Posts by Ranchette

Some of you are familiar with my sisters situation.
She knows I've talked about her here on the board.

I talked to her tonight and she wants to be on the list.
This will be so good for her because she has felt so alone.
I sent her address to Rhett as well as my own.

You can send a email address if you don't feel comfy with snail mail.
This will be good for us all.

Ranchette

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I want it back!!!

by ashitaka in

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the jw's medicated my innocence with the 'reality' of armageddon.

i want innocence back, dammit!!!.

ashi.

Ranchette

Ashi,
I hear ya!
I've felt that way too.

But it's kind of like wanting your virginity back if you didn't like how things went the first time or if you just want to start over.
You can't get it back but you can learn from it and you can move foward and help yourself and others.

It is interesting that you bring this up because I have been wondering why world events havent gotten me all panicky or overly upset or scared?
I realize that I was trained to expect horrible atrocities all my life.They tought me to expect this and think it's normal.
They did steal our innocence!! I feel calloused and angry that I sometimes feel numb when I should be feeling more!!
Then I think it may be a blessing because I don't suffer as much as others do.I just suffer because I don't think I'm reacting normally.

Does this make sence or sound familiar?

Ranchette

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Who Wants A Christmas Card?

by Englishman in

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i want to send lots of christmas greetings cards this year.

i especially want to send a card to dozens of posters from this site.

i suppose the obvious answer is that folks email me with an address.

Ranchette

Thanks Rhett,

Moving this back up so others can play too.

Ranchette

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Time for the 'Beaujolais Nouveau'

by chasson in

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it's time for the 'beaujolais nouveau'.

not really a good wine but with three or four friends ??.

drinking, laughing, singing all night long ;-).

Ranchette

Chasson,

I have a bottle of Louis Jadot 2000 BEAUJOLAIS-VILLIAGES.
Will that do?

Ranchette

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Who Wants A Christmas Card?

by Englishman in

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i want to send lots of christmas greetings cards this year.

i especially want to send a card to dozens of posters from this site.

i suppose the obvious answer is that folks email me with an address.

Ranchette

OH I'm so excited!

I want to be on the list too.
I want to send everyone cards so email me your address or hopfully eman will provide us with a list.

Ranchette

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Online Christmas Card.....

by closer2fine in

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in the spirit of e-man's post earlier - i had planned on sending out ecards this year to all of you.

after the rants regarding the junk mail emails - i decided to send them only to those who want one :o).

please either post below, or send me an email letting me know if it is ok to send a card to you.. [email protected].

Ranchette

Closer,

I would love to have a Christmas e-card from you.
Sweet of you to think of us.

Thanks in advance.

Ranchette

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Having Children Inside vs Outside The Organizatio

by Ranchette in

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i feel cheated because i wouldnt know what its like to experience pregnancy and the birth of my children the way it was meant to be.. a completely natural and joyous event in human life was sabotaged by this religion!.

im sure there are others who know what i mean.. i would be interested to hear stories of others who have had children both inside and out of this organization.. i would like to explain what i mean.. i was raised as a witness and was always expected to be an example.

from as far back as i can remember we were taught that armageddon was just around the corner.

Ranchette

Andee,
Your stepfather sounds just like my mother.
She has prophesied that my children are doomed to death more than once in the last few months!
Hearing what you did is very painful too.
These people are supposed to be our support system!

Ranchette

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Looking for the "should I own a cat "...

by hungry4life in

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hi i know i read the "should i own a cat" article here a few months ago.

it was new to me but others seemed familiar with it.

could someone direct me to where is, i have tried searching under cat.

Ranchette

Hungry4life,

Please keep us posted on this.
This is great news!

Ranchette

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JW couple beats daughter to death

by saltiest in

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i just read this article in the chicago sun times.

when i started reading the parents were religious and then saw home-schooling, i had a gut feeling they were jw's.

i read on and found out i was right.

Ranchette

Mulan,
After reading your post I'm wondering what the hell they need a liaison committee for if all there going to tell them to allow a transfusion for a minor because they'll do it anyway?! The parents could have done that.

This is not what these guys were instructed to say. I wonder if this committee ever got in trouble for this?

Now back to the original subject,

I don't know what to say about this story that hasn’t already been said.
I get sicker when I imagine the JWs that will stand up and testify in this couples behalf!!
They do it for molesters so why not murderers?

My husband was abused physically by his JW parents. I’m talking beatings not spankings!
I just mention this because people want to act like physical abuse is uncommon with JWs. I've known of many many cases over the years. Its just death as a result that is most uncommon.

When our parents read a WT article like the one above they would crack down on us and we got our butts whooped with WT's blessing and encouragement more often for awhile.
Sadly, I wouldn't doubt if this isn't what helped to escalate this tragedy.

Petty,
My mother used to tell me the stoning story too and I used to think she would have stoned us if the society ordered it.
This is a form of abuse too. Mental and emotional.

Ranchette