Why is this even remotely controversial?

Absences that were because I didnt feel like going - were not considered excused absences and if I had too many unexcused absences, I would fail.

Excused absences were only allowed for circumstances beyond my or my parents control.

But, that would mean that "excused absences" were ones for which you had a legitimate excuse. Your originally stated position - quoted, as I understood it, verbatim from your sorority pledge days - is that there is no such thing as a legitimate excuse, because to say otherwise would undermine the validity of the "no excuses" stance it takes. It doesn't say "no excuses, unless they're really good or somehow legitimate."

look here, mr lard sandwich - i didnt go to college and I do not appreciate you trying to make me feel bad about it. I was raised in an isolated religious cult which forbid attending college and I had to fight just to attend public school before that. Insinuating that I had access to sororities and such, when I never said anything of the sort, is bullying me. I had a very good reason for not attending college.

Also - i was responding to your question about excused / non-excused absences. This is referring to excused in its verb form. Excused - means the reason was deemed out of our control. Unexcused means there was not a valid explanation.

Excuse - as in - allow exception from obligation
not
Excuse - as in - "i cant exercise cause im broke"

As I have no way whatsoever of knowing your particular educational background, there's no way whatsoever I could be judging it. I indicated, quite clearly I thought, that my responses stemmed from MrsMalcolm's posted sorority mantra of "no excuses."

Is it really your belief that the noun form of "excuse" and the verb form of "excuse" have different origins?

What I find most offensive about the photo is the woman's narcissism, along with her willingness to rub her fitness in the faces of others. Do I think this ought to be making people irate? No. I don't think it's worth the effort to get worked up about it, unless you are trying to burn a few extra calories. On the other hand, do I think it would be fun to sit down for coffee with this woman and talk about fitness (or anything else, for that matter)? No. She seems really full of herself.

Narcissism?

You are certainly taking quite a judgmental leap to assign her horrible personality deficiency, based solely on a single picture and a phrase that some (not saying "all", or even "many") may find inspirational.

YOU are taking a leap by saying that I'm assigning her a personality deficiency. 'Narcissism' is a word that actually has meaning in the English language independent of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The word is based on the Greek myth of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own image. From Merriam-Webster:

narcissism (n): love of or sexual desire for one's own body

You may not think that this quality is depicted in the photo; I do. You may be inspired by this photo; I'm not.

What I find most offensive about the photo is the woman's narcissism, along with her willingness to rub her fitness in the faces of others. Do I think this ought to be making people irate? No. I don't think it's worth the effort to get worked up about it, unless you are trying to burn a few extra calories. On the other hand, do I think it would be fun to sit down for coffee with this woman and talk about fitness (or anything else, for that matter)? No. She seems really full of herself.

Narcissism?

You are certainly taking quite a judgmental leap to assign her horrible personality deficiency, based solely on a single picture and a phrase that some (not saying "all", or even "many") may find inspirational.

YOU are taking a leap by saying that I'm assigning her a personality deficiency. 'Narcissism' is a word that actually has meaning in the English language independent of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The word is based on the Greek myth of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own image. From Merriam-Webster:

narcissism (n): love of or sexual desire for one's own body

You may not think that this quality is depicted in the photo; I do. You may be inspired by this photo; I'm not.

*sigh*

I have two kids... 6 and 8.

I am pretty cut, and have been for a while now. Possibly more than her. I work 40 hours a week, and commute for about 10. I am separated from my husband and we share custody. I don't have time to work out a lot. I get in one solid workout a week, typically.

I love my kids, and I actively play with them. I stay busy, and am aware of what I eat and typically how much I am able to manage.

Thing is... something always suffers. In my case, my house is not immaculate, hell, often it is a complete disaster. If an immaculate house is important to you, or if having that down time to watch tv is important, then that is what you will focus on, and that is what you will make time for.

I exist on less than 6 hours a night of sleep. I am constantly going, and I live on coffee. I do not make my own home cooked meals on a regular basis, but that's because my ex takes the kids after school and he eats dinner with them, I pick them up after work. I often do my workout at 11pm (after the kids are in bed, the lunches are made for the next day, and the laundry is started).

You don't have to be a fitness model or a PT to look like her. You just need to fit it into your lifestyle IF you want a body like hers.

But no two people have the exact same life, or the exact same priorities. If having a body like hers is a priority, then you find a way to get it. If having a super clean house is a priority, then you find a way to get that.

I have learned that you simply just can't do it all.

AND THAT IS OK

Just my two cents....

However, through her choice of wording alone, SHE is bullying innocent people that don't live up to HER standards on her FB page (not to mention others now that it's gone viral).

OPINION. Personal Perception. Flag on the play.

You'll have to shut down the entire internet then if personal opinions are no longer allowed :noway: :laugh:

I didnt say they werent allowed on the internet. They just cant be submitted as facts. :flowerforyou:

I just can't believe this lady's 15 minutes of fame hasn't dried up as yet.

I stand by my position that it's unseemly to flaunt what you've got to others who can't have it. You're free to disagree with me. Cheers!

Sarcasm? Let's hope.

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I don't have kids, don't want kids, but I find it really sad how many women blame things that they don't like about their lives on their children, whether it's the damage childbirth has done to their bodies, lack of time, lack of money, etc. If it had been my parents saying things like that, I'd have felt really unloved and unwanted. I felt guilty enough knowing I was a difficult pregnancy and my mom spent a good chunk of it in the hospital in traction, without feeling like I ruined her life on top of it. :ohwell:

That said, both my parents are gone, and I really wish they'd made their health more of a priority. Maybe they'd still be here. If exercising regularly would have made them healthier and stronger, I would gladly trade a couple hours each week that they spent with me as a kid to have them with me now.