Thanks for sharing that Coffee, If only I could have written that years ago for myself.
And by the way.....Welcome....so glad to have your here!
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Letter to Mom
by Coffee House Girl injust in case there are any faders that need help breaking the news:.
i am posting this letter i left with my mother after i explained to her in person that i no longer wanted to be "in the truth".
you are not to blame, you cant make choices for me any more, only i can.. .
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Is there any way to fight for my bipolar daughter?
by angryrat ini am new to this forum and was hoping to have some place to vent.
i am absulutely hurt and beside myself as i write this.. i raised my kids to follow the witness teachings.
one of my daughters has a very severe bipolar disorder and is currently in a mental institution after trying to kill herself.
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Angry...
It is tearing my heart up to read your post. As the daughter of and Elder father with extreme Bi-Polar disorder, I am appalled.!!!!!!
For you to be shut out is inexcusable, obviously she felt safe with you at the outset.
For the in laws to set limits regarding anything having to do with this religion regarding payments.....obviously one of her worries to begin with, and use that against her and you is nasty business.
If she has just been diagnosed it will take weeks for the meds to kick in. In any event, none of the behavior of her in laws is acceptable, and I would contact her doctor immediately.
Please do not give up, this is one of the most outrageous things I have ever heard!
Take care, and I will watch for your posts.
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Parenting: The Sad Misuse of Self-Esteem
by leavingwt infrom psychology today.
i've quoted a portion, and the full article is available at the link.. .
parenting: the sad misuse of self-esteem self-esteem is the most misunderstood and misused developmental factor of the past thirty years.
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The Gladiator,
I loved what you wrote but would like to add something from my perspective.
God was so far out of the picture. It was about pleasing parents, then the elders and all in the congregation, then the WBTS, possibly Jesus and then God was dead last and so far removed it wasn't possible to make all these individuals/entities happy. The WBTS was portrayed as how they are reaffirming themselves now....the life line to God.
I grew up understanding that if any or all of the above were not pleased, .....forget about God, he couldn't be bothered, you're toast if you screw up.
To this day I do not pray, and if I did would not expect to be heard. This lesson was firmly cemented into my brain from childhood.
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How miserable are Witless Kids REALLY?
by hamsterbait in25 years ago i lived in an apartment overlooking the grounds of the local high school.. at the time i still totally believed the lie.
a lot of the dub students went to my hell.. i noticed looking out my window, that the witless kids always looked miserable and isolated.
yet in the kingdumb hell they would behave almost euphorically.. what was going on?.
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Ask me about getting dfd at 16 and facing 2 committees. What fun I had.
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Ice Dancing
by poopsiecakes inwow!
some of the poses these people contort themselves into are borderline pornographic...and i kinda like it!.
is that wrong?
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The Canadian couple who won were absolutely beautiful with their bodies and lined up to perfection. The music, put me to sleep.
The Americans who one the Silver, were major contenders, and in my opinion performed better, and had better music.
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After watching too much old age suffering.....peacefully in my sleep, minus the oxygen tanks, diapers, and heavy duty drugs.
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Ever seen a levitating object?
by Think About It inthis forum is worldwide.
i know this will get some wisecrack posts (because, i probably would if not starting the thread) but, honestly......have you ever seen a levitating object?
please tell your experience.
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I felt one, in a bed while a teenager staying on a mattress on the floor in a basement when a big shot from Bethel stayed at our home. He had my bedroom. I was not asleep, it was early. The entire mattress picked up and spun. with me on it.
I was screaming bloody murder....everyone came down, I was too scared to say what happened.
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Have you had Dreams Lately ? Do you get Meanings from your Dreams?
by flipper inbeing very interested in psychology i read a book as a teenager and re-read it last year called " gestalt therapy verbatim " by frederick perls m.d.
ph, d. .
it deals with dreamwork therapy in which he conducted seminars helping people to re-connect with subconscious parts of themselves by recounting their dreams .
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Flipper, I want to tell you about a dream....it's very obvious and funny/crazy at the same time.
My dad died when he was 64 due to bone cancer, x elder, left the witnesess but my mom stayed in. Not long after that I had a dream as follows:
I am searching for my mom at an assembly, but when I get there its a Disney like atmosphere and she is in a swimming pool. She is dressed like a clown, with a striped suit, and a bigger than life red hair do. I find her and she says: "You have to help me get rid of your father." I ask her what do you mean and she tells me he is dead. Fast forward, we are in a huge Cadillac, and my dad is in the trunk, a bunch of relatives are riding with us and my mom is at the wheel.
I am panicking because all these relatives don't know he is in the trunk, but it's smelling, and she drives on.
There is no end to this dream. Just that. But I woke up believing...my mother killed my father and she wanted me in on it.
That's not what happened...but kind of revealing just the same.
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Have you had Dreams Lately ? Do you get Meanings from your Dreams?
by flipper inbeing very interested in psychology i read a book as a teenager and re-read it last year called " gestalt therapy verbatim " by frederick perls m.d.
ph, d. .
it deals with dreamwork therapy in which he conducted seminars helping people to re-connect with subconscious parts of themselves by recounting their dreams .
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Confucious,....How interesting. You reminded me that I too had starving pets in the home I can't get back to and fear finding their dead bodies.
Your interpretation sounds very accurate. I am so glad you made a good life for yourself. Those high school years are grueling.
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Have you had Dreams Lately ? Do you get Meanings from your Dreams?
by flipper inbeing very interested in psychology i read a book as a teenager and re-read it last year called " gestalt therapy verbatim " by frederick perls m.d.
ph, d. .
it deals with dreamwork therapy in which he conducted seminars helping people to re-connect with subconscious parts of themselves by recounting their dreams .
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Flipper, as long as you are interpreting dreams, I've got one more that I have over and over again.
I am on vacation , I am gone for many months with my parents and brothers, lots of fun, visiting many relatives, it goes on and on, .....I start worrying about my life as a married woman, and feel I should get back, and I am also missing classes at high school but I can't get back. The vacation is almost non ending. I am on airplanes, that don't land where they are suppose to, I am in taxi's, that miss the drop off point, I am on highways that never end,....I never can get back home until.....
I am on a highway that we use to travel when I was young, I arrive at houses I grew up in and eventually land in the first house my husband and I purchased together. When that happens I am so relieved and can't believe we were able to get the house back. Suddenly my husband is there and I realize, we are not the owners and have to go back to Florida, but the house in Florida is gone, and we have to go on another vacation!
I dream this at least once a month....
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