Mom's Printed Funeral Program

 

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is Mom's 77th birthday.  She so wanted to make it to her 77th birthday.  She's been saying for years that she wants to live as long as her mom – who was 77 when she died.  Mom fought hard but fell a week short.  Now that she's on the other side though, and sees how glorious it is, she's probably glad she didn't have to stay here in mortality another week.

Happy birthday in heaven, Mom!

I love you!

Mom's Funeral Information

Mom's funeral will be Monday, May 23, 2022 at the Graham Washington Stake Center located at 13612 224th St. E, Graham, Washington 98338.  Here is a breakdown of the services:

9:30 a.m. viewing in the Relief Society Room

11:00 a.m. funeral service in the Chapel

~12:30 p.m. police escorted funeral procession to cemetery (Fir Lane Memorial Park, 924 176th St E, Spanaway, WA 98387)

1:00 p.m. grave dedication and lowering of the casket at cemetery

~1:30 p.m. luncheon in Cultural Hall back at the church

After the luncheon for those of you who wish, we will meet back at the house for visiting and ice cream.

For those of you unable to attend, you may watch the funeral services on zoom.  Here is the link: 

 https://zoom.us/j/94187270930

Thank you to  Bishop Hellyer and Brother Wennerlind for providing the link and managing the stream.

We look forward to seeing all of you who can attend on Monday.

Mom's Obituary

Darleen Sabin Stone, 76, of Graham, Washington, graduated from mortality on May 12, 2022. Darleen finally succumbed to multiple myeloma which she battled for 10+ years. Darleen was born on May 19, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York to Marvin Elmer Sabin and Sylvia Wall Sabin.

Darleen was raised in Orem, Utah. She graduated from Orem High School in 1963. She then attended Brigham Young University, graduating in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. She earned a teaching certificate and taught elementary school in Salt Lake City.

Darleen met Myron (Mike) Hampton Stone at a dance while attending BYU. They were married a short time later on October 29, 1969. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 15, 1990.

Darleen was a wonderful wife and mother. Her number one priority was raising her children in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She sacrificed to be a stay at home mother and was always there for her children. Darleen loves her family so much. They were always the most important thing in her life.

Darleen loved to dance. She learned ballet, tap dance, and acrobatics and loved dancing to ‘50s music. Darleen loved to garden and won several beautification awards for her yard. She spent many spring and summer days weeding and planting flowers. She also liked to bake and would have treats for her family when they came home.

Darleen was predeceased by her husband, Mike on July 23, 2019. Mike and Darleen would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on October 29, 2019.

Darleen is survived by her children: Tammy Stone, Lisa (Rex) Hamblin, Juliet (Aaron) Gerry, Michael Adam Stone, and daughter-in-law Derrinda Stone Brandis; 13 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren.

Darleen is also survived by her siblings: Marvin Don Sabin, Ron (Annette) Sabin, and Gary (Valerie) Sabin.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 23, 2022 with a viewing at 9:30 a.m. at the Graham Washington Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 13612 224th St E, Graham, WA 98338.

Interment will be at Fir Lane Memorial Park in Spanaway, Washington.

God be with you till we meet again.

Link to online obituary

Happy Mother's Day!

Unfortunately, my mom will never see this post.  But I still want to pay tribute to the gold standard of mothers.  My mom epitomizes motherhood.  If you look up mother in the dictionary, you will most likely see a picture of my mom next to the definition.

Mom is the most selfless, caring, righteous woman I know.  I could find many adjectives to describe her but those three sum it up.

I am happy that she was able to stay on earth long enough to spend her last Mother's Day in mortality with us today.

I love you Mom!  Thank you for being the best mom ever!

That's my two cents.

Vicious, Lying Snake in the Grass

My last post was hastily written and not edited like I usually do.  It's basically a rough draft that I posted.  But those were my thoughts yesterday.  Now that I've had some time to think more about it, these are my thoughts this morning.

