Gordy - so glad to hear your son is ok! And so glad he left the control of the Borg before he found himself in position to need a transfusion. OMG - how wonderful it worked out, instead of tragic.
Thanks for sharing that.
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Son in Hospital.
by Gordy inon new years eve morning, my son (28) ex-jw, da'd 3 years ago, went to see the doctor, he hadn't been feeling well for a while, tired and run down.. they took some blood for a test, at 5:15pm the doctor rang him up to say their was an ambulance on the way his blood count was only 5.7, should be 13. he was very aneamic, which would explain the tiredness.
next day they gave him 2 units of blood and another 2 units the next day.
he had no hesitation in accepting the blood.
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Out of the Loop
by Descender ini'm here for an attitude adjustment i guess.
i'm 28 years old and i'm out of the loop.
i was a witness up until a few years ago when my wife and i faded away.
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...tap the phone, install spyware, if "unrepentant" dump the lady....
OMG he's having flashbacks of being an elder....
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What is the mood in the Kingdom Halls nowadays?
by JH inwhen i used to go the meetings in the late 80's, the mood was good, knowing that the end was close.
later on in the 90's while i still attended once in a while, people were starting to be less zealous and were starting to put their needs before those of the kingdoms.
people started to buy houses, instead of living in apartements, they were buying nicer cars, taking vacations far away, and mostly, the women started to work, to help pay for the better life style they were living.
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Boy, Nina, thanks for sharing that - the more people who know what really goes on behind those smiling faces at the Kingdom Halls around the world the better.
I love those nick names for the KH used by Grace and others, "Kingdumb Hell" and "Kingdom Hellhole".
Perfect.
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What is the mood in the Kingdom Halls nowadays?
by JH inwhen i used to go the meetings in the late 80's, the mood was good, knowing that the end was close.
later on in the 90's while i still attended once in a while, people were starting to be less zealous and were starting to put their needs before those of the kingdoms.
people started to buy houses, instead of living in apartements, they were buying nicer cars, taking vacations far away, and mostly, the women started to work, to help pay for the better life style they were living.
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Hello, d2d! Is that short for day to day enduring?
Happy belated birthday!
Welcome to the board.
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A question for all women that were raised in the "truth"
by codeblue in.
do you feel like you have low self esteem because of being raised as a jw?.
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I wasn't exactly raised as a JW, but from the age of 15 on, I was "raised" by the congregation, since there was no one "bringing us up" or "raising" us at home from the time I was 13 and my sister was 15, and my brother was 11 (father left and Mom lived and worked and played at the local bar - but I love her). We kids contributed to the household "kitty" whatever we could earn babysitting or housesitting or housecleaning, helped pay the rent and food, and were glad to have a share. Since we did our own shopping, housework, and cooking - I did most of the cooking, 'cause they felt my food had the most flavor - I had pretty high self esteem, thinking what capable survivors we were.
Once I became one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I became so proud of being among the relatively few who "knew the truth about God and everything else that mattered" (), that I didn't have low self esteem, or so I wasn't aware of it.
While I was young and youngish, I actually felt that the Org represented Jehovah as loving women and elevating them to a rightful position of relative honor. I never felt looked down on for being a female, and I didn't feel anyone mistreated me. Once in awhile I'd run across some clueless young ministerial servant who would try to lord his maleness over on the women, but not often, and never among the older men.
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Should I be worried.Or am I just paranoid?
by The Grudge inwell,to explain that,i haven't posted on this site in a while and obviously since this is my first post,it was a different screen name when i did.
my last post was about 6 months to a year ago.my status is, im a "fall away jw".i started having doubts about 2 years ago and they've done nothing but increase since i've been out.this isn't due to a spiritually week state of shutting "god" out of my life as a strong jw would say.instead,i've seen more shit go on in 2 years being away but still associated, then i care to list.yes,i am still associated through my wife and family,and have managed to stay at piece with everyone by keeping my mouth shut when it comes to my doubts, and now disbelief.
everyone has pretty much left me alone about not going to meetings.it wasn't that way at first, but i think they just gave up.my wife still believes its the truth but she would be considered a week jw since she doesn't go to the meetings alot.. as a 24 yr old newly married couple who just stopped going to meetings,we lost most of the "friends"we had.
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Dear Grudge,
Please read Deuteronomy 18:20-22, and please don't give them the power in your life to frighten you. They are no one.
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The Society's Videos
by seeitallclearlynow inwhat does everybody think of the various videos produced by the society?
i have one in particular in mind that i could not stand even while i was still "in".
had a really "bad attitude" when i tried to watch it in preparation for one of the service meetings in that series when they were covering some of the videos.
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Excellent point Joenobody! Thanks for pointing that out. People need to know...the Society is so phony and money-grabbing.
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The Society's Videos
by seeitallclearlynow inwhat does everybody think of the various videos produced by the society?
i have one in particular in mind that i could not stand even while i was still "in".
had a really "bad attitude" when i tried to watch it in preparation for one of the service meetings in that series when they were covering some of the videos.
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I'm glad you did that Euphemism - I was never able to acquire one of the CD Roms because my (stupid) conscience wouldn't allow me to get it w/o paying the $100.00 the Society requested - and I didn't have the $100.00 or the "appreciation" to spend that much. Now I'm glad I didn't, since the good stuff was left off their CD - Randy Watters' are much better and much more complete and honest!!
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All Time FAVORITE Singer Or Band
by minimus inwho or what is your all time favorite singer or band?
even if you never saw them, if you could---you'd spend big bucks to see them.
i love anita baker.
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Wow, that's a tough one to narrow down!
But I've never heard anything so beautiful as Bob Snyder play Amazing Grace on clarinet only.
Or Malcolm Vaughn singing Special Angel .
Or Gary Wright's Dream Weaver.
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing is hard to beat.
Tommy James and the Shondells were really ahead of their time.
Supertramp and Roger Miller, and Beach Boys are great fun.
Simon and Garfunkel, Righteous Brothers, BEATLES, Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, all GREAT.
Can't have a party w/o Elton John.
I know you said ALL TIME but I couldn't do it.
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Out of the Loop
by Descender ini'm here for an attitude adjustment i guess.
i'm 28 years old and i'm out of the loop.
i was a witness up until a few years ago when my wife and i faded away.
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Dear Descender,
You didn't mention why you stopped taking the drugs or how your wife felt about you when you were taking them. I really believe that some people's brain chemistry needs the "adjustment" from the drugs prescribed. You only seem depressed when not on the drugs. So why live depressed?
My brother refuses to believe in any of the diagnoses or the suggested forms of treatment from the various professionals he has been to in the last 20 years, yet he has paid vast amounts of money for their insights; this frustrates me and makes me sad - he is a very unhappy person. But won't take the drugs. He just lost his wife and stepdaughter, and still believes he can "beat it on his own." Since he was very young, he has been so intense and so hyperactive that many people can't deal with him. The other side of the illness is that he gets so deeply depressed that at times he can barely get out of bed, and contemplates suicide. I would take drugs any day to avoid this kind of life. My daughter has the same symptoms, but not as extreme. She put on 20 pounds on the meds, so won't take them anymore, and now believes that if she continually "cleanses" internally, she doesn't need "harmful" drugs. She might be right, but she cleanses a lot.
((( Lady Lee - calling Lady Lee - kisses )))