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  When a family member has bi-polar.

  by purplesofa in

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  as some of you know, my daughter has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder.

  its been years of dealing with it, until a proper diagnosis, plus she has addictions....alcohol and drugs.

  she did get approved for disability and just now has medical benefits.

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  Mulan

  My cousin's husband was bi-polar. I say "was" because he had a heart attack and died in February.

  He was so talented in many areas, music, art, business, many of the building trades, but a total failure in his life, other than his wife and kids. His illness kept him from succeeding at anything. He never took meds, so everyone was at the mercy of his moods. Of course he drank a lot, but was so lovable when he did, that we all forgave him. He wasn't a mean, sloppy drunk, just more normal. Many people with this disorder self medicate by drinking. We all loved him so much, and wish he was still with us. By the way, his disorder got less and less as he got older. He was 71 when he died and normal most of the time. Not sure if that means anything but it was true for him.

  I feel for you with your daughter. I'm happy she has you to love her and take care of her.
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  Hello im new here

  by happehanna in

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  very offensive needs removing moderators

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  Mulan

  Looks like I was the first one up this morning. I deleted the posts and will delete him as well.

  He obviously thinks we are all active JW's.
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  Were you a "Born-In", or were you "Converted"?

  by Warlock in

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  i was converted in the early 1980's.. warlock .

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  Mulan

  pretty much born in...........parents became JW's when I was 4.
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  WT NEW LIGHT

  by logic in

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  2. scandals

  new light hidden under basket?

  put new light in questions from readers...... watchtower may 1, 07.....questions from readers... when does the calling of christians to heavenly hope cease?.....this article does with away with the harvesting of the 144,ooo ending in 1935 that the society has more than insinuated for years.

  now they have left it open ended, same as a generation.

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  Mulan

  Please don't post in all caps. Hard to read and is considered "yelling".
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  Name One JW who

  by Honesty in

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  gives gifts to others on an ordinary day because they luv them.

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  Mulan

  Just a word everyone............don't name real names here. Just putting on my "mod suit".
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  Holidays

  by BR25 in

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  i am a former jw, but i still believe what they do about the holidays?

  i have already talked about origins and all that stuff so i wanted to ask something without bringing up scriptual or historical backgrounds for a change.. my question is (whatever your beliefs may be) what % of people who celebrate christmas, if you took the presents out of christmas would still acknowledge christmas as much as they do now?

  note: as much.

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  Mulan

  My parents became JW's when I was 4 years old, and I left it when I was 50! That's a long time without holidays. One by one, our 4 children left the religion too, and they had families, and didn't want to deprive their children of the good times, or subject them to the isolation at school of not celebrating.

  So after a year or two, we joined in and love it! We do Christmas very big, and most years I only buy gifts for the grandchildren (9 of them now) and a friend or two. I love the tree, decorating it, and looking at it. Lights on the house, baking, the smells, and the energy at the Malls. I truly see now that giving is better than receiving. It is so much fun and feels so good.

  For us, it's not about Jesus' birth.........he was just a man in our opinion, so it's all about Santa Claus and snowmen, gingerbread people and reindeer. Love it, love it.

  It takes time to deprogram all the years of "you have to look at the pagan origins" until you realize one day that that is just crap.
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  Songs that reference JWs

  by Nosferatu in

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  do you know of any songs that reference jws?

  i know there's the obvious "joanie the jehovah witness stripper", but do you know of any others?

  i know a couple:.

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  Mulan

  There is a song called "It's Good to be Home, Mom", written and sung by a Gilead grad, who married one of my childhood friends. He has since left the JW's. I cannot remember his name..............Wayne Kettelle I think. His wife was Susan................she is still a dub, divorced.

  It's about a man who had left home and done some bad things, but learned "the truth" and reformed his life.
  Some of the lyrics:

  It's good to be home, Mom, yes it's good to be home.

  Let me tell you the things I've learned. There was a man, his name was John,
  and he saw a vision of things beyond.
  There were little children laughing, who once were dead

  That's about all I can remember. It was really a beautiful song, with moving lyrics. I have the record somewhere in the house, but no record player.

  Anyone else ever hear this one?
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  Wholly Molly...Bill O'reilly Loses His Mind... Crazy Sh**

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  Mulan

  I usually watch Bill O'Reilly, but missed that one. Thanks for posting it. Wow, he really lost it.

  I don't agree with Bill most of the time, but find his interviews interesting, unless he doesn't let them talk. His recent tirade against Rosie O'Donnell was just as ridiculous, without her there to defend herself. I didn't agree with her either, but he acted like she went on for the whole show and it was about 5 minutes.
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  "You'll never even get to finish school in this System of Things....."

  by WingCommander in

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  this statement was often echeod to me during my formative years.

  i remember my very first day of elementary school (stateside) at the age of 4. my parents were flustered because they couldn't believe they actually had to start their only child into public school to begin with; after all, the end was right around the corner!

  this was 1984, the year the first apple mac was introduced, 80's music was loud and in your face, the delorean was cool, and miami vice was just in production.

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  I heard the same thing at home and at the Kingdom Hall. When I started first grade in 1950 I was told I'd never go to high school. Then I was told I'd never get married and have children in this old world. Of course, I'm 62 and a grandparent now.

  This is exactly me. I started school in 1950.

  When I had my first baby in 1963, I just KNEW he would never go to school in this system. Now he has 3 sons, 12, 6 and 2.

  I had 3 more children who all went to school, and 6 more grandkids. All grandkids, but the babies are in school now.
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  Do you still feel guilty, not going to the memorial?

  by JH in

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  2. beliefs

  the first time i missed the memorial, i was sick and couldn't go, and felt guilty because that meeting was so important.. then another year, i missed again, this time i wasn't sick.

  i still felt guilty, because i still believed in the religion to a certain extent.

  i didn't go because i didn't want to go back to the meetings, and feel trapped once more.. maybe some feel guilty that they aren't doing anything for the memorial or easter, depending which religion you think is right, because after all jesus did say to remember him..

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  Mulan

  No guilt. Never had guilt over not attending the Memorial.