I've been awake since about 2 o'clock this morning – which happens often – so I have a lot of time to lay there and think.  So part of what I was thinking about this morning was about this Johnny Depp defamation trial.  And the more I think about it the more I feel like Amber is a vicious, lying, snake in the grass.  And that's putting it nicely.

Some of the testimony she gave yesterday just doesn't make sense.  For instance, when she was talking about Johnny's tattoo she said she asked him what it said because it looked like black blobs to her.  That makes no sense because how can she not know what her husband's tattoo of a former flame says?

Another incident she mentioned about Johnny's daughter makes no sense.  Everything I've heard about his kids are that they can't stand her.  Why would his daughter cling to Amber like a mother figure when first of all she doesn't like her and secondly Amber is not that much older than her.  Just little things like that that she said don't add up.  I feel like she is being deceptive.

Although, I've got to hand it to Amber, her acting skills are better than I expected them to be.  But then again, most narcissists are good at lying, deceiving, and manipulating.

One of the reasons I found her somewhat believable yesterday is because I just can't fathom how anyone could be so evil to be able to lie under oath in saying such devastatingly heinous, vicious, and cruel things about someone else– and in such detail.  It really makes no sense to me whatsoever that someone would spew such vitriol in claiming physical and sexual abuse when it's not true.  It takes a special kind of evil to be so cruel, but I know there are people out there like that.  Apparently Amber Heard is one of them.

I know Amber and Johnny were both verbally abusive to each other.  They have it on tape.  But even in those tapes, Johnny seems to be more calm and in control than does Amber.  But I really just don't buy the physical and sexual abuse.  I think she's lying through her teeth.  Which, like I said, is hard to fathom for me.  Because I can't understand how anyone could say such horrible things about another person if they are not true.

I just can't imagine what's going through Johnny Depp's head while he has to sit there and listen to such unspeakably horrible things being said about him, which are not true.  There's no way he would have brought this lawsuit against Amber if what she is claiming was true.  Nobody in his right mind would want their dirty laundry aired in public – especially such heinous and evil allegations – let alone such a famous, well-liked person like Johnny Depp.

And the fact that Amber tried to get the case dismissed before her testimony is another huge sign that she is in the wrong.  If she were right, and these horrible abuses were actually done by Johnny Depp, you would think she would welcome the opportunity to tell her side of the story.

It will be interesting to see some of the cross-examination of Amber from Johnny's lawyers.  Like I said, Johnny is no saint, but he's also not the monster that Amber is making him out to be.  Like Johnny, I just hope truth prevails.

That's my two cents.

He Said, She Said

Now that I know little more about the Johnny Depp defamation trial and heard a little bit of Amber's testimony, I have a little more to say on the subject.

I don't know how much truth is being told, but I suspect that Johnny did at least some of the things that Amber is claiming.  Especially knowing that he was often abusing mind altering substances (drugs and alcohol).  So it's not so cut and dried or one-sided I don't think.  I do find Amber to be somewhat believable.  Although I must keep in mind that she is an actress.  They both lie for a living.  So this case is really a he said, she said.

But I also understand that Johnny is the one who filed the lawsuit, therefore I tend to think that he must believe she defamed him, or else why would he want to air all of his personal dirty laundry?  It also seems rather fishy that Amber's attorneys motioned to dismiss the case yesterday before her testimony or her witnesses had testified.  If she's truly the victim, then why motion to dismiss?  Why wouldn't you want your side heard? And it's eerily creepy that Amber is dressing like Johnny.  Wearing a three-piece pantsuit with a vest just like what he wears to court every day.  And some of the other things she wears copy his ties.  Weird.

As in most cases, I think they are both in the wrong to some degree.  Like I said before, Johnny is no saint by any means.  He's an admitted drug and alcohol abuser.  And now I know that he left his family for this floozy, Amber.  He obviously hasn't lived the cleanest, most moral lifestyle.  But, that doesn't make him an abuser.  He actually comes across as very gentle, kind, and honest.  At least in court.

