Is anyone else an atheist with BC besides me?
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When someone I know is DXed with any disease I give them a
healing stone..i just pick them up at rock stores . I have to get
the right fit in my hand. I tell them to stick them in their pocket
and if they want give it some rubs especially when some awful
procedure has to be done ..They know I am thinking of them..
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Hi Twinmom: Welcome to our cozy little thread! Does your screen name indicate that you have twins? Twins skip a generation in my family. My bro and sis were twins and drove my mother around the bend, apparently! They had each other to play with but were merciless in playing tricks on her. When I came along 8 years later, my mom had regained her sanity, thankfully!
Lisa, have you ever had a showing of your photographs? Their composition is breathtaking!
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Hey, all, glad to see activity here again!
My lack of religion really hit home last week as I was at my Dad's side as he died. In the South where I grew up. And yes, though it was a "blessing that the Lord took hime quickly so he wouldn't have to suffer," I couldn't help but feel bad for the poor people the Lord didn't see fit to help, and who suffered or are living their last days in nursing homes or what have you.
My Mom raised us in the UU church. We were encouraged to think and experience our friends' churches. None of us felt the need to join any church. My siblings and I have varying degrees of humanism or spirituality. Dad asked a Methodist minister who was a long-time friend to do his service. It was still too scripturish for me, but I'm sure it comforted some of the people in attendance. Fortunately, Dad had always just wanted a simple graveside service.
I won't want that much. I told my husband to have a party for a rememberance if he felt that would benefit anyone. Then take a hike into the mountains and scatter my ashes. Offer good thoughts to the energy of the Universe.
As a UU friend of my Mom's said when I ran in to her the other day, "I respect someone's right to believe how they choose, as long as they don't try to tell me about it."
I think that pretty much sums it up for me, too.
Anne
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My condolances. I'm sure your father's death stirred up some complicated feelings.
"I respect someone's right to believe how they choose, as long as they don't try to tell me about it."
I'm going to have to remember that. Thanks again, Anne. Please know I'll be thinking of you.
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Lewing.........wanna have a real chuckle? Go read some of the bios. We are so unintelligent! ROFLMBO!
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Yippee -- it's great seeing Dawn, Layne, Blue, Lewing -- been a while. Great seeing everyone.
It sure is interesting when things heat up -- gives me a few guffaws.
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A few good laughs sure gets those endorphines going. So, I guess it's all good. hehe
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Anne, I am so sorry you lost your Dad..I am sure he appreciated your
being there with him. I lost mine 16 years ago and it still hurts..he died
suddenly of an abdominal aortal anureysm so i never had the chance
to say goodbye.. He was 79.
Both my DH and I have elected to be creamated and put in the nearest National Cemetery..
No fuss...but in the event that any of our kids or later have the need to have proof of anything
there it is..
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It's good to see everyone checking in again!
Ann .. I am so sorry for your loss. It hits us hard. As time goes by the sorrow lessens a bit. I still wish I had just one more day with my dad.
Sunflowers .. nice to see you too! Yep .. that other thread did kind've explode into a mess ... it just seemed to happen out of nowhere.
I applied for a part time job at a country western radio station today. I doublechecked the email AFTER I sent it with my resume. I found a typo. For the love of pete .. I hope the guy doesn't notice it. I'm a million times over qualified for this little office position, but I'm desperate for some work.
Country western .. oy vay .. hope they don't ask me my favorite artists. I'm so old, I'd have to say Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings!
Wish me luck!
love,
Bren
Hope everyone has a good day.
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lindasa - yep, I've got some twinnies! They are 4 1/2 and are so much fun, but yes, it's quite exhausting at times! Interestingly, neither twins nor cancer run in the family but I got both, lol. I dreamt the other night I was pregnant with twins again...I don't know how because I'm currently single. Were there anymore twins in your family after your siblings?
SoCal - what a great idea about the healing stones! I dragged my bag of stones to every chemo but I just never thought about it for someone else. Fortunately, I haven't had anyone I know diagnosed with anything in the last month. I'll pick some up just in case, but hope that I never have to give any out!
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Twinmom -- If twinning follows tradition, my brother's son should have twins. Problem is, he's an airline pilot and claims he's never home long enough to get too involved.....hmmmm!
