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choosing life

A father that loves his child and wants to take care of him is not a problem. You are very honorable to be concerned for your child's welfare. So many fathers are not involved with their children.

You have stated your wife will be able to be involved with her child also. Wanting to get the legal right to keep him from possible harm from lack of medical care in an emergency is the right thing to do also.

Sorry you are going through so much turmoil in your life and may you never give up on protecting your son from harm.

He will thank you some day.

Spike Tassel

A mother that loves her child and wants to take care of him is not a problem. She is very honorable to be so concerned for her child's welfare. Some mothers are not so involved on behalf of their children.

A mother wanting to have the legal right to keep him from possible harm from control that masquerades as medical care (even in an "emergency") is the right thing to do also.

Sorry that you are no longer united on these fundamental issues, thus resulting in so much turmoil in all of the lives involved, and may we all become reconciled with Jehovah so that others do no feel the need to protect themselves or their children from us.

There may be thanks every day, if we learn what's right and keep to it.

Quandry

I know others here are supportive I am not coming down on you guys. It was just a bit upsetting and new for me to hear people talking about things that they just do not know or understand.

Perhaps that is because you did not explain at the beginning. You just announced that you wanted custody of your five month old child (you did not even say joint custody nor did you say that you would wait until the child was a little older) thus inflaming many people.

As I pointed out in my post, none of us posting replies knew all the information.

If it was not your purpose to upset people, and you wanted all to understand, why didn't you explain at the start? Perhaps even Reniaa would not have gotten so upset.

P.S. Note to all here-if thinking of marriage, it is best not to bring children into the world with someone who is "unstable, hurts themselves, and threatens suicide."

isaacaustin

No quandary, Reniaa would have grasped at whatever straws she could to make the WT come out looking like roses and anyone outside look bad.

Spike Tassel

Actually, Reniaa's got a 15-month-old with the father deserting her before the child was born, from what I calculate. So, Reniaa knows first-hand what she's talking about.

As to Quandary's

P.S. Note to all here-if thinking of marriage, it is best not to bring children into the world with someone who is "unstable, hurts themselves, and threatens suicide."

Issues such as "unstable, hurts themselves, and threatens suicide" can be overcome with the proper professional mediation and emotional training/ support both of that "someone" as well as the others in that "someone's" life. Of course, faithfully relying on Jehovah's written counsel and the current Bible study aid "Keep Yourselves in God's Love" are also invaluable.

Jack J. Blanco's "Clear Water" paraphrase of Galatians 5:22-23 is interesting, as well [with my contextual additions]:—

22. Now the by-product of the Spirit [of holiness] is totally different [from the devices of one's depraved human nature and its by-products]. You can easily see this for yourself because His [God's] product is love, joy, peace, patience, endurance, kindness, gentleness, compassion, goodness, faithfulness, loyalty, dependability,

23. teachableness, self-imposed discipline for the sake of others, and wholesome and healthful living. There is no law against such things. Quite to the contrary, the laws in the Scriptures emphasize the importance of this kind of fruit.

yourmomma

" Of course, faithfully relying on Jehovah's written counsel and the current Bible study aid "Keep Yourselves in God's Love" are also invaluable."

are you for real? this is so insane that I wonder if you are a fake account pretending to be pro-jw, but in reality a bad old apostate like us making witnesses look crazier than they are. (its debatble that witnesses could look worse than they do on their own)

i forgot about the chapter in "keep yourself in Gods love" about what to do when your wife becomes so mentally ustable that she hurts herself and considers suicide. could you kindly point me to where the book discusses this?

LOL! that comment was so insane, i have to wonder if you are real.

isaacaustin

Spike:

Actually, Reniaa's got a 15-month-old with the father deserting her before the child was born, from what I calculate. So, Reniaa knows first-hand what she's talking about.

My reply: Actually reniaa lied...she made that up.

As to Quandary's

P.S. Note to all here-if thinking of marriage, it is best not to bring children into the world with someone who is "unstable, hurts themselves, and threatens suicide."

Issues such as "unstable, hurts themselves, and threatens suicide" can be overcome with the proper professional mediation and emotional training/ support both of that "someone" as well as the others in that "someone's" life. Of course, faithfully relying on Jehovah's written counsel and the current Bible study aid "Keep Yourselves in God's Love" are also invaluable.

Jack J. Blanco's "Clear Water" paraphrase of Galatians 5:22-23 is interesting, as well [with my contextual additions]:—

22. Now the by-product of the Spirit [of holiness] is totally different [from the devices of one's depraved human nature and its by-products]. You can easily see this for yourself because His [God's] product is love, joy, peace, patience, endurance, kindness, gentleness, compassion, goodness, faithfulness, loyalty, dependability,

23. teachableness, self-imposed discipline for the sake of others, and wholesome and healthful living. There is no law against such things. Quite to the contrary, the laws in the Scriptures emphasize the importance of this kind of fruit.

Spike Tassel

2 points for Isaac: 1) did you meet Reniaa, so that you know for sure?

2) When you quote me [or anyone else for that matter], just quote the part you're responding to, that way it doesn't confuse your point

And, still on this second point, it's good to put what you quote in a quote box using

Styles, quote

once you've highlighted it

isaacaustin

ok spike...thanks for the tip...makes it less confusing

Spike Tassel

yourmomma (post 196)

i forgot about the chapter in "keep yourself in Gods love" about what to do when your wife becomes so mentally ustable that she hurts herself and considers suicide. could you kindly point me to where the book discusses this?

In looking at the table of contents, I see a number of chapters that especially apply, with a number of very relevant Bible principles:—

1. "This Is What the Love of God Means"

2. How Can You Maintain a Good Conscience?

11. "Let Marriage Be Honorable"

12. Speak What "Is Good for Building Up"

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