And Amber comes across as angry and mentally unstable.  Although she does do a good job of acting the part of the victim.  Amber is also a drug user and mentioned her wife during testimony.  So obviously she's got serious issues. Seems like two peas in a pod really.

Obviously they both verbally abused each other.  They are both bucket mouths with severe profanity problems.  And the evidence is clear that Amber physically abused Johnny.  As to Johnny physically or sexually abusing Amber, the jury is still out. 

Basically, they are both scumbags.  But, being a scumbag doesn't make anyone an abuser.  I'm still leaning towards Johnny being falsely accused, but Amber is convincing.

I actually feel really sad for both of them.  Fame and fortune are not all they're cracked up to be.

That's my two cents.

Justice for Johnny

I don't watch movies.  I am not a movie fan.  I don't know much about Johnny Depp except that he is a famous actor and portrayed Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.  Why remember this I don't know, but the only other thing I know about him is that my cousin had a crush on him back in the day.  Perhaps she still does.  Brad Pitt is more my type – but I digress.  I haven't seen any Johnny Depp films except perhaps the first Pirates movie but I can't remember if I saw it or not.  I know I've seen clips at least.  So, I'm familiar with the character.  And I would agree, he is a good actor.

Since the Johnny Depp defamation trial is all over the news, I can't help but be aware of it.  And I've actually kind of gotten into it.  I've seen some clips on YouTube of some of the testimony.  And I must say, after getting to know Johnny Depp a little better, I've gained a lot of respect for the man.

I've actually seen quite a bit of his testimony and Johnny Depp comes across as honest, genuine, caring, generous, and human.  I know he's a good actor, but I don't think he's acting during this trial, as some would suggest. He is a real man trying to defend his honor and reputation. 

I'm sure it's not pleasant to have to open up his personal life to the world.  But he understands that it's necessary for truth to prevail.

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's false accusations.  In fact, it's one of the Ten Commandments.  "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour." (Exodus 20:16)  I don't really believe this is about $50 million.  The man has more money than he needs.  I also don't think that he brought this lawsuit against his ex-wife because he lost his career.  Although, that's not a small loss.  I think it's about defending his reputation.  And I must say, he and his lawyers are doing a wonderful job.

Honestly, I had never even heard of Amber Heard until this trial.  Having not heard her testimony yet, she certainly comes across as a lying, bitter villain. No reaction to Johnny Depp denying abusing her, seems to say it all.  Because if she had actually been abused by Johnny Depp, I would expect some kind of facial grimace or something.  She's obviously got mental issues.  But falsely accusing Johnny Depp of abuse is beyond the pale. It is unacceptable, vicious, and cruel.  Her false accusations have ruined Johnny Depp's life.  Johnny said to Amber that all he has to offer her now is his blood, she has taken everything else from him. Which sounds dramatic, like something an actor would say.  But that's how he feels.  His reputation and livelihood are in the gutter – all because of  Amber Heard's false accusations. 

Now, don't get me wrong.  Johnny Depp is no saint.  He's a Hollywood actor.  He's lived a hard, fast life.  But he also admits his mistakes.  He testified honestly about his drug and alcohol abuse.  But he's certainly not a wife beater.

I actually feel sorry for the guy because of his abusive mother and a father who abandoned their family.  He didn't have the best childhood.  But I respect him for forgiving his mother, and father, and for working to become successful in his career.

Johnny Depp may lie for a living, but he is being truthful in court.  One example that stands out to me – which you may find odd but to me it shows his honesty –  is in his testimony about one of Amber Heard's friends.  Johnny was asked about Amber's friend, Io.  Not sure if I spelled it right.  But anyway, Johnny said that Io was born female but identifies as male.  And during the entire testimony Johnny Depp referred to Io as she.  Except for one time when he called her a he and clarified with, "I guess that's what were supposed to say now".  Or something like that.  But then right after that he still referred to her as she.  To me, that shows his honesty.  He doesn't want to use the wrong pronouns in reference to someone. That may seem insignificant to most, but I find it profound.

