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  How do you cheer yourself up?

  by Sirona in

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  if your jw family upset you, or if you're having "one of those days" (or weeks, or months .

  is there anything that you actively do to counter the negative feelings?.

  i usually try to go into "look after myself" mode and spend some time alone just relaxing or having a good cry .

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  LOL @ FBF: ((((((((hug))))))))

  Big hug coming your way!

  Bull!
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  What Do You Do To Stay Healthy?

  by minimus in

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  i recently went for a check-up and i was told everything was better than "normal".

  i exercise for a couple of hours a day about 4 or 5 days per week, especially in the summertime...so far so good.

  what about you?

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  I'll let you know when I manage to get healthy!!!

  Bull!
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  How do you cheer yourself up?

  by Sirona in

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  if your jw family upset you, or if you're having "one of those days" (or weeks, or months .

  is there anything that you actively do to counter the negative feelings?.

  i usually try to go into "look after myself" mode and spend some time alone just relaxing or having a good cry .

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  FBF:

  Yeah I slap myself (really sometimes)

  Why do that to yourself honey, when there are so many willing volunteers! (have you seen 'Airplane') lol

  If someone's hacking me off, I just beat em up! Only kidding!!!!!

  I like to get my favourite comedy and put that on for hours on end - things like Bottom, Red Dwarf, Vicar of Dibley or Blackadder - they all help to lift my spirits!! If I'm in the car and feeling stressed, I like to listen to Jo Brand, or some really loud Heavy Metal !

  I quite fancy trying Tai Chi, might help limber up my poorly knees too!!!

  Bull!
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  Your First Kiss

  by Stefanie in

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  do you remember it?

  mine was in the 7th grade by a boy named joe.

  it took me by surprise and i was dissapionted, because he tried to swallow my face!

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  My first kiss was when I was a wee nipper, about 7ish, with a girl name Shelly. She had the most beautiful curly red hair!

  My first 'real' kiss (snog, tonsil tennis, frenchy...etc) was with a lass named Tina. My best friend was going out with her sister (he got nick named 'PacMan' - use your imagination!!) and they tried to matchmake... it was disastrous!! We started to kiss... heavily.... then I just burst out laughing!! She was not amused!

  Apparently her nickname was Kitkat..... I wonder why ?

  Bull!
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  Dont walk on the grass.New system rules.

  by sleepy in

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  what rules do you think we would have had in a watchtower run new system?

  when my local assembly hall was built it had grounds around it , which had a very large amount of money spent on them.brothers would come every week to look after them.you would think then that you could have a taste of the new system in these surroundings.the assembly hall with its large gardens could be a glimpse into the new system.the brothers and sisters just like the cover of the paradise tract sitting on the grass.but you havent bargined of the insanity of watchtower rules.we were told dont walk on the grass.

  now why in gods name build an enormass garden around the assembly hall only to be told you carn't use it?all you could do was stand on the concrete pathway and look.

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  we were told that we would speak only Hebrew

  I remember questioning this when I was in my teens - somebody brought it up during a group study. I was told that we would speak only one language - "The pure language of truth". Then I got the 'no speculating what the New System TM will be like' blurb. But wasn't that what they had just done ????

  I think we should have a rule specifically for in case Steve Irwin gets through.... "No sticking yer thumb up Crocodile's butts!"

  Bull!
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  Red Bull And Getting On With It . . .

  by Corvin in

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  when i first wandered into this den of liars, deceivers and half-truthers, i did not know what to expect.

  my experience is that you are all the most excellent folks i have ever cyber-met.

  i have learned so much from being a member of this forum, from all of you, and i wish you a lot of success and happiness.

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  Wishing you all the best in your newfound life, and all the adventures it will bring!!

  Cheers Corvin,

  Bull!.

  p.s. If you ever need a bouncer....!
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  Why do men "play" dumb?

  by Netty in

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  so i am here this morning with my octopus arms, making the kids breakfast with one hand, getting them dressed with the other, doing their hair with another hand brushing their teeth with another hand, etc.

  you get the picture... while my husband sits at the table reading the newspaper.

  both kids are complaining of sore throat and have some sort of summer cold, so i asked hime could you please get the medicine and give them some medicine, and what does he do?

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  FrannieBanannie:

  I sat in the tub with my last nerve jangling over the sound of the alarm....determined NOT to get out of the tub and give him a full nudity beaver shot, because that's what he was up to.....I could just imagine his reasoning...."She's gonna jump outta that tub runnin' through the house nekkid screaming 'WHAT'S WRONG?!!'.....(yeah...right).....and I'LL get a peep show out of it...heheheheh"......

  You no play fair!!

  I think that was a perfectly good ruse for a gratuitous beaver shot - remember the earlier posting about men & dogs - give them little treats ??

  LMAO!!

  Bull!
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  Are You Thin Skinned or Are You Easy To Deal With?

  by minimus in

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  are you a bit on the oversensitive side or can you let things easily roll off your back?

