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prolly not
That's exactly what I was going to post!!! :lol:
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Great match! Wrestling was my favorite sport to cheer for in high school - it is sooooo intense. Your son did a great job!
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:001_smile: Same here.
Oh Chris, that was so exciting! I was thrilled just watching it! What a great first match, he really controlled it.
Thanks for sharing. Congratulate Peter for all of us!
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My son is nearly 8yo and still plays with his. He is getting the Imaginext space station and shuttle for Christmas this year.
I have found it difficult to find the animals that go with the gorilla mountain but it doesn't seem to matter. My son uses mostly as an Imaginext pirate hide-out anyway. :lol:
Mine are a bit older than yours and have just recently stopped playing with these sets. They used the pirate ships for the longest. They often would build the forest set and the skull castle integrated with other toys.
For OP, seven is a good age for these. Ds started getting them at 4 yo for several years, but really got into them from K-2nd or so. Less frequently after that.
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The "religious trapping and cliche" part bothers me. I'm a Bible-believing Christian who happens to belong to a more traditional, liturgical denomination, and I get some flack from my non-liturgical friends. While I certainly believe our faith can be stripped down to about 3 central truths (give or take lol!), I really don't want to be told that there's only one way to worship my Lord and Saviour. I also don't like how you implied that church tells you how to think--that only thru breaking away can you and your kids find freedom.
So, yep, I think you are wise to leave that part out. I do think, tho, that you are also very wise to continue exploring your faith, and to celebrate the truths you have found!
FWIW, I like to read Christmas letters...
Well put, Chris. The other part that I noticed was that directed toward those who know Jesus -- you're still telling them to get beyond the traditions of their belief. Gently asking, how can you know what helps them to practice their faith, what sees them through dark times? Maybe those traditions that aren't important to you are essential to them. If I were you, I think I'd prayerfully consider the responses that you've received here (since you asked ;) ) especially those from fellow Christians. It sounds like you want to share your journey and be encouraging. It would be a shame for your words to injure those you love and care about, and possibly close their minds to your real message -- the joy of Christ.
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For my children' date=' however, I have the responsibility of knowing where they are at all times. For someone under 18, there's no [b']privacy[/b]. They do not live in a democracy at my house, they live in a benevolent dictatorship. I monitor the internet and where they go on the internet, why would I not be concerned about where they go IRL?
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It's not an issue of trust, but more one of safety. However, I'm not one of those naive parents who has their head in the sand saying "not my little angel" when it comes to teenagers. Teenagers make bad judgment calls sometimes, their reasoning skills aren't fully developed until somewhere around the age of 21. It's my job as a parent to protect them and raise them until they leave home
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when dc are out riding (horses, atv's, dirt bikes) I have the peace of mind of knowing if they are late coming back I can find them quickly. Those minutes could save their lives if they had an accident.
You may be happy to know that The Wash. Post confirms your suspicions. They had an article about this recently -- the headline was something like 'So you think your teen doesn't always have all of his brain with him? Well, you're right.' It was showing the anatomy of the brain which isn't fully developed in the frontal lobe decision-making/judgment area til the early 20s.
We were skiing last year and one of our group was snowboarding. He crashed on the far side of the mountain and had a slight concussion that affected his ability to give information. His mom wasn't aware of the crash for a couple hours, even though we'd been looking for him a bit. You just never know......
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I know. It drives me up the wall. He is a friend of mine that I really care about and aside from this he's a wonderful Christian man. Better than most, even, except for that one thing. I want to bonk him over the head for his stubbornness and blindness.
This brings up another point, I guess. I have no problem confronting him about this, and I have a few times already. I would not, however, think it would be good for him or in any way restore him to God by telling him he can't go to church anymore! It would harm the beejeebers out of him! And it would do no good regarding the sin thing. He needs to be around God's people more, not less. When he is more active in service, he actually repents for a good deal of time.
Oh, and he thinks it's a good alternative to having sex with someone he loves. We can debate whether all sins are equal or whatever, but he thinks that screwing dozens and dozens, maybe even a hundred or more women at this point, is better than someone like the man this thread is about. That man is living in sin, according to my friend, and my friend would say that he could never do that. Yet, screwing many, many women in loveless selfish sex and trading stds around like candy is okay... because he repents after. I told him if you do it again on a perpetual basis, it *is* living in sin, and you are *not* truly repenting, esp. since he's been doing it since the age of 16.
