jsvanriet

@jsvanriet (29)

Age 40

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why do you think there are a lot of sucky bands being played on air?

maxen07 @maxen07 (882) • Philippines 6 May 10

Lately, I've been hearing a lot of bands being played on the radio and they suck. A good friend of mine whom I look up to as a big brother and my mentor also fronts a mainstream band and he's been telling me that bands pay big...

bands

listening to music

rock

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jsvanriet This boils down to what I believe to be the two main factors. 1. there is not really any "creativity" left in "mainstream music." Everyone seems to just wanna copy the last guy. There is no real GOOD music that has come out since (conservatively speaking here)...

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Husband working abroad

pehpot @pehpot (4762) • Philippines 27 Aug 08

My husband says that his company might want him to work in the US for 6 months. Now that would be hard for us because from the first time we had our relationship the longest time that we have been apart was 3 weeks. His company...

working abroad

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jsvanriet In the last 5 years that I have been married to my wife I have been home for approximately a year and a half. It is very difficult, however there are sacrifices that some of us must make. I enjoy my career and my wife enjoys the money. It is something that we...

28 Aug 08

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domination by partner

athul555 @athul555 (91) • India 11 Jan 07

hey in your family will you allow your partner to dominate on you??? can u put up with a person whi si domineering?and then is it more suitable for the partner to dominate if he is a man?? or have u ever thought of a society or...

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jsvanriet I think My post may be a little of subject and if so I apologize in advance... I am a 24/7 Lifestyle Dominant currently involved in a TPE relationship. TPE stands for Total Power Exchange. My "other" has willfully and consentingly given control over her life...

18 Aug 08

Autism- 3rd IEP for the school year.

ch88ss @ch88ss (2271) • United States 29 May 08

Hello, I am visiting this topic of interest for the first time this month. I have not wrote an article here because I want to be optimistic. I just had another (3rd IEP at school today). School year is only one month away and...

first grade

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jsvanriet we are faced with a similiar problem and i hope your Daughter does ok in her own personal transition intothe first grade. i think all of kids get stuck and at this point i am not sure which it is harder on us or the kids. Cause the more we stress the harder...

13 Aug 08

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"Autism is a "fraud"" - Anyone else hear about this?

lisado @lisado (1227) • United States 23 Jul 08

My MIL called me this morning asking if I had heard about the rant by a radio talk show host and Autism. I said, no, I hadn't. It took some hunting, but I finally found it on the CNN website and listening to him made me furious....

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jsvanriet that so pisses me off my child cant help the things that are happening to him. he is not a spoiled brat or a moron. he has a IQ higher than most 6th graders and he is 3. but because he cant talk or socialize with other people doesnt make him stupid or anything...

13 Aug 08

Autism and Vaccines...

blogging2 @blogging2 (201) • United States 24 Jul 08

Does anyone else think that there is some sort of link between the increase in vaccines they want to give our children and the jump in the autism rate in the US? Personally I do, but trying to find out if others are making this...

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jsvanriet you are not being parniod my son was diagnosed with Autism as a dirrect result of the vaccines he was given at birth. it raised the Mercury level in his system so high that it started to distroy the parts of the brain theat control flight to fright and speech...

13 Aug 08

Secret Life of the American Teenager

xanraven @xanraven (145) • United States 13 Aug 08

How many of you watch this series? I watch it every week and absolutely love it! Do you think it's close to reality of what actually happens in teenage pregnancy? Please only share if you watch the show. I'm looking for responses...

difficult situations

teenage pregnancy

tv show secret life of the american teenager

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jsvanriet We watch this show on ABC Family every tuesday. I think it is a great show to discover the differences that peer pressure and teenage pregancy can create. I was a teenage mom at 16 and the problems that she is dealing with is so accurate and I only hope more...

13 Aug 08

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Area under 24-hour curfew

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12588) • United States 13 Aug 08

A crime-ridden town in Arkansas takes extreme measures to stop violence, no matter the cost.HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. is under a 24 hour curfew for one week. The neighborhood plagued by violence.Police netted 32 arrests since they...

living in fear

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jsvanriet That is called martial law and is illegal as per the constitution of the United States. I personally would file a civil and libel suit and become a huge millionaire. This is rediculous I will be damned if someone will tell me whenI can and can't go outside. I...

13 Aug 08

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Whay Is Wrong With My Daughter??

jennysp8 @jennysp8 (855) • United States 12 Aug 08

Okay, so this problem has been going on for about two years - with it gradually getting worse. It is to the point that the entire family is affected and I am loosing my mind. My daughters PCP thinks nothing is wrong - my daughter...

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jsvanriet i think i can really suggest that you might wanna have her genetic tested and a full pyshc eval. because with the description you gave there are multiple things that could be wrong. and if it is genetic and not psych you dont wanna over load her on meds you...

12 Aug 08

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can you actually die from having too much water?

mitchii @mitchii (154) • United States 12 Aug 08

i was told that you can actually die fro having to much water. a few years back a radio station had a contest with a few people to see who could drink the most water, apparently there was a women that drunk an excessive amount of...

water

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jsvanriet as with anything in life even water must be taken in moderation. Everyone in hot climates are aware that you can die from heat stroke (caused by dehydration) however few people realize that hypohydremia (read lack of minerals and too much water in your system)...

12 Aug 08

What movie have you watched the most amount of times?

CrazCo @CrazCo (409) • Canada 12 Aug 08

I am not a big movie fan, but some movies instantly attract my attention. I am a sucker for comedy and there was something about "The Benchwarmers" that attracted me in a comedic way. I probably have seen it about five times.

most watched

movie

movies

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jsvanriet The Boondock Saints! It is by far one of the most exciting underground movies ever. Hardly anyone has heard of it, even though it stars Sean Patrick Flannery and Willem Dafoe. Iyt is a great movie about vigilantism with a familiar twist ;-) Watch it and you...

12 Aug 08

did you ever hide your relationship?

kaezy_kulet @kaezy_kulet (2465) • Philippines 10 Aug 08

have you ever had a relationship but your family doesn't know it? sort of "illegal" relationship.hehehe if you had one what was your reason for hiding? was it difficult? does this kind of relationship lasted or do you think this...

hide

relationship

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jsvanriet Because I live in a 24/7 TPE most people dont understand so most of my day to day relationship is consistant with hiding and trying to keep from others seeing or hearing what they already dont want to see. neither my suubie's family or mine know fully about...

11 Aug 08

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Does anyone have a child with ADHD?

Corimore @Corimore (249) • United States 10 Aug 08

They diagnosed my son when he was six. But now i am starting to wonder if he is truly ADHD. I took him to the doctor and instead of changing or removing his meds because they just made him act loopy they just added more. Not what...

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jsvanriet I have a child with ADHD and my oldest son was diagnosed the same but when the meds stopped working i took him to a psycholigist and we found that he was wronggly diagnosed.. So in short if you are finding that the meds arent working try having a pysc. eval....

10 Aug 08

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Who is and who isn't?

Dsraven @Dsraven (151) • United States 27 Apr 07

ok after reading a lot of the BDSM, etc. discussion here i was wondering who really is a submissive/Dom/Domme and lives the lifestyle 24/7....seems there are alot of people who do the bedroom play, etc. but who out there is...

bdsm

submissives

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jsvanriet I am a lifestyle Dom and am in a 24/7 TPE relationship. Not just bedroom play, full time. My sub lives with Me and W/we are currently engaged.

10 Aug 08