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Recent content by tryinghard

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    The Vending Machine Game

    you get a beautiful garden I put in tears
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    What are you drinking?

    Lemon tea
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    Step-Parents, What Have You Learned?

    1. Be yourself, don't try to be like their mum or anything 2. Always stress to them that you understand and respect that their birth mother is more important to them than you are and you expect they respect and love her 3. Say sorry when you get it wrong 4. Some advice I read somewhere else on...
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    baby roll off bed

    My daughter was about the same age when she fell out of the pram onto the concrete path - I was devastated, but she was fine... I know that because she is a very intelligent 2 year old now! She was in the bassinet part of the pram which has no straps and the safety catch holding the bassinet on...
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    Is breastfeeding in open appropriate ?

    Ok, well I don't know what's going on here, seeing as though I'm new too, but anyhow I believe that breastfeeding in public is definitely appropriate, provided you are not just ripping off your shirt completely to show the world everything of course! But God created mums to breastfeed bubs and...
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    How many kids do u have?

    I have three, but also three step children so I say I have three part time and three full time children! ;) Can't wait to see how many more God has in store!
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    Am I Wrong!!??

    Technically you are their grandpa by marriage... it's just a word really, just like when your aunt marries someone and they become you uncle by default..;)
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    What song builds up the Spirit in you?

    My favourite is 'Be Unto Your Name', sung by Robin Mark.
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    Some questions

    it is so good to hear of someone else that has similar issues to me.. I have also had 2 c-sections and wonder where do I go from here, despite a desire to have lots of kids. Anyhow this thread has promoted a long discussion with my husband which has been helpful and hearing some other stories...
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    birth difficulties?

    Thanks everyone for that- it's great to hear of others in my situation having large families and trusting God, it's a real encouragement... sometimes it seems like people with large families all had large numbers of fantastic births!
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    How did you know when to finally LEAVE?

    Knowing when to leave is never a short story when you are a Christian and got married with strong convictions that it was for life... I married a man who had already separated from one wife and had three children... I was nieve and young (20) and desperate for affection and marraige and children...
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    birth difficulties?

    I was just wondering if there are any people out there who have this opinion of a 'Quiverfull' of children who have had difficulties with natural births? I had always wanted to have as many children as God gave me, however many that may be, but I have had to have two c-sections and the last one...
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    Cesarean Sections

    I had a c-section for my first son due to having previously having had genital herpes. My doctor believed that the precaution was necessary because having a natural birth could cause brain damage etc to my baby if he was infected with herpes. Since then, having spoken to another doctor and...
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    WOW.. so glad to find you all

    It seems to me that its a common complaint - guys not standing up to the ex wives... don't get me wrong, I'm no stranger to it - but lets look at it from their perspective.. The marraige broke down for a reason and nine times out of ten its due to lack of communication or because the husband was...