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Im sooo flattered

Julianna, I think those of us who know you well understood what you meant. It is sad that others ran off with your words and turned the whole thread into something it wasn't meant to be. I know your sweet and never meant to hurt anyone.

On a side note, I think the MENA baby pics are really nice. I try to comment on them when I have a chance. It makes me really hopeful that someday I will have children as adorable as the ones I see in this forum.

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Baby pictures? Its not our fault that you nasty poster either cant get pregnant or your husband wont knock you up so you trash the girls on here that post pics of their kids

Wahrania, I never made comments on that other site. Never thought anyone's baby was ugly. They are gifts of God and those women lucky to have them should know that. There was no reason to attack those of us who haven't been gifted with children. I know you mean the people who posted the nasty comments, but I have been dying to have children for the last couple years and haven't gotten that lucky, not to mention my husband is too far away to try for the time being. When you said that, you have to realize it could hurt women that you aren't even aiming it at. Please think before you say something that drastic.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-18 21:35:00

Im sooo flattered

Its not just the MENA thread you will find interesting. Check out off topic as well.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-18 02:13:00

Im sooo flattered

QUOTE (TinaMsea @ Sep 17 2008, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So if I got that right, we're all middle aged, obese, submissives who hooked up with men 20-30 years our junior?

Who say "inshallah" and other words too much and shouldn't post so many baby pics. That about sums it up.

Oh, and we are totally obedient and cover our hair. I guess I'm failing in some of these departments.

Edited by S and S, 17 September 2008 - 11:30 PM.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-17 23:29:00

FRIDAY

Kelly, Zaid is so adorable and is growing! I love his eyes, they are so expressive ma'sha Allah.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-20 00:28:00

QUOTE (sara535 @ Sep 20 2008, 04:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have a pineapple upside down cake in the oven right now and it smells SOOOOO GOOOOOOD......

I cooked one myself a few weeks ago. They are sooooo good!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-20 19:43:00

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-20 04:44:00

QUOTE (Donna A @ Sep 20 2008, 03:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i was supose to have to work but they cancelled at the last minute.....oh yeah!!!!

That is always a nice suprise!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-20 03:25:00

Good morning MENA! Thank God it is the weekend (for most of us). I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

I'll go ahead and post the first kitty pic, lol.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-20 02:23:00

!!Sunday...Sunday...Sunday!!

QUOTE (Nawal @ Sep 21 2008, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (ks71905 @ Sep 21 2008, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

amy and annie...yes cloverfield was awful.i was kinda pukey after watching it..although it coulda been the mailbu and pineapples too..i have terrible heartburn today...

all my uncles and grandpa are here...its Chicago Bears season...they are all arguing already...lol..my fam takes football very seriously

sofyan let me go back to bed at like 930am and i slept til 1230.am..i feel poopy from too much sleep..i think i may run to dunkin donuts for a cup of coffee

annie...auntie marsha sounds amazing...i wish zaid had an auntie marsha....

Auntie Marsha ROCKS! I do not know what we'd do w/out her. She's amazing and has taken the twins almost every weekend since they were 3 weeks old. She takes them days or even over night to give us some alone time and also to get things done around the house.

That is such a blessing to have someone like that! I'm glad it gives you the breaks you deserve too.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-21 15:33:00

!!Sunday...Sunday...Sunday!!

Good morning MENA!!!

Glad you made it back safe Charles, even if you left your assistants behind.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-21 05:42:00

Why arabic instead of English

I get asked all the time if "had to convert to Islam" for my husband. It is so silly. I tell them no I did not. I was already muslim when we got married. As for arabic, I was studying that years before I studied Islam seriously or met my husband. I know it is annoying. Now I have run accross some people who are not serious about Islam when they convert and it does annoy me. It gives us a bad name. Like most Christian men that convert to Islam for their wife, those men rarely take it seriously beyond saying the words. It is so easy to see as they never talk about God or act in any way like a muslim. Not only that, but their wives tend to slack off on Islam and you see them wearing totally western styles. Of course the minute these wives go home to visit family back in the ME, magically the hijab appears and conservative clothing. Why is no one talking about these guys?

Then there are the women who converted, but it isn't in their hearts. They may give a serious attempt at Islam for maybe 6 months and then it all falls apart. Why? Because the didn't think and research properly before converting. I have seen where these women end up getting divorced and suddenly they are writing about how awful Islam is and how thankful they are for getting away from it. They messed up. They married their husband under the wrong assumptions. This is why I always say, study Islam very carefully before converting. Make sure you know what you are getting into because it is not easy. Islam is not for everyone and no one should bow to pressure.

