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  • in reply to: Do you have a mantra? #985933
    ikno
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    i actually did, eclipse….

    but that was a good question, honestly i tried putting iknow as my user name, but it was already taken.

    the more i know, the more i realize how little ikno!

    in reply to: Do you have a mantra? #985929
    ikno
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    eclipse, seems like me n u are the only ones on now, we sld chat, hey mods can you make that an option? like to see which users are actively logged in at any time….

    in reply to: Heimishe Divorce Crisis/Support #987929
    ikno
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    if you are looking for a program fro women, then sister to sister does help, but they have limited resources, they do the best they can but can use much more support…

    and for the men, i beieve there is a program called avos al banim…. look it up…

    hatzlacha, and may our father on high help all the fatherless, motherless and parentless.

    in reply to: Do you have a mantra? #985926
    ikno
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    nothing is impossible, the word itself says, i’m possible..

    🙂

    in reply to: To the-art-of-moi: (Sorry if I spelled it wrong) #992547
    ikno
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    i’m back! too tempting…… and i hope i’ll only do good stuff here…

    art-of-moi, i wish i can give you my phone number, and speak to you face to face. i know what you’re going through, i’ve been there, done that. stay strong! keep your chin up! create stepping stones out of your stumbling blocks.

    i teach girls your age, so i really do understand where you are coming from. you can ask the mods for my email…..

    and daven, it always works!

    also, keep looking out for proofs of how hashme loves you, because he’s your father too. when things go tough, straighten your back and think how your father in heaven is doing this because he truly loves you.

    one little example of when i make t a point to see his love,

    i was once shopping and wanted to get a new lipstick, and th mac one that i wanted was 25$ and i could not afford it at that time. (men, warning:next sentence might make you snort. )

    but it was something that i really wanted and felt would make me happy. i was really upset not to get it and was upset the whole afternoon. (i was also upset because my dad is well able to afford it but chose to ignore my existence when i needed him..)

    later that day, i was in another store and bought a bag of candy and when i came home, i saw it was open. so i went back to return it, and they asked to see my receipt. when i gave it to them i noticed on the back it had a coupon for a few free lipstick, the exact one that i wanted….

    look for it and you’ll find so many hugs that he keeps sending you in all different ways…

    and one more thing, “life is like a roller coaster, it has its ups and downs, but, its your choice to scream or enjoy the ride”

    and, “i am grateful to the difficult people in my life, they have shown me how i don’t want to be”

    in reply to: Goodbye Coffee Room! #985042
    ikno
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    you know what, i think i will do the same, if she can, so can i!

    in reply to: Goodbye Coffee Room! #985036
    ikno
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    wow! i really admire you for what you are doing… when someone makes a sacrifice for yiddishkeit, its a huge eis ratzon, please utilize it!

    in reply to: Who would you choose? #1019641
    ikno
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    you know what this reminds me of?

    i was teaching my students how it will all be good when moshiach comes,and there will be techiyas hameisim, and one of my precious students asked me, “so when mshiach comes, i am just gonna be able to go over to sarah imeinu’s house and say tehillim with her?! and maybe she’ll even say, my husband is in this week’s parsha!”

    in reply to: Post Here to Add/Change Your Subtitle #1199387
    ikno
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    and mods, i think wiy deserves a subtitle! maybe put it as, mod interpreter?

    in reply to: Post Here to Add/Change Your Subtitle #1199386
    ikno
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    thank you wiy!

    mods, if thats y u did it, hats off to you! kol hakavod for doing such an amazing job!

    in reply to: Post Here to Add/Change Your Subtitle #1199384
    ikno
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    thank you syag, i was asking a real question, and i dont see why it had to disappear, and furthermore without an explanation! i’m sure the mods are working hard, and they are doing a great job, but i’m not a troll or a joseph, i was just speaking my mind in full honesty. please put my thread back on, and if you feel that some parts aren’t belonging in the coffee room than edit those…

    thank you in advance 🙂

    in reply to: Post Here to Add/Change Your Subtitle #1199383
    ikno
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    thank you mods…? and now can i please have an explanation?

