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  Flu Vaccine Now REQUIRED For All Students Going To School In Massachusetts

  by minimus in

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  this is a requirement now in massachusetts.

  children must get a flu shot by december 31. some allowances are made for religious reasons and health reasons.. personally, i don’t agree with the government making this mandatory.. what is your opinion?

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  I was excited when they came out with the varicella/chicken pox vaccination just before my son went to school.

  I told him all about the pox all over my body, even in my nose and throat that itched so badly, but you couldn't scratch them in order to avoid scars. I have one scar on my forehead from a pox that was just crazy itchy.

  He asked if all the kids actually got a nasty disease like this and I told him, "Pretty much so. You'd have to stay out of school for a week or so, being low grade feverish, so itchy you can hardly stand it. Calamine lotion helped dry up the blisters but it's a very mild treatment. So your week at home was not even fun.

  He needed another shot and he never caught chicken pox, thank God !
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  Flu Vaccine Now REQUIRED For All Students Going To School In Massachusetts

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a requirement now in massachusetts.

  children must get a flu shot by december 31. some allowances are made for religious reasons and health reasons.. personally, i don’t agree with the government making this mandatory.. what is your opinion?

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  Everybody should get the tDap/tetanus shot every ten years. You lose immunity over time.

  If you get yourself a puncture wound with something metal ( like my teenager did) you should go get it looked at by a doctor.

  If you don't recall your last tetanus shot, they'll give you another one.
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  Going to see my abusive jw mother tomorrow

  by Simonsez in

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  my me mother and i do not see eye to eye to say the least.

  my childhood was fraught with her abusive behavior.

  alas.she is old now and though i have not spoken to her in a year she called the other day and wanted to see me.

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  My parents have their medical power of attorney signed over to the elders.

  I found this out when they both nearly died in a car accident several years ago.

  Just as well, I would definitely tell doctors to give them blood in an emergency.

  We haven't had that conversation, but could you imagine their horror?

  "Yes, Mom and Dad, I would tell the doctors to save your life!"
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  Do You Think the Federalist System in the US Gives States too Much Power?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
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  as time goes on, i keep rethinking this whole thing about states' rights here in the us.

  the more i think about it, i think less states' power may be a way to reduce some of the craziness going on.. as mentioned on another thread, you can't even drive now into some states without them checking your license tag where you are from so you have have to be quarantined.

  states such as georgia are pretty much wide open.

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  Also jackalopes cross state lines. Just saying.
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  Do You Think the Federalist System in the US Gives States too Much Power?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as time goes on, i keep rethinking this whole thing about states' rights here in the us.

  the more i think about it, i think less states' power may be a way to reduce some of the craziness going on.. as mentioned on another thread, you can't even drive now into some states without them checking your license tag where you are from so you have have to be quarantined.

  states such as georgia are pretty much wide open.

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  I don't think being pro- or anti- states` rights is a productive discussion. Depending upon the issue politically, Dems and Repubs flip back and forth on the issue.

  What is relevant is the problem at hand. Some problems are better tackled locally and some nationally.

  A global pandemic is best tackled nationally.
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  Flu Vaccine Now REQUIRED For All Students Going To School In Massachusetts

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a requirement now in massachusetts.

  children must get a flu shot by december 31. some allowances are made for religious reasons and health reasons.. personally, i don’t agree with the government making this mandatory.. what is your opinion?

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  Yes, I think the vaccine should be required for all students and staff before in person school should resume.

  I'm not teaching this school year because of the epidemic. I won't go back until a vaccine is available and required.
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  Which songs give you goosebumps?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  i don't know if this topic has been covered before - it might 've been.. i also recommend flipper's excellent music thread ('what songs have you been listening to?

  ', or similar).. but, i'd just like to start a thread about certain songs giving me goosebumps.

  y'know, when you hear a song that profoundly effects you in some difficult-to-describe way and the hairs on your arm stand on end even though the room temperature's comfortably warm.. so, which songs give you goosebumps?.

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  Free agent, you hit mine. "The words of the prophets were written on the subway walls and tenement halls. And whispered in the sound of silence."

  The Sound of Silence by Disturbed is maybe one of the best covers ever. He looks at you like he's staring into your soul.

  Love the way the sound builds and builds and then ends gently and controlled.

  Also, Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole on the ukelele. Tears for no damn good reason.
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  The toxic JW Worldview

  by TD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sometimes i forget how small-minded, petty, provincial, mean-spirited ignorant and judgemental it was and still is.... then i sit down with a jw relative, hoping to have a normal conversation and realize there is literally nothing to talk about.. nothing..... current events?

  hobbies?

  your job?

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  Ah, yes. The cool congregations. Lots of pioneers because they actually had fun tearing around the territory.

  I grew up in a fuddy fuddy congregation. There were 2 pioneers.

  Everybody left that congregation, either to try to endure being a Witness in a cooler congregation or to leave the religion entirely.

  But, no one stayed.
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  Lockdown Blues and my new friend Carl the Cardinal

  by GrreatTeacher in

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  the great lockdown has been mind-numbingly boring.

  my husband has been an essential worker, but i have been home and not working.

  the only other housemate is a teenager who is on distance learning from college.

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  I think there are a few things that attract all the wildlife to my yard.

  First, there's been no construction in the neighborhood for about 20 years. Birds and wildlife have either lived here continuously or have a memory and return here annually to nest.

  Secondly, in my neighborhood many people, and all those adjacent to me, plant trees on the property lines. People tend to use the middle of their lawns when outside thus making the animals feel more secure at the edges. This also means that the birds swoop across the lawn before landing on either side, making them easier to spot. The power lines on the front of my property attract the mourning doves for some reason, too. This allows the squirrels to make a nearly complete circuit of my yard while never leaving the ground.

  Third, I and my neighbors have a huge variety of trees available, so there's something for every birdy. There are very tall white pines, more bushy-like Leland cypress (still tall), short bushes, maples with large leafy canopies and my pear tree which provides food, and when the pears rot, attracts butterflies.

  Tiki, as you're there longer, I imagine more feathery friends will show up. I have a bird feeder, too, but I don't think it's the main draw, although small birds seem to like it a lot. Once the birds learn that you have a nice yard, they'll invite their friends to your neighborhood. :)
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  Lockdown Blues and my new friend Carl the Cardinal

  by GrreatTeacher in

  1. jw
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  the great lockdown has been mind-numbingly boring.

  my husband has been an essential worker, but i have been home and not working.

  the only other housemate is a teenager who is on distance learning from college.

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  Thanks for the birdseed!

  Funny, my husband went out to mow the lawn tonight and poked his head in the back door again.

  "Hey! Did you catch the osprey's name?"

  I started laughing and went outside to find the guts of a large fish scattered in the yard. Large vertebrae, fish head ripped in two, tail fin, and scales scattered across the lawn. There was a dead spot in the yard in roughly the shape of a large fish.

  We often see osprey and even eagles fly over with fish they have just picked up from the bay in their talons.

  Looks like one landed and chowed down while we were not paying attention.

  I'll be on the lookout for Ozzy the osprey now.