Before I found Islam, I was barely a Christian. I believed in God and I prayed to him and only him. I didn't make calls to anyone else as some others do in Christianity. I never understood why anyone did. God is the one who answers prayers. Why would you talk to anyone else? This is my opinion and even before becoming muslim so don't attack me people. I'm just telling you how I thought. I did believe in Jesus. I had been saved and even babtised twice. I never believed Jesus was some form of a God, though I did believe he was a son (authu biAllah). I almost never went to church as an adult. I constantly disagreed with the preachers so I finally said I would worship God in my own way. Then I found Islam and started reading and finding myself agreeing with so much. This is what convinced me. I hope others will search their hearts and minds before making such a big decision as changing religions. Its not a trifling matter.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-22 02:07:00

We didn't get hit by the storm really. Just one storm and it wasn't that bad. The one effect we have had is the fuel is running out at the gas stations. Today I noticed I was starting to get low and so I started looking where is cheapest. I passed three gas stations that were either completely out of fuel or only had premium. Found a few that were open, but it was $4.25 a gallon

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-17 03:02:00

QUOTE (amal @ Sep 15 2008, 12:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (ahmkri @ Sep 14 2008, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

every1 forgpt about us... thank god just 10 minute ago we got electricity now I can see whats going on...my husband got here safe too

I was wondering if he got here safely. I was so worried! I'm glad you got ur electric back too coz maaaan its hot down here.

I'm writing from one of my friends' houses (she's one of the pharmacists that I work under at my pharmacy) We were tired of eating canned beef/chicken/turkey, and crackers. It got so hot that we were sitting in pools of sweat NOT EVEN MOVING!!! If we laid down, the part of our bodies that was touching anything was drinched within 2 minutes! We just couldn't take it anymore. Still have no power at the apartment and the water pressure is like the pressure in Jordan lol (basically nonexistant hehehe) We did manage to take showers so that felt great! We will only be staying here at my friends house for tonight and then its back home.

Apparently the only thing causing the power outage is a transformer slipped outta place. around 300 ppl are without electricity in our complex and 3 out of 30 units are completely powerless. It would only take about 5 minutes to fix but the govt mandated that the electric companies go to the areas that are the most heavily populated with the most outages first! That means it could very well be in to next week before we have anyone out to fix us!

There are trees uprooted, electric poles/street light poles down (or leaning wayyy over). None of the stop lights are working properly so 8 lane highways are very interesting as 4 way intersections...

There are demolished sign remains all over the place along with shingles, drain pipes, etc etc.

(by the way, the green car in the parking lot is my husbands mustang

)

I am going to attempt to work tomorrow for a while so we'll see how that goes.

VP is doing fine. They lost power for a few hours but that was it. MBP is MIA and I'm worried but my phone isn't connecting well with anybody so it's a stroke of luck if I actually make contact at all!

How's noura? I know they got bad stuff in her area also so I've been praying that they didn't lose their electricity again! I really hope they get us up and running very soon coz if I have to eat 1 more can of spam....I'm gonna hurl! lmao!!!!!

Take care everyone! Thanks for the well wishes and I'll try to come back and update you more if I get to be near internet again lol.

amal

I am glad you are doing fine. Thanks for coming to update us. Sorry about the electricity. That really sounds bad with the heat. Inshallah they will get you back up and running soon! Take care and I hope you get something more decent to eat soon. I hate spam so I can't imagine how you are doing it!

QUOTE (ahmkri @ Sep 14 2008, 04:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

every1 forgpt about us... thank god just 10 minute ago we got electricity now I can see whats going on...my husband got here safe too

Glad you all got electricity and that your husband is safe. Take care and I hope conditions there improve soon.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-15 01:44:00

QUOTE (julianna @ Sep 14 2008, 02:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (S and S @ Sep 14 2008, 01:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (julianna @ Sep 14 2008, 01:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ike is here

The building next door just had it's face ripped off in one part and I am thinking about locking the doors here to keep them from opening so much. Lots of rain!

Nothing here, I am just a little too far east of Ike. All we get are clouds, but no rain. I hope everyone in the path stays safe and their homes are saved.

Are you guys even going to get any rain?

We have a chance of rain and thunderstorms today (Sunday), but nothing for the next couple days after that.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-14 03:08:00

QUOTE (julianna @ Sep 14 2008, 01:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ike is here

The building next door just had it's face ripped off in one part and I am thinking about locking the doors here to keep them from opening so much. Lots of rain!

