tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post265043032694018617..comments2024-03-11T05:34:02.252-07:00Comments on Olive Plants All Around My Table: Speaking UpLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-59542142390645972242013-04-27T07:16:20.528-07:002013-04-27T07:16:20.528-07:00Good for you, Jill! Dr's offices can be the wo...Good for you, Jill! Dr's offices can be the worst. Our dr. usually has TV Land (complete with raunchy commercials) on or the Weather Channel on, which is fine. But as far as I'm concerned, the best case scenario would be to NOT have a TV in the waiting room.<br />Thanks for stopping by and sharing your courage!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-61211782555282242482013-04-27T05:41:55.987-07:002013-04-27T05:41:55.987-07:00I was just at the doctor's office the other da...I was just at the doctor's office the other day with my 15 year old daughter, and they had Dr. Oz on. The subject was s** and was very detailed. The girls behind the receptionist desk were busy and not really paying attention so I went up and politely asked them to change it and told them why. They were very apologetic and quickly changed it. Thankfully!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17737078483764048071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-10925395490660862092013-04-22T09:28:46.904-07:002013-04-22T09:28:46.904-07:00And thanks to you for stopping by, Charlene! :)And thanks to you for stopping by, Charlene! :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-31611729020333804632013-04-22T09:28:12.189-07:002013-04-22T09:28:12.189-07:00Dear Jane,
I enjoy your visits. You always have su...Dear Jane,<br />I enjoy your visits. You always have such wonderful insight to share. And good for you for speaking up at the dr's office - and protecting the hearts and minds of those little ones whose parents are so apathetic. Pole dancing for children?? What is our country coming to?<br />Keep on keeping on, my friend. And keep looking up (Titus 2:13). It won't be long now. :)<br />Love you, too...and have a super week!<br />Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-22701871194114619122013-04-22T08:49:05.969-07:002013-04-22T08:49:05.969-07:00Wonderful, Lisa--thanks for your example!Wonderful, Lisa--thanks for your example!Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361921772340278114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-77040381130317244942013-04-22T04:29:00.872-07:002013-04-22T04:29:00.872-07:00Good for you Lisa. I did that once at our local W...Good for you Lisa. I did that once at our local Walmart a few years ago. There was some not-so-soft porn (in my opinion) on a magazine rack by the checkout, about toddler level. I complained to the checkout person who said they would tell the manager, but saw that no changes had been made the next time I came in. So then I asked to talk to a manager and was able to speak with a bit higher-up. That took care of it -- he seemed understanding, but added a flimsy excuse. Thanks for the reminder though, I probably don't watch those things quite as often as I use too now that the girls are older. However, I recently found that submitting a complaint through the Walmart corporate online site does wonders (on another matter) and perhaps if I did that with this issue, maybe Walmart would make a new policy for all their stores. Thankfully, we don't have many stores in our small community that carry magazines of that sorts, so I think Walmart would be my Goliath.<br /><br />Oh, and then a couple of months ago I was in the waiting room at the local dr. clinic when on the tv there was something about "poll dancing" for children. The story seemed to go on and on and on and although my girls weren't with me, there were several small children there and I was beside myself that none of the parents seemed the least bit concerned, so I went up to the check-in desk and asked if they would change the channel and told them why. Thankfully they did. <br /><br />Oh, btw, I love your analogy with the horse blinders too!!! There is just so many times we (I'm including you with me because we are kindred spirits) could draw lessons from our farm animals and lately have been thinking of new posts I could be writing of life lessons from the paddock. Your horse-blinder picture was very timely for me.<br /><br />Love you. Have a GREAT week my friend! PlainJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748315137944685936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-2370050628257981632013-04-17T08:39:21.280-07:002013-04-17T08:39:21.280-07:00Good point, Lisa - even though my children saw the...Good point, Lisa - even though my children saw the cover of that magazine, they also saw me speak up. After I spoke to the cashier about it, I turned to look at my children and they were all standing there looking at me with their mouths wide open. LOL. I guess I shocked them with what I said to the cashier. But they had better get used to it, because I am speaking up from now on! <br />Hope you're having a blessed day, my friend. