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  Immigration

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

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  loubelle has started a couple of threads about the really bad situation we are living in here in sa.

  they are no exaggeration - things really are not great and people around us all seem to be talking about whether to leave or not.

  and for the first time, we are amongst those talking about leaving - debating whether or not we would be able to give up life here and start over somewhere else.

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  Wow - I did not think that my lil ol post about considering immigration would turn into a 3 page arument on racism, history and whether Africa is a good or bad place to live!

  The only other country I have been to in Africa is Botswana, and things there, although a little slow, seemed quite good! I dont know about the reast of the continent - Africa is a huge continent and African Politics are not an interest of mine. So therefore, what goes on in other countries apart from what I hear and read in the news, I do not know.

  Thsi was not a post about immigrating to my ancestral home - as I said previously, my family have lived here as far back as I can trace and I do not consider myself to be anything other than a South African. The only reason why the ancestral visa was mentioned was because my late FIL was Irish.

  I really do wish that this had not turned into a thread about Racism - I take exception to that!

  Basically what Quandry has said summarised my view:

  Actually, the issue is Daisy Boo's family. If she feels that the place she lives is not safe, then it is definetely time to move. Staying to make some sort of statement can be very dangerous.

  I live in the Houston Texas area. There are some areas of town that I would not go to at any time of the day or night, no matter how much of a "statement" I wanted to make. It would be foolhardy.

  I have not been to South Africa. But I do know this. Criminals of any color do not care what your politics are. They just want what you have.

  Especially if there are children involved, it becomes imperative to give them a safe future, wherever you feel you must go.

  And I also agree with SammieLee:

  Tangible experiences might presume to be more of an allowance for opinion, however, there is always the very real possibility that if a person voices those experiences in any way not compatible with the thought process of the listener - that they will then be accused of having some motive behind it - perhaps hatred or racism.

  In the words of Flipper:

  Peace!
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  Dubs and doorbells -- has there been some "new light"?

  by parakeet in

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  this afternoon my husband looked out the window and saw two unmistakable dubs shuffling up our street.

  he didn't have time to warn me before they came to our door (he knows i get a bit testy whenever they visit).

  i was in a nearby room, but heard nothing, saw nothing.

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  I cant recall actually pretending but I did hope like hell that there would not be a householder at home!
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  Immigration

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  loubelle has started a couple of threads about the really bad situation we are living in here in sa.

  they are no exaggeration - things really are not great and people around us all seem to be talking about whether to leave or not.

  and for the first time, we are amongst those talking about leaving - debating whether or not we would be able to give up life here and start over somewhere else.

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  Layla

  Is is not you who is constantly putting a racial twist this subject each time you respond?

  Answer me these questions and then we can talk:

  1. Can a country be successfully run by a man who is a fraudster?

  2. Can the crime situation be dealt with and fixed by a man who himself is involved in the criminal underworld (Google Jackie Selebe if you like?)

  3. Can the AIDS crisis be averted by feeding people Garlic and Potatoes and Olive Oil and denying the cause of this Virus?

  I am speaking for myself here, but I suspect Loubelle too when I say this:

  I was just a young child in the 80's and 90's and I did not personally commit any of the atrocities that occured in this country. I am not a spoiled rich white woman, bitter because the easy life before during apartheid is gone. I am just a woman trying to make a life for myself and my family. I do not consider any other country to be my home and I do not have any allegiance to any other country except South Africa, but I am not a political activist and never will be. I am a wife and a mother and if ensuring the safety of my family means moving to another country, well then that is what I will have to do.
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  Thinking of becoming a Witness again and my reasons for doing so :(

  by reniaa in

  1. jw
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  i've been a faded jw for 10 years i left because of my failed first marriage, i'm no hypocrite and realised i had left completely so i embraced the world and dived in, only christmas and birthdays i could not get into, they were too foreign to me having never celebrated them, like if i suddenly tried to do ramadan or something like that.. 1/ all the criticisms of the people in the truth you say on here, i've found in the world, warts and all only in the world nothing holds them back from being utterly horrible to you.. 2/ i got stabbed by a worldly boyfriend, i got married 2 times of my own choosing to men outside the truth, the first smoked and was an alcoholic, the second gambled every penny we had and defrauded me out of money after we separated, 2 divorces later i am currently pregnant and a single mum since current boyfriend decided kids was to much of a responsibility and he needed his freedom and i was 'too selfish to expect him to give up his life'.. 3/ parents-in-law!