Nothing here, I am just a little too far east of Ike. All we get are clouds, but no rain. I hope everyone in the path stays safe and their homes are saved.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-14 01:41:00

visa fees

I wish I could help you, but I am not familiar with the process at Casa. Hopefully someone can give you a helpful answer. Good luck!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-23 02:27:00

QUOTE (Marlita @ Sep 22 2008, 05:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (S and S @ Sep 21 2008, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I had this talk with my husband as well. I am totally against piercing our daughter's ears should we have daughters (inshallah). It is taking a decision out of their hands. I was so angry with my mother for forcing me to get earings when I was young. Eventually I got rid of them and the holes grew back, lol. Later, when I was 9 years old I finally decided for myself I wanted them and I took care of them myself.

I don't think earings in babies is cute at all. Honestly it makes me ill to my stomach, but each person has the right over their child so I will not judge. I just want to cry thinking how the baby just had such a big decision taken from them with no consideration. I feel babies are cute without earings. If God wanted babies to have holes in his ears, he would have put them there. Let the baby girls grow up a litte and make the decision for themselves. I'm sorry, but this subject really makes me cry because I feel it is abuse. Most people see no problem with it. I guess they are fine with doing what "everyone else does" and not considering what is actually right.

My husband insists we should get our daughters ears pierced. He asked if I will go against him and "disobey him". I told him no, he can go himself and take any daughters we may have and get their ears done by himself. Then he can care for and clean the babies ears himself. I will be too busy crying for the first months every time I see my child and what was done to her precious ears. Sorry, I feel very strongly about this subject.

Wow!! You sound very passionate about this subject, which I dont really understand, but I can respect your opinion. However i dont think its abuse. It really doesnt hurt that much. Most babies cry for all of a couple minutes. I guess I just dont see ear piercing as such a life changing experience. Its just body jewelry to me. I dont think I do what everyone else does cause I dont see anything right or wrong with ear piercing. You yourself have ear piercings so you cannot say you disagree with the idea of them....that makes no sense. Do you disagree with the age in which one gets it done, cause I can guanrantee your daughter will want it done.

Of course I would allow my daughter to get her ears pierced when she is older. This was why I pointed out that I was much happier when I was able to ask for it myself when i was older.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-22 20:01:00

QUOTE (Nawal @ Sep 22 2008, 01:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well, I posted because today we had an appointment for Nour at 1pm. I wanted to know everyone's opinions and experiences.

BTW---We cancelled and will not be rescheduling anytime soon.

Thanks to all of you for your input. I think everyone has some great advice whether for or against.

(Next up, should babies lay on their back or belly) JOKING

Thanks everyone!

It was a good question and I'm glad you brought it up so we could at least know the pros and cons.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-22 01:18:00

QUOTE (Hoomsfuturewife @ Sep 21 2008, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It only took seeing one woman with a permanently ripped in half earlobe for me to be against small children getting pierced ears. There is so much potential for a small child to have a playmate accidentally rip the earring out and when they get older there's the potential that a schoolyard bully might intentionally rip it out.

I think it's better to let the kids wait and have it be a nice sweet 16 ritual.

Here's the Pediatric's view of piercing a baby's ears.:

http://pediatrics.ab...y_wk_five_9.htm

Quote:
the American Academy of Pediatrics does recommend that you "postpone the piercing until your child is mature enough to take care of the pierced site herself."
This can help avoid some of the risks of baby ear piercing, including:

infection - younger infants have immature immune systems, so they might not be able to fight off an infection at the site of the piercing very well.
choking hazard - if they get the earring off.
allergic reactions - to the metals in the earrings (especially nickle and gold) she wears, but which can be hard to notice since infants normally rub their ears a lot.
embedded earring - this occurs when one part of the earring goes into the earring hole and gets embedded inside. Although this can happen at any age, it can be harder to remove from infants.

If you love your child why would you risk even the smallest chance of hurting it for something so purely selfish and incredibly superficial?
The baby doesn't want or need it. It is these crazy parents using their children as props that want it so they can have an accessory. But a child is not an accessory.

I totally agree with you

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-21 15:35:00

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-21 15:21:00

It's Thursday! I'll Go First . . .

Good morning MENA! I hope everyone's day goes well.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-25 04:46:00

Interview update!

Congratulations!!!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-26 05:32:00

Its Friday and I know everyone is so happy !!

Happy Friday, I hope it is a good one for everyone!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-26 02:29:00

Happy Birthday Mohamed!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-26 02:30:00

QUOTE (ks71905 @ Sep 27 2008, 09:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Donna, zaid does hate peas...I did however get him to eat some green beans last night...he did seem to gag and kinda shuter after every bite, but nevertheless, they got eaten...and I LOVE PEAS...

