Topics Started by Lady Lee

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My Final Goodbye
by Lady Lee in
1. forum
2. announcements
i want to start by saying i will not participate in discussion here about my resignation as a moderator at jwn.. simon please consider this as my resignation from that position.. i have been posting on this board for almost 12 years.

i know some of you a lot, others a little and some not very well at all.

i have remained here for those of you who have needed support as you make the transition out of the wts, who needed someone to listen to your experiences of abuse at the hands of jehovah's witnesses, and to both laugh and cry with you as you progress out of the watchtower society.. we know that we have all experienced the cruelty of abuse of one kind or another.
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U.S. Chronic Pain Patients -- No More Pain Meds
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
the american pain foundation has closed its doors due to lack of funding and a growing hostile environment towards those who suffer with chronic pain.. with deep regret and heavy hearts, we sadly inform you that due to irreparable economic circumstances, apf must cease to exist, effective immediately.

on may 3, 2012, the board of directors formally voted to dissolve the organization.. the board and staff have worked tirelessly over many months to address a significant gap between available financial resources and funds needed to remain operational.

unfortunately, the economic situation has not changed in any meaningful way, despite our best efforts.. apf hopes to be able to transfer content from various information, education, and support programs to other organizations so that you may continue to benefit from the value these programs have provided to thousands of individuals and families across the country.. your personal experiences in living with pain and seeking compassion, empathy and medical care often against the odds -- have driven our efforts over these many years.
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My friend from 40 Years ago
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
when i was a young jw and all the other young jws were avoiding me because i was from "that family" i had one young girlfriend who didn't care.

we were both not well liked so we hung out together.

she was my maid of honor when i got married but we lost touch because soon after the wedding we moved to "where the need was great" to help set up another cong in our hall.
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How many ways....
by Lady Lee in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
... can you name that the wts hurts people?.

two big ones for me:.

it pushes people to the edge and when they commit suicide they say: "well he wasn't really a jw anyways soit has nothing to do with us".. it pushes people so much to do more and more and more that they get depressed, and physically sick.
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Post cataract surgery Great News!
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
my vision before the surgery was 20/60 in the eye that has had the surgery.

i saw my eye dr today and it has moved up to 20/30.

this is way beyond what i expected.
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Hitler's and Rutherford's plan for a New World
by Lady Lee in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have mentioned this before but never quoted it so i think for many it was not really paid much attention.

but today i pulled the book off the shelf and found the quote (which i posted on another thread but i want to add a few things to the quotes.. after russell died and rutherford illegally seized the presidency of the wts he was faced with the huge problem that russell's "organization" was a rather loosely organizations that were independently controlled by the local congregations.

the society had little control of what people believed.
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Checklists for High-Control Groups/Cults
by Lady Lee in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
checklist of characteristics.

deception lies at the core of mind-manipulating and high-demand ("cultic") groups and programs.

many members and supporters of these groups/movements are not fully aware of the extent to which they have been abused and exploited.
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It's a miserable life --- Really?
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
i was at the check-out counter sitting in my wheelchair, listening to the customer behind me talk to the cashier.

he looks at her and says she looks tired.

she rings through one more of my purchases and she it has been a long day.
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I had cataract surgery on Feb 12
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
i cannot believe the difference in my vision.

even with glasses my vision in the left eye was poor.

but i can now read a 12 font fairly clearly without the glasses.
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What are the 3 most unusual things you have done?
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
ok so we have all be jws so that isn't unusual.

supply pictures if you can.. i have ridden an elephant.

ok so it was at the zoo but it was still an elephant.