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Post by jeanne on Nov 5, 2020 21:39:33 GMT 1
Yesterday I got a triumphant message: she is dyslexic! from a parent who had just received an opinion from a logopedic clinic. I should be rejoicing but it would be improper over such a sad issue. Still, I was the only teacher who urged the parents to go and have an examination - and she is my private tutoring student, now in the first year of high school, 16 years old. Incredible. None of his English or Polish teachers had noticed anything while I have taught her for 8 years now and indeed, sometimes I was seriously depressed with her ineptness. Good job, Bonobo...too bad they didn't listen to you sooner. I hope she can get some help. Do the schools have trained people on staff who work with students with disorders like dyslexia, or do they have to go outside of the school for help? In the U.S. schools are required to provide an appropriate curriculum for them, or the school system has to pay for outside help, plus the cost of transportation there and back as necessary....all of which is very expensive and depletes special education funds within the school system!
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Post by jeanne on Nov 5, 2020 21:35:30 GMT 1
Yes, but isn`t it what PiS has always been trying to achieve: divide and rule the divided nation?? We must get united again, like in communist times, when Poles rose against their oppressors in 1980 and created Solidarity!! The nation seems pretty united in protesting the anti-abortion rulings...
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Post by jeanne on Nov 5, 2020 2:09:09 GMT 1
They lose sight of the mission Christ gave his Church, so God is putting them "back on the rails," if you understand that idiom. Yes, the Church was too triumphant after communism collapsed - the clergy rightly believed they contributed to it. But instead of sticking to Christ`s teaching, they started to behave like Pharisees, with their infamous corruption and betrayal of moral principles. And believers could observe the rising discrepancy between the noble Christian ideals and daily ignoble practice. Ah yes, human nature raises its ugly head... Silly me, I should have known...
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Post by jeanne on Nov 4, 2020 17:14:58 GMT 1
But being sceptical can be sometimes good for you. There was one sceptical guy who became famous worldwide till infinity due to his scepticism. If it happened today, he would become a rich celebrity through the public interest in him in the media, youtube etc. By the way, I never asked you who this "skeptical guy" was or is. Who are you referring to?
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Post by jeanne on Nov 4, 2020 17:06:47 GMT 1
I think every once in a while, God has to cleanse his Church. It appears he has been doing a lot of that lately. It is a necessary cleansing of people within the Church who get distracted from the message of Jesus and start to get their work intertwined with and taken over by earthly concerns. They lose sight of the mission Christ gave his Church, so God is putting them "back on the rails," if you understand that idiom. The Catholic Church itself remains the church Christ established from the beginning of Christianity...it's the people within it who are sinners, as we all are. It is a pity, though, that "the Church" gets blamed for the failings of human beings who for some reason fail to follow the teachings of Christ and the authentic gospel they are supposed to be spreading among the people...just my opinion...
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Post by jeanne on Nov 4, 2020 16:55:03 GMT 1
I won't embarrass you by listing more things I remember from your posts, but there are several... Yes, they are embarassing: Toilet and bathroom are my kingdoms - toilet is my throne - toilet brush is my sceptre. hahahahaha A perfect situation!
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Post by jeanne on Nov 4, 2020 15:59:28 GMT 1
Oh no, cave art computer image!!!!...not what I expected! Now I'm really losing my mind!!
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Post by jeanne on Nov 3, 2020 17:54:15 GMT 1
but others merely "think" they are contributing and like to claim they are, but aren't really. They claim thy maintain the family and that`s a sufficient excuse for doing nothing at home. I also maintain my family coz my wife hasn`t worked for over 20 years now but today I have just cleaned the toilet and repaired the flushing system which leaked. hahahaham I know you are a contributor to "home maintenance" because you often mention the things you do, i.e. cooking, washing windows; I won't embarrass you by listing more things I remember from your posts, but there are several...
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Post by jeanne on Nov 3, 2020 17:48:48 GMT 1
I think it's not a good idea to supplement with only one vitamin. Vitamin D needs calcium, magnesium and vitamin K to be able to perform all the tasks it is intended to. Most people are sorely deficit in magnesium because soil everywhere has been depleted, and the good vegetables, etc. that we eat are not supplying us with adequate amounts of the minerals we need to be healthy. I didn`t know about the correlation between vit D and magnesium. I highly recommend that everyone do some research on magnesium and learn about its importance for our health. It's amazing how many functions (300+) in our bodies depend on magnesium to perform properly, and how many problems can arise if one is deficient in it...
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Post by jeanne on Nov 3, 2020 17:42:00 GMT 1
My daughters all made good choices which makes me very happy as well! That`s great Another theory is: God helps decent people who never lose faith to cope with earthly lives. I embrace that theory.
