Posts by Life Is Grand

It seems to me that a very large chunk of the players on both the Canadian and U.S. NHL Teams are from overseas....hmmm....ah well, to each their own I guess!!!

If anyone is watching it, ENJOY THE GAME......

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Tonites BIG GAME!!!!

by Life Is Grand in

jw
friends

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anyone looking forward to the big hockey game tonite???????.

oilers all the way!!!!

Life Is Grand

I know, but it's

Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs....

and a Canadian Team is still in.....it's gotta be a little bit exciting to SOMEBODY------in Canada!!!!

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Tonites BIG GAME!!!!

by Life Is Grand in

jw
friends

.

anyone looking forward to the big hockey game tonite???????.

oilers all the way!!!!

Life Is Grand

Anyone looking forward to the big hockey game tonite???????

Oilers all the way!!!!!

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Closet Smokers????

by Life Is Grand in

is anyone out there a closet smoker?

you know-sneaking one here and there...... i smoked from the time i was in my late teens-tried to quit the odd time with no luck.

finally in january of 2005 with the help of zyban, i kicked the habit.....all was good.

Juni-the pup actually belongs to my sister(I call him my nephew since my sister has no kids!!)....he's a little Samoyed puppy and had spent some time out in the water and the mud when she took this pic...

In my deepest of hearts-I know quitting the bad weed is the best thing for all concerned-it's just so darn tough to do...hopefully together he and I both can do it once and for all.

Thanks.

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Closet Smokers????

by Life Is Grand in

is anyone out there a closet smoker?

you know-sneaking one here and there...... i smoked from the time i was in my late teens-tried to quit the odd time with no luck.

finally in january of 2005 with the help of zyban, i kicked the habit.....all was good.

Life Is Grand

Thanks for that link, Rebel8.

It is very interesting....I guess there is no such thing as "moderation" when it comes to smoking...

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Closet Smokers????

by Life Is Grand in

is anyone out there a closet smoker?

you know-sneaking one here and there...... i smoked from the time i was in my late teens-tried to quit the odd time with no luck.

finally in january of 2005 with the help of zyban, i kicked the habit.....all was good.

Life Is Grand

Snoozy-that is such a sad story regarding your mom but thank you for sharing.

My husbands father passed away from lung cancer a few years ago. It was so painful to watch him go through it. It's so awful that we purposefully do these hurtful things to our body-knowing the possible consequences.

We have a close friend who is currently in the final stages of cancer-started out as skin cancer, then spread throughout his body. The poor man is only 41 years old, never smoked a day in his life, active lifestyle....there is no rhyme or reason with cancer, it's just a horrible disease.

And yet we continue abusing ourselves-maybe it's human nature, I don't know. Everyone figures it won't happen to them.

Thanks again everyone...

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Closet Smokers????

by Life Is Grand in

is anyone out there a closet smoker?

you know-sneaking one here and there...... i smoked from the time i was in my late teens-tried to quit the odd time with no luck.

finally in january of 2005 with the help of zyban, i kicked the habit.....all was good.

Life Is Grand

I guess that is the problem-that I need to come clean with hubby....albeit he will be disappointed but we don't lie to each other about anything so I think that is what bothers me so much. It's really the first time I've kept something from him and I guess it's eating away at me.

I don't get any kind of satisfaction from keeping it secret--no, it's just a comfortable old habit that I've slipped back into and enjoy.

Ya, I think I need to just let him know the truth...not sure how to tell him...and deal with the consequences.

Thanks guys....

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Closet Smokers????

by Life Is Grand in

is anyone out there a closet smoker?

you know-sneaking one here and there...... i smoked from the time i was in my late teens-tried to quit the odd time with no luck.

finally in january of 2005 with the help of zyban, i kicked the habit.....all was good.

Life Is Grand

Is anyone out there a closet smoker? You know-sneaking one here and there.....

I smoked from the time I was in my late teens-tried to quit the odd time with no luck. Finally in January of 2005 with the help of Zyban, I kicked the habit.....all was good. My husband quit late that summer as well. Then...he started again(thinking I didn't know-but I could smell it on him every time-or the lingering odour out in the garage after he'd had one- after all, I'm not stupid).

Anyways, I started having one of his the odd time on the weekend with a beer(that would be my excuse-when I'm having a drink, I'll have a smoke). Then, come the new week-I'd be back on the wagon. I had no problem with this. After a few months-started having one with my weekend morning coffee...never bought any, just bummed his.

Well here I am now-the great weather is here. I've started buying and hiding a pack. Every morning after everyone is gone to school and work-I sneak into the backyard with my coffee and have a couple. Come home at lunch and once again sneak a couple in the backyard. He doesn't know this-nobody knows this. It appears though that I seem to have developed a bad habit again over the past couple of weeks.

Granted-I'm not smoking a pack a day like I was-just a couple in the morning, a couple at lunch--but I feel so guilty. I don't want to quit 100% again-I really find it relaxing and enjoyable(other than the guilt factor).

So-do I carry on the deceit, or do I tell him the truth? In all honesty-I don't see how he can say too much-he still smokes. I think he'll be disappointed in me because he was so proud....I'm torn.

Any advice?

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Anyone else raised in a "divided" household?

by dinah in

hey folks!.

i've noticed there are many here who were raised "in the truth".

are there any who were raised in a divided household--where one parent is not a jw?.

Life Is Grand

In my house it was the exact opposite-My dad was the JW and my mom was most definitely not.

It was extremely stressful at times. My mom was not pleased that we were out of the house a minimum of 3 days or nights per week and leaving her at home alone. She was going through alot of "issues" while I was growing up-so my dad not being there for her was a real point of contention. There were more arguments than I care to remember over those years. Not to mention-she wanted to celebrate Christmas each year. She would take my sister and I with her to her friends place and we would just celebrate with them every year(for some reason-I don't recall feeling very guilty about it at the time-it was actually alot of fun)-it seemed as though my dad didn't get much say in that matter.

Funny though-of the two of them-I was always much closer to my father-he was a very gentle man-never raised his voice or his hand to us. My mother was actually the "yeller" and disciplinarian of the family.

Anyways, all I know is that I swore I would never let any type of religion tear apart my family when I grew up-I would rather have no religion and peace and harmony in the family....