Aussie Oz
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did you stash literature away in 1974?
by Aussie Oz inin ballarat victoria, australia, under the floor of the garage in a little yard, it a pile of wt literature.. in 1974, expecting banning and persecution, mother and we 3 children dug a hole and buried bibles, watchtowers and god knows what.. i wonder if it is still there?.
took a look on google earth and the shed still stands!!!.
oz.
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My 'cross to bear' so to speak
by Aussie Oz innothing in life is free... not even freedom.
it's the weekend for my kids to come down and it seems dear old dad just aint that important anymore.... son who now has his licence has left school to work (i found out on facebook) and seems to be too busy, daughter has a party (with j dubs) she wants to go to saturday night.
of course the mother is delighted by this...as they are a two hour drive away it just stuffs up the whole weekend really.
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finding the lord...versus finding yourself
by Aussie Oz ini have noted many who are ex jw but now are 'born again' or have found the 'lord' telling how wonderful life is now.... i mean no disrespect to those who claim this, and are happy, i can understand i guess, leaving the wt but still wanting to serve 'god' but i just can't come at it.
we all know the story... life sucked, left the watchtower, found jesus, lifes great again.... what about my life?
some of you already know i am not christian and in fact are more anti god/religion than ever.. i was depressed, couldn't live up to the rules, faded out fast, left wife, lost kids, lost every single friend of 30 years, lost every material thing save the clothes on my back, lonely hermit for two years, adultery, disfellowshipped, crazy girl friend, one night stands... you might say life went down the toilet and i needed saving from myself.. wrong!.
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Victorian K/Hall accident with crane...links and text
by Aussie Oz inhttp://www.jwbrothers.org/videos/2451/crane-acident-at-kingdom-hall-construction.. description: victoria - a crane operator is in the hospital in victoria tonight,.
alive but badly injured after an accident on a construction.
he was impaled on a piece of rebar.. .
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I been absent...
by Aussie Oz inhi peoples... for those that wonder (and those that dont!
) why i have been absent the last few weeks.... i have been so preoccupied with the stresses of house hunting and dealing with banks that i have not had brain space to focus on anything else.. hopefully that is over as we are about to sign another contract and all things going well this one will not fall over!
aint gettin' excited until the bank says yes.. on another thought, does the absence indicated a slow but steady move away from reliance on this forum?.
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baptism death of infant
by Aussie Oz inthis is sad, tragic and stupid.... .
a priest in eastern europe has been accused of drowning a baby boy as he baptised him.. police are investigating father valentin for accidential homicide after witnesses at the ceremony said the priest did not cover the baby's mouth during the ritual, the sun newspaper reports.. father valentin had denied being responsible for the baby's death during the baptism in moldova.. the six-week-old baby died on the way to hospital and an autopsy found he had drowned, the baby's dad dumitru gaidau told romania's publica tv.. mr gaidau, 36, said his son was clearly in distress during the ceremony.. "he couldn't inhale, his face turned blue and he was foaming at the mouth.
he [the priest] said we should not interrupt this their ritual," he said.. "we couldn't believe it that he just put his hand over his belly and over the head and submerged him three times in the water.".
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Devestated. Our land purchase has collapsed
by Aussie Oz intwo weeks of waiting for the papers to sign, of making plans, telling friends and family about our land with the old hall on it.. yesterday morning i take a call from the bank... the independant land value prior to the bank giving the money has come in.. $24000 lower than the contract price.
so, the bank cannot offer any more than the 'real value'.
we cannot afford to pay more than this value or we have instantly gained 24k negitive equity before we even start.. i sat on that news all day, took wife to the opening of an art exhibition she is in that night, but on the way home had to tell her the deal was dead.
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Cognitive disonence at work...?
by Aussie Oz ini was watching a documentary the other week on a notorious crime boss from the 50s into the 80s.. one part of the story was from his son (by his wife) and the other from his daughter (by his mistress).. what struck me was that the daughter was totally unable to see that her 'daddy' was some sort of criminal.
no matter what evidence there was from media, courts and witnesses to the cruel deeds of this man.. her half brother was simply lying for some reasons only known to him, some hidden agenda she did not know.. because she had only ever seen and experienced his loving side, it was not possible for her to consider anything else.. this got me thinking:.
if a jw has only ever seen and experienced loving elders, guidance and a really happy jw upbringing, only known the 'good side' (and i am sure there are quite a few that have had charmed lives) then it will impossible for them to even conceive the notion that there is a 'bad side'.. on the flip side, if a jw has only experienced hitler elders, abuse and seen only double standards and lies, then they too will be unable to see the 'good side' for want of a better word.
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Tips on going to my first DC in 12 years...
by Aussie Oz ini am seriously considering going to the dc here in adelaide.. i want to hear first hand stuff i have only read about, i want to see how it feels to be a fly on the wall.. i want to record the program and get the new releases.. i want to hear what my kids are made to hear.. any suggestions?
you may feel free to slap me too if you think i need it!.
a) go in disguise.