OH! I will miss you so much! I loved reading your posts, but I totally understand! You have a beautiful life to live! Thanks for sharing and for giving the board a lot of fun! I always loved your avatar, it seemed to really match your laid back, fun feel to your posts. Have a happy life with that wifey of yours!
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goodbye my friends
by bigdreaux ini will no longer be posting here.
just wanted to tell you all i love you guys.
i will be checking p.m.'s for a few more days if anyone wants my contact info.
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Hi, it's been a while
by fullofdoubtnow inhi everyone, and thanks for all your sweet messages.
it's been a long time since i posted on here, almost 3 months i think, but i know that trev has been keeping you all updated about me, as well as printing your good wishes for me.
i don't want to dwell on my situation, but want to say how happy i am to be posting again.
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Hi Sweetheart!
Hope the sun is shining and the little birdies are singing over on your side of the world! Glad to see you on here again!
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Easy Field Service time, oh yeah baby!
by monophonic ini hope these images work below.. i was at the laundermat, watching this lady do her "street witnessing".
these photos were actually the most attentive she was b/c she was wondering what the hell i was doing taking photos of her.. for the hour i watched her, she talked to nobody.
when i walked by earlier i made eye contact and smiled and she avoided my eyes.
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I've seen that here too. It makes me so sad. They are always elderly and sitting in the shade, on a bench at the strip mall. They usually are just holding a magazine. I saw one older man just had a large bible. If I hadn't known what to look for, I would have no idea what they were doing either. I have never seen them talk to anyone. Just sit there. It is so sad.
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The First 2007 Christmas Thread.... countdown is T-minus 119 days...
by AK - Jeff ini am starting to think about the joyous season already - i know, i know, i am way too early.
it is still summer in the northern hemisphere, school has only just gotten started, and the leaves haven't even turned yet.
still - i suppose i have catching up to do.
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Already started here too!
Got some ornaments at our special christmas store in June on vacation.
The kids and I have already put in christmas cd's on the way to school to listen to. Nothing like singing rudolph the red nose reindeer in 100 degree heat!
I already bought a stocking stuffer for our daughter.
Hubby is buying me a camera to start my photography business, he is rolling my birthday and christmas into one (and a few other things that got skipped or returned). That will be mine within a month! YEA! I can hardly wait!
The local hobby shop has tons of christmas decorations out already, and the kids and I have looked at them about 3 times already.
The kids are picking out their miniature christmas tree ornaments there and dreaming about which ones they will pick to put a tiny tree in each of their bedrooms.
I am looking for ornaments and at the small trees for an office tree for hubby.
I have a stocking to make and decorate. I LOVE CHRISTMAS!
I already bought the Paula Deen holiday magazine issue, so I can whip up a few new desserts and make us all a little more fluffy!
I painted my front bench red (the porch is green) and am looking for a few cute pillows for christmas to accent it!
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My Sister's Visit
by Sunspot inmost of you know that my family disowned me in 1972 when i was baptized into the wts.
i have only one sibling, a kid sister .
i was thrilled, but nervous, not having a clue how things would go and trying to keep in mind all the things i should not say as well as things i was eager to find out about, concerning the rest of the family i have had no contact with.. the moment we laid eyes on each other (and recovered frm the gigundo hug), it all went just great!!!
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Sunspot,
I am so glad to feel the happiness and joy radiating from your post! I always have loved your avatar, and it perfectly fits you on this topic! It is like that is really you, in your fuzzy slippers, hot cocoa and smiling your little heart out! Congratulations!
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Cried myself to sleep last night
by unique1 ini was laying in bed and trying to drift off to sleep.
all of a sudden i had a vision of my father building our dining room table.
we moved when i was four and this was at our old house so i must have been pretty young.
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I am so glad you have a loving husband there with you! I had to take a little while to read all the posts this morning. I felt like crying too and had to stop for a while. There is something in the air here. We have so much pain, yet so much love to give. I am wishing you all the best. All of you.
I was only shunned by my mom for a few months, and even though we were never close, it hurt like hell. I used to cry myself to sleep after my grandpa died for several years. Sometimes our thoughts and memories get the best of us in the dark with our heads on our pillows. Let it out. Process it. Enjoy your life. Accept your humanness and remember we love you. Things may one day change, and if not, you have been a loving daughter and tried your best. My sister has never been close to me either. I remember about 13 years ago, an elder gave me good advice. He said, after sharing his past painful experience, " You can't make people be your friends." I was dumbstruck thinking that this can even apply to family members. I have remembered that, and remind myself of it every time my kindness is met with hostility and arrogance from her.
