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  What is the dumbest thing you ever did?

  by John Doe in

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  this may not be my dumbest moment, but i'm sure it ranks pretty high.

  when i was a young kid, we had a swimming pool.

  i used to swim just about every day after school.

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  dumbest thing?? hmmm

  Top 10 would include wasting the 30 seconds it took to read this post
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  Pop Psychology - warning

  by Uzzah in

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  for the past few months i have found myself biting my tongue at what i have been observing with some participants on jwd.

  please keep in mind i have been around since noah on these boards (circa 1997) and have watched several trends and people come and go over the years.. i am not seeking approval, support or anything other than expressing a personal observation.. every once in a while an egoist appears on the ex-jw boards.

  more often than not a former elder who feels they continue to hold some sort of special wisdom that they must proclaim to the masses.

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  Thanks A&W

  To the others ... ummm ... whatever.
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  Pop Psychology - warning

  by Uzzah in

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  for the past few months i have found myself biting my tongue at what i have been observing with some participants on jwd.

  please keep in mind i have been around since noah on these boards (circa 1997) and have watched several trends and people come and go over the years.. i am not seeking approval, support or anything other than expressing a personal observation.. every once in a while an egoist appears on the ex-jw boards.

  more often than not a former elder who feels they continue to hold some sort of special wisdom that they must proclaim to the masses.

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  For the past few months I have found myself biting my tongue at what I have been observing with some participants on JWD. Please keep in mind I have been around since Noah on these boards (circa 1997) and have watched several trends and people come and go over the years.

  I am not seeking approval, support or anything other than expressing a personal observation.

  Every once in a while an egoist appears on the ex-jw boards. More often than not a former elder who feels they continue to hold some sort of special wisdom that they must proclaim to the masses. Some even going so far as to start threads encouraging people to come to them for advice. More often than not, these individuals are untrained and at best have read a few self help books or are watching Oprah and Dr Phil religiously. Some are motivated sincerely to help, others are just out to feed their own ego.

  Regardless it is extremely dangerous to start dishing out advice, especially on emotional/psychological matters without formal training. Most professionals would refuse to give out some of the advice some have offered and for good reason.

  I guess I just want to remind everyone that this is the Internet. This is not the best place for psychological or even relationship advice. Most here are just doing what we can to survive and eek out some happiness in this life. These boards can be great places to vent with people who have similar backgrounds.

  Be careful of thsoe who portend or pretend to be all knowing sages. I hate to quote scripture but "Do not put trust in every inspried expression" does apply well.

  If someone is giving advice regularly on the Internet, they are doing so knowing full well they cannot be held accountable for it. You have to live with the consequences. So despite the smooth words and good intentions, please be judicious in who, what and how you proceed on receiving advice from anyone on the net including the well intentioned here.

  Uzzah
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  Pic of my new dog! ... name suggestions please ...

  by digderidoo in

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  well ive done it.

  i visited the kennels today for a look at some retired greyhounds and reserved this one.

  hit the link if you can't see the pic.. .

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  Wow great minds think alike... my first thought was Sherlock or holmes
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  Told hubby I don't believe its the truth...

  by cognac in

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  he didn't even argue with me, ok.... it's just, i didn't even realize things myself until i actually said it outloud to him... i didn't realize the depth of how painful certain things they do are.... it's like, my heart just turned warm and dropped to the pit of my stomach... i feel awful, all over again... .

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  Please see my response to your last thread of this same title
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  I've told hubby I don't believe it's the true religion...

  by cognac in

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  well, i've told him "i don't believe this is the truth" like, 5 times now, just "i don't believe this is the true religion" tonight... don't know if there is any difference.... i get the feeling he thinks this "will just go away" although the other day he said he understood why i was depressed because "i'm deserving of death" and he would be too.

  he didn't mean it, he's not happy on my new take on the jws.... anyways, i figure i'm gonna say everything i feel in front of the therapist, i need to tell him everything in front of a mediator... not just in a situation where he just thinks this thing will go away and can hurt me to guilt me into believing in the jws....

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  So how was his reaction today different from this time you told him?
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  How are you keeping it together?

  by YoursChelbie in

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  many economists are in agreement that the us economy is in a recession.

  msn had this article highlighting the loss of 80k jobs during the past month: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23953769.

  so, are you feeling the economy putting extra pressure on your finances?

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  Reminds me of an old joke... A preist, a deacon and a rabbi were talking about donations.

  Priest - "We draw a circle on the floor, and throw the donations down. Whatever lands inside the circle goes to the Church, the rest is for me.

  Deacon - "We do something similar, but whatever lands inside the circle is for me, the rest is for the Lord's work.

  Rabbi - We don't do any circles. Once a week I throw the money up in the air towards heaven. Whatever god wants, he keeps."

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  Fortunately we aren't in the same level of recession (yet) here in Canada. But it is really a matter of keeping balance during good and bad times. Not getting yourself into a debt load you can't handle. Living according to your means not wants, etc.
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  Congratulate IP- SEC and A&W on UPCOMING WEDDING

  by AWAKE&WATCHING in

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  that's right ...he's off the market and he likes older women!!!.

  please forgive my darlin' ippy for his earlier ohio thread.

  he was going to announce this himself but i gave him hell because i wasn't ready.

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  Well I didn't get steak either <shrug>
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  Congratulate IP- SEC and A&W on UPCOMING WEDDING

  by AWAKE&WATCHING in

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  that's right ...he's off the market and he likes older women!!!.

  please forgive my darlin' ippy for his earlier ohio thread.

  he was going to announce this himself but i gave him hell because i wasn't ready.

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  <sigh> Always the "best man" aka guy on the side, never the groom
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  alternative medicine/healing...tried any? is it nuts?

  by oompa in

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  i have gone to chiropractors for years...and some are pathetic quacks....some really help me.

  i had severe tendonitis in my elbow and tried reg.

  doctors for six months...was helped more in one visit to a acupuncturist!

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  Caveate - I have not reviewed the science behind the following but received it today:

  A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes. A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food. Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food. A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function. Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys. Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body. Eggplant, Avocadoes and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them). Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm cells to overcome male sterility. Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics. Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries Grapefruits, Oranges, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts. Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. NOW.........GO EAT SOMETHING HEALTHY!!!!!!!!!!!