Joyzabel

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  How many posters does it take..........

  by closer2fine in

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  how many board members does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

  answer: 422 1 to change the lightbulb and post it to the board that the bulb has been changed.

  14 to respond and share similar experiences.

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  Joyzabel

  *handing cb a calculator*
  1 to change the light bulb... then
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  422
  +1 to do the math! doh!

  is that how you figure you win the lottery each week???

  :-D

  j2bf
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  How many posters does it take..........

  by closer2fine in

  1. jw
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  how many board members does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

  answer: 422 1 to change the lightbulb and post it to the board that the bulb has been changed.

  14 to respond and share similar experiences.

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  Joyzabel

  ROTFLMAO!

  I love it closer!

  *pondering which one I am....but I think I changed the light bulb!!*;-)

  j2bf

  edited to add the wink and make sure the editting is really back!!!:-D
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  Would you let your kids bf/gf sleep-over?

  by Abaddon in

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  at what age would you be happy with your kid's boyfriend and girlfriend 'sleeping over'?.

  would the rules be different for boys vs. girls?.

  personally, i think given a choice between 'it' happening anyway god-knows-where and giving a suitably mature kid some privacy, i go for the privacy option.. what do you think?

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  Joyzabel

  Oh and I love the serial monogamy!

  Another fact, if in their lifetime, women who have greater than 3 sexual partners, either singularly or together, (I know that will get you boys going! :-)) are at greater risk for cervical cancer! Get your pap smears done regularly!

  j2bf
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  OK I'VE HAD IT!!!!

  by safe4kids in

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  i've been a jedi now for almost one whole night and nobody ('cept scully.

  have a little compassion people and help me out here!!!!.

  that is all.. dana.

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  Joyzabel

  CONGRADULATIONS DANA!

  WOW!

  May the force be with you. :-)

  j2bf

  and here's a bottle of merlot to celebrate with. (If I don't start handing these out OFC will get me! :-D)
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  Would you let your kids bf/gf sleep-over?

  by Abaddon in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  at what age would you be happy with your kid's boyfriend and girlfriend 'sleeping over'?.

  would the rules be different for boys vs. girls?.

  personally, i think given a choice between 'it' happening anyway god-knows-where and giving a suitably mature kid some privacy, i go for the privacy option.. what do you think?

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  Joyzabel

  Good question Abaddon.

  This question came up in our household recently and I had to give some thought as to what I now “believe” and what principles I thought was worth upholding.

  First of all, I think that a lot of jw kids are living a double life and this sex thing among them has been going on for a long time (since Adam??) Now, since we are no longer dubs and we want to instill some moral values, I had to question at what time do I let my kids make up their own mind on personal issues. My daughter is in her early twenties and I feel she in an adult and can decide what she wants to do with her life. But it still “bothers” me when she brings her bf home to spend the night. So our house rule is: supportive of her, unconditional love, but not in our house. She is old enough that if she wants to live like an adult then she also has to accept the burden of responsibilities that having her own place to live entails.

  I have worked in the medical field for the past 15 years and I can say that talking to your kids in their pre-teen years is when you start addressing the issue of sex, if not before. The statistics show that about half of young teens/middle teens are sexually active. Thus there are half that are not! Remind you kids of that fact, too.
  It has been shown that kids who engage in sex early in life are not as responsible to practice safe sex. We are seeing more abnormal pap smears among young girls for the mere fact of the HPV (human papilla virus) is rampant among teens. There are many different strains to this virus but several are known cancer-causing viruses. The most recent conference I went to for OB/Gyn’s stated that if we can get kids to delay becoming sexual active until they are past their teens the rate of HPV falls dramatically, much less the other STDs that are out there and especially the HIV risk factor.

  If as a parent you are not comfortable with talking to your young children, or feel you want to be more informed on the subject of safe sex, please go to the local health department. There are plenty of good brochures that explain sex, STDS, pregnancy, etc there to help you. If you don’t think your preteens are not already talking or experimenting with sex, let me help you get your head out of the sand. I have delivered 12-year-old girls of their first baby, and many of 15 year olds with their 3rd. It is not the normal situation, but it is still happening.

  The message now a day among the medical community is that it is ok to say no to sex. Because if a condom can fail and get a girl pregnant, you know the viruses that cause STDs cannot be blocked 100% either.

  Thanks for letting me add my 2 cents worth!

  (This has been a public service announcement!) Hehe

  j2bf
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  It`s all positive here !!! A Poem

  by Beans in

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  so many say they are leaving.

  so many keep coming back.

  we all have something in common.

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  Joyzabel

  Nice!

  *passing Beans a glass of Merlot*

  j2bf
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  Thanks Guys

  by Patriot in

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  as some of you know i've been feeling like crap lately.. i've taken some days off and stopped watching the news.

  it's crazy to say but i get so depressed everytime i see and hear something about the war.

  i don't know maybe i am going nuts.. well i flew to la over the weekend and hung out with a friend from the chp....even suggested i should apply with them and move out there..who knows..just might do that..a change would be refreshingly nice.

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  Joyzabel

  Patriot,

  I hope you get the healing you may still need. I always enjoy reading what you have to say.

  j2bf
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  Hi - I'm New!

  by Aunty in

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  just wanted to say hello - i've been lurking here for about a month and decided to join.

  i was raised a witness, but have been out for almost 10 years.

  i just faded out - it was easy since i moved to california from ohio.

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  Joyzabel

  Welcome Aunty,

  I'm glad everyone is picking up on that "intelligent posts" idea.

  *fluffing hair, looking in mirror to make sure its poofed out!"

  Isn't it nice to just be you?

  j2bf
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  Aposta-Crawfest

  by Elsewhere in

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  it is almost crawfish season.

  would anyone be interested in an aposta-crawfest here in the dfw area?.

  before i start doing any legwork on this i would like to get a head count.. "as every one knows, there are mistakes in the bible" - the watchtower, april 15, 1928, p. 126 .

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  Joyzabel

  OFC, I heard that!

  btw, OFC, aren't you up north somewhere? you are not anywhere near Dalla/Ft.Worth, so don't go saying I'll eat all the crawdads unless you can be there and share in the fun! :-p

  Dave, sorry, not in that local, either. Hope you guys have fun. It sounds like the Texas apostofests are really a happening place to be.

  j2bf :-)
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  a picture is worth a thousand words

  by coffee_black in

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  i'm not sure this will work, because i've never posted a picture here before, but i hope it does, because this picture will have special meaning to you.

  so, here goes!.

  cb.

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  Joyzabel

  Englishman, that pic is beautiful. (I'm talking about the landscape, you can admire your wife!)

  Where is that taken?

  j2bf