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  (((((Group Hug)))))

  by LittleToe in

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  there's been too much volatile stuff going around, and a few folks appear tetchy.. can we drop any issues, and just enjoy a ((((group hug)))) for a moment.... ((((hugs to everyone)))).

  love you guys.

  coz regardless of the ups and downs, this place is a little like the family i lost.... sometimes i need to take a step back, have a break and some quiet time, but that's ok, too.. every blessing to everyone,.

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  happyout

  I'm in ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((( everyone ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

  LT, just don't pinch so hard, ok?

  Happyout
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  MY CONSULTING TRIP TO BETHEL (starting over) PART 6

  by seven006 in

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  within a few weeks i leased a condo on the banks of the willamette river just out side the city of portland.

  as she got into her car she looked at me funny again, laughed and just shook her head.. .

  i told him that if i said i was sorry, i knew that is what they wanted to hear but it was not the truth.

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  Ok, I have to jump on the "you need to write a book" bandwagon. So many times when I have spoken to people who've never been affifiliated with this religion, they just don't understand how out of touch with reality the members are.

  When I first got out (faded), I was exactly the opposite. I thought everyone had bad intentions, when I dated, I always met the guy at the restaurant, he could never come pick me up. I also wouldn't leave a drink at the table, because of course most guys drugged girls drinks. It's no wonder so many times I didn't have second dates!

  Thanks so much for sharing, and of course there will be a part 7. We need to catch up til the present time, right?

  Happyout
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  Update on my Mom

  by SheilaM in

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  thunder called my sister today and she said the doctor said it would be as little as 48 hours before my mom passed away.

  i am perplexed as to why they were giving her pain medication when she had no brain waves.

  i do have to say that my two dysfunctional siblings are always able to hurt me even when i am not there.

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  happyout

  what can I say?

  ((((((((((((( Sheila )))))))))))))))))))))))))))
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  tell them while you can

  by teejay in

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  one day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.

  then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

  it took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

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  happyout

  I've seen this, too, and it's great. If we could all mentally try to think of good things about people, and then say it to them, we would all be so much happier.

  Thanks, Teejay, this was great.

  Happyout
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  Some Arguments Just Can't be Won. . .

  by StinkyPantz in

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  .and yet i still find myself engulfed in them.

  starting a thread about abortion, homosexuality, religion, capital punishment, euthanasia, evolution, race relations, war, politics, ect.

  are ultimately pointless.

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  happyout

  Teejay,

  Will you be my new best friend? Pretty please?

  Thank you, you are pretty darn cool yourself. And intelligent to boot. Good thing we're both married, otherwise I might have

  to do some virtual flirtin'.

  Happyout
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  Some Arguments Just Can't be Won. . .

  by StinkyPantz in

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  .and yet i still find myself engulfed in them.

  starting a thread about abortion, homosexuality, religion, capital punishment, euthanasia, evolution, race relations, war, politics, ect.

  are ultimately pointless.

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  happyout

  SP,

  Having just bowed out of a thread like that, I know exactly what you mean. In my case, often it's a simple matter of wanting people to realize when they are being, at the least, judgemental. Not that their opinion is going to change, but at least recognize that they want to impose a very personal opinion on other people. One of my goals in life is to have my own ideas and opinions, while recognizing that others have the same right.

  I think there are those capable of debating well, without resorting to name calling, but unfortunately those cases are few and far between. And to often, discussions can turn into rude innuendos and off topic rhetoric.

  On the other hand, wouldn't life (and this board) be quite boring without some of the passionate opinions expressed?

  Happyout
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  I feel weird sharing this but figure it might help me to get some feedback

  by SheilaM in

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  we had a wonderful time at ants graduation but of course my dysfunctional (no not jws just dyfunctional )sis the one i speak to, had to call to tell my mother who had progressed alzheimers, lymphoma and has had a stroke had broke her hip and that during or after surgery she had a major heart attack.

  for my i am perplexed as to why this isn't a blessing, for two years i mourned the loss of my mother.

  she has had fewer and fewer lucid moments the last year or so.

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  happyout

  Sheila,

  First, my sympathy on the loss of your mother.

  Second, my sympathy on the crap your family is trying to put you through. Pretense is so unnecessary, especially when someone is gone. You don't have to accede to the wishes of your siblings (who don't sound like a picnic at the best of times), so try not to worry your head about it. Toxic people have no place in your life, whether they are related by blood, marriage, whatever. Let them crawl back to the hole they've been in for the last several years.

  That doesn't mean you have to have animosity. Simply accept that there are people not allowed in your life, and try to move on. I have had to do that (although admittedly not with my immediate family), and I think there are times in our lives when we all have to do it.

  My best to you always, you're a sweet person.

  Happyout
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  Worst Garage Sale Experiences

  by Nosferatu in

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  i remember the worst garage sale i ever went to.

  i walked into the back yard, and i saw nothing outside, and the car was parked in the garage.

  the man who was holding the yard sale asked "is there anything you're looking for?".

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  by the way, running man, the sale isn't at my house, but at a friend's. I learned my lesson!

  Oh, and let me post the address:

  Happyout
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  JWD Maps America America

  by Lady Lee in

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  well here is the start .

  if your name is not on it then either it wasn't on the old texas map or it wasn't added to the previous list so... .

  if you want your name added please say so and let me know what state you are in.

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  happyout

  I'm here in Sunny Southern California

  Happyout
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  "We Miss You".....

  by minimus in

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  that's what i'm starting to hear.

  my mother has had a number of people asking her where our family has been.

  "have they been attending another hall?

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  happyout

  The last time I was blackmailed encouraged to go to the Memorial, at least three people who wouldn't spit on me if I were on fire came up and hugged me and said "I knew you'd be back!" That's only one of the many reasons I decided never to go again, no matter what the "special occasion"

  Happyout