I'm an agnostic and my mom is Christian....
so I was in the car telling ym mom this studff I learned about continental drift and how the earth and the universe is constantly expadning and how crazy it is to think about how big (or infinite) the universe must be, etc, etc....and while I'm talking to my mom about this stuff, she cuts me off saying (and I quote), ';I don't care about that evolution crap. I believe in Jesus Christ';. first off, I wasn't even talking about evolution, I don't care for the evolution theory myself...second, I didn't realize how close-minded my mom was about that sort of stuff. I begin educating myself about the world and universe (all these thing science has discovered) and I tell her about it and she get irritated. come to think of it, even when I was raised believing in Christianity and I was taught those things in school, I ignored them and hated learning about it cus I was so damn close-minded myself, until a few months ago.
now I know not all Christians are this way, but it just shocks me that even someone like my mom would be so close-minded. I know she believes in Jesus with all her heart, but for her to totally dicount all other things just, i don't know...Are Christians REALLY this close-minded?
Hi, I tend to agree with you to a point, a lot of PEOPLE are very closed minded, but its not because they're Christian. I am a Christian, I believe in the Bible %26amp; Jesus %26amp; his ministry %26amp; I AM a Christian before I am anything else! %26amp; I LOVE science, I love learning about the earth %26amp; universe. I took several Geology %26amp; Geography courses in college %26amp; aced them all, my favorite was learning about the formation of the earth, the continental drifts, tectonic plates, etc... it's all so interesting. To me, it's actually a testament to creation, it's solid proof that there had to be a creator! How could the earth %26amp; life have come about by chance %26amp; evolution? That's such a ridiculous theory! The Bible is actually very scientific, despite people's claims about it being contradictory of science.
Any ways, back to your original question, NO Christians are NOT that close-minded, your mom perhaps may be, it sounds like she means well, though, don't be too down on her, but also please do not consider a group as large as ';Christians'; to be something like close minded, or unscientific, or against reasoning %26amp; common sense, just because one person shows these traits. I promise, all the Christians I know are both religiouss %26amp; scientific.
Don't be too frustrated with the other answerer's either, there's all kinds of people with all kinds of opinions. =o)Are Christians REALLY this close-minded?
If you want life, believe in Jesus. If you want to enjoy in the imaginations of the world of science, then believe everything they tell you. Eternal life goes to the follower of Jesus. Just what do you expect your reward will be for blindly accepting the theories and hypothesis of science.
Funny, I had a similar conversation with my mom just yesterday, and I thought she was open-minded too... You can tell because of the weird look she gets on her face whenever I say that I'm happy about evolution...
I know plenty of closed-minded Christians, but I'm a pretty open-minded, science-oriented one myself.
Yes, many are really that close minded. They create rifts between physical observation and their religion. They see it as having to pick between one and another. It's sad because such choices drive up scientific illiteracy in arguably one of the best countries in the world.
yes!!! some christians are SO close-minded! what those close-minded people dont realize is that god never said ';how'; he made everything so he could have put all of this stuff into place and watched it flourish! it's crazy how people can be molded to think sometimes! it really doesnt make any sense!
No, but a lot of them are.
My father is the same way. Just out of curiosity I read The God Delusion and he said, ';I can't wait until God blinds you for reading that';.
It's so sad. Why can't we all just accept each other?
Everybody has a right to express themselves about whatever they are learning or thinking, whatever they like or dislike, Maybe you should tell your mother that, in a respectful way, I am pretty sure she will understand.
She was probably forewarned about the ';evil'; in evolution. lol
Besides, evolution doesn't require belief, it's already a fact.
Uh huh. Everyone's so ';closed minded'; about hearing your ';science'; book lies.
Okay.
Oh yea... They are the most close minded %26amp; one track mind people I have never seen
Plus they are the most ignorant and illiterate people I have ever come across in my whole entire life
Don't worry just because she doesn't agree with you doesn't mean you are wrong in your belief. It is shocking when we start to realize our parents are fallible.
No. We are not.
Not all of them are. It is not smart of you to generalize.
Some are - yes. But not all.
Not all of them... just the insecure ones.
Sounds like she didn't know how to respond to your question.
I believe in God and Christ and was watching the History Channel yesterday about the Universe. Many galaxies, different scientific theories, expanding universe, etc.
This only increased my faith, rather than diminishing it. All the universe with such order and precision and predictability. Has to have some force that is keeping this order.
Science uses measured data to develop models to match the measured data and try to explain it. It tries to answer what is happening and how is it happening.
Religion tries to answer why are things happening.
Theories in science change over time as means are made available for different measurements. The truth stays the same, only our understanding changes.
There are also many different religions and from the perspective of truth, their beliefs are different and sometimes in opposition to each other, so it is not possible for both (or all) to be have all truth at the same time.
There is a law in thermodynamics that states that the entropy (amount of disorder) in the universe is increasing. Everything is moving towards more disorder and uselessness. If this law of science is true, then how can there be so much order in the universe? There must be an outside force counteracting the entropy.
Keep your faith. Make your quest for truth.
I am a Christian, one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
It does surely sound like she over reacted.
While I of course wasn't there, and am not her, maybe she felt you were somehow making fun of her or her beliefs.
I honestly get tired of the bigoted comments on Y!A about my being Christian meaning that I am against Science, Education, or simply Learning which is SOOOOOOO not true.
My father, an Avid SciFi fan, was also a Genius Electrician, who went on to being an Electrical Engineer, and Taught/helped Teach ALLOT of others to become Electrician's and EEs. Sadly he died in May of '07.
My mother once took a test on Spatial Awareness and scored Top in her class, Wrecking the curve for the class.:D
Both of them, who were/are Christian, Love/Loved learning, and passed that Love on to their 3 sons.
Of the 3 I am the only one who is Currently Christian, but I'd say, We all still have our love for learning.
Now this said, I in no way am defending how your mother acted. Hopefully, if she really was flying off the handle, she's come to realise it, and may in the future be able to explain why she reacted as she had, and/or at the least, appologise.
