Posts by Momofmany

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Baseball

by Momofmany in

i finally signed up three of my kids to play ball.

it's been a good run.

they are such good kids.

I finally signed up three of my kids to play ball. It's been a good run. #3 son made it to the tournaments, and they won tonight. It was a great day. #5 son was the team's bat boy. At the end, they all received medals. They even gave on to my son the bat boy.

When all was done, they boys picked up my youngest, chanted, Jonny, Jonny, and carried him off the field. It was such a great night.

I was so very proud of them. Not just my boys, but all of the kids. They are such good kids. I am so glad I no longer listen to, they are bad association, and will ruin your children if you let them play. It has been such a good and positive experience for them. Wish I had done it sooner.

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Blondie Is The Number 1 Poster On JWD

by minimus in

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in case you missed it, blondie has more posts than anyone on jwd now.

i believe her watchtower summary is one of the best weekly items we look for.

plus she's one of the sharpest persons on the board.

Momofmany

Blondie is the best. I don't know what I would do without her wt reviews.

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Funny phrases or terms that you use

by JH in

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name some funny terms that you use to describe something or an action.. buttlight makes me laugh when she says, "i'll go feed the rats".... .

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Momofmany

When I am angry, I say, "That just frosts my cookie"

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I can't believe they still include crap like this on the CDROM

by XBEHERE in

*** yy chap.

5 p. 39 par.

9 masturbation and homosexuality ***.

Momofmany

OMG. I'm sitting here thinking, if I "turn gay", my children would know more about mom's personal time than they should ever know.

Kinda funny/Kinda sad

by Momofmany in

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my brother called me last night.

asked if our mother was running around in circles in the yard.

when i asked him why she would be doing that, he replied, the lightning bugs are out.

Momofmany

My brother called me last night. Asked if our Mother was running around in circles in the yard. When I asked him why she would be doing that, he replied, the lightning bugs are out. She chasing those "new lights"

Now I have pictured in my mind, all the witnesses chasing fire flies.

I find the mental picture funny.

And the idea that those we love, running in circles for no good reason, sad.

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Society goes nuts--yet another "special" campaign for September!

by sir82 in

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in an earlier post here http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/114651/1.ashx i noted the society's "special campaign" for september, an "awake" magazine dedicated to the topic of evolution vs. creation.

there is a "special campaign" to highlight that magazine all month.. got a call from our po last night.

there is going to be yet another "special campaign" in september -- a new "kingdom news" tract.

Momofmany

False Religion's End is Near
Do they realize how ironic that is?

Same thought went thru my head as well.

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Did the elders ever blackmail you with dead loved ones?

by Fleshybirdfodder in

this is kind of a sensitive subject for me, but i had to get it off my chest.

when i was eighteen my father died suddenly of a heart attack, and i started drifting from depression.

i wasn't doing anything wrong, i was just in shock and started really questioning my beliefs.

Momofmany

I was told that my daughter would never be resurrected if I didn't come back. Her resurrection relied on me. She was a baby, and could not be held accountable. So by leaving, I have condemned her, and all of my children. (well, all of them if the end comes before they are old enough)

Makes you just feel the love doesn't it.

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When you left JW, how did you help transition your kids?

by merfi in

my situation: i da'd this past march.

the ex is still jw, in a city nice and far away so isn't able to give me any local grief.

i have three kiddos, 8, 10 and 12. the 8yo (boy) could really give a crap, i think.

Momofmany

I did it kind of slowly. First family study stopped. Then we would talk over the dinner table about things I found out about the borg. I wrote to the society when I could not get answers at home. Then I read the letters to the kids, and said, this is wrong, and used an encyclopedia to back up what I was saying. Then we talked about what they found wrong with meetings, a book, or something. The older ones were glad to leave.

I have my mom with me. She is an active witness, and goes out in service three times a week. So there are many nights she will start with what she learned at the meeting, and I have a counter to what she is saying. It's on going at all times.

When we stopped all together, the kids felt freedom, but then they started to feel like they were lacking something. So I started taking them to different churches, and learning other religions. #1 son doesn't want anything to do with religion, same with #2 son. #3 son questions everything, and if anyone tells him such and such is in the bible, he says prove it, give me scriptures to back it up, and then he will research it on his own. (he's 11, 12 next month) #4 son love going to a church with Sunday school, my daughter loves church with lots of kids to play with, and my youngest #5 son just turned 6, so he really doesn't care. He was 3 1/2 when we left.

Just give your kids the chance to find answers on their own. If there is a belief that is wrong that they are holding on to, ask them to show you why it is right. How, with the bible and/or a non biased source, to prove it. Use the same way to show them what it really means/says.

Teach them to think on their own. I did find, if you take away all the meetings, family study time, etc. away, you need to replace it with something. Sports, friends, clubs, something. That way they don't feel a void.

Hope I was of some help.

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Parents of molester seek hit man to silence testimony by grandchildren!

by CaptainSchmideo in

from cnn:cops: couple ordered hit on grandkidswanted to stop testimony at son's rape trial, police say.

friday, june 2, 2006; posted: 12:35 p.m. edt (16:35 gmt) .

tavares, florida (ap) -- a couple tried to hire a hit man to kill their three grandchildren and daughter-in-law to stop them from testifying against their son in his rape trial, authorities said.. the couple, ages 60 and 59, were charged with four counts each of criminal conspiracy to commit murder.

Momofmany

UGH! I just can't believe that they would hurt (kill) the victims to protect the attacker. I can hear her now, I just did it to protect my son. While we all know, she should be wanting to protect those children.

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deceased relatives and visiting in dreams

by snarf in

my grandmother passed away in december of this past year.

she believed that all religions were full of false teachings, therefor at times turning to supernatural beliefs.

she believed in ghosts, life after death, etc... anywho, i had a dream a couple weeks ago, very vivid, and we were riding in an old truck down a dirt road with corn growing on both sides.

Momofmany

I have had two of my relatives visit me, in my life. One was my grandmother. We were always close. She didn't visit me until years after she passed. My grandfather was living with us, and she came to me and said. You have taken care of him long enough. You need to let go, and let me care for him now. He died two weeks later. My Dad has been gone for 5 years. Night before last he was in my dream. I said, I never thanked you for all you've done and taught me. He told me I had. I asked him, how I don't remember saying it. He told me by using what he taught me was thanks. That I use my hand tools and teach my children what he taught me was the best thanks ever. So it was like he is with me. Sees me, and knows that we are ok.