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ATID Graduation Speech
Speech delivered at the ATID Graduation Ceremony, Monday, May 16, 2011. Shareey Zedek Synagogue, Southfield, MI.
Sitting in a yurt in the Karokum Dessert in Turkmenistan, I had absolutely no expectation of having a conversation about Judaism. Following two years in the Peace Corps, I spent four months of traveling around Central Asia and the Caucuses. Thanks to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, I was able to connect to Jewish communities in each country. Yet, Turkmenistan – a country where the former President built golden monuments of himself in every city and small town and where reality is more absurd than popular rumors – I was warned off from the Jewish community. In Uzbekistan, I had been told that the head of the Turkmenistan Jewish community would be out of the country when I was traveling through – so, I stopped thinking about it. In a country of only a hundred or so Jews remaining and where practicing Judaism is not open and fully legal, the challenges outweighed the potential of connecting with what I thought would be a mainly older community.
So, there I was sitting in the yurt with my friend Jennie, our tour guide – Oleg, a large, boisterous Russian man, and the driver of our second Jeep. While traveling, I was relatively open with my Jewish identity. Even in the primarily Muslim countries of this region, I found people to be overall interested and respectful of Judaism. Through a conversation about "Levi" jeans – which, by this point, I had forgotten how to pronounce due to a long time without speaking about them in English – Oleg asked what my background was.
In America when we're asked our "background", it generally means country of origin or present ethnic identity. In the Former Soviet Union, the question goes deeper. The question is meant to illicit a response that explains your long family history – what is your historic bloodline and historic ethnic group; and, in the Former Soviet Union, 'Jewish" is an ethnicity.
"Jewish", I said.
From here, the conversation just got stranger. Oleg exclaimed that his best friend is Jewish. As he's saying this, I pull out my phone and ask if his friend's name is "Zinovi" – the head of the Jewish community. Oleg looks shocked. How did I know Zinovi? We connect the dots and a week later I'm sitting at my 25th birthday dinner with Zinovi and his girlfriend. Zinovi, by the way, is in his mid-30s.
What is it about being Jewish that creates this bond so far away from familiarity? Clearly we were interesting to each other due to me being the rare American in Turkmenistan and Zinovi being the rare Jew in the country, but it went deeper than that. The connection was quickly familial. I want to propose that this sense of global Jewish peoplehood starts with how we learn about Judaism and deepens with how we integrate Jewish values into our life.
Today, you graduate from ATID, the Monday Night religious school program. Over the last four years in particular, what did you learn? What will you remember four years from now when most of you graduate college? Presumably, you studied Jewish texts, you discussed how present day challenges can be analyzed through Rabbinic sources, you debated ethical issues and cultural relativism, you celebrated the holidays, and you engaged in service activities that brought many of these lessons to life.
Without even thinking about it, we tend to integrate our Jewish identity into a great deal of what we do. When I applied for Peace Corps, I noted to my recruiter that it's clear I'm Jewish from my resume. As many of you will find out, large government and other types of bureaucracies often do not play telephone well. A few months later, I receive a call from Peace Corps' Washington office. The staff person asks if I realize that Peace Corps is a non-proselytizing organization. I'm honestly really confused and say as much – because I have no idea what he is talking about. He explains that I noted in my interview that my Jewish identity is important to me and he wanted to be sure I wouldn't try to convert people overseas. Apparently, he had a pretty flimsy background on Judaism. A month later, I'm in Kazakhstan and am able to connect with the 30,000 person Jewish community. Ironically, around a year later, one of the students in our volunteer club started coming to Friday night services that the one religious man in the city – 43 hours by train from the bulk of the 30,000 Jews in the economic center of the country – and I held. She came to America on an exchange program, and is now converting to Judaism. Her attraction to Judaism and her struggles to learn basic Jewish concepts that we take for granted also reflects on the opportunity that you have had over the last four years.
Take a moment to reflect back on what you studied. How valuable do you consider your education in this program? What would you change? How do you want to apply what you learned to the next steps in your life? Do you think that what you learned was worthwhile? Olya, my friend in Kazakhstan, would have jumped at an opportunity to be immersed in Jewish study – to have a chance to debate and analyze Jewish concepts – something that is rarely provided in the rote memorization of Kazakhstani schools.