No doubt your father loves you, seeing you have wonderful memories, and is hurting too. It is a fearful thing to be a jw and constantly worry about your standing with the organization. I hope you find a place of peace and treat yourself to a little self-love. I usually use shopping as my pick me up. Nothing big. Maybe a small pretty item from a boutique, or lunch out with a good book. Always be good to yourself and say positive things about yourself in your head. No negativity allowed. I know, easier said than done. But taking care of yourself (you mentioned exercising) and tender thoughts to yourself, like you would give to your loved ones, will help. I hope you are feeling comforted and happy today!
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I GIVE UP!
by Stealth453 ini just came home from picking up my baby from school, and i see a brand new sign posted 4 doors from my house.. "building permit.
issued for the construction of a new kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses".. i just can't seem to get away from them..
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You could rent out your lawn for extra Memorial parking!
You could put out a sign for free home bible studies.
Have "Armegeddon Sales" instead of garage sales!
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The Sh** has hit the fan.....
by ex-nj-jw inmom called me, she got my letter.
yeah you guessed it, i am the devil himself.
she told me to never again speak to her, because i'm evil and satan has taken over my mind, body and any common sense she ever gave me .
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OW! That hurt!
You are not crazy. You are not evil. You are not the devil, even if you wake up in the morning with bedhead horns! (Hubby gets these all the time! LOl!)
You ARE: LOVING, NUTURING, CARING, SELFSACRIFICING, SWEET, LOVABLE, STRONG, COURAGEOUS AND TOO MANY OTHER SUPER GREAT THINGS TO LIST!
Your family on the other hand...UGH! Your mom sounds like she's going off the deep end. She will probably feel she has the right to contact you with anything she wants even though she is telling you to go fly a kite. She is playing the jw game. I think it is hard for those of us who have such controling mothers. It makes Marie off of "Everybody Loves Raymond" seem pretty great!!! You are doing a great job with your family (your husband and children). It is wonderful to know that we are giving our children something our hearts aren't getting.
Now, go hug those boys and feel the love! You are loved even here!
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Suddenly and inexplicably enraged
by katiekitten inmy mum showed me this e-mail her jw friend had sent her last week.. in it the friend explained how wonderful the magazines are and how they provide food at the proper time because they had recently had an article in about ' being prepared for the unexpected'.
the article had told them to have a bag packed with emergency stuff in case they ever needed to leave the house in a hurry.
so they were told to pack dried food, a wallet with important documents in, waterproof clothing etc.. now this, it seems, was pretty relevant because i live in gloucester where were had terrible floods a few weeks ago, and some peoples houses were flooded out, the entire city had its water cut off for a fortnight because the pumping station flooded, and most work places were unable to allow staff in because they were not able to provide flushing toilets or running water.. so my mims friend was totally blown away by how jehovah is so clever - although having dried food and your passport in a waterproof wallet did nothing to help you flush the toilet for a fortnight.. but - now heres to point of this long and rambling story - i suddenly got super angry about this article and its survivialist mentalilty.
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Oh sweetie! I remember growing up then! I too was so scared and scarred! I remember the letter writing campaign and all the talk of the adults while your little ears heard things that made your eyes pop out of your head with fright!
Isn't it nice knowing we're not warping our kids with that fear? I come with a natural paranoia gene, this didn't help. LOL!
I must say, you were very creative to hide beans in your stuffed toys! A child should never have to live in fear like that. I am so sorry. I don't blame you one bit for being angry! The Society feeds paranoia and creates it. No doubt you were thinking of all the new little ones that were going to have overboard parents that scare the living daylights out of them. A flashback on your anxiety too.
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Jehovahs Witness Sketch from Episode of Black Books
by kimoko inblack books is one of mine and karls (kw13's) fav comedy series that used to be on channel 4 here in britian and i bought the box set last year.
what i am showing you is a funny little jw sketch in the first ep, i just found the little script on a website so i thought i would share :) ob it is funnier when its acted but hope you can appreciatre its greatness ^__^.
jehovah's witness 1: hello, we were wondering if we could talk to you about jesus.
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Kimoko!
I finally have put you and Kw13 together! How are you? I have been following kw's posts to see how you all are doing! We can hardly wait to hear the good news--that the baby is here and you can sleep on your stomach if you want to! (As one mom to another, I loved being able to roll over again!) Hope you are feeling well and happy over there! That was a cute skit you posted! Too true and funny! Being invited in always takes you off guard! Love to you and your little family,
Kitten Whiskers