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  I'm quite thick skinned - it takes an awful lot to get me riled. For the most part I can get along with anyone, although I do get angry at injustice, and will defend my family, violently if necessary.

  Bull!
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  Did I go too far / How far would you go to protect your partner ?

  by bull01lay in

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  had a bit of an altercation this weekend... my nephew in law attempted to assault my wife..... this is the background:.

  i have a deaf mute nephew with a personality disorder.

  he's 32, and still lives with his mother and her fiancee.

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  Thanks for your comments guys - some interesting thoughts, and definitely things to ponder on.

  I think to be honest, one of the things that made me decide upon the action I took was when my wife told me she'd decided not to call the police, because of the 'upset' it would cause over such a minor hit... like many of you, I can see a future problem waiting to rear it's ugly head with him, and was in no mood to allow him to abuse my wife, no matter how minor. If it was purely revenge, I would have done far more damage than I did, and since that wasn't my intent, I used 'enough' force to punish, subdue and warn him of worse to come should he hurt my wife, or his mum, again.

  I feel 100 percent justified in my actions - If I get arrested for them, so be it. I have already spoken with the police, and they are very aware of his past violent tendencies, and other issues too.

  SixofNine wrote that if he had done something similar, you wouldn't read about it here. I think this is the perfect place to discuss it - I can't PM everyone, and wanted to know other peoples reactions and feelings, and the only way I can do this and get a frank and honest opinion, is here. My shoulders are broad enough for criticism, and I certainly didn't post in the hope of praise for my actions - I personally don't feel it was a 'smart' thing to do, but I do feel it was necessary. BTW, he has a personality disorder, he isn't mentally challenged. He knows EXACTLY what he is doing, but takes no personal responsibility.

  jwbot - that's an excellent suggestion, one that I'm seriously considering. I doubt that would hurt too much at the minute, as I guess I'm not welcome anyway!! Funny thing is, my wife and her sister had only been discussing his mood swings earlier that day, and his mum suggested that he should be on medication to 'even out' his temperament. She knows she has a problem with him, but just isn't prepared to swallow the bitter pill that comes with the admission that he is far from 'stable'. You can't help those that won't help themselves, but you can certainly make sure they're aware of the consequences should they vent their anger towards my family again!!!

  Thanks again everyone for your frankness.

  Bull!
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  Did I go too far / How far would you go to protect your partner ?

  by bull01lay in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  had a bit of an altercation this weekend... my nephew in law attempted to assault my wife..... this is the background:.

  i have a deaf mute nephew with a personality disorder.

  he's 32, and still lives with his mother and her fiancee.

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  bull01lay

  Had a bit of an altercation this weekend... my Nephew in Law attempted to assault my wife....

  This is the background:

  I have a deaf mute nephew with a personality disorder. He's 32, and still lives with his mother and her fiancee. He has terrible mood swings, and has taken it out on his mother many times, leaving her battered and bruised. Her boyfriend has never done anything about it because she ALWAYS excuses him because he is deaf, and 'doesn't understand'!! She calls the police, and each time they arrive and he turns on the tears, she feels guilty and refuses to press charges. The way I see it, she is creating a maniac who thinks he can just hit women and get away with it.

  He learnt the hard way on Saturday. He had been in a bad mood for most of the day, and ended up arguing with my wife over someting very trivial - he put WWF wrestling on and then left the room, and sat down at the PC. She turned the tv over to another channel, at which he flew into a rage. Normally, my wife is very mild mannered, and did try to explain that she thought he wasn;t interested in the programme, and it's no bother, he could put it back on. But that wasn't good enough, and in the end she started shouting back at him. His mother overheard, and just got between them as he lunged for my wife. As it happened, he only grazed her arm - his mother deflected the full force of the blow. My wife gathered up her things and left; as she left, her sister asked her if he hit her, to which she replied yes, and showed her the mark.

  I won't go into the details of the fight that ensued - I'm not writing this with the intention of gloryfing violence, or bragging. Suffice to say, I walked away after making my point, but he hadn't finished. He ran into the kitchen, and grabbed a heavy bottle, then hit me at the back of the head with it - so I had to make my 'point' again, this time using a little more force!!

  There are a few things that have stuck in my mind;

  1) The eyes of a maniac, filled with sheer hatred as he tried to hit me with the bottle again, intent on doing some real damage.

  2) The eyes of a coward - filled with terror as I stepped into his attack, deflected his blow and grabbed him by his collars.

  3) The lies of a mother. She knows what a violent, vicious little bastard he is, and yet tried to tell me (and the police) that her son didn't hit my wife.

  On the third point - is this normal ?? Would you lie to 'protect' your partner, even if you knew they were in the wrong ??

  Would you take revenge if someone hurt, or threatened, your family ? If so, to what point would you say is reasonable ?

  Bull!