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[__ Science __ ] The Brain

My wife may not have birthed my son but she loves him a lot. Like any natural mother would. She has done a lot for him and stays in constant contact with him. (Even though he is grown up)

We are going to get him some custom made shoes for his birthday coming up soon...an expensive gift but one his "Fred Flinstone" feet need. She didn't even blink of an eye when I suggested that except to agree wholeheartedly.

She wants a biological child...at least one if not two. But it may not be possible.
So my son may be the only child she gets. Such a shame too. She really would enjoy one. IDC one way or another. There would be a big lifestyle change if we did that. But I'm ready to retire anyway.
 
wondering said:
Your stepkids ARE your children!
And I know you treat them that way...
You may even love them more than some parents love their
natural children....
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Their is a story ,these are adults not minors .
 
jasonc said:
Their is a story ,these are adults not minors .
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So? :shrug It doesn't mean that you still can't love them even if you never knew them as children. Love comes in all forms, shapes, and sizes. There is no limitations on it.
 
HeIsRisen2018 said:
So? :shrug It doesn't mean that you still can't love them even if you never knew them as children. Love comes in all forms, shapes, and sizes. There is no limitations on it.
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These two won't ,I wouldn't expect them to call me dad.their dad died in 06.I'm not telling two adults near my age they are just kids.

One probably dislikes me,the younger doesn't .their has been he'll in the months past,one suicide ,one left without no clue to where ,plus her kids.my wife currently is estranged with them.it's not anything I can heal,old wounds from years before that weren't healed, plus behaviors on both sides.
Monica. The youngest eventually will probably reconcile but the oldest,autumn will go silent for months or years.If my wife dies ,I may count on Monica but she is only seven years younger then me.her two kids know me,autumn's two don't as much.

Autumn with her mental health will be their problem.

Thus these 4 grandkids will not carry my surname ,or likely be there for me.jacI might be an adult ,Nathan in his early 30s when I'm 60.

I didn't raise these older ones,Nathan and JacI I had influence .rosie,and Julie very little.there is a scar betwixt then three,autumn and kids with me .it's gonna be years before we speak as I know autumn.

JacI and Monica I do talk to.but again my lineage dies with me if my brother kids were to die ,all of them .

I don't see them as mine ,I can't ,the parents of those kids are there,save rosie.but she will not remember me much if I don't see her.

It's where I am and why I say it.

You can't say that I'm a parent because these kids are ,but don't live with me now .Nathan an adult lives in land o lakes with his dad. I did see him last year for Xmas .he talks to his mom more then me.
 
HeIsRisen2018 said:
I had one more question about the brain, why is it that sometimes it creates false memories?
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The brain is always adapting to the world around us. It isn't that we intentionally create false memroies. Our minds are malleable. Think optical illusions that can fool our brain. Our brains make simple errors at times and subtle cues can steer our memories in the wring direction. Some of these memories we are not even aware are false.

Some neuroscientists assure us that false memories are a sign that our brain is healthy and is capable of a functional memory system.
 
wondering said:
It forces us to stop. It forces us to quiet down. It forces us to be patient.

I must admit that a few years ago I was having a difficult time sleeping and I'd recite the rosary so I could stop thinking about things. So your analysis is quite correct.

I have to admit, however, that even though I attend the catholic church at times now, and must say the rosary when going to a funeral --- I do believe it's not a good way to pray; although Catholics believe it's the prayer that satan is most afraid of. I don't know why.
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Precisely because God speaks to us, when we slow down and open ourselves to Him.
 
biz, I must ask him on this as he likes some of the old liturgy.
 
Barbarian said:
Whatever works for you; it's not the words in the prayer, it's whatever slows you down and makes you open to Him.
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Sure.
I like the sung version and in English.
My Italian catholic friends rush through the rosary and rush through the chaplet...what's the point then??
I agree with what you've said.
 
wondering said:
My Italian catholic friends rush through the rosary and rush through the chaplet...what's the point then??
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It's not how fast one does it. It's how you use it to clear your mind and make you receptive to God. If your voice is droning on and it sounds like you're not thinking about the mechanics of what you're doing, then you're doing it right. At least that's what works for me.
 
jasonc said:
biz, I must ask him on this as he likes some of the old liturgy.
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I love the Latin Mass. Grew up with it. And it's beautiful and majestic, if you know what the words mean. There are actually three languages in that mass: Latin, Greek, and Hebrew.
 
Barbarian said:
It's not how fast one does it. It's how you use it to clear your mind and make you receptive to God. If your voice is droning on and it sounds like you're not thinking about the mechanics of what you're doing, then you're doing it right. At least that's what works for me.
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We each have our own idea. If I have to rush through a prayer, I'd rather than say it.

I like to think about what I'm saying.
Everything works...it's all good.
 
Well,.. at first I was going to say that this thread has gone WAY off topic but thinking about things like how you say your prayers (or not thinking about how you do) still involves the brain obviously so I guess we have just gone a tad bit off topic. As for me when it comes to praying I don't think at all I just feel it.
 
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