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  When you have a problem....

  by lisavegas420 in

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  who do you turn to?

  do you go to your spouse?

  what if the problem is with your spouse, do you talk to your parents, siblings, work associates, doctor?

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  aligot ripounsous

  Starting point for any reflection, there're no problems, only solutions.

  For important pbs, I walk around in the lounge like an animal, late at night, when all family members are in bed. If necessary, the concern will wake me up in the small hours for me to think over it and I 'll only go back to sleep when a seemingly satisfactory solution has been reached. Then, I talk to my wife to see how my ideas hold when expressed and how the solution passes the test, and that's were the process of exchange starts. Which makes my wife say that I submit my ideas to her inasmuch as I've already made up my mind. That's absolutely untrue, I put great store on her opinion and, in an actual fact, I side with her most of the time.
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  Any Suggestions for Curbing Kids' Internet Access?

  by Scully in

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  what kind of measures do other parents take to help kids navigate the internet safely?.

  i hate msn and other iming programs - there's far too much potential for mischief with that service available.. are there some easy ways to block sites or isps?

  or is it better to set it up with approved sites only?.

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  In an attempt to keep computer use under control, as far as internet is concerned, I want to have the device installed in the lounge. In addition to having the parental control harware, I myself plug in the MP3-type link to the wi-fi box after I've made sure my 2 teen kids have gotten their homework done. When I'm away in day time I keep the MP3 key with me.They share the available time, so that they keep an eye on each other. No easy ready-made solution, though, computer takes a lot of their reading time. As far as video games are concerned, it's much more difficult to control.
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  Went to a party last night...feel guilty this morning

  by neverendingjourney in

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  i went to a party last night.

  it was relatively tame.

  there were maybe forty people there.

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  Guilt feeling isn't bad is it ? it is a good warning signal that we may be on the wrong track and helps us reflect on our actions whatever the conclusion we draw from this reflection.
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  I am gone till Aug.

  by mouthy in

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  so behave your selves.

  i am shut down tomorrow the 1oth.. dont say thank god!!!!!!!!

  cos if i dont"kick the bucket while moving" i will be back to send misbehaviors to their room..... love ya all even those who dont love me :).

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  Have a safe moving, Grace/Mouthy, wish you find pleasant surrounding this time, we look forward to having you again, happy on this board.
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  Went to a party last night...feel guilty this morning

  by neverendingjourney in

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  i went to a party last night.

  it was relatively tame.

  there were maybe forty people there.

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  Well, Middlechild, I have smoked very little, it is a long time back, and I've not experienced harmful effects, lucky me. I just read papers. For instance, there was an article in last mach issue of The Independent (UK), a paper which advocated legalization of marijuana in 1997 and now aknowledges that a strong variety of it, skunk, causes an increasing number of mental disorders, especially within the adolescent population.
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  Went to a party last night...feel guilty this morning

  by neverendingjourney in

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  i went to a party last night.

  it was relatively tame.

  there were maybe forty people there.

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  Insomniac, Eclipse,

  I'm sorry to bring contradiction but it seems that marijuana does impair brain cells according to the most recent reseach work. People who 30 years ago used to advocate it as innocuous are now changing their mind, some doctors say it, too, has to do with schizophrenia. Isn't it too high a price to pay for a youth ?
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  Went to a party last night...feel guilty this morning

  by neverendingjourney in

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  i went to a party last night.

  it was relatively tame.

  there were maybe forty people there.

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  aligot ripounsous

  I wonder, is smoking act normally or is it playing into the hands of tobacco firms ? I used to be a smoker and I feel more normal now, having plain control of my life. What I'm saying is worth just as a personal opinion, I would think the same even if I weren't (still) a JW, provided of course I wouln't be hooked on to the point that I couldn't even choose to stop smoking. I'm grateful to JWs they showed me 30 years ago what the Bible tells about not defiling our body, that probably saved my life. In another way (no religion there), I tell my children that no smoking conveys the message that they resist peer pressure and that's to be valued when teenagers are shaping their personality.
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  Wine Lovers!

  by nvrgnbk in

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  what ya drinkin'?

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  aligot ripounsous

  Narkissos,

  I agree very much with you about southern cheap decent french wines because a marked effort has been made to improve them in the last 30 years, growers must just keep doing so to match the taste of the new generations who otherwise will turn to other mediterranean wines. I prefer Aquitaine wines to Languedoc, but it could be just for cultural reasons and also because some doctors reckon they are better for health.
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  Wine Lovers!

  by nvrgnbk in

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  what ya drinkin'?

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  Mis,

  I shouldn't say that and french growers will hate me but it seems that you can, now, turn safely to californian wine since last year, under a blind test, highest ranking and most expensive french bordeaux ranked only third after californian red wines. I enjoy southern Europe wines (Italy, Spain, Portugal) and like trying non european ones, from north africa (under french rule, algerian wine used to be mixed with southern french one to improve it), Chile, South Africa, etc. French growers must lower their prices and eliminate mediocre wines (some years, beaujolais nouveaux used to be awful, not in the last few years, fortunately) if they want to stay in the forefront of international competition. And we've not seen the Chinese yet, they are currently hiring french professionals.
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  Wine Lovers!

  by nvrgnbk in

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  what ya drinkin'?

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  aligot ripounsous

  I mostly drink red wine from the south-west of France. Owing to the american influence and necessities of international market, we tend, slowly, to name wine after the vine (cabernet, merlot, etc), which really doesn't mean much because you can find these vines in very different soils and taste results very much from the latter, we still stronly stick to their geographical origin : Gaillac, St Emilion, Cahors, Bergerac, etc.