These are questions to take with you and apply to everything you do. Not too long ago, I sat in a similar position to where you are today. My future options seemed pretty clear – college, a job, graduate school, and another job. But, there are so many ways to achieve fulfillment in life and a linear path does not work for everyone.
Your parents may hate me if you take my suggestion, but consider taking time off. Think about what you want – recognizing that what you want will likely change – and explore. Explore yearlong service programs in America and around the world, such as a variety of Israel-based service trips, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, the JDC's Global Service Corps, AVODAH, AJWS, and City Year, create your own business, and travel to countries that aren't "tourist-friendly" destinations. There are an infinite number of ways to make a difference, to be creative, and to explore – take advantage of the opportunity.
While thinking about your next steps, also consider how your Jewish identity is a part of your actions. As we're in a synagogue, there are many questions that are appropriate to ask in this space that would not be relevant in a public school setting. Do you feel comfortable discussing Judaism with non-Jewish (and other Jewish) friends? When you think about yourself, is Judaism an underlying factor in self-awareness or is it an aspect of your identity that you separate from a more secular side? When you volunteer, do you view this as an expression of your Jewish identity or as something more intrinsic and simply as what a "good person" does?
Judaism, of course, does not have a monopoly on helping others. All religions, faith-traditions, and moral structures have lessons that lend justification to helping others – whether in direct service, helping others become self-sufficient, or in providing direct support. Yet, you are Jewish and Judaism has lessons throughout its tradition that challenge us to embrace actions and create a world that is more morally just than that which we entered.
The organization I currently work for, "Repair the World", is named after the concept of "tikkun olam" – repairing the world. I want to reflect for a moment on this phrase. To repair something seems to imply that there was a point where everything was all stitched up nicely. There was never a point where the world was perfect. As we all go about our own paths and strategies to make the world a better place, keep in mind what that "better place" could look like. We all know the story that teaching a man to fish is better than giving him a fish everyday. But – the other side of the story is that there has to be water and fish for him to catch. The water, the ground level of what is necessary, speaks to deeper issues of social justice. In the next steps of your life, how will you help create an environment where we don't just empower others, but also explore and help improve deeper social inequalities that make the lessons necessary in the first place?
As you have or will be told more times than you can count over the next few months, you're entering a new and incredibly exciting part of your life. Already, you have had the opportunity to do amazing things. Over the next many years, you have the opportunity to grow, to learn, and to challenge yourself in ways that make a positive difference on individuals and the world. Remember what you learned up to this point, continue to challenge yourself, have fun, and explore.
Cheering for Joy and Reflecting on Justice
"I recall God silencing the singing angels when the Egyptians were drowning. Justice is one thing joy another?" – @RabbiWill [Berkowitz]
I was thinking about this extensively as I went to the White House during President Obama's announcement last night. The unmitigated joy of the crowd – many of whom were unable to clearly articulate the ramifications (or lack of ramifications) of Osama's killing – struck me as somewhat profane, but simply very strange.
The cheering of "U.S.A.! U.S.A!" spread through the crowd, with people basically dancing in front of the White House (although the drums did not arrive until around 1:30 AM). People climbed the light poles, throwing American flags up high, climbed to the top of trees, and generally were enveloped in the festivities.
But, what was being cheered? For many, for the collective "us" of America, Osama's death is cathartic, I think it is partially substantiating the idea that we have control over our own life and our own destiny; no longer will one many scare us and dictate to us where our fear should be based.
Many countries burn effigies to protest or to celebrate – we raised the American flag. Over and over again the crowd erupted in renditions of the "Star Spangled Banner", "Proud to Be an American", and chants of "America. Fuck Yea." This American pride is contagious and is healthy – to an extent – and I think it's pretty inclusive, there was an Algerian flag waving in the sea of red, white, and blue – representing the new-found freedom in that country.
Yet, what message is being portrayed to the rest of the world – and what will we look back at yesterday as symbolizing? At least between 11 and 2, the crowd in DC was largely young – college students and young professionals. The mood was festive and no one had a desire to discuss what Osama's death means for the on-going wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and even Libya.
I thought President Obama's statement balanced the feeling of "mission success" with a need to look forward to what comes next and a recognition that this was justice – and justice should be the focus. Just outside of where he gave his speech, however, the crowd's joyousness was explained by a few young men and women on Al-Jazeera interview as "We got him" and "It's over". Neither very insightful statements – and these expressions (especially when coupled with a can of beer and shirts being taken-off) speak to the need for feeling in control.
