desertrose16

@desertrose16 (600)

United States • Age 51

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Minimum Wage

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 26 Dec 13

It does need to be raised again. At the same time, when you have a family to raise and you live on minimum wage, you can't get greedy. One female who works at a fast food place in Chicago believes minimum wage should be $15 per...

greedy

selfish

not caring for others

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Getting out of control

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 26 Dec 13

When i was homeless, I had one man ask me why I was homeless. Before he would let me answer, he said I am homeless because I use drugs. I had one man, with a shoulder bag with a laptop with him walk by and say "Sorry, I don't have...

intimidation

lying

having homes and jobs and lots of money

If you can't be nice, then be quiet!

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 13 Nov 13

I was just on one of the social sites I am with. This guy was not very nice to a lot of people. He had a picture of a skinny girl with her lip pierced that said "If you don't look like this then your ugly!" That made me so mad! I...

deal with those around you

be nice or be quiet

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Their are bad people everywhere!

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 20 Apr 13

For those who believe their is good in everyone, you need to take your blinders off! Not everyone has your best interest at heart! A couple months ago, I wrote about something that happened when I went to take a lunch break....

not everyone is good hearted

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Cannot wait to actually be working from home

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 20 Apr 13

I came to the library to get a couple things printed out and to get some work done. I come back to find my things moved and saw a couple people touch my things. I told them that they should wait for the person to return before...

ask first

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Talking on your cell phone is rude in the library

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 15 Apr 13

There is this female who talking too loud on her phone. I just found out that you can now talk on the phone in the library. That is still rude and disrespectful to those who are trying to focus on what they are doing! That should...

no talking on your cell in th library

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Type Casting

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 14 Apr 13

On facebook, someone made the comment about getting a very nice car when there are no more homeless people. There will always be those who are homeless. I wrote about how there are those who are homeless that do want to get back...

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Letting Go Is Hard.

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 13 Apr 13

There are many times when everyone has things they need to walk away from. When I was homeless my last time, I ended up losing more than just my cat and her kittens. I lost them and I miss them dearly. I ended up gaining more as a...

loss brings new things

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Fired For Selling Girl Scout Cookies

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 29 Mar 13

I saw this on the news. A mother was fired from her job for seeling Girl Scout cookies for her daughter. The reason: she had a cash business on the side. That excuse is as bad as being fired from your job because "Your too...

fired for a bad excuse

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Extremely Unreliable People

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 23 Mar 13

I know several people who make promises that they NEVER intended to keep. People who say things they think their significant other, family and friends want to hear without ever following thru! No one needs anyone like that around...

do not make promises you will never keep

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Think Before You Respond To Anything!

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 20 Mar 13

There are things I have been through and things I have seen that make see things that most people would rather turn a blind eye to. Not everyone is here to help you. There are people who truely love you and want to help you. I...

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1 person

Justice for 6 Month Old

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 15 Mar 13

For the 6 month old that died not even a day after she and her father were shot, the little girl that never had a chance to live will get her justice. Her father went to the police station after he was released. There was no code...

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2 people

Accept Responsibility 2

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 12 Mar 13

I accept responsibility for everything I do and say! It is not everyone's fault that others get shot or that people commit crime. I care for others so much that most of the time, I put others before me. What needs to be changed is...

responsible for your actions alone

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Everyone Is Responisble

desertrose16 @desertrose16 (600) • United States 12 Mar 13

Yesterday around 1 pm here in Chicago, a father and his 6 month old daughter were shot while he was changing her diaper in the front passenger seat. The father was the target. The 6 month old died this morning. When I heard on the...

each person is responsible for their own actions

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Encourage Others