{"id":7588,"date":"2018-02-07T21:40:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T02:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=7588"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:07","slug":"snowman-near-river-bj-rae-bald-eagle-encouraging-words-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/snowman-near-river-bj-rae-bald-eagle-encouraging-words-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"The Snowman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>The world can even turn a snowman into something bad.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7590 size-medium aligncenter\" title=\"near a river encouragement for kids snowman bj rae bald eagle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snowman-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"near a river encouraging words for children snowman bj rae bald eagle\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snowman-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snowman-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snowman-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snowman-144x144.jpg 144w, https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/snowman.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>This post is not a criticism of anyone&#8217;s lifestyle.\u00a0 It only expresses the concept that you cannot please the diverse groups of people in this world, regardless of your chosen lifestyle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A US congresswoman lived with her husband, son, and daughter.\u00a0 After a big snowstorm, they all went outside to play in the snow as a family.\u00a0 They made a snowman, just to spend quality time together as a family.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But everyone around them criticized their creation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Their feminist neighbor walked by.\u00a0 She was unhappy because the family had not created a snowwoman.<\/li>\n<li>Unhappy about seeing only one snowman as they passed their neighbor&#8217;s yard, a gay couple complained about the lone snowman also.<\/li>\n<li>Some vegan neighbors complained because a carrot&#8211;a vegetable&#8211;was used for the nose.\u00a0 Carrots are vegetables and should be eaten, they grumbled.<\/li>\n<li>Other neighbors complained about their racist congresswoman neighbor because the snowman was white.<\/li>\n<li>Muslim neighbors complained that the snowman wore no headscarf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>News media showed up and reported the family as suspected terrorists, and a jihadist group claimed responsibility for the family&#8217;s creation.<\/p>\n<p>So the cops visited the family of the congresswoman.\u00a0 They said the broom had to be removed immediately because it could be used as a weapon.\u00a0 They also seized every computer and electronic device in the house, just to verify that no terrorists lived in the home.<\/p>\n<p>Because they knew they couldn&#8217;t please the world, they decided not to worry about what other people thought. They simply ignored what the world had to say about their snowman.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ignore the criticism from others.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Live your life your way as long as you are not hurting others.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a>\u00a0in these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near\u00a0a\u00a0river<\/a>\u00a0posts help you<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">soar like an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/eagle\" slimstat=\"5\">eagle<\/a>\u00a0above life\u2019s storms.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">What if President Obama hadn&#8217;t been born?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Do you prefer mere words or actions?<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/past-near-river-bj-rae-eagle-encouraging-words\/\">You can move on from your past!<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Do you want to walk away?<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Enjoy BJ\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/encouraging\" slimstat=\"5\">encouraging words<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/river\" slimstat=\"5\">near a river<\/a>!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world can even turn a snowman into something bad. 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