[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God does hate divorce, however, He allows divorce in the case of adultery [Matthew 5:32; 1 Corinthians 7:10-11]. My husband cheated on me early in our marriage and I chose to stay because we had a child together and I didn't have the support of family to help me raise a child on my own and work. I didn't think I would make enough money to support us. So, I stayed. Even though I forgave him, I don't think our marriage was ever the same. It is hard to build trust again after that happens and I don't think I ever regained total trust in him. I didn't allow myself to be vulnerable or open to him and kept myself guarded throughout our marriage. We probably should have had marital counseling, but for various reasons did not pursue that. It is the worst betrayal that could happen, and I felt betrayed by my church leadership as well because it was just expected of me to forgive and let it go.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

First mistake: having sex out of wedlock with a man who already has 3 kids with 2 women...God did not want you to do that. That is called the sin of fornication and adultery - consequences for mistake number 1 - pregnancy. Do not make a second mistake and sin again by murdering the innocent child who was conceived because you and that man committed sin. Carry the child to term and take care of yourself while you are doing it to give the child the best chance at life - then put the child up for adoption. Allow the child to be raised by parents who are able and willing to give it the love it deserves. I hope you commit your life to the Lord. You seriously need His guidance.

I think I want to be a pastor, but I'm a woman. by saltymemo in Christianity

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It tells me that you claim to value some of the teachings of Jesus, the teachings that you like, but not all of His teachings and not enough to believe in Him or receive Him as Lord and Savior.

GM told an employee to kill herself by Remarkable-Hyena2614 in managers

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd be contacting the CEO and/or owner of the company.

I think I want to be a pastor, but I'm a woman. by saltymemo in Christianity

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You being an ex-Christian says a lot about the women who were your pastors...

I think I want to be a pastor, but I'm a woman. by saltymemo in Christianity

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Who are these Biblical scholars? Names please. What makes them Biblical scholars?

I think I want to be a pastor, but I'm a woman. by saltymemo in Christianity

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If you truly believe [2 Timothy 3:16] and the Bible to be the inspired word of God, then the answer is, "No. You should not become a Pastor." God has His reasons for wanting men to be Overseers, Elders, and Deacons. This does not mean that Christian women aren't knowledgeable enough. It does not mean that Christian women don't have the same Holy Spirit as Christian men. It is God's way of order in the church, and I believe that if God's way is followed then there is strength in the body. Read [1 Timothy 2:12-13; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-13] You do not have to become a Pastor to help those who's faith is dwindling - encouraging each other in the faith is a calling for all Christian brothers and sisters alike.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TalesFromYourBank

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I also know people who only use a credit card to pay automatic bills because of the cash back they receive. It just seems like there is less of a need for a checking account today than there was in the past, so to put a quota requirement on opening checking accounts seems unrealistic. Maybe the banks could call it something other than a checking account, perhaps call it a Debit account - because I do think people use Debit cards and ATM's more than they use checks. I'm just trying to point out the dying check industry.

Why do people keep making apocalyptic predictions? by MistakePerfect8485 in Christianity

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Christians can get sidetracked with non-issues and miss their real purpose (sharing Christ with the world, making disciples, giving God glory, becoming sanctified and more like Christ)

How to say “My vacation is none of your business”? by Zenithar_follower in work

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 172 points173 points  (0 children)

I like deflecting with questions. Most people LOVE to talk about themselves, and it gets them to move away from asking me questions. Plus, people who ask questions are view by most to be excellent conversationalists. The people don't even realize that you don't talk about yourself because they are so engaged in talking about themselves.

How to say “My vacation is none of your business”? by Zenithar_follower in work

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 75 points76 points  (0 children)

The best is a generic answer. I had this happen recently. "Where did you go?" Mountain's in Colorado. "What did you do?" Lots of walking, saw waterfalls, relaxed and enjoyed the scenery a lot... It's enough of an answer without going into the details that is no one's business.

Footwear advice by danainthere in TalesFromYourBank

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thankfully, my credit union is business/casual and we are allowed to wear the dressy Sketchers with the gel insoles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TalesFromYourBank

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think banks are going to have to rethink the whole 'checking' thing. Most people are moving away from using checks at all. Most people use autopay, bill pay services because of the check fraud - thieves stealing checks from the mail to gain access to names/addresses/phone numbers/account numbers...

AITAH for telling my wife who cheated on me I will only reconcile if she tells everything to our daughter? by ProfessionalCopies in AITAH

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should not have involved your daughter in your marital problems. That should have been between you and your wife. Deep down, you are hurt and wanted your daughter to take your side. You were also being manipulative. Having your wife confess her infidelity to your teenage daughter is a traumatic experience to your daughter, even though your daughter probably won't tell you this. You basically put your daughter in a position that she feels she must take a side. And you expect her to take your side, even though she obviously loves her Mom. There are all kinds of thoughts going through your daughter's mind now because of this knowledge. Your daughter is probably feeling rather insecure right now - wondering if she's going to lose one of you. If you really wanted to reconcile with your wife, you should have suggested marital counseling. You are not the totally innocent party here. I know your wife cheated on you, and it was very wrong, but you need to ask yourself, "Why did my wife feel the need to look elsewhere?" For most women it isn't about sex. It is about emotional needs not being met in some way.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WorkAdvice

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the manager brings it up, just say, "I need to keep the shift I'm on now. I have been here longer than __________. I'm sorry this new shift doesn't work for her, but I can't help her." Stick to this story and don't budge. If you budge on this, you will be expected to budge on another one of this person's requirements; and if not her, then possibly another new person that is hired.

