Oh honey, I do know how you feel. Just make friends with your toilie, suck on ice slivers, and keep yourself from dehydrating.
This too shall pass
If it doesn't, and more than 24 hours pass, get to the hospital.
Feel better soon!!
Love,
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So Sick
by simplesally inyesterday, i went shopping with my mom and daughter.
we shared a hamburger.
lo and behold!
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Were You a Rebel or a Lamb"?
by minimus in.
in the congregation, were you a meek, mild, sweet person or did you find yourself always getting counseled because of your mouth??
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Yeah....I'm bad....I'm bad
When I'm good, I'm very very good; but when I'm bad, well.....look out!
...Sentinel says shyly, tilting head to the side and down, but looking up with those "lady Di eyes"
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Our Women are spoiled ... and it's our fault!
by Maverick inhere in america we had the most spoiled females on the planet!
american women run the show, guys we are toast!
and i know who to blame!
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So I'm a woman, and just because of that, I'm "spoiled". That is a broad label to place on all of us. Sure isn't true for me. My family was poor growing up. We had no bathroom or running water in the house. I had to walk over a mile one way to get the bus to and from school. I had to get up every morning at five, and to bed by eight. I had to take turns with my sisters, in hauling buckets of water from the well, so we'd have some to drink and bathe in. On weekends, the work was awesome, due to the laundry. I had rows and rows in the garden to keep the weeds out of. And, I was the oldest and had to tend to all my siblings. My dad was rarely home and when he was he didn't wish to be bothered by his offspring. I never knew what it was like to have love and affection from my dad.
When I married the first time, my husband was the boss, and he was abusive. I was co-dependant, because I didn't know any better.
On the other hand, I watch my present husband's oldest son interact with his four year old daughter. She has everything under the sun to play with. She has had ballet and is now is gymnastics. None of her clothes come from consignment. All she has to do is bat those beautiful eyelashes and say "daddy, please", and he'd move the world for her. She is going to be a heart-breaker for sure when she's old enough to date. She is a beautiful child on the outside, and we can only hope that on the inside, she will be ready for reality. No one is going to be able to fill "daddy's shoes". She must get everything she wants, or she manipulates even now. This is going to be interesting to watch. (she learned all of this from her mother.)
Sometimes we learn the hard way as parents; but in the end, it really is the child that suffers as an ill-prepared adult.
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Guess what my mom said to me now!
by Joysome infirst, let me give you some background.
i'm 24 years old 5'7" and i weigh 285. i'm a big girl!
so i am currently going through the process of having gastric bypass surgery.
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Any type of surgery, where you are under anesthesia is serious. Perhaps your mom is genuienely concerned about all the issues that come up during surgery, and what decisions you might be faced with. If you and your mom are close buddies, she could be afraid that this will change you and that you will meet some nice man and go off and live your own life. Sounds like a wonderful future to me. Best wishes on your surgery!
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Most Popular JW Jobs???
by Funchback inwhat are some of the more popular jobs jws seem to flock to in your opinion?
personally, the latest trend in my area is school bus driver as well as school bus monitor.
i can think of six jws who drive school buses and two who are monitors.
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This thread got my curiousity going. Just yesterday, I was looking in the phone directory for listings for carpenters, as we needed to find one. Right there, was this listing that said "Kingdom Carpenters". I immediately suspected that this was a group of JW brothers making a living. Who else would give themselves that name?
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Did you ever try to say your own opinion?
by JH inusually at the meetings, we read the jw literature and repeat what's written in the magazines.
did you ever give your own opinion and not the one expected of you?
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Minnimus just posted something recently about whether we were lambs or not, and my reply post covers this subject about stating my own opinion.
Yep, I was never afraid to state my own opinion. I was careful who I stated it around after being publicly chastized. That didn't stop me though. I'm very stubborn when cornered.
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Were You a Rebel or a Lamb"?
by minimus in.