Bren, semding you loads of good wishes and luck on that job. Remember -- smart employers love to hire mature (okay - middle-aged!) adults because they're more dependable and often enjoy mentoring the young-uns. If your employer isn't smart enough to realize this, well heck, maybe there's one around who will. In the meantime, just be your usual charming self and I bet you'll be a shoo-in!
Anne -- Sending you my condolences. So glad you were with your Dad at the last. My father (the stoic!) was ill -- or as he would say, "under the weather" for a few months. My SM finally persuaded him to see a doctor. He was in hospital for a couple of days and we all thought he'd be getting better. Turns out he had acute lymphoma and died of a heart attack (caused by the lymphoma) at age 74. A horrible shock for us all. I dream about him often -- a truly loved and loving man.
Sunflowers - welcome to our corner!
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So good to "see" everybody again! I've also become more of a lurker than a poster, but I usually check in on this thread every few days or so. Not sorry I missed the latest dust-up.
--CindyMN
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bluedahlia - 'In my experience, I have noticed that the most "Christian" among us are the ones that profess not to be. They are welcoming and non-judgemental.' Right on! - couldn't agree more!!!
twinmom - 41/2 y/o twins - how lovely! Are they girls/boys or a mix? My fraternal twin girls are 20 now!!! They were my first and then I had a singe girl 21 months later - 3 under 3 for 3 months at one stage - all in cloth nappies at the time! Life has been busy and wonderful with the girls but that is all coming to an end now as my youngest is off to university next year
There is no history of twins on other side of our families but my SIL also had fraternal twins 16 months before my twins were born so there is history now!!!0 -
Best wishes, Bren! We're rooting for you!
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Thanks Leaf and Layne ... I'm keeping my phone on my person ... ha .. normally I can't find it anywere! Layne .. you're right, I better not mention the Dixie Chics!
Since the radio station is near my house .. I'm going to go by there tomorrow so they will have a face to go with a name. I really wish they would call me. I know I'm over qualified ... but I still want the job, even if the money isn't great.
I've been under the porch for awhile about financial problems. This would really help. Plus, it would get me out of the house and the 5 mile drive there is on a back road and is pretty and peaceful. No stoplights and no traffic!
I'll keep you all posted.
Thanks again for thinking of me.
Bren
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Fingers crossed Bren.
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layne - lol! I have heard that one but in NZ we say would more commonly say 'pissed as a fart' which is even more incomprehensible!
Bren - my fingers are crossed for you too.
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Anne, I'm very sorry about your father. Sending you thoughts of comfort.
Bren - GOOD LUCK!
On the topic of Britishisms (or Commonwealthisms) vs. Americanisms . . . I understand that the idea of walking around with a "fanny pack" is hysterically funny to some.
L
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BinVA - "I have been under the porch", what does that mean?
In our country we root for the underdog and when you are the majority, it is, well, hard to feel good about yourself, but if you try, you can take offense at anything! we used to say that such people had a chip on their shoulder. I found this clip on youtube, it is the trailer for a movie, Mark of the Beast!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw12Lz36O0A&feature=player_embeddedIt seems to be about the persecution of Christians some time in the not too distant future.
Julie E
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Hi Julie ... "under the porch" is southern for hiding out and feeling down. I'm transplanted to the south from San Diego. I love all the southernisms in this area!
hugs all,
Bren
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sunflowers - thanks for the kind words about my post!
Anne - so sorry to hear about your dad. Hoping you're finding some peace in the aftermath of your loss.
lindasa - maybe your nephew is afraid of the twin thing, lol?
raeinnz - my twins are fraternal boys. They're so different most people initially ask if they are both mine and when I say yes they ask how many MONTHS apart they are. When I say 24 MINUTES they look really confused for a second and then they finally get it. It's fun. I can't imagine three in cloth dipes! We're still having trouble with the potty and I've tried every tactic known to moms and am at my wits end. People assure me they won't go to high school in pull-ups but I'm not convinced!
Bin - good luck, hope you get it. I volunteer at my local station and I would love to work there but they're a public supported radio station so they have very few paid employees and really mostly on volunteers. Still, it's a lot of fun.
lewing - my mom showed up to hike with me with a big old fanny pack and I razzed her about it the whole hike. I really don't have a problem with fanny packs but just like to give my mom a hard time!
