Posts by Ranchette

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Im New

by Tj in

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heyy every 1...im new.lol my name is tj

Ranchette

Welcome to the board Tj!

Buckle your seat belt and get ready for the ride!

LOL,What confusion!
Tj and teejay, this is gonna be fun.

Ranchette

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Question for those who know psychology?

by D wiltshire in

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my question is:.

a little girl who is part of my family has the habit of always holding on to people's ear lobs, mainly with persons who are close to her whether they are a relative or not?.

what are the causes for this type of behavor?.

Faith

by Adam in

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he can do what ever he wants and what he wants is to give you a million dollars, but he can't until you kiss his ass.

john: well no, you don't actually get the money until you leave town.

mary: it's what hank wants; and hank is always right.

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Adam,

Powerful story hugh?
It sure spoke to my husband and I a year or so ago when we first read it.The man who wrote this has a website with other things he has written.
Have you seen it yet?

Ranchette

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Looking for some friends

by nishayd in

i am looking for some people to talk to.

i have no friends and i do know why.

people are very judgmental about the way i look.

Ranchette

Hello Vernisha and welcome to the board!

I believe you can make friends here.
Besides making friends you can learn alot about JW's, human nature, and many other things.
Hope you enjoy it here.
LOL,I think I'm adicted to this place.

Ranchette

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Question for those who know psychology?

by D wiltshire in

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friends

my question is:.

a little girl who is part of my family has the habit of always holding on to people's ear lobs, mainly with persons who are close to her whether they are a relative or not?.

what are the causes for this type of behavor?.

Ranchette

D Wilt & Thomas,

Thank you both for letting me know that I touched you in such an unexpeted way.

I always knew men were really soft hearted creatures under that tough exterior.
You both proved that to me today.

Ranchette

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any other goth people here? :o)

by hex in

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hey there, i'm brand new obviously...i was raised as a witness but left 2 years ago, and my buddy *i think he goes by skiingcowboy on this board* sent me this link.. i was just wondering if there were any other gothies on the board.

:)

Ranchette

Hi Hex!

Welcome to the board.
Cloves are my favorite kind of cigarette and sometimes I'll even smoke a black one.
Does that count?

I'm afraid that it may be canceled out by the fact that I also like vanilla flavored cigarettes and am a married 30something mother of two.

Ranchette

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Question for those who know psychology?

by D wiltshire in

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friends

my question is:.

a little girl who is part of my family has the habit of always holding on to people's ear lobs, mainly with persons who are close to her whether they are a relative or not?.

what are the causes for this type of behavor?.

Ranchette

Thomas,

Your right,
being a mother is full of wonderful
loving surprises and special momments.

It's sad that we get so caught up in the wirlwind of life and sometimes forget to share more of these wonderful memories.

Ranchette

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Question for those who know psychology?

by D wiltshire in

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friends

my question is:.

a little girl who is part of my family has the habit of always holding on to people's ear lobs, mainly with persons who are close to her whether they are a relative or not?.

what are the causes for this type of behavor?.

Ranchette

My opinion is that it has something to do with comfort and security.
I have heard of other children doing this.
I don’t believe it is a sign of any serious problem.

I have experience with something similar involving my son.
It started when he was a baby when I was nursing him. He would be very contented and relaxed and reach up and play with my hair.
Even after I weaned him he would play with my hair when I held him.
As he got older he still did this when sitting beside me.
This happens especially when he’s tired, sleepy, or sick.
He is 9 and still does it, although not as often.

I have talked to quite a few mothers who have similar stories with the hair and also some that say it was the ear lobe instead.

It reminds me of how a cat kneads when contented the way it did when it nursed its mother.

Ranchette

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I'm Screwed Up, You're Screwed Up

by Farkel in

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i have not followed very many threads of late, so if someone has already made the same observations i'm about to make, i apologize for my redundancy.. .

i admit it: i'm part of a highly secretive, highly elite group.

(we have to drink two quarts of fresh yak blood and get a tattoo of a pentagram on our butts as part of of the initiation.

Ranchette

Farkel,
You said,
As a result, we have to constantly recognize what we have in common (being screwed up) and deal with it and not fret so much over what we don't have in common, IMO. We have to show more tolerance and respect for our differences, and we constantly have to work on developing that "love" for each other that we never had as dubs. It is our duty, no, it is our OBLIGATION to rise above our sordid pasts and let our lives be the examples of compassion and understanding that we never had as JWs.

I agree and I enjoyed your entire post.

These were the kinds of things I was thinking earlier today when I posted the thread, What Is Your Real JWD Personality.

I think it is helpful to try to understand others but I feel we also need to look within ourselves.
There's always room for growth and improvement.

Ranchette

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What Is Your "TRUE " JWD Personality?

by Ranchette in

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a lot of us have gotten a kick out of those online personality tests.. we have also seen threads started from time to time that ask the question, why are you here?.

it would be good from time to time to ask our some questions and do some self-analization.. now we have a tool we can use to see if we are being honest with others and ourselves.. click on members at the top of the page and check on your self from time to time.. are we a positive influence or a negative one?.

if you think your not interested or dont care thats fine but dont be shocked when your past history comes and bites you on the ass.. i am glad to have this tool now so i can self regulate myself and can also use it to find out if a person is being honest,or basically up to no good.. i think we will see a little of every thing here.. some types i notice without even looking are,.

Ranchette

Waiting,
Lol,
No, I didn’t mean you would automatically see one of those labels beside your name.
I just meant for us to click on the little sheet of paper icon out to the right of your name and review some of your past threads.
This is a personal exercise and, we sorta end up labeling ourselves in our minds so to speak when we see the over all tone and content of our threads.
No one else should do it for us.
I’m not communicating to well today it seems.
Sorry that I made you testy.

Ranchette