February 16, 2007
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Alice’s outrageous moments:
–She publicly called down curses upon President Wilson as his open carriage passed her.
—She was cruel to her own child and it’s believed she caused her to stutter.
—-On the very night of her daughter’s Pauline wedding, Alice revealed to the world that Pauline’s adored father was not the actual father.
—Alice was banned from the White House.
–When FDR sought a 3rd term, Alice was quoted as saying, “I’d rather vote for Hitler.”
-When Lyndon Johnson teased her, saying that he couldn’t kiss her because her hat was in the way, Alice replied, “That’s why I wear it Mr. President.”A colorful historical figure - Alice Roosevelt. She was born on February 12, 1884. Two days later her grandmother, a mere 49 years old died, a few hours later her own mother died. A stunned Theodore Roosevelt, grief beyond endurance, gave his baby Alice to his sister and headed to the Badlands of South Dakota to mourn. Theodore would only see his Alice sporadically during the next few years. It was believed that the aunt carrying for Alice was “crippled and couldn’t pick her up”. Add this to the mix: Theodore abandoned Alice even after she came back into their house two years later. Also compounded in the batter is this: Alice’s step mother, Edith was harsh and mean with her. Even at Alice’s wedding Edith tried to hurt her by saying, “I want you to know that I am glad to see you leave.”
Alice wouldn’t bond with anyone. I personally believe that Alice had RAD, reactive attachment disorder. She wouldn’t let anyone touch her, physically or emotionally. Why? Because her own father did not get over the death of his own wife. Theordore Roosevelt, although was a great man, was a terrible Father.
“Time does not heal all wounds; Time heals all clean wounds”The response to memorials was overwhelming. Thanks to all who shared a memory.
Do you have people in your life that are “difficult”? What are they like? How do you respond to them?
Comments (37)
Sounds like you had a great day!
was this from the transcript of Bill Clinton to Monika Lowensky?
Hmmm.. I don’t know on the quote… adn it’s too late or I should say early in the morning to cheat. lol I’ll come back in the morning and do it. lol
Hope your having sweet dreams mister! Glad you got to visit your daughter. Be Safe. Ang
Bill Clinton? lol
Mmmm, no clue, so I’m not even going to try – LOL!
Have a super weekend!
My mom can be difficult but I just respond to her with kindness and understanding then she gives in.
second person(s) would be my two girls..just ignore them..lol
Hi, Randy!
The conference was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Christian students from different countries (the USA, Great Britain, Scotland, South Korea) and different regions of Russia gathered in Saint Petersburg, and we all together praised the Lord!!! How great is our God!
Bless you
I try not to dwell on the faults of others. I don’t want them dwelling on mine. Ang
I try to overlook the fact they are difficult… I have one sis in particular,who can be tough to deal with, but she tends to be generous in other ways, so I just go to the bathroom, close the door, and sigh to myself when she is in one of her moods, LOL… I figure Christ could not have been easy to be around all the time either!
Wow-kind of sounds like my childhood. Every crabby person is an opportunity to shine. Pastor says when he meets nasty people, he always wonders what terrible hurts they went through to become so mean.
I wonder what St. Paul’s “disorder” was….at least until he was struck by God? GOD “is” the influence that “turns” the heart from darkness to Light!!! It is by the commission of our own Free Will that when we hear His Voice, we harden not our hearts. Your familial insight on T. Roosevelt is an astounding example of complete selfishness…darkness! What constitutes a man as “great?” Certainly not his political prowess! Obviously complete, he lacked the milk of human kindness? Dare I think his lack of love and concern for the seed of his own making did “not” begin with the death of his wife? It is always….always, when we are put to the test, that the character of our mettle shines or retreats. This is who he always had been! His willfulness, as Alice’s willfulness HAD to be excruciatingly painful for them and to articulate one’s life on such a mean and dark structure does not make “greatness”…just an empty suit of a truly voided person.