He doesn't want to get married, so to him he has a choice between one night stands and a consistent woman he cares about. Both are not good, clearly. But he makes himself feel better by not having a consistent partner. Ew.
The saddest part about this man's life is how he is cheating himself. Deep down somewhere, he's decided that he's not worthy of a full life of commitment and love, with a woman/family and with God.
What was fun and wild for a teen is rather pathetic in a man in his 30s regardless of how it's glamorized in culture or movies or how much he rationalizes his repentance and Christian standing. He feels unworthy so he continues a cycle of behavior that reinforces that unworthiness, no doubt feeling less worthy with each cycle.
Sure, not everyone is cut out for life as a married family man. But, from what you've said here, it sounds like he's convinced himself that this thrilling emptiness is good enough, even with the medical drawbacks.
Hopefully he'll either hear your words sometime soon, or discover the truth on his own.
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Erica, you probably don't want my answer on that one. I'm not a fan of Paul. ;)
I do not think, btw, that excommunication is wrong across the board. I think, however, in this case, it is wrong.
Wow, really? I'm not being snarky here, just really surprised.
Just off the top of my head, other than the Gospels, that's like 2/3 of the New Testament.
For the OP, this is tough. Too many churches these days have a real live-and-let-live deal going on with the congregation to keep members. If we all knew when our last days would be, or the end of time for that matter, or even had a glimpse of the justifying power of God, I have a feeling that folks would be cleaning up their acts really quickly -- regardless of what was expedient, financially better, felt good, legal, socially acceptable, or otherwise.
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Praying - so sorry. We just heard that the dh of a very close friend was RIF'd the week before Thanksgiving.:grouphug:
My brother's boss wanted him to have a nice holiday with family so the boss didn't tell him that he was laid off til the day after New Year's last year. My brother, who really respected and liked his boss, felt badly that this man (the boss) had carried that burden through the holidays himself, knowing that his own workload was about to double.
It's a tough time. Sorry your family has to deal with this now.
Fortunately, you can have a lot to do with the 3rd one, helping him feel strong and whole despite the setback.
Take care.
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I buy most of the boys' presents for Christmas, then label them from various relatives. We started this system when we lived overseas. The boys have lost two grandparents over the last two years, so their named givers are dwindling. Would you just increase the number of parental gifts? Or is there another way to deal with the situation?
Laura
Are the boys aware of their deaths, even though they're far away? If so, it makes sense that gifts would be fewer.
At your boys' ages, the gifts are also starting to get a bit pricier typically. The down shift in numbers may not be much of an issue since it's logical, especially when coupled with the particular electronics, science equipment or complicated toy presents they're probably interested in -- the outlay is the same for you, right? Or did the folks reimburse? If money's an issue, you could explain that grandparents used to send Christmas money for special gifts....
It can be sad for dc, I've found, the Christmas or two after losing a loved one, including pets, as they pull out ornaments that are reminders, or make and send gifts with some obvious people missing. But it can be a good time of reminiscence too.
hth
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You will not find a perfect church because people are not perfect. You will find racist and predjudiced people in likely every Christian church you want to look at. Do churches condone this? Not any I know of except those connected with extremist groups. But it still happens. I believe it happens because of the lies of Satan and the willingness of us humans to be deceived into that awful way of thinking.
Not just Christians are anti-Jew. Muslims who share the same father in Abraham are also known, in a general sense, for being against Jews just as they are against Christians.
Yes. Even the word "semite" comes from their common heritage. Interesting that modern-day Islamic politics are often so anti-Jewish/anti-Israel.
Anti-semitism, sadly, is still alive and "well," even in the US. It is more often cloaked in a "soft-racism" than in anything overt.
I've thought about this quite a bit, and I do believe it is just part of their lot in life -- and I don't mean that lightly. Hebrews have been set apart from their earliest days when Abraham left civilization to be with God. It is a beautiful and awe-inspiring story, to be God's chosen to the end of time.
In my experience, many Christians today embrace this deep heritage.
