Topics Started by dmouse
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What's in a name?
by dmouse insome interesting comments about the confusion caused by using multiple identities in the last day or two.. i was wondering, as there are some strange sounding tags about, what is the story, if any, behind your screen names?
and what are your favourite alternatives (i thought about being dungeonmaster).
i am 'dmouse' because it's a shortened version of my full name, dean moorhouse, and i used to love the (uk)cartoon dangermouse when i was a kid.
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Schools call in Ed Psych's for JW children!
by dmouse ini was chatting with my 14 year old son today and he happened to mention that his teacher had recommended he talk with a counsellor.
this was news to me, sounds like an educational psychologist and i was quite disturbed that they had instigated this without contacting us as parents.. however, my son tells me that the counsellor said to him that she has a number of jw children on her books (but didnt give any details issues of confidentiality i guess), and that she was used to handling the sort of problems that jw children have!
apparently my son told her how trapped he felt by the religion, with no possibility of escape until he was older, she said that she was hearing this from other jw children too.. does this mean that my local education authority has identified jw children as possibly needing psychological support?
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Farewell Spike Milligan
by dmouse inspike milligan, one of my favourite comedians and famous for being one of the goons, passed away today.. he devoted some of his anarchic sense of humour to his poetry.
as a small tribute i would like to share one of his poems:.
well bread.. if you cast your bread on the waters,.
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Want to embarrass the JWs? An idea
by dmouse inok, so i admit to impliment this idea takes more balls than i've got but i know there are some crazy ex jws out there (no offence intended, i love you all!
) that it might appeal to.. that idea is streaking!!!!.
i was watching a program on tv last night streaking (running butt naked into a crowded public arena) and perhaps mainly the uk members remember the stir caused by erica roe?.
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Victory...the reward for patience!
by dmouse inmany years ago when i first came upon boards like this i wanted to know how to cope with my new status as an exjw.. in particular i was concerned with how to handle my still devout jw wife and three children.. i was given a lot of advice some potentially harmful, like leave your wife but many recommended patience.. that was ten years ago.
over the next decade i allowed my wife to take our children to all the meetings and inculcate them however she wished.
i knew it was a risk but i did not want to appear to be the stereotypical opposing mate and reinforce jw propaganda.. my plan was this:.
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So why did they do it? (UN)
by dmouse insorry if this has been covered before.. the standard response to the 'why?
' question from the wbts is that they needed a library card.. this has been debunked by many people who say that this is a lie - you do not have to be an ngo to gain access to the library.. so i ask this question of them: so why did they become an ngo of the un?
i mean, why risk the charge of hypocrisy that would surely arise when they were found out - they must have had a reason.
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JW expansion cancelled in Britain - official
by dmouse inforgive me if this has been covered before but i only drop in occasionally.. i seem to remember some months ago that a poster talked about the planned relocation of the british branch to milton keenes.
i think he said that the move had been scrapped because of the lack of growth in britain?
i also believe that this decision had been made before the sept 11th attacks.
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What happens at the elder's school?
by dmouse inmy father-in-law and brother-in-law are both off to the elder's school in dudley, england this weekend.. can anyone enlighten me as to what they find to talk about for two days?
what is special about this meeting that can't be handled thorough normal channels?.
dean.
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Answers to all your questions.
by dmouse incheck out this site:.
http://hector3000.future.easyspace.com/50questions.htm.
it author sets out many common questions that 'jw-haters'(his description) ask jws and attempts to answer them.
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Sometimes I go to a meeting.
by dmouse insometimes i go to a meeting...usually when the co visits in case they actually say something of interest.
the reason i go occasionally is to validate my decision to leave 2 hours at the meeting is enough to convince any normal person with a brain that it is not the truth.. i went this morning.
it was the same old drivel are your stressed or discouraged?