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  An Early "Happy New Year" to Everyone!

  by Esmeralda in

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  2. friends

  i know i'm a little early with this but i don't know if i'll have time to post it later...so here is something i assembled just for you all :).

  : http://wtsurvivors.homestead.com/fireworks.html.

  thanks for all the love, support, and sharing of tears and laughter in 2001. may 2002 be a lot kinder...to all of us.. *hugs* and love.

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  Disfellowshipping: A protection in the end?

  by Esmeralda in

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  2. friends

  well, the year is nearly out, and as the new one approaches i'm thinking back on 2 years of being in the online exjw community and, in june 2002, my four year anniversary of my df'ing.. when first i came to h2o seeking comfort and support in january 2000, i had been df'd for a year and a half and online nearly 4 years but never had the guts to type "jehovah's witnesses" into a search engine.

  that search led me to freeminds (thanks, randy *hug*) and then, to h2o.. what a journey its been.

  i've gone from devastation at losing my family, to anger, through the anger to numbness, back through sadness, and now after much soul searching and a chance change of circumstances last summer, come to look at my disfellowshipping in an entirely new light.. those who know my history know that i was born into the borg, baptized at 12, married at 19, and was a very loyal, unquestioning dub until the age of 24 when the elders told me that my miscarried babies had no status with god.

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  Small Souls, Enormous Grief

  by Esmeralda in

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  i wish to god that i could give amanda higley and her family what they truly want most for christmas.. amanda nicole higley is just four years old.

  "so i can fix daddy's building.".

  "i'll fix daddy's building.

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  "Mom, why would He do such a thing?"

  by Esmeralda in

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  2. friends

  tonight, as my husband was driving our daughter home from ballet lessons, she spoke up quietly from her booster seat in the rear of the car..

  "justin?".

  "yes, leah?".

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  Dr Phil's "Get Real Challenge"

  by Esmeralda in

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  2. friends

  i was just wondering if anyone is watching the dr. phil get real challenge that will be running all season, on tuesdays on oprah.. i'm curious if anyone wants to kind of 'buddy up' in a small group and follow the program and writing exercises (there is an online workbook).

  please let me know if you're interested.

  i'm emphasizing "small" for the sake of really being able to interact and not letting it get out of control.

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  Sacrifices of spouses/families of exJW teachers

  by Esmeralda in

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  i have tears in my eyes now after reading jukief's posts about the sacrifices that alan has made to teach us all so much.

  i remember when i made my first tentative post almost 2 years ago on h2o asking questions about custody issues and jw spouses.

  alan was the first person who answered my inquiries, offering references for me to look at.

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  For the Lurkers: The Kindness of "Strange...

  by Esmeralda in

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  2. friends

  if you've been reading and feeling badly about the posts of the last 2 days, don't let it damage your faith in the kindness of people, jw, "worldly" or "apostate".

  there are good folks in all three catagories.. don't let it chase you away from asking questions, doing research, seeking support, doing whatever it takes to come to decisions that you can live with regarding your faith.

  whether those conclusions are to stay in the organization or leave it.

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  frustration

  by Esmeralda in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i just hate the way that so many people treat eachother, inside the org and out.

  it bothers me so much, the way many treat eachother in this forum.. i hate all the baggage that we leave the organization with.

  does anyone ever really get rid of it all?.

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  Addresses for Farkel/Maximus

  by Esmeralda in

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  i think this may get lost in the thread its in, so i am pasting this post here from alanf:.

  just to clear things up a bit: hillary_step and i have agreed to work together to try to get contributions to both maximus and farkel.

  we have not yet worked out the precise details of how to do this, but i would prefer that each one who contributes make a note about who he wants his contribution to go to.

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  To rem: Re: Keirsey Personality Types

  by Esmeralda in

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  2. friends

  hey rem,.

  i saw your post in the astrology thread and decided to start a new discussion here about keirsey.

  i noticed how many people have been enjoying the silly little emode tests and immediately thought they'd really be amazed by keirsey.

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