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A Call From My Step-Daughter

by Undecided in

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my daughter called last night and her mother and i both were on a phone talking to her.

she said she just wanted us to know how much she appreciated everything we do for her and she loved us very much.. she tells us this almost every time we see her.

it's really good to feel loved and appreciated.

Colorgenics

by peaceloveharmony in

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click the link :).

http://colorgenics.com/.

a good friend is someone who will come and bail you out of jail, but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was f**king awesome.

Shimmer

Here is what it said about me, I'm not sure if everything fits. I guess sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't.

You have always longed for tenderness, love and a sensitivity of feeling into which you would like to blend. You are a very gentle warm person and responsive to 'All things bright and beautiful'. This personifies a caring person, a person who 'needs' and indeed 'needs to be needed'.

You are a true extrovert, frivolous and outgoing. You need to feel in control of any situation. If matters are not proceeding according to plan you tend to get extremely irritable and perhaps become difficult to live with.

Everyone has to compromise at times and circumstances are such that at this time you are feeling the need to do just that. Put all of your hopes on the back burner and let matters flow for a time - forgo some of the things you want. The good times are just around the corner.

You are holding back. You need to find friends in whom you can trust and once they have proved themselves beyond all possible doubt you will be prepared to give them your all. The existing situation is not of your liking - you have an unsatisfied need for mental stimulation with others whose standards are as high as your own. Trying to control your instincts the way you do restricts your ability to open up to others and the way you feel at this time is suggestive of 'total surrender'. This is not to your liking as you consider such thoughts as weaknesses that need to be overcome. You feel that only by control, controlling your innermost thoughts, are you able to maintain your air of superiority. You want to be admired for yourself alone and not for what you can do or for what you may have done. In essence 'you need to be needed' and at the same time 'you need to need'.

You would like to be respected and valued for yourself and this can only be achieved from within a close and harmonious relationship.

Shimmer

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Was Eve really Adam's first woman?

by Shimmer in

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i checked out this really cool book from the library called don't know much about the bible.

it talks about a hebrew legend recorded in the medieval alphabet of ben sira regarding a lilith who was adam's first wife, who preceded eve.

in this version, lilith is created from the earth, as adam was.

Shimmer

RunningMan,

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that. I will say that my husband and I have not always been as happy as we are now. In fact we even separated for a year about 3 years ago. And at that time we were telling each other to F*** off and die, you worthless piece of sh**. It has taken alot of hard work, soul searching, acceptance, mutual respect, tolerance, honest self-inventory, forgiveness, letting go, picking battles and yes ultimately love. So, I don't think he's just blowing smoke up my ass, he's not the type, and neither am I.

I'm actually sad for you if that has been your experience.

Shimmer

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Wrongdoing

by Shimmer in

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my eight year old daughter asked a very interesting and thought provoking question the other day and i thought i would ask it here.

she asked "if you were allowed to do something bad, what would it be?

" interestingly enough, both her and my son and me all picked the same thing, which was stealing.

Shimmer

My eight year old daughter asked a very interesting and thought provoking question the other day and I thought I would ask it here. She asked "If you were allowed to do something bad, what would it be?" Interestingly enough, both her and my son and me all picked the same thing, which was stealing. I just said stealing, she said stealing toys, and he said stealing money from the bank.

So what would you do?

Shimmer

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Was Eve really Adam's first woman?

by Shimmer in

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i checked out this really cool book from the library called don't know much about the bible.

it talks about a hebrew legend recorded in the medieval alphabet of ben sira regarding a lilith who was adam's first wife, who preceded eve.

in this version, lilith is created from the earth, as adam was.

Shimmer

I'm so excited!! This is the first post that I started that has a flame next to it. Thank you to everyone who contributed.

I asked my husband this question and he said it all goes back to the age old thinking of "There's the girls you date, and the girls you marry." Lucky for him I'm a combination of both and lucky for me, he's a combination of "The guy you date and the guy you marry".

