one of my stellar favorites was the flintstones and a close 2nd the jetsons.
their appeal to family values are things i have ascribed to in my adulthood.
willllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
Most of the Warner Bros. characters were my favorite
Tweety was cool.....
Bugs Bunny was awesome......
but my favorite was Foghorn Leghorn..... especially when the little chicken hawk was in the cartoon or his intellectual nephew... the one Foghorn would refer to as, "Nice boy, but not too smart", just before his nephew kicked his ass.
Ahhhhhh.. so many fond memories. lol
Brad
this is a bit of a long post, but couldn't copy addy, .
it is good for the canadian parents here who are fighting to see their children and they are having their children's minds poisoned by the custodial parent.... a good case in canada.
you are the custodial parent.
it is good for the canadian parents here who are fighting to see their children and they are having their children's minds poisoned by the custodial parent.... a good case in canada
Thanks orbison11!!! This applies almost completely to my situation, although in my case it has only been two years that I have been fighting to see my kids. My oldest of four kids is the only one who has suffered greatly so far. He has been manipulated into believing that I am an evil person. Not good for him, to be sure.
It is good to see that Judges aren't letting parents keep their children away from capable and loving parents. I do hope it doesn't take me four more years like Mr. Cooper before the Judge clamps down. I could care less if she gets fined.... I just want it to stop soon.
Thanks for the post. I am debating whether I should send it to my ex-wife's lawyer. It might be a nice, polite warning.
Brad
on my "backyard rink" thread some of us were bragging about our kids.
confusedjw and scootergirl shared their kids' hockey and skating successes.. i thought it would be cool to have a thread where parents (and other relatives) could post their kids' achievements as they come along.. births, first steps, first words, sports/academic achievements, etc.
i'll start:.
On my "backyard rink" thread some of us were bragging about our kids. Confusedjw and scootergirl shared their kids' hockey and skating successes.
I thought it would be cool to have a thread where parents (and other relatives) could post their kids' achievements as they come along.
Births, first steps, first words, sports/academic achievements, etc.
I'll start:
Last year, my son, then 6, got the "Most Dedicated Player Award", in his first year of playing hockey. Look out NHL...... lol
Brad
is it realy the worst thing one can go through?
are you afraid of it??
has being disfellowshipped actually turned into a "blessing"?
I was df'd in 1992. If you asked me then I would have said it's the worst thing that ever happened to me. But that's because I was depressed JW. It took a few years for me to realize that I was a lucky son of a b*tch for it to have happened to me.
Sure, having your family shun you sucks, but I've found more joy and peace in this world than I ever thought possible when I was a dub.
How much it bothers us seems to be determined by how tightly we still hold to their teachings. Ask devout JW's that question... 100% would shriek in horror at the thought of being df'd. That's the major point, IMO.
Brad
Incense_and_Peppermints,
You were amazing last night too! Even if you weren't there in flesh.
Brad
i saw an episode of a day talk show the other day in which they interviewed these two women that were part of a polygamous cult in utah.
the cult was referred to as 'the order'.. men married many young wives, and these were expected/forced to breed in large numbers.
these women worked for the cult.
I agree that there are "worse" cults than the JW's, just as their are more inhumane ways to commit murder.
You know what would be kind of cool.... as their numbers start dropping more and more..... due to the rest of the world realizing their "cultish" policies......and in desperation to get new members..... if they would start going door to door saying:
"We are one of the best cults around. Look at our policies compared to the Moonies, The Family, etc."
My mind just went off into never-never-land there for awhile..... teehee.
Brad
i said it last year and i'll say it again.......... i just love my backyard rink.. .
i taught all of my children (4) how to skate on my backyard rink.
besides that, the life-lessons that they have learned extend beyond what words could express.
confusedjw,
Great to hear!! I have good news of my own, too. My kids were with me last night for the first time since I put the rink up. (My three youngest at least.... 7,6,4) They had a blast on the rink.
My 7 year-old scored 7 goals in the one game where he and his friend beat me 10-9. Seven goals in a season is nothing.... now seven goals in a game.... lol .
They're back again tonight, then for the whole weekend. My son is also in a hockey tourney this weekend. Woohoo!!!
Brad (of the "smiling ear to ear as I wrote this" class)
when most people use that expression: "what goes around, comes around", it seems to be used more in a negative way.
for example, you find out bob just ripped off something small from work.
you and your co-worker don't necessarily want to rat on him so you use the famous "what goes around comes around" phrase.. but how often do we say it the other way around?
And then as far as meeting a challenge well, in my personal experience I've learned the most valuable lessons in my life by the suffering I went through and that is the reward for me.
I agree wholeheartedly with that comment. I guess the point that I was trying to make the most was that sometimes it's hard for us to realize that WHILE the suffering is happening. The greater the suffering, the better the chance to become depressed and then the greater the chance to have irrational thinking like "I deserved it."
On the other hand, some people never learn lessons, and they seem to be the ones who laugh at others' suffering. Six months ago my five year-old daughter started crying (she was truly distraught), saying that she was upset that mommy, (my ex) and her friends, three days earlier, started laughing their heads off when my ex found out that my transmission broke down.
My daughter had no idea what a transmission was of course, she just knew that it was mean for mommy to laugh at her daddy like that. What some people do to their kids!!! Argghhhh!!!!!
Brad (of the "I needed to vent class"..... thanks )
when most people use that expression: "what goes around, comes around", it seems to be used more in a negative way.
for example, you find out bob just ripped off something small from work.
you and your co-worker don't necessarily want to rat on him so you use the famous "what goes around comes around" phrase.. but how often do we say it the other way around?
When most people use that expression: "What goes around, comes around", it seems to be used more in a negative way. For example, you find out Bob just ripped off something small from work. You and your co-worker don't necessarily want to rat on him so you use the famous "what goes around comes around" phrase.
But how often do we say it the other way around? An elderly lady is $2.50 short for her few groceries, so the guy behind her gives her the $2.50, realizing he'll never get it back. How often do we think, "what goes around comes around", as in that man will reap his reward later?
What about in big things in life where someone is going through hell? Do we automatically think he/she is getting what's been coming to them or do we sometimes think that, IF this person deals well with this challenge, he will reap a great reward later?
What do you think?
Brad
yesterday i had a conversation which i mentioned on another thread but will detail more here.. i left the jws when i was about 19 and drifted and was df'd 5 years ago.
i'm now 30. my issue always has been and still to this day was the fact that my mother basically disowned me.
that has been an extremely difficult concept/doctrine for me to accept.
JTP,
I agree that respecting her and her religion is a good idea. I hope she believes you when you tell her you will do just that.
I am not being pessimistic, just realistic, for your family may be emotionally and spiritually more in tune than mine, but here's what happened when I did the same thing:
They looked at it like I was slapping them in the face. In their eyes, if I did not completely come back into the JW religion, I was going against God. I believed differently. They could not accept that we should just agree to disagree the way that I did and the way that it seems like you are intending to view it.
Having said that, however, the attitude that you are approaching your mother with is about as fair as you can be to her. I wouldn't change your approach, just don't expect her to say, "OK honey, that's all I ever wanted." Hope for the best but be prepared for further challenges from her.
Brad