I know exactly what you mean.
I left religion nearly 30 years ago, while my mom stayed in it big time, and though I've had good relations with my mother all that time, we live in different states and I only see her once a year or so.
Last year she came for a visit. One of my passions is astrophotography (taking photographs of stars, galaxies, nebulae, etc.). I had just finished a nice 14-hour total exposure of the Andromeda galaxy, and had a big print of it on the table when she got there. She said, ';Ooh, that's beautiful, what is it?'; ';The Andromeda Galaxy,'; I tell her, ';one of our neighboring galaxies, about the same size as the Millky Way galaxy with around 100 billion stars, and only about 2.5 million light years away.'; She pauses for a moment and then asks, ';When you say 2.5 million light years away, what does that mean?'; I answer, ';It takes the light from this galaxy 2.5 million years to get from there to my camera. When the light I recorded in my shot left this galaxy, modern human beings hadn't even evolved yet.'; Again she's quiet for a moment...
';But that's impossible,'; she says. ';The earth is less than 10,000 years old. Somebody made a mistake.';
I was shocked, 'cause though I knew she was hardcore religious, I didn't know she was truly that ignorant.
Yes, somebody made a mistake alright...and it wasn't the thousands of people who've made very accurate distance measurements to the Andromeda galaxy...
Peace.
Christians are closed minded period. You can show them their wrong over and over and they just wont listen to you or anyone else. The truth is that Christianity is nothing more than a population control program implemented by those in power to prevent us from attaining true spiritual power and knowledge. If you want more information please visit www.exposingchristianity.com
christians are not freethinkers, atheist are.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Please read this. I am confused. Why do I feel this way?
I was rather close to this guy not long ago. He seemed sweet and quiet, I liked him and we starting sitting together in science. Anyway it progressed a bit more but then I suddenly went off him and dreaded seeing him.
I told him ';I finally know exactly what people mean when they say 'it's not you, it's me'.'; and he looked like he took it pretty well.
he started getting obsessive, telling me on MSN that he wanted to kill himself and everything. I started avoiding him all together because I didn't know how to handle it and he asked me why I had stopped talking to him. Which I really couldn't explain without him taking a gun to his head. I felt really sorry for him so one day I decided to sit by him and asked him for help on my science work. some people started saying ';Oh, Alice, why won't you go out with him?'; (they guessed that he liked me, he is quiet he wouldn't have said anything) and he replied with some really depressing crap about me not liking him even though he loves me (something like that -_-) anyway the conversation went cold and after a while he said ';..I might as well rape you, you won't let me have you any other way.'; I didn't absorb it at first, I just moved away from him in silence but later that night I sat and thought about what he said and realized that he threatened to rape me. (I was a bit slow, I think I was in shock.)
anyway some people found out about it and now everyone in my year hates him. They make fun of him around me and say ';he SHOULD kill himself! the world will be a better place.';
Listening to people when they talk about him and finding out about some of the horrible things he does (he is a champion shooter and he kills animals for fun, like cats and stuff. (even someone's HORSE because he didn't like them!)) I have really begun to hate him with a goddamn passion! but there's a part of me that still feels sorry for him, I don't know how I would feel if he really killed himself...
i go quiet whenever he's around and he intimidates me a lot even though he hasn't said a word to me since everyone found out about his threat.
Why do I feel this way about him?Please read this. I am confused. Why do I feel this way?
Oh I'm so sorry to hear this :(
I can somewhat imagine what you're going through. You were close to him for a while for a reason. There was something about him that you liked, apparently. You felt like that, and feelings about someone don't easily go away. You don't hate someone from one day on another, unless they did something terrible for you. But you feel like you've done something terrible to him, because you suddenly went off him. No matter what awful things he might've said later, you probably still feel a bit guilty about that and you can imagine how he feels. Empathy. That's why you feel that way about him. You're a human being. You hate him for the kind of person he is now, as threatening rape is... really awful and unimaginable. It definately does qualify him as a bastard. But at the same time, you did like him at first and you feel sorry for him as you can also imagine how he must've felt rejected by you.
Now, I can give you all these advices such as 'report him to the police!' and such, but.. there's no way of knowing what the right thing is to do unless you're you. I'm just gonna hope it works out for you :/Please read this. I am confused. Why do I feel this way?
You are still young
I told him ';I finally know exactly what people mean when they say 'it's not you, it's me'.'; and he looked like he took it pretty well.
he started getting obsessive, telling me on MSN that he wanted to kill himself and everything. I started avoiding him all together because I didn't know how to handle it and he asked me why I had stopped talking to him. Which I really couldn't explain without him taking a gun to his head. I felt really sorry for him so one day I decided to sit by him and asked him for help on my science work. some people started saying ';Oh, Alice, why won't you go out with him?'; (they guessed that he liked me, he is quiet he wouldn't have said anything) and he replied with some really depressing crap about me not liking him even though he loves me (something like that -_-) anyway the conversation went cold and after a while he said ';..I might as well rape you, you won't let me have you any other way.'; I didn't absorb it at first, I just moved away from him in silence but later that night I sat and thought about what he said and realized that he threatened to rape me. (I was a bit slow, I think I was in shock.)
anyway some people found out about it and now everyone in my year hates him. They make fun of him around me and say ';he SHOULD kill himself! the world will be a better place.';
Listening to people when they talk about him and finding out about some of the horrible things he does (he is a champion shooter and he kills animals for fun, like cats and stuff. (even someone's HORSE because he didn't like them!)) I have really begun to hate him with a goddamn passion! but there's a part of me that still feels sorry for him, I don't know how I would feel if he really killed himself...
i go quiet whenever he's around and he intimidates me a lot even though he hasn't said a word to me since everyone found out about his threat.
Why do I feel this way about him?Please read this. I am confused. Why do I feel this way?
