Posts by skeeter1

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Diet, exercise, post inury -- any suggestions?

by Madame Quixote in

the week before i broke my foot, i resolved to join weight watchers and start exercising.

now, i'm still planning to do it, but have a great excuse not to bother with either one right now.

and in order to deal with anything, i have to go up and down my staircase to get outside!

skeeter1

See your doctor....blah, blah,.

Let the foot heal. The "boot" causes your spine to be out of alignment. All the muscles and tendons are sore from the uneven posture it places on your whole frame. Now is not the time to do a bunch of walking or standing.

Eat healthy. Look at each food for its source of goodness. Don't feel bad if you have a glass of milk or a bowl of frozen yogurt. They are a great source of calcium....and may be needed for your foot to heal. There are no "bad" foods, only "healthy" or "unhealthy" ones What you eat will help heal your body - so think of your body/foot as a precious baby you are nurturing. I like the idea of home grown veggies. Our farm lands are wiped of vitamins and minerals...

Perhaps you can do upper body workouts? While watching TV with your foot on the pillow - maybe you can do some hand weights or upper body stretches. You can also follow along with a excercise video - but just do the upper body movements while you are sitting down.

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What was the first thing Adam said when he set eyes on Eve?

by ballistic in

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according to the bible he decided to name her "woman".

in the previous verses he had been on an exercise to name all the beasts of the field and birds of the air.. personally, if i'd been wandering around a paradise garden on my own for years naming animals and suddenly set eyes on a perfect naked woman, i think i would be inclined to invent the first swear word.. although later, when eve gave birth, adam said it had been "with the lord's help".

so maybe he wasn't quite as spontaneous as i'd imagined, or maybe adam thought god was serious when he said she was a "helper".

skeeter1

Ballistic,

You are right and I was wrong - Adam had a direct line.

Skeeter

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Did you ever get "hit" on by someone of the same sex?

by ButtLight in

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or opposite sex if your gay?

how did you react if you did?.

i seem to attract the more "butch" type, dont ask me why.

skeeter1

Yes. It happened when I was 18. I politely said no. End of story.

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JW's TORTURES DAUGHTER TO DEATH

by DannyHaszard in

girl's brother testifies father fatally beat her

chicago tribune, united states - 20 minutes ago .

... avenue, chicago.

skeeter1

Eduardo, your beautifully crafted words show your loving regard for Jehovah God's organization "Basically when a JW does something bad it is as startling and extraordinary as if a Nun or someone like that did something criminal. It just isn't expected and is contrary to what they stand for and that makes it news." My thoughts: If the reporter thought the JW's were saintly people, why did he use the words "strict" to describe the parenting style, and why did he highlight that they children were not allowed to play with [worldly] children? I think the media likes this story becuase rest of America thinks the JWs are a controversial group. Just like Scientology who gets press and we shake our heads at Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's sofa & eating placenta comments - WTS is not "normal" and it's the JW's abnormality coupled with abnormal behaviour that's sensational. It's not JW's unreproachable reputation coupled with this abnormal, single family. My thoughts - translated to Eduardo's loving, writing style: This news story happened becuase the WTS is a persecuted group. This newspaper man wanted to bring down the WTS.

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JW's TORTURES DAUGHTER TO DEATH

by DannyHaszard in

girl's brother testifies father fatally beat her

chicago tribune, united states - 20 minutes ago .

... avenue, chicago.

