Check out www.orisinal.com Each box has a different game, and my kids totally love them. There are a couple of 'shooting games' but most of them feature cute characters and the design is really sweet. They are excellent for teaching your child good mouse co-ordination but they are very addictive!! I am pretty addicted myself, even though they are very simple so be warned!
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Great online games for kids
by home_and_dry incheck out www.orisinal.com
each box has a different game, and my kids totally love them.
there are a couple of 'shooting games' but most of them feature cute characters and the design is really sweet.
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Did You Attend Meetings When You Were Away On Holiday?
by Englishman inmy parents did.
as a youth, i would accompany my parents to wherever they decided to holiday that year.
number 1 priority was to find the local kingdom hall!
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Oh yes. EVERY time we went on holiday, number one priority was finding the local KH. I would usually volunteer to be map reader and 'helpfully' send us in the opposite direction to where the KH was but it didn't usually work. The worst time was in Spain and my parents had got prepared by learing the spanish for 'Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses' and would stop every passer by to try and find out where it was. After a whole afternoon of wandering round we found it and found out when the next meeting was and we had to go. If you think it is hell on earth sitting thru a meeting, that is nothing compared to sitting thru a meeting which was totally in Spanish and we couldnt understand a word. Somehow Elder Dad kept up with which paragraph they were on in the WT and he actually answered. In English. I wanted the ground to open up, I really did. They all just looked at him like he was on drugs or something. And then for the rest of the holiday my Dad was just droning on about 'Jehovah's Pure Language' and how wonderful it had been attending the Spanish meeting. Good God.
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College, Working and Kids: Is it Possible?
by StinkyPantz ini need opinions from parents.
first, let me share my situation.
i am 24 years old and my husband is 33. we have been married two years and are thinking about having kids.
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Without sounding patronising, no one really knows just how hard it is to be a parent until you become one. I always thought that when I had my first child, i would be able to arrange my life so that I could still work, take care of her and spend time with my partner. I did pretty much manage to do that, just, but thats when everything goes according to plan. What I didn't bank on were the endless sleepless nights and then having to go to work the next day. I think I spent six months in a partial coma! Because it is such a life changing event, you and hubby both need to be in agreement about whether or not to have a baby. I know as a mother that sometimes the desire to have a child is unbelievably strong, and you can have a tendency to fix everything in your mind so that you convince yourself that every other aspect of your life will fall into place once your baby is born. If you really feel that now is the time to start a family, then go for it. But be prepared for all the hard work that will follow! And make sure you have the support of your hubby because believe me, you will need it! I wouldn't change my life or my kids for the world but I can still remember how hard it was in those early years. One things for sure, when you do have your children, they will be very loved and wanted. And I guess thats as important as getting yourself prepared for being a parent. Good luck to you and keep us posted!
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Ever have an affair????????????????
by jurs ini've been married 14 long years to a real s.o.b.
and i think i might just take that plunge.
i was having a drink at a bar last week with a gal i work with.
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Hmm. my last post was in paragraphs so i dont know why it has all scrunched together. oh well.!
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Ever have an affair????????????????
by jurs ini've been married 14 long years to a real s.o.b.
and i think i might just take that plunge.
i was having a drink at a bar last week with a gal i work with.
