Eyebrow .... Different strokes for different folks, that's what makes the world go 'round!
Posts by bisous
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40Do you charge your 18+ kids rent?
by tall penguin ini've been wondering what people think about this.
as soon as i turned 18 and had an income (it was disability but income just the same) my parents began to charge me room and board.
is this common practice?
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Do you charge your 18+ kids rent?
by tall penguin ini've been wondering what people think about this.
as soon as i turned 18 and had an income (it was disability but income just the same) my parents began to charge me room and board.
is this common practice?
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bisous
I was charged rent the minute I got my first job (at 16 and back in the 70s) I had to pay $50 a month of my meager salary and that went up as my earnings increased. Ridiculous but what can I say, I was raised in a cult.
No way would I charge my kids rent, never have (they are now 25 and 22). I subsidized their earnings while in school, they have always been full time students and part-time workers. I paid their rent and health insurance. My daughter graduated last summer, is engaged and has opened a restaurant with her fiance. (no longer requiring my subsidies!) Both of my kids lived outside of the home after 1st year of school, and I helped with rent as described above. My son is still in school and I pay his rent. A very worthwhile investment IMO.
I consider it a blessing to be able to help them in this way. It has not made them selfish, unappreciative, lazy or anything else of that nature. They have learned to manage their money, they don't receive a free ride and while at home they didn't expect one - they pitched in with cleaning etc. Even though they didn't have to pay rent.
I think it is an old fashioned concept to think that you can't teach your kids good values and an appreciation of money, finances,etc. without charging them for upkeep etc. As their parent I am delighted I can help them and I'm confident it will reap rewards in the long run.
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Its the end of the world!!!!!
by seven006 inhere is some new light about the end, straight from the governing bodyin california.
http://www.endofworld.net .
dave .
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bisous
t'anks Brenda!
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Its the end of the world!!!!!
by seven006 inhere is some new light about the end, straight from the governing bodyin california.
http://www.endofworld.net .
dave .
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bisous
No, 11/23 was not the end of the world ... it was my Birthday .... and no Happy Happy from you ol' man.... sheesh...
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Please help me, I need advice on dating a JW!!
by Super_Becka inok, i'm new here, so please be gentle.
maybe the advice i need is somewhere else in this forum, but i really don't want to have to search for it, i really need some advice now and i don't have the time to sift through all of the other entries here.
so please bear with me and share any and all advice you have, even if you think it's not what i want to hear.
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bisous
this link just about sums up the best of what JWD forum has to offer on this topic:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/32/77159/1.ashx edited to fix link ~ Scully -
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Cost of my surgery
by littlerockguy ina couple of weeks ago i had a sebaceous cyst removed from my back; it was infected and almost the size of a baseball and went down to muscle.
it got infected.
it wasnt that big for a long time and i had to have it removed.
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bisous
""I get so irritated when I see the people who are on welfare that I am supporting (via taxes) making more money than I do at a full time government job!!"" you must have the shitties government job on earth if welfare recipients make more money than you do.
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12 COUNTS on DIRTY OLD (80) JW !!
by DannyHaszard incourt told of child abuse claims
w. east anglian daily times, uk - 3 hours ago.
an 80-year-old jehovah's witness lured young girls to run wild at his luxury house where he abused them, a court heard yesterday.
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bisous
Maybe Tigerman is 80 and .... ? Molesters deserve condemnation and punishment, period. JWD is not alone in condemning such acts. The rehabilitation factor is virtually non-existent with pedophiles. If these charges are true, and apparently they are since his is being SENTENCED, he deserves everything he gets and more.
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Who is the most popular poster here ? .........ummm I think I know
by vitty in.
any topic and it turns into a defd debate, im not complaining, i enjoy it, as long as its friendly banter !.
we need more active jws on this board.
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bisous
"Again, defd defends the religion, yet denies it by being on this forum. The hypocrisy is what annoys me." Perhaps there is more to defd's being here than meets the eye? The transition out doesn't happen overnight. Now defd may protest, but being on this forum is exposing defd to ideas and experiences of others that may change views. I agree that you should just .... simmer down a bit.
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Who is the most popular poster here ? .........ummm I think I know
by vitty in.
any topic and it turns into a defd debate, im not complaining, i enjoy it, as long as its friendly banter !.
we need more active jws on this board.
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bisous
I have to confess I agree with Old Soul. My original reaction was along the line of daystar's.... but then after a bit of thought I reminded myself of what life was like in the cult. Comparisons of JWism to other religions and are inappropriate. NOT being an "upstanding"member of the Watchtower Society is a positive thing. Having the gumption to frequent our site, for whatever the PROFESSED reason, is something we should be encouraging about, not attacking. Doesn't mean we can't take a sense of humour in our approach. Gentle ribbing is one thing. Personal attacks are another.
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Who is the most popular poster here ? .........ummm I think I know
by vitty in.
any topic and it turns into a defd debate, im not complaining, i enjoy it, as long as its friendly banter !.
we need more active jws on this board.
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bisous
I don't know about popular but it is true that defd in the past month has been the 3rd most prolific poster here. hmmm.... if defd IS an active JW, their service report is fattening up quite nicely.