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  19 years out and happy as can be

  by Thechickennest in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's been 19 years since i resigned from the wt organization.

  no regrets.

  every couple of years i investigate sites that help good folks get out.

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  Four decades later....

  by Thechickennest in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i want to extend my greetings to all of you.

  i have been a member here for many years.

  it's been 15 years since my ex-wife and i resigned from the watchtower organization.

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  Update: Mrs. Chickennest's cancer

  by Thechickennest in

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  2. friends

  my dear wife has undergone three rounds of chemotherapy as an inpatient at the mayo clinic in the past two months.

  we are returning to minnesota/mayo clinic this saturday.

  she will begin seven weeks of chemotherapy/radiation.

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  Mrs.Chickennest has cancer

  by Thechickennest in

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  my wife and i learned this week that she is suffering from a large malignant tumor in her sinuses.

  the cancer has spread to her lymth nodes and the pet scan indicates a mass on her left lung as well.

  the sinus cancer is called sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma.

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  Black Widow Spider bites beware!

  by Thechickennest in

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  2. friends

  this year in our part of the county all spiders and black widows seem to more visable this year than in previous years.

  this brings me to the subject i would like to share with all in with idea that someone might saved some agony.. last thursday night just before i was going bed, a large black spider fell out of my pajama shorts to the floor landing in between my feet.i tried to step back but the spider spun a web between my feet and when i moved the spider moved!

  i finally got a good look at the spider before i wrapped her in tp and flushed her down the toilet.

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  What is the financial cost to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by Thechickennest in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  has anyone ever figured out what the cost is to be an average active jw?

  i am thinking of the jw costume of clothes for the whole family & drycleaning.

  the four door sedans, the fuel, repairs, and auto cleaning up costs after running a shuttle service at least serveral times a week.

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  My daughter ask young Walmart cashier about shopping for college.....

  by Thechickennest in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  was in walmart a couple of weeks ago helping my daughter do some shopping for college supplies.

  my daughter is very outgoing and outspoken.

  it's going to be her first year of college.

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  Identify three persons that helped mold you in to who you are today.

  by Thechickennest in

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  2. friends

  i think i am having a sort of mid-life crises.

  the other night i began to wonder who were the people that influenced me the most in a postitive manner, making me who i am today..

  ) my third grade teacher.

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  Do active JW's on this forum still practice shunning?

  by Thechickennest in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just wondering if active jw's on this forum or jw's just watching this board still put into practice in one way or another, shunning?.

  what is the motivation do so?

  is it to save face or relationships?

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  Went to Catholic funeral yesterday- "The Invisible Kingdom"

  by Thechickennest in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  yesterday, i went to a funeral of a long time friend of my extended family.

  it was a nice service that lasted about 45 minutes.

  there was the usual catholic rituals and communion.

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