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 I should have been a somewhat normal person growing up. Events beyond my control made sure I wasn't. My mother left when I was 5, and I was raised by my father from then on. Steeped in a history of church and religion, I was brought up to do what was right.
Emotional damage set in when I was old enough to realize that "mom" had left for good. I saw her once or twice a year, usually on my birthday or at Christmas. The absence of the presence of the female figure in my life had an impact. I remember when I was 11 years old, crying my eyes out because I had just found out that I wasn't going to be able to see her for another 6 months after a cancelled visit. It wasn't all that bad though. My father had remarried, and, I had step-brothers then. Scott, the younger of the two, became a best friend and we did everything together. Those were the "good" years. I'll always remember the Christmases, shaking our presents trying to find out what we got, and, getting up in the middle of the night when the heater came on and laying down over the vent with a blanket. We built forts and rafts (one which we called the Titantic II (it sunk at its christening)). We had some really great times. And then everything changed. I made new friends in the neighborhood, and Scott left for boarding school. I left private school for a public one, and almost immediately was introduced to drugs. After about a year, I became addicted to meth. I was 16 at the time. I hadn't coped well with the change of scenery. The good years died. Nothing good would happen for years to come. Later I would call this time of my life, "the dark years." And they were about to get darker than I could have ever imagined. To be continued. New pictures of Jeff playing at the Toys for Troop's Kids Charity are up here.
Obama: "For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three," he told CBS. "I think it's very important that we unify command more effectively to coordinate our military activities." CNN Obama on Afghanistan Guess what.. Calling for more troops IS a surge! Biden knocked his own guy! Of course, Palin should have jumped on this. Obama has been calling for a surge in Afghanistan for months, and then, Senator Biden tried to cream Palin and McCain for them calling for more troops there also. Maybe he should tell Obama what he told the debate audience. Remember Biden going off on McCain in the debate? Senator Biden had a laundry list of things he said McCain had done wrong. This is from the debate transcript: Biden: "Look, the maverick -- let's talk about the maverick John McCain is. And, again, I love him. He's been a maverick on some issues, but he has been no maverick on the things that matter to people's lives.
Now, I wonder why Senator Biden didn't bring these things up when he said he would be happy to be John's running mate? Here's the quote: Biden: "I would be honored to run with or against John McCain, because I think the country would be better off." From: CNN Biden/McCain running mate Of course, Palin should have picked up on this too and hammered Biden in the debate. First time jitters for Palin? I guess so. McCain's advisors need to JUMP on some of these obvious points and start talking about them in the media. I don't know how anyone could miss this. It's time to step the campaign up a notch.
New campaign site www.JeffRainforth.com is online.
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