Hi, thank you. My travels went well
Today I head down to Orlando area for the weekend. I’m going to feel like a little kid again in Disney World 
thanks for visiting my site. i am not native american, but did grow up on the navajo reservation. my parents were missionaries.
there is this Donkey i know that can be difficult at times! He eats the chocolate dues…..something about a carrying fee…..
ryc: only sections of them because of reckless drivers. I just happen to live on THAT SECTION
I’ve enjoyed reading about Tad and Alice…I love history…
RYC: I KNOW Jesus was tough. He had to be to endure the sinfulness of this world. When He was put to the “test” He shone like the faithful, tender-hearted, loving God that He is. Tough, does NOT imply hardness or a discompassionate nature…it means (to me, anyway) taking a stand for righteousness and decency. It means “taking the stand” despite any obstacle and doing the “right” thing. (Right is correct and Left is wrong!!!) T. Roosevelt, apparently, “never” turned to his Lord and Maker under any given circumstance. (That is my opinion, based upon a limited source of information…it is not a judgement!) In a time of trial is when we are keenly aware how helpless we are, devoid of any control of the situation. It is ALSO the time we CONTINUE to surrender to God’s Will. This takes conscientious “practice” because it is human nature to do otherwise. If we practice, through prayer, worship and adoration of Our Maker, it is automatically engaged when times become personally unbearable. And God makes those awful times bearable because He is with us, helping us carry our cross. Not in “dark” times do we turn to our Benevolent, Wonderful and Loving God…but ALL the time. Theodore and Alice Roosevelt drew from their shallow, reservior and served themselves which, evidently, made their burden endless and without Hope. With God, you can accomplish anything.
i will just ignore thosE difficult peple and live my way =]
i try to pause for 10 seconds before i respond to difficult people
I live with a difficult person. She can be very trying. I in turn have to be firm but loving as her mom. There are days when she tries me down to my last nerve and days when I’m not sure she could do any wrong. I just have to love her more completely.
go to a party… yeah. that’s how i cope!
come on…. party my place! bring something…. salty!
Too many “difficult” people in my life to list. I do what I need to do at different times. Most of the time I ignore them (anything else would probably result in a senseless arguement!)
ryc: yeah, a friend took it much harder though, took him a good while to start getting past it, but that was b/c he was swamped w/ person after person in his life passing in a very short period of time.
Ohhhhh yeah! I have LOTS of difficult ppl in my life in fact!! They are loud and annoying and messy, that is what they are like! And some of them are offended VERY EASILY!
They make my life miserable 
It’s not really a relationship as much as it is.
‘Oh, you’re there. Hmmm…’
I like studying most of the wars… like what tensions caused them and that kind of thing, WW2, Civil, Cold, I also like studying the literature of certain periods to see how events might have affected the writers perspective…I like the Elizabethan age, Age of Johnson, Tudor period, and the Romantic Age…those are just a few.
and thanks for the pic comment.
Don’t worry I didn’t really mean it
But it’s just that the first thing I thought when I opened my eyes one morning was that it always takes me forever to get out of bed
So I decided to write a poem about it!
Clooney is using the football field on the 9th grade campus of Boiling Springs High…it’s a closed set, so no visitors can really see anything up close, but yeah- still exciting!
You’re a youth pastor? What type of church?
