I Am Angry Today Because . . .

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AnnaMarie

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Still waiting for the delivery or at least the tracking number for my parcel.

I sent ANOTHER e-mail Friday which they ignored. I phoned last night and was given a tracking number....for the parcel delivered last week, which was the wrong ocarina. Called back and she couldn't get her computer to work. Said she'd call me back in 5 minutes. An hour and a half later I called. She said she still couldn't get the computer up.

Word of advice, when you Internet and phone are both completely wonky, keep hard copies of everything, or at least have it downloaded so you don't need to be on-line to access it.

Although, to be honest....I think she forgot to send it. Same as last time. I bet anything, when I finally get the tracking code, it will say it was mailed on the 11th, not on the 5th as promised.
 
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AnnaMarie

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Autumn Gust said:
Never assume anyone is Christian, straight, or a meat eater or that they want to be any of these things.
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Except me. I'm a straight Christian meat eater. (Do I need punctuation in that? Or does it sound like I eat straight Christians?). I maybe should delete this...but my sense is currently gone.

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I am quite fed up with waiting. My son needs dental surgery. A month ago we sent an estimate to the insurance company. Finally called the dental surgeon today. They don't have the reply yet either. So, she faxed another copy and requested it be rushed. We should have a reply within a week.

So I've gone ahead and booked the surgery.
 
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Dr. Fudd

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AnnaMarie said:
Actually, no. My grandmother fought cancer, but it was a hard battle. Ten years later she had emergency surgery to clear a blockage in her bowel. The doctors also discovered cancer. They left it alone, and told her kids but didn't tell her. Twenty years later she died of old age. (She was over 100 when she died.)

As for religion jamming it down someone's throat is not the way to save them. It has the exact opposite effect. I had a friend who was adopted by a Christian minister. Whenever he did anything bad (and so many many things were considered bad by this minister) he would be beaten with a bible. Literally smacked in the head with a bible. As soon as he was able to get out of that house he never set foot in a church again. But sometimes the beating with a bible isn't physical. But if you are constantly trying to force it on people it feels just like a beating and the end result is the opposite of what you are aiming for. You will turn people away from God and church.
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Thankyou for the reminder to speak the truth in love.
 
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danie

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Dr. Fudd said:
That's the absolute truth, "What you think is most wonderful and saves people's lives may NOT be what others want to hear or believe." Whoever that's gotten a report from their doctor that they have cancer and they're going to have to have surgery and or chemo to deal with it has wanted to hear or believe that? But it's still necessary to tell them isn't it? They can choose to refuse treatment, but they still have to be given the information.
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Actually, no. If they don't want to hear it, it's perfectly within their rights to not be subjected to the information.
 
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AnnaMarie said:
Actually, no. My grandmother fought cancer, but it was a hard battle. Ten years later she had emergency surgery to clear a blockage in her bowel. The doctors also discovered cancer. They left it alone, and told her kids but didn't tell her. Twenty years later she died of old age. (She was over 100 when she died.)

As for religion jamming it down someone's throat is not the way to save them. It has the exact opposite effect. I had a friend who was adopted by a Christian minister. Whenever he did anything bad (and so many many things were considered bad by this minister) he would be beaten with a bible. Literally smacked in the head with a bible. As soon as he was able to get out of that house he never set foot in a church again. But sometimes the beating with a bible isn't physical. But if you are constantly trying to force it on people it feels just like a beating and the end result is the opposite of what you are aiming for. You will turn people away from God and church.
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AnnaMarie, I posted (above) before I read your post, and I thought it was cool the way we think alike. We even started our posts with the exact same phrase. But you made my point better than I ever could with a real-life example. Thanks.
 
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Sundrop said:
I'm not angry today.....I just liked this
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Beautiful.
 
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Chuggs

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My stupid younger brother. He is acting like a 15 year old boy, and yet he's in his mid to late 20's. Not sure what to do about him...he's broken off a good relationship and gotten back into a bad one for like the fourth or fifth time. Plus, there may be drugs involved. Plus, he's a hard one to talk to. He's likely to withdraw and get angry, etc. Not sure how to handle this situation...and as if I don't have enough crap on my plate already...
 
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Chuggs said:
My stupid younger brother. He is acting like a 15 year old boy, and yet he's in his mid to late 20's. Not sure what to do about him...he's broken off a good relationship and gotten back into a bad one for like the fourth or fifth time. Plus, there may be drugs involved. Plus, he's a hard one to talk to. He's likely to withdraw and get angry, etc. Not sure how to handle this situation...and as if I don't have enough crap on my plate already...
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((((Chuggs))))
 
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Chuggs said:
My stupid younger brother. He is acting like a 15 year old boy, and yet he's in his mid to late 20's. Not sure what to do about him...he's broken off a good relationship and gotten back into a bad one for like the fourth or fifth time. Plus, there may be drugs involved. Plus, he's a hard one to talk to. He's likely to withdraw and get angry, etc. Not sure how to handle this situation...and as if I don't have enough crap on my plate already...
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(((((Chuggs))))) It is so difficult to watch a brother make mistakes. I can't give you any advice.....but I can feel your pain.
 
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