Oh I'm so sorry to hear this :(
I can somewhat imagine what you're going through. You were close to him for a while for a reason. There was something about him that you liked, apparently. You felt like that, and feelings about someone don't easily go away. You don't hate someone from one day on another, unless they did something terrible for you. But you feel like you've done something terrible to him, because you suddenly went off him. No matter what awful things he might've said later, you probably still feel a bit guilty about that and you can imagine how he feels. Empathy. That's why you feel that way about him. You're a human being. You hate him for the kind of person he is now, as threatening rape is... really awful and unimaginable. It definately does qualify him as a bastard. But at the same time, you did like him at first and you feel sorry for him as you can also imagine how he must've felt rejected by you.
Now, I can give you all these advices such as 'report him to the police!' and such, but.. there's no way of knowing what the right thing is to do unless you're you. I'm just gonna hope it works out for you :/Please read this. I am confused. Why do I feel this way?
You are still young
I'm thinking about smoking weed...getting high with my friends... Should I do it?
Hi! I'm new here! I'm still struggling with this moral and ethical decision.
Do you think I should smoke weed? I mean, I've never done drugs before, smoked, or drank before. I'm a junior in high school and alot of my friends seem like they do it. They talk about it and it seems so fun. It doesn't even seem addictive. They say they aren't addicted. They describe how you can be so calm and chilled out on weed. They also tell adventures of when they were high and how they hotboxed and stuff.
I can just imagine blazing up, like I'm disappearing in a fire, never to be seen again until the high calms down. Sounds so cool. I would just blaze and blaze all day.
One of my buddies says he was high 65 percent of the time during the summer and how he had alot of cool times. Even someone who I thought was incorruptible and unafflictable by the weed plant blazes up every week! Wow. It seems like everyone I know has tried it or done it.
One of my pals who was a straight A student smokes weed EVERYDAY and is completely normal. Wtf?
I've heard so many things about marijuana that I don't know what is true. Some say it causes cancer, others say it doesn't. Some say it kills brain cells, yet great scientists have smoked the herb.
I also have seen those ';Above the Influence'; commercials. They're government attempts to stop the war on drugs.
Many great people have smoked the herb. EVEN THOMAS JEFFERSON SMOKED THE HERB!!
You know that all those tobacco plantations you heard about in history books? Well, a lot of those were marijuana plantations cultivated by the Washington Elite. I can only imagine George Washington and Thomas Jefferson toking up with the finest grass straight from the earth...
My friend has homegrown weed that he grows in his massive backyard.
He'll hook me up with some. If I smoke it.
I mean, it just seems so fun to do.
Has anyone smoked the plant before? Has anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks!I'm thinking about smoking weed...getting high with my friends... Should I do it?
The first thing is to do your research. Don't read government crap. Go try and find an non-biased source. I know thats hard to find so at least read both sides of the story and realize that neither is completely correct.
Second make sure its something you want to do. Weed is cool and all but you don't want it taking over your life. Never ever use it or anything to block out a bad situation. That's how addictions start. Don't feel pressured by your friends it needs to be your decision.
Third, everyone takes to things differently. In my experience weed is mentally addictive. Some people are more inclined to let if take over their life than others.
In my personal opinion you should always leave time between smoking. Don't smoke everyday for a month. You're not going to want to stop. Make sure you always do it in a safe place. It not only keeps you safe but makes it more enjoyable. Don't get in a car. Even if your friends say they can drive it ruins the high cause you are constantly looking out for cars. It sucks especially for the driver. So be courteous to you fellow stoners. Don't let anyone get behind the wheel. It's only fun if everyone is enjoying the high. Just be aware as well. If you find yourself smoking a lot take a break. It will only be better after a week or even a month off.
With that said it is definitely not good for you. I believe it is better for you the alcohol but seriously lesser of two evils. Anything that alters your mind isn't really good for you. My philosophy: moderation is key.
good luck,
peaceI'm thinking about smoking weed...getting high with my friends... Should I do it?
First of all smoking weed is awesome i know from experience. but i lost my GF and i am a lot dumber. I did the smart thing and went to rehab and my life is all good now.
haha dude **** these guys. if you wanna do it then do it. I dont do it, but im not aginst it in anyway, i think they should legalize it. but before you go get stoned, maybe you should get wasted. Dude your a Junior in Highschool. do it, have fun, its highschool man =] Im a freshman, but stiff
it will ruin your life so don't do it
NO!!!!!!!!!! IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you want to ruin your life and health, do it.
no dont do it,
it will rot your brain.
and decrease your brain function
never do it it will get you to no where and will make you feel suckish
Yeah. I've smoked it before. Actually, I've smoked it a lot. It has been a while but that is only because I don't have the extra money to buy any and I'm not currently hanging around anyone who does. I prefer the Indica to the Sativa. There are those who will say that it will cause a lack of motivation and all of that. Maybe. Depends upon what your relative definition of motivation is. Are you going to be able to do better at tasks which are fixed? Like math? Most likely not. Are you going to perform better at abstract tasks? You better believe it. Creativity. People are interesting because they only tend to judge things from their own experiences and perspectives. They like to think that everything is the same for everyone else as it is for themselves. Did you know that there have actually been some recent studies which suggest the opposite of killing brain cells? Of actually assisting in the growth o new cells? Should you do it? That's up to you. I like it. If someone handed me a joint, a blunt, or whatever right now, I'd hit it.
If you are smoking it only because your friends are doing it, then don't.
If you are genuinely curious, go ahead. But remember it is illegal. Also, you are still physically %26amp; biologically young. Your body is still developing. So limit any recreational drugs or alcohol. Also, do not smoke before or during school hours. Mental retention is shot to pieces when you're stoned, and ideally you will want to remember what you learn in school.
I smoked a lot when I was younger. I do not advocate smoking a lot, but if you can do it like social drinking, you will be ok. Needless to say, NO driving or any other physically risky behavior whether stoned or drinking.
Also, the weed that Washington or Jefferson might have smoked was much much weaker than today's grass. Since the late 60s, drug-dealing botanists have cross-bred various types of marijuana to produce some strains of VERY STRONG grass. Some of the more powerful modern versions will knock you for a loop after only one toke.
It is not physically addicting, but you can get emotionally addicted to anything.
