Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Differences

He will no longer

in·tim·i·date [in-tim-i-deyt]
–verb
1. to make timid; fill with fear.
2. to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc.
3. to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear: to intimidate a voter into staying away from the polls

or

a·buse [v. uh-byooz; n. uh-byoos]
–verb
1. to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one's authority.
2. to treat in a harmful, injurious, or offensive way: to abuse one's eyesight.
3. to speak insultingly, harshly, and unjustly to or about; revile; malign.

or

use [v. yooz or, for pt. form of 9, yoost; n. yoos]
–verb
1. to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
2. to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes: to use the facilities.
3. to expend or consume in use: We have used the money provided.
4. to treat or behave toward: He did not use his employees with much consideration.
5. to take unfair advantage of; exploit: to use people to gain one's own ends.

me!

I will continue to teach my girls:

kind·ness [kahynd-nis]
–noun
1. the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
2. a kind act; favor: his many kindnesses to me.
3. kind behavior: I will never forget your kindness.
4. friendly feeling; liking.

and

strength [strengkth, strength, strenth]
–noun
1. the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
2. mental power, force, or vigor.
3. moral power, firmness, or courage.

and

love [luhv] noun, verb, loved, lov·ing.
–noun
1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
2. a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.

I often wish that I knew how to hate, but I thank God that I can't.

3 comments:

Northern Michigan Mom said...

You are a good woman! How can you continue to be so nice? It's sad that we have people in this world that make themselves feel good by trying to make other people miserable.

Tabba said...

good for you.

this was an awesome post.

Angela said...

People can cause problems can't they