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Child abuse or consenual relationship?
by pratt1 ina few years ago my brother - law admitted that at 14 he had a sexual relationship for 5 years with the wife of an elder in his congo.. he was at 19 dfed for an affair he had with a fellow student.. he never told any one about the affair with the married sister, but now 10 years later, this sister and her unsufferable husband are planning to become assistant co. .
my mother - law, who is still in the"lie" now knows about this affair and has made the statement that she has probable asked for forgiveness in her heart therefore the elders do not need to know of the affair.. my brother - law is going through his own issues and because of the way he has been treated ie.. shunned, basically disowned by most of his family, he wants to expose her and her husband who he believes knew about the affair.. i've recommended that he discuss this with his therapist and that he should think about why he feels the need to expose her now.
by the way this sister is 2 year younger than his mom.
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JW Friends
by pratt1 inwhile reading different posts referring to lost friends or relatives that ha shunned us since we left the borg, it occurred to me that although losy many so called friends when i left, these same friends called me first when they ran into "trouble".
has anyone experienced this - an old friend calling you because they are afriad that they are about to be disfellowshipped?.
if so how did you react?
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JW work situation
by pratt1 ini work for a rather large financial institution in nyc.
i run a large profit center and manage over 100 people.
on of my best workers is a dub doing a slow but progressive fade.
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Barbeque Grills
by pratt1 in.
i am in the market for a new outdoor grill.. any suggestions on a reliable brand, mid range price - $500 - $1000?.
also which do you find better, gas or propane gas?
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No siblings - many siblings
by pratt1 in.
after reading the thread of "toxic relationships" i began to wonder, are there advantages to being an only child and / or would you rather have siblings even though the relationhips can be painful.. i am an only child and i am beginning to think that i am not missing much by not having brothers and sisters.. did you family size have anything to do with your decision to have one child/ or more than one child?
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3 babies contract Herpes becaue of a religious ritual
by pratt1 in.
i heard a very sad news item this morning on the way to work.. in upstate new york, a rabbi has been ordered to stop performing bris, using his mouth to suction the blood after 3 boys tested postive for herpes after receiving a bris from the same rabbi.. 2 of the boys a very sick and one has died.
apparently herpes can be deadly on the new ammune system of babies.. does anyone know anthing about this religious ritual - why would a rabbi use his mouth to suction blood from the baby?
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The Old International assemblies
by pratt1 ini remember back in the lat 60's earlier 70's the international conventions.
i thought they were great and we always had dubs from around the world who would stay at our house for the assembly.. .
one of my best memories is about a group of young sisters from the mid wet who had never really known any black people who stayed at my house and stayed in our guest bedroom during the 7 day assembly .. .
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The end is near!
by pratt1 ini went to a funeral this weekend of a much loved older brother.
more about that on another tread.. anyway, some one came up to me and said, that these are "the last of the last days".
i nearly fell off my chair in laughter.. what funny sayings have you heard from dubs, describing the "last days".
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Drugs and the Borg
by pratt1 ina good friend of mine, who daed himself many years ago, finally decided to enter into rehab in effort to kick his heavy drug habit.. he is doing well and seems to really want to kick drugs for good this time and i am extremely proud of him and supportive of him in his efforts.. he did tell me something i found surprising, that i thought i would share with you.
in his group recovery class, out of 14 people, 6 are xdubs.
most seem to have anger management problems and a feeling of worthlessiness because of not being an active dub.
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Reality TV
by pratt1 indo you think that reality tv has gone too far?.
i recently saw a advertisment for a new show that features very overweight people trying to lose weight.
if they do not lose weight they are kicked off the show.