Random Vents.....

Secretblend said:
Can you talk to other leaders instead of pastor? Get their opinion?
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Ironically, I feel better talking directly to my pastor than I do with the deacons about this. Weird, I know. I just feel closer to my pastor on a friendship level, than I do with the deacons.
 
Dixie said:
Ironically, I feel better talking directly to my pastor than I do with the deacons about this. Weird, I know. I just feel closer to my pastor on a friendship level, than I do with the deacons.
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Yes, you should speak privately and directly to the pastor. Approach like it's a teachable moment.
 
Dixie said:
Today, my pastor embarrassed me by bringing me an FM receiver during sermon in front of everyone. Kinda made me mad, but obviously he's not dealt with this so he doesn't know how to handle it. I didn't want to bite his head off, but I was a bit upset about the way he did it. I think he meant well, just kind of bumbled his way about it in a way.

I didn't want to wear the FM system for two reasons:
1. I don't want to share ear wax with the congregation as it is earbuds, not headphones.
2. I just didn't feel ready to use the FM system again after it was taken away in school 20 years ago.

Is this normal?? Am I going insane?
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I do agree with those that have suggested talking to your pastor privately. I do think that just happened to be when he noticed that you didn’t have one and knowing your hearing status tried to be helpful by bringing you one. But . . . the problem seems to have come from not knowing how you feel about the FM.

I do have a suggestion about objection 1. If your system is like that at my church and those I have encountered in others the receivers have a standard jack and you could simply bring you own headphones or earbuds rather than use what came with the system. I have done something slightly different because I found that I had to hold the earbud (ours came with a single earbud for each receiver and that is what I have encountered elsewhere; not the type that has a bud for each ear on the one cord) in a certain position in my ear by hand in order to get enough from it. By the end of an approximately 1 hour service my ear would hurt. Since I have a t-Mic. setting on my hearing aid I bought my own neckloop and have been much more comfortable in the years since.

I don’t think there is any one attitude that would be “normal”. We all have a different history.

I didn’t have any problems with my right ear as a child. The left had turned up completely deaf following an infection after measles at the age of 5 (many years later though I was told by Dr. John Shea in Memphis TN that it didn’t look like typical infection damage). I had no problems in mainstream school (although I don’t remember hearing it referred to as that in the late 1940's and 1950's). I developed problems with the right ear as an adult and started wearing a hearing aid in the 1970's and it was quite a number of years after that when I first used an assistance system. Thus, all of my use has been my choice and I am not a bit self conscious about it. I have been known to signal to or ask someone to use the mike; or going down the side aisle for a new battery if one quits unexpectedly, etc.
 
AlleyCat said:
Yowie. Do you have a lot of spiders in your house? That's no good!

(Spider phobia here.)
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Same. All spider look like tarantula to me. :shock: I have spider 'scare' away thing on each floor of house. Plugs into wall. Have not seen spider in about 2 years since last tarantula sighting.
 
Reba said:
Yes, you should speak privately and directly to the pastor. Approach like it's a teachable moment.
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I may try to speak to him when he returns from his vacation. He leaves on Thursday afternoon. I seriously doubt I can get away from the farm to do this privately in his office.
 
rebeccalj said:
Same. All spider look like tarantula to me. :shock: I have spider 'scare' away thing on each floor of house. Plugs into wall. Have not seen spider in about 2 years since last tarantula sighting.
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Erk :shock: What kind of plugs did you put in? I might want those !!
 
Angry.

Wish people realise, understand I GROWN UP. I can take care myself. My life, my business.
 
AlleyCat said:
Erk :shock: What kind of plugs did you put in? I might want those !!
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They are make by 'Bell Howell.' Boss ask me about them and he did Google search and found them. The do a little light flash in red that send some kind of sonic sound to scare them or something. Do not know how to explain. Just know they work! :giggle:
 
rebeccalj said:
They are make by 'Bell Howell.' Boss ask me about them and he did Google search and found them. The do a little light flash in red that send some kind of sonic sound to scare them or something. Do not know how to explain. Just know they work! :giggle:
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Cool, :ty: for the info!! The sound doesn't bother the cats?
 
i hate that i'm crying like a pathetic fool.. no matter how hard i try, it's never good enough for people. i give up
 
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Hint: what matters is whether something is good enough for YOU.
The psychologists call it self-referencing. It took me a long time to figure it out, but I was much happier when I did. I just ignore people that don't want me to be happy with good-enough-for-me. It takes a little practice but you can do it.
 
I hate that my apartment neighbors are smokers. The guys living upstairs smoke, and the cigarette smoke smell seeps into my apartment, and reeks up the whole place. I think it's coming through the vent so I asked the apartment office if anything can be done to help keep the smell from coming into my apartment. I don't want to have headaches/migraines and be feeling sick just because of the cigarette smoke.
 
Right now I'm mad at myself. Why? Because I'm sitting here spazzing out over a simple resume. My work history is crap at best if the last 10 years are included, but if just the last 5 are required, I might be able to make things look good. I was young and stupid and made really stupid choices.

This is why I prefer traditional job applications over resumes, and I feel like that degree will make me look more polished. Right now at best, I could either go back to Tyson or flip burgers. I can cut poultry better than I can flip burgers. =/

Boo on me for my young foolishness. I am thinking I should try at Marva's - they are an employer that hires disabled people, hopefully they will have a part-time position and will be willing to work around my school schedule if things work out.
 
ohs shit crap again new 0_o new medication reason seriosu I got diet weight 0_O I am surprised oh really jeez!
 
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