It has been some time since I noted down my efforts to capitalize on the internet as time is always spent at other activities not related to sitting infront of the computer.
I thought I had found several programs that looked easy enough to join and place my few dollars to generate some earnings.
However, sad to say, two of the merchant accounts have gone under investigation and although one of them that kept my dollars and did not reply to my queries, altho now up and running, is no longer one that I would recommend to anybody.
I have paid for a few lucrative sounding make money ebooks and even an automatic method for drawing cash from casinos but am a little apprehensive about applying their methods just yet since I have to set up an online account that would obviate my having to directly use my credit card.
Someone did send me five dollars a week ago for a program that I have forgotten about and I guess I need to go and ask if the items are still workable.
It would not be nice if he paid for something that is not up to his expectations and the least I should do is to give him an ebook of similar value to compensate for it.
Here is the site that may still be active:
http://www.angelfire.com/vt2/5bymillions
O-K, I did go take a look, and it works!
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Focus on the Family
Here are two different takes on Heredity and Personalities of Children.
The first, Dr. James Dobson writes...
For parents whose children have caused them great pain through rebellion and misbehaviour, recent years would have been a nightmare of conflict and disappointment for them.
A hundred years ago, if a child went bad, he was a bad child. Now, it's the fault of his parents. Admittedly, some parents do warp and twist their offspring, but there are others who did the best job they could to raise their sons and daughters properly.
Genetic studies conducted at the University of Minnesota revealed that the basic temperament of a child is largely inherited. So for those parents with rebellious teenagers, it is suggested that you take another look at the guilt you have been carrying and get rid of it.
Second, a letter to the local press, asks
Whether children should pay for the sins of their parents?
Social ills, such as student suicides and the rising divorce rate in the first five years of marriage, should not be swept under the carpet but met head on with soul-searching.
Nowadays, both parents often have to work to cope with the high cost of living. Are these parents passing the buck of parenting to their in-laws, maids and teachers?
Of what use is all the acquired wealth if one does not have the health to enjoy it, if our dear children end up as social misfits or if they contract Aids through pre-marital sex?
The writing has been on the wall for over a decade. If our politicians and parents choose to turn a blind eye, it is our children who will pay the heavy price.