I'm very glad I went to the White House yesterday – being part of that crowd was being part of history. Yet, the response disturbed me. I don't know what would have been better. A vigil would not have been appropriate; a silent rally, in memory of Americans and people from all over the world who have died – may have been better; but, people wanted to express a lot of pent-up emotions – they needed to find a way to express frustration with 10 years of war and I imagine part of it was the feeling of an end of an era – no longer will this bogeyman hang over our head, releasing taped statements anticipating the downfall of our way of life.
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In my real world it snowed...then sleet...a little rain and
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an investigation on Alan Strang. He is learning, through his
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excitement in him, in this case the God Equus. With his parents, it is
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"I'll govern for all the ambitions of Scotland, and for all of the people who imagine that we can live in a better land. This party, the Scottish party, your party, carries your hope, and we shall carry it carefully, and make the nation proud."
Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, Scottish National Party
I am not inclined to accept prosecution-tailored rhetoric as being gospel truth. Sorry. Plus, everything said here is subjective. Period.[Phoebe Prince, a new arrival at South Hadley High School from a tiny seaside hamlet in County Clare, was mercilessly tormented by a cadre of classmates later dubbed the "Mean Girls" by Massachusetts newspapers.
"The investigation revealed relentless activity directed towards Phoebe designed to humiliate her and to make it impossible for her to remain at school," said District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel.
"The bullying for her became intolerable."
Then you know what? You don't allow people to twitter you, you don't have them on your facey space and you don't get on Craigslist and expose yourself to it. That's a reasonable healthy reaction. Hanging yourself in a coat closet is NOT a reasonable, healthy reaction to teasing.According to students, Phoebe was called "Irish slut" and "whore" on Twitter, Craigslist, Facebook and Formspring.
Teasing happens. It happens. Doesn't make it right, doesn't make it ok...but it is what it is. And it always has been since before the little girl hung herself in the closet and it still will be when this story goes out of the news cycle. Crucifying the cheerleaders isn't going to change that.
So she dated a boy and some girls decided to be catty...they scribbled her face out of some photos, knocked some books out of her hands, and threw some things. What kinds of things? Spitballs, paper balls...what?Her books were routinely knocked out of her hands, items were flung at her, her face was scribbled out of photographs on the school walls, and threatening text messages were sent to her cell phone.
Scheibel said she had drawn the ire of the "Mean Girls" by briefly dating a popular senior football player in her first weeks at the school.
None of that except threatening text messages seems like more than teasing. And as for the messages, why did they have her number to start with?
The rape needs to be addressed as well as the physical abuse that was witnessed.Two boys were involved in the rape and the physical abuse was witnessed by teachers who did nothing.
A red bull can? Seriously? A friggin red bull can? As a dangerous weapon? I'm not buying this at all.Seven of the nine charged Monday are girls charged with a range of crimes, from criminal harassment to stalking to civil rights violations. A juvenile was charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon - namely, the Red Bull can.
Oh so now it was STATUTORY rape. It wasn't date rape or some other kind of violent rape...but STATUTORY rape. I am now even less inclined to begin to believe this is anything but a cry of "crucify the cheerleaders" because of some mass hysteria over a community's inability to cope with the real problem here: a teenage suicide.The two males, 17 and 18, are charged with statutory rape.
In other words, people who are around kids all day long and witness the behavior of kids all day long saw a bunch of kids acting like...typical kids? They saw no need to intervene (which can actually intensify the bullying later) because nothing was out of place enough to warrant intervention.Unveiling the indictments Monday, Scheibel said numerous faculty members, staff members and administrators at South Hadley High School were aware of the bullying - some even witnessed physical abuse - and did nothing.
Well there you go. No criminal negligence on the parts of the teachers. Troublesome because a teenager committed suicide, but not troublesome enough to warrant criminal matters for the people in charge.She said the investigation looked at whether the adults' failure to help Phoebe amounted to criminal behavior.
"In our opinion, it did not," she said. "Nevertheless, the actions or inactions of some adults at the school are troublesome."
But yeah, let's crucify the cheerleaders to make everyone feel better about it.
Forgive me if I discount your emotional attempt at vilifying me with your accusation that I "like her tormentors" am victimizing her again. That's not debate and discussion: that's you attempting to leverage emotional extortion against the my arguments.Phoebe Prince, South Hadley High School's 'new girl,' driven to suicide by teenage cyber bullies
So no, their bullying is not being blown out of proportion to cover up a problem with the victim, other than she was a victim and you like her tormentors are victimizing her again.
