SMG
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I know what you mean about your focus wandering. Mine does it quite often. I usually get that way when I'm bored or burnt out. Assignments from class that would only be 15-20 minutes tops to complete can take me an hour or more if I can't focus! Even something as simple as reading a chapter in a text book becomes tedious and time-consuming!
I find that getting angry at myself isn't helpful. I just try to break down the "yucky" task that I can't focus on into smaller steps. Do 2 or 3 steps, take a break, do 2 or 3 more, etc. I also find that "bribing" myself with a reward for also works. Just be sure to only reward yourself AFTER the job is done.
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Aravis - Sometimes you have to be blunt with parents. It several repetitions of "Will you stop bringing up that subject, Mom? You're only making me feel WORSE about it." before she got a hint. =(
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I won't be seeing a cent of my rebate. Using it to put a payment on my loan. At least it will be that much less interest I have to pay off when I graduate. >.<
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Some of us grew up in homes where our parents/grandparents/aunts/uncles/siblings/etc swore enough to make sailors tell them to watch their language. (As a side note, I DO have a friend in the navy and he HAS told me to watch my language! *blush*)
Believe me when I say that I could come up with a whole lot worse than "heck, darn, dang, frack and crap." In fact, my first word was a curse word. Some of us have a harder time than others dropping the habit, but it doesn't mean that our testimonies of the Savior and church are any less than other people's.
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Food has a very big impact on our moods! I've been reading quite a bit about it these past few weeks. Overly processed foods are stuffed with loads of starches and sugars, which are good for SHORT term energy boosts, but will leave a person feeling sluggish and tired afterwards. Things that take longer to break down and use, such as fats and proteins, will give you a longer lasting energy boost. But remember to get a decent amount to sleep, because no amount of food or stimulants can overcome the effects of accumulated sleep deprivation!
I'd be jumping for joy over kids who willingly eat veggies that aren't deep fried and breaded!
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Welcome, brother. =)
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That is evil. Lock these girls up until they are old enough to draw social security checks!! Bullies aren't rational and these girls are bullies, don't mistake it!
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I am not the most forgiving woman that God has ever made. Please take my opinion with a grain of salt. That being said, here is what I think:
I read your post and I believe that for your own personal safety, and more importantly, the safety of your children, that you need to get away from this man. Divorcing him or not should be a choice only made after much prayer and consideration. But if you ask me, you should be gone YESTERDAY.
He blamed you for his shortcomings or "non-progression" in the church. He's had an affair. You said yourself, he acts as if it is nothing. HE PHYSICALLY HURT YOU. When is this cycle going to stop? What if he lashes out at your children next?
A good father does not hurt the mother of his children. A good husband does not cheat cheat on his wife. A good father/husband does not blame other people for his own personal shortcomings. A good father/husband loves his wife and treats her with respect. Has he done that? Is he honestly willing to seek and stick to a treatment program to deal with his problems?
If it were me, I'd be taking the children and moving far far away, as in to the opposite side of the country if possible! But as I said, I'm not terribly forgiving. I've seen too many of my aunts and female cousins stay in abusive relationships that go from bad to worse. Year after year, I'd see a cousin or an aunt coming to a family get-together wearing WAY too much making up and KNOW she was trying to hide the latest bruise(s) her husband or boyfriend gave her. I have no kindness in my heart for men who willfully hurt the women who love them the most.
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She's in my prayers and I'm sending a heaping helping of good thoughts and well wishes her way!
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I, too, have to say all of the above. But I had to place RS being overwhelming as first. (I avoid it like the plague for the time being, it makes me TOO uncomfortable.) It seems like if someone there hasn't just had a new baby or grand baby, they or one of their children are getting married! Some days, I think I must be the only semi-active single sister who's not a divorcee!
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Ack, the M word!
But, it's like Dr. S said, most of us are in the other forums.
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I usually just go to the Sunday morning session in the chapel. The rest I wait to read in the Ensign or read on the 'net. I get too wiggly and fidgety to sit more than 2 hours at a stretch. I guess I'm still a kid at heart.