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A really interesting article in the New York Times (and the letters in response to it are even more interesting):
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/morals-without-god/?ref=opinion
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Hey ladies - latest sign outside a local church "If God didn't exist there would be no atheists'. My DH and DD are all for marching in there and giving them a piece of their mind but I am maintaining calm and tolerance.....
lindasa - very interesting article! I will have to set aside a few hours to read the last 24 pages of comments though!
twinmom - Yep, I have had the 'how can they be twins they look so different' comments too. My girls are still very different but when they were little one was dark and about 3 inches taller and rounder than the other who was blond and very fine and people just couldn't get their heads around it at times - I find people generally assume twins will be identical until they come in contact with people who have fraternals. Mine were delivered caesarian and are 1 minute apart and that raises some eyebrows too I can tell you! I guess you are talking about day potty training but one of my twin girls nearly went to high school in night nappies! She was dry during the day at 2 but wasn't dry at night until she was 13 when her period started. Dr referred her to a urologist when she was 8 and he said that night wetting is a maturity problem in the area of the brain that controls urination which is usually resolved when puberty hits. He said these kids sleep so heavily that the message from the bladder doesn't get to the brain to wake them up and so they wet in their sleep as babies do. He said if she had never been dry at night (which she hadn't) it was no use using alarms or lifting her to take her to the toilet to retrain her so we tried a couple of drugs that were meant to stop the kidneys making urine but it didn't help in the trial time so I canned them. She just used trainer nappies until she grew out of them and then we bought XS adult size until she finally came right. And when she did it was like a light switch going on - never another wet night! The urologist said it tends to run in families and my husband's grandson is coming up 9 and is still not dry at night so that sort of proves that theory. BTW the urologist said he wasn't dry at night until he was 15! Maybe that is why he went into that branch of medicine.
lewing - yes, quite right - that seems hilariously funny to us because 'fanny' doesn't mean 'butt' to us - it means female private parts.
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No wonder "fanny pack" makes you laugh! hahahahahahahahahaha!
(I'll never hear that phrase innocently again...)
--CindyMN
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Ha ha! Pity the poor woman named Fanny in North America who visits NZ! I have a fanny pack, but I tend to call it a Fatty Pack 'cuz that how it makes me look. (Hey, I'm not fat.....am I...??)
Anyone ever hear the term "so's my Aunt Fanny" as in a response to hearing an obvious lie?
Bren, have you heard anything yet about the job?
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Hi Ladies, Can I jump right in here? My name is Deanna and I live outside of Houston and I have BC with possible node involvement and I am scared.
I dont know what I beleive as far as "GOD", I think there may be a higher power however I have no idea if he/she is named god. My bestfriends Husband is a science teacher and he says (and he is an atheist) "I beleive in science therefore I can not beleive in god".
I hoping to belong somewhere on this site except for the "worried" thread (kinda afraid to venture out)..lol
Have a great weekend ladies!
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Welcome Deanna...lots of very nice ladies here and we are good at holding hands
and sending hugs...and good thoughts...so have a seat...and hope you have
more info soon about your diagnosis...just to let you know, I am a ten year survivor
So take a deep breath and just take this journey one step at a time...
SoCal
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Nice to meet you SoCal, I am from Fresno, Ca, left Fresno when I was 18, joined the Navy and was stationed in San Diego 32nd St base for almost 4 years (lived in Chula Vista at that time).
I live outside of houston, married to a great guy (he is very quiet & reserve..I am not...lol!) and have two great sons (18 & 22)..I worked for the airlines up intill 2 years ago and now a stay at home mother and wife. I was disability retired from the navy with a heart condition and had heart surgery last april.
Well, this cancer has turned us upside down for sure. My mother had it and my maternal grandmother died from it, however she was diagnosed in her 70's.
I have researched this cancer so much I feel I might be an expert (haha) but, seriously I know more about this cancer than I ever wanted to know. I now try to stay away from other sites and just hang out here on BC.org.
Have a good weekend!
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Hey, all, I just wanted to thank everyone for their truly kind and authentic words after my Dad died. The support here means so much.
Welcome to all the new folks--here's a place you can just be yourself. Pull up a chair and make yourself at home.
Anne
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you are a sweetheart Anne..
Deanne, right after college, I also was in the Navy, stationed
in San Diego at the foot of Broadway at COMELEVEN and
then in Washington DC in the Office of Legislative Affairs..resigned
when they couldn't station my husband and I together in 1968
my husband retired from the USN in 1983 ..and we stayed put in
Bonita CA, after being moved all over the place..
Small world
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