After listening to some of Johnny Depp's testimony under oath, I have gained much respect for the man.  Johnny Depp's willingness to defend his reputation and honor is very refreshing.  His convictions and quest for truth are admirable.

In the court of public opinion, Johnny Depp is winning big.  I hope the court of law comes to the same conclusion.  Justice for Johnny!

That's my two cents.

Frisbees!

I'm super excited.  The Frisbees I ordered (two months ago) and specially designed for Dad's race, finally came today.  They look awesome!  I'm so happy with the results. I thought about keeping the design a surprise but I decided to share it with you now.  I had Lisa take a picture of one of the Frisbees.  Here's what they look like:

They look even better in person.  :-) The bottom middle photo is the design for this year's race.  I will post a photo of the race shirts after we get them pressed.  I even did a little montage of Dallas on the frisbee. :-)

Remember, everyone who participates in the Myron Hampton Stone Memorial Two-Mile Run gets a frisbee.

Hope to see you all at the race in July.

That's my two cents.

RIP Jeff Carson

Jeff Carson died a few days ago.  You probably don't know who he is.  He was one of my favorite country singers from the 90s.  Well, I had his album.  Then again, I had pretty much every 90s country music album ever made.  But that's beside the point.  Jeff Carson was a good guy.  He was working as a police officer in Tennessee.  He died of a heart attack on March 26, 2022.  I  can't help but wonder if he received the Covid vaccine.  So many people are dying from cardiovascular issues because of the vaccine.  But anyway he was only 58 years old.  Needless to say, I was shocked when I heard of his death.

I was on a Jeff Carson kick several months ago and subscribed to his YouTube channel.  He used to put out an acoustic cover song every week.  But he hasn't done that in several months.  I used to look forward to those.  I commented a couple times and he actually wrote me back.  Pretty cool.

My favorite song of his is "Not on Your Love".  I will put the YouTube here.

But the reason I decided to write this blog post was because of his song, "That Last Mile".  I've been on a Jeff Carson binge on my iTunes since he died a few days ago.  This song strikes a chord now because it reminds me of Mom and Dad.  You may or may not shed a tear listening to it.  Might want to have the Kleenex handy.

Here is the song:

RIP Jeff Carson. 

December 16, 1963 - March 26, 2022. Another good one gone. 

That's my two cents.

Facts Don't Care about Your Feelings

To borrow a line from Ben Shapiro, "Facts don't care about your feelings." People are getting more and more panseric (wimpy) as time goes on.  People are more and more easily offended.  Accolades and honors don't really mean anything anymore because they are handed out willy-nilly to everybody.  Case in point, Taylor Swift – who I imagine hasn't set foot in a school classroom since probably elementary school – just received an honorary doctorate degree.  For what?!  What has she ever done except sing a few songs and be famous?  Kids are handed out trophies for just participating?  What about actually winning?  What about putting in hard work to be able to beat your competitors?  

What about fair competitions?  Now we have men competing against women in sports.  What thrill is there in a man beating a woman?  How is that fair?  Don't you think there's a reason why men's and women's sports have been separated from the beginning of time?  The fact is that men are physically faster, stronger, and can outperform women in every aspect of physical competition.  Men and women are built differently.  Starting in utero boys and girls are different.  Baby boy embryos produce their own testosterone affecting every cell of the body during development, including brain development.  These are facts.  Delusions and mental illness don't change facts.

It doesn't matter what you think or how you feel, truth is truth.  Facts are facts.  Facts and truth don't care about your feelings.  They are unchanging.

A boy will never be a girl and vice versa.  God's laws are truths.  They don't change.  Despite what society or the laws of the land say, a man can never marry a man and a woman can never marry a woman.  The fact is, only marriage between a man and a woman is valid in God's eyes.

