termite 35
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Emans BBQ and everyone......
by termite 35 injust a post to thank mike and christina for a such a brilliant day;the food, the welcome and the constant hospitality was so kind, i had a great time meeting you all,even though i'd been so nervous.
so many people made such a huge effort to be there,and you were all lovely.
it really made my day to have you all around me; i feel so protective of you all now!
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Quotes from Panorama tonight...
by termite 35 inlove to all those victims on tonights programme; what courageous children and teenagers you are.thanks to bill bowen who came across as the voice of calm reason.
the panorama child abuse programme has just finished.
the elders and ted jaraz(gb) were made to look like inarticulate, weak, men with a lot to hide...which of course they are.
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Witness teens /mental health probs in future?
by termite 35 inthere was a very interesting programme on radio4 this afternoon-dealing with teenagers and their possible problems.. i feel that many witness teens maybe heading for mental health problems due to the issues raised today.. we all know that jw teens are encouraged by the society to follow the leadership of the org.regarding the problems they may face during this difficult time.. the society has made it seem as though it is facing these problems by producing books and magazine articles especially for teens; but how useful are they?.
apparently to grow a healthy teen you need many things.see if you think the points i remembered(there were many more)could explain mental health problems for witnesses in later life.... 1.it's not rebellion that makes a healthy teenager; the most sucessful ones question and are allowed to question.. 2.in doing this they 'find' their own wat in life and learn to be comfortable in their own skins.. 3.teenagers understand the world and how to survive in it by exploring it in their own way.. 4.telling a teen 'these are the rules you should follow' make for unhappy teens...and unheathy mental health.. 4..when parents realise that a teen is preprogrammed to need to discover who they are; they can stop taking it personally and remember that the teen has to find their own path for their own mental growth.. 5.stunting a teens natural tendancy to 'strike' out on their own actually harms their coping abilities in the future.. 6.teenagers who have not been allowed to follow their own thinking for a while end up not having enough self esteem to even start thinking about theses things.this is where the problems start.. they will lack the life coping skills that other sucessful teens have; they will be more prone to depression; self harm;mental illness and suicide.. .
self harm is a classic example of a teen who has'nt questioned and therefore has'nt learnt to cope on their own, mentally.the cutting satisfies and releases feeling that are incommunicable due to repression in those years.. so please; all you witness parents- just because your child want to question, don't think they are rebellious in a bad sense- if they do question it proves you have brought them up well so far.don't spoil their future mental well-being by stopping them on their last stage of growth in to adult mental health.. let them question and speak openly without fear of reproach from you;help to set them up for adult hood..
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ENGLAND ARE CRAP-IT'S OFFICIAL!
by termite 35 inif i rode like they've just played i'd be embarassed.. england just finished a match that looked like a sunday morning kick about.. where was their drive and passion?.
why were there so often unmarked brazilians?.
why do we lose all our energy and flag,mentally?.
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How does WTBS keep charitable Status?
by termite 35 indoes anyone know how they qualify for charitable status when the charity they donate to is themselves?!.
what are the conditions for being tax exempt due to c.t?.
it seems so odd that they can claim this just for making their accounts public-you can hardly compare what they do to christian aid or the rnli, can you?.
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Can YOU make a difference?!
by termite 35 inthe conventions in britain are starting very soon...in just a few weeks expensive cars will sweep on to muddied fields,.
picnickers will proudly display the latest tupperware items.
nylon suited men and modest women will promenade around the functional plastic seating.
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Help, my son misses the hall...
by termite 35 inhe really does.. we had a long chat tonight and he was really sad.we were never integrated into jw society,so it's not the people;he justsaid ...'want to belong to god's family'?
!i went through a few more points as to why the wtbs wer'nt the 'right' religion and asked him if he felt god was happy with people who lie.he re-accepted that and then said'so,how do you know where to go?i tried to explain it by asking him if he thought god looked at congregations or individuals and we got to the conclusion that it's probably individuals.... my point is, he wants to go to his teachers church,and i don't.my husband has never been interested in religion in any form and as the months go by,i feel less and less inclined to be involved in any religion.he has a strong christian theme at his school, but done nicely, so i know his desperation is,nt all 'my fault' but i feel guilty at making him so desperate to find the place he feels comfortable in.he's only 8 and an obsessed sports fan who has a very loving ,full life-but he's unhappy at night and i'm so worried it's my fault.i feel so depressed tonight and responsible for messing up his head with it all.the point is.... do i take him to his teachers church even though i have no desire to?how long would i have to go, feeling a hypocrite?.
what will it do to him if i don't try to help him practically with how he's feeling?.
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invisible -you have mail -well, possibly...
by termite 35 ini sent you one before i left and have just emailed you now i'm back- did you get it?
i think i'm destined to live in a silent cyber hell for eternity..........?
tell me it worked and i'm not the completely incompetant crappy-at-computers human being i've always suspected i was all along.. hellllooooooo anyone there.................................................................................................................................................................................?help?