I love peas too so long as there is butter on them!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-27 21:23:00

QUOTE (bridget @ Sep 27 2008, 08:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (brnidokiegurl @ Sep 27 2008, 09:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i found mine likes those little pouches, eats it right up. ITs not to easy to give pills but not impossible wrap it into just something like tuna, some kind of meat just enough for a bite or just open the mouth and throw it in and hope for the best get it far enough back and it will go down, or course she will hate you

She already does!!!

She's usually on my lap when he works late and tonight (after she finally came out from being under my 11 yr old's bed for 7 hours) she's totally dissin' me.

I usually have to throw the pill into my cats mouth with a little water and then hold their mouth shut. I tried all the nice ways and it never worked so I stopped messing around. Now, if they are young enough and there is a wet food they like you can break up the pill in there, but if they are older and don't eat much wet food then you gotta do it the mean way. Sometimes they get smart though and act like they swollowed, but they just hide the pill and spit it out once you walk away. These are the cats I really have to fight

My grandmother had some luck with putting butter on pills and getting her cats to swollow that. It just didn't work for me because the cats just licked the butter off and didn't take the pill.

Here is a nice, funny, kitty video to watch. You'll probably recognize some of the pics in it, but it is too funny.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-27 21:11:00

QUOTE (Donna A @ Sep 27 2008, 03:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

good morning everyone. no plans for today except cleaning and laundry. the usual. oh yeah, going to go check out a farmers market and see what i can get from the local farmers before the crops are all gone for the year.

I don't go to farmer's market much but I do love getting the fresh veggies from them when I can.

Good luck in your search!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-27 05:53:00

Wishing everyone a wonderful day today!

Edited by S and S, 27 September 2008 - 12:51 AM.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-27 00:47:00

just passing by

I wish the best for you and hope you have good news soon. This process can be so difficult!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-28 18:48:00

I feel like I'm so out of the loop!

QUOTE (charles! @ Sep 28 2008, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (brnidokiegurl @ Sep 28 2008, 06:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

cat, dog, man they all work same

when is the last time a cat humped your leg?

I've been around cats my whole life and never seen that. I have had cats with bad gas though. It is always when they are between 6 months and 1 year old, no idea why.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-29 02:30:00

Happy Birthday Rahma!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-27 21:27:00

What's On Your Playlist Right Now?

QUOTE (ME~n~HIM @ Sep 29 2008, 07:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

QUOTE (S and S @ Sep 29 2008, 05:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Does anyone like that song "Aicha" by Outlandish. I want to load it to my i-pod, but itunes doesn't have it, just some weird versions of it.

I don't know of this song, but I love love love "Aicha" by Cheb Khaled!!!!

Here is the one by Outlandish with video:

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-29 17:54:00

What's On Your Playlist Right Now?

Does anyone like that song "Aicha" by Outlandish. I want to load it to my i-pod, but itunes doesn't have it, just some weird versions of it.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-29 05:14:00

What's On Your Playlist Right Now?

QUOTE (~*Dorothy*~ @ Sep 28 2008, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Playing right now - "I Only Ask of God" - Outlandish

And here are the next few:

"Desde Mañana No Lo Se" - Tiziano Ferro
"Fragil" - Sting
"Entre Tu Y Mil Mares" - Laura Pausini
"Ya zina" - Raina Rai
"Green Light" - John Legend
"Hast Morir" - Caifanes
"The Word of Your Body" - Spring Awakening Original Cast
"You Don't Fool Me" - Queen
"Aao Na" - Adnan Sami Khan
"Oczy szeroko zamkniete" - £zy (Polish)
"Everything I've Got In My Pocket" - Minnie Driver
"El puñal y el corazon" - Cafe Tacuba

oh and did I say how much I love music...

I was listening to "I Only Ask of God" - Outlandish earlier today. I love that song!

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-29 04:56:00

what are you having for EID?

QUOTE (palilover @ Sep 29 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Bridget invited me as guest of honor to her house:) j/k

Ramen noodles it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but I splurged and got me a pumpkin cream cake. That'll last me the rest of the week with the packages of noodles I got

You are really going all out, lol. Don't gorge yourself too much

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-30 02:10:00

what are you having for EID?

I am thinking to maybe go out to eat. It sounds like a good idea.

You know what I miss? Drinking white chocolate mocca during the day at work. I love those, but Iftar was always too late to be going out to get one.

S and S

Female

Iraq

2008-09-29 20:19:00