So if you're going to do it, take it one step at a time. And at your age (again, biologically...) you shouldn't be high 65% of the time, or 50% or even 25%... enjoy within reason.
Uh, don't smoke weed because your friends do it. If you have any feelings of doubt and low confidence about it (like I think you do now), you should either wait or not do it. Honestly, you want to start smoking weed because it will give you stories to tell? Maybe you should think of ways that you can improve your life without drugs. If something is missing you should figure it out instead of attempting to fill it with drugs- that's the problem most of my friends have had. As far as the actual drug goes, it's not that bad for you, I'm just saying that there's more to it than what it does to your health. If this is about your self confidence and ';fitting in';, you need to rethink this.
Wow, you go ahead and try that, do something stupid, get caught by authorities, get thrown in jail and then see how cool it is to smoke the reefer. Its all the high school ideal. Don't get sucked into peer pressure, be smarter than that. But if you say all your friends do it, you probably don't have a chance and are already too far gone. So even if you do fight it off for a while, its still gonna come get you.
First let me say that I have smoked my share of weed when I was younger. I concluded that smoking weed accomplishes little or nothing. You are curious about this because your friends are doing it. Everyone wants to be accepted by others. That is human nature.
From my experience all smoking weed does is takes away all your motivation to do the things you should ( or could ) be doing. That includes homework, chasing girls, playing sports or video games, etc. There are many other ways of being calm and chilled out without wasting your time on weed. Good Luck.
I'm a sophomore in high school, and I smoke weed. There's nothing wrong with it unless you smoke it every single day and use it to help you with your problems. My friends and I smoke it because it makes you hallucinate and laugh and it's just funny to see people geek out. A lot of people think it's terrible until they actually do it, and then they realize how much fun it is. Just don't make it a part of your every day life. It won't hurt you to try it at all. :) It's fun.
Do you think I should smoke weed? I mean, I've never done drugs before, smoked, or drank before. I'm a junior in high school and alot of my friends seem like they do it. They talk about it and it seems so fun. It doesn't even seem addictive. They say they aren't addicted. They describe how you can be so calm and chilled out on weed. They also tell adventures of when they were high and how they hotboxed and stuff.
I can just imagine blazing up, like I'm disappearing in a fire, never to be seen again until the high calms down. Sounds so cool. I would just blaze and blaze all day.
One of my buddies says he was high 65 percent of the time during the summer and how he had alot of cool times. Even someone who I thought was incorruptible and unafflictable by the weed plant blazes up every week! Wow. It seems like everyone I know has tried it or done it.
One of my pals who was a straight A student smokes weed EVERYDAY and is completely normal. Wtf?
I've heard so many things about marijuana that I don't know what is true. Some say it causes cancer, others say it doesn't. Some say it kills brain cells, yet great scientists have smoked the herb.
I also have seen those ';Above the Influence'; commercials. They're government attempts to stop the war on drugs.
Many great people have smoked the herb. EVEN THOMAS JEFFERSON SMOKED THE HERB!!
You know that all those tobacco plantations you heard about in history books? Well, a lot of those were marijuana plantations cultivated by the Washington Elite. I can only imagine George Washington and Thomas Jefferson toking up with the finest grass straight from the earth...
My friend has homegrown weed that he grows in his massive backyard.
He'll hook me up with some. If I smoke it.
I mean, it just seems so fun to do.
Has anyone smoked the plant before? Has anyone have any thoughts?
Thanks!I'm thinking about smoking weed...getting high with my friends... Should I do it?
The first thing is to do your research. Don't read government crap. Go try and find an non-biased source. I know thats hard to find so at least read both sides of the story and realize that neither is completely correct.
Second make sure its something you want to do. Weed is cool and all but you don't want it taking over your life. Never ever use it or anything to block out a bad situation. That's how addictions start. Don't feel pressured by your friends it needs to be your decision.
Third, everyone takes to things differently. In my experience weed is mentally addictive. Some people are more inclined to let if take over their life than others.
In my personal opinion you should always leave time between smoking. Don't smoke everyday for a month. You're not going to want to stop. Make sure you always do it in a safe place. It not only keeps you safe but makes it more enjoyable. Don't get in a car. Even if your friends say they can drive it ruins the high cause you are constantly looking out for cars. It sucks especially for the driver. So be courteous to you fellow stoners. Don't let anyone get behind the wheel. It's only fun if everyone is enjoying the high. Just be aware as well. If you find yourself smoking a lot take a break. It will only be better after a week or even a month off.
With that said it is definitely not good for you. I believe it is better for you the alcohol but seriously lesser of two evils. Anything that alters your mind isn't really good for you. My philosophy: moderation is key.
good luck,
peaceI'm thinking about smoking weed...getting high with my friends... Should I do it?
First of all smoking weed is awesome i know from experience. but i lost my GF and i am a lot dumber. I did the smart thing and went to rehab and my life is all good now.
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haha dude **** these guys. if you wanna do it then do it. I dont do it, but im not aginst it in anyway, i think they should legalize it. but before you go get stoned, maybe you should get wasted. Dude your a Junior in Highschool. do it, have fun, its highschool man =] Im a freshman, but stiff
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it will ruin your life so don't do it
NO!!!!!!!!!! IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you want to ruin your life and health, do it.
no dont do it,
it will rot your brain.
and decrease your brain function
never do it it will get you to no where and will make you feel suckish
Yeah. I've smoked it before. Actually, I've smoked it a lot. It has been a while but that is only because I don't have the extra money to buy any and I'm not currently hanging around anyone who does. I prefer the Indica to the Sativa. There are those who will say that it will cause a lack of motivation and all of that. Maybe. Depends upon what your relative definition of motivation is. Are you going to be able to do better at tasks which are fixed? Like math? Most likely not. Are you going to perform better at abstract tasks? You better believe it. Creativity. People are interesting because they only tend to judge things from their own experiences and perspectives. They like to think that everything is the same for everyone else as it is for themselves. Did you know that there have actually been some recent studies which suggest the opposite of killing brain cells? Of actually assisting in the growth o new cells? Should you do it? That's up to you. I like it. If someone handed me a joint, a blunt, or whatever right now, I'd hit it.
