Thanks so much for the additional information! I've tried a few things that others might think are whackadoodle, too. Guess my name says it all. Nevergiveup :001_smile:

How far away from you does she live? Her feeling "broken" is probably because she sees herself as always on the receiving end. Is there something she can do for you that does not involve money? Can she help you clean your house? Can she babysit your kids? Can you ask her advice on something? Invite her over and have her help you with some project. If there is something, anything, no matter how small she can do for you, it might make her feel better about herself.

Thanks ladies. It does sound a bit "out there," doesn't it? Fraidycat--are you tapping on your kids or do they tap on themselves? Do you have to be a "believer" for it to work--if you are tapping on a skeptic, will it help? I have been perusing the emofree website--did you buy the advanced videos? Do you feel comfortable sharing any specific changes you saw in your children/yourself? I am very curious about this because one of my son's therapists likes to use a cold laser on acupressure points and this seems to be similar type therapy. Have you heard of anyone using it for learning disabilities--specifically the inability to recall information. My son has a lot of stuff in his head that he has trouble getting out in a reliable manner... Thanks for any additional info you can provide!

Thank you all. Thanks for the suggestions, Khselee. It is very hard to put things like this into words that mean the right thing to the person suffering the most. I appreciate your feedback and am sorry that you have first hand knowledge in this area.

A friend from our tractor club just died. I was going to write this to the widow. Please tell me if it is OK or not. I do not wish to make her feel worse. I think you can tell a lot about a person by the size of the hole they leave in your heart when they die. John’s death has left my heart with a hole big enough to drive his International 300 through with room to spare. He really meant a lot to us: when our kids were little, he offered to take care of them if anything were to happen to Steve and me. I’ve heard that you can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. I don’t think that is true. John certainly felt like family to me.

Not the same thing, but I have The Listening Program CDs (10 of them) if anyone wants to give them a try.

As a mother of a kid with learning disabilities, I know he would not have been able to do that problem from his head in public and he is 18 years old. I tend to give others who can't do seemingly "simple" problems the benefit of the doubt.

Wow--i guess this is too "out there" for most of the hivers... :ohmy:

I have seen reference to this in another thread and curiosity had me checking into it. You ladies with some experience---could you answer a couple of questions for me? *Do you have to know the root emotion that is the cause of the problem? For example, if you had trouble learning new information, would you have to know that it came from a specific negative incident in your past? Like, a teacher calling you 'stupid' or something of that nature? What if you don't know the root cause? *Do the issues keep popping up once you have addressed them through tapping? *Did you do it yourself or go to a professional? *Could you expound a bit on how it has helped you? Thanks so much for any personal insight you feel comfortable sharing!

My mom would tell us to go outside and holler. So we'd go outside and holler and she would come running out to see what was wrong, then, finding out there was nothing wrong, would tell us to knock it off or she would give us a good reason to holler.

Well, good heavens. I am caucasian and have had the exact same thing said to me and I took no offense. Why are people so quick to assume racism or poor parenting?

Thanks, Mrs. Mungo--I think you have answered my question the best: for dense breast tissue, the mammogram may be useful to detect changes over time. When I had asked the technician, they said they couldn't see anything due to the image being so white and like a snow storm, but they insisted mammograms were "useful" without saying why. I don't know if they did a 3D (no one mentioned of what sort was the second mammogram). Still, considering how my images were so unreadable, I would like to minimize exposure to radiation and just have the ultrasound...I don't guess that is an option.

Grandma's sister on my dad's side had "something" that we suspected as did my other grandmother's sister (mother's side). No one ever talked about it to us kids and everyone who would know is dead. I had a lump they were checking out and I am over 50. I just thought it odd they did two mammos in the first place and keep telling me to go back for more in the future.

Thanks, ladies, that helps some. I do have small breasts so just doing an ultrasound might be a good option for me: I had an initial mammogram last year. Small, very dense breasts. The images looked like snow--solid white. They couldn't see anything, so did another mammogram. Still could not tell so did an ultrasound after that. I had to have a cyst biopsied and the doctor, who had been practicing for years and years could barely get the needle in. Finally, on the third try, he was able to get the biopsy. So, since the mammograms seemed useless for me, I wondered why they kept telling me they are still necessary....No one ever mentioned getting an MRI instead.

Since mammograms are notorious for missing cancer in dense breast tissue, why do doctors still insist we dense tissue ladies still have mammograms and not just skip them in favor of ultrasounds? I am truly puzzled.

I have a Kraus KPF-1602 and really like it. My sink is stainless steel, both bowls are the same size and depth. I work with a lot of large pots and this faucet is wonderful. I like stainless because I wanted something I did not have to worry about marring the finish or staining.

To all of you who cannot wear watches --would you try wearing it on the other arm and tell us what happens?

I knew of a therapist that had problems with watches, much like the posters above. She would burn through batteries like mad. She was told her polarity was backwards or something like that and to move her watch to her other arm. She did and had no problems since.

Did your doctor check all your homones? Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone? Don't forget that once you have done an exercise routine for awhile that your body becomes efficient at it and you get less benefit from doing it. Try a different routine.

Well, good heavens, ladies, you have given me a lot to think about. My friend is always saying how guys are constantly hitting on her--for the record, she is 51yrs old, blonde blonde (natural), very petite and does not wear grandma clothes. She works at a small diner--very small, only a handful of customers every day. A man came in the other day, with a female companion. He started flirting with my friend while the woman barely spoke to her. She says that women in general don't like her right away. So, do you think she is sending out some vibes or something? I thought your answer, Cera, was enlightening.

Do men randomly hit on women or is the woman somehow, knowingly or unknowingly, sending out signals that she wants that sort of attention? Genuine question--am asking for a friend.

I guestimated that her ginormous panties were moist because she was preggers and her baby bump was pressing on her bladder, or because she ate too many veggies and sharted, or simply because her slacks were too tight. Irregardless of the cause, she sat drinking her pop, totally unaware....

As the secretary of our local Antique Tractor Club, I can tell you that ribbing goes on constantly between those that own green tractors and those that own the red ones. It is all in fun and I saw the video from that perspective.

My husband and I drive: 93 Suburban 96 Nissan 2003 Suburban My son drives: 1970 International pickup 1981 VW rabbit

How funny that this topic came up--I have a slightly different question about this: My son says that when he tries to picture things in his head the image makes him dizzy. I knew this happened on occassion (we did some Davis dyslexia exercises when he was young and when he had to rotate an image in his head, he fell off his chair). Why do you suppose this happens and what, if anything, should we do about it? If it happens a lot, it could explain some things, like: why he has poor comprehension when reading (perhaps he surpresses the ability to visualize), poor ability to retell a story (can't "see" it unfolding), etc... Any ideas?