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  Baby is here! Photos attached!

  by LDH in

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  11-19 3:30 pm 7 lbs 13 oz, 21 in.. i don't how how to add the photos, but if you want to see pictures, go to http://www.webphotos.com/list_albums.asp?mi=1&smi=1.

  i think this is right (mommy help me!

  lisa

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  Andee

  Congratulations, Lisa!

  Glad to know that Mom and baby are doing fine!

  Andee

  (link wouldn't work for me either)
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  confession

  by Mulan in

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  i haven't told this to very many people, so here goes.. when i was a child, my parents became jw's (i was almost 5), so i had celebrated christmas a few times, but have few memories of it, other than the bubble lights, and a huge tree and my grandparent's house.

  when we stopped celebrating it, i didn't really "get it", and i still believed in santa claus.

  i just thought he didn't come to our house anymore.

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  Andee

  My kids know that I go out and buy presents. My daughter is old enough now, that she does her own shopping too.

  However, there is always ONE special present under the tree, for each kid, from "Santa.

  Princess,

  My daughter also threw the big question to me a couple of years ago.
  Is there really a Santa Claus? I didn't want to lie either. I did the same thing you did, I responded with "What do you think"? She said she believe there was, and I just sort of nodded my head in agreement. This year, she announced to me that she still believes.

  Andee
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  confession

  by Mulan in

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  i haven't told this to very many people, so here goes.. when i was a child, my parents became jw's (i was almost 5), so i had celebrated christmas a few times, but have few memories of it, other than the bubble lights, and a huge tree and my grandparent's house.

  when we stopped celebrating it, i didn't really "get it", and i still believed in santa claus.

  i just thought he didn't come to our house anymore.

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  Andee

  I have something else to add.

  Born into the JW's, as a young child, it was always made very clear to me that there was NO Santa Claus. I remember feeling rather smug during holiday time when all my school chums were anticipating his visit, while I KNEW is was just their ole Mom and Dad wrapping presents and putting them under the tree themselves. I know now, that my smugness was to cover up my envy. Geez, I gave Jehovah another reason to incinerate me!

  Anyway, after reading all the responses on this thread, the absurdity of how JW's justify why it's so superior of them to teach their children that Santa Claus doesn't exist.

  From a JW perspective:

  Believe in demonized Smurfs.

  Believe in demonized garage sale items.

  Believe when someone does something bad, it's
  because they listen to Satan. Careful of him,
  he's that evil vapor that is always attempting to lead
  people astray.

  Believe that dragons reside in churches.

  However!!! Make sure that they don't believe in Santa
  Claus! He's a nice guy! Wouldn't want to corrupt my
  kid with THAT belief!

  I'm so grateful my kids don't have to deal with all that nonsense.

  Andee
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  I'm a bad American

  by Bendrr in

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  i picked up this essay on another site and wanted to share it with y'all.

  not sure of the original writer, so i'll credit www.thebigshow.com for posting it.. ---.

  i'm a bad american.

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  Andee

  Six,

  It's not "Buenos Dias, Caliente Madre"

  It's Buenos Dias, Madre de Caliente!

  Andee
  Who got straight A's in spanish in high school and lived in Central Cali for 8 years.
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  confession

  by Mulan in

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  i haven't told this to very many people, so here goes.. when i was a child, my parents became jw's (i was almost 5), so i had celebrated christmas a few times, but have few memories of it, other than the bubble lights, and a huge tree and my grandparent's house.

  when we stopped celebrating it, i didn't really "get it", and i still believed in santa claus.

  i just thought he didn't come to our house anymore.

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  Hi Mulan,

  Let them believe. Some brat on the playground will fill them in soon enough anyway .

  Even though my 10 year old daughter knows better, she still professes to believe. She wants to hang on to the magic of it. I see absolutely no harm in it.

