Aaaaahhhhhh! BIGBOI!!!!! Hope you're feeling better.
Hey I miss ya. We gotta talk soon. Hope all is well in NO. What's up with the girl front?!!
Talk to ya soon!
Kisses,
Shauna
ShaunaC
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Feeling pretty grateful right about now
by bigboi inwell, i guess u can say that i've dodged the proverbial bullet.
now only if i could've dodged that damn rim yesterday!.
yesterday at work a tire and rim application that i had been workin on came apart under about 60 lbs of pressure and smacked me right in the face.
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Anyone ever rub elbows with a Celebrity?
by RubyTuesday inwhen i was in the sixth grade in roswell n.m. i met this girl whos father had recently died.my father had also passed away recently.we were both very shy and haveing the lose of our fathers in common we stuck together that year.we never did anything outside of school however, not sure why,she never invited me over and now i think it was because of her horrible home life.but we ate lunch together everyday and chated in a class we shared.i never saw her again until..... when i was in my 20's my cousins wife told me that my friend demetria guynes was....... drum roll..plz.
demi moore.
please share simular stories.
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Met and hung out with Tony Hawk and Bucky Lassek (sp?) this past May in Vegas. Very cool guys and so down to earth. It's now so much more fun to watch the X Games!
Same night in Vegas, same club, I met the May 2002 Playboy centerfold. What a snobby bitch! It was hilarious to see Tony and the boys not at all interested in her but talking up a storm with little ole me.
A couple of years ago Nick played craps with Mike Meyers in Vegas. Won him a lot of money too.
A couple of months ago Billy Zane from Titanic fame was hanging out here in Monterey for a couple of weekends. I introduced myself and told him to have a fun night. As usual with all those actors, they are so much shorter in real life.
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Age Sex Location Occupation Anyone?
by Perfection Seeker in.
33 female iowa massage therapist happily married no children (yet).
anyone else?
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28...female...in a committed relationship for 3 years, lived together for 1 year...self-employed (I am my own employment agency)...live in Monterey, CA. No kids, no pets...just too damn busy and selfish at this time.
Shauna
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What kind of dreams did you have as a JW?
by Preston ini've been doing some research on dream interpretation lately and as i would like to know if you ever had any strange or recurring dreams when you were a jw.
for instance, if you often had dreams of being chased by the police or some type of powerful entity, it could represent your struggle with the quthority that the organization often represented itself to be.
i think it's an interesting topic, just thought i'd see if you guys had anything to add.... .
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I used to have a very odd recurring dream since I was a child. I would continue to have it every few years until I was an early adult. I don't remember the last time I had it. But I do know I have not had it since leaving the Borg.
Here goes....
It's very similar to that old movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers". I am in the bathroom of a gymnasium. It's very dark with spider webs all around. Inside all of the stalls are the pods. As they begin to move like they are going to hatch I decide to leave. Although I don't recall being scared, I run out of the bathroom into the pool area. The pool is filled with firey lava, looked over by what I imagine to be Satan sitting in the lifeguards chair. I don't recall how my dream ended. Perhaps I was forced into the lava.
I always felt my dream was caused by an incident between my mother & I when I was very young. I have worn glasses since I was 3 years old. My vision today is beyond awful. My prescription is over 1000. One day at home with my mom the movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" was on TV. I was deeply engrossed in the film, being such a young child. When all of the sudden my mother said during a commerical break slightly alertly but not scared, "Shauna, what is that on your bed?" I peered into my room but saw nothing. The movie continued. At the next break she started again, "Shauna, there is definitely something laying on your bed. It looks like a plant pod." I'm streching to see but see nothing. I think it's because I'm so blind. The movie continues. Then at the next break she really let me have it. "Shauna, the pod has gotten bigger! Shauna, the pod is moving! Shauna, there's something coming out of it! Shauna, it's a little girl and she's got.......glasses!!!"
It wasn't till she starting laughing that I realized she was kidding. Up until that time I literally thought a pod was on my bed and that the person coming out of it was me.
I can't remember how long after that my dream started. And I'm not sure why I attached to it the hell-like scene.
So what do ya think? Yeah, I know....weird....and oh so cruel of my mother!
Shauna
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My chat with Elder Dad. (I'm angry!!)
by home_and_dry ini feel the need for a rant!
i had a conversation with my jw elder father tonight that has left me seething.
just to set the scene, i left the jws back in 1994. i was baptized, having been dfd and reinstated a couple of years prior to my final exit in 94. i was never dfd again and pretty much left to my own devices.
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ShaunaC
How in the world did this turn into a thread about marriage? Good grief people!!!
