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  What parents need to know...

  by SheilaM in

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  today on montel he is discussing a subject i just did a speech on yesterday.

  it's about the medication of children for adhd.

  1. that ritalin is a class ii drug and is on the same as cocaine.

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  Thank you sixofnine.

  ADD, and ADHD, are real. Are too many kids who don't have it diagnosed with it? Yes. Are too many kids on medication for it? Yes.But it is certainly unfair to lump it all into one group.

  If you had a child who struggled in school every day of his life, maybe you would feel differently. To have a child who is so distracted that he can't pay proper attention in class is sad. When that same child comes home to do his homework, and it takes him three times as long to do his work ( thus missing out on all the fun stuff after school ), it can be extremely discouraging. When you have tried for years to help this child without medicating him, yet the problem just gets worse as the years go on, are you saying that it is wrong to look into medicating this child? Would you prefer this child, who struggles every day, to not get relief and help that some medication can provide? A child who goes through this every day of his life, feels very discouraged when those around him make it look so easy. It can have a terrible effect on one's self-esteem. Many kids who don't get help, give up completely.

  So when discussing this in the future, it would be nice if you wouldn't lump every child who has these issues into one group. There are always two sides to every story.
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  Beckyboop's story

  by beckyboop in

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  well, i guess i work bass-ackwards sometimes.

  i started posting on here about a year ago when i was moved by some threads.

  i even helped to organize a local apostafest last may through the forum, but have never formally introduced myself.

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  (((((((((( Becky )))))))))

  Thanks so much for sharing your story with us. I am hoping I can hear more of it in person if I am able to attend the NE Apostafest. You seem as if you are a truly incredable individual. You certainly must be a great person if Intuit says so, seems as if he would know. I look foward to meeting you!
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  I Love " Six Feet Under "

  by bittersweet in

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  just curious if any one else out there loves this show as much as do.. i think it is one of the best shows on television!

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  teenyuck, don't you just love how guys have a double standard about gay kissing? They have no problem watching girls ( as long as they are beautiful ), but if they see two guys, they get all creeped out. I think thats pretty funny.

  Last nights episode was pretty good. I like the way the mother has a crush on the nerdy intern. The intern playing the organ, with her dancing around singing "Favorite Things" was too funny. And her stalking him while he was jogging was hilarious.

  The thing about this show is, once I see one, I am very impatient for the next one!
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  Post your favorite JW "DEMON" story

  by MoeJoJoJo in

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  we've all heard different stories floating around our congregations of different ones(bible studies, or brothers or sisters) having an encounter or 'problems' with demons.

  what was your favorite?.

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  danb, I'm so glad that they didn't realise in our congregation that Def Leppard was demonised. I would have died! It was bad enough that we couldn't listen to certain songs by the Police and Queen ( apparantly their songs said things when you played them backwards ). It was obvious that we couldn't listen to Ozzy and others, but if I had Def Leppard taken from me, I would have died! LOL

  I don't really have any good demon stories, but I sure was petrified of them growing up! I made sure I never watched scary movies or read scary books. Although I did read Pet Semetary when I was 17, and I was a bit worried the demons might bother me for that. Thank god they didn't,lol.
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  I Love " Six Feet Under "

  by bittersweet in

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  just curious if any one else out there loves this show as much as do.. i think it is one of the best shows on television!

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  Teenyuck, my husband isn't a fan either. Probably due to the fact that he's still jw, and the show has mature content. I usually have to watch it when it is replayed at midnight, after he's gone to bed.

  I just love the way the show touches on so many taboo subjects. I also think all the actors in it do an awesome job!
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  Let's tone down the America / War topics and get back on track

  by Simon in

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  2. announcements

  further to this topic:.

  suggestion: should we stop threads discussing america?.

  i have decided that it may be better if we call a halt to the topics about america and the war in general.. there is more background info in that topic but the key points are:all these topics are distracting from the main purpose of the board.

