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November 17, 2007, 7:26 pm PST

11/16 Scary Skinny

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Hi

 

This is my first time on a message board so I'm not sure how it works. But i watched the show on Eating disorders and I'm confused. My daughter just turned 14 last week and she has always been a picky eater. It is something that I truly feel that I have failed at as a parent. It seems that she was born this way. She has always been too skinny and gains enough weight each yr during her physicals to not be considered anorexic. Does a picky eater qualify as being anorexic

 

Thank you

Eileen

No, picky eaters are simply picky, unless her habits have changed drastically in the last two years THEN you absolutely need to take her to her obstetrician and have a talk. My baby doctor tell me as long as the kid eats and gains weight steady they are ok. Most children are rails at 14, girls and boys. All mine were, especially my boys! Now they are all normal kids /adults and I now raise one skinny 14 year old and one plump 8 year old,lol.

BUT, if you are worried take the girl to the doctors for blood work up and physical to make sure nothing else is wrong :)

 
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November 18, 2007, 11:13 am PST

11/16 Scary Skinny

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I feel bad about this but I'm going to say it .  I have no sympathy for these people because it is something they bring on themselves. I can't even stand to look at them, they are so disgusting looking. I know that I should feel bad for them but it is something that even if my best friend had the "disorder" I would walk away. They know what they are doing is going to kill them and yet they choose to continue doing it, competing with the next anorexic or bulimic to see who can be the skinniest and who can get the most attention.
The biggest thing I have against people who do this to themselves is looking at the pictures on TV of people who are starving to death in 3rd world countries. It is a mockery to them that they do this! They are the ones who have my sympathy and I would give my eye teeth to be able to feed them. How dare these selfish people who have everything they need and more deliberately starve themselves for attention and competition when millions in the world would love to have the food they refuse or vomit!!!!! And to those that would whine, "you don't understand", or "you are uncaring", I say I do understand and I do care. I understand your selfish motives and I care about those that are starving because they are dirt poor. We in this country are so blessed and to refuse the blessing is an affront to God.

I will not watch this show. I can't stand to even look at them and their crocodile tears.

This is a disease Not an attempt to receive attention.

Sadly, after your rant dear Lady, you might want to look into some issues of your own.

Comparing this disease to a 3rd world country is apple and oranges. No comparison.

This is not done deliberately and should be recognized as for what it is. A mental illness and a skewed look at themselves in a mirror. They see a 200 # human when we see a 65 # human standing in front of us DYING!

 
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November 19, 2007, 1:03 pm PST

11/09 Debate Dr. Phil and the Bishop

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1. Irish-Americans. Yes, and there is St. Patrick's Day, a Irish Holiday and Irish Pubs.

2. Italian-Americans. My goodness, the center of the Catholic church is in Rome and the Pope as a red carpet when he comes through. An communities speaking little English.

3. German-Americans. They have German communities all over the place. Places called German Town.

4. Greek-Americans. Didn't you love My Greek Wedding. I guess they chose their culture or an American Wedding, which came out of his culture.

5. English-Americans. Some times I wonder if we are still under British rule, the way we Lord the so-called royalty of England and try to me them idols. We kept their language, although Columbus sailed under the Spanish Flag. What happened to all the Spanish and French colonies,they still have French Canada ad English Canada.

6. Polish-Americans. Polish dogs and Polish communities, with people speaking little English.

7. Switzerland- Don't you love the Swiss swim team and Swiss cheese.

8.Russian-Americans. They are still coming and Russia is still their home. They have their communities, speaking little English.

9. French-Americans. Don't you dream of doing to Paris. French fries and French restaurants. Why d a  lot of schools to teach French to our kids

10. Dutch-Americans Aren't they still in Africa, trying to call South Africa their country.

 

Next time you hear, African-American, remember that represents the merging of two continents. Unlike, Italy, England, France, Ireland, Spain, Japan, Germany, et. which are countries, Africa is an entire continent. Blacks don't have the liberty of calling themselves Ethiopian, South African, Egyptian, Sudanese, Algerian, Somalian etc. Americans. When you hearing English spoken, Spanish, French, Italian, German. Tagalog, Russian, etc. remember there are 1,000 languages for Blacks to chose from and 999 of them would not be their native language.

 

You are forced with a melting pot and Ethnic pride or all things European. I have traveled the world and racism is a European thing. The problem with the Middle East, that America fails to understand, they are divided by religion nd fight those wars, but America could not fight a war against apartheid, because the South African victims were the wrong color.

