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Yes, looks like that company does...
it was just the first pic I found that actually said "lady fingers" in English
don't worry, happens A LOT with the "regulars" in this thread...... must be something in the drinks
you're welcome. Just remember to put on the breaks when interacting in ANY Bible Discussion Forum (BDF) or ANYTHING related to politics and covid/needle pokes........
it was just the first pic I found that actually said "lady fingers" in English
don't worry, happens A LOT with the "regulars" in this thread...... must be something in the drinks
you're welcome. Just remember to put on the breaks when interacting in ANY Bible Discussion Forum (BDF) or ANYTHING related to politics and covid/needle pokes........
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Do not discriminate against the G's! I also want some
after seeing what it did to elmo I'M SCARED.
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Never had it but any beverage that contains caffeine can't be all bad.
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Actually, I've gotten better at scheduling life so as not to get to busy with "stuff".
Hey, I actually GO TO BED now at a somewhat decent time (read that as: no longer staying up all night to catch up on "stuff")
The sleep over the weekend was due mostly to my body's natural defense mechanisms trying to fight something off.
Hey, I actually GO TO BED now at a somewhat decent time (read that as: no longer staying up all night to catch up on "stuff")
The sleep over the weekend was due mostly to my body's natural defense mechanisms trying to fight something off.
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aww thanks
yeah, sorta relaxed on taking supplements for a while and so we're doing that again.
Right now ice cream is my friend
I'm smashing some stuff up I know the kids wouldn't take otherwise and "hiding" it in there.
Only they can taste and tell it's there...... funny though when they go
"oh well! This ice creams goooooooooooooddddddd and I want it"
yeah, sorta relaxed on taking supplements for a while and so we're doing that again.
Right now ice cream is my friend
I'm smashing some stuff up I know the kids wouldn't take otherwise and "hiding" it in there.
Only they can taste and tell it's there...... funny though when they go
"oh well! This ice creams goooooooooooooddddddd and I want it"
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Hello -- I am fairly new here so please feel free to re-direct me if I am in the wrong place.
I have a very close friend/roommate -- I have known for 2/3 of my life. We are both Christians and love Jesus. We both used to suffer from addiction. In the last 6 years or so I have been able to give up all of my addictions ( except soda -- still trying to learn to like water lol ). My friend has also come a long way, however he has not been able to give up alcohol. It has gotten much worse over the years and now he says he can't stand the thought of not having it. I deeply care about him and sometimes I find myself caring too much. Sometimes I try and act on my own strength and tell him I will go to rehab with him. Several times I have called AA and found meetings but he never wants to go. I buy non-alcoholic beers and keep them in the fridge just in case he decides he doesn't want to drink.
It makes me so upset when he starts drinking because he will drink 24-36 light beers in a day but the beers increase over time I have noticed. I do pray for him, I really care about him. It makes me extremely sad when he drinks. It is difficult for me to be around him when he is drinking because he can't walk or talk after about 2 hours. He lies to me about his drinking, tries to hide it, justify it, etc. -- It has become so difficult for me that I end up leaving the apartment until its late. I go and visit my parents usually.
The reason I am posting this is because I wanted some sincere Christian advice on what I should do. I don't want to leave my apartment anymore everyday. I miss my cat (lol). I just don't know what to do. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you
I have a very close friend/roommate -- I have known for 2/3 of my life. We are both Christians and love Jesus. We both used to suffer from addiction. In the last 6 years or so I have been able to give up all of my addictions ( except soda -- still trying to learn to like water lol ). My friend has also come a long way, however he has not been able to give up alcohol. It has gotten much worse over the years and now he says he can't stand the thought of not having it. I deeply care about him and sometimes I find myself caring too much. Sometimes I try and act on my own strength and tell him I will go to rehab with him. Several times I have called AA and found meetings but he never wants to go. I buy non-alcoholic beers and keep them in the fridge just in case he decides he doesn't want to drink.
It makes me so upset when he starts drinking because he will drink 24-36 light beers in a day but the beers increase over time I have noticed. I do pray for him, I really care about him. It makes me extremely sad when he drinks. It is difficult for me to be around him when he is drinking because he can't walk or talk after about 2 hours. He lies to me about his drinking, tries to hide it, justify it, etc. -- It has become so difficult for me that I end up leaving the apartment until its late. I go and visit my parents usually.