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  Can't we all just get along?

  Simon, I'm all for toning down the America / War topics ( not that I read them anyway ). It tends to get too heated, and people get their feelings hurt.

  I came here because it is a forum for people who have issues with the WTBS, and it has been a great help to me. If people can discuss the war and how it may affect the org., or the people in it, that's one thing. But the continuous bickering over who's right and who's wrong, is getting a bit tedious.

  I also think it's great that you are getting everyones opinion on the matter. As forum administrator, you could just block these threads. I for one appreciate the fact that you are willing to discuss the matter, and get others input on it.
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  Brothers/Sisters you disliked

  by JH in

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  even if everybody calls themselves brothers and sisers in the congregation, were there some in your congregation that you just couldn't stand?.

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  I have to agree with SpunkyChick. I also hated those brothers/sisters who would tell you how to discipline your children, when they had none of their own. Used to tick me off to no end.

  We also had one of those so called annointed sisters in our hall who was so self righteous and mean. She yelled at me once because I had written a talk where she was a householder and I hadn't asked for her input on what I wrote. I had written the talk, then went over to her house to go over it with her ( so we could be well pre-pared ). Apparantly, the week before during the Ministry school, the brother going over the KM had told us sisters that we had to write talks together, so I was accused of going against the brothers. WHATEVER!

  I also, as a teen, was informed by a nosy sister that I looked like a prostitute. I was dressed in a past the knee length skirt, but I had an ankle braclet on. She told me that in New York city, the way people could tell who was a prostitute and who wasn't was by whether or not the girl was wearing an anklet. WHATEVER. I told her we weren't in NY, so what did it matter. She didn't like that at all.

  I also hated the self-righteous brothers who would act so spiritual in front of other brothers, but who would act differently when no witnesses were around. Yet these brothers would be the first to condemn others for behaving this way. Add to that those with children who thought their child was the perfect one ( when in fact they were the worse ), and condemned all the other young ones for minor infractions.

  Wow, I never realised how many I disliked!
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  80's pop music..didn't you love it?

  by ScoobySnax in

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  i just know brummie will be here with me on this one, but wasn't the eighties pop music just the best (maybe i'm getting old here at 32) but hey, bring back wham!

  and duran duran, nik kershaw, howard jones kate bush aha etc etc.....just great.....reminds me of all my school days, being naughty and getting detention on more than one occasion.

  there was no better decade for music.. union of the snake scott

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  I love 80's music....prob because thats when I was a teen. I love the soundtracks to movies like "Pretty in Pink" and "Some kind of Wonderful".

  Ahhhh....those were the days.
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  Last Night's Nightmare

  by Robdar in

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  i woke up with my heart racing this morning.

  i had an awful dream that i had gone home to visit my parents and that everybody in my former cong came bye to say hi.

  in my dream, all the men had on suits and all the women had on floral dresses.

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  We have two bridges in our town,that join us to the mainland. When I was around 11 years old I used to have a recurring dream ( about 3-4 times a week ) where I was falling off the bridge. Just when I was ready to hit the water, the water turned to concrete, and I would immediately wake up. Scary stuff I tell ya!Glad I haven't had that one in years!
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  When The Circuit Overseer Visited, Why Did You Do More Than Usual?

  by minimus in

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  was it pressure, the desire to conform, was it because you thought that you could work in service with him???

  were you trying to get appointed?

  did you really think it was a "special week of activity"?

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  wow......I never realised people gave the CO pocket money. I assumed they only got money from the society and what the congregations agreed upon. Glad I didn't know that bit when I was in, it certainly would have ticked me off. I wonder how many people with low incomes gave $$ to the CO.How sad.

  I never did anything extra for the CO visit.I would go out in service on Sat when he was around, but I usually made arrangements before hand to make sure I wouldn't have to work with him.I was afraid he'd tell me how inadaquate I was if I went in service with him( or his wife ).

  I was never impressed by any of them.