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Ok so it seems this thread has produced quite a bit of confessing so here’s what happened to me. It all started around four years ago. My partner and I had been together quite a few years and had two very young children, both pre-school. We were constantly fighting to keep our heads above water financially and it would have been too expensive to pay for childcare so that I could work, so he was working seven days a week. He also worked nights so I felt like a single parent most of the time. Being at home and isolated with two children was so, so hard. It was also hard for him, which I didn’t really see at the time, but he was working so many hours just to provide for us that we never had any quality time because even when he was at home, he was so tired that he didn’t really get involved with the kids so I struggled on alone and he worked as hard as he physically could. So we drifted apart over time and just lived our separate lives pretty much. I was so lonely, especially in the evenings but I swear I never thought about trying to meet someone else, faithfulness was always very important to me, regardless of my situation. Then I met someone on the internet. We met through a mutual interest in music and would innocently chat online in the evenings. Over time I spent more and more time chatting to him and he was my lifeline at the time, he was a good friend and was someone to talk to. This went on for a couple of months and the more time I spent talking to him the more I realised just how much we had in common, and it showed up more and more flaws in the relationship I had with my partner. After around three months of chatting and emailing each other my partner started to suspect something. So when I was out one evening he went on the computer and read my emails. There was nothing sexual in them but they were affectionate and from his point of view it looked really bad. He confronted me and I could see that he was devastated. I explained why I had become so close to this other man, and that we hadn’t even met but it didn’t really help. I would talk to the other man about my failing relationship and for my partner to read these emails must have been terrible for him. I promised I wouldn’t have any contact with him again but it was too much of a temptation, I’d be alone at night, my partner would be at work and the other man would be waiting on his computer to talk to me. So I carried on in secret. I pass-worded everything and covered my tracks the best I could. We started to speak on the phone and text each other, and so that was another thing to cover up. I kept my mobile phone switched off when my partner was around and looking back, it wasn’t too hard for my partner to know that I was still in contact with the other man. After about eight months of talking the other man, we decided to meet. My relationship at home had gone from bad to worse and I felt that I was falling in love with the other man. So we met up. And it was at that point that it just all hit me. He was really nice, but actually being with him made me realise that I was wrong and I knew there was no way that I could cheat on my partner, however bad things were. That following week I decided to break of all contact with the other man. This was easier said than done considering that he had just left his wife and was hoping that I would move to be with him. I knew that I wanted to make things work with my partner, and I started to try really hard. But I had left it too late. A week or two earlier he had met another woman. One night I tried to sit down and talk to him about our relationship but we ended up arguing. He stormed out the house and I said “either come back now or we are over” well, we were over. That night he went to the other woman and slept with her. He moved out of our home and was seeing this other woman. It wasn’t serious, he just wanted an escape I guess. I was devasted, both for what I had done in the first place and for him leaving me and sleeping with another woman. But after a month we talked it all out and decided to try again. It was so difficult, I found it hard to get past the fact he had slept with someone else, and he found it hard to trust me after all my sneaking around for months on end, although I hadn’t technically cheated on him. It took a long while to get over it and I suppose it still haunts me sometimes but ironically, it was what was needed to make or break the relationship. We are really happy now, we both work and get by ok financially. The kids are at school so I’m not under so much pressure. But now we look after each other and treat each other properly. He is a brilliant partner and father, and I cant believe I ever considered cheating on him. I learned my lesson and so did he, and we came out the other side, but it’s a hard lesson to learn and I wouldn’t wish it on anybody.
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how i got here
by danb71 inafter having looked at this site for almost a year and recently made small replies to threads, i should introduce myself to you all and tell you how i got here:.
i was raised as a jw.
it didn't take long to figure out that to have more independence at home, i'd better be a stand-out jw.
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Welcome to the board, Dan. I can totally relate to you, I was exactly the same for many years and it takes time to learn that we aren't the weak ones, incapable of living up to 'gods' standards, but we are the strong ones for eventually seeing it like it is. My very best to you and your family.
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does any one watch ANGEL on the WB channel 11 ?
by topanga inthe recent episodes remind me of jws
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I am an Angel widow. As I type my other half is glued to the sofa watching Angel. I just don't get it myself. What season/eps remind you of JW's? I might make a point of watching, and shock the hell out of hubby in the process!!
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Questions Directed Towards: YOU (ex-JW)
by RAYZORBLADE ini thought i'd give this a go, lighten up the forum a little.
just curious, about a few things regarding all of us who participate on here.
i have some questions, of which i will answer also.
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1. How long were you a Jehovah's Witness?
19 years total, 6 years TMS and 4 years baptized.
2. Were you raised in it or become a JW later on in life?
I was raised.
3. Were you contacted via the door-to-door ministry?
Nope, but a couple of Mormons had a go recently!
4. Initially, what intrigued or drew you to the Jehovah's Witnesses then?
It was more a case of being 'dragged' than 'drawn'.
5. When were you baptized? Or if you weren't, mention that if you wish.
1990 Age 15.
6. When did you start having doubts?
I could never get the whole 'Anointed' thing. And I couldn't work out how a 'loving' God would allow so much suffering just so he could say "I told you so" to Satan.
7. What else perhaps contributed to your leaving?
Loneliness. Number one reason. I also felt that I was never going to be good enough and I would rather die at Armaggedon and have a life first than be miserable as a JW and still probably die at Armaggedon anyway.
8. When were you disfellowshipped/disassociated?
Yep. I was DF'd in 1991
9. Have you ever been reinstated?
Yep. I was Renistated in 1992.
10. Did you attempt to contact or have spoken with other active-JWs when you were DF/DA'd?
I had one JW friend who lived a long way away and I was still in contact with him while I was DF'd.
