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  Which side of your brain are you using? Watch the pretty lady spin!

  by AK - Jeff in

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  http://www.where-what-how-why.com/?p=111.

  supposedly only 14% see her go both ways - i did!

  i could make her change directions almost at will in the illusion.

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  helncon

  HI jeff,

  What a great illusion.

  I'm right handed.

  I could see her going both ways.

  Helen
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  Did Being a J W - Cause You to Be Cynical and Doubt Other People ?

  by flipper in

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  when we were once jehovah's witnesses - we were taught to doubt others " in the world " whose beliefs differed from ours .

  we were taught to be cynical of any views that didn't harmonize or agree with the watchtower societies views .

  so for years many of us were programmed like this - to keep a closed mind and think that there was only one correct way to believe things , and everybody outside that one way was full of you know what !

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  The jws did drill one trait into me though and that was to be friendly, but not friends. Unfortunately, I would never take relationships with "worldly" people to a level of real friendship. It is a very hard habit to break.

  So true.

  I find it hard to get to the next level.

  Sometimes i find myself being shallow not that i intend to be, just the way i am programed.

  Helen
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  Help me choose

  by Abandoned in

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  i want to upload a headshot for this writing group i belong to.

  help me choose which one to use:.

  do you think normal, ink, paint, drawing, or soften looks better?.

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  helncon

  Hey abandoned,

  I like the drawing one

  Helen
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  Getting Married Today!

  by alamb in

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  courthouse.

  3:30. thought i'd tell my "family" here.

  thanks for being the friends you are.

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  congratulations!!!!!!

  Helen
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  For any who were raised a JW...

  by rache31 in

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  do you find that most of the ones you grew up with left?

  i looked around while still active and saw numbers dwindling from my generation.

  i pioneered while in late teens/early twenties and several from my class that were friends of mine left years ago.

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  From what i have been told most have left.

  Most have all been married and had kids

  A few have moved away

  And one committed suicide

  Helen
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  Elf yourself

  by helncon in

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  not sure if anyone has come across this site yet .

  elf yourself!!!!!!.

  http://www.elfyourself.com.

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  helncon

  i hope this link works

  http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1375768296

  Helen
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  Elf yourself

  by helncon in

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  not sure if anyone has come across this site yet .

  elf yourself!!!!!!.

  http://www.elfyourself.com.

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  helncon

  Not sure if anyone has come across this site yet

  Have a go

  Elf yourself!!!!!!

  http://www.elfyourself.com

  Helen
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  At what age would you dicuss homosexuality with your children?

  by llbh in

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  on recent a thread a poster here discussed about having discovered his daughter was gay.

  whilst reading this my 11 year old son was looking over my shoulder, and reading along with me, some of the discussion was quite adult but respectful .

  so i began thinking what age would you discuss these things?

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  Personally it should be talked about from a young age. Not in depth but how people love differently. Gradually over the years you can explain more.

  For my daughter (9) has picked up a few things mainly she plays the sims and that you can have two men or two women fall in love.

  For her it is different as we have no gay friends. Though i have explained that either two men or two women can love each other and be a family just like hers.

  Also just on the weekend the little girl from accross the road (she is 8)came over and they had been playing and when she left she was talking about how they were role playing(like having a different name) and that she was a lesbian !!!!!!

  Helen
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  Your Christmas Elf Name

  by Bumble Bee in

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  try this out!.

  i did it twice and got "wacky monkey-buns" and "batty monkey-buns" .

  what's your elf name?.

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  helncon

  Bouncy bing a ling (Married name)

  Bouncy sugar socks (Maiden name)

  Helen
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  Vasectomy Horror Stories- Have Any? Or Normal Vasectomy Stories ?

  by flipper in

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  well, i know you all pretty well now after 9 months of being on board , so i feel o.k.

  to approach this subject.

  this subject is a pretty touchy one for most of us men, especially those of us that have been put under the " knife" , and got to the point where we did not want any more children.

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  I have seen two Vasectomys both very different.

  The first one was with a previous partner who had already had 2 children to different mother and i didn't want to be another.

  His was a visit to the doctors gave him a valium to take a few hours before hand went into a different office laid down some local anasethic(sp?) cortise (sp?) did each side and all done

  Spent the weekend on the lounge with a bag of peas and was ok after that. The cost NOTHING!!!!!!! We were on a health care card and here it entitles you free drs visit. ( this dr now retired)

  My hubby got it done about a year ago i wanted to go back to the previous dr but as he retired we couldn't there is a clinic that does it and it would have cost us over $600 t get it done.

  So we looked else where and we found a dr locally who did it it took a little time from the initial consultation (cost $75 got back from medicare $65)to when he got it done i think now they want to to make sure.

  Anyway the day came hubby was very nervous but i was by his side. I think he was more embarssased by the nurse that was there.

  So the time came local again but this time the dr took about a good 5 cm and tied both ends from both.

  Bag of peas all weekend ( hubby was skeptical that a bag of peas would not do)

  Tender for another week fine about a week latter.

  Total cost for the actual vas $400 got back from medicare $200

  Personally it was well worth it. We are much better now and that the pill was starting to mess with my body and head.

  Helen