One more time to attack me that way, and I will report. I understand that hearing about a teenage suicide can blur perceptions and inflame emotions, but you don't need to direct your ire at me. You can direct it at the arguments. kthanx.
And because of my experiences I probably am taking this story really personally and is a reason I have tried to stay out of it for the most part. I just feel when it comes to something like this a lot of people read about what happened to this poor girl and ask why didn't she defend herself or fight back. And it isn't that easy after a few months of dealing with kids like this. It is sort of thing you don't really grasp the entirety of what her life was like until you lived through it yourself.
I read signature here once that I will never forget because of it's frank poignancy. I'll paraphrase it...
The level of disrespect tolerated in society grows as the number of young men who have suffered a punch in the mouth for showing disrespect decreases.
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It seems there was a major break down in the school and parents on this issue. And as much as I don't like "bullying" laws because bullying is part of growing up as is learning to deal with it and defend yourself form it; in this specific case I think it's warranted. Maybe if these girls and boys do some time; they'll think differently about how the treat and interact with others.
You know the time is right to take control, we gotta take offense against the status quo
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You know the time is right to take control, we gotta take offense against the status quo
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I can understand why suicide seemed like a good option, there were many times I did want to commit suicide too, like you felt as well. But really suicide harms no one but yourself. And harming another person is so wrong. I think that she could have prevented killing herself, by just getting a hobby outside of people in the real world. I played lots of videogames or spent a lot of time on internet forums. It really helped to ease the loneliness. She could have done that instead of killing herself.


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'Dark of the Moon' TV Spots – "Everything" & "Secret"
{mosimage}Do we really mean "EVERYTHING"? How about a Transformers: Dark of the Moon TV spot by that very title? We have Optimus' line about being none too happy with some extra secrets being kept, but the new stuff include Robert Epps (Tyrese Gibson) telling Sam Witiwcky (Shia LaBeouf) that it's over, and a red Transformer with nasty blades, most likely Mirage.
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6 January, 2008 : Feast of the Epiphany Year A
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Gospel Acclamation
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Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 (adapted)
King Herod heard this; he was frightened, and all Jerusalem as well. So the called the chief priests and the scribes together and asked where the Messiah was to be born.
"In Bethlehem of Judea," they told him, for the prophet wrote:
"And you Bethlehem,in the land of Judah,from you is to come a rulerwho it to shepherdmy people Israel."
Herod called for the wise men to let him know where they found Jesus, so that he might pay him homage. The wise men set off; ahead of them was the star. When it stopped, they were overjoyed; and entering the stable they found the child with Mary, his mother. They knelt down before him; then they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
The wise men were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, so they went home a different way.
This is the Gospel of the Lord
Today, we celebrate the ancient day of Epiphany; a day when gifts are brought by the wise men to Jesus.
In many countries, this feast is joyously celebrated and gifts are given – for example, in Puerto Rico children leave hay in their shoes for the wise men's camels, and find gifts there in the morning.
Reflecting on the readings with the children:
How did the wise men come to know about Jesus?
Where did they travel from?
Do you know their names?
The wise men brought gifts to Jesus, just as we take gifts to new-born babies today. What gifts did they bring?
Why did the wise men go home by a different route?
In the time that Jesus lived, there were no maps, so people used the sun (in the day) and the moon and stars at night as guides.
The wise men came from countries to the east of Bethlehem; they may have travelled from as far away as Asia and Persia – along the Silk Road – and they are thought to represent all the peoples of the world.
Their names were thought to be Melchior, Caspar and Balthasar.
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For months, the European Union has tried to get the refugee crisis under control. But migrants continue arriving by the thousands and disagreements about the response keep festering. Can EU leaders and interior ministers finally deliver a credible plan?
As a summer of relentless migrant arrivals and rising acrimony comes to an end, the European Union is headed for a pivotal week in the struggle to get a handle on its refugee crisis.
EU interior ministers will Tuesday attempt to thrash out a compromise on a plan to redistribute 120,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in Europe. A day later, EU leaders will convene for a crisis summit to tackle broader migration concerns.
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Technology companies' vociferous support for the children of undocumented immigrants could set the industry up for its biggest showdown yet with President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.
