i have eaten at a lot of those places....and yes the food is great in all...and the food is good enough on top of the stratasphere hotel too...the restraunt rotates....and i have eaten lunch and dinner there....and at night i think i would eat even mediocre food there and enjoy the night.....just the view of the huge flat city lights....and the mountains sometimes snowcapped in the distance....and i know i liked my steak well enough....but the view.....magical....oomps
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by Quarterback inthinking of travelling to vegas for a cheap vacation.
what would you recommend for dining and why?.
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"Mentally diseased" article to be published in The Independent tomorrow
by cedars inhi everyone.
as a parting gift to you all before i take a much needed break from this forum, i thought you would be pleased to know that the independent, a leading uk newspaper, will be publishing a piece on the "mentally diseased" watchtower article in tomorrow's edition.. i would like to thank everybody who has assisted the journalist, jerome taylor, in his investigation.. best wishes to all of you,.
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i am sooooooooo glad i came back to post yesterday again!!!!!....i had not seen this and will be reading a ton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....thank you thank you thank you!!!!! cedar or whomever and all....and geeze on the same week i finally know i have both my boys out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....oompa
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told my parents to never ever tell me they love me again....
by oompa in...i told them in a very serious sitdown in their living room....said..."because if you cant show it then it does not count...that is not real love no matter who tells you it is....because it is how it makes me feel that determines if it is love....not if you just say it...and me and my sons do not feel that love at all now"....and i stayed calm and talked slowly and barely shed a tear as i held them back...and i had asked them to not say a word but just listen...dad said they would as long as it was not about religion as i knew he would.
this was two of the worst days of my life in a row..i told them the pain me and my boys feel from their shunning is worse than if they had died...that then i could grieve naturally and move on because that is normal....grief helps you cope...my grief is different because they choose to act like i am dead and normal grief does not seem to work on that.
i shared an epiphany with them i had about mens rules vs gods great idea of dna (but no i am not sure about a god anymore)it went kinda like this:.
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thanks so much jerry and it was great talking to you again!...you understand so much of this in so many ways.......wish you lived closer as i love tennis too....oomps
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told my parents to never ever tell me they love me again....
by oompa in...i told them in a very serious sitdown in their living room....said..."because if you cant show it then it does not count...that is not real love no matter who tells you it is....because it is how it makes me feel that determines if it is love....not if you just say it...and me and my sons do not feel that love at all now"....and i stayed calm and talked slowly and barely shed a tear as i held them back...and i had asked them to not say a word but just listen...dad said they would as long as it was not about religion as i knew he would.
this was two of the worst days of my life in a row..i told them the pain me and my boys feel from their shunning is worse than if they had died...that then i could grieve naturally and move on because that is normal....grief helps you cope...my grief is different because they choose to act like i am dead and normal grief does not seem to work on that.
i shared an epiphany with them i had about mens rules vs gods great idea of dna (but no i am not sure about a god anymore)it went kinda like this:.
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thanks mrs jones and so many others...glad it helps just now......i am just so tired right now.....wanted to comment on all...but just thanks everyone and i hope what i said can help someone...u never know what it could do as far as their thinking....it may not at first...maybe they are already awake but cant show it...and i get it for sure if you cant walk away from all at that age...hard enough at any but the younger the better i think....but maybe it will let them doubt enough for me to be alive to them again....oompa
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told my parents to never ever tell me they love me again....
by oompa in...i told them in a very serious sitdown in their living room....said..."because if you cant show it then it does not count...that is not real love no matter who tells you it is....because it is how it makes me feel that determines if it is love....not if you just say it...and me and my sons do not feel that love at all now"....and i stayed calm and talked slowly and barely shed a tear as i held them back...and i had asked them to not say a word but just listen...dad said they would as long as it was not about religion as i knew he would.
this was two of the worst days of my life in a row..i told them the pain me and my boys feel from their shunning is worse than if they had died...that then i could grieve naturally and move on because that is normal....grief helps you cope...my grief is different because they choose to act like i am dead and normal grief does not seem to work on that.
i shared an epiphany with them i had about mens rules vs gods great idea of dna (but no i am not sure about a god anymore)it went kinda like this:.
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DAMM OUTLAW!!!!! afterwards i said the same damm thing outloud!!!!...."that was like a scene from a movie....surreal"...
i so appreciate your kind and loving words....genuine as we all here know....this is one of those threads i consider so important due to its content that i am going to respond to each individual reply like mini or paul does....but i cant right now....and i am so so fine guys....like blondie said...more at peace...done dancing to girl!....finally....so many of you guys have been here for me for so much
and i have learned more about me these past few days and life and coping skills and what is important now....and i have so many more parts i need to share but after i met with my folks i had dinner with my boys and ones longtime dfgf....hahah...dfgf......anyway i filled them in on what happened and what i said and i was worried a bit about the most recently dfd son who still goes to meetings....
but ahhhhhhhhhhhh how i feel now..... just like a posted a couple of months ago about one of the happiest moments of my life was when he told me he was not going back....and for now he can make is path....but i now know he is REALLY never going back!!!!!! and that is all i need to complete my life....because my oldest at the end said...."dad you've done it....we've done it....you've broke the cycle....there will never be anymore Edwards JW's"......i was unfortunate to be a fourth gen born in...i am so sorry i created a fith gen born in....but guys....there will never be sixth.....some of you guys i love like family............oomps
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told my parents to never ever tell me they love me again....
by oompa in...i told them in a very serious sitdown in their living room....said..."because if you cant show it then it does not count...that is not real love no matter who tells you it is....because it is how it makes me feel that determines if it is love....not if you just say it...and me and my sons do not feel that love at all now"....and i stayed calm and talked slowly and barely shed a tear as i held them back...and i had asked them to not say a word but just listen...dad said they would as long as it was not about religion as i knew he would.
this was two of the worst days of my life in a row..i told them the pain me and my boys feel from their shunning is worse than if they had died...that then i could grieve naturally and move on because that is normal....grief helps you cope...my grief is different because they choose to act like i am dead and normal grief does not seem to work on that.
i shared an epiphany with them i had about mens rules vs gods great idea of dna (but no i am not sure about a god anymore)it went kinda like this:.