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Post by jeanne on Nov 3, 2020 17:37:44 GMT 1
Perhaps you are right...I never thought of that; I just figured I was being a bit neurotic! Yes, look into your deep primal memories. Do you remember those monsterous sabre -tooth bears and tigers freely entering the caves? And those ghastly shadows cast onto the walls by the burning fire? And this grim darkness and cold which prevailed in caves when the fire went out??? And cannibals which attacked unguarded caves?? Arrrrg! Get me out of here!! H-e-e-e-lp...give me some cave art...quickly!!
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Post by jeanne on Nov 1, 2020 22:16:09 GMT 1
Apart from JP2 generation, there is a parallel generation of lay young people who reject any limitations on their personal freedoms and also reject the guidance of the Church which has been undergoing heavy criticism for its suspicious handling of pedophilia cases, close involvement in politics and other sins. The Church is slowly ceasing to be an authority among young people and nobody and nothing can stop it. It appears that the Catholic Church in Poland, which is accustomed to being unopposed, must now learn the lesson which has been learned by the pro-life movement and the Church in the U.S. The lesson is that morality cannot be legislated. This lesson was learned in the U.S. during pre-Civil War times when those of opposing views were arguing over the morality of slavery. Eventually, the anti-slavery proponents prevailed, but only as hearts began to be changed. While the U.S. is far from perfect and still struggles with racial issues stemming from its past practice of enslaving human beings, we have come a long way and hopefully will continue to steadily inch forward. This lesson can apply to the issue of abortion as well... that in order for women to not choose abortions, first hearts must be changed. The Church and the pro-life movement in Poland better get started, they have a lot of work ahead of them to achieve their goals. Hopefully, the idea that unborn humans would be killed in the womb will in the future become as abhorrent to a moral civilized world as the idea of human slavery has become.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 28, 2020 20:08:02 GMT 1
Often, the U.S. press will ignore what is going on in Poland, but even they have taken notice of these protests and are reporting on them. The scope and magnitude of these protests are hard for anyone on the planet to ignore.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 28, 2020 20:03:20 GMT 1
It's great to see you using such ingenuity to preserve and enjoy the fruits of your hard labors!! Enjoy!
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Post by jeanne on Oct 26, 2020 23:11:01 GMT 1
Why would he kill hedge hogs? We don't have them living wild in the US, so I don't know if they are considered pests, or what. Was he just being mean? No, they are not pests. He killed them coz he is a morally corrupt psycho sadist. Such people should be treated, apart from being behind bars. Stories like that one make me feel ill...
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Post by jeanne on Oct 26, 2020 23:06:13 GMT 1
I couldn't keep from looking up every now and then to see if any more would fall while we were beneath them! They didn't, and we survived the excursion! And imagine the horror that prehistoric cavemen experienced while living in them caves. I suppose that feeling of constant danger got imprinted in our human memories as a kind of trauma. Perhaps you are right...I never thought of that; I just figured I was being a bit neurotic!
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Post by jeanne on Oct 26, 2020 23:01:17 GMT 1
Two additional children to love is positive, exciting, and hope-filled news! How about yuor sons - in- law? Do they help around kids and take good care of the whole family? Recently I read a theory which I had always believed in practice before - the more engaged and devoted the father is, the more kids the educated reasonable woman can afford and is willing to have. All three of my sons-in-law are very involved with childcare and helping the house to run properly. I do agree with the theory that a woman will be willing to have more children if she has a husband who is willing to engage in the "management" of the family. My daughters all made good choices which makes me very happy as well!
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Post by jeanne on Oct 26, 2020 22:49:27 GMT 1
That must be Anglo-Saxon way of arranging calendar. Slavic people prefer fixed dates, I see. Ours is better - it is harder to forget when a special day falls in the year. I think the reason Mother's Day and Father's Day are on Sundays and not on some fixed date each year is so families can celebrate these occasions together. It's true that many people now work on Sundays, but when these holidays were established, very few people worked on Sunday and it truly was a day for family, etc. It simply made sense then to set Sundays as the days when the holidays would be observed. Even today, out of the entire week, Sundays are the days when the most people are not obliged to work.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 15, 2020 1:22:56 GMT 1
PS. Is that why I love to drink cod liver oil? Especially today, when scientists found out that a good supply of vitamin D might help you fight covid more easily. I have just finished off another bottle of oil. I think it's not a good idea to supplement with only one vitamin. Vitamin D needs calcium, magnesium and vitamin K to be able to perform all the tasks it is intended to. Most people are sorely deficit in magnesium because soil everywhere has been depleted, and the good vegetables, etc. that we eat are not supplying us with adequate amounts of the minerals we need to be healthy.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 15, 2020 1:16:50 GMT 1
- Polesess expect more engagement on the part of husbands and fathers of their kids. When a father is involved in sharing home duties and kid care, a woman often decides to have more children than one. So, dear Polish males, think twice before you sit on the sofa before the TV with a can of beer in hand and watch passively how your poor wives do everything around you, kids and home. This is not just a Polish problem. What you have described here sounds very familiar to me. Thankfully, things are changing here, and the young men are beginning to step up and contribute to care of the children and perform household tasks, but others merely "think" they are contributing and like to claim they are, but aren't really.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 10, 2020 0:30:12 GMT 1
Thank you, Pieter.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 4, 2020 21:30:33 GMT 1
Pieter,
Do you know where I could read the lyrics to this song in English?