Shimmer

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how do we know when we interpretate correctly?

by evangelist in

i would like your help on this matter of the interpretation of the bible, because many people say we interpretate diffently and we have diffent understanding.

how do we know when we interpretate the bible correctly?.

i have a relative for instance says the gay sex life is ok and they interpretated the bible to back up the right to live a gay life.. how can i prove their interpretation is wrong?.

Shimmer

The Bible is a book written by MAN!!!! It is up to each INDIVIDUAL person to take it the way they feel it brings them closer to GOD!!!! My way may be entirely different than your way, but that doesn't make it false...just different.

Why do people always want other people to think exactly like them??? We are all imperfect so regardless of how you interpret the Bible, it will be imperfect, will it not?

Shimmer

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Was Eve really Adam's first woman?

by Shimmer in

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i checked out this really cool book from the library called don't know much about the bible.

it talks about a hebrew legend recorded in the medieval alphabet of ben sira regarding a lilith who was adam's first wife, who preceded eve.

in this version, lilith is created from the earth, as adam was.

Shimmer

badboy: You are such a bad boy, you didn't answer my question!

Amazing: You've got to be kidding!! Are you saying that the story wasn't written? And that the only writings that were allowed were by the scribes? What about writings that predated the Bible?

And as far as the female dominated society, I have to agree with Patio on that one.

I won't argue the point that this story could be the figment of someone's imagination. I think the whole Bible is just that.

And I think you took the easy way out with your answer. Of course men would want a mixture of both. But if all you had to choose from was either/or which one would it be?

Moe: I believe it is based upon the medieval book Alphabet of Ben Sira, which I have not had a chance to investigate in depth myself.

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Was Eve really Adam's first woman?

by Shimmer in

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i checked out this really cool book from the library called don't know much about the bible.

it talks about a hebrew legend recorded in the medieval alphabet of ben sira regarding a lilith who was adam's first wife, who preceded eve.

in this version, lilith is created from the earth, as adam was.

Shimmer

I checked out this really cool book from the library called Don't Know Much About the Bible. It talks about a Hebrew legend recorded in the medieval Alphabet of Ben Sira regarding a Lilith who was Adam's first wife, who preceded Eve. In this version, Lilith is created from the earth, as Adam was. In the Talmud, Lilith was also made out of dust, but her crime was even more specific: she balked at the way Adam wished to make love, with the man on top. When Adam refused Lilith's demand that she be regarded as his equal, she walked out on him. Then she uttered the unspeakable name of God and was sent to live with the demons, becoming a demon herself.

Lilith doesn't appear in Genesis, and the only biblical reference to this mystery woman is a single line in Isiah that mentions her as a female demon. A Canaanite demon called Lilitu who tormented men may have inspired the Hebrew Lilith, and the figure has been traced back even further to Babylonian mythology. The Lilith demon was later depected as a slayer of infants and women in pregnancy and childbirth who came out at night and drank human blood. In essence, Lilith was the first vampire, predating Count Dracula by thousands of years.

Scholars who approach the Bible from a "feminist" viewpoint suggest that Lilith was actually created before Eve, but male authors then introduced Eve as her opposite. In their view, Eve was more acceptable as the docile and dependent woman, a kind of biblical Betty Crocker. These feminist readings celebrate Lilith as headstrong, self-reliant, even sexually aggressive---a biblical version of rock and roll's Madonna. That is totally at odds with how women were viewed in the male-dominated society of the ancient Near East. In any case, if you stick to Genesis, there was no Lilith and Adam never had to choose between Betty Crocker and Madonna.

I wanted to post this story because I thought not only was it interesting, but I also wanted to throw out the question: Guys, if you had to choose between marrying Betty Crocker or Madonna, which one would you choose? And Gals, same question but in reverse, lets say Ward Cleaver or the male version of Madonna.(Couldn't think of anyone)

Shimmer

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