teach my students (future) how to think.. live somewhere other than chicago for at least a year.
learn how to cook kick-ass healthy meals.
travel asia.. own a horse.. write a book, even if it never gets published.. have sex in outer space (okay, i'll settle for the beach).
Get nominated for the Turner prize
Go away on my own and walk/ ride around a country I've hav'nt been to.
Get everyone i've ever known in one place for a huge party.
Hangglide.
Go kite surfing with my brother.
Swim with dolphins.
Climb something serious.
How about we post in a year and see how many we've managed to do ?
i was once on strike for about a year.
and nearly involved in this battle ................. http://www.eventplan.co.uk/orgreave_account.htm.
what's the longest you have been on strike?
Hey Qwerty, don't scare me... thought you were on some serious medication for a minute then (strile sounds like powerful stuff lol)..... nearly sent you a bunch of flowers...
Hav'nt had any experience of striking - glad you managed to avoid it this time
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if you want a christmas card from us (therese and nick) pm me with your address and i'll send you one.
cheery panda hugs the forum
Thankyou Panda- big cheery hugs to you two too
i've pm'd you, and will do everyone else when I get back from work; wonder when the last posting date is for overseas post? i'll try and find out today...
feel free to pm me everyone....
my brother went to bethel as a teenager and was disfellowshipped and sent home.
he tried to toe the line and after 6 months the local congregation recommended reinstatement.
bethel didn't like that idea.
That's fantastic !!!!!!
I am so happy for you
Hope he phones soon (((((((tyydyy))))))))
hi to all who defended me on that other board.. i came home today to nine pm's, all defending me from the personal attacks on me, on another board.
i am still in shock, but i do appreciate the words of those who defended me.. one gal called me and told me she had five phone calls from others expressing shock over the way i was being maligned on the other board.. i am fine, and dealing with it.
i guess we all need to expect to be criticized.
how did I miss this???!
(((mulan))) I don't know what this is all about, but it sounds awful.
I hope you can take solace in the fact that they don't know you, so It's just bitchness ; probably mixed with low self esteem that seems to make them feel the need to attack to gain admiration and to make them feel powerful.
I hope you're ok today
Have a good one and keep smiling
(((((((((big hug)))))))))))
well i have been feeling a bit like crap lately.
work has been very stressful and my attempts to make new friends outside of the jw's have been mostly futile.
the people i work with are immature and are more interested in the latest office gossip and whose doing what than anything else.
((flower)) we all care; SO much, I can't bear to think of any of us out there on our own-it really upsets me- call me anytime -or if you send me yours i'll call you; i'll send you my phone number and email just so you have it.
Putting your self out there and making an effort was an incredibly brave thing to do.It will get better - please don't give up trying.
I'm sorry to hear about your conversation with your sis, that must'vr been awful for you.
Things will get better in time, and until then you've got us lot.
this will make your blood boil.
emphasis mine.
awake, march 8, 1974 page 15
Baker speculates that a successful strategy for a woman would be to do everything possible to avoid being raped, but if someone succeeded despite her best efforts, then his genes are likely to be valuable and worth having a copy of.
Well Baker sounds like a complete tosser to me..
why would genes from a faulty human being be worth having?
The rapist is likely to be someone with seriously impared emotional and social skills with a vicious streak, incapeable of considering other peoples' feelings and the affect his behaviour would have on their future ability to care for a child he may be subconciously wanting to offer them as she'll be so traumatised she'll not want it anyway......hardly the attributes you wish to see appear in your child...
welcome hicflygirl.
you have a wonderful sense of humor.
i feel like i'm part of a group again.
So........we've got a ' mini-Joy' as well now have we ???? !!!!!!!! That'll be twice as much fun then
welcome HICFlygirl !!!!!
when will you be done with this forum?
a year?
will leaving be a sign of moving on?.
until Simon kicks me off, I guess... I like being here, I like posting and quite like some of you lot.
did you have a best friend at the kingdom hall, what happened to them, do you know where they are today ?
Mine was the woman I studied with- we were very close for years...
She said she'd miss me dreadfully and as anyone who knows me here knows, I have been known to talk a little.....
she was as bad as me; our study would start at 9.30am and we'd actually get the books out around 12 ; if we felt like it...
She was really special to me and we knew EVERYTHING about eachother- luckily i'm not the blackmailing type...
but she managed to cut me out pretty easily when I left; I still see her occasionally- she can't get away fast enough. Such a shame but just goes to prove how much power the the WTBS has...