If you are smoking it only because your friends are doing it, then don't.
If you are genuinely curious, go ahead. But remember it is illegal. Also, you are still physically %26amp; biologically young. Your body is still developing. So limit any recreational drugs or alcohol. Also, do not smoke before or during school hours. Mental retention is shot to pieces when you're stoned, and ideally you will want to remember what you learn in school.
I smoked a lot when I was younger. I do not advocate smoking a lot, but if you can do it like social drinking, you will be ok. Needless to say, NO driving or any other physically risky behavior whether stoned or drinking.
Also, the weed that Washington or Jefferson might have smoked was much much weaker than today's grass. Since the late 60s, drug-dealing botanists have cross-bred various types of marijuana to produce some strains of VERY STRONG grass. Some of the more powerful modern versions will knock you for a loop after only one toke.
It is not physically addicting, but you can get emotionally addicted to anything.
So if you're going to do it, take it one step at a time. And at your age (again, biologically...) you shouldn't be high 65% of the time, or 50% or even 25%... enjoy within reason.
Uh, don't smoke weed because your friends do it. If you have any feelings of doubt and low confidence about it (like I think you do now), you should either wait or not do it. Honestly, you want to start smoking weed because it will give you stories to tell? Maybe you should think of ways that you can improve your life without drugs. If something is missing you should figure it out instead of attempting to fill it with drugs- that's the problem most of my friends have had. As far as the actual drug goes, it's not that bad for you, I'm just saying that there's more to it than what it does to your health. If this is about your self confidence and ';fitting in';, you need to rethink this.
Wow, you go ahead and try that, do something stupid, get caught by authorities, get thrown in jail and then see how cool it is to smoke the reefer. Its all the high school ideal. Don't get sucked into peer pressure, be smarter than that. But if you say all your friends do it, you probably don't have a chance and are already too far gone. So even if you do fight it off for a while, its still gonna come get you.
First let me say that I have smoked my share of weed when I was younger. I concluded that smoking weed accomplishes little or nothing. You are curious about this because your friends are doing it. Everyone wants to be accepted by others. That is human nature.
From my experience all smoking weed does is takes away all your motivation to do the things you should ( or could ) be doing. That includes homework, chasing girls, playing sports or video games, etc. There are many other ways of being calm and chilled out without wasting your time on weed. Good Luck.
I'm a sophomore in high school, and I smoke weed. There's nothing wrong with it unless you smoke it every single day and use it to help you with your problems. My friends and I smoke it because it makes you hallucinate and laugh and it's just funny to see people geek out. A lot of people think it's terrible until they actually do it, and then they realize how much fun it is. Just don't make it a part of your every day life. It won't hurt you to try it at all. :) It's fun.
How could a parent even think of doing this to their child?
I have been working for a casino as a blackjack dealer for about 2 weeks now. Well this lady (about 40yrs old) came in and sat at my table, she had about 5000 dollars in chips, she lost it all within two hours, then she left and came back with 10,000 dollars, she lost 2k on rollette table, then 3k on the 5card poker table, then she came back to my table an lost the last 5k at my table. She had lost 15k in about 10hrs. Well the next day she came back and played at my table, she sold her car just so she could gamble again, so she had about 30k, she lost 15k of that at a different casino then she lost that last 15k at the casino i work at. Well she ran out of money at my table so i told her she'd have to let someone else take her seat if she didnt have any more chips, so she replied ';well i have 4 kids, i'll bet them, just let me keep playing';. I was shocked, i have never heard anyone offer that before, i was also quite disgusted.. I told her again she'd have to leave the table, and again she said she'll bet her kids. So i called security and well by the next day she ended up in jail because she tried to bet her kids again at another casino.
I found out this afternoon that the lady gambled ALL of her money in the bank and she put 3 morgages on her house and sold her car just to gamble and when she had nothing left she tried to offer her kids to gamble with. She has 4 kids and i found out they are 3yrs, 7yrs, 15yrs and 20yrs old.
And my question is: What do you think could cause someone to think like that? and How could someone even think like that?
I feel soo bad for these kids, i know the 20yr old, he is a nice boy, and because his father is serving in the military and wont be home for the next 11mo, and his mother is going to lose custody, he gets to raise his little siblings by his self.How could a parent even think of doing this to their child?
If this sounds insensitive, then my bad but..
1.She probably knew something terrible was going go happen and thought that she would just drop it all for the rush.
2.She thought that having kids would be night but in the end, it wasn't worth the memories and so might as well screw (pardon my language) them over in a life of debt to the banks and forcing the eldest to work miserably while his father have to find another way to support them and quit to military to be around more often.
3.She was hated her kids because of all the stress that she had been through since you said she was around 40yrs old.
4.She could've hated her husband and wanted to drop everything on him and wanted to drop everything on her family.
5.She has a serious gambling problem.
6.My last, she never felt the rush of things and thought it would be fun to gamble but never thought she would get addicted.
I don't think these would even come close to letting her off easily because in short, risking the well being of her family is just really cruel. To be honest, half those answers I given shouldn't be up there but i thought they should be something to consider anyways. I hope there would be someone who would be sympathetic and help her In debt family out but... that is some serious money problem...How could a parent even think of doing this to their child?
They have very bad poker and gambling problems. She might be addicted to it. I feel sorry for the kids though. No one should ever have to go through that. I hope it turns out well for them.
Actually, she probably didn't think. That's awful.
Obsessed. She was definitely addicted to gambling.
Pretty sure there was no thinking involved.
She probably has a mental illness, maybe she was manic or has severe gambling problems.
I feel sorry for her!
Gambling addiction is an illness. I'm sure you will see a lot of gambling addicts where you work.
It's sad, yes.
She is addicted to gambling was she gambling for a week straight damn
that lady is so greedy and dumb she probably has another problem that leads to the gambling
she has a gambling problem, has there been an episode of intervention in this yet
trust me she was not the mum.
damn idk that is a crazy story tho.
