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  MYSpace....How Do You REALLY feel about it?

  by onlycurious in

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  this is for all those parents of teens out there..... do you really want your child on myspace?.

  my 12 (almost 13) yr old opened her own acct without my permission....knowing full well i don't want her on it!!!.

  she gets to do a lot but she's starting to try to be a lot more independent from me and when it comes to the web, i am very careful.. anyone dealt with this one?.

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  She is my firstborn and as a firstborn, sometimes the laws get laid down a little tougher than for the little ducklings that follow in their footsteps.

  This is all new to me. Geez, I went on her acct last night and she had it set to "private" (good job) and she said she lived somewhere across the otherside of the country (good job). I have friends that have accts just to see what their teens are up to. They dink around on the computer and find out a HOST of info and figure out real quick what is really going on.

  I guess I could ease up in one aspect but monitor the site. As 12, she can still get on MySpace without even having an acct and still see things and read things that aren't okay. That's if she is up to being sneaky....which MOST kids are. I know I was real good at sneaking around.

  Its tough letting the rope out a little and giving them freedom. This world has a lot of great things, but a lot of dangers too. That said, I have some thinking to do. Thanks for your input. It's really good to get another perspective. I'm all for that.
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  MYSpace....How Do You REALLY feel about it?

  by onlycurious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is for all those parents of teens out there..... do you really want your child on myspace?.

  my 12 (almost 13) yr old opened her own acct without my permission....knowing full well i don't want her on it!!!.

  she gets to do a lot but she's starting to try to be a lot more independent from me and when it comes to the web, i am very careful.. anyone dealt with this one?.

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  This is for all those parents of teens out there....

  Do you really want your child on MySpace?

  My 12 (almost 13) yr old opened her own acct without my permission....knowing FULL well I don't want her on it!!!

  She gets to do a lot but she's starting to try to be a lot more independent from me and when it comes to the web, I am VERY careful.

  Anyone dealt with this one?
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  Well this totally sucks...

  by bluesbreaker59 in

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  my girlfriend that i brag to everyone about, and treat like a queen, is leaving me.

  i actually got df'd over her, and have been with her for over 5 months.

  we were so close, i just totally never, ever saw this coming.

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  I agree with the NO TEXTING. She should give you the common courtesy and respect you deserve and speak with you in person.

  Maybe you should give her the space she needs and don't try to speak with her. Then she can gather her thoughts and really feel what it's like to be apart from you. No chasing, silence, space. It's painful but necessary.

  Sometimes women play games and it's hard to really figure out what we are thinking.

  If she isn't the one woman for you and you don't have her whole heart, it's best to not pursue it.

  I'm sorry to hear about your Grandpa. Maybe, maybe, he'll have a change of heart as his disease progresses. Sometimes people see things differently when they are living on borrowed time.
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  Packing ?

  by rwagoner in

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  just curious if any other xjw's carry concealed weapons on a regular basis ?

  because of my work (job that pays the bills) and my business (will pay the bills somday) i got into the habit shortly after leaving the dubs.

  now i am a solid supporter of a law abiding, qualified citizen's right to legally carry.

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  Sometimes I wish I had a gun when I've had to deal with some of the crazies at our resort. lol
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  from a non witness, what bible do i read ?

  by MUNKAFATS in

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  I personally like the NIV or the NASB.
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  As a parent....how do YOU feel about trampolines?

  by onlycurious in

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  my daughter broke her arm really just a hair above the elbow about 5 years ago.

  her arm isn't the same after having pins in it.

  now my oldest daughter has been going over to a friends house and doing back flips (as if she's a pro) on the dumb thing.

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  My daughter broke her arm REALLY just a hair above the elbow about 5 years ago. Her arm isn't the same after having pins in it.

  Now my oldest daughter has been going over to a friends house and doing BACK FLIPS (as if she's a pro) on the dumb thing.

  I see the worst happening and want to talk to the owner (the ex-hubby of an aquaintance of mine) about the dangers of liabilities of having a trampoline available to all his kids' friends.

  Do you think I am out of line to bring up the liability issues? I am going to tell him that I don't want my daughter on it anymore, let him know about my other daughters injury, the research I've done and the potential issues that could arise if one of these other kids does get injured. Do you think he would just get defensive or really take it for what it's worth.

  Opinions please. :)
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  WHAT would YOU do? Teen issues.....

  by onlycurious in

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  my oldest daughter is a handful.

  she has a mouth that just doesn't seem to stop and today we got into it .....again.. well, after a bunch of crap coming out of her mouth, i smacked her on the arm and told her to quit the talking to me that way.. then, it got worse when she kicked me.

  geez, how would you have dealt with this kind of thing.. i told her i'm going to send her to a camp this summer where they put her on a giant kite (parasailing) and make her fly off a cliff.

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  Thanks for all your input. She is actually only 12 (13 in July) I'm not sure why everyone thinks she's 17.

  Anyway, once everything cooled down late in the evening, I was able to get her to admit that she does speak to me disrespectfully and that she is aware of it when she does it but she doesn't really know WHY she does it.

  I say she is a 'horomonal train wreck'. She doesn't act this way with anyone else but has started giving friends the 'silent treatment' sometimes and her friends don't even know why she is upset with them. Maybe it's just pre-teen (pre-PMS) girl stuff?
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  WHAT would YOU do? Teen issues.....

  by onlycurious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my oldest daughter is a handful.

  she has a mouth that just doesn't seem to stop and today we got into it .....again.. well, after a bunch of crap coming out of her mouth, i smacked her on the arm and told her to quit the talking to me that way.. then, it got worse when she kicked me.

  geez, how would you have dealt with this kind of thing.. i told her i'm going to send her to a camp this summer where they put her on a giant kite (parasailing) and make her fly off a cliff.

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  My oldest daughter is a handful. She has a mouth that just doesn't seem to stop and today we got into it .....again.

  Well, after a bunch of crap coming out of her mouth, I smacked her on the arm and told her to quit the talking to me that way.

  Then, it got worse when she kicked me. Geez, how would YOU have dealt with this kind of thing.

  I told her I'm going to send her to a camp this summer where they put her on a giant kite (parasailing) and make her fly off a cliff. Also, they'll teach her how to bunji cord . I find it funny because she thinks she is so tough but she really isn't.

  The teachers at school say she is such a sweeting and a pleasure to have in class. I know she is, but at home she just mopes around and acts like living here is the absolute worst place to be.

  Anyone have any solutions? I think a good cold beer or 2 would be good for this evening....or a full body massage. Geez, I'll be gray by next year if this pace keeps up.
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  My update

  by R.F. in

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  hello all, just wanted to give an update..... i'm no longer engaged, so that's one less thing that's holding me back from leaving the org.

  don't get me wrong, i do hate we had to end it and i do love her very much.

  this has been quite hard for me.

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  Just found out that purplesofa and I are part of the same congregation. We live like 5 minutes away from each other.

  THAT IS FANTASTIC!!!!!
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  If someone told you they would give you $10 M,,,,,, if you,,,,,,

  by AK - Jeff in

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  just closed your eyes, threw a dart at the world map, and would have to take the 10 million, get on a plane within the hour, move to that location, and never look back, contact your friends or relatives again.

  no rule changes.

  you can take your mate and/or minor children, but can tell no one else.

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  Not a chance.