 

We still invade other countries for oil and imperialism. With all the years of occupancy in Germany an the egregious atrocities of the government, we never took over

 

Yes, let's all just become Americans. Shall we speak Spanish, since that was the first language and most of this continent speaks Spanish. What shall we eat? Buffaloes, Beef and Chicken without the flavors from other countries, just good ole BBQ Tex-Mex style. What shall we wear? Moccasins and cow leather and feathers for hats. Maybe, we an take the cotton and synthetics and make our on style. we don't want to look like the British.

 

Miss White America.Hmm, that's that it was, for many years and it is still predominantly White. That is why there was a Miss Black America pageant in the first place.

 

White History months? Are you kidding? We have have have that 12 months a year and that is what is taught in school. Columbus discovered America, right?How about Italian, Americus Vespucius or the Moors when they went on their expedition years before and intermingled wit the Indians. They even have European History. Yes we must know about the War of the Roses and the study about King Arthur and Medieval Times.

 

We must not teach about civilizations that were more advanced in medicine, mathematics, science, architecture, astrology, etc.

 

Rebel Flag. It stands for the South shall rise again. This is straight out of the mouth of Southerners. Loyalty, I don't think they are. The Civil War was more about the South seeping their slaves and their Satanic right to own them and wanting to destroy the country and become their own country.

 

Promote Whites. We have the only government building in the world called the White House and it is no wonder that only a White man has sat in that seat.

 

Muhammad Ali, he joined the Nation of Islam in 1964 and was not drafted until 1967. Should he be Catholic Christian like me. Li was never eligible for the draft, he 1-Y(not qualified) but this was ignored. The Justice Dept. Hearing Officer interviewed over 35 people and made the recommendation that Ali was not qualified for draft. They ignored the recommendation and went on to draft him. The case went to the US Supreme Court and they decided 8-0 with one abstained vote, that Ali not eligible or the draft.

 

One side note, when the Vietnam War started, the Voters rights Act of 965 had not been passed and Blacks did not have the right to vote in may states.

 

Nooses, that are hung and churches that are burned and burning crosses have nothing to do with cowboys and law. Hiring were lawless and White mob governed. A hung Black man might hang for days, as a symbol o Blacks and if a Black man pulled him down he was hung.

 

No cemetery divided soldiers into heritage groups, but for many years there were separate barracks, separate units, and separate and unequal opportunities. My goodness, the Blacks were in separate units, not allowed to fight in the White divisions as the Union soldiers fought against slavery.

 

You can't paint America British and say that is America and everything else is ethnic pride in America. We are all immigrants an we all came from somewhere else and brought that to America. I that is not the case, shall we give up St. Patrick's Day, that's not American. Shall we stop teaching about the affairs of Europe. We shall start wih the first settlers and start with that history. That would be the Indians. But, we must go further because many came from Asia and Africa.

 

Why not just go back to the original man, Adam and Eve. Wll, that woud mean African History and the Bible. Neither one is taught in school.

 

Were you open to all t answers.

 

 

Holy gawd, I adore your answer.. can you teach schools or do you already? R you a college professor? I am on the National Geographic  DNA  study trace program /original Eve. You are brilliant .
 
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November 21, 2007, 12:12 pm PST

11/20 A Husband’s Shocking Confessions, Part 2

I will get the pleasure of seeing Part III  this afternoon and cannot make any futher remarks until that point or even guess what this guy is up to.

He is a movie in the making and I am certain that Dr.Phil has the FBI and police and the "parks department" at this point standing guard to make sure that "el Liar" is not the Mad Man of California. Who knows what this jerk is? he could be absolutely the one guy who will solve many murders that have been on-going OR he could simply be the type that is needing allot of attention and much needed help in a hospital LOCKED away somewhere far away from all people who he can BS. He is , so far, a total NUT! No matter what or who he is or not, his wife needs a lawyer , YESTERDAY and get rid of him and get what money she can before he endes up in some form of institution somewhere. She is endangering the children no matter how you slice this guy.

Get ready for the VEGETABLE BIN.. Part III.