  i have been shunned by them as equal to anything you accuse witness families of and for the silliest of reasons, i had a disabled son and his grandparents said they wanted nothing to do with him because they didn't want to become attached in case he died.. 4/ i miss the honest friendships of the truth, i had friends of all ages from 14 to 80 years old and they genuinely cared for me, many trying to keep me in the faith a long time after i left but i was determined to fade so moved away completely, but i find friendships in the world so shallow in comparison and very hard to sustain :( i've never been a drinker and sometimes thats what friendship means you being a companion for them to goto pub with.. 5/ my recent boyfriend was in a christian religion, i thought why not find out about it, harvest churches if you ever heard of them, unfortunately it still hasn't stop him leaving me pregnant and alone and when i said to him how does he clear that with god, he replies "as long as i repent it doesn't matter" it's like he has a "get out of jail free card" for any wrong-doing in the bible, this is so alien to me and my witness trained conscience.. 6/ i recently out of frustration tried looking into atheism and joined their forums, it wasn't fun, they are as bombastic and arrogant as their religious counterparts can be from any religion, they make a religion out of not believing in god, it's very weird they talk of saving people from believing in god and offer nothing to replace it.

  they said to me "be happy you are in reality now and enjoy it" and i thought "well if this is reality i've had enough of it".

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  Welcome to the forum (I hope you are still reading all your replies 4 pages later!) My heart truly goes out to you and I wish I could just give you a hug and be your friend and tell you everything will be OK!

  Basically all I want to say to you is try and be a bit introspective and try and figure out what it is that you are really needing or lacking. What you put out, you will attract back and to me it seems that you are putting out a lot of negative energy and that is what ou are getting back. Do some things which will make you feel good about yourself - volunteer at a charity or something. You need to build up your self esteem.

  Go back if you wish, but please only do it because you truly believe it is the truth and not for any other reason!

  Love

  Boo
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  Awake & Watching

  by FadingAway in

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  let's give her a big group hug, she needs it.. (((((((a&w))))))))).

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  ((((()))))

  Hope you feeling better soon Robin!
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  New Online Game - tetris/sudoko combo?

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

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  does anyone know what this game is called?

  i saw it on bbc world and i cannot for the life of me recall what it is called - you play it online.

  numbers come down and you have to put the right combinations of numbers together to make a sum.. thanks friends!.

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  Yes!!!!

  Thank You!!!
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  New Online Game - tetris/sudoko combo?

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

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  does anyone know what this game is called?

  i saw it on bbc world and i cannot for the life of me recall what it is called - you play it online.

  numbers come down and you have to put the right combinations of numbers together to make a sum.. thanks friends!.

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  Does anyone know what this game is called?

  I saw it on BBC world and I cannot for the life of me recall what it is called - you play it online. Numbers come down and you have to put the right combinations of numbers together to make a sum.

  Thanks friends!

  Boo
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  Courting couples in the JW having sex together before marriage?

  by chikikie in

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  i left about 8 years ago, at the grand old age of 24, basically being an unmarried mum of 1 (baptised when my girl was 11months old) and the 'tipping point for me' when elder sisters tried to set me up for marriage to a 64year old elder, as that would be the only man willing to marry a girl such as myself.

  i ran away, i moved 300miles away.

  there should be a witness pretection programme ;).

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  I know of at least 4 if not more baptised unmarried witnesses who were engaging in premarital sex. These were people in my close circle of friends and I am sure there were plenty more!!!
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  Letter to my Gran

  by LouBelle in

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  this is a letter i'm sending to my gran, i've still used some jw terminology in order to reach out to her.. dear gran,.

  i want to let you know from the outset that i still love you, perhaps more so now than ever before.

  i love everything about you and accept you, your beliefs, everything that makes up phyllis.. as you know i've wanted to see you again, pretty much to tell you the above and to let you now that i'm doing very well.

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  Nice Letter Lou, Good Luck!
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  Immigration

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

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  2. friends

  loubelle has started a couple of threads about the really bad situation we are living in here in sa.

  they are no exaggeration - things really are not great and people around us all seem to be talking about whether to leave or not.

  and for the first time, we are amongst those talking about leaving - debating whether or not we would be able to give up life here and start over somewhere else.

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  Hi Guys

  Thanks for all the responses everyone and the especially for the offer for help David - it is much appreciated and if we do make a UK move, I will get in touch!

  Google Jacob Zuma, South African policy on AIDS, Crime Statistics, Loadshedding and you will get an idea of just a few of the challenges we face, but mostly I am keen to leave because of the crime.

  Layla - I know what you are trying to say, but I really do believe that there is more to the problems that we are experiencing than simply teething problems of a new democracy and unless you are living in the thick of it you will not understand.

  Lou - My family are born and bred Souf Effrikens but my husbands late dad was Irish and his sister is already a UK citizen - should moved to the UK 8 years ago on an ancestral visa. His other sister lives in Oz. We have friends who moved to NZ last year and it was a relatively easy process. They are totally settled there now!

  Thanks for the tip Rayzor - I will read up "aboot" Canada - I dont know any Xpats in Canada, but you lot on JWD seem nice enough, I might just give it some thought!

  Love

  Boo