i live in the southern united states.
i'm not too fond of the state i'm in but i'm within close driving distance of some very cool places.
the people in the south are awesome, very hospitable.
I don't think I want to retire here. I want to go somewhere with less people and traffic. I don't think I want to retire here. I want to go somewhere with less people and traffic.
actually if one COULD afford to live here after retirement.. it woudn't be so bad... at least you could pick non rush hour traffic to drive in..
i'm brand spanking new to this forum.... my story is a long one that i will save for rainy day....however i will say i have been out for a long time 10+ years and when i left i really left.
i walked away at 20 (in my heart i was mentally gone at 17) and never really looked back much.
i was raised jw my father was an elder my mother an off and on pioneer (my father is no longer except he goes to the memorials, poor bastard and again thats another long story) i was not shunned by my parents both of whom were still very much in although my father left shortly after me and i would like to think that my bravery and courage allowed him to do the same.
Welcome to JWD.. we look forward to hearing more from you
got up at 5am, got the hubby up, we dressed and went to the surgery center (oh yeah i didn't tell ya'll that hubby was to go in for vein surgery this morning), hubby had surgery and we were out of there by 10am.
went and got some crutches for hubby, van started making funny noises and the battery light came on.
went to target to pick up some stuff for the kids, left there and car sounds worst.
I'm glad you made it back ok in spite of the hassles... I hope you won't be without a vehicle a long while
well after a lot more gray hairs & frustration.
i am back .
i hope all is well.
hey Mouthy!! MUAH!! LOVE YA and welcome back!!
i live in the southern united states.
i'm not too fond of the state i'm in but i'm within close driving distance of some very cool places.
the people in the south are awesome, very hospitable.
I live in California and it sucks here. I don't recommend anyone moving here. Politicians got this state really screwed up and I don't think it's ever going to return.
uh yeah..
actually I don't necessarily agree.. but it is a good cover.. we have too many people here already.. we need to move people OUT so we can lighten up the traffic load!!
i am going nuts!
as many of you may remember i had a really bad hair cut and highlighting session that has kept me in misery for at least 60 days.
i now have 2 inches of dishwater blond hair at the top, highly bleached blond in the middle, and that orangey gold at the base.
yeah I agree w/the comments to ask someone with a good cut that lives around you...
Its a shame what happened to you .. but I am sure it can be fixed
i live in the southern united states.
i'm not too fond of the state i'm in but i'm within close driving distance of some very cool places.
the people in the south are awesome, very hospitable.
I miss the people in the midwest. They are more hospitable and giving.. Its a different culture here in Los Angeles... but I do love the weather... I am probably here for life.. although I'm willing to consider other areas too if I could find work there..
today it's been a year since i got the call about my brothers suicide.. i posted on the board that i would be gone for awhile.
the support i got was unbelievable.
comforting.. as this first year has passed, the missing part is still there.
(((HUGS))) for you! I'm sorry to hear about your brother. I've had friends commit suicide and I find those deaths harder to accept. Harder to find closure with. I guess because we think in our minds maybe we could have done something different to have prevented it.. but I'm sure that isn' the case. I attempted myself back in 2001. I really don't think anyone would have changed my mind even if they had known.
I've never heard of the exposure angle before but it would actually make sense that it is possible if he worked around a lot of that stuff. We don't know what affects us on so many things.
are talking down about jwd?
does it even matter, or does it become a verbal war between 2 sites?.
what happens with things like this?
I must admit I am on several boards.. although I'm not very active on very many xJW boards..
I have never gotten the board war mentality personally..
but I do like the different personalities from the different boards.. its just more flavor.. now why we can't be that way and not trashtalk another.. that I just don't get..
so......it has been 3 months since my mother passed away and not one, not one witness has called, stopped by, or even sent a card to me!
it hit me today.
i mean, i must have gotten like 50 sympathy cards in the mail from her worldly relatives and co-workers, as well as numerous phone calls, but not one witness has done anything!
I'm sorry about the loss of your mother. I lost my dad 2 months ago. I haven't heard a peep from one JW and I'm not dfd or da'd... but to be honest, I didn't expect to. They know I am inactive so I am dead to them.