Poor Dr. Phil*

 
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November 21, 2007, 2:03 pm PST

11/20 A Husband’s Shocking Confessions, Part 2

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 I do not mean to sound hard-nosed, but so many women on this message board talk about how difficult it is to live with an abusive man.  I really want someone to answer truthfully.  I think a lot of women say it's because they can't  get away, but I think deep down it's because they're afraid to be alone. I have seen this too many times in my life and it sickens me that women will subject themselves to horrific abuse instead of getting away.  Please, don't be afraid to be alone!!  I was so lonely after my first marriage ended, but I wouldn't settle and after six years, I met the best man in the world!!  He was so worth the wait. And it wasn't easy. I didn't make a lot of money and spent most of those years renting a room in someone else's home. But I had determined I wouldn't settle for money or just a warm body in the house. I was willing to stay single IF I didn't meet the right man.  Never, ever settle. Once you're married and find ou the guy is a psycho, get out.  Don't wait until you don't think there's any other way.  I wish Dr. Phil would address this. I'm sorry, but I'm tired of hearing women whine about their abusive husbands.  Get out at the first sign!!  So many posters have stated their men were charming at first. Okay, then take the hint when it's given and get out.  Too many women choose to be victims - yes, I said it. Women choose to be victims.  When a woman stays with a man because "he apologizes and promises he'll never do it again" she is accepting the role as a victim.  There are a few who truly are victims, but I believe most are deeply afraid of being alone.
And no, I don't think I'm better or smarter than anyone else.  There was just too much abuse in my history and I decided when I was young that it never would be worth it to live with an abusive man.

I know what you say is true to your words. You make absolute sense in everything to say and the words you speak SHOULD be anyone's  KNOWLEDGE and they should not have to ask " what should I do  ?" ever, they should know and leave immediately, but don't.

 

My parents, the people who raised me, actually my very own grandparents, were the worst for wear. My very own grandpa, abused his middle daughter at the age of 3, starting age I do not know. He sexually molested her and if the truth be known, he also molested my real mother too and possibly the youngest daughter? No one talks and my grandmother protected him for all those years and stayed with him. She was true to him as he hit her, screamed at her and was horrible to all his girls even me when I came along, but he did not molest me at all, he simply said sexually innuendo things that made me feel ill.  When I found out the truth about all his tirades and horror I had a tantrum to end all tantrum two years ago, going on three years now. BECAUSE, I was molested by my real mothers live in lover who she gave me up for , who she stuck by through beatings of her other 3 children and beatings to her too and his alcoholism.  I watched and grieved so much , I broke into pieces many times and did not want to live after my grandfather finally died and my health showed it. 

I know , but yet I could not run, like a nightmare you cannot get away from the bad shadows , this is the way my life had felt and still does.

You are so right in what you say and you know what you say and are right.

 
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November 22, 2007, 12:59 pm PST

Ok, I watched part III

The guy has got to be ill.. or  totally , oh heck I don't know that show was wild! I feel that was a waste of poor Dr. Phil's time and the energy put forth to simply commit the guy. The wife had the "no contact order lifted" and for heck sure I would not have not knowing if the "loon" was a killer or not OR knowing that he would make up that sort of story would tell me that he was in a bad position of mental distress. Ouch, he scared me and he would make a great novel for someone out there or a long nightmare for some poor woman or a therapist . None of us will ever know what happened unless we all get to hear what the therapists think is exactly going on in the mind of this man. As for the wife? I am not sure about her, I am really not sure about her, she scares me too.
 
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November 23, 2007, 10:26 am PST

11/09 Debate Dr. Phil and the Bishop

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I would love to find out more about the National Geographic DNA study trace progam/original Eve.

 I am not a college professor, but find it interesting that you would ask "can you teach schools".

Hello again the holidays have me delayed :)

www.nationalgeographic.com/genograghic

 

This is the genographic program that has a 5 year study before they give this to the public. \As you have probably read they, meaning the archeologists found Adam one in the depth of Africa a few years back and the Eve one with-in miles from Adam one, dating back thousands of years as marked the oldest of human kind found to date and also proving that we are definite from those regions.

So far they are correct, but they needs US, to get all our DNA factors completed to trace all our ancestry  as far back as they can/ I did in fact come from that tail.

I am in the group  Haplo 1.

I eventually went into the eastern part of Europe so far instead of the Asian part of Europe but my ancestors did in-fact stay in the Asian part of Europe for a few thousand years too. When I say "I" of course I mean my ancestor,lol.

This program , is available to everyone, or it was and costs for the DNA testing only. I paid 107.00 for it and I am tracing this to the end , it will take 5 years to trace to the end to where we all are now and prove that you, me and US are in-fact all one family unit from the same basic genetic structure.

This is a fascinating project to be taking part in.

Africa of course being the main focus as this was the main biggest continent many thousands years ago.

