Posts by Eyebrow

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What should we name the baby?

by Eyebrow in

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i am due in the middle of october and my husband and i cannot come up with a name.

i almost had him sold on venus, until he asked people at work what they thought and he got wierd looks.

i wanted to name the last baby sidney, but let him name her because he has never gotten a chance to name a kid before.

I am due in the middle of October and my husband and I cannot come up with a name. I almost had him sold on Venus, until he asked people at work what they thought and he got wierd looks. I wanted to name the last baby Sidney, but let him name her because he has never gotten a chance to name a kid before. I just don't know if Sidney would work now.

Any suggestions? The fetal one is a girl, and giving my a very hard time from the beginning. If I don't get a good name she may end up being name Ursula in revenge.

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Mothers Rules for Everlasting Life

by Stacey in

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just a little something that i wrote for a writing class that i was taking last year.

and really, they are not my rules.

therefore we must follow what the organization says and not celebrate our birthday.

Eyebrow

I will never forget the time I bought an old used car from an old high school friend. The previous owner had been a smoker and the ashtray still had ashes in it, but the car really did not smell. Since I never used the ashtray, it was always closed and I did not really tnink too much about it.

Well, somehow the elders heard that I had a car with an ashtray full of ashes in it and two asked to speak to me after a Sunday meeting. They were pretty serious and asked if I had been smoking..I was shocked! When I learned why they thought I was smoking I actually laughed! I promised to clean out the ashtray as soon as I left the hall.

How anal is that?

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Missed you guys, had "The Talk" with ...

by reagan_oconnor in

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it's been about a month since i posted... sorry to stay away so long.. many of you are aware that my parents stopped speaking to me last year, and the only time i've seen them in a year is when my dad had a heart attack.

i got an e-mail from my mom that asked how i "felt about their religion" since i'm celebrating holidays.. i sat down with mom on saturday and told her that regardless of our differences in beliefs, that we're still family, and that will never change.

i told her that i understand that she's conflicted because of her beliefs, and that it's been difficult for her.

Eyebrow

When I was having the toughest time with depression several years ago, the two books that made me feel the best were The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. (All I can say about The Bell Jar was it was nice to know I was not the only one feeling crazy in the world.)

I was very much an active JW at the time, and did get support from my friends their, but most of the advice to pray really really hard and make all the meetings was not the best thing. Fortunately, my best friend in the congregation supported my decision to get therapy and get some medication...which helped me much more than anything I got from the hall.

There are too many ways to be an unsuccessful JW. Miss a meeting here and there and you are inactive...don't go out in service enough to the elder's standards and you are a fair weather christian...etc, etc, etc. If this were the one and only TRUE religion than it could satisfy the basic needs of everyone.

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What is the real meaning of life?

by Nicolas in

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i mean, if we have been created by the evolution then, our life really have no purpose.

we live about 80 years and then we die and it's finish.

it seem really dull to me.

Eyebrow

Englishman,

Isn't 42 the answer to the QUESTION of life?
The earth was destroyed before the question could be revealed.

I wish we could meet at the Restuarant at the End of the Universe to discuss this. My husband could use a Guiness right now.

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Has Anyone Tried Yoga?

by Eyebrow in

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i have been considering learning yoga for a few years now, but i am not sure how to go about it.

i don't really have the money for a class right now, and most of the books i have found are either extremely expensive or not really for beginners.

can anyone make any suggestions?

Eyebrow

thanks for all the helpful replies and links!!

Going to check out your suggestions...didn't really think of the video...will definately look into all your suggestions.

Thanks again!

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Honey, I'm HOOOOOMMMMEEE!!!!!

by LDH in

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hi guys and gals.. not that you missed me, but we took an impromptu vacation to las vegas for a week.. my husband started a new job today and wanted to spend time with our daughter since she's been in ny over the summer.. it was all fun and games till the transmission on his '97 died in barstow, which is 4 hours from everything ha ha ha.. anyhow, we made it home fri night courtesy of a great big tow truck (thank god for triple a).. eden started 7th grade today, all grown up.

<<<sniff sniff>>> .

i didn't even get to drop her off at school because hubby has my car.

Eyebrow

LDH,

I have two stepdaughters, one named Eve and the other Eden.

What a coinky dink!

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This Article from the Sep KM is very interesting

by chester in

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i thought this article from the september 2001 kingdom ministry was very interesting.. get out there and sell those books!!!.

is it an obstacle to preaching?.

most people lead busy lives.

Eyebrow

Sorry..but I have to rant about this again!

Of course building up a retirement has never been very important to the Governing Body since THEY have not had to worry about whether they will be cared for in their old age!

But what about the brother that HAS to work two jobs because his father and mother did not have the foresight to build up a suitable retirement and now are too old to work to support themselves?

Maybe this is a scheme: you have to support your parents so there is NO WAY you can send your kids to college!

ACK!!! It makes me mad.

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This Article from the Sep KM is very interesting

by chester in

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i thought this article from the september 2001 kingdom ministry was very interesting.. get out there and sell those books!!!.

is it an obstacle to preaching?.

most people lead busy lives.

Eyebrow

It is extremely easy to say that people should cut back on secular work when the person writing the article has his laundry washed for him, his room cleaned, his food prepared for him, and his rent paid for him. Interesting, that those who do not have family responsibilites are always the ones that are experts.

And what is the deal with the huge luxury cars that the cos and dos drive? Wouldn't it make more sense to buy cheaper, more economical cars for travelling? You can get pleny of comfort in a used but well maintained Corolla or Cavalier for these guys.

I have an interesting question....were the 12 apostles married when Jesus called them? I honestly do not know, but I believe they were not. I do not recall Jesus calling fathers and mothers to stop working in order to be more active in preaching.

These annoys me because it is also so biased against the husband/father in the family. I have actually known men that have been chastised because he wanted to stay home with the kids for a while or only work part time while the wife worked. This should be a decision made by the husband and wife...not the elders. I know one guy that cannot work because he is disabled, but wanted to be an aulliuary pioneer for one month a few years ago. They kept telling him no, because they said that if he could aulliaury pioneer (I believe it was 60 hours for one month at the time) then why could he not get a job? Once he explained that he got money every month because he was disabled they left him alone because he was providing support to his family. 60 hours a month of field service is NOT equivalent to 60 hours per month real work. Think of all the time sitting in the car while you are waiting for the rest of your car party to get back from a door.

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elderly people, not married, living together?

by Mulan in

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i would like some opinions on a situation that seems to be arising in my family.. since my mother is now a widow, and her income will be much less, she may not be able to afford to stay where she is, even with the financial assistance she gets from the family.

so we have talked about her moving in with us.

the problem is, my father, her ex husband lives with us too.

Eyebrow

IF they did both live with you and did get together...just claim senility.

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Layed Off!

by Defender in

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no matter how you think you are ready for such an eventuality, it still remains stressful when it finally does happen.. until last friday, i worked as a systems engineer for a large canadian telecom equipment manufacturer that has been laying off thousands of employees.

their target was 30,000 and they are almost there.

i dont know, but maybe my number was 25,879...or something.. anyone out there works or used to work for this company?

Eyebrow

Hmmm a new religion. It worked for Ron L. Hubbard, haahaa!

Seriously, if you have not already done so you may want to consider working as a contractor for a contract employment company. I was, until recently, a contract employee recruiter, and things got tight in the US as well as Canada, especially telecom.

Good luck! Let us know how it goes.