ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
Middle East and North AfricaStaashi's back with baby in tow...
Staashi, he is beautiful!! Congrats and welcome home with baby Enzo. The picture down below is that of Aaron Jacob! He was born Saturday two weeks early and healthy. We are all happy and releived he is finally here. Congrats again!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-04-07 22:04:00
Middle East and North AfricaApproved today!! K1 Visa at Casablanca consulate - detail of interview
CONGRATS! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-04-29 21:24:00
Middle East and North AfricaAfter getting an email from the embassy...
CONGRATS JACKIE! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-04-29 10:20:00
Middle East and North AfricaSunday it is
Morning! Getting ready to go to the Islamic center! Looks like a nice day today!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-03 08:01:00
Middle East and North AfricaAlready MONDAY!!
Morning, am slow moving, where is my Pepsi!?
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-04 07:43:00
Middle East and North AfricaPrayers Needed
Awww Annie, I'm happy to see you back! You know i've missed u and love you! I hope you find some peace in knowing that your parents are together now and happy!


Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-04-29 12:25:00
Middle East and North AfricaPrayers Needed
Aw sweet sister, I am so sorry! And of course your father is in our prayers.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-03-11 19:07:00
Middle East and North AfricaTuesday - Two Weeks!
Morning Mena! Happy Cinco Demayo!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-05 07:49:00
Middle East and North AfricaWednesday
Morning! Sinus's are draining, head is pounding, and coughing my brains out! I wanna go back to bed crying.gif
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-06 07:45:00
Middle East and North AfricaFRIDAY!!
Morning Mena!!! You should have all been here last night. Loads of excitement once again on Geneva st. We heard a big boom sound. I ran out the front door only to see the drug metro unit just broke down a door and take 2 or 3 guys into custody. never a dull moment. happy birthday amanda!
Have a good weekend.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-08 07:48:00
Middle East and North AfricaSATURDAY !!!
hi
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-09 19:52:00
Middle East and North AfricaAnyone have problems with age gaps in Casa interview
I am 10 years older than my husband. I only went to Maroc once cause I was also a single mother and could not afford more than one trip!! My husband got his approval and his visa 6 days later.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-04 20:27:00
Middle East and North AfricaMENA Monday
I hate Mondays!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-11 10:20:00
Middle East and North AfricaTUESDAY in MENA
QUOTE (Nagishkaw @ May 12 2009, 08:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello Terrie! Im doing 0k, How are you doing is a better question.

Good Morning, Leyla!


Hi Nagi! I'm doin just fine! No more drug busts! Incha allah!

Edited by Turia, 12 May 2009 - 10:21 AM.

Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-12 10:20:00
Middle East and North AfricaTUESDAY in MENA
Morning Mena! Waves hi at Nagi. How are u doing girl?
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-12 07:41:00
Middle East and North AfricaQuestion about returning back from Egypt
Did he get his travel permit yet that comes with the AOS and EAD? I think he needs that to come back in unless its different from the k1 visa.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-13 18:37:00
Middle East and North Africa12am Officially Wednesday!
QUOTE (Nawal @ May 13 2009, 04:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I need some help on outfit advice for the twins for their bday pictures. We have hired a photographer to take pics of them prior to their party starting and then she will stay after and do shots of the bday with guests as well.

Ordering Nour a tutu with her name on the shirt saying: Princess Nour with a cute little crown plus a beautiful little summer dress for a few different looks.

But i have no ideas for Zain...what outfits can I get him for bday pictures? (keep in mind its HOT as hell here now...its been 100+ this week) I'm at a loss sad.gif



How about a tuxedo t-shirt with black shorts!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-13 16:27:00
Middle East and North Africa12am Officially Wednesday!
Kelly i bought this house over 3 years ago, and have to live in it for 5 years so my downpayment is forgiveable. And I really like the house. We would like to sell but wanna wait for the 5 years to be up. And then maybe we can find something in a nicer area., but seriously it doesn't matter where you go anymore, the crime and violence is everywhere!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-13 15:16:00
Middle East and North Africa12am Officially Wednesday!
QUOTE (~*Dorothy*~ @ May 13 2009, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (sweet_peach @ May 13 2009, 08:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Happy hump day everyone

I just checked the USCIS site to see what was going on and I found this.....


Application Type: I485, APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS

Current Status: Card production ordered.

On May 12, 2009, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service. kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif

He didnt have an interview. I cant believe this. I checked yesterday and his work auth and travel doc had been approved on Monday.......



congrats!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif



Congrats Sweet Peach! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-13 12:36:00
Middle East and North Africa12am Officially Wednesday!
QUOTE (Kenza @ May 12 2009, 11:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OMG! where du live? a couple months ago I think it was you who said you heard gunshots outside ur house...I'm glad you're safe. May Allah SwT protect you and all of us inshallah!


