*waves heartily at Princess*
I can't answer your question, but I just wanted to pop in and say hello!
Billygoat
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Regarding the Pledge of Allegiance....
by Princess inat our monthly poker party the other night, things were going well until my brother "went to the bad place" as my friend julie says.
julie's husband is a second grade teacher and during a discussion about the daily flag salute, he mentioned he has not led his class in the flag salute all year.
he was never a dub, just doesn't believe in children being forced to recite a pledge at such a young age.
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Dumping Sodas
by Sparkplug ini am so mad right now.
last night i went to the grocery store.
they have ten packs of soda for 10 dollars.
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Billygoat
There is always fruit, or frozen fruit...that lil' baby you like so much loves frozen grapes.
Aww, a baby after my own heart. I swear, if I could stick her in my purse and take her home I would. Seriously. I love that doll! I love all your kids - you've done a fabulous job with all three.
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Dumping Sodas
by Sparkplug ini am so mad right now.
last night i went to the grocery store.
they have ten packs of soda for 10 dollars.
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Billygoat
I devoted WAY to many years to having my head up my butt so that I could get this hindsight for the benefit of others.
LOL! Then I thank you for having your head up your butt.
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Dumping Sodas
by Sparkplug ini am so mad right now.
last night i went to the grocery store.
they have ten packs of soda for 10 dollars.
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Billygoat
Perhaps, it would be better to find out what your son would settle for as snacks and edibles for himself alone and put these things off-limits for the rest of the family. Try to figure out just how much he needs individually to consume, then mark what is his alone for consumption. It's worth a try. You could do this with both children as witnesses, letting him know how it's affecting the rest of the family (using guilt, instead of anger, and I DO know how frustrating this situation is). Or maybe you could encourage him to get a part time job to help defray the excessive cost of the indiscriminate munching he's obviously doing, which is causing the rest of you to do without.
Frannie, I've always thought you were a wise one. I think this sounds like a great idea! If I had a kid to try it on.
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Dumping Sodas
by Sparkplug ini am so mad right now.
last night i went to the grocery store.
they have ten packs of soda for 10 dollars.
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Billygoat
Ahem......maybe your son needs more attention in a positive way?
I'd like to think that your intention was not to be condescending??? She's a single mom with a full-time job and a part-time job trying to make ends meet and she doesn't get child support, like many other single mothers. I'd like to imagine that you of all people might understand that.
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Dumping Sodas
by Sparkplug ini am so mad right now.
last night i went to the grocery store.
they have ten packs of soda for 10 dollars.
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Billygoat
Sparky,
Could he be embarrassed that he's a growing boy and always hungry? I know when my brothers (twins) were teens and still living at home, my parents had to practically take out a second mortgage to feed them. They ate nonstop and were STILL hungry and of course, never gained an ounce. I know this doesn't excuse the lying issue, but I imagine that he KNOWS he's eating more than his fair share and could possibly be embarrassed by the fact that it's still not enough.
Just thinking out loud here...
Andi
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Getting Busted w/ Love Letters
by OpenFireGlass in.
love letters were the demise for many of the kids in congregations that i attended growing up..... i know i ended up in the library/back room several times for this (hopless romantic/ sagitarius) even put on public reproof for it.
(though i believe it was my dad's idea to have the elders put me on public reproof so that he could have more control over me).
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Billygoat
Moms answers the phone, and the next words I here are "we're Jehovah's Witnesses and ;XXXX does not receive phone calls from girls who are not, and you should know that he is in no position to support a girlfriend or a wife".
Reminds me of the ONE time I got a call from a 'worldly' girl in 7th grade, Cathy Calemari (sp) who was distraught because she and her boyfriend had broken up. I tried to give sage advice, but unfortunately my father was listening on the other line and I was forced to call back and read her some chapters from the Youth! book, offer biblical counsel and a free home bible study.
OMG, these make me cringe just reading them. But I can't help but giggle too. I'm sorry. LOL! I'm so sorry.
*stifling a giggle*
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Billygoat
Well, schnauzers ears can be cropped so they do stand up.
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Billygoat
That white dog at the very top looks like a Wheaten Scottie. It's too long muzzled for a Westie, but it isn't a schnauzer for sure. Head and body shape is completely different. Only thing similar is they both have beards.
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Do you look better or worse
by pratt1 inthe other day i was looking at some old photos of my wife as a young witless teen.
several of the pictures were taking at assemblies and gatherings/weddings.. what amazed me is that she looks better today than she did as a witless teen or early twenties.
i don't mean just the expression on her face, but also the way she was dressed.
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Billygoat
Funny. I can't say I really have that many pictures of me back then. The few I do have, I look tired and worn and I was only 19 when I left. Sad.