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-44587308288567953362013-04-17T08:20:09.494-07:002013-04-17T08:20:09.494-07:00I've done the same thing, Lisa. The older I be...I've done the same thing, Lisa. The older I become, the stronger I am in my resolve to not keep quite about things like this! I once saw an entirely inappropriate magazine cover while in the grocery store checkout line with my kiddos. I grabbed a copy and asked to speak with the store manager. When he (yes, he) arrived, I simply held up the magazine for him to see. The look on his face said it all. My words were, "Embarrassing, isn't it?" He did apologize but told me that there was nothing he could do but put those plastic covers over sensitive magazines. I suggested that maybe if they needed to be covered, that perhaps they ought not to be for sale in a family-friendly store which they proclaim to be. All in all, I was satisfied that my children got to see their mom take a stand, Lord willing, teaching by example. Kuddos to you, my friend for doing the same. :) ~Lisa Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760735212107263086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-30726412522460000772013-04-17T05:28:59.078-07:002013-04-17T05:28:59.078-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Stephanie. Miss you guys.Thanks for stopping by, Stephanie. Miss you guys.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-50216290211959635862013-04-17T05:11:09.016-07:002013-04-17T05:11:09.016-07:00Wow, that is great Lisa. I will keep that in mind ...Wow, that is great Lisa. I will keep that in mind for my little ones.Joshua and Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175978586753278429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-65464120037330984612013-04-17T04:30:03.228-07:002013-04-17T04:30:03.228-07:00Thanks for dropping by, Kendra. Keeping you in my ...Thanks for dropping by, Kendra. Keeping you in my prayers. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-21275248910130134892013-04-17T04:29:33.346-07:002013-04-17T04:29:33.346-07:00I sweat it out, too, Robin....not from the price o...I sweat it out, too, Robin....not from the price of our groceries (lol), but from trying to protect my children. <br />So glad you stopped by. :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-40364818401888320512013-04-17T04:27:36.062-07:002013-04-17T04:27:36.062-07:00From our experience, many "family" movie...From our experience, many "family" movies are very inappropriate. And our Walmart now has TV's at the checkout, so, again, my children are exposed to all kinds of things that would never be allowed in our home. I always warn them to look away, but if I knew how to turn the thing off, I would.<br />Thanks for sharing, my friend.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-72400785505139397282013-04-17T04:24:38.619-07:002013-04-17T04:24:38.619-07:00Hi Maria,
I am hoping that my children will avert ...Hi Maria,<br />I am hoping that my children will avert their eyes when they get older. We live in a sex-saturated society and we all need to guard our hearts. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-48785322052181357482013-04-16T22:52:24.943-07:002013-04-16T22:52:24.943-07:00Good for you!Good for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-27514777213058563372013-04-16T18:18:56.697-07:002013-04-16T18:18:56.697-07:00We have a similiar routine. I undersstand the bloo...We have a similiar routine. I undersstand the blood pressure thing! It seems I lesave Walmart in a sweat 99% of the time because I get smad with the sin they try to glamorize! Ugh! <br /><br />Praise the Lord for your courage in speaking up and for what He did! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-8668601972384532142013-04-16T15:49:26.680-07:002013-04-16T15:49:26.680-07:00I share the same feelings! We were at the children...I share the same feelings! We were at the children's dentist office and they have movies playing above every dental chair. The choice of the day was a PG rated movie that I felt was raunchy and unwholesome (though it is considered a family movie to many). So, I kindly asked the receptionist to remove that particular movie because I felt it was inappropriate for my daughter. She gave me a perplexed look and handed me the movie list. I don't know if it changed the movie menu after that but I was a bit outraged that they assume a PG movie is acceptable to everyone… It is getting harder to go out in public. Harder to live in the world and not be of the world… Thank you for your actions, it may save us an uncomfortable moment should we enter the same store...JEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300505126646960374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3027434801996805885.post-13576164903144962752013-04-16T13:21:18.295-07:002013-04-16T13:21:18.295-07:00When my children were little, I did the same as yo...When my children were little, I did the same as you...I spoke up and shield them as much as possible, from the magazine racks...now they are older. They have learned to avert their eyes. But I know that the only way they learned, was because they have been taught to shield themselves from the start! <br /><br />Good for you Lisa...speaking up is truly the only way we can let the world know that we are not accepting the status quo. m.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com