 

I am not a teacher ,in answer  to your question and YES, you are extremely well versed on history and the beginning of much of the politics of The Civil War.I am impressed with that knowledge and like to see it:)

 
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November 23, 2007, 10:53 am PST

I remember WHEN*

I was 6 years old and Mama said " NO! You cannot have a Barbie doll, she is too developed" Back in the 60's I had no idea what that meant and I wanted a dolly with a airline stewardess uniform on with brunette hair with high hells and a swell Barbie suitcase! Ken came latter and was NOT anatomically correct! There are questions about kens sexually to this day and later came Brad, way after ME being a kid,lol.

Jokes aside, NO, the Bratz doll should do no harm unless a parent and all parents make a HUGE deal out of it. Just like Barbie did me no harm, Little Girls want the really neat cool small things the dolly comes with and the pretty things that sparkle and the doll has curly hair to straight hair and she is absolutely flat busted to say the least. This is a fun dolly and to protect the manufacturer " This is a harmless dolly" It is the parents making a big deal out of nothing!

 

Now onto the real problem  THE PARENTS ..

You take the child shopping and have control over what the heck you are buying for the child. You should have that control , especially when that lil girl is under the age of sixteen . There should be no BS and the answer here is " NO! you will not shall not wear that no matter what , or you can dress in jeans until you are out of high school , but you will not wear that skirt up to your hind quarters."

 

A parent looses control on a  child at the age of 17 years basically or even sixteen, though a parent can say " you will not!", a kid usually has a part time job and drives a car. The young woman can buy her own clothes and that is a problem. BUT you have to challenge the rules than of your own home and state " 1. you cannot go to school unless the dress is a certain length , like right above the knee and not to the butt." BUT once they meet 18 years of age you cannot dictate to a young woman what is what, she will rebel and do whatever makes you absolutely angry.

 

Also, sometimes you have to look at the real issues too.

1. is the kid on dope?

2. does she drink?

3. is she sexually promiscuous

4.is she a mean kid?

 

If not, then allow some rebellion and DO not sweat the small stuff, like piercing and the stupid dress that is too darn short at 16 years of age.

If that is the worse thing the kid ever does, you as a parent have accomplished  a load.

 

Parents, on the VERY REAL NOTE: you cannot stop a 19 year old woman from wearing what she wants to. You can suggest. I recommend you say nothing and she can figure this out herself. Peer pressure or her own  self image will put her in check with-in a couple years or so. She is only 19 of age and this does wear off sooner or later.

 
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November 23, 2007, 1:00 pm PST

11/09 Debate Dr. Phil and the Bishop

Quote From: will6012

I will definitely look into and may pass it on to people as Christmas presents. If we don't know our history, they will try to change it. They have already tried to call the Northern part of Africa, North of the Red Sea, the Middle East, which is fine as long as you say the Middle East is in Africa.

 

A lot of people don't know that Egypt and Israel are in Africa. Look at the map. It is also amazing that a lot f people don't know that Africa is a Continent and think it is a country.

 

Just curious what is your ethnic background?

Also, there is another site. www.dnaancestryproject.com 

I have Eastern European back ground, meaning Italian roots so far with Israel behind an African coming up back 4th generation .

American Indian and Italian with European east course, lol..

 

My grandson'  African American American jamaican , I have two.

 

Living in America ,the melting pot of DNA, of course :)

I will persume you are a distant cousin .

encourage you to do this project.. I will be riding this project to the end .. I will end up where I am now, I suppose or find out my relatives lied to me :)

This will not tell you anything about great grandma personally, but does tell you about our DNA line from WAY long ago , I love this project/journey totally.

If this works, this can possibly end  so much delusional bigotry.OR, I am delusional?

 
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November 23, 2007, 1:04 pm PST

11/09 Debate Dr. Phil and the Bishop

Quote From: will6012

I will definitely look into and may pass it on to people as Christmas presents. If we don't know our history, they will try to change it. They have already tried to call the Northern part of Africa, North of the Red Sea, the Middle East, which is fine as long as you say the Middle East is in Africa.

 

A lot of people don't know that Egypt and Israel are in Africa. Look at the map. It is also amazing that a lot f people don't know that Africa is a Continent and think it is a country.

 

Just curious what is your ethnic background?

Also, there is another site. www.dnaancestryproject.com 

www.dnaancestryproject.com 

 

I looked this up and I am going to try this, this looks incredibly interesting too! Thank you, Shawny :)

 

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