Executives from Microsoft Corp, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc. were among the strongest in condemning Trump's decision on Tuesday to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.Known as DACA, it lets children brought to the US as undocumented immigrants work, drive and enroll in college. The president gave Congress six months to pass laws to replace the program. If that doesn't happen, it could open a new front in the intermittent flame war between the world's most powerful tech companies and the US government.
"We're going to fight alongside you to help this get resolved. Not just for the folks that are on DACA but for all dreamers and undocumented folks," Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said in a live-streamed conversation with three DACA grantees, known as dreamers. Microsoft Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith urged Congress to prioritize finding a replacement for DACA and later told NPR that the government would have to "go through us" if it tried to deport dreamers employed by the company.
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Wanderings through a new world. A world where I have to put me before anything else. After years of caring for others, this is my time, my place. I would be delighted if you could join my journey.
Monday, 30 August 2010
I hate that my house has been invaded. Spiders are bad enough, but mice? Not good.
Mostly, I'm quite content living on my own. I manage to do most things by myself. I can paint rooms, hang curtains and have my own electric drill but occasionally I hate it. This is most definitely one of those occasions.
Did I bring a creature home with me from my camping trip, or is there a wee hole somewhere and the colder nights have tempted them into my warm home? I'm just hoping and praying its just a cunning visitor, not a whole family....argh!
There is a single drawer where packets have been chewed through and a drawer of plastic storage containers that shows evidence that they've passed through there too. I've washed out most of the plastic containers and will finish the rest tomorrow but I just haven't quite rustled up the courage to tackle the drawer. I suspect wellies and rubber gloves may be required for me to take the next step.
I cope with so much, and survive well enough on my own. But sometimes I resent it. Sometimes, often, it just makes me sad. Sometimes, I just want someone else to say it'll be ok. Sometimes, I am lonely.
Mostly, I am ok.
Today I just want someone, anyone, to help me be braver and who'll check the drawer has no residents before I chuck everything out. Instead I'm feeling like a ridiculously daft girl who's procrastinating about something that just needs dealt with.
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I know where you're coming from. Here's a blog post I wrote when we were invaded...ReplyDelete
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Great post, loved reading all the comments too. I know I need to go and sort out this drawer but I have the lurgy and not much feeling up to it. But, I also know if I don't do it asap, it's just going to get worse.ReplyDelete
Why do big, intelligent creatures like us humans dislike small things so much? When they're outside they're fine but I hate something else living under my roof - I don't even know why they scare me. Tiger = scary, Snake = scary, mouse = scary. Doesn't make sense.


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Liz Cheney is not a child. She makes political commentary all the time. Some political kids don't insert themselves into politics. Dubya's daughters keep their mouths shut, as does Chelsea.
Huge difference. So spare me the higher road pap. We both know you have never walked on it.
This Reform Party member thinks it is high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first and their political party further down the line. But for way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.
It should be noted here that Cheney and Bush both can not leave the US boarders or they will be arrested and tried for war crimes committed during their administration..
Dick is also been reportedly guilty of angry morning sex.
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Now as some of you may know, I have no issue with gay marriage -- let them have it - but I do believe that if they get marriage then they have to pull all the Domestic Partner Laws across the nation ... which is going to piss off a LOT of live-in couples who are taking advantage of the grey-area left by those laws.
But I would hope that if workers are calling in 'gay' that their employers are going - okay, then you need to use one of your sick days ... there is no 'just because I didn't agree with the vote' days ...
Now I've heard this equated to the slavery issue on the radio this morning --- sorry, not even close --- there is a big difference between not being allowed to be married under the law and being treated like chattle, bought/sold, ripped from your family without consent, or raped at your owners will (I've got a few thoughts on this one ... not funny, but thoughtful).
This is supposed to be like the Latino day-off where we were supposed to see just how much our nation depends on those of Latino decent and how we should stop pressuring to have illegals deported ... problem with it?
If a company suddenly stop producing their regular amount of goods ... it was a pretty good indication to the government that they found the companies hiring ILlegals!! It made it easier to find them.
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Look, you want to get Prop 8 off the books ... then you do it within the confines of the system. You get Prop 8 declared unconstitutional - how hard is that in CA?? You get prop 8 reworded so it is less harsh ... then you get a really good lawyer to reinterprete the wording ...
