MelbaToast
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advice welcome-contacting people
by MelbaToast inno thanks to doc, i am a myspace junkie now, and have found a few of my hometown friends in the mix of things.
so i do the search for friends, and start typing in different names.
long story short, i found my old friend from kh days, we got dfd around the same time and had a falling out about a year afterward.
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Just wondering
by sugarbritches inhi- if a guy was disfellowshipped because of his association with me- a non- witness- will he be allowed to talk to me again once he is reinstated??
thanks guys-
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Next topic: Abusive Groups
by MelbaToast inonce again hello to all and a grand saturday night (or sunday am to all you uk'rs) and yet another request for your opinion for research: .
quoted from the article "cults and families": .
"abusive groups implement their demands for purity through rituals of confession, in which members must expose their personal thoughts, feelings, and doubts to leadership's scrutiny.
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.when were the 'seeds of doubt" (intelligence) starting to grow ?
by MelbaToast ini remember being in third grade.... did a report of dinosaurs, mom wanted me to bring out the evolution book, it was brand new at the time...but i researched the report and got an a!
i got really interested in science at that point, but when i asked about how all those dinosaurs died, my mom told me they died in the flood and quoted scriptures....blah blah blah.
the seeds of doubt were planted, thank god.
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Aspbergers Syndrome
by MelbaToast in.
my nephew, age 2 1/2, has been diagnosed with this developmental problem and i was just reading the thread about the man who can caount 100 decimal places in his head.. he currently sees a team of developmental psychologists, referred by his pediatrician, and has been doing quite well in his communication problems.
he is learning sign language and has been signing more than talking for the past 3 months.....doing quite well.. i think my sister is a little spooked because of the comparisons between her two sons and their cognitive development differences (the older son was a blabber mouth at 18 months and at age 16, still wont be quiet...whereas the 2 yr old hardly ever talks, but recognizes and organizes all shapes, letters, numbers, etc.....he is very smart.. as i dont know much about the whole syndrome, and i know there are ppl on this board that have experience with this delay, i would be thrilled with any information i could offer my sister to calm her down about this.. thanks in advance, melbatoast
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Almost was able to use my apostoskills today...
by MelbaToast instopped by the in-laws house for a cup of coffe this morning and low and behold, they were walking down the street, bookbags in hand, with a little boy in tow.. i got all excited, and had gotten the goahead to answer the door when they came.
millions of ideas came rushing to my mind, should i be gracious because of the kid?
should i force some of my religious banter on two unknowing jw's?
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Another Question for you, the reader and responder
by MelbaToast inagain from my research, from the paper, cults and families:.
paraphrase: if people in the cult quest authority and go public with doubts or opinions, then others will attack and possibly expel them for their outside thinking.
but if they withold their private thoughts, they feel decietful and inadequate and are torn in inner battles.
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A breather from the politics, bad excuses for relatives, and crappy stuff
by MelbaToast inwhew.. after spending some time catching up on threads, my overall thoughts are leaning way toward the negative side.
we all need some love in our lives.
(ok, i've been listening to the beatles too much) .
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where is....
by MelbaToast inthe yahoo room that some familiar faces go to?
i see you guys always talking about being back on yahoo.. i would like to be a part of the "in" crowd .
if you dont feel comfortable posting it, thats fine, but i wouldn't mind a pm, either.
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I am looking for an old friend...maybe she'll lurk.....
by MelbaToast in...and ill get to hear from her and tell her what has been going on for the last 15 years!!!.
seriously though...vicky walters (used to be ayala) if your out there...please let me know!
i miss our trips to bennigans you were my one true neighbor in pontiac mi...got dfd, and ive been searching high and low to see if maybe you'll come out of the woodwork.. is that cryptic enough?