Infidelity and adultery are never okay.  You will never be truly happy in living that lifestyle.  You can fool yourself and pretend that you're happy.  But no one can ever be truly happy while breaking God's laws.  These are facts.  This is truth.

I'm not trying to be a doomsayer, repentance is real.  We all make mistakes.  We can all repent.  But there is a process we must go through after breaking God's laws, to find true happiness again.  It is called repentance.

This brings to mind the current top news story over the past couple of days – which isn't really news at all – that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife's hair.  I'm not sure it wasn't staged for publicity but who cares really?  The reason I'm bringing this up though is because of the deeper issue of Will Smith's marriage and open infidelity.  This is the core of his misery.  He is a broken man.  Pretending to be okay with infidelity doesn't bring happiness.

I saw part of the interview where Jada Pinkett Smith was openly bragging about her marriage infidelity in front of her husband, Will Smith.  She matter-of-factly discussed – with her husband, with cameras rolling – stepping out on her husband because she wasn't happy, and hadn't been happy for a while – as if committing adultery made her happy.  Then Will Smith said something about her airing her transgressions on national TV.  And she retorted that she didn't feel like they were transgressions.  How is infidelity/adultery not a transgression?  It is actually a sin.

These people are living in La La land.  They don't live in reality. Will Smith pretended like his wife's adultery was okay with him.   But despite being an Oscar-winning actor, Will Smith could not hide the pain in his eyes.  It's obvious that Will Smith is a broken man.  It's just so sad.  

Obviously living a sinful lifestyle, willfully rebelling against God, is not healthy.  Their kids are also obviously suffering the unfortunate consequences of their parents' bad choices.  They are both also extremely messed up and miserable.  It's very sad when others have to suffer the consequences of someone else's terrible choices.

There is no happiness found in breaking God's laws – whether ignorantly or willfully rebelling – there is only misery.  "Wickedness never was happiness." (Alma 41:10)  God's laws include natural laws.  Perverting nature, as the LGBT+ people do, is breaking God's laws – and therefore results in misery.  This is evidenced by the much higher suicide rate among the LGBT+ people.

Fact is, perversions are not natural (by definition).  I truly feel sorry for those who suffer from same-sex attraction, body dysmorphia, or any mental illness.  But claiming that living a perverted lifestyle is being your true self is a lie.  And being offended that other people don't believe the lie is absurd.  Coercing others to believe lies doesn't change the truth.  Facts don't care about your feelings.  And convincing others to embrace lies doesn't ease your misery, it just makes others miserable like yourself.  That is Satan's philosophy.

2 Nephi 2:27 "Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself."

Men can't marry men.  Women can't marry women.  Men can't become women.  Women can't become men.  Receiving an honorary doctorate degree doesn't make you a doctor.  Receiving a participation trophy doesn't make you a winner.  Infidelity/adultery is not acceptable nor does it bring happiness.  Stealing something doesn't make it yours.  Pretending to be something you are not, doesn't make you that thing.

Facts don't care about your feelings.  Pretending otherwise doesn't change the truth.  Lying to yourself and others won't bring you happiness.  Right is right and wrong is wrong.  God's laws don't change and going against God's laws only brings misery.

God wants all of us to be happy.  If you're miserable, take a look at your life and change it.  Repentance is real.  Anyone can repent.  Repentance isn't a punishment, but a blessing.

Choices always bring consequences.  Make the choice to follow God's laws and be happy.  Don't be buffaloed by Satan and choose misery.

No, facts don't care but your feelings  – but God does. 

That's my two cents.

Crazy World

I haven't felt much like blogging recently.  And I still don't.  But after reading the news this morning, I want to comment on some of the craziness going on in our world.  I'm not going to take the time to lookup and add quotes.  I'm just going to give you my thoughts.