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...i told them in a very serious sitdown in their living room....said..."because if you cant show it then it does not count...that is not real love no matter who tells you it is....because it is how it makes ME FEEL that determines if it is love....not if you just say it...and me and my sons do not feel that love at all now"....and i stayed calm and talked slowly and barely shed a tear as i held them back...and i had asked them to not say a word but just listen...dad said they would as long as it was not about religion as i knew he would
this was two of the worst days of my life in a row..i told them the pain me and my boys feel from their shunning is worse than if they had died...that then i could grieve naturally and move on because that is normal....grief helps you cope...my grief is different because they CHOOSE to act like i am dead and normal grief does not seem to work on that
i shared an epiphany with them i had about mens rules vs gods great idea of dna (but no i am not sure about a god anymore)it went kinda like this:
"since it is litteraly impossible to shun your own flesh/self....god was so smart to take half of you dad....and half of you mom....and make me...i am nothing but half of each of you.... and my sons are even one quarter your flesh....and i dont know how you can do it because i NEVER shunned my dfd sons and never could....but i know you do it because you feel you have to do what someone tells you god wants you to do....and they have the power to decided when you can talk to me....and sometimes they are right and sometimes they are quite wrong about things as you both know from the past....but i believe god was so smart that he gave us this dna so that there could be no doubt as to how to love your children....because god knows you just cant shun your own flesh and it hurts if you try because it is not natural...and if you ever stop shunning me and my boys....i will forgive you instantly....but for now i will have to block you out as best i can because i dont know how to live with this pain....and if you ever need anything at all....i will be there for you and show my love if you let me....and dad if you have to disinherit me....i beg you dad....please do not give your money to those men that have caused me and my family so much pain...please give it to my boys...they have not gone to college and dont make much money....and in this economy none of us will likely have a job with a great pension like you do and i am so glad you do....so i beg you dad please give any inheritence to my boys..."
the medical/family emergency clause is even there for them...but they did not even use it after my last surgery....never even called to see how i was doing....that really makes you feel dead....and i told him how it made me feel that they did not even do that......but it slowly sunk in...and so now they know that i must block them out and pretend they are dead too until they need me....when wt says i am alive again and can be there with them
yesterday was my poor dear jw wifes turn....painful...and another epiphany...may tell you later.....whew....but i am stronger now....and even feel a little more at peace....oompa
its time to finally move on i hope
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JW's Thoughts on Medical Cannabis
by bushido8000 ini've wondered this for sometime.
to all of the jws on the forum, what is your opinion on medical cannabis?
i support it for a couple of reasons.. 1. i've battled clinical depression since age 9. after my anti-depressants stopped working when i was 21, i heard about cannabis' positive effects on depression through the internet and a couple of documentaries so i tried it.
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ray publisher....i know of a couple of techniques.....BECAUSE I READ A LOT.... so i am glad to help! first...if you dont have an atomizer a water bong or pipe is the way to go and always keep your glass clean and use only glass....clean out the black with alchohol and salt. only buy dank or premium weed and you will use less and have consistent results.
since it is expensive always put your thumb over the bowl as soon as you finish your deep deep hit and i mean while it is still red and burning...it really does not burn if you slide your thumb a bit...then keep inhaling through the carb hole or bong and you will waste nearly zero smoke/weed and get all of the smoke out of your device.
most interesting may be the best way to exhale. most people just blow a nice smooth total exhale but that is not necessary nor effecient. the long the smoke or vapor is in your lungs the more effect you will get from it....so only exhale a tiny bit when you can no longer hold your breath and then inhale immediately as much as you can....repeat until you see no more smoke....some people can see smoke up to 15 times when exhaling in this manner........................
like i said i read a lot.............oompa
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JW's Thoughts on Medical Cannabis
by bushido8000 ini've wondered this for sometime.
to all of the jws on the forum, what is your opinion on medical cannabis?
i support it for a couple of reasons.. 1. i've battled clinical depression since age 9. after my anti-depressants stopped working when i was 21, i heard about cannabis' positive effects on depression through the internet and a couple of documentaries so i tried it.
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all you need is a VAPORIZOR to benefit from the medical or any other use of weed...what you inhale is not smoke, and there is virtually no flavor or odor imo....and it is nearlly a 100 percent effective way to get all you can out of the substance.....no waste...and hell some of them really look like medical equipment...............oompa
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ummmmm.....and we can stop this growth how???...somebody did a great job of making us want to procreate....everyday!!!!!.....oompa
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What's the first thing you did when you got out?
by fallen_princess ini was thinking about all the things i missed out on growing up as a jw.
many of those things i will never be able to do anyway, like join in any extracurriular activities or go to senior prom.
but one of the first things i did when i got out if the borg was join a ballroom dance class and go to a nightclub with some of the students in the class.
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for some insane reason i love attention to details...and so noticed your title box was....WHEN you got out...then the last sentence of your post was about what you did AFTER you got out....and no biggy the question is the same...i get that...but since the words were not the same it just made me think....
how do you even know when you got out and in what way or ways?....
it means so many things i think...and to so many people in diverse positions of transforming themselves.....oomps