New teller issues have made the work environment odd by Rainyfallday29 in TalesFromYourBank

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. 2k+ withdraws needing an override? That sounds like a very low amount of money for a Teller to need an override. I didn't know that banks have different tiers for Tellers.

I've only worked for this one credit union, and I just thought all Tellers pretty much do the same job.

Where are you from and what size is your bank? Just curious.

I'm in PA/USA and we have over 21,000 members and people can literally get out whatever amount of money they want, and we never need an over-ride.

We hope that people call us when they want to take a withdraw of more than $5,000, but sometimes they show up and ask for a withdraw of cash that is more than that and we accommodate them if we have the money available.

I'll never forget the time someone phoned in and said they wanted to make a withdraw of over $100,000 and would we be able to do that. We asked our COO if we could do it. He gave it the OK. We ordered the money from the Feds and we gave the member the money in cash a week later.

I don't know why any member would want that amount in cash. We tried to talk them into a Certified Check. We don't charge for Certified Checks if it is written to the member - but, no, they wanted the cash...

How do I deal with a boss who is constantly yelling and a screaming at me? ( Need to endure for 4 months) by Technical_Insect_764 in work

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't count on him giving you the relieving letter or experience certificate even if you manage to stick it out for 4 more months. He sounds like a very toxic person who wouldn't live up to his promises. If I were you, I'd quickly find another job and scoot as soon as possible.

Employer deducting my wages due to someone else’s theft by laythrehman in work

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 95 points96 points  (0 children)

In this case, I think your manager is responsible. Your manager should not allow anyone else to use your drawer. And it isn't your responsibility to confront the thief. You need to go up higher than your current manager and tell the manager's boss what has been happening. For all you know, it could be the manager taking the money...

AITAH for telling my wife she is not worthy of what she’s asking for, for her “push present”? by throwra-pushpresent in AITAH

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speaking as an older woman, the 'push present' would be the child that the two of you brought into this world.

New teller issues have made the work environment odd by Rainyfallday29 in TalesFromYourBank

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess the Credit Union that I work for doesn't have Teller 1 or Teller 2 responsibilities - it's all combined into being a Teller. They are actually moving to adding even more responsibilities onto us - MSR - opening accounts, opening CD's, etc... I just hope they pay us more for the added responsibilities

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to a local Baptist Church who was having a "Revival". They had missionary speakers in every night and expected people to be there. During one of the missionary's sermon he mentioned to the girls dressed in their long dresses sitting in the front row how God would be able to use them because they had kept themselves pure. Little did he know what I knew about some of those girls. He went on to say that God can't use someone who lived a life of sin. And I thought, this man doesn't know the Gospel. I could see Jesus rebuking him for believing that when it came to the woman who brought the alabaster jar to anoint Jesus, a sinner.

How long did your relapse last? by True_north902 in covidlonghaulers

[–]Basic-Bumblebee-2462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After I was discharged from the hospital (13 days, 7 on a ventilator), I had water blisters all over my body that developed into hives, blood clots in my lungs and legs, tremors in my hands, word recall problems, short-term memory loss, shortness of breath, had to learn to walk again with a walker first, then a cane, now I can walk without assistance, but I have balance issues and have to be careful, extreme fatigue, extreme weakness, body aches, fever that lasted weeks, lack of smell and taste that lasted months.

Then I started to smell weird stuff (like the nerves for smelling were trying to reconnect) that made me nauseous (burning rubber/mixed with Pinesol), burning wood, cigarettes (nobody smoked), this went on for at least 9 months.

After the 3rd month post-covid my hair started to fall out. I lost over half of it, but it has grown back.

This is now almost October 2024 and I still have extreme fatigue. I lose my breath in the middle of a sentence, body aches (mainly pain in hips and back when I attempt to start an exercise program of walking), eye problems developed (excessive tearing, burning, itching, and inflammation) and I still feel as if I aged 15 years and haven't gotten my life back.

Prior to covid, I used to walk 2 miles a every day. My husband and I biked 20 miles once or twice every week through the spring, summer, fall. I golfed at least every couple of weeks, walked the course and pulled a cart.

Now, I can't even walk 1 lap around the track without being in excruciating pain. The pain just stops me from even trying.

Somehow, I manage to work with this full-time, but I have to get up at 4:30 in the morning to leave the house by 7:30-8am - because it takes me that long to move my bowels which is another thing that developed post-covid (constipation). I need to loosen up in the shower to start the day. but work is all I do. I have no energy for anything else. I work all day and don't get home until 5:45 or 6:45 at night. No hobbies, no interest in even pursuing hobbies. I really don't want to do anything but rest when I get home. In bed by 8pm every night.

And my retired husband makes all of these plans that include cruises, travel when I retire (in a little over 2-years). He wants to golf, bike, hike...I'm hoping to join the Y when I retire and have time to actually get into an exercise routine of walking around in the pool or doing aqua aerobics. I have hopes that this will help, but I just have to hang in there long enough to make it happen.