In the Scriptures this morning I was listening to Isaiah prophesy of the last days.  It certainly fits our world today.  Many times I have quoted the Scripture from Isaiah about calling good evil and evil good.  He also mentions wars and rumors of wars.  Obviously that's an ongoing thing.  One Scripture in particular mentions that instead of well set hair there will be baldness.  I always thought this was a bit strange.  A lot of the things Isaiah says are strange and hard to interpret.  But now I understand at least this  particular scripture.  Lisa and I both suffered hair loss after Covid.  Thankfully it was not a complete baldness.  But, disease, pestilence, pandemics, illnesses are all prophesied in the last days.  We see all of this happening all around us.  We are most definitely in the last days.  The last minutes of the last hour of the last days.

Isaiah also mentions the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah.  We are already there.  In fact one of the news articles I read this morning was about some dude I have never heard of, Pete Davidson, bragging to Kanye West about being in bed with his wife.  Kanye's wife.  And he puts it on twitter for all the world to see?!  How sick is this world?  People are now bragging about committing adultery.  Pure evil.

Another article I read was about transgender people regretting "transitioning".  Apparently today is de-transitioning day?  Despite what the media tells you, most transgender people are miserable.  A lot of the people in the article mentioned it being the darkest time of their lives when they "transitioned."  A lot of them had body mutilating surgery, and all of them messed with their sex hormones thereby permanently changing their bodies.  All of them who transitioned back to their real biological sex, claimed they are much happier.  Statistics prove that transgender people have a much higher rate of suicide than average.  It really has nothing to do with their bodies, it's a mental illness.  Most transgender people will readily admit to having suffered some kind of trauma or triggering event which led to their mental illness. Then pressure from society – schools, media, social media, even family – is what pushed them to "transition" to the opposite sex.  With no help from doctors who readily comply.  It's just so sad to me. I guess it's just me, but I feel like people should try to help the mentally ill, not harm them.

Yet another article talked about Hailey Bieber, Justin Bieber's wife, who recently suffered a stroke – a.k.a. a blood clot in her brain.  She's only 25 years old.  Blood clots to the brain (strokes) do not happen in 25-year-old healthy young women.  I can't help but think that she must be vaccinated against Covid. (It is well documented that the Covid vaccine causes blood clots.)  That's the most logical reason for a blood clot in a healthy young woman.  But you will never hear the media disclose the real reason for her unfortunate stroke.   The media is calling it a blood clot to the brain with stroke like symptoms.  Which I guess they feel is a more innocuous way of saying that she had a stroke.  I hope she makes a full recovery and doesn't suffer any long-term ill effects.

Then we have Prince Harry who is pulling a temper tantrum like a toddler.  He's refusing to go  to his grandfather's funeral citing security reasons.  Which makes absolutely no sense because I'm sure security will be higher at the memorial service of the Queen of England's husband than usual.  And there will be plenty of other famous royals there.  He's really doing it to spite his grandmother, the Queen of England.

Speaking of tantrum pullers, Collin Kaepernick announced on Twitter that he is working out, looking for receivers to run routes, in hopes of joining an NFL team.  This, after last year comparing the NFL draft and combine to a slave auction and slavery.  What a hypocrite.  If being paid millions of dollars to play a silly game is akin to slavery, why would Collin Kaepernick want anything to do with it?  The NFL has moved on from your toxicity, Collin.  You should do the same.

Oh, there's plenty more craziness in the news today.  These are just a few of the headlines I saw that I clicked on.  I really don't know much about these famous people – except that they are famous.  But this is what the news reports on.  And this is a conservative news source.  I can't imagine what the liberals are saying.

 

What is going on in this crazy world?

We have a president who is not even cognizant enough to run his own life, let alone the most powerful country in the world.  Those pulling his puppet strings are deliberately causing the downfall of this great nation.  Inflation, open borders, weakened military, just to name a few of the deliberate acts of the Biden administration.  We have a society that coddles and promotes debilitating mental illness.  Thereby  exacerbating misery in many people's lives.  We have people exclaiming, with joy, their sins to the world.  We have young, healthy people suffering unnecessary medical ailments so that pharmaceutical companies can get richer.  We have a man-made bio weapon virus that was unleashed on the world from China for political gain.  Causing every person on earth to suffer in one way or another.  And we are on the verge of World War III.