I don’t see calling someone out on prejudice as name-calling, but I digress. What I really don’t get is this: Isn’t it possible for the government to make it legal for gays to marry in terms of all legal and economic benefits, while maintaining the freedom of religion? I believe it is possible, and I do NOT want to force a church to recognize something that goes against its values (even if I do not agree with certain beliefs). I consider myself a Christian with good values including monagomy, faithfulness, and honesty, and feel that being gay is not something I can change. I desire love, but if I find it, things like joint insurance policies, next-of-kin medical rights, inheritances, and a thousand more rights will not be granted to us. Before 1967, some states did not allow interracial unions, but since then minorities have been accepted as human beings. I know things are a little trickier due to questionable Bible interpretations, but I do hope that the majority is beginning to see that I am a human being with values, feelings, and the ability to love another adult human being. It has been pointed out that homosexuality in the modern sense, as a sexual orientation involving not just sexual behavior, but sexual identity, did not exist as a concept during Biblical times, and that the condemnation of specific sexual behaviors, whether they were only condemned in certain contexts or in all contexts, is not the same thing as condemning homosexuality in entirety. http://www.mccchurch.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Sexuality_Spirituality&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=583#bibleandhomosexuality
Marriage is not just a Christian word. Muslims, Jews, aethiests, agnostics, Wiccans… any of them can be married if they meet age and gender requirements, recognized by the government and law. The government also has this wonderful thing that I support called “freedom of religion.” I truly believe in this, and think that your church – any church – would be able keep marriage as a sacrament confined to a man and a woman. I really do not see why gay marriage and freedom of religion can’t both exist, protecting the rights of everyone. That’s all I want, is for all our rights to be protected. And since I feel that your rights will be protected, I’m asking for the thousands that I’m being denied.
Not really.
We’re not too close, and we’re not to far, so it’s fine by me.
How’s the atmosphere there? More quiet? Loud? VERY loud
I was on a church dance team last year until it all started getting too smothering.
I was abandoned as a kitten, but a human named Tude took me in… then turned me over to the lunatic you call Aloysius_son, I will wreck my vengence on the world!!!
How do I deal with difficult people in my life? Patiently. It’s how I’d like to be treated given that I have my difficult moments as well. The Golden Rule applies here. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
haha I love churches that aren’t afraid to get hype
The praise and worship service at this church is awesome, I went there for a few years http://www.rwoc.org
About the smothering thing…well, if my husband and I had to miss a Friday night service (mostly from me catching up school work, and my husband working 12+ hour shifts) we always got a phone call asking if things were okay, and told we were “needed” there, when we would go that Sunday all the “we missed yous” had a vibe more of where were you? I was here, you can be here too! Marriages were getting strained from all the responsibilities inside and outside the church, husbands and wives were not getting adequate time together, it was just bad. I have never been to a church that dismissed the importance of family as much as that one did. The pastor didn’t even want anyone taking family vacations during the summer. Then there was jealousy amongst some of the members about who was in the spot light more, but that’s a whole other issue-I am so so glad I left there.
ryc: I may be coming over to the USA either late next year on December. Or the next December. Can’t wait for your input
Alice Roosevelt was justified in the way she acted. She was treated so badly in her character-defining years, she’ll definitely grow up not knowing how to truly love another person because nobody’s ever loved her in the right way.
My boyfriend is a very difficult person to be with. He’s highly eccentric and highly paranoid.. but I understand him mostly cos I know his history. His mom suffers from manic depression and even tried killing herself a few years ago. And he himself suffers from mild depression. But all I can do is to love him really well and tell him that he’s loved by me so if he does something to hurt himself, I’ll be doubly hurt. He’s completely fine now of course but I’m gonna make sure it’ll last a lifetime for him.
There is this elderly lady that we have been bringing to church with us for a few years now, even though she moved from her home that was near ours. Likes to make a production out of everything. Example–it just took me 20 minutes on the phone to tell her that I would have to call her back about church tomorrow due to some unusual circumstances this week….
People at church tell us that there is a special place for us in heaven for having the patience to deal with her, but I often wonder about that one. Now if I could always have gratitude to be of service & joy in my heart while we helped her get to church & Bible study, I might be more willing to agree with them….
compassion i would say underneath the exterior they are just sad love the story i think all the people in my life have been difficult lol great stuff here 7777 blessings beck
by that do you mean that you are a man. danielle thinks you are a teen. so which is it. and to answer your question me and danielle are in middle school