once at our local kh, the families were told if they needed to 'spank' their children they needed to do it inside the hall for now on and not take the child outside.
apparently, some neighbors reported one of the mothers for child abuse and called up the hall and told the elders that if they see it again they will call the police.. .
by no shocker the mother was still able to keep her baby...
I can remember being taken into the back room tons of times to get the stuffing beat out of me.
I can also remember my step mom and Elder dad showing off the large wooden paddle they used on us at the bookstudy we held in our home. It clearly bothered some of the people there, but do you think they said so? Oh heck no.
for those of you who like science fiction - what is your favourite science fiction book, or indeed film?
Does fantasy count?
If so then I have quite a few if not all of the books by-
Robert Jordan, Anne McCaffery, & Terry Goodkind, to mention a few.
since we were never really allowed to "have goals" while we were witnesses (other than becoming a pioneer or going to bethel), what goals have you set for yourself now that you're free?
i'm pursuing my ba, but i'm not sure in what field i want to major in...maybe religious studies!
wouldn't that be a scream?
Get an college education- Working on getting my degree in Web Programming!
Travel- A LOT. All over the world. I'm a history nut, I want to see where it happened! Sleep in castles, explore egyptian tombs, walk on the Great Wall of China. I want to do it all!
Build my business- I run a small online business from home doing websites and desktop publishing for a certain type of clientel (Get your minds out of the gutter... it's for Mary Kay Directors! ) . All of my business is word of mouth, and business is steadily progressing!
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i will tell you why i think that you didn't get picked later.
LOVE the avatar. My favorite chawacter on that cartoon.
Thanks! It's actually in tribute to my two year old, who seems to think the kitties need to be pulled around the house by their tails. I think she's just trying to take them for a walk, but they don't seem to appreciate it!
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i will tell you why i think that you didn't get picked later.
I don't think it's as much people trying to rain on other's parades.... we were just having a bit of our own.
we all need a kind word from someone.
Non-poplular people need love too!
Don't be upset Arrow... you're too pretty to hide that smile!
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i will tell you why i think that you didn't get picked later.
I have to say SK- your avatar is one of my favorite on this board..... dahhhling!
when i was a witness, i once had a elder tell me that he was positive the fbi was tracking witness activity.
even saying that he would not fill out anything that stated his religion on official, or even unofficial documents that were not from the society, as he felt this was a tool to track witnesses.
i remember once in a talk, it was mentioned that witnesses are not free from government tracking and that we should expect this.
We had the demon paranoia in our house too. I can remember being so terrified I would lie awake at night with my blankets pulled up to my eyeballs watching every dark corner of my room for movement.
It's no wonder when every word out of the adults mouth was about how this, that, and the other thing was demonized.
Then I remember reading the stories in the mags about demons scratching on peoples windows, and one landing on a womans bed and then sliding off the end....
YIKES!
the mega millions jackpot here in massachusetts stands at 160 million.
i just picked up 5 quick picks.
the next drawing is friday.
I don't ever win anything.... I couldn't win a lottery if I was the only one who bought a ticket.
Doesn't stop me from buying the occasional ticket when I'm down in the lower 48, usually a Powerball ticket or something like that. It's nice to at least imagine what I'd spend it on if I won.
i used to listen but not really.
i'd look at the platform/speaker stand, look like i was paying attention, get antsy, and find another elder to "discuss" something ith.
i just got to the meeting----right before it was to start and if the talkative po decided that his last part was going to go overtime, i'd put on my coat and look at the big clock on my way out in front of everyone and leave for the local bar.
I liked to read Song of Solomon... pretty exciting stuff for a sheltered preteen.
aaack.... my oldest (almost 6) is pretty sick guys.. took her to the doc the other day to find out she has pneumonia.
she is absolutely miserable.. the doc put her on zithromax and gave her some cough syrup (w/ codeine) to help her rest.. hubby and i doing our best at not getting sick.
this is the daughter w/ the down's.
That poor little thing! I'll keep her in my prayers...
It's so hard when your kids are sick, to see them suffer and you feel so helpless. The only upside is that my kids are usually such busy little bugs, when they're not feeling good I get all the snuggle time I could wish for. But, I'd still be sick for them if I could.
(((Meagan & little one)))
