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  Funny Things Kids Say to Brighten Your Day......

  by AK - Jeff in

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  art linkletter used to do program in which he highlighted the funny things that kids say.

  later bill cosby did the same sort of show.

  locally, there is a lady who does a newspaper column in which funny things are recounted.. this forum represents hundreds and even thousands of people - many of whom have childen, or at least are around children.

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  These stories are a hoot! I love it!

  A couple small stories from the top of my brain-

  Recently my three year old decided to take a pair of scissors and sheer off her beautiful brown curly hair. When asked why she did it? "I wan look like Daddy!" Daddy's a soldier, and she wanted to be just like him. How can you be mad at that?

  And from this morning actually. After only getting five hours of sleep, my middle girl (7 years old) comes tromping into my husbands and my bedroom, carrying her version of breakfast in bed for us. One apple cut up and slightly brown... , three hard biscuits from last nights dinner, red kool-aid and toast with all the butter in a lump on one side of the bread. All setup beautifully on a cookie sheet that she carried down two flights of stairs ..... It was the most delicious breakfast I had ever tasted!
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  What are you doing for Fourth of July?

  by PEC in

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  here i go again, i am going to keep doing these until, i get at least a hundred replies to one.. middle of the week, no vacation, staying home.

  anyone want to come over for a bbq?

  i am in san diego, ca 92126. pm me if you are interested.

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  I live in a super small community. We're having a community bbq and picnic down at the local park. But before that... I'm the Community Librarian, so I've been asked to coordinate a "bike parade" for all the kids. We're going to have them all decorate their bikes and we're going to have the fire trucks come down and lead a parade down to the picnic site. Doesn't get any better than that!!!
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  What Fears have you Overcome that the witnesses put in you?

  by flipper in

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  mr. flipper here again.

  when in the org.

  we were all told to fear jehovah .

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  Um, yeah.... pretty much all of the above for me too. We were suppose to be the "People of the Living and True God" and yet everyone was so scared of EVERYTHING. Makes no sense!

  The two biggies for me were-

  1. Dying at Armaggedon. I knew my heart was bad (even though I put on a good act) so I knew I was bird food once Armaggedon came. I always thought there was something seriously wrong with me, why I couldn't love meetings and going out in service. I can remember when I was in elementary through junior high especially, when we would have loud thunder storms or even sonic booms, my insides would turn with that thought that the "Day" was here and I was dead.

  2. Fear of Demons- Oh my gosh, can't tell you how many nights I couldn't go to sleep because I was petrified demons would attack me in my sleep. This goes along with the fact I thought I was a bad person... I really believed it was just a matter of time before they possessed me, scratched on my window or pinned me down in my bed while I slept. This actually led to panick attacks where I thought I was having an "experience".

  So sad for children to grow up with these kinds of obsessions.....
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  What Disappoints You Most About Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  How they victimize and humiliate those who are struggling, confused and in pain via Judicial Meetings.
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  Please Share a few of Your All-Time Favorite Movies

  by flipper in

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  thought this would be interesting.

  easy subject.

  personally i have a few.

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  Would it be too cliche' if I say the Lord of the Rings Trilogy?

  Also-

  Bram Stokers Dracula

  Chasing Amy

  Sense and Sensibility

  Pride and Prejudice (the BBC one, not the new one)

  Pans Labyrinth- (awesome movie, one of my all time scariest "monsters" is in this movie)

  Schindler's List

  I could probably name a thousand more "favorites" but then I'd be here all day!
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  Another Elder Suicide?

  by still_in74 in

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  well it looks like a southern ontario elder just took his own life.

  i cant go into details as we live in a very small world in "the truth" and even the smallest amount of detail on this one could quickly connect this to me, so for now its on the d-low.. it is a relative of a very close friend and he is godsmacked by it.

  he said to me, " we sure seem to be seeing more of this lately arent we?

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  So sad... I can't imagine the dark cloud individuals like this must live in to get to the point of taking their own life... especially among "God's Happy People".

  12-15 years ago, I would have never imagined suicides within the Organization... now... it's almost common.
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  Funny, he >>LOOKS<< intelligent

  by Nathan Natas in

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  Oh my!

  If I didn't know better I'd say he got drunk and passed out in front of some prankster friends of his. The fact that he did this to himself on purpose is scary!!!
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  HMMMM or things that make you wonder

  by blondie in

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  plungerbuy new: $10.06$6.446 used & newfrom $6.44in stock

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  I guess that's a little like this one-

  

  Sometimes you just don't want to know....
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  My daughter's wedding photos (I got to go!)

  by alamb in

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  my daughter got married last week....and i got to go!

  please see her photos at www.mjmorganphoto.com.. go to proofing and then type "jessy".

  everything was so beautiful and the photos are outstanding.. .

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  Stunning pictures! Thanks for sharing!
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  Scary Ghost Hunters last night. Did anyone else see it?

  by Warlock in

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  two of the ghost hunters asked a toy dragon to roar, and it did, 4 times!!!.

  warlock .

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  The show is entertaining and fun to many people, including myself. What I don't understand is why anyone would insult those who choose to watch it? I don't think anyone here is taking it at 100% face value other than that they find this sort of thing fascinating on whatever level. Warlock was mearly starting a thread that might appeal to like minded people, and I didn't get the impression at all he was doing anything to convince anyone that this was all TRUE and everyone must BELIEVE. Why would anyone take issue with that?

  I find some responses here to be of a bullying nature... that's awfully sad...