots to hang out in.i point this out to friends from
other states and countries when they visit and they just tsk and shake their
heads in shame.
the friend i mentioned earlier moved back to california because he is
young,wants to enjoy life and blowing goats,alcohol or meth are not his
idea of fun.
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>.if the state paid teachers more they would
> not defect to other states
For me, pay is not the primary issue, it's the fact that I am expected to do
the impossible ( I have seven subjects to prepare for daily, and I have no
homogenous classes at all--i.e. half my students are doing one subject while
the other half are doing another), and my department is treated like shit
at the school where I work. I'd work for less money if I was allowed the
resources I needed, my students were not treated like lepers, and I was not
talked to like I was a retarded sea sponge.
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victoria
that need just as much looking into as well.children are inded our future
and if we treat them and the educators who's hands we place them in badly we
will not only get bad morale (hard to feel wanted in a job when they do not
treat you as such and also puts much undo stress in the situaton) but a
continued future of more okie moms and dads(tm)
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Uncle Jerry
<CATLASHPR...@prodigy.net> wrote:
> i wholeheartedly agree.the only reason i am branded a n oklahoma hater
>here is that i see things like this and know they needs changed and do what
>little part i can to try to change them.but alas i am just one fish in the
>sea.oklahoma and tulsa would not be tht bad if there was something other
>than drugs or alcohol for kids and adults to do,
To be called an 'Oklahoma Hater' by the goat blowers is a badge of
honor to be worn proudly.
If the Goat Blowing Okie Thinkers(tm) had a lick of common sense they
would realize that they have made Oklahoma what it is.
A state where divorce, teen birth, crime, illiteracy, incarceration,
methamphetamine production, STD and bankruptcy rates are
at or near the highest in the nation and where spending for
common education, public health and jobs training is at or near the
lowest in the nation. Yet in their proud ignorance they rant and rave
about how "Oklahoma is OK?" as they pass the goat from one to the
other.
>if tulsa encouraged job
>growth and did something about wages there would be a higher caliber of
>employee which would attract better jobs which would bring in money to allow
>roads to be fixed properly,etc.if the state paid teachers more they would
>not defect to other states and i could go on and on...tulsa and oklahoma
>COULD be a nice place to live if any or all of that was done or hell,even
>attempted at.
The key to fixing the ills of Tulsa and Oklahoma in general is
education. Sure it will cost money, a lot of money, to bring
Oklahoma's schools up to par with the national average and it will
cost a bunch more to make them better than average.
Until the citizens of Oklahoma realize there's something better than a
life spent blowing goats it isn't going to happen. Once the education
level and quality of the Average Okie(tm) even shows signs of
improving, better jobs will start coming into the state. As more good
jobs are created, the increased tax revenues can be poured into
further improvements in education, infrastructure and services to
further improve our standing. It's a chicken/egg scenario and until
there's a well educated and motivated labor pool available the good
jobs will keep going elsewhere.
<snip>
> back to kids and things to do here.where i live children have only
>grocery store parking lots to hang out in.i point this out to friends from
>other states and countries when they visit and they just tsk and shake their
>heads in shame.
> the friend i mentioned earlier moved back to california because he is
>young,wants to enjoy life and blowing goats,alcohol or meth are not his
>idea of fun.
The greatest failure in Oklahoma is the desire for the cheap and quick
fix. Time and again we rush out to buy band-aids to address our many
problems, when only major surgery stands a chance of making the
patient whole.
If kids are to ultimately become productive members of society, rather
than a drain on society they must be viewed as *an investment* by
society. This means they must be educated, protected and nurtured as
they are our future. Currently many, well hell - most, of the kids of
Oklahoma that grow into productive members of society 'bug out' the
first chance they get and who can blame them for not wanting to stick
around a place that ranks at or near the bottom in just about every
'quality of life' measurement.
If this 'brain drain' is to be reversed kids must be taught that they
not only can but should make a difference. They need to see with
their own eyes improvements that will make *their lives* better, not
only as they are growing up but that will do likewise once they are
adults. If this is done, then there will be an inducement for more
young people to stay in and continue to improve Oklahoma instead of
beating a retreat to the Civilized States(tm), taking with them their
talent, taxes and contributions to society.