Posts by confusedandalone

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Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

by confusedandalone in

jw
friends

so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

cruises are out, to confining.

i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

confusedandalone

My wife has been to Belize. You are 100% correct thoughit is beautiful. She has 3 cousins there who want us to visit for the longest.

I think she might like the idea. I was looking forward to either Ghana or New Zealand, but this is getting better.

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Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

by confusedandalone in

jw
friends

so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

cruises are out, to confining.

i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

confusedandalone

Thanks for the suggestions! I am looking into a few with the boss. I can tell from past experiences and her tone that Europe and the middle east are not on the list

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Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

by confusedandalone in

jw
friends

so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

cruises are out, to confining.

i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

I am african american but a while back we did DNA testing on my side and we found out we have roots with the Hausa people of Africa. However with the current crisis we wrote of visiting Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger for the time being especially for a long period right now. We were looking into going to Ghana as my wife from Jamaica has roots there. We are really thinking about that, as well as Mali for similar reasons.

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Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

by confusedandalone in

jw
friends

so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

cruises are out, to confining.

i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

confusedandalone

We want to be very adventurous! We have been to literally everywhere in the US... not literally but enough to know we are done here

We have been to most of the Carib

jgnat as much as I would like to I can't go to Canada for that long of a period because I know my kids would probably not get the culture shock I want them to have. Maybe for a shorter trip. My wife also hates Toronto so every time I mention Canda to her she goes into her discussion about all her family that lives throughout Canda etc.. etc... I actually was talking to another poster from Canada and she mentioned Sas so I may plan a shorter trip there.

Been to U.K., not very enjoyable and a smidge to "something" for me and the wife. Scotland however is on the list

Has anyone been to New Zealand? We also were interested in Mali or Ghana as well? Any experiences would be great.

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Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

by confusedandalone in

jw
friends

so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

cruises are out, to confining.

i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

confusedandalone

So when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do. Cruises are out, to confining. I live in the U.S. so I want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.

Any ideas and why you would suggerst them would be great.

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jwsurvey.com article that fleshes out the apostate talk

by confusedandalone in

http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/the-unbaptized-apostate-of-salem-massachusetts.

pretty interesting read.

especially since the one who sparked it is an unbaptized person.

confusedandalone

It amazes me to see the level of control that the religion imposes upon people.

It is as if they feel their religion is so important that they can censor everything that its members say. Sure people signup to be members but to feel that gives the leaders carte blanche to control everything they say and do is ridiculous. What is worse is that the elders never sway in pushing the agenda as well. I know as many of them give these talks they are smart enough to realize what is happening. For goodness sake the woman was not even a member.

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jwsurvey.com article that fleshes out the apostate talk

by confusedandalone in

http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/the-unbaptized-apostate-of-salem-massachusetts.

pretty interesting read.

especially since the one who sparked it is an unbaptized person.

confusedandalone

http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/the-unbaptized-apostate-of-salem-massachusetts

pretty interesting read. Especially since the one who sparked it is an unbaptized person

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Rare recorded MARKING TALK on APOSTASY

by Newly Enlightened in

we have a version with our commentary: http://youtu.be/yn17rj_pyd4.

we also have an un-cut, un-edited version of the audio: http://youtu.be/pihfucr38sw.

asl version: http://youtu.be/dd635pqpdle.

confusedandalone

I suppose the article from Cedars website is the full story

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Taking my sister to church this Sunday!!!

by confusedandalone in

so yesterday i stopped by my sisters home and decided to just hang out and shoot the breeze... she was telling me that since she has stopped going to the kingdom hall (the last 9 months) she still looks for things to do on sunday.

she feels she should go and do something and she likes the idea of church.

it seems fun and will giove her a place to meet people.

confusedandalone

" Doesn't it feel good to be able to support someone else without having to worry about how it will look to others?"

It does, it surely does!

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Taking my sister to church this Sunday!!!

by confusedandalone in

so yesterday i stopped by my sisters home and decided to just hang out and shoot the breeze... she was telling me that since she has stopped going to the kingdom hall (the last 9 months) she still looks for things to do on sunday.

she feels she should go and do something and she likes the idea of church.

it seems fun and will giove her a place to meet people.

confusedandalone

So yesterday I stopped by my sisters home and decided to just hang out and shoot the breeze... she was telling me that since she has stopped going to the Kingdom Hall (the last 9 months) she still looks for things to do on Sunday. She feels she should go and do something and she likes the idea of church. It seems fun and will giove her a place to meet people. I don't want to encourage nor discourage her from doing what she wants I just warned her about getting involved in something like DUBS especially so soon afdter leaving a high-control group.

She says she has no desire to be controlled that way again she just wants to finally experience something else without the idea of being scared of what will happen next. The only catch is that she wants me to go with her. I told her that I sure would like to go and share this experience with her. After all,m we were not allowed to associate as younger people because my folks kicked her out on the street because she would not go to the hall anymore. Long story short, we are going to go to a Baptist Church so she can go to the picnic afterwards and indulge in all the fun of something new.

I feel honored that she wants me to go and share this moment! I am glad she is free from WTBTS and is fully aware that jumping into another commitment like that would be deadly. I think my work is done. I am gone from WT, my wife and children as well! My sister is no longer going and all of her children as well.

I may have lost my folks and my brother, but in actuality I do not miss them at this point. There has been enough pain that they have caused prior to my decision to leave so knowing they are gone isn't really an issue. Not to mention the fact that they no longer want to talk to my family and told me I am no longer of their sort or even a part of the family.

The best part of this is that I can honestly say I am not hurt anymore. I have nothing to grieve over, I feel like a normal person in a very short period of time.

I think I have graduated.