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  Is this secret code for 'have an affair with me' ?

  by tec in

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  i would just like some opinions on something that seems strange to me.

  there is a man at my sons' school who comes every day to pick up his daughter.

  he has always been friendly with me, and i am friendly back, which is fine.

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  Thanks everyone! For the laughs, and for the fact that I don't feel so silly and paranoid anymore.

  No worries, for those of you advising me not to be alone with the guy. That situation would never arise, unless he tried to manipulate it, but I'm too aware for that now.

  Nugget - I don't want to bring my hubbie into this as it stands right now, because he would totally bypass the light-hearted, albeit dumb, flirting, and skip straight to the creepy, dangerous weirdo. Mr. Tec is extremely (sometimes unbearably) protective.

  I believe I'll ignore him, unless he doesn't take the hint and instead progresses, in which case I will tell him I'm not interested. We'll see what happens tomorrow at school.

  Tammy
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  MEET THE MAN YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF........PAPIUS the investigative reporter

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

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  Terry - I am the first person to admit that I know nothing about war, or what it personally costs the people who fight (or those who decide not to fight). I haven't been in either situation, nor had to worry about my children in such a situation yet.

  Jesus seemed silent on the subject of protecting loved ones. I'm not sure that he was. I may simply not be understanding how to apply his teachings to these situations.

  However...

  One would not be very loving to his wife and daughter (both also included in neighbors) if he stood by and allowed them to be raped or murdered. In another sense, if I were that wife/daughter, I would want someone to come to my defense. (apply that with the golden rule - if I would hope someone would come to my defense, then I would hope that I would also come to someone else's defense)

  And finally - Love covers over a multitude of sins. Shedding blood might be a sin. But standing by and watching innocent blood be spilled might even be an even bigger sin. I think this is a personal decision everyone must make, and that none of us has the right to judge that decision. But defending an innocent person is not the same as warring for profit or power.

  Again, I'm not the authority on this, and Jesus could also have been preaching pacifism because we would be taken care of in the after life. That takes a tremendous amount of faith, though.

  On a personal note, Terry - I've said it before, but I think you are a sincere and caring individual. Just the fact that you live with that on your conscience says this to me. I just hope you realize that YOU are not responsible for that war. YOU did not get anyone killed in your stead. You refused to go to war because you believed it was wrong... and I'm assuming you believed so because you would have had to kill anyone, which goes against what you were taught from the bible.

  My point is, from the bit I've learned about you, your conscience would have been hurting either way. You didn't get off scott-free, either. You went to prison, and obviously suffered there as well. Standing up for what you believed was right, no matter the consequences, took strength.

  Tammy
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  Is this secret code for 'have an affair with me' ?

  by tec in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i would just like some opinions on something that seems strange to me.

  there is a man at my sons' school who comes every day to pick up his daughter.

  he has always been friendly with me, and i am friendly back, which is fine.

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  I thought maybe he had an involuntary tic with all the winking. - Serenitynow

  Funny. Thanks. I'm not really a confrontational person, when things are uncertain. Unless I'm backed into a corner, that is.

  Nelly - I get that feeling, but I'm trying to keep it from actually becoming weird and slimy.
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  Is this secret code for 'have an affair with me' ?

  by tec in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i would just like some opinions on something that seems strange to me.

  there is a man at my sons' school who comes every day to pick up his daughter.

  he has always been friendly with me, and i am friendly back, which is fine.

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  Thanks everybody.

  JWoods - I agree. I don't get it. He looks like he's in his forties, and I'm in my thirties. So what's with the cloak and dagger - unless he's married and knows that I am as well?

  Cult Classic - I don't know if he's single or not. I do know that I am not. Been married for twelve years; so definitely not interested or available. And he doesn't seem to talk to any of the other moms.

  Finally-Free - It doesn't turn chicks on; at least not this one.