  Thanks for sharing your story.
  Andee
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  Sleep, the Dreamer and Death

  by msil in

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  Andee

  Msil,

  So, does that mean this post will also be a "." soon?

  Andee
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  I'm a bad American

  by Bendrr in

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  i picked up this essay on another site and wanted to share it with y'all.

  not sure of the original writer, so i'll credit www.thebigshow.com for posting it.. ---.

  i'm a bad american.

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  Andee

  Hmmmmm, interesting post.

  I have been sitting on the sidelines watching you all duking it out.
  I make an effort to stay out of these types of threads because, well, I'm a LOVER not a FIGHTER

  As a white woman, what has always bothered me about the black community as a whole, is that if a young black woman or man is successful in the corporate world, they have sold out. Or, if they don't choose to "give back to the community" they have some lost some of their "blackness". Or if they don't hold the same opinions as the majority of blacks then they are an Uncle Tom.

  I remember seeing a television show a few years back. It interviewed this group of high achieving black kids. Now, they had to put up with alot of crap from their black peers. Why? Because they were acting "white". Good grades equal being white. It seems that the only "acceptable" way to be successful in the black community is through music or sports.

  I think that is one heck of a burden to carry. First off, there is still obvious discrimination that goes on in this country. So, that must be dealt with. It's not there as much a many alarmists like to think, but it is there. Then there is a pressure within the black community itself. It seems to say "go ahead, go to college, get that good job (as long as we find it acceptable) and then! You MUST come back to us! And if you don't, you are no longer one of us!" So many dang conditions! It sucks! It's like prison within a prison.

  Being a woman who has suffered harrassment and descrimination, I know that it can be extremely frustrating. Yet, if the women of the world sent me the message like the above, I would be giving them the single finger salute!

  I won't even go into the subjugation of women on here. That, quite frankly, could blow the issue of racism out of the water.

  Andee
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  My favorite Xmas movie is on right now...

  by Andee in

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  a christmas story!

  i love this movie!!!!

  ralphie wants a red rider double action bb gun and the whole movie is about how he goes about making sure he gets one for christmas.. here's some classic lines from it:.

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  Andee

  Mommy,

  My little boy ADORES Reese's Peanut Butter cups! I think I am going to try that recipe!

  I usually just bake the usual. Chocolate chip cookies, Iced sugar cookies. What I am famous for, is my Cinnamon Raisin bread. Of course, I am a purist, none of that bread baking machine shortcuts for me. All kneeding done by hand . I, too, have that complusion to thrust my baked goodies on unsuspecting family and friends this time of year

  I remember the first year my family went all out at Xmas. I was 19 and my sister was 15. We baked cookies all day long. My sister being a very skilled artist, decorated the iced sugar cookies. Santas faces, Xmas trees, etc. The thing was, she decorated them so beautifully, with great detail, that no one wanted to eat them!

  Well, I soon got over that!!!! LOL

  Andee
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  My favorite Xmas movie is on right now...

  by Andee in

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  a christmas story!

  i love this movie!!!!

  ralphie wants a red rider double action bb gun and the whole movie is about how he goes about making sure he gets one for christmas.. here's some classic lines from it:.

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  Andee

  Ashi,

  Here's the line from the movie regarding "The Lamp"

  "my brother and I were too busy staring at the soft glow of electric sex standing in the window"

  LOL..

  Andee
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  My favorite Xmas movie is on right now...

  by Andee in

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  a christmas story!

  i love this movie!!!!

  ralphie wants a red rider double action bb gun and the whole movie is about how he goes about making sure he gets one for christmas.. here's some classic lines from it:.

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  Andee

  Lydia!

  I love the Year Without A Santa Claus too! I love The Heat Meister!

  I'll sing a little tune from it:

  "He's Mr. Heat Meister
  "He's Mr. Sun
  "He's Mr. Warm Christmas
  "He's Mr. Hundred and One!

  Andee
  Apologizing if she cracked anybody's computer screen