No Kenza, that was me! And last week we had a big drug bust down the street! I'm beginning to wonder about this world! Be safe Tamara! Cool and rainy here today-blah.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-13 10:48:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Thursday everyone!
QUOTE (~*Dorothy*~ @ May 14 2009, 11:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Nagishkaw @ May 14 2009, 11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
0h to be young again!


indeed Nagi - these were the days.....




Where did lose days go? wacko.gif
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-14 12:13:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Thursday everyone!
Morning Mena!! All that thunder and storms you had this morning, we had last night about 9:30. It poured so hard i could barely see to drive kamal to work! And the lightening, well it was scary! Kamal opened up the door to get out and a flash of lightening came down and he had eyes so big and he closed the door and went OH! Looks like a sunny, warm day here. have a good one!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-14 07:43:00
Middle East and North AfricaThursday in MENA
Good morning Mena! More rain here today sad.gif( I am so sick of this weather I could puke!

Edited by Turia, 30 April 2009 - 07:50 AM.

Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-04-30 07:50:00
Middle East and North AfricaTGIF!
QUOTE (Aymsgirl @ May 15 2009, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Turia @ May 15 2009, 01:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
haha my babies are 29 and 27. still have baby fat!



HabibAlby---shukran!

Terrie, where are you going out west?

I am on the countdown here at work. I get off at 3pm and I feel like today time is standing still.



I am goin to Seattle first by Maggie and Henna. Then I'm goin to California by my brother and sister in laws. Yippee, I can hardly wait. I have 26 days left.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-15 13:34:00
Middle East and North AfricaTGIF!
haha my babies are 29 and 27. still have baby fat!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-05-15 12:26:00
Middle East and North AfricaWHAT 5 ADJECTIVES BEST DESCRIBE YOUR MENA MAN? (and yourself)
Him:
Hardworking
Loving
STUBBORN
Peaceful
Intelligent
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-28 12:37:00
Middle East and North AfricaWednesday
Morning Mena! Well we had a bit of a baby scare last night. My son called me told me that she was in L&D, she went to er room cause she couldn't keep anything down and they sent her there. Didn't tell me if she was in labor but made it sound that way. so I took Kamal to work rushed up there, only to find 3 boys and her sitting there joking around. GRRRRR, she was dehydrated that she needed fluids . My son and his buddy and her buddy were all sitting there. So finally after taking with the nurse, finding out the real deal, I sat there for about an hour and went home. she went home probably an hour or so later. My son says she is still unable to keep anything down. I told him have her call her doctor. Man what a scare tho. I head my grandson's heart beat-its good and strong!!!!

Oh ya, I'm addicted to FB too!

Edited by Turia, 28 January 2009 - 12:15 PM.

Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-28 12:14:00
Middle East and North AfricaVonage or Magic Jack
Just a note of caution: Just this last week, my mother-in-law's vonage got disconnected or at least the computer service did cause the service found out about the vonage and since its illegal in Morocco, they turned off the computer service and now she has a fine to pay.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-29 10:56:00
Middle East and North AfricaVonage or Magic Jack
In 2007 before Kamal got here, his brother is from San Deigo, brought in Vonage for them. It works good. We've had no problems with it. And its like dialing CA for us and doesn't cost us anything to call morocco. His brother pays $25. a month for it..
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-14 12:37:00
Middle East and North AfricaThursday
QUOTE (Staashi @ Jan 29 2009, 11:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Terri - I'm so sorry for you both - give my regards to Kamal. rose.gif This was the baby you were all thinking about adopting correct?



yes this was the same baby. crying.gif
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-29 16:30:00
Middle East and North AfricaThursday
Morning Mena! Well its been a he]] of a 24 hours here. First, the stuff with my future daughter in law the other night. and yesterday Kamal got a call telling us that our baby neice (not even 2 months) died! crying.gif crying.gif We have just been in a state of shock. I feel helpless cause I know this hit him hard, as it did me.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-29 10:04:00
Middle East and North AfricaHappy Birthday Dorothy !!
Happy Birthday Dorothy!!!! kicking.gif kicking.gif
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-29 10:06:00
Middle East and North Africagreen card marriages, ladies beware
QUOTE (star_dragon @ Jan 6 2009, 05:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (charles! @ Jan 6 2009, 05:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (star_dragon @ Jan 6 2009, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I will say one thing - in the beginning, I was scared to post too. I lurked for awhile. Yes, some people on here scare the hell out of me.... devil.gif

i'm harmless devil.gif


Not you. You don't scare me headbonk.gif



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Charles is more afraid of us then we are of him! star_smile.gif
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-06 18:48:00
Middle East and North Africagreen card marriages, ladies beware
QUOTE (star_dragon @ Jan 6 2009, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I will say one thing - in the beginning, I was scared to post too. I lurked for awhile. Yes, some people on here scare the hell out of me.... devil.gif But, if there's anything I've learned it's that everyone here WILL know what you're going through, and if the criticism and advice or whatever bothers you HERE.....then you're not anywhere near ready for the cruel azz world out there of people who are going to try to bring you down because of your MENA marriage.