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The flip-side of problems are opportunities, opportunities to save time or money, to relieve or reduce pain and suffering, and to advance the human condition. More generally, problems can be thought of as Opportunities For Improvement and Innovation in pursuit of Excellence (OFFIEs, for short and for fun).
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My partner doesn't want me to contact my Ex(1 Post)
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I'll try and keep this brief.
split from my abusive ex-Girlfriend in 2012, we have three kids, 21, 10, 8.
To cut a long story short, myself and my new partner of 5 years hate my ex due to her involving police constantly and making up lies. She'd even turn up at my partners work with her friends as its a public place, to antagonise my new partner, shes made our lives miserable but i separate this in my head for my kids sake.
I took my ex to court and i have a contact order, She changes access a couple of times a year, not a problem to me as sometimes i have to change access too because of work or holidays and i have to be flexible. All my contact is via email and strictly relates to kids, education or medical. Its very business like. Contact between us is maybe once every 3 months on average.
My Ex lied to the police a few months ago saying that when we drop the kids off we get too close to her house, I'm not sure what instigated this (my ex gets bored and doesn't like that I'm happy), the police said I've done nothing wrong and they know of her as a bit of a fantasist and liar. My ex also emailed me asking to pay half towards my 10yr old daughters school trip and towards school clothes. My partner hit the roof that she would email and 'beg' for money when i pay her maintenance. This email antagonised my partner and she went upstairs and locked herself in the bathroom with my phone to go through it to see if im in constant contact, which I'm not.
Because of this last police complaint now my partner doesn't want me to have any contact with my ex and wanted me to pass messages back with the kids if i need to change access. This is a terrible idea and I've refused to involve the kids.. Now she wants me to appoint a 3rd party.I have to keep communication lines open and clear as advised a few years ago by My solicitor and the police as kids are involved and we need to act like 'adults'. A 3rd party would confuse things and i don't want someone else knowing my business. Appointing a 3rd party could be troublesome. it could antagonise my ex as contact is going well at the moment and it could lead to problems if the 3rd party is out of contact if I'm running late for access and my kids could end up being messed around.
Soooooo, Is it reasonable of my partner to insist that i have no more contact with ex? She talks about it like i enjoy having contact, i really don't but at the moment things are going well so why rock the boat? When we argue about it she turns it round saying 'why do i love contacting my ex so much' I really don't and only contact her if its to do with changing access as we need to have a degree of flexibility.
i appreciate any advice, sorry to waffle on
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The state government launched Mee Mukhyamantri Boltoy, a show on the lines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat. In the show, Fadnavis talks about several public issues. The monthly programme is beamed on Doordarshan and private television channels. It also runs other interactive programmes like Dilkhulas on radio and Jai Maharashtra on Doordarshan. These shows are meant for interaction with state level ministers and senior government officials.
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They also were very good natured and wholesome. There was no spiking of the punch or cat fights. There were few, if any, wall flowers. They all danced in a friendly way, but not too friendly- I didn't get to walk around couples saying "leave room for the holy spirit" (which was a little disappointing to me). Not everything was different from our public school proms though, I am happy to report that the infamous "prom picture pose"in front of the slightly cheesey background is still alive and well. Corsages still itch and wilt and there were still lots more single girls than single guys. I think these will be universals.
A mom commented to me how it would be fun to go back to one's own prom. I think only if I could be the now me (although maybe in my 17 year old body). I think it would be so much more fun to not be so worried about what everyone thought or so caught up in what I wore or who might be looking or not. If I could just leave all that awkwardness behind. But then there's the reality check: I still worry about all those things. But there's hope. Maybe I'll someday be like my coworker who spent the whole night dancing away oblivious to anyone else's concerns or hair falling flat or knowing the latest dance moves, having the time of her life.
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"Whatever the reason," Jeannette Ludinga said, "we can't tell people they can't do it in worship. We have to face that fact." She twisted her pen between her fingers as she spoke. "I'm not excited about it myself," she said, "but we're not about to ask the ushers to remove people who lift their hands."
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Pastor Tom took in a deep breath. "The Bible tells us in several places," he explained quietly, "to lift up our hands to the Lord in praise."
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Elder Swart looked back up at the picture of his father's square jaw and suddenly felt as if the world were falling in on his and everyone else's head, the whole consistory aboard a toboggan hurtling down some river-valley hill toward an inevitable crash.
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Wilmot didn't say a thing.
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Tomorrow: Spirit-filled resolution.