What's on your mind?

Squeakers said:

Today while I was working, I heard an older woman teaching a little girl the old rhyme 'Sticks and stones...'. I thought, 'aw...that's nice.'

...until I heard this lady change the ending.

The original rhyme goes along the lines of 'Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.' Which, according to TheFreeDictionary.com, says that it's "a common childhood chant meaning hurtful words cannot cause any physical pain and thus will be ignored or disregarded."

This lady was teaching the little girl the rhyme THIS way: 'Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will always hurt me!' And she kept repeating 'will ALWAYS hurt me' over and over again.

Like...seriously?!

Am I the only one who sees a problem with this?!

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2010's parenting.

She sounds like one of those mothers who grew up being told the original version over and over again to the point where she came up with the twisted version to feel validated for her own trials no matter how small they may have been. Words do hurt, believe me, but she should be learning how to handle it better instead of trying to extend her victimhood like how I've been doing for the last couple years. It's a brutal world but we need to learn how to adapt instead of expecting the world to adapt to us.

reminds me of this meme

Noxot said:

reminds me of this meme

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That's a very refreshing meme. Puts a lot into perspective.

While my life was pretty undesirable, my life could have been so much worse if I was born generations earlier. I do thank God for putting me in a more favorable time for those with my disability.

.Mikha'el. said:

I have a miserable cold, and want it to go away.

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You're in luck! It's on sale now for 10% off!

There is something awesome about working with your hands.

Worked on my car for the first time in awhile.... it wasn't much, but it felt good.

.Mikha'el. said:

What's the purpose of having two "What's on your mind?" threads going at once?

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Some of us like being bipolar thank you very much.

Just found out the guy I was in love with for 7 years of my life has come out as gay.

Past Traci is feeling a little better about the whole "why can't he find it in himself to love me back?" quandary.

PeachieKeen said:

Just found out the guy I was in love with for 7 years of my life has come out as gay.

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Peachie, you aren't talking about ....? Your fiance? I hope not?

.Mikha'el. said:

I'm getting the sense that it's not him.

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I hope you are right. I really hate to see engagements or marriages of friends break up. It has already happened once among my old friends from the Association of Baptist Students chapter where I went to school. Thankfully the other four pairings from there who got married right after college are still intact, as far as I know, at least.

Russia claims to have a supersonic weapon and will use it on USA and NATO if Russia or its allies get attacked whether it be nuclear or conventional. Israel says they will be dealing with Iran and Hezbollah and are making preparations for a war with as many as six fronts. The US is still dealing with North Korea who is threatening with nukes. US and Israel are allies, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are allies, and Hezbollah is a proxy of Iran.

This is one heck of a Mexican standoff right now.

SarahsKnight said:

Peachie, you aren't talking about ....? Your fiance? I hope not?

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Noooooo! There was this guy friend back when I was in high school and during college that I was very in love with and I was completely closed off to any other men because I just hoped that this guy would acknowledge me someday. After making a video yesterday about awkward stories from the past I was inspired to look up my exes and this guy and I saw that he is now out.

I would definitely not be so casual about mentioning it if the same were to be said about my fiance!! Haha

PeachieKeen said:

Just found out the guy I was in love with for 7 years of my life has come out as gay.

Past Traci is feeling a little better about the whole "why can't he find it in himself to love me back?" quandary.

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Wayholka said:

Russia claims to have a supersonic weapon and will use it on USA and NATO if Russia or its allies get attacked whether it be nuclear or conventional. Israel says they will be dealing with Iran and Hezbollah and are making preparations for a war with as many as six fronts. The US is still dealing with North Korea who is threatening with nukes. US and Israel are allies, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are allies, and Hezbollah is a proxy of Iran.

This is one heck of a Mexican standoff right now.

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All the chess pieces are being set up for the end times and we all have a front row seat.

leothelioness said:

All the chess pieces are being set up for the end times and we all have a front row seat.