    in reply to: Post Here to Add/Change Your Subtitle #1199379
    ikno
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    mods, can i get a subtitle for the unneccessary agrivation i was caused in the past 24 hours? i can’t seem to find a reason for the disappearing of my very legitimate thread…. legally and halachically i deserve an explanation…:(

    in reply to: Would you intervene or let nature run its course? #988506
    ikno
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    its the question asked every time you see a pic of anything like that happening, like seeing a man slipping off a roof. why u standing there taking pics?! maybe save his life!

    its possible that this was all photo-shopped…. and yes, of course you should try to save it, because its possible that the reason you witnessed this was bec hashem wanted you to be there, see it, and do something about it…. He’s got a plan for each of us every minute!

    in reply to: What is today's Shabbos? #983950
    ikno
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    znus and pritzus

    in reply to: Learning with girls who are not frum #983207
    ikno
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    there’s this video o ani maamin that i show to my kirv students, i forgot where i got it from google ani maamin videos…. its an amazing video that shows how this certain song was composed on the way to auschewitz, i have seen it impact my tougher students when nothing else does…

    in reply to: Don't try to convince me of what I want! #997721
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    keepitcoming- it must be really frustrating for you, but remember it doesnt matter how many they set you up with, there’s one fabulous one waiting for you out there, its just a matter of time till he’ll come around…:) stay with your convictions because its something you’ll live with bezyras hashem for the rest of your life..you are completely right in being frustrated, just stay strong, and keep smiling!

    in reply to: Eggy, Pulkie, and Bilky #983487
    ikno
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    goq- + 1,000,000

    🙂

    in reply to: Posting from my Blackberry #991761
    ikno
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    rebyidd23- go shluff! don’t waste so much time! save some posts for tmrw….

    in reply to: Intelligent Thread #983839
    ikno
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    the only thing that came to mind when reading this post is that light must travel faster than sound, therefore, most people appear bright til you hear them speak…:)

    please no one take offense..

    in reply to: Acting Opportunities #982573
    ikno
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    why dont you head a school production which is practice mainly during the day…..(talking from experience..:})

    in reply to: Cute Quotes #1046951
    ikno
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    i learnt so much from my mistakes, i’m thinking of making a few more!

    in reply to: Question for the nashim tzidkaniyos of the Coffee Room #983263
    ikno
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    i switch off between my denim and black dress skirts every day…. i always hope my students dont get bored of them because i haven’t found any other ones that i like…:)

    good question!

    in reply to: 770 tefilin bags #981529
    ikno
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    this site is becoming very lashon hora’dig… and onaaas devarim..

    in reply to: I Dare Y-O-U TO… #982102
    ikno
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    nothing happens by mine when i do it….

    in reply to: Latest Arrests In Flatbush & Monsey #981445
    ikno
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    147- heaven should help those that cant be with their father, because he is abusive, should never have to be with him even one minute in their life. you must be saying this statement out of shelteredness. unfortunately today’s crazy court system has no clue how to care about the children involved, when it comes to custody. read up on all the stories that happen when an abusive father or mother have visitation…. how, many of them kill, molest, and damage their own kids..

    in reply to: The World Is a Big and Bad Place. #981348
    ikno
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    such as…..?

    ikno
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    art-of-moi, you have to stop being so worried , it’ll all be good!

    when moshiach comes all silliness will fall aside, and i dont think its fair to knock each sect….

    in reply to: The World Is a Big and Bad Place. #981344
    ikno
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    if you wanna look at the big and bad parts, it will be…. focus on the beauty and the good people in it.

    and dont look at the news…lol!

    in reply to: eclipse, dont answer that door! #981335
    ikno
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    eclipse, you back?

    in reply to: Should I be embarrassed about using a use a translated siddur? #981306
    ikno
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    i forgot the exact details, but there’s a story that a rav asked a boy where he learnt and he said ner yisroel. and then he quickly added not the bt one , im not a baal tshuva. and his rav asked him, why not?

