That is very true about the back problems. Large breasts also make physical activities difficult. Most women that have had breast reductions feel so much better.
Palin, especially, but also McCain have run a campaign with a lot of innuendo. They keep talking about Bill Ayers, even though it has been shown there is little there. That seems to be all they can talk about and, of course, Barack Obama will raise your taxes.
I think the information about Obama having the most liberal record comes from a conservative publication. And he was only in the Senate for two years before he ran for president. Also, is Barack Obama actually more liberal than Bernie Sanders, who is a socialist?
I don't think it does much good to label people conservative, liberal or centrist because they all mean different things to different people. I think it is best to look at each issue individually. This takes a lot of time and no one will agree with anyone one candidate all the time.
I don't think it is just the parents but the overall environment. This thread reminds me of the song from South Pacific, "You've got to be carefully taught."
You've got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear...
It sounds like you put others needs ahead of your own. You sound like a really good person, but you need help with doing things for yourself. It seems like you need to tell yourself that you yourself are valuable and that you can take risks. It is also hard to do these things if you feel that...
And you live in Ohio? Most of us in Ohio aren't finding that things are quite that good. Property values are down. Pay is stagnant. And a lot of folks are losing their jobs. And I don't know where you are getting you free education. I live in one of the more prosperous areas in Ohio and...