Smiles:
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On August 31st before I entered my second last year of primary school I fell of my bike. I broke my front tooth in half. Since then I've had the filling half re-done over 3 times. But my dentist was horrible and left a big line on it. The last time I'd it replaced was over three years ago. Since the first time I got the other half built up the dentist has never smoothed it out - so I've always had this big line caused by a difference in thickness between the natural tooth and the filling bit.
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Due to the way they dealt with that front tooth and pretty much everything else I decided to switch dentists to my dad's.
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My first appointment was this morning. 8:30. I walked out of there at ten to nine (after spending 5 minutes arranging another appointment) and the line had gone. Ok, getting it off was hell - hell to me is a dentist chair - and I am the worst dentist patient ever - I yelp, shake, never have my mouth open enough etc. The new dentist is fantastic and the thing that has plagued my self-confidence for years and years is gone - I can smile without my lips closed again!
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I'm just really annoyed I didn't switch dentists sooner – and worried the tooth is going to fall out at any minute!! I’ve to go back for a deep filling though. That’ll be real fun…
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Beliefs:
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There’s a test called the Belief-O-Matic.
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I took it in 2004 and here are my results:
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1. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (100%) 2. Orthodox Quaker (97%)
3. Seventh Day Adventist (79%)
4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (78%)
5. Eastern Orthodox (77%)
6. Liberal Quakers (77%)
7. Roman Catholic (77%)
8. Unitarian Universalism (67%)
9. Reform Judaism (65%)
10. Bahá'í Faith (51%)
11. Sikhism (51%)
12. Orthodox Judaism (46%)
13. Islam (43%)
14. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (42%)
15. Neo-Pagan (37%)
16. Hinduism (35%)
17. Secular Humanism (35%)
18. New Age (30%)
19. Mahayana Buddhism (29%)
20. Theravada Buddhism (29%)
21. Taoism (29%)
22. Jehovah's Witness (24%)
23. Scientology (24%)
24. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (23%)
25. Jainism (22%)
26. New Thought (20%)
27. Nontheist (20%)
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I took it again this week and here are my results:
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1. Orthodox Quaker (100%)
2. Mainline - Liberal Christian Protestants (90%)
3. Mainline - Conservative Christian Protestant (87%)
4. Seventh Day Adventist (77%)
5. Liberal Quakers (74%)
6. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (72%)
7. Bahá'í Faith (70%)
8. Eastern Orthodox (68%)
9. Roman Catholic (68%)
10. Jehovah's Witness (59%)
11. Unitarian Universalism (59%)
12. Islam (54%)
13. Orthodox Judaism (54%)
14. Theravada Buddhism (54%)
15. Mahayana Buddhism (53%)
16. Christian Science (Church of Christ, Scientist) (51%)
17. Reform Judaism (51%)
18. Jainism (46%)
19. Neo-Pagan (45%)
20. Sikhism (45%)
21. New Age (40%)
22. Taoism (36%)
23. Hinduism (36%)
24. Secular Humanism (35%)
25. New Thought (30%)
26. Scientology (27%)
27. Non-theist (22%)
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So, not much of a difference – the top two are the same, just switched. And conservative Christianity has made a bit of a jump up the table. It would be interested to see what you guys (those of you whose results I have yet to see) get – get answering those questions!
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The Convent
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Has anyone else tuned in to see this BBC 2 show? .
The last one was shown tonight there. It was a really good series. Challenging and interesting – to see how those four women got on with their spiritual journey with the nuns. From Victoria, an atheist with an “open marriage”, to Iona, a Christian and entered the convent considering celibacy, all the women highlighted different aspects of faith and daily life – with it’s struggles and pain.
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It was a refreshing series. Although some of the points made – such as one of the nuns commenting it was your conscience that got you into heaven – didn’t quite sit right with me, I feel I’ve gained from just watching it. It was really interesting to observe the nuns’ lives as they went about their daily business etc.
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Anyway, three blog posts in one – aren’t you a lucky lot!
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Rachxx
