Messages By: faeryedark

Quote From: debtfixer

I'm new to the Dr. Phil message board, what do you mean by the religious debate board and how do you find it?

 

Thank you

Quote From: debtfixer

I'm new to the Dr. Phil message board, what do you mean by the religious debate board and how do you find it?

 

Thank you

Quote From: powaygrl

why would a 24 year old want to get engaged to a 15 year old? that's just wrong

Quote From: jojobeaner

My post is talking to anyone over the age of 18. 

 

If a 40 year old man wants to date an 18 year old why should that be anyone's business?  Maybe that 18 year old is at the same maturity level as that 40 year old.  One can't really say until they know each person individually.

 

I have a brother whose wife is 10 years younger than he, but emotionally they compliment each other.  Then I have another brother whose wife is 11 years older than he and they compliment each other.  This kind of topic should not be anyone's business but the people involved in the relationship. 

 

If the man logged onto sugardaddies.com then don't you think he was looking for someone to take care of, someone that would look good on his arm.  His motives are clear, but possibly in the midst of all of this he has found someone to love.  We all have our preferences when it comes to dating people, we like a certain physical attributes, personality traits, emotional connectedness and spiritual compatibility, so why is this any different?, it isn't!

Quote From: granoffive

Our son, age 49 and born deaf, holds a good job and lives in hi co-op apt. but I'm afraid he'll lose both someday.  He was evicted, a 2-year process, but we disovered it when they locked his door.  After many court appearances etc. tons of  newspapers papers were hauled out and he kept the apt. But he still has problems, made more difficult by his denial of problems until they become critical, and because he was born in 1957 when educators of the deaf believed in "the Oral Method", not allowing babies and toddlers to learn sign language!  It was he worst mistake in education of the deaf!  Most deaf people in his age group, taught orally and denied sign as young children are difficient in grammar and communication skills as a result of this.  His latest problem is losing the use of his car because his auto insurance bill got lost in the mounting pile of mail on his dinette table and insurance was cancelled for non-payment.  I'm trying to convince him that he must turn in his license plates immediately.  My husband, another procrastinator, is of no help.

Quote From: alpha12

It just occured to me that it isn't just the owner of all the cats who is at fault.  Why did the neighbors not call Animal Control before it really got out of hand?  It seems to me that fifty cats would be just as noticable as 200.  They could have pressured the lady into getting help before the animals took over the neighborhood.

Like the rest of the board I haven't seen the show but Animal Control is the only way someone should deal with people who keep animals in inhumane conditions.  Poisoning or otherwise harming the animals is cruel, and any other method can cause excessive friction.  Animal Control officers are paid to deal with problem owners, let them handle it!

Quote From: feralcat

 With so little to go on it is hard to say.  Social services should have the little girl given a complete physical exam by a pediatritian to see whether she has been molested.  What did the lie detector report come up with?  Why does the mother-in-law have these ideas of what is happening to her grandchild?  Are there others that have the same suspisions in the community?

Quote From: afraid

Too Many Cats?
by Kathie Freeman

Cats are becoming increasingly popular as pets these days, and a big question is, how many cats should a family have? For some people, one is more than enough, others have half a dozen or more. Here are some sure- fire ways to know when you've reached your limit.

You know you have too many cats when:

Your annual cat food bill is more than the combined Gross National Product of Liechtenstein, Andorra, and San Marino.

Your last three cats are named Puss, Kitty-cat, and Hey You.

You and your spouse are sleeping on the floor because there's no more room in the bed.

The cleaning lady at the vet's office calls you by your first name.

All your windowsills are occupied.

Your neighbors forget your last name and start referring to you as "you know, the cat people".

You have to change the vacuum cleaner bags every week.

You're running out of corners to put litter boxes in.

Even your coffee table has a slip cover.

The most important crop in your garden every year is catnip.

You can't remember what a house plant looks like.

Flea collars smell good to you.

You actually understand what your cats are saying.

More than half your mail comes from Purina and Friskies.

Every year you get a personally autographed Christmas card from Morris.

Your cat door has been replaced three times.

For Mothers Day last year the kids pooled their money and bought you an electric cat brush.

You thought it was the perfect gift.

Quote From: sliderkta

I had a grandma who owned 100 cats at any given time in her home. She was a Wiccan and her goddess was Bast, the Egyptian cat goddess. All her cats were treated as human beings because they were seen as the goddess' herself. The animals were fed, watered, and given medical care. Most had come from abusive homes (like her white cat, "Blue Eyes") and others were feral. All of the felines were unusually calm around her, but the animals became wild with anyone my grandma didn't like (like my mom's extended family).

 

When my family visited for Thanksgiving in 1991, I actually witness her giving the cats a Thanksgiving offering, which was a full sized, cooked turkey. Once the cats were satisfied, we were allowed to eat. Sadly, this disgusted my mom, who had been raised Catholic and later became a Fundementalist Christian. Because of my mom, my family was forced to celebrate Thanksgiving at my Uncle Leo's, where we had tamales instead of turkey.

 

Anyways, it's not much difference from people in India worshipping the cow.

 

On another note, it is a fact that some pagans and Wiccans still hide their religion for fear of discrimination, so when I see a situation like this, I can't help but wonder if this person is a neo-pagan or Wiccan.