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  Dog Lovers? Sad day for me.

  by unique1 in

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  we found out this weekend that my doggie of 10 years has a tumor in her mouth.

  it got infected and swelled and that was the only way we knew anything was wrong.

  i took her for a biopsy this morning and was told by the vet, that he thought sending the biopsy off was a waste of money.

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  I am so sorry . . . . I wouldn't put her down until she starts showing signs of pain or discomfort.

  Best Wishes.
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  My Dogs won't stop digging! Help?

  by sandy in

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  they've made huge holes all through one side of our front yard.

  we've scolded them (after the fact, put water balloons, their own feces, cayenne pepper in the holes but nothing has stopped them.

  has anyone here successfully got their dogs to stop digging?

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  Thanks outlaw. I think I'll try that. I was got a similar solution on line to bury junk in the holes but I thought my shepherd would just love to find junk to chew up. The bricks sound like it may actually work.
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  My Dogs won't stop digging! Help?

  by sandy in

  1. jw
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  they've made huge holes all through one side of our front yard.

  we've scolded them (after the fact, put water balloons, their own feces, cayenne pepper in the holes but nothing has stopped them.

  has anyone here successfully got their dogs to stop digging?

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  They've made huge holes all through one side of our front yard. We've scolded them (after the fact, put water balloons, their own feces, cayenne pepper in the holes but nothing has stopped them. Has anyone here successfully got their dogs to stop digging? We've caught them in the act twice and scolded them but that didn't work either. We have a lab mix and a shepherd mix.
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  Raising well rounded and balanced kids...what have you done right?

  by My MILs worst nightmare, a nonJW in

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  parenting is one of the most difficult yet rewarding things there is.

  doesn't every parent want their children to have a good moral compass, to have good manners, to be socially adept, to be compassionate, to reach their potential and even overachieve in terms of school and career, to appreciate and understand history, science, the arts and the world as a whole, to play team sports when they are younger so they can benefit from physical activity and the comraderie of a team sport, and above all to be a critical thinkers who are strong and independent so that they will not become easy prey to abusive organizations and/or abusive people?.

  as a parent i have many times felt like a real failure and at other times like i am actually helping them to reach their potential.. what do you feel that you have done right in raising well rounded and balanced kids?

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  Parenting is my greatest fear. I think I'd choose death over being a parent. LOL not really, well maybe a few years ago I would have. When I was younger I was afraid of having kids because I wasn't sure I could care for them physically. Now I want kids but I am terrified of this very subject. How in the hell do you raise well-rounded kids? We come across so many jerky people in our daily lives, and I often wonder . . . Why is this person the way he/she is? It sometimes scares me when I think would if my son or daughter turned out to be like that?
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  Black Sheep

  by sandy in

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  so loving are jehovah's peoples, not!

  it hurts worse i know when it comes from family the first people you would expect to show you love.

  i wish i could say something to help the hurt and i wish that time would heal but in this arena of spiritual warfare they just make themselves look mean and hateful.. i got to where i made sure i had something else fun planned to do on these occasions and that really helped me take my mind off the rejection i got from my jw family.

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  LOL Arthur . . . I loved that show. I'm only planning to have a little alcohol to get me through the evening. I figure a few shots of courage will help me be more assertive when I get all the "We miss you" Jah misses you". When are you coming back to Jah?" comments.
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  Black Sheep

  by sandy in

  1. jw
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  so loving are jehovah's peoples, not!

  it hurts worse i know when it comes from family the first people you would expect to show you love.

  i wish i could say something to help the hurt and i wish that time would heal but in this arena of spiritual warfare they just make themselves look mean and hateful.. i got to where i made sure i had something else fun planned to do on these occasions and that really helped me take my mind off the rejection i got from my jw family.

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  Blue,

  My little sister had an anniversary party for herself (and husband) this past summer and their was a huge divide between the overly-self-righteous dubs and non-witness family.

  My brother's wedding will be mostly witnesses as well. I'll be sure to get liquored up before I walk into the reception. Knowing my brother they'll be no alcohol.
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  Kingdom Melody Jam Session

  by sass_my_frass in

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  top memory: my childhood congregation was very musical; lots of people played.

  a few times we'd have a jam session where this guy would dig out some pretty standard sixties rock, lead with the piano and we'd follow along (me transposing up on the clarinet...).

  he was this sweetest guy, he used to mimic kermit the frog singing the rainbow song perfectly.

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  LOL, this is a funny subject. I no longer believe in organized religion and I question the bible and it's take on God.

  But, I like gospel and christian music. And I still catch my self singing a kingdom melody every now and then.

  I used to get together with friends and family and sit around and sing kingdom melodies. LOL How, CORNY! Believe me I know.

  But I am still a sucker for corny music, which explains my love of a lot of country music. Not that I think all country music is corny.
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  October Special JW Announcement

  by sandy in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  what happened?

  did i miss it?

  was there some special announcement?

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  Was the tract really the big announcement? I thought they new about theie campaign a few months before October.

  JW hysteria is pretty funny.
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  October Special JW Announcement

  by sandy in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  what happened?

  did i miss it?

  was there some special announcement?

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  What happened? Did I miss it? Was there some special announcement? I searched around here a little but found nothing . . .
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  Why would this even cross my mind?!?!?!?!

  by Juniper in

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  2. friends

  well, after 10 years of being together, hubby has decided that he's found his 'soul mate' (the second time this year, neither of which was me) and is moving out.. i'm thirty years old and no kids, thanks to the fact that i spent 12 years in full time service telling everyone it's better to wait until the 'new system' for raising a family.

  that's all beside the point - and perhaps better suited for my counselor.

  :) anyway, the thought that keeps going through my mind is "this never would have happened if i didn't leave" and "how am i going to find someone to spend my life with at this age and who will understand me the way an ex-jw can"???

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  sandy

  Breakups are horrible. I know . . . I'm sorry you are going through this.