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Alright, I will kind of aim the discussions at how to talk to your still believing family, since I hope none of you are involved in things like domestic violence or some of the other crap I worked with. :shock: So, the first part of communication is understanding the other person, so, we will start ...

Edited to change heading from since we don’t have moderators to communication skills Right now I am stuck sitting around a lot as I recover after the fourth blankety blank surgery in the same foot. Can’t walk, the knee scooter I use to get around hurts my knee replacement. So, too much time on my ha...

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Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:57 am

Just This Guy wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:48 am

I have never seen someone listed as transfigured on Wikipedia.

Usually, it takes a year-long effort on a rigorous diet and strenuous exercise to get me transfigured.

Hey, I have a trans friend waiting for top surgery. If that what you mean by trans-figured?

I read an article about how some red state, forgot which one, but Utah qualifies, would rather split up a homeless family and put the kids in foster care and pay MORE for foster care, then provide housing for the family. I know I used to work for a private funded agency (like YWCA) that had a batter...

I would just like to mention what somebody said on another thread when they mentioned wanting to keep political discussions to the coffee shop as much as possible, so that these forums don’t get taken over with politics. They mentioned how political discussions can become so consuming as well as may...

I'm late to this discussion, but I like it. I like the idea of trying to empathize with those who disagree with me, even though sometimes I let emotion take over and get pissed off. Ideas that seem weird or crazy to me but still make sense to others like: flat earth, young earth, Trump as the solut...

When I was TBm….well, maybe I should say when I was a practicing Mormon who was involved in the community with all that heritage that Mayan is proud of, I never felt like a slave except for when I was Relief Society President. Then I sure as hell felt like I was slave to the bishopric. People have t...

Mayan, we are not saying we agree or disagree with the penguin. We are saying that you pick on him unnecessarily. I totally agree with you that some of what he puts out as jokes are not funny and generalize too much. But, hey the world survived blond jokes, Polish jokes, wow, even n word jokes when...

As a female, I obviously have zero say in what Mormonism is, so I cannot participate on this thread. I would say that I resent my lack of voice, but since I don’t have a voice y’all can’t hear me. You have a voice here , (female) Froggy. Please, please, please? Define what Mormonism is to Alas. I h...

As a female, I obviously have zero say in what Mormonism is, so I cannot participate on this thread. I would say that I resent my lack of voice, but since I don’t have a voice y’all can’t hear me.

Angel, yes, I was very disillusioned because the church is all about loving and helping each other. Until the need is big, like child sexual abuse or serious injury that puts a family member in the hospital for months and runs up millions in medical bills and then the insurance company says they won...

Mayan, we are not saying we agree or disagree with the penguin. We are saying that you pick on him unnecessarily. I totally agree with you that some of what he puts out as jokes are not funny and generalize too much. But, hey the world survived blond jokes, Polish jokes, wow, even n word jokes when ...

Thanks. I acknowledge your point as I have acknowledged Amen’s. I am not refuting these points or positions. I believe you. I hear you. I think change is necessary and that it will only happen by and through external force. However, I don’t see my family members or your husband as hateful or prosel...

Backing up a bit here, the jolly penguin didn’t say “some”saints. I would hate to put words in his mouth and understate who he is accusing of hatred. If you live in America, and America starts a war, are you a complicit killer? Is the blood of dead soldiers on Dick Cheney’s hands or yours? If Ameri...

In general, Utah has one of the lowest rates of homelessness in the United States, and the majority of the state's homeless population can be found in Salt Lake metropolis, which is considered to be a liberal metropolis. If you take a more comprehensive look at the issue of homelessness in the Unit...

Only the Mormon church thinks you can control your spouse’s choices. ;) Great points regarding control and limits. All good. Very good. On the above point, however, I disagree. Controlling a spouse's choices is not unique to the Mormon church. It is a form of control that has been institutionalized...

...hoping your spouse will change something as basic as religious belief just is not a good way to have a stable marriage. Either accept she is Mormon and love her for it, or love her in spite of it. But if you love her, then love who she IS, not who you wish she was, because that is not love. You ...

I agree with the elephant. It isn’t fair to your wife to expect her to change her beliefs. She may never agree with you, so all you can really expect is to be PIMO for the rest of your marriage/life, or to demand that you be allowed to stop attending. So, weigh the cost of keeping your wife happy by...

My last active child has stopped paying tithing over this issue. He talked more with his Dad than he did with me, so I don’t know many details about how active he and his wife intend to be in the future. His wife was struggling with feminist issues, and the church’s dishonesty was kind of a final st...

Pompous jackasses are pompous jackasses whether they have university degrees or run a cattle ranch and dropped out of fourth grade. It s just that pompous jackasses Ike to use whatever they can to make others feel insecure. I have an uneducated sister in law who thinks she and her husband are the on...