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Min, just very simple things: like we should listen to our heart and do what our heart tells us. That we should be honest with ourselves, because if god really does know our hearts, then he knows everything about us, and we are living a lie otherwise. Also, other things regarding mental health. For instance, it was well known that there were many young adults who really needed to get some professional counseling--outside of JW. (many in the congregation were already being given mood elevating drugs from their parent's own drug cabinet,...even as young as thirteen and fourteen. I knew several personally who were in bad shape.) Whenever I could, I would mention that humans are provided with many avenues to get help when they need it. There are many good and qualified doctors and psychiatrists. (they hated that word)
Whatever, the discussion, I just tried to insert something to get people to think for themselves. I remember once when it was J this and J that.....I inserted that as true christians, we ought really to be considering Jesus more and what he taught mankind, which was love and compassion for ALL MEN-- And especially, that we should all love each other, and that meant all of mankind, not just our little group. Love was more than going door to door and pushing literature on people. It was more than ten hours a month; it was more than attending conventions, or meetings. It was more than what people wore or how they dressed. (I hated that we couldn't wear slacks to meetings.) In the end, they crushed me down by saying that I was overstepping my position as a "sister", and trying to act as a "brother", and that would not be tolerated.
Alas, I did try my best, but was shot down. I must say, I probably knew they would do it publicly, so that I would be humilitated that way. They knew how earnest and meek I was. They took advantage of that.
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Were You a Rebel or a Lamb"?
by minimus in.
in the congregation, were you a meek, mild, sweet person or did you find yourself always getting counseled because of your mouth??
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Oh, I was a lamb...but that doesn't mean that I kept my mouth shut. I was just very creative in my speech and tried to get folks to "think". About the worse thing that happened to me publicly, was at the Sunday WT meeting, where I was determined to get some of my thoughts across in a more open forum. After calling on me over a period of time, and having to listen to me, I was told by the preciding elder in front of everyone, that "unless I could give my answers as directly written in the WTBTS literature, I would not be called on to comment any longer. (I always wondered what visiting "worldly" folks thought about that type of borgism.) Basically, that's when my hand went down and stayed down, and I got a real attitude. I was already on my way out, but it was a slow and agonizing trip.
As long as I went with the program, all was fine. But, as I tested the waters, I found a total unacceptance for individual questions and thoughts. They didn't want me to "think". They just wanted me to "accept". I couldn't do that.
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Why are breakups so hard
by Octavia infor those of you who have been here for a long time and have supported so many people, i'm sure you've dealt with this and are probably sick of the topic.
i thought i was fine; the relationship was not well, so the right thing to do is to either fix it or move on.
well, it doesn't seem to be that easy.
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Oh, Octavia, please don't think that we get "punnished" by the creator for making errors in judgement. We are given this human life in order to experience many facets of it--the good the bad, the happy, the unhappy. We learn from our mistakes. Most of the time, we just don't follow our instincts, and instead try to manipulate other people into being what we want or hope or think they should be. On top of that, we live our lives in the mold someone else has made for us.
Even in the most sincere effort, this never does work. So sometimes, when I hear of relationships not working out, it is usually because we are still so very "young" at being human, and we don't know ourselves, let alone someone else. Then, we sometimes compound our desires by getting married and having children, which prolongs the journey that we must at some point stop and consider. Meantime, the oxymoron of all of this, is that we are raging with hormones--especially women, and we feel this need to be sexual--to be companions, wives, and mothers. The pull is very strong.
This is a turning point for you and a wonderful opportunity. Even though you didn't choose for this to happen, you have learned something from it. It is noted that your companion did not handle it very well at all, but then, saying goodbye is difficult. Now just live each day the best you can and move forward. Don't be your own worse enemy. Trust your instincts--your conscience, and move with it. You will find a great deal of peace.
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Kingdom Hospital
by Valis ineheh...anyone else into the stephen king stuff?
i loved the stand and it and the langoliers...and now another one.... .
sincerely,.
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I'm never disappointed with any of King's work. I saw the previews of Kingdom Hospital, and am anticipating taping it to watch. The only thing is, it is 15 hours long, so it's continued in two hour slots, and I'm guessing the final episode will be 90 minutes. Don't know if that will be weekly, or what. Does anyone know the schedule?
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