Posts by Smiles

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If You Were Single, Would You Ever Date A Married or Separated Person?

by minimus in

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lately, i've seen more than a few unhappy couples go their own way and do their own thing.

one guy i know regularly dates women only on friday nights but comes home to his wife the rest of the time.

my impression is she doesn't want to know what he's doing------just as long as he comes home to her.. i know a state senator's wife who has 2 kids and she's miserable with her politician/lawyer husband but in public they look like the perfect couple.

Smiles_Smiles

My 2 cents is ... Brace yourself because I live in left field most of the time ... :-)

I think it really depends on what each individual believes to be 'right/wrong' and the circumstance that individual is in at the time.

I do not claim to be nor would I want to try to attain to be in the category of 'a moral person'. To me I could care less about all that. One thing I am is authentic. For me personally, marriage is not worth the paper it is printed on allot of times nor worth the government that makes it valid. But committment and the desire to hold up your end of that committment does have value in my 'left field' world. For me marriage and the desire to hold up your end of a committment are NOT the same thing.

I am happily committed to a non-married man. And I can see us being together until we are both farting dust. I am pretty monogomous by nature but I know many (married and single) who are not. If I was "single" I can not see me 'dating' a married man. But there are guys in my past that if they were married or single and I was single that I would probably be open to having a sexual encounter with if either him or I wanted/needed it in our lives at the time.

That's my 2 cents ...

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As a Parent Out of the Witnesses, Are We Helping Our Kids Education ?

by flipper in

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checked my other threads and noticed i had not covered this in reference to our kids, thought it was important.

so, how are all you parents doing ?

do any of you have children, in their early 20's who are pursuing their education, and are they doing well ?

Smiles_Smiles

My daughter is 14 and is a Junior in HighSchool and taking concurrent courses in college (Freshman).

When we left JW a little over 3 years ago, one thing I took out of it was not to be attached to any organized 'have to's' that people give value to. So when she was in 5th grade and stressed out because the teachers were more into controlling the kids then teaching them, I pulled her out of public school to home school her. And to give her a much needed break from all of the people who want to control, gain authority and tell us what we 'should' think and 'should' do. I felt she needed time to get intouch with her own inner sense and guide. I couldnt see much difference between elementary school and JWism. Soooooo Controling ... That definitly could have backfired on me but I listened to my gut and did it anyway.

Well she finished 6th-8th grades in 2 years then decided to go to High School last year, which she also skipped a grade there. And last May she started college and is finishing out her High School credits concurrently while going to college.

Even when we were JWs I never geared her not go to college. It was going to be her decision. But now that we are out ... IT'S ALL GOODDD.

Smiles

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IS YOUR FEAR LESSENING?

by Dansk in

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friends

many here are afraid to come out into the open with their identity because they still have friends and family in.

however, it is noticeable that there are many newbies here and more and more exposes on watchtower.

do you, therefore, feel less intimidated or afraid now?.

Smiles_Smiles

No fear here!

This is my real picture and my name is Moniek and I am from Dallas, TX.

How 'bout that?

218

What Birth Sign Were You Born Under ?

by flipper in

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friends

didn't know if this has been addressed before , but it's kinda interesting.

when we were witnesses we were always told,oh!

don't look at horoscopes or read anything about your sign because it's demonized !

Smiles_Smiles

I am a Libra.

My daughter and partner are both Scorpio both born on the same day (different years of course).

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Have you ever forgotten your baby was in the car?

by changeling in

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what's up with this wave of people forgetting their babies are in the car?

i'm a certifiable dingbat but i never forgot my kids were in the car.

if i ever did, i can't see it happening for more than a few minutes and then running back to the car to get them.

Smiles_Smiles

Yes I have forgotten my daughter in the car. She probably wasn't but a month or 2 old. I hadn't really taken her out of the house much yet. I parked and walked right into Eckerds. I was getting a basket and had a feeling I had forgotten something. I stood there for a minute to figure out what I had forgotten and then it came to me. I ran back out to the car and retrieved my daughter. She was still sleep and didn't have a clue anything was wrong. It made me feel like a true failure as a single mom. But the truth of the matter is I am and have been a great single mom. She is turning 15 in November and we have a fabulous relationship and am always have.

I don't excuse those who have purposefully put their children at risk. That's truly f'ed up.

But if a person is truly not someone that listens to their gut (when it says -hey you are forgeting something) and they are running 90 to nothing I think it is possible to forget and not remember right away. It took me all of 2 to 3 minutes to remember but I have always pretty much been a gut listener.

Smiles

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Is anyone here have a myspace page

by Es in

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i just joined to see if i could find a few long lost friends, i would love to add anyone here that has a page.

es.

Smiles_Smiles

My myspace is www.myspace.com/smiles_mr_smiles

Smiles

23

cutting off

by John Doe in

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when someone cuts you off in traffic, what is the best option?.

california howdyimaginative cursingunimaginative cursingwaving fistchasing vehicle into ditch and then setting on firechasing vehicle into ditch mooning while passingflick a booger on windshieldsay "oh dideley okey thing, fick a fuddelly foo!

praise jesus!