On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > flies respond better to > > honey than vinegar. > > > This past weekend I actually did some reflecting on where the root was in > my > attitude re: those who are abusive. Then it struck me. Back in > 1967-1968, > after my father came back from Viet Nam (Battalion Surgeon, 1st Cavalry), > we > went to Hawaii for his last duty station for 2 years. My younger brother > and I looked forward to the adventure, and wanted to learn to surf, > snorkel > and high dive. Just about 3 months before we moved my father received a > letter from the person who was going to be our "sponsor". He told of how > the local Hawaiian boys would roam in gangs in school looking for "fresh > prey" (kids from the various military bases), and beat them up, > mercilessly. > --------------------------------------
I remember having to help my 13 year old step son when we moved to Oahu back in 85. We were just outside of Waikiki but he had a tough time and not nearly as many fights as you had. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer Mimeo.com Memphis TN 901.246-0159 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