Home, sorry to hear about your dad. Mine is much the same way. I've lost a lot of respect for him as of late. I guess I always figured my mom to be irrational, manipulative and bitchy. But my dad is my daddy! When your father doesn't seem quite the man you thought he was it's quite disheartening...even when it's expected because of the JW thang. My dad too is an elder and I have also come to the conclusion that he's unfortunately an elder first and my dad second.
((((((Home)))))))
OK, now as far as the marriage vs. living in sin thing....
Don't let anyone tell you what is morally acceptable. Not to you or even your children. What's most important is that your kids learn love and committment. The piece of paper will come when you are ready for it, albeit that mean the money to have your dream wedding or the willingness in your heart to make that step.
And there is a difference between the "stupid piece of paper" of a marriage license and that of a driver's license. The driver's license is required by law to drive. You do not have to have a marriage license to live together. Infact, I believe common law marriages are given many of the same rights as licensed marriages in some states, if I'm not mistaken. In California, if a person lives with another for over 1 year they are allowed a sort of alimony when the relationship fails if one of the people gave up income to live together.
As far as the stupid statistics on there being a higher chance of a split if a couple lives together rather than marriage......ah....DUH.....maybe these people realized they were not right for each other and rightfully ended the relationship. Perhaps many of those that get married also realize they are not right for each other but stay together for the kids or out of fear of being alone. Doesn't that make sense?
In the end, it's each individuals own choice. And no self-righteous JW or ex-JW should tell you otherwise.
My hopes for a better relationship with your family in time as I have for mine!
Shauna
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Lets get friendly! (pics are welcome)
by SpiceItUp inwhen i meet somebody for the first time i always have a few standard questions i ask them...so how about it.
i would like to know about all you wonderful people that i chat and post with on a daily basis.
this is me (i edited to put the link in by stephanus...thanks a bunch) .
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Xander....I like your hair up. SO sexy! [:|] Oh, and I would love to tag team Laetitia with you!
Slippy....now I know why I love you so much, my fellow DM fan!
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Will this work?
by SpiceItUp inok. i am thinking of trying this to maybe get my family to start questioning things.. here's what i want to do.
i want to get one of the ray franz books and casually leave it available for them to pick up.
my mother is not that bright to where she may think its something my dad brought home and open it up.
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ShaunaC
Spice, I have read both books. CofC is more basic but definitely started to let the light shine. Reading SofCF infuriated me. It got into the real meat of the deceit of the WTS and how they interpret scripture to their own liking.
I would suggest that you read both books yourself before giving them to your family. You won't be able to have a conversation about it with them unless you have read it yourself.
Good luck!
Shauna
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casslines surgery status - updated 30 Jun
by Cassiline ini am cassilines husband.
i know cassiline has alot of friends that monitor this board so i thought i would post a surgery status on cassiline to let everyone who cares about her know how everything is going.
first of all, i would like to say thank you to the owner of this board, friends and aquintances of cassinline, for all the help you have provided not olny for her but for others that are out there with problems who seek the assistance from people that have a similar state of understanding about the jw religion.
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Hugs to you both and wishes for Cassi's speedy recovery!
Shauna
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Do you have an Asian fetish too, Gotcha?!! [:D
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Surgery for your child and the blood issue
by anewlife inmonday morning my 14 y/o son was having severe abdominal pain in the lower right abdomen...diagnosis....appendicitis.
needless to say an emergency appendectomy was performed.
all went very well as they did the procedure laparoscopicly and therefore he went home in 24 hours and is recovering nicely.. my question/thought to others is this: i was df'd 2 years ago.
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If ever faced with the decision about blood I would do so solely based on medical opinion. As I am not a JW anymore, I no longer worry if it's acceptable to God or not. Even watching the WTS constantly change it's stance on the use of blood makes me realize it never really had anything to do with God in the first place. I find it utterly ridiculous that the WTS says whole is bad but broken down in parts in OK. Talk about stretching!
I do agree that blood should not be used as the fix all. I would definitely opt for alternative treatment first if applicable. But if my life was ever in danger I would not hesitate to make the decision to use blood. And when I have children someday, I can imagine my resolve would be even stronger to do so.
Cheryl, the fact that hubby did not put up a fuss about the issue and simply deferred it to you (AGAIN as usual - haha) shows that he probably feels the same as you but is just too weak to stand up against the family/congo/WTS. Damn, did we have the most spineless husbands in the world or what?!!
Cheryl, you are a fantastic mother. Never doubt your instincts to protect and save those boys. I often think back to that letter my mom wrote to me blasting you as an awful mother. Saying that even a dog wouldn't leave her young. If she could only see how much those boys love you and how close you are to them. You have a better relationship now than ever and all 3 of those boys can see which parent truly loves them and will always be there for them.
Hugs to my sis,
Shauna