Certainly in the past, Jesus's death was an ugly dividing line and the source of much hate. There's no denying that it was the action of the Jewish leadership that Jesus was brought before Pilate. But that was part of what had to happen, Jesus was a revolutionary who threatened the authority of the Hebrews as well as the Romans. He died to save all of us.
I would wager that after the diaspora, Jews in the world found anti-semitism in "civilian" populations as well as in other religions. Holding themselves apart, precious to God, has those consequences. But just as with Daniel's case, it also has its own unique rewards.
Trying to single out any one religion, denomination or organization as being without this sin seems to me to be futile. I can't imagine how any one would know. And who knows how God views these things. For all we know, the worst offenders in His sight could be the neutral parties who stand aside and do nothing....? (I don't mean, actively be ugly and anti-semitic -- I mean don't get involved in the tough issues of life.)
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but I guess it depends on if your dd likes the quirky humor in this series. Try the first book and see.
Hank's a favorite around here too.
Ds8 just discovered the Chet Gecko series. They're mysteries with twists on the old gumshoe classics -- he's reading The Malted Falcon right now.
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My son is big into Knex. I have no idea if that makes a complete set. I only know that many sets I have bought said it had zillions of pieces, but because the pieces are so small it didn't look like much.
My son had no problem with the Knex. He started playing with them around age 5.
I'll second that. Ds got a bin of these for his 5th birthday and has made wonderful things with them.
The directions that came in his bin had photos of additional things to find at k-nex.com to download. We were soon printing these out to build too.
He's always had good fine motor skills for a wee boy, though.
A standard size beginner's bin at Michael's goes for about $20. Even with the good coupon, it would be over $10. The larger sets can be $50 or more. I'd say it's a great buy -- if he likes it, what a deal and you've got ideas for future gifts. If he's not so keen, it's not much money to be out.
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Thanks everyone. This does help my thought process.
Having said that, a birthday party is more organized and supervised. Honestly, this mom would really like my son to be there because she thinks he may influence her daughter and some of her friends.
I do like the girl and the mom, but no, they do not share my values. The military community allows for much interaction with people from all backgrounds and beliefs. That is one of the reasons I love it so much. But I'm not going to turn my kids over to the village, ya' know. :D
Typing these thoughts out helps.
Sounds like you've had some time to help ds process interactions with this group of kids. I'd say let him go.
One of these parties introduced me to one of my best and nicest friends in the world....so you never know who he might run into. And like you said, it's more of a controlled thing and with the kids "in character" it could be fun for him. This cinema-style party is big lately.
Totally agree with you about the mix of military families. Much more so than most people get in their neighborhoods/towns. Makes it pretty cool, but also an education (good and not-so-great).
Hoping your ds will make a connection soon that'll be a meaningful friendship for him.
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that are free or charge small admission fees? We're trying to make this an economical trip, kwim?
Thanks,
Molly
The old jailhouse is really cool. I don't believe it costs much and takes you underground for an early history tour and view of the city that shows how it's changed.
Not far from the battery and market areas. Depending on your interest, there are two floors of Charleston history above.
Ft. Sumter is very cool and unique, though the ferry costs.
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They are speaking. No one is listening. No one wants to listen. They'd rather hear the rantings of extremists, much more titillating.
You're right. I have been amazed and encouraged by all the courageous women who are writing books and speaking out at conferences and on tv (Fox, CNN).
We live in a large metropolitan area and I rarely see things on the local news from area religious leaders...like a regional bishop might speak out if there was something involving a Catholic, for instance. That's what I was referring to.
It may also go back to what Nadia was talking about when she said that the communities tend to be more insular. That may account for reluctance to speak out in criticism as well.
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OK, so obviously we are only discussing the sub-group of Muslim attackers here. OK. Probably most acts of violence is done by us Muslims, right??
Sadly, Nadia, most of the terrorist acts that have occurred on US soil in the last 10 years have been carried out/attempted by Islamic extremists waging jihad on America.
Does that mean I stereotype my Muslim neighbors or homeschooling friends? No. Nor do I think most Americans do.
Sometimes I wish we would hear from Muslim leaders living in the US, speaking out against these acts of violence and terrorism. Just as many Christian leaders spoke out against the man who gunned down Dr. Tiller. Most Christians, even those who are adamantly pro-life, don't condone killing an abortionist in cold blood.
