{"id":795,"date":"2014-03-12T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T19:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/?p=795"},"modified":"2014-03-12T15:00:04","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T19:00:04","slug":"ban-bossy-wowwrite-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/2014\/03\/12\/ban-bossy-wowwrite-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban \u201cBOSSY\u201d? (WOW!=Write.On.Wednesday!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

While listening to the \u201coldies\u201d station bringing my son home from work, I heard the PSA (I think that\u2019s what they\u2019re calling it) about banning the word bossy.<\/i> I looked up the link and provide it for you (http:\/\/banbossy.com\/<\/a>) if you want to check it out. They\u2019re saying they are \u201cencouraging girls to lead,\u201d but I think it goes a little deeper than that. I\u2019ll let you make your own decision as to whether or not you\u2019ll embrace it, as will I make that determination for myself, but I think I\u2019d like to ban other things that might help society in a deeper and more meaningful way and actually accomplish what I think are they trying to accomplish in the long run.<\/p>\n

For starters:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s ban the term retard<\/i><\/b>. <\/i>Let\u2019s ban it in our speech because it\u2019s really making fun of others and ourselves at the expense of those who are simple and lovely. I have a son who is simple and lovely (cerebral palsy, epilepsy, slow of speech, low verbal skills, needs full time care, etc.) and he has taught me more than any professor I ever had in college, any pastor from whom I listened and learned, any friend who gave advice, yep \u2013 he\u2019s taught me more than most anyone.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s ban divorce<\/i><\/b>. <\/i>\u00a0I think our kids might be less messed up and struggling if we stopped being selfish and sinful wanting to pursue our own lusts and lives. We need to grow up and take on the responsibility for that which we vowed – even if it means (and it will) that we have to be the first to make changes to our life to get it on track. (I know there are exceptions\u2026we work with marriages and some sadly aren\u2019t able to be saved because of rebellion, self-centeredness, self-destruction, selfishness\u2026I could go on. I get it\u2026.there are<\/i> expections.)<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s ban words that hurt others <\/i><\/b>\u2013 whether it\u2019s a particular group being targeted or a person we\u2019re aiming to put down. We need to treat others with gentleness and respect\u2026and kindness. Who wants to go first?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s ban hate<\/i><\/b> \u2013 and actually treat others the way we\u2019d want<\/i> to be treated. And any crime is a hate crime. (Play it out and you\u2019ll see.) Enough said.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s ban sin<\/i><\/b> \u2013 I know we all sin. But when we realize it and confess it to the person we offended or wounded, and to God \u2013 letting Him know we were wrong; we can get back on track. (I know it hurts to say that\u2026but let\u2019s grow up and take responsibility!)Are you as tired as I am with those who call themselves Christians, and in the name of Christ make demands that are ungodly, hurt others on purpose<\/i>, are dishonest, lying, cheating (on taxes, in the grocery store, on their spouse) and whatever else they think they can justify? And they\/we do justify the sins we\u2019re committing. It usually shows itself as \u201cblame.\u201d Just listen carefully when you hear it.<\/p>\n

What is wrong with all of us these days? We\u2019re majoring on the minors. Let\u2019s get back in the game and get busy with what matters.<\/p>\n

What word matters to you that would you like to ban?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While listening to the \u201coldies\u201d station bringing my son home from work, I heard the PSA (I think that\u2019s what they\u2019re calling it) about banning the word bossy. I looked up the link and provide it for you (http:\/\/banbossy.com\/) if you want to check it out. They\u2019re saying they are \u201cencouraging girls to lead,\u201d but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindiferrini.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}