Suitable role models?
Jul 15th 2008, 3:46 pm
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Re: Suitable role models?
Luckily I met her before I ever heard her on the radio, she didn't sound so dreadful in person so I think she piles it on for the meejah.
Jul 15th 2008, 4:51 pm
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Re: Suitable role models?
Gyles Brandreth
Aled Jones
The Green Cross Code Man
Dick van Dyke
Alf Tupper
For the girls
Lorraine Kelly
Sister Wendy
Audrey fforbes-Hamilton
Julie Andrews
Fatima Whitbread
Jul 15th 2008, 5:07 pm
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Re: Suitable role models?
Madonna.
Alf Tupper was my hero, he won't do for this generation.
Alf Tupper was my hero, he won't do for this generation.
Jul 15th 2008, 5:40 pm
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Jul 15th 2008, 5:49 pm
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Re: Suitable role models?
How about parents and grandparents who have moral and ethical values that include tolerance, acceptance, love, and the ability show compassioon for those less fortunate. These traits, if passed down to their kids, will make them wonderful caring and nurturing adults.
My role models are my parents and grandparents, both sets who immigrated to canada with next-to-nothing, had a fabulous work and moral ethics and became valuable members of society. Once they became canadians they never looked back.
I hope that jim and I are passing on the same values to our two small kids.
Why would any parent want someone else to be a role model for their kids. This is something that the parents should be teaching their kids everyday.
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Jul 15th 2008, 5:49 pm
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Jul 15th 2008, 6:10 pm
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Re: Suitable role models?
How about parents and grandparents who have moral and ethical values that include tolerance, acceptance, love, and the ability show compassioon for those less fortunate. These traits, if passed down to their kids, will make them wonderful caring and nurturing adults.
My role models are my parents and grandparents, both sets who immigrated to canada with next-to-nothing, had a fabulous work and moral ethics and became valuable members of society. Once they became canadians they never looked back.
I hope that jim and I are passing on the same values to our two small kids.
Why would any parent want someone else to be a role model for their kids. This is something that the parents should be teaching their kids everyday.
My role models are my parents and grandparents, both sets who immigrated to canada with next-to-nothing, had a fabulous work and moral ethics and became valuable members of society. Once they became canadians they never looked back.
I hope that jim and I are passing on the same values to our two small kids.
Why would any parent want someone else to be a role model for their kids. This is something that the parents should be teaching their kids everyday.
Jul 15th 2008, 6:12 pm
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Just thought of another one - Paul Watson. And he's Canadian.
Jul 15th 2008, 6:13 pm
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<wonders who Paul Watson is, supposes that's because he's Canadian>
Jul 15th 2008, 6:18 pm
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Ahhh, DBD and you a tree-hugger? Here he is: http://www.seashepherd.org/crew-watson.html
I did think he was an Australian for ages until I heard him speaking, and then (shamefully) I thought he was a Yank for a while.
I did think he was an Australian for ages until I heard him speaking, and then (shamefully) I thought he was a Yank for a while.
Jul 15th 2008, 6:21 pm
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Jul 15th 2008, 6:26 pm
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Ahhh, DBD and you a tree-hugger? Here he is: http://www.seashepherd.org/crew-watson.html
I did think he was an Australian for ages until I heard him speaking, and then (shamefully) I thought he was a Yank for a while.
I did think he was an Australian for ages until I heard him speaking, and then (shamefully) I thought he was a Yank for a while.
Jul 15th 2008, 6:28 pm
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Re: Suitable role models?
Not having kids, I think it would be great if parents brought up their daughters to look like sexy French newsreaders. It'd make the world a much more cheerful place.