Oh no...I'm so very sorry to hear this. I read almost all of Hambeak's post and you're a great guy. The lack of compassion from the "family" gets my blood boiling!
My thoughts are with you
mariposa
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Hambeaks Extremely Heartbreaking News
by Sparkplug inour friend hambeak just got the most dreaded phone call from his jw child.
the news was passed on as he was asked for by name and not as"dad" and let known that "they" just called to let him know that his other son, brian, age 26, is dead.
he was in a car accident.
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NYC people or those that have been there
by mariposa init appears we will be visiting nyc from about the 16th of dec. for a week or so.
we are going to see some long lost friends of my husband in queens and i'm sure they'll show us around, but there's also going to be alot of drinking and catching up between them and i'll have quite a bit of free time on my hands.
i don't know if we're going to stay with them or not, i've been checking on craigslist for an apt or something we could rent.
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mariposa
It appears we will be visiting NYC from about the 16th of Dec. for a week or so. We are going to see some long lost friends of my husband in Queens and I'm sure they'll show us around, but there's also going to be alot of drinking and catching up between them and I'll have quite a bit of free time on my hands. I don't know if we're going to stay with them or not, I've been checking on Craigslist for an apt or something we could rent. I've never been there before and I have some questions.
1- We are driving our 4-door tundra truck. I don't want to drive it around the city because I've heard horror stories about NYC drivers, but getting in and out of Queens or other areas, is it hard to do with a larger vehicle?
2- What are some other areas that are safe to stay? And what do cab fares/ subway fares run to get into the city?
3- I've got a 17-month old who will be going everywhere with me. Should I take a stroller or would a backpack type holder be better?
4- Are there playgrounds in Central Park? Are there any indoor playgrounds anywhere? My little rugrat is going to get tired of just walking around and want to run and be free...
I'm got more I'll add later. I'd love to meet up with any of you guys who live there...it'll give me an excuse to get away from long conversations about people I don't even know!!!! Thanks so much!!!
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As a DUB, what did you do and hid so as not to stumble anyone?
by megsmomma ini was thinking of all the "concious matters" that you could do if you wanted, but would not tell anyone so you wouldn't get in "trouble".
one thing that came to my mind is when after having my baby, i wanted to join weight watchers...there were two meeting places to choose from...one close to me and in a church....and one quite far not in a church.
well, i went to the one in the church, always worried someone would see me(but i didn't really think it was a big deal) so, what did you all hide?
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mariposa
I lived by myself almost the whole time I was a dub so I did pretty much anything I wanted w/o people knowing. I went to go see all the star wars and lord of the ring movies in a theatre kinda far from my house and was bummed I didn't have anyone to talk with about them. I listened to just about whatever I wanted to, but would hide the cd's if "the friends" got in the car.
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Please Send Any Positive Thoughts My Way on Wednesday!
by XJW4EVR ini will be interviewing for a position at the university of southern california.
the pay is not going to be that good to begin with, but i have mitigating factors, my son who is a junior this year, can get in and i won't have to pay a dime towards his tuition.
his dream is to go to usc and to play for the usc marching band.
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mariposa
I know what it's like for family to go to the same school and the tradition behind it. Lots of positive vibes from a buckeye family member here coming your way!!!! Hope to see you guys in AZ.
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Self-rightous witnesses? no......
by mariposa ini was thinking about how i left "the truth" yesterday and got to wondering about the couple of sisters who were directly involved in the beginning of the end for me.
i know it was because of things they personally did to me that led me to believe witnesses were not "a lovable brotherhood".
and i know, they know of the things they did as well.. so here's the thing, i bet they don't feel the least bit guilty or even bad about it.
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mariposa
Confession & Warlock- so true, so true...
The lady I had studied with, anointed that she was, always told me to let no one stumble me, least of all her. Of course she was the one to inflict the most damage and then when I tried to pick up the pieces elsewhere she practically ignored my existence. Man, this just seems to get clearer and clearer the more I think about this. The last time I saw her in front of alot of other witnesses, she was all lovey dovey like nothing had happened, sounds like a show to me.
For sooooooo long, I thought it was me. I figured I could start over in another cong. and everything would be great. HA! Things get around and the new elders knew somewhat of the problems. But they thought it was me too, didn't even WANT to hear my side of anything. That's when I faded away.
Must be nice to get away with kicking people to the curb and blaming it on the one laying in the street, battered and bloodied with their hand out asking for your help. Unbelieveable....
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What is your menu for tomarrow?
by lovelylil infor those cooking a thanksgiving meal tomarrow, what are you cooking?.
my menu as of now is this;.
traditional turkey.
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mariposa
Ours will be alot like yours lil without the pork and green bean cassarole. Your stuffing even sounds alot like ours too..that's my favorite. We also have lima beans, cole slaw and pistachio green stuff. It's not really pudding, it's whipped creme, can of pineapple, marshmellows and a pistachio pudding mix thrown in. It's this light fluffy green stuff, I love it. Oh and I'm going to do my grandma's chex mix.
I hope everyone has a great day tomorrow!!!
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Self-rightous witnesses? no......
by mariposa ini was thinking about how i left "the truth" yesterday and got to wondering about the couple of sisters who were directly involved in the beginning of the end for me.
i know it was because of things they personally did to me that led me to believe witnesses were not "a lovable brotherhood".
and i know, they know of the things they did as well.. so here's the thing, i bet they don't feel the least bit guilty or even bad about it.
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mariposa
I was thinking about how I left "the truth" yesterday and got to wondering about the couple of sisters who were directly involved in the beginning of the end for me. I know it was because of things they personally did to me that led me to believe witnesses were not "a lovable brotherhood". And I know, THEY know of the things they did as well.
So here's the thing, I bet they don't feel the least bit guilty or even bad about it. Because I left Jehovah because I was lacking in faith, or didn't have enough roots growing into that damn craggy rock. It had absolutly NOTHING to do with the words they wrote me, the lies they told or even the people they turned against me. Even though we were....*gasp*....f-a-m-i-l-y. I mean, yeah I had issues, but I didn't deserve to be treated like an evil red-headed step child. (Even though yes, I do have red hair)
Do all witnesses have this same self-rightous attitude where nothing is there fault? It's got to be the other person and most especially the other person if they aren't a regular attendee at meetings. This just all of a sudden hit me yesterday. Has this happened to you guys?
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new baby photos
by snarf ini finally had my baby, he was born on november 13th and weighed in at 6 lbs.
i am recovering great and daddy and big sis are all googly eyed over the new addition.
i would like to post some pics to brag about my beautiful new son, does anyone have any tips to help me post those pics?
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mariposa
Ooohhh how sweet! Looking at your pics brings back so many memories, I miss mine being that little.
Congradulations and I hope you've got some good people to help you out the next few days so you can get a bit of rest
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we're back from the hospital
by BlackSwan of Memphis inok well the tonisllectomy went well.
they got the tonsils and the adenoids and didn't go ahead with the tubes in her ears.. they kept her overnight because of her history with the apnea and with the anasthesia, they wanted to keep an eye on her for one night.
we got back this morning.. she did awesome!!!!
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mariposa
That's so great to hear everything went well! I was wondering how you were doing. I hope you guys have a good turkey day!!!
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mariposa
OMG mrsjones! You are now my HERO!! How do you do it?
One is more than enough for me right now! We've been battling strep for the last two weeks and last week a stomach virus, I've been miserable and having to take care of a sick baby to boot. What do you do when you're under the weather?
***I know who to ask for advice now..hehehe***