Posts by conflicted

I am outraged by this story and the memories that it is dredging up from other survivors. I too was a victim of abuse, but I'll not get into that just yet.

Room 215, you said:

In fairness, it must be said that by far the majority of JW parents I've known understand the difference between a spanking and a despicable criminal act such as this, and would not condone it. Mental instability is mental instability and the religious affiliation of the one afflicted is irrelevant.
You must know that most JWs would react to this bit of news much as we all did, with horror and revulsion, so whatever we think of them, it's unfair to conclude that punishment of this sort is a regular occurrence among them and is deemed in any way acceptable and responsible parenting.

Unfortunatly, I have to disagree with your take on this. I'm sure you've known many JW parents that seemed to know the difference between a spanking and abuse, but you don't know what happened in the privacy of their homes.

I can tell you right now that the only thing JW's are going to have a problem with in this circumstance was that poor Laree died as a result.

I can also tell you that the "40 strokes less one" punishment is not an isloated case of warped minds. I don't know where the times three came from, but I was dealt 39 strokes many times with that scripture being quoted as they were administered.

My parents often went to the elders to request a punishment, ie "What punishment should we administer when so-and-so does this?". The elders always metered out some number of strokes, never a lecture, never grounding, always beatings.

You say 'it is unfair to conclude that punishment of this sort is a regular occurance'. I say the only thing irregular here is that the parents got caught.

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Name that TV program

by WildHorses in

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friends

i was at work tonight and we were joking around and talking about old shows we used to watch while growing up.

i thought it would be fun if we wrote a line from a show and see if we could guess what show it came from.

my name is lenny, and if i ain't got it, there isn't any.

conflicted

Waiting,

"Owwwwe, that's gonna leave a mark."

Tommy Boy?

Andee, I still have no idea.

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Name that TV program

by WildHorses in

jw
friends

i was at work tonight and we were joking around and talking about old shows we used to watch while growing up.

i thought it would be fun if we wrote a line from a show and see if we could guess what show it came from.

my name is lenny, and if i ain't got it, there isn't any.

conflicted

I just thought of another one:

"You do it, I know you do it. Everybody does it. I do it. I just did it and I'm ready to do it again, so don't tell me you don't do it."

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I wasn't sure where to post this ??

by closer2fine in

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since there isn't an "other" forum.. my hubby is a die-hard regular razor kinda guy.

i want to buy him a nice electric (or cordless) shaver for christmas (help cut his shave time in half).

i went to consumer reports to see what they said - and they haven't reviewed it.. does anyone have any recommendations?.

conflicted

closer, it's gonna depend on what kind of shave he likes.

If he likes it really smooth a razor is the way to go.
An electric will make him look nice, ie no stubble or shadow, but it won't feel as smooth as a razor shave.

Norelco and Remington are both decent brands if you still want to go that way.

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