Have a good one!
Mrs. Shakita
Shakita
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My mother, the elder...(No, I'm not kidding)
by logansrun inone of the more unusual secrets in my family is the fact that for years my mother has written every talk my grandfather -- an elder, the service overseer -- has given from the platform.
a little background: my grandfather was appointed ever since the elder arrangement was put in place in the early 70's.
he's originally from poland and his english is decent, but not great.
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Shakita
My mom could disfellowship your mom.
Ha.......... Very neat, logansrun! I am sure that this happens more than people think. Women can write the stuff, just not take credit for it! Mrs. Shakita
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What was the "final straw" that made you leave the JW's ??????
by run dont walk inwhat happened or was said, that made you decide, enough is enough, i am out of here ?????
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Shakita
I couldn't, in good conscience, continue to support an organization that destroys family relationships. There are other reasons, but this one is the key to why I left.
Mrs. Shakita
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Sam Waksal sentenced
by Shakita inthis just in.... former imclone ceo waksal gets 87 months in prison .
tue june 10, 2003 12:58 pm et .
new york (reuters) - samuel waksal, the former head of biotech company imclone systems inc., was sentenced on tuesday to 87 months in prison and ordered to pay $3 million in fines for tax evasion and his role in insider-trading.
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Shakita
This just in...
Former ImClone CEO Waksal Gets 87 Months in Prison
Tue June 10, 2003 12:58 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Samuel Waksal, the former head of biotech company ImClone Systems Inc., was sentenced on Tuesday to 87 months in prison and ordered to pay $3 million in fines for tax evasion and his role in insider-trading.At a hearing in a Manhattan courtroom, U.S. District Judge William Pauley also ordered Waksal to pay restitution of $1.26 million.
Waksal pleaded guilty last October to six felony counts related to insider trading, and in March, he pleaded guilty to charges he evaded taxes on $15 million worth of art he purchased. He had been named in a 13-count indictment in August 2002, accusing him of bank and securities fraud and obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors alleged Waksal tried to sell his ImClone shares ahead of a public announcement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would reject the company's highly touted new cancer drug, called Erbitux.
Decorating expert Martha Stewart, a friend of Waksal's and CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., was dragged into the investigation in June 2002 when news surfaced that she had sold nearly 4,000 ImClone shares in December 2001, just before the bad news about Erbitux came out.
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7 years and 3 months in prison, makes me wonder how hard they will be on Martha.
Mrs. Shakita
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Inky got a letter from her son.............you have to read this
by Mulan inour niece, irene, who posts here as inky, sent me an email.
her 27 year old son is getting married in two weeks, and she posted a few days ago about how he didn't invite her to his wedding.. she told me i can post it as she doesn't want to read it again.. "dear mom.
i've needed to write this letter to you for some time now.
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Shakita
There is nothing against a da'd or df'd person going to a wedding at a KH. I think one of the previous posters was right on about this. He doesn't want her there to remind him of a sad element of his life. He can go through the day pretending all is beautiful and perfect in his life.
DF'd and DA'd persons are allowed at wedding ceremonies. This is a personal decision made between the parties involved. Inky's son has apparently made a personal decision that she not be at his wedding. This is so sad. The elders, if confronted with a letter or call about her son's decision, will probably say that this is between family members. The elders have a way of effectly enforcing their views on others without taking any responsibility.
I still think Inky should still attend the wedding, IT IS HER RIGHT! No one in this boy's life will ever be able to take the place of his mother. He should not be able to "go through the day pretending all is beautiful and perfect".
Mrs. Shakita
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Interesting quote in the July 8th Awake
by ignored_one inthis was taken from the main article "why so many violent crimes now?".
hate groups and cults.
evidence suggests that some hate groups or cults have been a strong influence in the commission of certain crimes.
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Shakita
Another example of "the pot calling the kettle black."
