Recruiting Forum Off-Topic Thread II

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Brillovol said:
I think it was Martin's BBQ, which I haven't had in a while so I can't judge. IIRC, I'll give it a 5 out of 10. They get a 2/10 for execution on the throw.
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Did it have some purple cabbage and carrots? I love slaw with purple cabbage and carrots.
 
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BJHSVol said:
Right but the argument that a heartbeat qualifies as life is a personal ethical/religious belief. Obviously at 12 days the baby can't survive on its own. It's not fully formed.

Basically my opinion is that at some point during the transition from conception to birth the baby becomes human. And where that is for each person is a personal choice and you can't really prove someone wrong/right.

I'm personally pro-choice but if someone else believes that life only begins when the baby could survive outside the womb, then you get into a religious/ethical debate
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When your heart stops beating, you die.
 
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Brillovol said:
We had a difficult journey as well. Two miscarriages, charting temperatures and days of the cycle, visits to the fertility clinic, difficult pregnancies, and two beautiful daughters. I believe my quiver is full with the two we'll get to meet in heaven and we are satisfied with what God gave us. We actually had to come to the point where we were ok if we never had any, then we were ok if we only had one. In each place, I've found peace but it came through understanding that God is enough no matter what.
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Amen, my brother. :hi:
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Putting on some prayer for her to have the confidence to put it in God's hands.
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Thank you, brother. We are counseling her and her physicians are reassuring her that it will be fine. They are focusing on the blood work and her nutrition as she tends to have low ferritin. We are confident in the Lord's plan regardless of the outcome.

In other news my 42 year old step daughter is unexpectantly pregnant. Surprise! Oh, my... :)
 
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OGbabyaviVol said:
We had a difficult time having our girl...had to go through a reproduction specialist. My poor wife had to endure so much pain with needles and surgery just to have one child, but she will tell you it was all worth it for our one little beautiful blessing. Some take for granted how easy it is to have children. They don't realize those who have a difficult time to have just one.
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You are a blessed man OG. It comes through in your posts along with other brothers/sisters in Christ on here. Thank you.
 
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Vols4us said:
Thank you, brother. We are counseling her and her physicians are reassuring her that it will be fine. They are focusing on the blood work and her nutrition as she tends to have low ferritin. We are confident in the Lord's plan regardless of the outcome.

In other news my 42 year old step daughter is unexpectantly pregnant. Surprise! Oh, my... :)
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Dang! You're getting too old for that stuff. Your hair is going to fall out, turn gray, or both. :)
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Dang! You're getting too old for that stuff. Your hair is going to fall out, turn gray, or both. :)
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Gray hairs are now turning Volatil blue. :)

When my wife found out last night she asked me if the pistol was handy, she might need it for herself. She's said she's losing her mind over all this. I told her in a few months she would be wound up tight wanting that next grandchild. She was not amused. I was. lol.
 
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Vols4us said:
Gray hairs are now turning Volatil blue. :)

When my wife found out last night she asked me if the pistol was handy, she might need it for herself. She's said she's losing her mind over all this. I told her in a few months she would be wound up tight wanting that next grandchild. She was not amused. I was. lol.
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What is it with grandparents lately? Your wife's reaction reminds me of my parents. They weren't all that thrilled when we told them we were pregnant with our fourth. And they don't get all that excited about keeping them for very long either, especially my dad.

If I live that long (decent chance I won't; i tend to stress a bit), I plan to be an awesome grandfather. I plan to be present and engaged and to help and keep and play with the grandkids happily.
It's a bit disheartening to hear my parents talk like they don't love keeping the kids. I don't get it.
 
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volssam said:
What is it with grandparents lately? Your wife's reaction reminds me of my parents. They weren't all that thrilled when we told them we were pregnant with our fourth. And they don't get all that excited about keeping them for very long either, especially my dad.

If I live that long (decent chance I won't; i tend to stress a bit), I plan to be an awesome grandfather. I plan to be present and engaged and to help and keep and play with the grandkids happily.
It's a bit disheartening to hear my parents talk like they don't love keeping the kids. I don't get it.
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If your kids were Bama fans, then I could understand it.
 
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volssam said:
What is it with grandparents lately? Your wife's reaction reminds me of my parents. They weren't all that thrilled when we told them we were pregnant with our fourth. And they don't get all that excited about keeping them for very long either, especially my dad.

If I live that long (decent chance I won't; i tend to stress a bit), I plan to be an awesome grandfather. I plan to be present and engaged and to help and keep and play with the grandkids happily.
It's a bit disheartening to hear my parents talk like they don't love keeping the kids. I don't get it.
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Thankfully my parents still enjoy keeping my girls, though it wears my mom out. They're keeping them the next few days in fact while the wife and I have a little respite in the mountains of east tn (aka God's country). I'll do my usual salute toward Neyland as I drive by.
 
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volssam said:
What is it with grandparents lately? Your wife's reaction reminds me of my parents. They weren't all that thrilled when we told them we were pregnant with our fourth. And they don't get all that excited about keeping them for very long either, especially my dad.

If I live that long (decent chance I won't; i tend to stress a bit), I plan to be an awesome grandfather. I plan to be present and engaged and to help and keep and play with the grandkids happily.
It's a bit disheartening to hear my parents talk like they don't love keeping the kids. I don't get it.
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I'm curious whether this is a generational thing. I have two kids (11 and 5), and my parents, who live about 40 minutes from us, probably see them 5-10 times a year. My in-laws live closer and keep the kids a lot for us, but they are only good for 3-4 hours before they start calling to see when we'll be there to get them.

I contrast that with folks that I work with who have grandchildren. They are always talking about how they are going to pick them up from school, spend the weekend with them, etc. and how excited they are about it.

I just don't get it :no:
 
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Not to be a voice of negativity, but they didn't choose to have those kids. They had their own, raised them and put them out into the world. The beauty of being a grandparent is that you can play with th gkids and then give them right back. Keep in mind, this is completely my own 28 year old perspective. I have no children or grandchildren.
 
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It's not just you guys. Both of my kids' grandparents are the same way. Sometimes I'm like, what the heck, and then I remember how wild my kids can be and how old the grandparents are. On the rare occasion we go out, my wife and I usually skip the movie after dinner because the grandparents start getting restless. On one hand I wish they'd just tough it out more but on the other I understand how exhausting it can be. I'm just glad they're around to help at all at the end of the day.
 
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Skullbone said:
It's not just you guys. Both of my kids' grandparents are the same way. Sometimes I'm like, what the heck, and then I remember how wild my kids can be and how old the grandparents are. On the rare occasion we go out, my wife and I usually skip the movie after dinner because the grandparents start getting restless. On one hand I wish they'd just tough it out more but on the other I understand how exhausting it can be. I'm just glad they're around to help at all at the end of the day.
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Yeah, I mean part of me understands that perspective. But 1) my parents aren't all that old; they're both 56. 2) I guess I'm thinking, so what? It's only temporary. And they're blood.

And at the end of life, if you have time to think about your life and reflect, would you regret one second you spent with your grandkids. And maybe I shouldn't say spent. Or maybe that's the problem. We shouldn't just spend our time; we should invest it.

Again if I am blessed with a long life, I plan to gladly invest my time and influence into my grandchildren.

Also as a Sidenote, If something happened to my wife and myself, right now it would probably be my parents that would raise them.
 
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