And, I imagine you and other believing Muslims are saddened by those acts committed under the guise of your religion, just as Christians and other true believers would be. Throughout history, actually.
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The UCMJ system is unlikely to actually put him to death. Only 5 people are on death row at Leavenworth and nobody has been put to death at Leavenworth since 1961.
One of those is the soldier who threw a grenade into a tent full of his fellow soldiers. He's part way through the appeals process, I believe, but was sentenced to death originally.
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I don't understand your question marks. My "if" is very clear. He has not been found guilty in a court of law (either military or regular). He is entitled to that under our Constitution. I have no doubts as to his guilt but, until he is given a trial, my "if" stands and for good reason.
Thanks for elaborating. Of course, as a US citizen, he's entitled to a trial. I saw your "if" as a question of possible non-responsibility for his actions.
It would be a sad day if a man so obviously guilty of these brutal crimes, regardless of his mental state or upbringing or other extenuating circumstances, wouldn't be found guilty in a court of law, either military or civilian.
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There are so many ways this guy was different than McVeigh. For starters he was still in uniform after having received a free education that allowed him to earn $80k/year.
Second, he was in contact w/foreign nationals who were intent on harming Americans. Americans in uniform in particular.
Third, he probably won't get the death penalty.
Fourth, this is post 9/11 and his crime and prosecution are likely to inspire others outside the country (and inside as well).
Fifth, this was about religion for him. A personal jihad.
Finally, it looks like political correctness enabled this guy to go this far. McVeigh was able to fly under the radar.
Laura
If we're not willing to call this a terrorist act, we invite more of the same.
Terrorist acts have been interrupted or caught every few months since 9/11. This one was successful. We can debate all day long what this man's particular state of mind was, what his childhood was like, how he related to people, whether or not someone should have taken action on their concerns, and how his murderous rampage should be handled now.
What we should not be debating is the fact that this was, at its core, an act of terrorism against the US.
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, if found guilty,
I do not support the death penalty.
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Neither did any of the folks who were in or near that building that day.
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Exactly. My husband said it was a great "character study". :lol: He would never sit and watch dribbly romances with me.
Come to think of it, *I* wouldn't sit and watch dribbly romances. I guess there's a reason God gave me all boys. :tongue_smilie:
Dh enjoys P&P for the intelligent writing and characters, the acting by Firth and Ehle. He likes the BBC adaptations of JA, as well as Emma and S&S movies. He'll watch other period pieces with me, he liked N&S probably because it's strong the way JA is strong. Otherwise, he prefers period pieces a la Master and Commander.
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We both love action/adventure. He'll watch some scifi with me. Dc make him watch way more Star Wars than he normally would. He's a good sport.
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Potter
low carb
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Spongebob
Joanne, you forgot one of the classics....
haton/offindoors (one word, right?)
Good list.
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Large art projects like murals or papier mache were fun in younger years. Theatrical productions or similar in junior high/hs.
Agree with others that high school and college labs in pairs or small groups were good. Otherwise, especially writing-related, were a waste of time.
And, yes, I always made sure I did my fair share (or more) to make sure my grades stayed good.
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It's true that we have the Curriculum board, but that was always meant for specific questions about specific programs, which was different from the general board's original purpose. I don't think we have a section on this site anymore that is for general discussion of homeschooling.
Good point. That would make a nice addition. When I had dial-up ages ago, I only went to the K-8 board because the GB moved too fast and was too much to weed through. Now it just feels like too much to weed through with less time. I like your watercooler idea as a way to keep that community available and still have some dedicated homeschool space that isn't purely for curriculum.
To the point that I have begun to wonder if people are being paid to insert the same opinions here, in an effort to "sell" their political philosophy, or something.It's as if, after the election, people have turned into wolves with nothing to do all day but howl.
Some days, you have to wonder.
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Do you own a Wii?
in General Education Discussion Board
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We got one because we live in an area that has cold winters with bad weather that can be dismal to be outdoors in. With active dc, we wanted to have a good active option for inclement days. We also have the Wii Fit which expands the options.
Before this, dh and I have avoided all electronic game systems, large and small, for years. Dc can play on the computer a bit and watch limited tv, so they didn't need to be sitting around wearing their thumbs out too. :lol:
Our family has definitely enjoyed it!