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  Wireless Amber Alerts

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/pageservlet?languagecountry=en_us&pageid=991.

  go here to sign your cellphone up for wireless amber alerts.

  pass it along..

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=991

  Go here to sign your cellphone up for wireless Amber Alerts.
  Pass it along.
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  Mother Pregnant With 18th Child

  by snowbird in

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  there were 13 of us - one baby girl died in infancy, however.. here's the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24537885&gt1=43001.

  sylvia.

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  Ordinarily I would say it is none of my business, but they make it our business by going on television and making their lives our entertainment.

  This is what bugs me about these shows. There is another one, Jon and Kate +8, that also irritates me.

  Why oh why is this entertainment???????

  I really don't give a flying farce about people having oogles of children. As long as cps doesn't need to be called in to protect the children, fine. Whatever. I would Prefer that they consider adopting 18 children from starving countries or hell from the usa, but whatever. It's the fact that the Parents are turning their 'adventure in parenting' into a way to make money.

  I wonder if it is Less child slavery and more child exploitation. I readily admit I could be wrong, I don't know any of these people, but as Hortensia said, by going on tv they are setting themselves up for some sort of judgement call.
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  Mother Pregnant With 18th Child

  by snowbird in

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  there were 13 of us - one baby girl died in infancy, however.. here's the link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24537885&gt1=43001.

  sylvia.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  I'm not going to say I completely agree with the decision to have that many children.

  I will say:

  There was a time that it was GOOD to have children that learned useful skills and were taught how to be a part of a family. Children now a days don't learn how to do basic, ordinary skills that can serve them a lifetime.

  Gardening, canning, knitting, crocheting, taking care of livestock, learning to build homes from ground zero...these things are rarely taught to children. Instead, they are taught to watch t.v., play video games, skateboard, 'hang out' aimlessly with their friends after school doing nothing useful. We're constantly "finding things" for our kids to do that really teach them valueless lessons. After school activities that focus primarily on academics, athletics or just keeping them out of trouble, take up so much of their time that they have no time to learn life-skill lessons that could serve them much better than academics/athletics alone.

  I know More people in my age group than not that have little idea how to care for a garden or even cook from scratch.

  I give these people credit for taking their responsibility as parents serious enough to make sure that their children are home and being taught valuable life lessons and skills that will stay with them a lifetime, as opposed to the people who honestly would rather shuck the responsibility of raising their kids onto the public school system and government.

  I hardly would call these children slaves, seeing as they have food on their table, a nice home to live in and parents that truly care about them. Perhaps I don't agree with their religious beliefs that led them to this decision, but teaching your children to be an active member of the family and teaching them responsibility is hardly the grounds for slavery.
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  80% of Americans think miracles occur and that angels & demons are active

  by nvrgnbk in

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  most americans believe in higher power, poll findsby jacqueline l. salmonwashington post staff writer .

  tuesday, june 24, 2008; page a02 most americans believe that angels and demons are active in the world, and nearly 80 percent think miracles occur, according to a poll released yesterday that takes an in-depth look at americans' religious beliefs.

  pew religious surveyfull reportthe study detailed americans' deep and broad religiosity, finding that 92 percent believe in god or a universal spirit -- including one in five of those who call themselves atheists.

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  Ewoks and Wookies are fake, only a deluded dimwit would believe in them.

  Hmmm gimme $100 an' I'll let you see the er netherland hair of the Wookie I bought on Endor.
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  80% of Americans think miracles occur and that angels & demons are active

  by nvrgnbk in

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  most americans believe in higher power, poll findsby jacqueline l. salmonwashington post staff writer .

  tuesday, june 24, 2008; page a02 most americans believe that angels and demons are active in the world, and nearly 80 percent think miracles occur, according to a poll released yesterday that takes an in-depth look at americans' religious beliefs.

  pew religious surveyfull reportthe study detailed americans' deep and broad religiosity, finding that 92 percent believe in god or a universal spirit -- including one in five of those who call themselves atheists.