How could people do a lot of things to their kids.
Boggles my brain
she has a severe gambling problem.
its just like alcoholism or drug abuse. its an addiction.
often addicts behave that way because they will do absolutely anything to get their hands on whatever their choice of drug is.
in her case it was gambling.
i would try not to ponder on it for that much longer, hopefully she'll get help.
Hi it's sad to say but from what you seen with in this woman and then haven children the two littlest ones their the ones that's gone to pay the most .
Because this woman was so hooked in to gambleing it's not just her money she lost but her children are the ones she's gone to lose what a price these children has to pay.
What in the world was she thinking she should have learned when she lost the first two times.
I am really sorry about these children. It's a very hurtful and scarie thing their gone to be in unless a family member will step in and take care of these children.
I have a daughter shes 41 years old she was doing good for a while then she got in to drugs drinking she lost everything her grant from SSI. Food stamps a place to live all her children all but one older son but all her other little ones went in to a home.
one of the froster homes these children went in to they were together but some one raped one of my little granson no nothing became of it but it sure did mess up his little mind
i can't and couldn't take them i'm very sick myself
May God be with them children
even thoe their father is gone to be gone for 11-months they need to pull him out so he can help his children andhe can be dis-miss for his children These childrens life depends on their and i think its wrong if he isn't contacted on this..
well its really simple acually, see gambaling is addictive to some people, so basicly instead of this women speading everything she has on heroin she spent it all on the casinos. and she had no care in the world at the time for her kids because all she could care about was play blackjack or what ever else was at the casino. im sure now she is regreting it all though
That's awful. No one should have to live like that, or have her as a guardian. You should get in touch with the boy and offer him some money. I know that no one has anything in this economy, but set aside 10% of your income and start a change jar, and every so often you should invite them all over, get in touch with them and be friends. God Bless.
OMG. I can't believe someone would actually do this to their own kids. Maybe she was highly addicted to gambling. All I can say is whoever would gamble their kids away shouldn't be a parent. You did the right thing, calling security. It's hard to believe that people in this world would actually treat their kids this way. I feel sorry for her kids and wish them all the luck!
I found out this afternoon that the lady gambled ALL of her money in the bank and she put 3 morgages on her house and sold her car just to gamble and when she had nothing left she tried to offer her kids to gamble with. She has 4 kids and i found out they are 3yrs, 7yrs, 15yrs and 20yrs old.
And my question is: What do you think could cause someone to think like that? and How could someone even think like that?
I feel soo bad for these kids, i know the 20yr old, he is a nice boy, and because his father is serving in the military and wont be home for the next 11mo, and his mother is going to lose custody, he gets to raise his little siblings by his self.How could a parent even think of doing this to their child?
If this sounds insensitive, then my bad but..
1.She probably knew something terrible was going go happen and thought that she would just drop it all for the rush.
2.She thought that having kids would be night but in the end, it wasn't worth the memories and so might as well screw (pardon my language) them over in a life of debt to the banks and forcing the eldest to work miserably while his father have to find another way to support them and quit to military to be around more often.
3.She was hated her kids because of all the stress that she had been through since you said she was around 40yrs old.
4.She could've hated her husband and wanted to drop everything on him and wanted to drop everything on her family.
5.She has a serious gambling problem.
6.My last, she never felt the rush of things and thought it would be fun to gamble but never thought she would get addicted.
I don't think these would even come close to letting her off easily because in short, risking the well being of her family is just really cruel. To be honest, half those answers I given shouldn't be up there but i thought they should be something to consider anyways. I hope there would be someone who would be sympathetic and help her In debt family out but... that is some serious money problem...How could a parent even think of doing this to their child?
They have very bad poker and gambling problems. She might be addicted to it. I feel sorry for the kids though. No one should ever have to go through that. I hope it turns out well for them.
Actually, she probably didn't think. That's awful.
Obsessed. She was definitely addicted to gambling.
Pretty sure there was no thinking involved.
She probably has a mental illness, maybe she was manic or has severe gambling problems.
I feel sorry for her!
Gambling addiction is an illness. I'm sure you will see a lot of gambling addicts where you work.
It's sad, yes.
She is addicted to gambling was she gambling for a week straight damn
that lady is so greedy and dumb she probably has another problem that leads to the gambling
she has a gambling problem, has there been an episode of intervention in this yet
trust me she was not the mum.
damn idk that is a crazy story tho.
How could people do a lot of things to their kids.
Boggles my brain
she has a severe gambling problem.
its just like alcoholism or drug abuse. its an addiction.
often addicts behave that way because they will do absolutely anything to get their hands on whatever their choice of drug is.
in her case it was gambling.
i would try not to ponder on it for that much longer, hopefully she'll get help.
Hi it's sad to say but from what you seen with in this woman and then haven children the two littlest ones their the ones that's gone to pay the most .
Because this woman was so hooked in to gambleing it's not just her money she lost but her children are the ones she's gone to lose what a price these children has to pay.
What in the world was she thinking she should have learned when she lost the first two times.
I am really sorry about these children. It's a very hurtful and scarie thing their gone to be in unless a family member will step in and take care of these children.
I have a daughter shes 41 years old she was doing good for a while then she got in to drugs drinking she lost everything her grant from SSI. Food stamps a place to live all her children all but one older son but all her other little ones went in to a home.
one of the froster homes these children went in to they were together but some one raped one of my little granson no nothing became of it but it sure did mess up his little mind
i can't and couldn't take them i'm very sick myself
May God be with them children
even thoe their father is gone to be gone for 11-months they need to pull him out so he can help his children andhe can be dis-miss for his children These childrens life depends on their and i think its wrong if he isn't contacted on this..
well its really simple acually, see gambaling is addictive to some people, so basicly instead of this women speading everything she has on heroin she spent it all on the casinos. and she had no care in the world at the time for her kids because all she could care about was play blackjack or what ever else was at the casino. im sure now she is regreting it all though
That's awful. No one should have to live like that, or have her as a guardian. You should get in touch with the boy and offer him some money. I know that no one has anything in this economy, but set aside 10% of your income and start a change jar, and every so often you should invite them all over, get in touch with them and be friends. God Bless.
