a story that shows whats wrong with these times

From http://www.clickondetroit.com
GARLAND, Texas -- The organizers of a Hannah Montana ticket giveaway said they are considering taking the tickets away from the 6-year-old Texas girl who won.
The girl had submitted an essay that began: "My daddy died this year in Iraq."
But Club Libby Lu, the Chicago-based store which sponsored the contest, said the girl's mother has admitted that the story was a lie.
The saga began with company officials surprising the girl at a Club Libby Lu store at a mall in suburban Dallas. The girl won a makeover that included a Hannah Montana wig, as well as the grand prize: airfare for four to Albany, N.Y., and four tickets to the sold-out Hannah Montana concert on Jan. 9.
The mother had told company officials that the girl's father died in a roadside bombing in April. But the Pentagon had no record of the soldier she identified.
"We did the essay and that's what we did to win," Priscilla Ceballos, the mother, said. "We did whatever we could do to win."
The CEO of Club Libby Lu said the company is reviewing the matter.

NOW..... Here is my 2cents
WTF!!! Reviewing? No f-in way should they get the tickets! If the mother can't go to jail for fraud then she shuold be sued for the cost of the contest and she her child what it meens to lie. It makes me sick how people seem to have lost their values and I hope that this compiany will make an example of her to keep the Disny name clean.

end of a nice weekend

Well it was a nice weekend with my son. To bad it had to end. I have to thank my girlfriend for all the help she provided in getting my son to feel better. I hated to see him go. I was also disapointed that his mother was upset about the idea of getting him a phone. I understand the he is 6 going on 7 and that's kinda young to have a phone. His mother tells me that my son is given every message of when I call but yet I never hear from him. The worse bit is that he is told that he can't call me because "daddy is at work" and that he is asking to call. So what else am I to think or do? It's to bad my ex cann't even be honest when she tells me why he couldn't have the phone or why I don't hear from him. Oh well life goes on. I'd also like to meet this doctor that has told her that there is no harm in smoking in front of him. That's got to be the biggest joke I've heard in a while. Of course it's not funny that my son has to deal with the health problems that come from it. All I can do is keep praying for his well being and hope for the best. Damn I miss the little guy so much already.

to my son

Hey buddy,
This weekend you have shown me so much love. I'm sorry that you wernt feeling well, but learning that you sat out your ressess at school laying in a ball because your belly hurts. You did this because you were told that if you were home from school you would not be able to come to my house this weekend. That was some sacrafice you made for me. You showed me so much love. I'm tring very hard to help you feel better to show you my love for you. Its like 2am and I'm up getting up to get you stuff for your belly and I'd do it again buddy cause I love you so much. Ok.I'll read this to you now and we can get back to bed. Love daddy