Our next support group will take place on Tuesday February 12, 2013 at

6pm (2nd Tuesday of each month).

The support group meeting is FREE

and open to the public.

Please call (508) 853-8180 to find out more information. 

The support group leader is Elaine Kapperman, LICSW.

Ms. Kapperman has many years of experience with grief counseling, elder

and caregiver issues,  coping with illness, EMDR, relaxation techniques, child treatment. She is running Dodge Park support group since 2007.

As I've Matured... I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.

I've learned that one good turn gets most of the blankets.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others -- they are more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

I've learned that ex's are like fungus, which keeps coming back.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities.

I've learned age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

I've learned that artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

Finally, I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity - I enjoy it!

A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote 'Revelation 3:20' on the back of it and stuck it in the door. When the offering was processed the following Sunday, he found that his card had been returned. Added to it was this cryptic message, 'Genesis 3:10..' Reaching for his Bible to check out the citation, he broke up in gales of laughter. Revelation 3:20 begins 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock.' Genesis 3:10 reads, 'I heard your voice in the garden and I was afraid for I was naked.' Remember when the funniest jokes were the clean ones? They still are!

A Business executive was deep in debt and could not see any way out. Creditors and Suppliers were demanding payments. He sat in the park,wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy. 

Suddenly an old man appeared before him and asked,"I can see that something is troubling you seriously".

 After listening to the executive the old man said,"I believe I can help you". He asked the...man his name, wrote out a cheque and put it into hishands saying, "Take this money, meet me here exactly one year from today and you can pay me back at that time". Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come. The business executive saw in his hands a cheque for $ 500,000 signed by Warren Buffet, one of the richest men in the world. "I can erase my worries instantly" he realized. But instead, the executive decided to put the uncashed cheque in his safe knowing that it might give him the strength to work out to save his business and to use this only in case of dire emergency. With changed thinking he negotiated better deals, restructured his business and worked rigorously with full zeal and enthusiasm and got several big deals. Within few months, he was out of debt and started making money once again. Exactly one year later he returned to the park with the uncashed cheque. As agreed, the old man appeared. But just as the executive was about to hand him back the cheque and share his success story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man. "I'm so glad I caught him" she cried."I hope he hasn't been bothering you much. He always escapes from the mental hospital and tells people that he is Warren Buffet", saying this she took the old man away. The surprised executive just stood there, stunned!!! All year long he had been dealing thinking that he had half a million dollars behind him.

P.S. Its not the money, real or imagined that turns our life around. It is our newly found self-confidence that gives us the power to achieve anything we want..

A man is walking down the street one day when he notices a very small boy trying to press a doorbell on a house across the street. However, the boy is very small and the doorbell is too high for him to reach. After watching the boy's efforts for some time, the man moves closer to the boy's position.

He steps smartly across the street, walks up behind the little fellow and, placing his hand kindly on the child's shoulder, leans over and gives the doorbell a solid ring.

Crouching down to the child's level, the man smiles benevolently and asks, "And now what, my little man? " The boy replies, "Now we run! "

A local business was looking for office help.They put a sign in the window saying :"HELP WANTED.must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer."

A short time afterwards,the golden retriever dog trotted it up to the window,saw the sign and went inside.He looked at the receptionist and wags his tail,then walk over to the sign,looked at it and whined.Getting the idea,the receptionist got the office manager.The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised,to say the least.However,the dog looked determined,so he led him into the office.Inside,the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager.

The manager said,"I can't hire you.The sign says you have to be able to type."The dog jumped down,went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter.He took out the page and trotted it over to the manager and gave it to him,then jumped back on the chair.Themanager was stunnedbut then told the dog,"The sign says you have to be good with a computer."The dog jumped down again went to the computer.The dog proceeded to demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample spreadsheet database and presented them to the manager.By this time the manager was totally dumbfounded! He looked at the dog and said "I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities.However ,I *still* can't give you the job." The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the part about being an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The manager said ,"Yes,but the sign *also* says that you have to be bilingual." The dog looked at him straight in the face and said, "Meow"

Frank wants to get his beautiful wife, Betty, something nice for their first wedding anniversary. So he decides to buy her a mobile telephone. Betty is excited, she loves her phone. Frank shows her and explains to her all the different and varied features on the phone.

On Monday Betty goes shopping in the local supermarket. Her phone rings and it's her husband, "Hi ya, Betty, "he says, "how do you like your new phone?" Betty replies, "I just love it, it's so small and light and your voice is clear as a bell, but there's one feature that I really don't understand though."

"What's that, Betty?" asks the husband.

"How did you know that I was at Tesco?"

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Fred rushes in and announces loudly, 'I tell you, women drivers are a hazard to traffic. Driving to work this morning on the freeway, I looked over to my left and there was this woman in a Jaguar doing at least 70 mph with her face up next to her rear view mirror putting on her mascara.

I looked away for a couple seconds and then the next thing I knew was she was careering all over my lane.

It scared me so badly that I dropped my electric shaver into my coffee, and it spilled all over my mobile phone.'

Your parents have always provided patience 
 love , reassurance, and protection through all of life's ups and downs. Now it's your turn
 to be there for them .
 

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