"If commitment to One God makes groups militant in their efforts to overcome faiths, it makes them equally militant to retain their faith when they are a minority." I wish I remembered where I found this quote, it is so appropriate to the witness mindset....MILITANT.
A great deal of history, most of it bloody, has been made on behalf of a "one true god".... to single out this generation as more violent than previous ones, is very narrowminded. As long as their are people on the earth, there will be violence. The difference between a thousand years ago and today is the size and scope of that voilence.
This is just another attempt to keep the rank and file out there pushing God's "imaginary products" of "wish fulfillment".
Mrs. Shakita
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Inky got a letter from her son.............you have to read this
by Mulan inour niece, irene, who posts here as inky, sent me an email.
her 27 year old son is getting married in two weeks, and she posted a few days ago about how he didn't invite her to his wedding.. she told me i can post it as she doesn't want to read it again.. "dear mom.
i've needed to write this letter to you for some time now.
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Shakita
Oh, Inky....if you lived near me I would come over to your house and give you a big hug! I can't imagine the pain you must be going through.
Your son is being very extreme in his view toward you not going to the ceremony. I have known disfellowshipped family members who went to weddings and, right now, I know a young couple who is getting married who have a disfellowshipped sister and she IS invited to the ceremony.
If it was me, I would go anyhow. Damn his rantings.....you are his MOTHER! I would show up and if they would not let me in, there would be fireworks! I look at it this way, he has written you off, so what do you have to lose! Don't go down without a fight, Inky! You might not be able to change him, but at least all those there at the wedding will see that you LOVE your son so much that you wanted to see him married.
Again, I wish there was something tangible that I could do for you..... just know that, even if we don't know you personally, we care.
Mrs. Shakita
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How many children is too many today?
by JH inyears ago, families were huge.
it wasn't rare to see families of 9 or 10 children.
today things are so different.
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Shakita
Geeze, Ashi, good thing I didn't think like you or you would never have been born.
Everything in life is a gamble, Ash. I, for one, am glad that I gambled (and won) four times over. Nothing in life can compare to the birth of your own child....no vacation, no job......nothing.
Just a thought from a Mom who is hoping to have a grandchild to cuddle and love one day!
Mrs. Shakita
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My Husband
by Soledad inwhat would you call a person who drinks to the point of near-unconsciousness?
every week?
who can't deal with personal problems and/or set backs any other way?
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Shakita
So sorry Soledad you have been going through so much. Alcoholism is painful for everyone involved, not just the abuser.
My Grandfather, his sons, my mother, and now my sister were/are all alcoholics. My Mom stopped only because she was throwing up blood so much she couldn't keep the booze down. My sister has been in and out of rehab for years. I feel so sorry for her, but what can you do? Ultimately, it is up to the alcoholic to accept responsiblity for their actions. My sister went to a counselor years ago when she first went into rehab. The counselor told her that alcoholism is genetically passed on to children and that this "disease" runs in our family. My sister seemed very pleased with this information, like it gave her an excuse to drink. I don't think this helped any, she just got worse after this. She is currently out of rehab for the upteen time, she sobers up enough to go home and start all over again. She is killing herself, and no amount of help given to her has stopped her from going back to the bottle. It is very frustrating to sit back and watch someone you love kill themselves.
I feel so bad for you Soledad because I know that the road ahead is a very difficult one, I can only add my voice to others here who said to seek out help for yourself. The stress involved in caring for an alcoholic can also destroy you.
Take care.
Mrs. Shakita
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Your Username
by RAYZORBLADE inthere are many reasons why we choose a username.
on this forum, aside from some of the more obvious names associated with our avatars, what does your nickname/username mean or refer to?.
some are first names.
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Shakita
In our first post here, Mr. Shakita and I just wanted to join to say "thank-you" to Simon and some others here who helped us when lurking for months reading about the other side of the JW organization. We have a son who posted here, Ashitaka, so we just switched the letters around and dropped an "a", and there you have it.
Never thought I would be here almost 1400 posts later.
Mrs. Shakita