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Well, you can take the "not just right" ones and make them into some pretty nice banana bread. =) I'm picky when it comes to bananas, too.
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I have to say it... WHAT HORRIBLE PARENTS! Both of the bullied boy AND the bullies! How can anyone be so heartless to a child who is so obviously in pain? If they HAVE to have two careers, can't they at least put the poor kid into a private school?
I was bullied from age 10 to age 18, it only stopped when I moved away from the town I had been living in. I can empathize with the being doubled over because of stress feeling and the not wanting to go to school. I've worn those shoes. Girls are just as bad at bullying as boys, I know this from experience.
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I just want to say thank you to all the men who try to be good examples. We all know this world isn't exactly the easiest to get by in, so the men who go out of their way to be good people stand out a little more to me.
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Hoosier, by and large, members are very kind and very accepting. It's just that some folks like myself have had the misfortune of running into bad apples who make us super miserable.
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It depends what time of year for my ward. When school is in session, we usually have enough young men to take care of the sacrament. In the summer time and when there seems to be an illness going around town is when we see the Mel. priesthood holders pitching in. Last week, we had a few high priests helping with the sacrament, due to a bout of whooping cough ripping through the county.
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Frankly, I'd rather not. I don't feel up to causing such a stir. I think it would just be easier for all involved if I stayed away from RS.
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I live in Montana, like it says in my profile.
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I'm afraid that a ward member may be on this site and I really don't want to offend them or come across as a whiner. However, I've been informed that there may be more than just me who feels this way.
Where do I start? Well, when I was a child, my mother was widowed rather suddenly. If Mom so much as said "hello" to any married man who wasn't the bishop, she was treated like a stray dog. I've seen that happen to other single women as well. Heck, even the bishop's wife wasn't nice about it, either. I've taken to avoiding talking to married men more than absolutely necessary lest I get the "death ray glare" from some irate sister, too. Note to married sisters: We do NOT want to steal anyone's husband! We just want to say hello and socialize with other adults in the ward! Is that a crime?
Then there is the seeming mindset of, "if you aren't married and aren't having kids, you are less of a woman!" that I run into a lot. What about us tomboys who never "grew out of that phase?" Where do we fit? When it's just you, your mom and a disabled sister, you learn to get pretty independent pretty quick. It feels like there's this disconnect between people like me and the activities that enrichment typically has. Yes, cooking, arts and crafts are very enjoyable. But is it necessary to pound that drum all of the time?? Why not something that's more empowering, like learning to change a flat tire or learning to change the oil in your car, every once in a while?
I'm not about to sit around feeling sorry for myself that I'm still single at the "ripe" age of 26. I've chosen to pursue an education for as much as I have the stomach and funds for. What's wrong with trying to excel in your chosen area when you don't have a family of your own yet? What if, through no fault of your own, you NEVER have a family of your own? Does that make the woman some sort of leper?! I'd like to think that I could be appreciated for more than just the fact that I could potentially be a wife and mother. =/
I've been engaged twice and my heart was broken both times in a very cruel manner. Hearing the constant pushing of marriage when I pop into RS metaphorically rips off the scabs of those hurts. Sometimes it takes more than a couple of months (or years) to get over such a heartbreak. Those married sisters probably don't know how envious I feel when I see them bouncing a baby on their knee or when they go to the park with their family. I'm ashamed to admit to having envy, but I'm only human.
I'll hush up for now. I'm waiting for my mail order wheel of cheese to arrive. I'm going to make some whine out of the sour grapes.
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I second the dictionary method! Or, if you're a student like me, pull out a biiiiig thick text book and just try to read as much as you can in a go. I'm out like a light by the time I'm halfway through a chapter in my psych book.
Curse of Ham/Canaan
in Scripture Study Forum
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Perhaps this is out of left field... but this made me think of how the Nile river delta floods. May it referred to the annual floods that were essential to raising food crops along its banks?