A friend (actually, ex-friend now....sigh) warned me that if I was going to go through with this, then I'd better develop a thick skin. And she's right........



I agree a thick skin is needed here. i did not have one at first but its growing on me.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-06 16:34:00
Middle East and North Africagreen card marriages, ladies beware
Am so sorry to hear this, and may god be with you and your children. you sound like a strong woman and nobody should have to go thru that.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-02 10:48:00
Middle East and North AfricaNo no no no!!! He's being stationed in Gaza!!!
You and Wael are definatly in our prayers! God will keep him safe!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-14 12:07:00
Middle East and North AfricaFor the Members
QUOTE (sandrila @ Jan 29 2009, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (charles! @ Jan 29 2009, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (morocco4ever @ Jan 29 2009, 11:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does anyone else see what I see? This is just a Troll to get us worked up. Oldest routine in the book in the MENA is to bring up the old woman/young man argument.

I think I will just sit back and laugh at this thread....we did need some excitement....and I bet I know who the troll is. devil.gif

ditto



i didnt want to say anything whistling.gif



Ur not thinking who i'm thinking are ya? lol
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-29 14:55:00
Middle East and North AfricaFor the Members
QUOTE (Y_habibitk @ Jan 29 2009, 10:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You know?
There will always be instances where the spouse,from whatever country..is just straight up using the USC. There will be instances where the marriage is just not working for whatever reason.
I will say that in MENA culture, unlike here..there are many young people who have no real life experience, they have lived, sheltered in their parents homes their whole life. Then here comes a woman who they love and want to marry...they leave everything they have ever known and are thrust into REAL LIFE, life with a wife with needs, bills to pay and sometimes children that arent theirs that they need to adjust to. do ya think this could cause some issues?
Then throw into the mix that their are some USC spouses that will hold over their heads the good ole' "I brought you here, are you using me?!!?"
Honestly, even the best of couples will have their difficulties, even those who are totally "prepared" for all of the little adjustments that will come..and the big ones.
So, if the adjustment gets too hard and people arent communicating or just arent compatable in daily living, sometimes even the immigrant with the best intentions will decide to end the marriage. they get pegged as "users" too. They arent. they just couldnt make the marriage work..perhaps they were never given the tools(either person)
You never know.

What i do know is that people who come to VJ and say...be careful!! but dont give any details, do nothing but make people like your wife worry.
what sandrilla said..there is always-her story,his story and then there is the truth.
this process is hard enough without horror stories being read on a weekly basis.

So, after all of that rambling...my point is the obvious:
there are good men who truly love their wives, with the tools to get through the obsticales that face them when they arrive here. there are good men that loves their wives who dont have the ability to deal with the life adjustment and leave and then there are men who are out to use the USC for a free ticket out of their homelands.
If the marriage would have issues here with two people from the same background..its probably gonna have issues when you throw in the culutre shock and other issues that may already be present. rolleyes.gif
If you choose to marry a man from a certain background/culture and religion..you better be ready for all that comes with that. good.gif

Anyway, thats my 8 cents on the matter

Lisa



Very well said Lisa!
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-29 11:08:00
Middle East and North AfricaFor the Members
QUOTE (Staashi @ Jan 29 2009, 08:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (Nagishkaw @ Jan 29 2009, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (hesham @ Jan 28 2009, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (brnidokiegurl @ Jan 28 2009, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (hesham @ Jan 28 2009, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey, 1st thing is I really thank all the people who participate and share their experience and though. But like always nothing is perfect, i ll explain; my Wife and I have been married for 4 years and half, knowing each other for 2years before the marriage so its 6,5 years ,as every couple just start their life having their own problems mistakes... but thank God we always solve them before they grow. Lately all of what i hear from her 'my wife' that the moroccan people/middel east people are kind of wild and stupide also ###### up in their minde they dont respect their wives , why, because of what she is reading from some experience that they dont make no sence and i m sure other women are like her too, anyway she knew how the arabic, north africain people act and she respects them but some of ya making it hard and dark why because some of the wives are 68 and her husband is 22 she brouth him here after this he divorce her and she is wondring whyyyyy, ya tell me why!!!! and she write and ###### about him and everybody from his country,,,,, really i wonder why!!!!!! People must use brain stop making mistakes that ya gonna blame ur self for it.
I knew that some of ya will not like what i write but heyy wake up, age, though, open minde all of this do matter in the realtionship.
Last thing
share the truth not lies


whose truths, the way you say or the truth, i feel most do tell the truth when they speak of their problems so they are sharing THEIR truths and who is this i find it hard to believe you joined today and already posting this


Are you the Posting POLICE? All what i am really asking for is some stories that arent about how bad moroocan men are.

No, but I am. You have the right to go sit down. Anything you say can and will be held against you.


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Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-29 10:11:00
Middle East and North AfricaFriday
QUOTE (ZaidsMommy @ Jan 30 2009, 10:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hi



Kelly, I love that boy's eyes. they are so beautiful.
Muh and meFemaleEgypt2009-01-30 23:44:00