  Think About It/ B-rock - That's so sad. ;-)

  Y-Knot - I'm not interested. And I probably will just let it slide, unless something else happens. Though if he ever got up the courage to ask me openly, then I could respond openly.

  OTWO - Thanks. Good advice keeps things in perspective. I probably won't mention the card at all, but if he mentions it, I'll be all innocent "oh, me and my husband don't need home reno's; thanks."

  Mad - You made me LMAO

  Hope I didn't forget anybody.

  Thanks again for keeping this humorous and not so creepy.

  Tammy
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  Is this secret code for 'have an affair with me' ?

  by tec in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i would just like some opinions on something that seems strange to me.

  there is a man at my sons' school who comes every day to pick up his daughter.

  he has always been friendly with me, and i am friendly back, which is fine.

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  tec

  I would just like some opinions on something that seems strange to me.

  There is a man at my sons' school who comes every day to pick up his daughter. He has always been friendly with me, and I am friendly back, which is fine. For the past two weeks, he has been winking at me when he sees me, which is also no big deal. Then in the past couple of days, he has been winking at me each time I look at him. I find this slightly odd, and that got the old intuition going. (Sorry Terry )

  Anyway, yesterday he passed me in the corridor and tugged on my sleeve a couple of times as he passed, but he didn't look at me. This was after a couple of earlier winks as well. Then today, he held out his hand to shake mine as I was passing him in the hall - which was odd, but not to shake someone's hand is rude, so I did. And he used the handshake to slip me his business card, so that no one else would see. Again, he didn't say anything, didn't look me in the face, and then just kept walking down the hall.

  I looked at the card, which was about home renovations, which means nothing at all to me because I have never spoken about renovations. His cell number is on it. His brother/partner's cell number is on it as well, but scratched out.

  Sooo....

  Weird or not weird?

  Am I paranoid? Or... if I'm not paranoid and this is some attempt at a pick-up... then I suppose he could assume that I am a single mom, though I have a wedding ring. But why be all weird and secretive about it?

  Tammy
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  UPDATE: its over

  by WuzLovesDubs in

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  my brother in law left us and went to his heaven to be with his dad today at 1:20pm pacific.

  it took his strong body almost two days to give up its fight.

  now we can move on..... his daughter is due to have a new baby on may 20th....a very sad and very happy time and the continuation of life..

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  Wuz - I'm so sorry. I don't see that what you did was wrong, unless the news wasn't supposed to be known yet. Even then, no one has a manual on these matters so don't be hard on yourself.

  People also react differently to grief. Maybe anger is your sister's way?

  Either way, I'm sorry you bore the brunt of that - especially since you were just asking for people to pray for them.

  I pray that you and your family have the strength to get through this tragedy.

  Tammy
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  For the parents out there: "Hey Mom, Come See The Kittens!"

  by Elsewhere in

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  Pepe LePew

  Thanks, WhiteDove!
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  The Russell/Mason debate

  by NikL in

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  2. friends

  i have noticed there is some debate on this board about russell and whether he was a mason or not.

  some say he is a part of a conspiracy others say it is nonesence.. i am, to be quite honest, not sure where i fit in this.

  i do find it interesting that russell is buried under a pyramid in the masonic section of a grave yard.

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  Welcome, Goodship.
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  Do you know what you think you know?

  by bluecanary in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  after leaving the jws, i question not only their doctrine but everything i learned from them.

  the other day i was talking religion with my bf and he said something about how the angels can't procreate.

  i said, yeah they did when they saw the pretty women, had relations with them and created the nephilim before the flood.

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  I questioned everything as well - including the doctrine or not of hell- and I did my own study of the bible to find my own answers (not using the NWT translation).

  On a side note, that story about angels, daughters, and nephilim is in the Bible.

  Tammy
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  For the parents out there: "Hey Mom, Come See The Kittens!"

  by Elsewhere in

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  I heard that they cannot spray when this young

  They can spray at eight days old. Just looked it up.

  Tammy