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  I sprained my ankle today...

  by TresHappy in

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  and boy does it hurt!

  i am keeping ice packs on it and the swelling has gone down.

  i'm thankful i didn't have to get on it tonight!

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  Oh no!!!!

  I hope you are back to good soon!
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  I cannot believe it!!!!

  by Eyebrow2 in

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  yesterday my son and his dad were talking about his world geography class.

  it turns out that he is actually in an honors class...i didn't realize that, and i was pretty happy, since he has never been in an honors class.. today, i get a phone call...i see on the caller id it is from the school district.

  the first thing i think of is this :"uh-oh...which one of the kids forget their homework or lunch money...etc..etc.".

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  Thanks!!!
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  Holy Crap! Prescription meds are EXPENSIVE!!!

  by Elsewhere in

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  my dr. had prescribed advair for my asthma.

  for a 90 day supply it will cost me $75.

  that's not too bad being that it will be $25 per month for me.

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  There doesn't really seem to be consistency, does there?

  Our kids are pretty healthy, so we went with one of those catastrophic insurance plans, so prescriptions are not covered before we meet our deductible of 3K per person total of 8K per family. Eek...but we have and HSA..so we should be putting money into it tax deffered in case costs come up..but havent yet eek.

  It is crazy...I do realize prescrip drugs will be expensive for several years after they have been tested and approved by the FDA, but I think the inconsistency in pricing is ridiculous. And I think it should be illegal for all these gifts that are given. Many companies in other industries do not allow gifts of more than $25 value to be given.
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  I cannot believe it!!!!

  by Eyebrow2 in

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  yesterday my son and his dad were talking about his world geography class.

  it turns out that he is actually in an honors class...i didn't realize that, and i was pretty happy, since he has never been in an honors class.. today, i get a phone call...i see on the caller id it is from the school district.

  the first thing i think of is this :"uh-oh...which one of the kids forget their homework or lunch money...etc..etc.".

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  Thanks Rayzor..it is greatly appreciated.

  =)
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  Our Own Conference

  by Valis in

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  i know there are conferences that xjws attend, but since i ran accross joy castro's writings and new book today it got me thinking about the subject.

  something non-religious in nature.....well as non religious as xjws can get anyway lol.

  i think it would be cool if we could have people like her, kimberly norris, bryan, donald, and so many of the others that have done stuff for us.

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  OOO I prefer Dallas...we have universities woohoo!

  I think this is an interesting idea...and I think I would attend. I don't know what part I could contribute, but wouldn't mind pitching in with something.
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  "You guys are the most preachy atheists I've ever met!"

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  a christian friend of mine had a melt down this weekend and screamed at my roommate about both of us being "preachy atheists".

  he also said, in talking about me, that "i can see it in his eyes, he think's he's right!

  " it was after a bunch of drinks at a bar and my roommate said that he was nearly in tears.

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  Ahhh well you know...what you said rings true even with the bible.

  I was flipping through the big book today, and was reading Ecc., and the first few chapters talks about how everyting is meaningless, wisdom is meaningless...etc..

  It took a long time after I left the JW to realize that I don't have to find a "meaning" to my life. However, I sure would be wasting my life if I weren't living it...
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  women's intuition?

  by onintwo in

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  ok, can someone, maybe women in general, tell me what this one is all about?

  the dictionary seems to indicate it means "arriving at a conclusion without any reasoning".

  what, just sort of a gut feeling?.

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  Women's intuition is the ability we females have to know when something just ain't right...but may not be able to put our finger on it when we first feel it. Or, to tell that something IS the right answer...etc.

  Believe it or not, my 5 year old daughter has amazing intuition. When we were looking at houses when we moved, I asked the kids which one they like the most. The older ones said the first one because of how it was set up, and being near a park, etc...etc...my 5 year old thought for a moment, and gave me THAT LOOK she gets after heavy contemplation. she said:"The house with the garden. That is the one we need, and that is the one we will get."

  Well, my husband and I weren't too picky and were going to go with the one that we were approved to rent first. And it was the one with the garden (which was a lawn and trees hahhah), and we did really need it since it was bigger...and it turns out was within walking distance of two of the schools our kids went to.