OMG. I can't believe someone would actually do this to their own kids. Maybe she was highly addicted to gambling. All I can say is whoever would gamble their kids away shouldn't be a parent. You did the right thing, calling security. It's hard to believe that people in this world would actually treat their kids this way. I feel sorry for her kids and wish them all the luck!
What's going on? Pleas help?
I was rather close to this guy not long ago. He seemed sweet and quiet, I liked him and we starting sitting together in science. Anyway it progressed a bit more but then I suddenly went off him and dreaded seeing him.
I told him ';I finally know exactly what people mean when they say 'it's not you, it's me'.'; and he looked like he took it pretty well.
he started getting obsessive, telling me on MSN that he wanted to kill himself and everything. I started avoiding him all together because I didn't know how to handle it and he asked me why I had stopped talking to him. Which I really couldn't explain without him taking a gun to his head. I felt really sorry for him so one day I decided to sit by him and asked him for help on my science work. some people started saying ';Oh, Alice, why won't you go out with him?'; (they guessed that he liked me, he is quiet he wouldn't have said anything) and he replied with some really depressing crap about me not liking him even though he loves me (something like that -_-) anyway the conversation went cold and after a while he said ';..I might as well rape you, you won't let me have you any other way.'; I didn't absorb it at first, I just moved away from him in silence but later that night I sat and thought about what he said and realized that he threatened to rape me. (I was a bit slow, I think I was in shock.)
anyway some people found out about it and now everyone in my year hates him. They make fun of him around me and say ';he SHOULD kill himself! the world will be a better place.';
Listening to people when they talk about him and finding out about some of the horrible things he does (he is a champion shooter and he kills animals for fun, like cats and stuff. (even someone's HORSE because he didn't like them!)) I have really begun to hate him with a goddamn passion! but there's a part of me that still feels sorry for him, I don't know how I would feel if he really killed himself...
i go quiet whenever he's around and he intimidates me a lot even though he hasn't said a word to me since everyone found out about his threat.
Why do I feel this way about him?What's going on? Pleas help?
You did a wonderful thing by not communicating with him. Please do not communicate with him. he could be dangerous. You already know that he is mentally unstable by the mere fact that he told you that he may kill himself. No one who says this type of thing is stable. I recommend he gets treatment. However you are not the one to tell him this. You are to stay away from him because its not your job to get him help or for you to help him. He needs professional treatment.
The best thing you can do is to allow him to just ';slide away'; into non-communication and silence. I believe whenever you know that he is going to be somewhere that you make sure that you are not there with him. He could be dangerous and you don't like him as you state, therefore you stay away from him and try to get him out of your mind as soon as possible. Out of sight is out of mind. Please do not communicate with him or be near him.
Good luck to you.
I told him ';I finally know exactly what people mean when they say 'it's not you, it's me'.'; and he looked like he took it pretty well.
he started getting obsessive, telling me on MSN that he wanted to kill himself and everything. I started avoiding him all together because I didn't know how to handle it and he asked me why I had stopped talking to him. Which I really couldn't explain without him taking a gun to his head. I felt really sorry for him so one day I decided to sit by him and asked him for help on my science work. some people started saying ';Oh, Alice, why won't you go out with him?'; (they guessed that he liked me, he is quiet he wouldn't have said anything) and he replied with some really depressing crap about me not liking him even though he loves me (something like that -_-) anyway the conversation went cold and after a while he said ';..I might as well rape you, you won't let me have you any other way.'; I didn't absorb it at first, I just moved away from him in silence but later that night I sat and thought about what he said and realized that he threatened to rape me. (I was a bit slow, I think I was in shock.)
anyway some people found out about it and now everyone in my year hates him. They make fun of him around me and say ';he SHOULD kill himself! the world will be a better place.';
Listening to people when they talk about him and finding out about some of the horrible things he does (he is a champion shooter and he kills animals for fun, like cats and stuff. (even someone's HORSE because he didn't like them!)) I have really begun to hate him with a goddamn passion! but there's a part of me that still feels sorry for him, I don't know how I would feel if he really killed himself...
i go quiet whenever he's around and he intimidates me a lot even though he hasn't said a word to me since everyone found out about his threat.
Why do I feel this way about him?What's going on? Pleas help?
You did a wonderful thing by not communicating with him. Please do not communicate with him. he could be dangerous. You already know that he is mentally unstable by the mere fact that he told you that he may kill himself. No one who says this type of thing is stable. I recommend he gets treatment. However you are not the one to tell him this. You are to stay away from him because its not your job to get him help or for you to help him. He needs professional treatment.
The best thing you can do is to allow him to just ';slide away'; into non-communication and silence. I believe whenever you know that he is going to be somewhere that you make sure that you are not there with him. He could be dangerous and you don't like him as you state, therefore you stay away from him and try to get him out of your mind as soon as possible. Out of sight is out of mind. Please do not communicate with him or be near him.
Good luck to you.
Do you like or dislike new jersey drivers?
* Turn signals will give away your next move. A real New Jersey driver never uses them.
* Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you,or the space will be filled in by somebody else putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
* Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered going with the flow.
* The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
* Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will inevitably result in you being rear ended. If you want your insurance company to pay for a new rear bumper, come to a complete stop at all stop signs.
* A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels.
* Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork. New Jersey is a no-fault insurance state and the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.
* Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.
* Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people entering the highway.
* Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and are apparently not enforceable in New Jersey during rush hour.
* Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a New Jersey driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
* Please remember that there is no such thing as a shortcut during rush-hour traffic in New Jersey.
* Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.
* Learn to swerve abruptly. New Jersey is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to the State Highway Department, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
* It is traditional in New Jersey to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light changes.
* Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.
* Remember that the goal of every New Jersey driver is to get there first,by whatever means necessary.
