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He asked me on Friday night. I said yes. Wow. He's the man of my dreams, and I'm so happy I was able to meet him. Such a thing would not have happened if I were still in borg-control.

Wow.....

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Whats the Wisest one liner that you can come ....?

by Celtic in

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whats the 'wisest' one liner that you can come out with?.

peace.

celty

lauralisa

I can't believe no one has said "Bite me" yet.

When uttered with just the right nuance of je n'est-ce pas, there is truly no come-back to it. This makes it a great "one liner."

Mordez-Nous!

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accusation

by teejay in

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there are two brothers "brad" and "chad" separated by eight years.

they are the only children of their parents who will celebrate their 31st anniversary very soon.. brad is twenty-nine, has been married four years, and has two sons of his own one aged two years and the other sixteen months.

chad still lives at home with his parents.

lauralisa

Hey teejay,

I can't help comparing the circumstances between this situation that you describe and the situation that Amazing shares with us: ( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=22706&site=3 ).

In one case, the perpetrator has been identified, and the fact that he perpetrated a crime is not disputable. However, he appears to be enjoying all of the benefits of 'freedom' and presumption of innocence until proven guilty that the US legal system allows.

In the case you describe, one (credibility tbd) mother is able to launch an ICBM. (I have my OWN acronym for those letters but we'll just let that slide for now.)

If the orientation was around the well-being of the child, things would go so much more simply...

There are many things a mother CAN do if she suspects that something is hurting her child, whether it is a virus, bad cartoon, evil neighbor-dog or outright hideous abuse. The first thing I would imagine a mother in that situation doing is to seek expert help in identifying whatever it is that is causing her child harm.

It is chilling to read your post and imagining some person capitalizing -at her own child's expense- on a threat like this, just to wreak havoc. *sigh* I guess I know that such things happen.

I have been trying to finish this post. I just can't.

I'll try to follow up, later, tj.

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Does Mind Control Exist?

by Dogpatch in

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there have been several newspaper stories published recently implying that brainwashing and mind control do not exist.

this is very unusual in that, suddenly before the trial of suspected terrorist cult members, we start seeing spontaneous articles from different news sources telling the american public that mind control does not exist.. this has happened before.

if you want to see an excellent reply to the last time a similar disinformation/misinformation campaign was activated then read the article below the dotted line.

lauralisa

larc,

Please enlighten us as to what terms you would prefer?

Thanks,

laura

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JW Molester - Trial Results

by Amazing in

about the middle of january i mentioned that my son-in-laws (sil) dad would face trial for molesting a young girl.

he was arrested in late march 2001. he talked to the police at his home, and agreed to accompany them to the police station for a "lie detector' test.

he denied to the police his commission of this crime.

lauralisa

Thank you for sharing this news with us Amazing. I was not aware that you have been enduring this - situation - for most of the past year.

Are you able to say more about the circumstances? I'm wondering what kind of "spiritual support" the man has received from the hall he's "active" in. Or, perhaps, there has been none at all.

I guess it's morbid curiousity on my part to hear an account of how jw's are dealing "theocratically" -collectively and/or publicly- with this. I would imagine they're well aware that they are in the spotlight.

This must be an excruciating time for your family. Please take care,

Thanks again

laura

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Your Empowerment - Your Space - Your Life

by mysteriouslady in

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if any of you would like constructive advice and tools for finding your ideal lifes path for work / ideal employment etc, my mail is open for upbuilding motivation in assisting you all towards your own inner goals and life ambitions.. the more options you have, the more likely you can make your own imformed life decisions.

you matter.

give yourself the space to have your say.. fear =.

lauralisa

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=22082&site=3

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Your Empowerment - Your Space - Your Life

by mysteriouslady in

jw
friends

if any of you would like constructive advice and tools for finding your ideal lifes path for work / ideal employment etc, my mail is open for upbuilding motivation in assisting you all towards your own inner goals and life ambitions.. the more options you have, the more likely you can make your own imformed life decisions.

you matter.

give yourself the space to have your say.. fear =.

lauralisa

Mark,

It's been awhile since we've corresponded, but I feel I must be direct, here, and hope that you hear my concern and care for you. I think this Knowledgism thing is wacking you out.

My e-mail is open to you at any time.

Please be careful with you, and you, and you.

Warmly, laura

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How many hours are falsely reported?

by badboy in

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friends

in the january 1 issue of each year, they harp on about how many hours the jws did last year etc etc.. how many hours are possibly falsely reported?.

discuss,please

lauralisa

This is so hysterically funny!!!!! NOT

When I was a newbie publisher, I didn't really comprehend the "reporting of hours" system.

I'd spend 20 to 30 hours driving around with weirdos, but only counted as "time" the actual time I spent ACTUALLY talking to someone, like at their door, or whatever. I'd accummulate perhaps two hours, which is what I wrote down on that stupid rancid piece of paper.

Finally, I asked my study conductor (pioneer of course) how on EARTH she managed to physically acquire 90 hours of "time" per month. She helped me understand more fully the "mechanics" of time accummulation!

Auxiliary pioneers - they'd get their hair cut, and they'd manage to get some mention of watchtower phlem into the conversation with the hairdresser - so the entire three-hour procedure would be considered as service time.

I honestly reported my time, but was never willing to "buy" prestige or status within the congregation by engaging in fraud, and could never bring myself to actually "respect" people who pioneered. In fact, I thought they were toads.

lauralisa

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WindRider needs your love and support

by Skeptic in

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friends

windrider is seriously depressed today, dangerously so.

she really needs your support, friendship and encouragement.

she would have posted on the board herself, but her system is down.

lauralisa

Dear Windrider,

I still remember your kind remarks to a post I made a while ago. I was struck by your ability to express empathy for me while not going into "advice mode" or "correction mode" or "whatever" mode. It was simply just what I needed at the time. I have so little time to spend on-line, (& most of it is here, uh, lol?) and I have found myself paying particular attention to what you have to say.

I know that to infer that someone's situation is comprehensible or something we can even dare to compare with our own is usually not helpful, so forgive if the following is off-base, but I'd like to tell you that I have been in situations so many times in my 44 years of life where I simply feel like it's just too much effort to keep on subjecting myself to another day. During these times, I can't for the life of me remember having experienced ANY joy or peace or hope, or take pleasure in small things like really awesome ice cream or a beautiful color in the sky. Taking a shower - it can literally be painful.

Most of these times have been endured while feeling so so so alone.

Finally, the episode passes, and I am glad I am still "intact." I met the man of my dreams (I call him the man of my screams at certain moments a little over a year ago. The joy I've had with him is worth all of the crappy shit that I went through for decades... I found myself telling him this one night and we both cried.

I hope you find yourself feeling better very very soon. Life can be indescriminate in its "dumping" timing sometimes. It sucks, and we are here if you want to describe in excruciating detail how sucky it is.

Lots of love, and admiration for your mate,

lauralisa

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