Joyzabel

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  My story...well part of it anyway

  by kenny2 in

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  2. experiences

  it has occurred to me that ive been here long enough and have met many of you whose company i really appreciate.

  i see people come in since i have been here and am inspired and impressed at the courage they have for giving their stories, their experiences and the freedoms they now have paid for by a cost that only a cult survivor can really appreciate.. so with that inspiration, here is my story.... i have very little memory of before i was 5. i do remember christmas morning one year to wake up to a ton of toys and that was cool.

  i remember having my stomach pumped once because i got into some kerosene and thought id pour myself a glass.

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  Joyzabel

  Thank you for sharing k2. I'm glad you found this place and allow real healing to take place in your life. Look forward to chatting with you more in chat. j2bf
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  Another Jw myth exposed

  by uncle_onion in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ... http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html.

  uo

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  Joyzabel

  Thank uncle_onion for exposing another myth. Now I can put the rest of my brain to good use. ;) j2bf
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  "Stupid...Hateful..Evil.."?

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at first glance, most people would say that there are lots of very good jws around.

  ok, we reason, maybe they are a little misguided, but most of them mean well.

  we particularly like to think that way about our friends and loved ones who are in the organisation, we dont want to regard them as being unkind and uncaring.

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  Joyzabel

  Thank scully,
  I agree with you that "People of the Lie" is a good book to read. Just got done reading it. Also, "Road Less Traveled" is excellent, too. Pretty much anything Peck writes is good soul searching material.

  Englishman,
  I love to read your post. Like Britboy, I look for yours first. But I must say that I really don't view jws as hateful or evil, except the ones making decisions for others. Most people by nature are followers and love to be spoon fed, not maliciously evil. This proves they are not mature in their thinking. Jws sure have missed the point of love that JC talked about. I just pity them and try to control what "damage" they may want to inflict on my family.
  just my .02 j2bf
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  very alone..

  by flower in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i know that people have been in the same boat as i am and have felt the same but i still feel very alone tonight.

  and very depressed.

  i dont think some people understand even here.

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  Joyzabel

  Flower, being here can't solve your problems. Have you thought about going back to therapy? Especially getting help, medically, until you can get a good handle on what you are now believing? E-mail me your phone #, I'll be happy to talk with you. j2bf
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  Blood Or Shunning - Which Bugs You More?

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm curious about this.

  it would appear that active jw's who have reservations about the societies teachings, are usually doubtful about the prohibition of accepting a blood transfusion.

  oddly, few seem to have any qualms about the shunning policy whilst they are still associating.

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  Joyzabel

  Englishman,

  I had to think about this one for awhile and I decided the blood issue is worse, imho, because once a life is lost, there is no getting that life back. Shunning, on the other hand, is very emotionally painful, but they are still living. j2bf
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  Brief Explanation

  by joelbear in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my path needs to be revamped.. i do plan to have a serious discussion with elders and attend the kingdom hall.

  where that will lead, time will tell.. i am not leaving mitch.

  even if i did become a jehovah's witness and celibate again he would love me just the same and i him.. you cannot become ungay.

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  Joyzabel

  Thanks for writing, Joelbear. I hope you find what you are looking for.
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  How busy are we?

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i do miss many of the people who've come and gone and hope they'll pop in and let us know how things are going but understand that people won't post on here forever.. in case anyone is concerned because it appears that people are leaving i thought i'd put you minds at rest:.

  last week was the busiest ever traffic-wise.

  i expect this week to top that (perhaps it's since wol closed?

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  Joyzabel

  Thank you Simon & Angharad!

  I pressed F5 and it has cleared up. Thank you. j2bf
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  How busy are we?

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i do miss many of the people who've come and gone and hope they'll pop in and let us know how things are going but understand that people won't post on here forever.. in case anyone is concerned because it appears that people are leaving i thought i'd put you minds at rest:.

  last week was the busiest ever traffic-wise.

  i expect this week to top that (perhaps it's since wol closed?

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  Joyzabel

  Simon & wiffie pooh (sorry forgot your name)

  I have wanted to say thank you for serveral months. You two provide a wonderful service keeping this board up.

  I have one question though, why are the topics, (general, main, personal experiences, etc) so big now that I have to scroll down half the page before I get to what's posted? Is it just my computer or is this change permanent? It takes alot of scrolling to get to the posts or even to see who is in chat. j2bf
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  AN INFAMOUS "GYN" VISIT

  by Trotafox in

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  2. relationships

  true story from a girl at work about her sister.

  honest to god.. her sister was in a frantic rush one day trying to get out of the office to get to her yearly gynecologist exam on time.

  she rushed home, didnt have time to take a shower so she just took a sink bath and sprayed on some fds spray (for all males out there, that is feminine deoderant spray).

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  Joyzabel

  lol, love it. Have seen many of "strange" things since I go gyn exams as a nurse-practioner, but love the gold spray!!
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  BioPure/HemoPure Update

  by Lee Elder in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  biopure ceo and clinical investigator to present hemopure(r) overview at jp morgan h&q healthcare conference.

  cambridge, mass., jan 7, 2002 /prnewswire via comtex/ -- biopure corporation (nasdaq: bpur) today announced that company chairman and ceo carl w. rausch and a leading south african surgeon, dr. lewis j. levien, will present today at 10:30 a.m. pst at the jp morgan h&q 20th annual healthcare conference at the westin st. francis hotel in san francisco.

  the presentation will include a brief overview of clinical trial data supporting regulatory approval of the company's oxygen therapeutic hemopure(r) [hemoglobin glutamer - 250 (bovine)] by south africa's medicine's control council in april 200l.. a live web cast of the presentation will be available online via the investor relations area of biopure's website at http://www.biopure.com and via the jp morgan website at http://www.jpmhq.com .

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  Joyzabel

  Thank you Lee Elder for keeping us updated with this blood 'thang.
  j2bf