skeeter1

I'm still amazed about this story....
It dawned on me......I and my siblings were ALL abused as kids by our LOVING, JW parents. I have the black eyes in my school photos to prove it. I even had a police file after an emergency room visit - child protection came to visit me. After a few visits, we played "good family", they dropped the case. We moved, and they lost track of me. I made up stories to cover - fell, hit with ball, etc. Plus, my parents "kept me home" from school when the bruises were really bad. None of us were strapped to the bed that I'm aware of, but isn't being slammed to the ground and hit in the face with closed fists out-of-the norm? Gee, maybe I need to get help? My mind is just spinning right now - but I will write on.
I think some people who come into the JW religion came from a bad family situation. Both my parents were abused by their parents. Thier childhood led them to the WTS touting Paradise and obediance demonstrated through strict compliance with rules and subjection to authority. They could follow the instructions. My parent's abusive background and the WTS's authoritative structure, I think, gave my parents the ammunition to punch, hit with brooms, etc.
The WTS does not, nor has ever, directly touted beating your child to death. But, they do tout respect for authority, strictness, and compiance with rules. The WTS does not recognize their followers come from bad backgrounds, and need help developing parent skills. Plus, the now "born-again" follower is "perfect" JW - so why deal with his/her nasty past. It's all been fixed by baptism, right?
Here's the recipe for disaster.
Followers with bad pasts plus Follower enters Watchtower's authoritative, rule based dogma plus Child obediance -parents, especially fathers, are to be respected plus No psychologists needed, follower is now a "Christian" plus No police reporting
Equals
Abused Children
Beating your children, in the Kingdom Hall or out, is not the way to give them a "witness" of how Jehovah or Jesus would act. It certainly doesn't turn them into devoted followers.
I heard Pat Robinson speak one morning. He said (something like), "How you see God is how you will treat your family." When you see Jehovah as an authoritative, unforgiving, rule based God, you will treat your family with abuse. When you see Jehovah as forgiving, everending love, you will treat your family with perpetual grace.

Skeeter

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Hypocrisy

by 5thGeneration in

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wondering everyone's best hypocrisy stories.. one of many for me is an elder who told me he doesn't think gambling is wrong and smoking the "odd" cigar is fine.

beauty!.

in a local cong.. any good stories?.

skeeter1

Ellijay, you know my family when you wrote:

"How bout all those dubs who won't see their families for Thanksgiving but get together amongst themselves and have a big turkey dinner "just because turkeys are on sale and we all have the time off work"? Or my brother in law who doesn't celebrate Christmas but goes to his inlaws every year for Christmas dinner and even accepts gifts. He and his wife are just visiting her family who she never sees but they're not celebrating Christmas. Jackass"

Skeeter

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WAS THERE ANYONE FAMOUS IN YOUR CONGREGATION?

by badboy in

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any takers?

skeeter1

We had a model in our congregation. She was a lovelydoll. Tall, dark, and slim. But, the elders took her aside - she was told NOT to model bras and panties for major department stores. Guess JW women don't buy/wear bras and panties. LOL!

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Jack at telicthoughts defends WTS on blood!

by outofit in

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he writes: .

ethel said: "that is certainly true in terms of private opinions.

but, e.g., i happen to think that jehovah's witnesses (as well as id proponents) are crackpots and have provided some examples of quotes (up the thread) from their literature to demonstrate that their medical beliefs are not just religious - they claim scientific credibility too " .

skeeter1

Outfit,

DIrect Jack to read, "Jehovah's Witnesses, Blood Transfusions, and the Tort of Misrepresentation." Jack is clueless about how WRONG and MISQUOTED the WTS's "scientific" data is scewed. Jack operates with the confidence that only ignorance can muster.

Skeeter

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Outline for Special Talk "Is God Still in Control" for April 30th 2006

by Elsewhere in

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at the end of this years memorial talk, the speaker gave an announcement that a "special talk" will be given by jehovers witnesses through the world on april 30th, 2006. here is the outline for that talk.. credit for bringing this to us goes to a person who must remain anonymous.

to download the talk outline in pdf format: click here.. .

is god still in control?.

skeeter1

Thanks, Auldsoul. I did the same - sent it to a few family members. Boy, I'm really coming out these days. I'd print it out, but my printer is broken. It started smoking, so I had to shut it off or my highly flamable home would burn.

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What kind of safety precautions do dubs take for field service?

by Check_Your_Premises in

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do they provide guidelines about safely entering homes?.

if a jw enters a home for the first time, what kind of safety precautions are taken by the car group to ensure the safety of the jw?.

for instance i was shocked to find out my jw wife wasn't instructed by the elders as to which homes belonged to registered sex offenders.

skeeter1

I remember that there was one house whose owner sat there with a gun whever we were on the block. The elders decided that we should not call on his house, but all the other houses remained in "range" (literally).

Skeeter