The reason I am posting this is because I wanted some sincere Christian advice on what I should do. I don't want to leave my apartment anymore everyday. I miss my cat (lol). I just don't know what to do. Any advice would be appreciated.
Thank you
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Hello Chilidog, so nice to have you here, and my heart goes out to you, and your friend/roommate, knowing first hand as I do, the perils of addiction, understanding that it is a cunning enemy of life no less treacherously destructive than a lion who prowls about looking for someone to devour... and making this connection to Satan is not something I do lightly or in jest in any way, because alcoholism - no two ways about it - is a seductive life destroyer. Sad but true: we cannot help people who do not wish to be helped. If you could get your friend to go to meetings, any kind of 12 step meeting, it might be helpful, and, not prone to giving advice, I would suggest you allow others to help him there if they can, with you being a major support from the sidelines once he gets clean and sober.
I attended AA off and on for a number of years before I first got sober and put down the mind and mood altering drugs at the same time, attending both AA and NA for many years after that, as well as other fellowships based on the 12 steps. People who are not familiar with the program may not realize that the heart and soul of the program and fellowship are based around developing and maintaining a personal relationship with God. Heh, even people in the program may argue about this though it is clearly articulated in the copious literature and also in the steps. There was a thread active for a while for addicts, called CRA Christians In Recovery (anonymous) (<= link). Some of my own personal testimony about this is in there as well as in my Scripture Art thread starting near the bottom of page two...
I relapsed after 8 years still in rebellion against God... was in and out over a period
of another 8 years, and am currently over ten years clean and sober again
Kudos to your for finding your footing on the Rock of Ages! Oh my goodness, I was so stubbornly stiff necked, even after God revealing Himself to me powerfully, profoundly, and personally a number of times... I wanted something else! Of course that was prior to my conversion, while living a life full of high risk behaviors including alcohol and drugs, which I have been delivered from, and for which I thank God for being so gracious to allow me to survive the stupidity of my youth. If you have access to the AA Big Book, please start reading it with your friend and do not take no for an answer. Heh, yeah, that's a suggestion but seriously, you may need to negotiate some new living arrangement with him so you can both feel safe in your living space. Most AA literature is available for free online, and so is much of the NA literature. You may also benefit from Hope For Today, which is in the CRA thread as well. My life is so so so much better now than it was while I was in active addiction.
Please feel free to ask me any questions about this at any time
I attended AA off and on for a number of years before I first got sober and put down the mind and mood altering drugs at the same time, attending both AA and NA for many years after that, as well as other fellowships based on the 12 steps. People who are not familiar with the program may not realize that the heart and soul of the program and fellowship are based around developing and maintaining a personal relationship with God. Heh, even people in the program may argue about this though it is clearly articulated in the copious literature and also in the steps. There was a thread active for a while for addicts, called CRA Christians In Recovery (anonymous) (<= link). Some of my own personal testimony about this is in there as well as in my Scripture Art thread starting near the bottom of page two...
I relapsed after 8 years still in rebellion against God... was in and out over a period
of another 8 years, and am currently over ten years clean and sober again
Kudos to your for finding your footing on the Rock of Ages! Oh my goodness, I was so stubbornly stiff necked, even after God revealing Himself to me powerfully, profoundly, and personally a number of times... I wanted something else! Of course that was prior to my conversion, while living a life full of high risk behaviors including alcohol and drugs, which I have been delivered from, and for which I thank God for being so gracious to allow me to survive the stupidity of my youth. If you have access to the AA Big Book, please start reading it with your friend and do not take no for an answer. Heh, yeah, that's a suggestion but seriously, you may need to negotiate some new living arrangement with him so you can both feel safe in your living space. Most AA literature is available for free online, and so is much of the NA literature. You may also benefit from Hope For Today, which is in the CRA thread as well. My life is so so so much better now than it was while I was in active addiction.
Please feel free to ask me any questions about this at any time
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Never had it but any beverage that contains caffeine can't be all bad.
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