  She has done stuff like this other times as well. Especially with our ferret...she seems to know when he is going to be playful or going to be obnoxious. I don't know how to explain this child at all...I just hope she uses her powers for good and not evil hahah.
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  I cannot believe it!!!!

  by Eyebrow2 in

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  yesterday my son and his dad were talking about his world geography class.

  it turns out that he is actually in an honors class...i didn't realize that, and i was pretty happy, since he has never been in an honors class.. today, i get a phone call...i see on the caller id it is from the school district.

  the first thing i think of is this :"uh-oh...which one of the kids forget their homework or lunch money...etc..etc.".

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  Eyebrow2

  Yesterday my son and his dad were talking about his World Geography class. It turns out that he is actually in an Honors class...I didn't realize that, and I was pretty happy, since he has never been in an honors class.

  Today, I get a phone call...I see on the caller id it is from the school district. The first thing I think of is this :"Uh-oh...which one of the kids forget their homework or lunch money...etc..etc."

  It was my son. He had been invited to join the World Geography AP class...they have just started it for the 9th/10th grade level, usually they have it just for 11th and 12th. He just needed me to email the school giving permission.

  I couldn't believe it!!!!

  You have to understand...this kid, before we moved to a new area...I didn't think he would pass. He was poorly organized, and was really bad about handing in homework and absolutely hated school. We had been working on it for a while on his organization and attitude, and although it was slowly getting better, he still was adamant he would never want to go to college.

  He has done such a turn around! Last year he was awarded Excellence in History and Science. They might let him move up to honors Phy/Chem, he wants to look into it. This is something he would have never cared about before...his ambition and self confidence has grown so much these past 2 years!

  And I have to tell you, if we had been preoccupied with 5 meetings and bible study during the week, he would NEVER have gotten this far. Seriously.....

  I cannot tell you how proud I am of the boy. The cool thing about this too, is that if he pass the AP exam, he can use it for college credit at many colleges. He was really excited to learn about that, and is motivated now to try to get in other AP classes over the next 4 years of high school.

  I just had to share...you moms and dads out there, you understand. I had a really bad work day, but this just made the day wonderful after all.

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  A continuation of defd's discussion

  by cruzanheart in

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  okay, defd, i started a new topic so we won't continue to hijack panic attack's thread.

  the reason why i didn't answer you back is twofold: (1) i'm at work and they kind of expect me to do other things besides post on jwd; (2) my husband chris (big tex) answered your question sufficiently for me so i didn't see a need to respond.. nina i am curious as to why you didnt finish our discussion and respond to my answer?

  was raised as one of jehovah's witnesses, and i am very pleased to be able to offer my children the respect to make their own decisions about what to believe .

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  I was raised a witness from about 4 or 5 years on up...I was fairly obedient until I was about 16 or 17....I was obeying most of the rules (no one is perfect) I went out in service when I could as a kid (spent my entire summer when I was 12 in field service, even thoug that meant me riding my bike to the hall because my mom didn't have a car)...

  You know, it is hard when you are taught to obey, obey, obey..because the WTS says too..and then find yourself as a teenager. I had to make non religious decisions, and my mother would tell me I had to make up my own mind about things. Where was the direction in thinking for myself? It was hard...my mother meant well..she is a sweet, kind woman. If majority of witnesses were like here it WOULD be the truth...but I digress.

  Talk about being confused...what a tough time.

  I have to comment that most of the kids my age in the KH WERE leading a double life, some serious stuff. I remember going over a friends house, and she had another friend come over and they would crank call people and swear, etc. I was shocked, and really upset...because of course I thought all witness kids that went to the hall were good associations..but then I keep seeing more and more of it. A few were dfd...a few just faded away, and a couple stayed.

  I left when my son was 7. I have become a much better parent, I think, since leaving. My husband and I have worked very hard to give my son a moral compass, if you well, and I am very proud the way he and his sisters have turned out so far. AND he is the kindest teenage boy that I know...of course I am not objective, but he believes people should take care of each other, not becauses of God, but becuase it is the RIGHT thing to do.

  Remember how Jesus said his yoke was light? Well maybe Jesus' yoke is, but the WTS' yoke is NOT. It is burdesome for parents and children. Showing unconditional love and living a moral life goes a lot farther than imposing rules and regulations of a manmade organization on children.
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  Serial Killing More Common Among White Boys

  by Valis in

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  yep that's right if you are a white boy you are most probably a serial killer, because richard ramirez and wayne williams were only flukes.

  never you mind anyone on the planet could be a potential serial killer, all we know at this point is most of the ones we have caught are whiteys...see?

  i told you so!.

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  So, Valis, are you thinking of a career change or something?