Makes me wonder, how much worse can this world get before the Savior comes again?  Reality is unreal.  Heaven help us.

That's my two cents.

Center Our Lives on the Savior

 “If our lives and our faith are centered upon Jesus Christ and his restored gospel, nothing can ever go permanently wrong. On the other hand, if our lives are not centered on the Savior and his teachings, no other success can ever be permanently right.” —Howard W. Hunter | Fear Not, Little Flock, March 1989

Awards for Third Annual Myron Hampton Stone Memorial 2 Mile Run

Just got the awards for the third annual Myron Hampton Stone Memorial 2 mile run.  Here are a few photos:

The awards company messed up on some of the dates but we will get that fixed by race time.

This year's race will be on the third anniversary of Dad's death, July 23, 2022.  We will once again hold it at Eatonville high school track.  All are welcome.  If you want a shirt this year,  please email me ASAP with your sizes, as I'm going to get them ordered soon.

Lisa sent me a few more pictures but I haven't received them yet.  Her stupid cheating machine is notorious for not sending me emails that she sends me.  So if I get them, I will add them to this post.  Pictures of the trophies.

Hope to see you all at the race this summer.

That's my two cents

Do Unto Others

Yesterday as I was scrolling through Instagram, I noticed a rude comment on Cesar Millan's post.  I didn't think much of it except that it was mean and unnecessary.  It irritated me a little bit.  But I kept scrolling.  Then I saw another rude comment by the same guy.  Now, I'm not one to comment on comments.  In fact, this is the first time I've ever done so.  But, I wanted to speak up and defend Cesar.  Not that he needs me defending him but I wanted the guy to know that his comments were not appreciated.

I took screenshots of our exchange on Cesar's Instagram post.  So it may not flow very well, but you'll get the idea.

Here is the first comment from johntrainsdogs that provoked my ire.

I just don't understand why people feel the need to be mean and rude to their fellow man.  What did Cesar ever do to this guy?

Here's the next comment that prompted my response:

John's comment is just facetious.  So, I just replied with the simple truth.  Then, of course John felt the need to reply to my reply.  He sounds like a broken record.  Then I felt like I had to correct him by disagreeing with his opinion.  Which was going to be my last response.  Until he asked me a question.

I called him out on his bitterness and disrespect.  Apparently that hit a nerve.  He then felt the need to ask me my credentials.  Apparently people have to have doctorate degrees, in his opinion, in order to be pertinent.  Since he asked Cesar and me both about doctorate degrees.  Luckily,  I just so happen to have a doctorate degree.

So, I politely answered his question.  Thinking that would be the end of it.  But, no, he had to respond once again.  Which, like a true liberal, he stated the same thing over again for the third time.  Liberals can't seem to think for themselves.  They just get a track in their brain which they repeat over and over, regardless of the question.  It's the same answer to everything.  They all sound like broken records.

So, I just let it go.  There is no educating these people.  It's a futile effort.  I gave him my two cents and that's all he deserved.

Obviously the guy has issues with Cesar's success.  And apparently this guy's mother never taught him the golden rule.  Do onto others as you would have them do unto you.  And if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.  That's what most mothers usually teach their kids.  At least they used to – and still should.

I've always had a problem with people bullying others and with people being mean to others – especially the defenseless.  It's never okay.  I've always been one to stick up for and befriend those who others are mean to.  Cesar didn't need me defending him.  Like I said, his success speaks for itself.  He's obviously a more renowned dog trainer than John the bitter.  I actually feel sorry for people like John the bitter.  To go through life with such contempt for others' success is sad.

Please remember to always treat others with respect and dignity.  There's no need to cut others down to try to make yourself look better.  It just makes you look like a cheesebag.  Which, of course, you are if you cut others down and bully them.  If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.  And remember the golden rule, do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Matthew 7:12 

"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them…"

That's my two cents.