* Real New Jersey women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup at seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
* Real New Jersey men drivers can remove their girlfriend's panties and bra at seventy-five miles per hour or in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
* In the New Jersey area 'flipping someone the bird' is considered a polite New Jersey salute. This gesture should always be returned
*The only way to exit a highway or change lanes is the Jersey slide, To do so, slide across all lanes of the highway without pausing or using your blinker. Bonus points if you do it in traffic
i ****** love us!
and we piss Pennsylvania drivers off for the hell of it because they follow the speed limitDo you like or dislike new jersey drivers?
I was born and raised in NJ and I LOVE IT!! We have the best drivers. PA drivers are the worst! They all ride in the left lane and either go speed limit or just under. That lane is for passing!! Or at least speeding.Do you like or dislike new jersey drivers?
wow that is a long question but i have been to new jurse i live in NY and you gise drive better than us that is for shure
try driving in california if you cut someone off the other drivers will shoot
at you .
I've heard that people in general from NJ are arrogant.
Your post proves it.
Never been there.
im one and ill f*cking run you over if your a bad driver
uhh it dunt matter much, i aint goin to NJ
i %26lt;3 PA too much
haha that totally describes my dad, but were from PA
and its true, people here drive too effing slow!! hurry the eff up!! lol i have major road rage
lol what bonerific said was true. i drive in the left lane so i can get going, but all the frickin old geezers like to drive in the left lane %26gt;:Ocurly hair styles computer security
* Under no circumstances should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you,or the space will be filled in by somebody else putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
* Crossing two or more lanes in a single lane-change is considered going with the flow.
* The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
* Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will inevitably result in you being rear ended. If you want your insurance company to pay for a new rear bumper, come to a complete stop at all stop signs.
* A right lane construction closure is just a game to see how many people can cut in line by passing you on the right as you sit in the left lane waiting for the same jerks to squeeze their way back in before hitting the orange construction barrels.
* Never get in the way of an older car that needs extensive bodywork. New Jersey is a no-fault insurance state and the other guy doesn't have anything to lose.
* Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it's a chance to stretch your legs.
* Never pass on the left when you can pass on the right. It's a good way to scare people entering the highway.
* Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as suggestions and are apparently not enforceable in New Jersey during rush hour.
* Just because you're in the left lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn't mean that a New Jersey driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn't think he can go faster in your spot.
* Please remember that there is no such thing as a shortcut during rush-hour traffic in New Jersey.
* Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tire.
* Learn to swerve abruptly. New Jersey is the home of high-speed slalom driving thanks to the State Highway Department, which puts potholes in key locations to test drivers' reflexes and keep them on their toes.
* It is traditional in New Jersey to honk your horn at cars that don't move the instant the light changes.
* Never take a green light at face value. Always look right and left before proceeding.
* Remember that the goal of every New Jersey driver is to get there first,by whatever means necessary.
* Real New Jersey women drivers can put on pantyhose and apply eye makeup at seventy-five miles per hour in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
* Real New Jersey men drivers can remove their girlfriend's panties and bra at seventy-five miles per hour or in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
* In the New Jersey area 'flipping someone the bird' is considered a polite New Jersey salute. This gesture should always be returned
*The only way to exit a highway or change lanes is the Jersey slide, To do so, slide across all lanes of the highway without pausing or using your blinker. Bonus points if you do it in traffic
i ****** love us!
and we piss Pennsylvania drivers off for the hell of it because they follow the speed limitDo you like or dislike new jersey drivers?
I was born and raised in NJ and I LOVE IT!! We have the best drivers. PA drivers are the worst! They all ride in the left lane and either go speed limit or just under. That lane is for passing!! Or at least speeding.Do you like or dislike new jersey drivers?
wow that is a long question but i have been to new jurse i live in NY and you gise drive better than us that is for shure
try driving in california if you cut someone off the other drivers will shoot
at you .
I've heard that people in general from NJ are arrogant.
Your post proves it.
Never been there.
im one and ill f*cking run you over if your a bad driver
uhh it dunt matter much, i aint goin to NJ
i %26lt;3 PA too much
haha that totally describes my dad, but were from PA
and its true, people here drive too effing slow!! hurry the eff up!! lol i have major road rage
lol what bonerific said was true. i drive in the left lane so i can get going, but all the frickin old geezers like to drive in the left lane %26gt;:O
How do you turn things around when they're falling apart?
I was in an abusive relationship for what seems like forever and I finally have him out of my life and he's gone completely crazy and he was practically stalking me when I broke up with him and at the same time can't get over addictions and he's said and done the most horrible things to me.
Now I've lost a guy who I really care about. Someone who made me happier than I could have imagined. He broke up with me and the worst part is it's my fault. I dated an abusive guy for way too long and I let him mess me up to the point where I just couldn't have a good relationship with anyone. Even someone as special as the guy I was with. How do I get him back? And how do I get over the damage that the abusive relationship did to me? Even if it takes a while before I'm ready for a relationship I just don't want to lose him for good. I wish there could be some way that I could have a relationship with him when I'm ready for a relationship. How do I do this and how can I turn things around and raise my self-esteem?How do you turn things around when they're falling apart?
Get therapy. A professional can help you heal from the damage done by the abusive guy.How do you turn things around when they're falling apart?
To be honest, i think that your self esteem will raise without the abusive relationship :)
Now I've lost a guy who I really care about. Someone who made me happier than I could have imagined. He broke up with me and the worst part is it's my fault. I dated an abusive guy for way too long and I let him mess me up to the point where I just couldn't have a good relationship with anyone. Even someone as special as the guy I was with. How do I get him back? And how do I get over the damage that the abusive relationship did to me? Even if it takes a while before I'm ready for a relationship I just don't want to lose him for good. I wish there could be some way that I could have a relationship with him when I'm ready for a relationship. How do I do this and how can I turn things around and raise my self-esteem?How do you turn things around when they're falling apart?
Get therapy. A professional can help you heal from the damage done by the abusive guy.How do you turn things around when they're falling apart?
To be honest, i think that your self esteem will raise without the abusive relationship :)
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