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IMO I doubt it will be in my life time..... NOT that it can't or wont happen.... I definitely see it being the beginning of the end, but how long it plays out...... thats another issue. People have been convinced from every generation since the first that they would see the end.

I think it will take time to wear down the average masses to fit the times and while I see the start of he technology of the mark of the beast.... I still think there is a while til its fully implemented.

I mean all things in Gods timing not my own.... but if it follows current trend we still got 10-20 years from the tech standpoint...... but again.... God's timing.... it could snowball rapidly tomorrow for all I know. I do believe that once the tech is ready it WILL happen rapidly but..... just not yet.

I think its gotta get much worse. I am convinced it MAY be in my child's life time IF I ever have one.

Toro said:

IMO I doubt it will be in my life time..... NOT that it can't or wont happen.... I definitely see it being the beginning of the end, but how long it plays out...... thats another issue. People have been convinced from every generation since the first that they would see the end.

I think it will take time to wear down the average masses to fit the times and while I see the start of he technology of the mark of the beast.... I still think there is a while til its fully implemented.

I mean all things in Gods timing not my own.... but if it follows current trend we still got 10-20 years from the tech standpoint...... but again.... God's timing.... it could snowball rapidly tomorrow for all I know. I do believe that once the tech is ready it WILL happen rapidly but..... just not yet.

I think its gotta get much worse. I am convinced it MAY be in my child's life time IF I ever have one.

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I'm not saying it will happen in our lifetime as I believe we have a long way to go for that. What I am saying is that we are seeing the pieces being moved into place.

leothelioness said:

All the chess pieces are being set up for the end times and we all have a front row seat.

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Toro said:

IMO I doubt it will be in my life time..... NOT that it can't or wont happen.... I definitely see it being the beginning of the end, but how long it plays out...... thats another issue. People have been convinced from every generation since the first that they would see the end.

I think it will take time to wear down the average masses to fit the times and while I see the start of he technology of the mark of the beast.... I still think there is a while til its fully implemented.

I mean all things in Gods timing not my own.... but if it follows current trend we still got 10-20 years from the tech standpoint...... but again.... God's timing.... it could snowball rapidly tomorrow for all I know. I do believe that once the tech is ready it WILL happen rapidly but..... just not yet.

I think its gotta get much worse. I am convinced it MAY be in my child's life time IF I ever have one.

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I do think Gog and Magog will happen fairly soon but I don't know when. Russia (Rosh, extreme north), Turkey (Tubal and Mechech), and Iran (Persia) are all in a alliance together and Sudan (Cush) has recently made alliances with Russia and Turkey. Libya (Put) has yet to declare their allegiance but rumors as far back as February 2017 state that there are already Libyan troops training in Syria and Libya has allowed the Russians to set up bases inside Libya.
Ezekiel 38:1-6

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Israel has oil and gas that could rival Russia in providing energy. Russia's economy is down the toilet with sanctions, low oil prices, and soon it'll be Israel's gas. Israel is going to be selling gas to Europe for a cheaper price than Russian gas. Russia currently holds a monopoly on gas to Europe and could lose significant income thanks to Israel. This could be the hook in the jaws and once the invasion happens, countries like Saudi Arabia (whom they're having an alliance against Iran with) will ask, "Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?"

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Trump's peace deal is nearly done and rumors are flying that Jerusalem being divided will be part of it to provide the Palestinians a capital. This would go great with Zechariah 12. Israel has most of the Arab nations backing them up because of Iran's aggressive foreign policy. Saudi Arabia has told Abbas, the president of Palestine, that either he accepts the deal or he gets consequences. This here is a once in a lifetime chance for Israel because they have their historic enemies actually cooperating with them and have will even get normalized ties.

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What's more is that May 14, 2018 will be Israel's 70th year of existence. 70 is a very significant number in the Bible.

I got plenty more where these came from. These are just the Gog/Magog related stories. I believe Jesus will be coming soon.