I've never had a thread locked (sigh).
pettygrudger
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The locking of threads.
by seven006 init seems like there is a little fire starting to burn here on the subject of locking threads.
iv been on this board a long time and on average have only seen about one out of every 200 threads locked.
those who have their threads locked take it very personal, that's understandable.
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OUR MENTAL HEALTH
by RAYZORBLADE inno epiphany whatsoever, but i was pondering this subject tonight on my way back home from work.. there are many subjects on the matter of health, and of course: post jw, our mental health.. for most of you, how would you rate your present mental health?.
comparitively, our physical health, depending upon what ails us, we can generally heal and feel better after brief or extended recovery time.. mental health on the other hand, is definitely long lasting.. i've been almost 20 years outside of the jws, but i think it nearly took me that entire 20 years to get where i am today.. sad, but true.
anyone like to contribute their thoughts on this matter.. thank you.
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pettygrudger
((((Carrie))))
I'm sorry to hear you're stressing - I've been going through a bit myself this week We need to get together w/a bottle of wine & have a bitch & moan session - give me a jingle - perhaps wednesday night????
Love ya!
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OUR MENTAL HEALTH
by RAYZORBLADE inno epiphany whatsoever, but i was pondering this subject tonight on my way back home from work.. there are many subjects on the matter of health, and of course: post jw, our mental health.. for most of you, how would you rate your present mental health?.
comparitively, our physical health, depending upon what ails us, we can generally heal and feel better after brief or extended recovery time.. mental health on the other hand, is definitely long lasting.. i've been almost 20 years outside of the jws, but i think it nearly took me that entire 20 years to get where i am today.. sad, but true.
anyone like to contribute their thoughts on this matter.. thank you.
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pettygrudger
I'm with you Rayzorblade - almost 20 years out, and it took about that long (give or take a few years) to get to where I am mentally (which is still not always a good thing).
I am beginning to believe that as it surrounds the JW faith - its one of 2 things
#1 - if you are raised a JW, things that aren't "natural" become a scope of your brain. I.E. the Great Tribulation, Armaggedon, etc. - these are all supposed to be natural things to occur, and are even looked forward to, or are supposed to be. But how a child must make this leap in their sub-conscious, I don't know how one does it. To go from day to day, going to school, out in service, to the stores, libraries, playgrounds wherever, and to have to come to not only realize, but also accept & look forward to all of it being destroyed, and everyone around you going down some big hole into oblivian - what child wouldn't be screwed up by it?
#2 - If you arent' raised a JW, but come to "believe", I truly think its because there's something missing within your own life, some mental disturbance that makes you reach out to something, anything, to belong, to be "special". Or maybe there's some morbid comfort in believing that everything, everyone but a few are gonna die - paying the world back for any slights you've come to feel by trying to live in the world of normal humanity! This in itself shows a mental imbalance.
Any way you look at it, I believe in general religion isn't the greatest thing for anyone's mental health, at least when its taken out of balance. We all have certain "needs" as humans, and usually spirituality (or whatever you want to call it) is a need, but so is food, drink, love, sexuality and a host of other "needs" humans have. Whenever any one of them is taken out of balance and placed above all other "needs", there tends to be a problem. At least imho. And the JW's tend to place "spirituality" above all else, that along with alot of horror unimaginable to most human beings, but yet they accept it as something to be joyous about. Go figure.
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Dead Sea Scrolls In Dallas
by Valis ini thought some of our bible scholar peeps might be interested in this.. biblical arts center, dallas to exhibit 'dead sea scrolls'.
dr. william noah, left, curator of dead sea scrolls to the forbidden book, displays a fragment of the dead sea scrolls as edward g. white, lovers lane umc, dallas, holds one of the rare bibles to be exhibited at the biblical arts center, dallas, from sept. 5 through nov. 16.. biblical arts center, dallas, has scheduled the exhibit of dead sea scrolls to the forbidden book, sept. 5 through nov. 16, a one-of-a-kind exhibit of rare ancient biblical manuscripts and fragments.. .
a special preview of the unique exhibit was presented by dr. william noah on june 29 to the combined sunday school classes of lovers lane umc, dallas.. .
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pettygrudger
Saw the exhibit in Michigan - very interesting and informative. I recommend it highly to anyone who's a history buff.
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I hope y'all will say "hello" to my buddy Sir Paul...
by Aztec inhe's a great guy and he's funny as hell to boot....i adore the heck outta him!
he just started to post today and he's kinda shy so i hope everyone will give him a kind welcome.
i appreciate it in advance.... thanks..... ~aztec
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pettygrudger
Welcome SirPaul - its obvious you've already made yourself quite the home here already! I enjoyed many of your comments on Tim's board - you'll fit in here nicely (not that there's any "fitting" to be done - this place is HUGE!).
Not that my name was mentioned (sigh), but my heart was already stolen on this board - in case you were wondering!
Rhonda (of the hubby b*tch first class - than a Brummie B*tch).
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STINKYPANTZ: has a new job!!
by RAYZORBLADE in.
stinkypantz: shout it from the rooftops, you got yerself one helluva a job!.
tell us all.....we have to know, and at the same time, congratulate you on landing it....from what i remember, they loved you, and you're going to be getting more $$..
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pettygrudger
Congratulations Stinky!!!!!
And tourists - they're usually good tippers, so you should do quite well!
Say hi to Mickey for me!
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I'm online, I'm online....at home...OMG!
by Aztec incomcast finally fixed it...lol!!!
i'm online at home...yay!!!!!
just wanted to say hello y'all!
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pettygrudger
Great, you show up just as I'm supposed to leave!!!!
Love ya - check ya on Wednesday!
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Heads up Aztec, Tornados close by
by Been there intornados and severe weather just west of detroit.
take cover people in ann arbor & detroit area.
take care.
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pettygrudger
Just had a tornado touch down 8 miles southwest of our home
The storm has subsided however, so we're out of the basement (not that I ever actually went down - just made my kids sit down there!)
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I am a little worried....
by Ravyn inmy mother had ovarian cancer, her mother died of breast cancer, one of my father's sisters had colon cancer.
i had bleeding every two weeks for about a year myself, and now i have abdominal swelling and kidney pain, difficulty urinating(been blaming the lupus--but none of the tests are showing anything wrong!
) i look like i am pregnant the swelling is so bad.. i am having this test done next thursday.
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pettygrudger
(((Ravyn))) My thoughts & prayers are with you today - and hopefully the doctor was able to reassure you as only a doctor can.
As far as the test you recommended however, the reason this test is not done routinely is because it has an EXTREMELY high false positive/negatives rate. I spoke with my doctor, and a girlfriend who had spoken with hers as well, and this test is totally unreliable. The only time medical experts will usually administer it anymore is if the patient insists on having it. Usually it causes alot of panic where none should have been.
A good transvaginal ultrasound, along with reporting any weird symptoms is still your best bet, along with yearly check-ups & pap-smears. You may also wish to have a D&C done regularly to check tissues for any irregularities. This is what my doctor has done with me.
Sending lots of positive vibes & hugs your way.
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New Ontario Overbeer Sighting!
by Valis in"and lo it came to pass, that when overbeers where appointed round the world, barmageddon would commence.
a heavenly host of hosts n' hostesses would reign over the flock and spiritual food would flow like fresh brew from a newly tapped keg.
drink, rejoice and fail not to heed the sage advice set forth in jeremiah 25:27.
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pettygrudger
Woot Woot Walter!!!
Now, I campaigned for ya so like we agreed - that will be a CASE of Labatt's Blue (Canadian) at our meet-up in 2 Weeks!!!!