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  1. I would want him to be aware and encourage them strongly, if they get married, to get tested.

     

    But I wouldn't think that was a reason to not get married.

     

    Dh and I knew our fathers are both carriers for CF. His uncle died from it and my cousin has it. So we got tested. I carry, he does not. So our kids have a 50% chance of carrying CF, but will not have CF. We will definitely strongly encourage our children to get tested (especially if they marry Caucasians, since the risk of carrying is higher) and prayerfully make informed child-bearing decisions.

     

    One of our daughters was tested in the NICU and we know she is also a carrier. I hope she chooses to have her spouse tested if she marries and decides to have children.

  2. Sorry

    Clue

    Ticket to Ride (we've got about five versions of this...-- my fave)

    Dominoes (not exactly a "board game")

    Catch Phrase (also not board game)

    Apples to Apples (card game -- we like the Junior version for including the kids so we don't have to explain to them who Burt Reynolds is, etc.)

    Carcasonne (sp?)

    Journeys of Paul (CC -- only decent Christian game I've found)

     

    Do you have the new India board? It's good! My fave is Asia though!

  3. :iagree:I'd be looking for another church. Who cares if the clip is relevant to the message? Movies during a worship service? Not at all appropriate - I don't care what movie you're talking about.

     

    Really? We have a very visual culture. Our pastor showed a clip from Les Mis in his sermon about forgiveness and going the extra mile that had us all in tears. Really brought home the "70x7" idea. Jesus used stories to teach, why shouldn't we?

     

     

    But, to the OP, yes that is out of bounds. Those monsters were scary and I wouldn't be too trusting of a pastor that showed my kids inappropriate movies.

  4. Hmmm...maybe so, but we could not buy sweet iced tea anywhere in Texas when traveling there a few years ago. As a matter of fact, I don't remember being able to buy sweet iced tea until we got to Jackson, MS. Can you be a Southern state and not serve sweet tea?:001_unsure:

     

    :D

     

    Where in Texas where you? You can buy sweet tea all over DFW. I hate it. Yuck.

  5. Was that with the guy that harps on "pink and blue' glasses/hearing aids.

     

    He drives me INSANE! Somebody decided to show the videos at church and we popped in for an hour to see what it was all about, looked at each other with this expression :001_huh: and then :glare: and then:auto:.

     

    I am really tired of all of these self help gurus making bogus money by oversimplifying complex interpersonal relationships into catch phrases.

     

    Faith

     

    Yes! I was so frustrated as all these people raved about him and it was just crappy, IMO.

  6. I find this "men need constant sex because God created them that way" thing especially bizarre in light of the Old Testament purity rules. In the OT, husbands and wives could only have sex for about half the month - and for 80 days after the birth of a daughter! So the husbands felt "unloved" the other half? By God's design?

     

    I hate Christian books that oversimplify things or catagorize all men as A all women as B. We are all individuals and should function to the fullest of our giftedness, regardless of gender.

     

    We did that "Love and Respect" class in our homegroup. Well, it was exactly wrong in identifying my needs. I don't want face-to-face intimate conversation. I'd much rather work on something together. And I am NOT a snuggler. At all. I am me. And for our marriage to work, my husband needs to meet my needs, not "female" needs. And vise versa.

  7. I think the kerfuffle was not JUST about his remarks (though he did say more than "I'm not in favor of gay marriage" - he said we shake our fist at God and invite judgement when we think we can redefine marriage.)

     

    It is also about the fact that CFA donates money to groups that go way beyond strengthening traditional marriage. One of the groups teaches the homosexuality and pedophilia are nearly the same and that there is a big gay agenda out there to turn all our kids queer. So your CFA dollars are going to organizations that not only promote traditional man-woman marriage, but actively malign homosexuals as deviant human beings who are preying on your kids.

     

    I can believe homosexual activity is a sin. I can teach my kids that if they have those desires they must be celibate and draw on Christ for strength. But I shouldn't ever slander homosexuals by assigning some malicious agenda to them or creating some imaginary predatory pedophilic tendency for every gay person.

  8. This had me in tears: http://oddmanout.net/post/28484026012/chick-fil-activism

     

    I have a huge problem with people saying gay marriage is a "threat" to their man-woman union. You know what the biggest threat to my marriage is? The fact that I am a desperate sinner, a broken person, and a terribly selfish narcissist. And so it my husband. We are a union of two depraved people trying to form one flesh and it often doesn't work.

  9. UPDATE:

     

    I tried it. It's nasty. Or, if not nasty, then just not anything special. It smells nice, but it kind of weighed my hair down. And the gel that came with it was crap. I tried the deep treatment that came with it, but it was way too heavy. Gave it to a friend and she liked it, but she has very thick, curly, mixed hair. I think it would be too much for most Anglo hair.

     

    All in all, my hair was still way frizzy without curl creme/gel. And it didn't seem to be much different than regular shampoo/conditioner. I've also tried DevaCurl's no-poo and felt about the same. Just not that impressed.

     

    I think I'll stick with my cheapie Suave. I dig the rosemary mint scent!

  10. You may not have adequate pain medication. My dr wanted me at no more than a 3/10. I didn't take the vicodin very much, but I took it with ibuprofrin. I was uncomfortable and stiff and moved pretty gingerly, but I didn't have THAT much pain. I was very swollen, so the engorged part is right, lol.

     

    I would give the doctor a call......

     

    :grouphug:

     

     

    I decided I needed to alternate with Ibuprofen and that's helping. I'd been avoiding NSAIDS for the last few months, as I'd had a back injury and been taking them like M&Ms. My stomach wasn't happy with me.

     

    But today seems to be better.

     

    Another question? How much did they shrink when the swelling went down? I'm overflowing a D right now and I really wanted to be a C. I am going to be pissed if I still have big bOOks. I told him to err on the side of smaller!

     

    And the incisions are gross. All gooey. Still closed and not red or anything, but damp and leaky.

     

    Weird thing? He said I had a ton of milk still. Leah weaned 14 months ago! Good grief!

  11. Had a bOOK reduction on Tuesday. Went from 38G to a 38C/D (currently a D, but hoping it will be a C once the swelling subsides.)

     

    They hurt so bad. Worse than any other surgery I've had (appy, gall bladder, hand, c/s, hyst, ureteral stents, etc).

     

    How long will they hurt? I feel like I'm engorged and nursing a baby badger.

  12. I honestly thought it was Secret Asian Man for a very long time.

     

    Me too! And I couldn't figure it out. I mean, HOW was he hiding his ethnicity? And WHY?

     

    Also:

    Family of God (hymn)

     

    It says "joint-heirs with Jesus" - I always thought it was "join hairs with Jesus" and imagined some celestial braiding party.

     

    This Little Light of Mine

     

    "Hide it under a bush? Hell no! I'm gonna let it shine!" ("Hide it under a bushel, no!")

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