Paternalism, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, means: a system under which an authority treats those under its control paternally (as by regulating their conduct and supplying their needs).

knitting

The Hobie of knitting has been around a very long time

Independence Day!

Have a very happy Independence Day everyone!


liberated

I continue to see in the news ; that many wild life activists would like to see whales that are in captivity liberated.



Cool

I praise he who invented air conditioning. Which allows us to keep our cool
during the sultry days of summer.

I always make sure that children get words of PRAISE when they do acts of kindness; it is remarkable what effect this has on them.

alright I guess there was "no word" for me to post too!
Looks like I posted according to another game and no word???

Scarlett, where is the word???

Here you go.

Next word: Omitted

Please pardon my temporary lapse of memory.

When the word for the game "Use my word" gets omitted it reminds us that we're all human.



turmoil

Turmoil.. the story of my life!

steal

He wanted me to steal that hideous lady's purse.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis , lol this really is a word

I came down with an awful case of Bronchitis, last winter.

Fortunately, I have never had a case of bronchitis.

uninhibited

Uninhibited is good, but there can be such a thing as too much of a good thing.

Balance

Those who cannot balance do not balance and are not balanced. ( Wow. Me and my circular reasoning...)

Corsair

One of the greatest fighter planes of WWII, was the Vought F4U Corsair.

Splendid

I hope you all have a splendid weekend!



diction

My english teacher counted off points for improper diction.

Doppelganger

My German uncle who is here on a visit found this post "DOPPELGANGER" as it is not a common word in his native
country of origin Germany and its Germanic roots reference a ghostly double or eqiuvalent of a living person!!!!!

While visiting me my uncle will not be opening closet doors in hot pursuit of a doppelganger, he is satisfied to meet genuine citizen's of this country!

COMRADE

My comrade sleeps with his eyes open.

abode

Welcome to my humble abode.

pad

my pad (aka bedroom) is not as comfortable as i'd like.

sunflower

The kids have their own SUNFLOWER garden and take pride in the roasting of the seeds!!!!


Tasty

Everything my Mom cooks, is always so tasty.


Version

What version of the story you get depends on who you talk to.

pedal

To seek the truth, sometimes you have to get people to back pedal their story!

mask

Sometimes people will try to mask the truth.

nervy

SWIMMERS GET NERVY WHEN SHARKS APPEAR


REGISTER

Sometimes when somebody says something to me it just doesn't register.

clod

Must you be such a clod?

Diminutive

A diminutive splash of perfume is more ingratiating than a half a bottle sprayed on the body!!!!!!!!!!

Sensitive

Many people are sensitive to frangrance.

powder

did you just throw a match into the blackpowder room?

mezmorize

In university some of the literary masterpieces that were read aloud and were authored by many of the ancient bards would mezmorize me in class.


Studious

I wasn't very studious until I got into college and could take electives.

monolith

Greek architecture is rife with monolith's

Fragile

You wouldn't think it would be, but the space shuttle is actually fragile.

Be (Foam) Safe

Da Animal

Ameliorate

The calm after the storm is an ameliorate.

Capricious

Mother Nature can be quite capricious, one is never positive which way the wind may blow.

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature.

Next Word?? |-O .......

This is the best word game ever!

It's important we try our very best always.

Important things, are only important, to those who think they are important! (Believe it or not...thats true! lol)

I think therefore I am.

I think I am, therefore I might be.

(One of my classes at school concluded this)

I think, therefore I thought!

An uplifting thought of the day can indeed stop pessimism.

STOP in the name of love...

"If music be the food of LOVE, play on"