i've cut my hair washing from every 2 days to every 4 days and this week, i've left it 7 days.
it's been growing much better and is in great condition!
any tips for growing your hair lush and lovely?.
I have curly hair, washing it less (2 times a week for me) makes my curls look better. I too have noticed my hair more healthy, less dry. I have fine hair, but alot of it. I do use conditioner only everyday too, I leave a little in, helps with my curls too.
Basically, my curls like my hair dirty :) Note, if I had hair that was greasy by not washing it everyday, would be a different story. My hair does not like shampoo.
Nikki
and within a month, he has been seeing a 69 year old woman who lived upstairs from him.
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the wife has been sick for a year and she passed away in october.. now, the 80 year old man is like a teenager with this woman, making out in public places with this woman and introducing her to family and friends as his new girlfriend that he "loves".. the father's family thinks this is weird and are concerned about it.. any thoughts?
Well, it is weird. Yet things are not always what they "seem". My grampa died last year. I had lunch with my gramma 7 months later, she told me that she did not love him when he died. I personally did not feel I needed to know this, but again "nothing is what seems". It could be, that he is used to being with someone, his wife just died, and he's lonley. Or he just wants to be happy again, and is having a good time with the neighbor upstairs. Maybe its that simple. Or maybe he wasnt happy for a long time.....perhaps the family needs to not be judgemental and let the 80 year man live out the rest of his life in happiness and bliss.
Nikki :)
just curious.
Mine has always gone up every year, maybe $20 per month 2 times a year. This past month, my insurance went up $185/month - yikes!
I am currently shopping for new insurance obviously. Geez.
Nikki
when i slowly but surely departed, i heard that the love of money was what drew me out.
(yeah, right)..
I left almost 20 years ago. But, found out a couple of years ago that the rumors about me were that I was into drugs and was pregnant at 18. None of this true of course (till later when I smoked weed - hee hee). I remember telling this girl, where did they get their info anyway? Once I was DF'd, my parents + JW friends had to stop talking/having a relationship - with me. So, if they were not involved with my life at all.....
Oh well, I shouldnt have been surprised and I was thankful I did not find out about the rumors until years later.
Nikki
not to start some form of popularity contests here but i was wondering how popular some people were?
how far did your network go in this organization?
this question also pertains to those who are actively fading..
I did not realize how popular or another word "known" in the circuit until years later when I reunited with "now" Ex-JW old friends. I guess I was the spiritual rock star, dad was an elder, mom was a regular pioneer, I was a regular pioneer. Yet, I had everyone fooled. I was pretending. I had skits at the assemblies, I was in a Modern Day Drama. lol. Oh, the memories....
I led a double life....
Nikki
..... you to stop attending ?
injustices ?
disagree with the teachings ?
My last meeting was sometime in 1993. I left home and the org in 1992 when I was 18. I was DF'd a few months later once my step dad the elder knew that I had committed fornication, he would call and ask me too. I was honest. So, when I finally did, I told him when got around to calling me.
I was a born in. I left initially because of my fanatical parents. I would always dream about being "worldly" actually. I thought my life was normal, and I thought what my parents did to me was normal, until I got older. Then in Oct 1992, I went out in service with my mom (I was a reg pioneer too) all day, we had separate cars. I said see you at home mom (I was lieing).
I never went back on that Monday night after service all day (when I think about it, I kinda feel bad for what my parents went through when I left, I was their only one, you know?). Oh they tried to get me to come back....all my friends called everyday.....for months....until I was announced as DF's....the calls stopped.
Fast forward to today, I will be 39 in March. I have lived 1/2 my life a JW, and the other 1/2, a worldy person with no current religion. I like being a worldly person, I like freedom.
HUGS, Nikki
i was wondering on the views about homeschooling vs public/private scholling.. thoughts?.
I was homeschooled after my freshman year of HS due to other JWs I went to school with always told on me...so my spiritual parents took me out. It was a little more peaceful since I didnt get in as much trouble while homeschooled versus while I was in public school - I mean trouble from my parents about getting caught doing normal teenage things....yadda yadda.
But I wanted to go back to public school, note. I graduated a year earlier because I was a genius (J/K ).
Fast forward to today, home school can be good for some kids that just have a hard time in public school. I have a neice who is in 8th grade, 2nd year of home schooling. She is very involved in her church with her parents (barf, reminds me of JWs), she never fit in at school and was bullied. She wanted to be home schooled, her church friends were being home schooled too. She is much happier, and I like that. So for her, I understand.
All my 3 kids go to public schools and they are doing great - not perfect - but normal. They get good/high grades, they are involved in activities....what I always wanted while growing up JW. I live my lost childhood a little bit through my 3 boogers.
Nikki
so one of the things both me and my wife are faced with is breaking the news that we've stopped going to meetings to our parents.
my wifes parents could go either way, they have made several critical remarks of the wt over the years, while my parents are die hard jw's.
i tossed the idea around of sending a letter or doing a phone call or just not saying anything.. we've decided that were just tired of having to hide our true feelings and play pretend.
BTW, I still have not seen my step dad since 1992. As for my mom, she was DF'd in 2000, which is the year reunited since I left in 1992.
Shunning, really helps people, huh? I mean, I have 3 kids now, I could never shun them EVER. I love them too much.
Nikki
so one of the things both me and my wife are faced with is breaking the news that we've stopped going to meetings to our parents.
my wifes parents could go either way, they have made several critical remarks of the wt over the years, while my parents are die hard jw's.
i tossed the idea around of sending a letter or doing a phone call or just not saying anything.. we've decided that were just tired of having to hide our true feelings and play pretend.
I was 18 when they found out. I was a regular pioneer at the time (1992). I went out preaching all day with my mom. At the end of the day, I said "mom, see you at home"...but I never went home. I planned my escape for 3 months. It was a Monday. My secret boyfriends parents took me in until I figured out all the rest. So, that Monday after service, I went to his parents house. This was probably about 5pm that I arrived there. By midnight, my step dad the elder had found me. They asked me to come home to only talk. So, I agreed.
After 2 hours of my parents quoting bibile passages....and I sat silent, they asked me if I still wanted to leave. I said yes and asked if I could keep my car and get some more things from my room. I explained that I had been accepted for a full time position at my step fathers company and also had gotten a second job at The Gap (hee hee). They said yes.
The only way I knew how to leave was to go cold heartedly. I was too afraid of my parents. I was afraid they would rope me back in if I got too emotional. This was Oct 1992.
I was officially DF'd in Jan 1993 for fornication. Realize from Oct 92 to Jan 93 - my step dad called repeatedly asking if I had committed fornication yet. I truly did not until months later because I was scared. Once I did and step dad called, I told him the troof. I then was DF'd shortly after I told him.
Fast forward to now....its been 19 years....what a strange life I had! lol
Nikki
i thought that this was cute so i wanted to share.... .
a stalk of broccoli says "i look like a small tree"!.
a mushroom looks around and says "i look like an umbrella"!.
What do you call someone who is dislexic, who is agnostic, and has insomnia?
Someone who stays up all night wondering if there's a dog.
Hee hee Nikki