    please do not be embarrassed….. whatever works for you. you should never be embarrassed when doing the right thing in hashem eyes.

    in reply to: Suffering and Emuna. #979131
    ikno
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    i didnt mean it that you can’t argue….

    this quote was meant as a chizuk for after someone was niftar…. when Hashem decides to end something, we may not have questions. we have to realize its all for the best.

    if you can argue with idols, then obviously then they have no power, so why would u be even tempted to worship something that has no power/ where would that get you?

    in reply to: Bad mood. #1032276
    ikno
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    here’s something thats a garuantee to make you smile or groan…..

    they’re openng a new sem for girls the same type as the boys that go to BMG, like a girl’s version….

    and they’re calling it OMG!

    in reply to: Problem dealing with a student #981294
    ikno
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    redleg, i’m amazed at your perception! your understanding is unbelievable

    yes she is a new girl in the school, i have actually spoken to her yesterday, and today she did a project for the class, and was a pleasure to teach and after class she came over to me and asked me if she was good today, and i answered her that shes always good but sometimes she doesn’t let me see that side of her…

    in reply to: Suffering and Emuna. #979127
    ikno
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    the rabeinu yona says that before a person is born, hashem asks him if he accepts his life challenges, and the person has a full choice, and the gan eden for such a person is undescribable… so we all chose our lives, they may be tough but it was our choice…

    another sharp line heard from a chashuva person,

    “where hashem puts a period, we don’t put a question mark”

    in reply to: Problem dealing with a student #981286
    ikno
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    thank you batseven!

    and popup- true facts! when i met her , bh, hashem helped me not show shock whatsoever. i greeted her and the others warmly, and introduced them to my sister who i was shopping with.

    and yes teens will always be teens- true, but not on the achrayis on the other girls in the class.

    in reply to: Problem dealing with a student #981281
    ikno
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    “In many cases, the problem is the student, not the teacher.”

    reb doniel- words of wisdom….. but your very quick to show something else in this post…. think of your own experiences before being so harsh on others…

    in reply to: Problem dealing with a student #981280
    ikno
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    thanks to all of you, for all your wondrful, and not so wondrful words….! her family is a family that allows pants, so she is not doing it to cry out for help. her leitzanus is a way of trying to gain friends and admiration.

    redleg- yes the answer are all yeses.

    rc-“you are soo missing the point. Reaching this girl is not the problem right now, getting you to become a better teacher is. That should be your goal…”

    as always i am striving to always become a better teacher, but im a little confused what you are basing your statement on.

    no1- she was with two other of my students and they were both wearing clohes not befitting for a bas yisroel, and not complying with school standards either. but, she was the one who struck out the most being that she was wearing pants and in addition to her behavior in school.

    damoshe- yes i did speak with her other teachers, and they all have a very hard time with her.

    in reply to: Problem dealing with a student #981263
    ikno
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    whoa! you are all not getting what im trying to say! maybe i need to explain myself more. this is a girl who comes from a very wealthy home (she lives on an island…). she doesnt ask questions at all. i dont get scared off by questions.. what she does is, laughs at every word that comes out of my mouth and pokes fun of everything that goes on in the classroom. i teach 7 classes and she is the only student that i cant seem to reach, regardless of the countless attempts made. shes putting up very strong walls, and its possible that its only because she wants me to break them down.

    i’ve given her a lot of my free time during school (gladly) and all that comes out of it, is total disregard for anything i try to do.

    oneofmany- my classes are totally open to any discussion, i do not run a tight ship at all. i believe that kids are kids and allow thm to be kids. and she doesnt raise any points.

    veltz meshugener- sorry, i actually love challenges, and love cracking tough cases. i was one of them myself.

    rebdoniel- i had plenty of training in jewish theology, all my lessons run along those notes.

    if a girl asks a question in class that borders on emunah, tfilah… my students all know that i will tell them to close their books and we will adress the question raised until everyone understands it.