11. Have you ever protested/picketted a JW assembly/convention?
No, I don't feel that they are particularly effective but I am quite good at the subtle aproach!
12. Do you miss being a Jehovah's Witness?
No chance. The only thing is miss is the ducking and diving that myself and my friends had to do to get out of any particular JW activity, like spending the conventions wandering around and hiding from attendants, that kind of thing was always good for a laugh. But being a JW, I certainly do not miss!
13. Do you still have family that are active JWs?
Yes, two family members.
14. Do you believe in god/God etc.?
I really don't know.
15. Are you politically active or have voted?
I did vote in the first General Election after I left for good but haven't bothered since as all the political parties are pretty much as bad as each other.
16. Would you say you have become more tolerant or open-minded generally speaking since you left?
Absolutely. But then again I think I was quite like that even when I was a dub. For examle, when I was a a JW I always believed that a persons sexuality is as much a part of that person as their hair colour or the colour of their skin and so I couldn't understand why JW's were so bigoted towards homosexuality. And for the record I am a straight female so there was no bias in my opinion, its just how I always felt. But kept quiet on that on for many years.
17. Do you think that the WTBTS will crumble?
I would like to think so but even if it did, the dubs couldnt live without some organisation dictating thier every move so other organisations would spring up anyway.
18. If you could say anything to the WTBTS and be listened to, what would you like to say?
I would ask them how they could sleep at night.
19. What has helped you to cope, post-JW?
My true friends outside the borg. My kids. This board, and Ray Franz' books.
20. Anything else you'd like to say/add?
It feels good to be free.
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Little know facts about your Apostate friends..... (cut and paste)
by ApagaLaLuz intheory is you'll learn some little known facts about your friends.
cut and past your answers.
who has time for breakfast?
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01. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
Wake at 6.30, get up at around 7.30.02. IF YOU COULD EAT LUNCH WITH ONE FAMOUS PERSON, WHO
WOULD IT BE?
Ewan McGregor03. GOLD OR SILVER?
Silver – I am allergic to gold!04. WHAT WAS THE LAST FILM YOU SAW AT THE CINEMA?
Final Destination 205. FAVORITE TV SHOW?
Alias06. WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST?
Toast.
07. WHO WOULD YOU HATE TO BE LEFT IN A ROOM WITH?
My Mother08. CAN YOU TOUCH YOUR NOSE WITH YOUR TONGUE?
Nope.
09. WHAT INSPIRES YOU?Music, people with very little but still happy with their lives.
10. WHAT'S YOUR MIDDLE NAME?Better not say.
11. BEACH, CITY OR COUNTRY?
Beach!12. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer.13. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
don’t know really.14. BUTTERED, PLAIN OR SALTED POPCORN?
Buttered.
15. FAVORITE COLOR?
Red.16. FAVORITE CAR?
BMW 3 Series.
17. FAVORITE SANDWICH?Cheese and tomato ketchup!
18. TRUE LOVETrust, being comfortable and not being able to imagine spending your life with anyone else.
19. WHAT CHARACTERISTIC(S) DO YOU DESPISE?
Selfishness, superior attitude, liars.20. FAVORITE FLOWER?
Lily.
21. IF YOU HAD A BIG WIN IN THE LOTTERY, HOW LONG
WOULD YOU WAIT TO TELL YOUR FAMILY?
A few days for some of my family, never for one or two of them!22. FIZZY OR STILL WATER AS A DRINK?
Still.
23. WHAT IS THE WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Guilt, loneliness.
24. HOW MANY KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING?Five.
25. WHERE WOULD YOU RETIRE?
Probably want to stay in the UK so somewhere beautiful like Cornwall or Devon.26. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
Only with two balls!27. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK?
Saturday.
28. RED OR WHITE WINE?
White.29. WHAT DID YOU DO FOR YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY?
Went to a Chinese restaurant and got very drunk!30. DO YOU CARRY A DONOR CARD?
Yes.
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Confessions of an ex-elder
by Irreverent insince this forum is for cleansing and healing through sharing, i want to share some confessions of an ex-elder.
how could i have allowed myself to be conned into becoming an elder?
and, after becoming an elder, why did it take me 3 years to finally figure out the hypocrisy of the organization?
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If there were more Elders like you, the congregations would be a better place to be. Don't feel bad about the time you 'wasted', it sounds to me like you did alot of good during your time as an elder so be positive about it. Most of us were sucked in for various amounts of time, it took me 19 years to figure it all out!!
Welcome to the board.