You (and Bonobo) are doing a very good job filling in the gaps I have in my knowledge of European history...even the history I lived through. It is sad Americans are so ignorant concerning these things. Americans are fed only what the media decides they will be fed...an injustice to all of us, Europeans and Americans alike.
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Post by jeanne on Oct 4, 2020 16:19:30 GMT 1
Thanks, Pieter! Once I saw the photo here, I remembered that I had seen it before, but for some reason I cannot access it in the previous post any longer. Your mother is a beautiful lady! I realize this photo is old and she must no longer look the same, but that kind of true beauty never fades!
Did your mother have any other siblings besides your Milwaukee aunt who might have stayed in the Poznan area nearer to your grandparents? They must have missed your mother and her sister very much when they moved away...
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Post by jeanne on Sept 30, 2020 19:45:47 GMT 1
My Polish grandparents in Poznań with their daughters, my mother in the middle and my American aunt from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the right Pieter, I can't access this photo; is there anyway you can fix that so I can see it?
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Post by jeanne on Sept 30, 2020 19:38:14 GMT 1
Why would he kill hedge hogs? We don't have them living wild in the US, so I don't know if they are considered pests, or what. Was he just being mean?
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Post by jeanne on Sept 30, 2020 19:32:39 GMT 1
The best trail I have always dreamt of conquering is the mountain trail along the southern border, with stopovers in shelters, about 500 km long. I have never had time to venture on it: work, family, farm - we only covered some parts of it during each individual trip. But I will wait until all my kids grow up and then some might be interested to go with me. I am old but still very fit. Yes, definitely do it! These photos are beautiful. If you could actually go and hike the whole length and see all that beauty for yourself, it would be wonderful! Plus it would give you a great feeling of accomplishment! I disagree with the wording of your self-description; you said, "I am old but still very fit." Hmmm...I think this would be more true: "I am getting older, but I'm still very fit."
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Post by jeanne on Sept 30, 2020 19:21:15 GMT 1
Yes, the main corridor in it is a mile long, and you can cover it without a guide. But single trips are inadvisable coz one may get lost and even die. Those caves are quite complex While caves fascinate me, they also scare me a bit...the thought of being lost in one triggers feelings of claustrophobia in me. When the soccer team of young boys was lost in the cave in Thailand a couple of years ago, it made me very anxious. I was quite relieved when they were rescued. When my oldest daughter was living in West Virginia for awhile, I visited her one summer and she took me to "Lost World Caverns," which were amazing. Inside there were beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. It's a tourist attraction, and lots of people visit there, so it was very safe, but still, when inside, I felt some unease. There was one section where there were huge cube-like pieces of stone covering the bottom of the cave. The posted explanation said that those "cubes" of rock had fallen from the ceiling of the cave (ages ago). I couldn't keep from looking up every now and then to see if any more would fall while we were beneath them! They didn't, and we survived the excursion!
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Post by jeanne on Sept 27, 2020 12:38:52 GMT 1
Mylna Cave in Tatra Mountains. Funny name coz it means Wrong in English. But people are fans of this place due to the views in the background. Is it a deep cave that can be explored?
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Post by jeanne on Sept 23, 2020 19:54:50 GMT 1
(except that stag party event, you know hahahaha). Don't even joke about things like that! Trust me, your wife wouldn't laugh at that joke!
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Post by jeanne on Sept 21, 2020 23:16:23 GMT 1
Exactly, grey is a killer of your psyche. Strange that some people don`t realise it. I agree. During WWII here in the US grey was a popular color for painting the interior walls or woodwork in homes, so it was still in many houses when I was a small child. It made those houses look old and "dated." More colorful trends took over with things like white walls with colored woodwork, then a bit later colored walls with white woodwork. Now grey is making a come-back here for the interiors of homes. My pet peeve is that baby nurseries are now being painted in shades of grey. Pink and grey combined are very trendy right now! I do not like them! It is reminiscent of the 1950's! projectnursery.com/projects/avas-sweet-gray-and-pink-nursery/decoratorist.com/gray-and-pink-nursery-ideas/
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