    for alll of you who doubt my capability as a teacher, be my guest but thats not what the thread was started for. so maybe start a new thread and call it “iknos folly”

    so again, any advice on how to reach such a student?

    in reply to: Problem dealing with a student #981259
    ikno
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    nope, you are not understanding me, i’m asking for help in getting to this girl in the right way without pushing her further… i tried till now with the ways mentioned previously, i also tried giving her incentives such as allowing her to intorduce a project to the class,if the negative behavior is stopped…. but nothing has helped.

    also, from your answer, fkelly, i get the feeling that you have a lot of anger to a teacher who didnt reach you when you were in pain, and thats why you are afraid that i will do the same… am i right?

    in reply to: Struggling Kids and Insensitive Mechanchim #982976
    ikno
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    as a teacher, i tell you that its impossible that your teacher means it in the bad way, but as a still hurting student, i can fully empathize with you…. i went through a lot of hard times in the school system, so now on the other side of the desk, i try my utmost to truly care for each and every student to my maximum ability.

    but, i would also tell you that there are many great teachers that really do care about their students… find one of those and explain to them how you feel. and if its not a teacher, it can be any role model that you trust.

    and, perhaps, maybe there is something that you can change that will make it easier for you to feel differently about your teachers…

    in reply to: Why no mention of Rav Ovadiah in Monsey/Lakewood, etc. #978785
    ikno
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    reb doniel, u have a spelling mistake, you wrote kocha- its wrong! it sounds a little too jewish… big bad problem… you have to write kokha/koha… its a hesed to keep to the same things throughout so that people can understand them..

    in reply to: Song Lyrics #1155234
    ikno
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    country yossi’s best

    in reply to: Shidduchim for children from broken homes #978419
    ikno
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    thank you sharp!

    p.s. sarah schneirer was divorced, so reb doniel, if she would have had children from that failed marriage, would they have also had mental issues?

    in reply to: Shidduchim for children from broken homes #978415
    ikno
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    yitzchakm- what about the stigma is true?! that hashem sent them int this world through parents that didnt stay married?! how is that bad to them?!

    in reply to: Shidduchim for children from broken homes #978414
    ikno
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    reb doniel- thank you for your deepest wishes, and its the same hard to make a “regular” shidduch ,than to make lieke wht you said a special shidduch……

    and for the post befire that one, since you are so experienced, i challenge you to meet me and diagnose me with even one mental illness…. go ahead!

    and here-to-help, you are so right, my struggles have made me, not borken me, i know so many people coming from single-parent homes that are such wonderful sensitive individuals who care about people so much more than those who have never known the feeling of rejection..

    in reply to: Shidduchim for children from broken homes #978400
    ikno
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    just a little thing i wanted to point out….. hashem is the master shadchan and he specializes in all shidduchim….

    in reply to: Shidduchim for children from broken homes #978398
    ikno
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    Everyone’s home is a little broken. In some the breaks are just a little more visible than in others.- great line!

    Children from broken homes do not deserve shidduchim.- secular frummy for your sake, i hope you were being sarcastic!

    are you marrying the family, or the girl/boy? look how yitzchak married rivka despite having lavan as a brother and besual as a fatehr…. people have to stop being so narrow minded! yes, my parents are divorced and we are a very happy single parent family. i feel that i am so much more capable of being a better wife and mom now that i’ve seen the flip side. i am not going into marriage with illusions of fairy tales like some others who havent tasted hardship are. i’m going equipped with the right guidance and tools how not to repeat the mistakes of those who have hurt me and my mom……

    “i thank the difficult people in my life, for they have shown me who i don’t want to be.”

    “i love those who are in my life and make it amazing, and i thank those who have left my life, and made it even more fantastic!”

    in reply to: Shidduchim for children from broken homes #978382
    ikno
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    why is someone for a broken home a different breed?

    in reply to: Gehennom #978148
    ikno
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    lost1970, you sound like a jack of all trades, is there anything u dont do?

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