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  I also believe in fairies elves dwarves, gnomes, leprechauns and assorted sprites and nature spirits. I've seen them in my garden.

  you forgot dragons, grimlocks, mermaids, those weird looking half men/half horse oh yeah Centaurs, vampires, ewoks, wookies.....
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  Fireworks/Kids/Non licensed person...ok? or bad idea?

  by FreedomFrog in

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  i've been invited by a group of friends to join them at their house shooting off fireworks.

  ok, first red flag is i know they are not licensed and the fireworks are illegal.

  though, isn't it "illegal" the same as driving the car a bit over the speed limit?.

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  Freedom Frog, here in MI we have had a number of people badly injured and killed because they were blowing off fireworks.

  JD is right in that they are not hard to control, unfortunately, too many people are just plain dumbasses and have no freaking clue how NOT to get their head blown off (as in the case of a woman last year who stuck her head OVER the thing when it didn't go off. When it did.....well she's dead now and her son watched the entire thing).

  Point being: Yes there are non professionals who know what they're doing. But too often, they don't.

  We had neighbors next door blow off some real pretty, real illegal stuff their first 4th of July. They blew them off feet away from our bedroom windows, scared my dog, scared my daughter and they honestly didn't care. The following year, the people behind us blew them off and there was really little room between our homes. When they were asked to stop doing it, they copped an attitude. Too often, people who want to blow them off have really given little to no thought to the area in which they are playing around and honestly only care about their own fun.

  In this day and age, neighborhoods are not very close knit and people really have no idea who lives next door to them or behind them. They know little about the neighbors with the autistic son or the person struggling with an illness. They are quite often consumed with their own needs and desires and do not take into consideration their surroundings before making the decision to have the fireworks show.

  This is NOT always the case. There are times still where neighbors have a close knit relationship to where it's become a neighborhood tradition. However, as you said, you don't know these people that well and without having answers to the above questions it's perfectly okay to be the bad guy and say no.
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  If you live in Kentucky....

  by Preston in

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  do you have any recomendations on places to visit?.

  - preston.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Don't live in KY, live in Michigan.

  MI is a great place to visit
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  embarrassed about having been a witness?

  by purplesofa in

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  last weekend witnesses came to where i work....i work at a barbque restuarant (hey it's fun!

  ) i recognized two elders before they came in and freaked!!!!!.

  the elder obnoxious was at the register and i was sure he did not recognize me.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Wow, hello there purps

  Do you feel shame and embarrassment?

  purps

  no. What I do feel is that very often people can hear your experience as one and not quite understand the gravity of the meaning when you say "I'm an ex-jw." And from there they lump it into the billion other religions that are out there, without much of an idea of how it affects the way you see life and relationships.
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  Today at the Watchtower..........

  by oneairhead in

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  today at the watchtower on young ones, i wrote a note in the margin during the study.

  it was on the paragraph that said something to the affect of, how sad it would be for young ones to loose out so close to the end.

  " i wrote "the carrot.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Today at the watchtower on young ones, I wrote a note in the margin during the study. It was on the paragraph that said something to the affect of, how sad it would be for young ones to loose out so close to the end." I wrote "The carrot." My wife I am sure saw it and got up with her watchtower and bible and went to the bathroom until the end of the study. But has not said anything about it as of yet. Maybe she will. I am getting more forward but no where near the like of otwo who has discussions with his wife that he posts on here. My wife does not talk about things she just clams up and holds them inside until they just burst out in the form of emotion. I don't think she would turn me in because she would have already. I really think that events like these help her to think. One

  Thank you for sharing this, this explains a recent event w/ someone that left my husband and myself scratching our heads.

  I just do not understand how I once believed that whatever God is out there is so wrathful he would butcher innocent children.
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  Wost parents in the world - but humanity steps in and restores some faith

  by Bumble Bee in

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  this poor kid, watch his face when he thinks he got the xbox and then watch is face when he realizes it's a joke.

  kids don't understand 'you know we can't afford ....", he truly thought he was getting his wish.

  i'd like to smack some sense into these parents - what they did was just wrong!

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Not sure if ya'll looked at the actual You Tube site.

  According to the info accompanying it, the kid DID get an Xbox and that the prank was played because he had been sneaking around the night before to see what he had gotten. My take is that he saw the box and the family found out (which isn't too hard to do) and decided to play the prank.

  Not saying it's right or wrong, but just that according to the original poster of the video there was more to the story.