Nice to see you post Seven006!!!
I too HATE telemarketers....the other day, I had one get through and wanted to know if I had thought about installing a security system in my new home. I said "yes, I've already installed a dog!" Click.
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I'm missing Seven006!!!
by MerryMagdalene inhe's a gentleman and a scoundrel and really adds a lot to this place.
for those who haven't had the pleasure.... his great art: http://www.maloneillustration.com/art/fineart/programed.jpg .
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"HAVE YOU SEEN MY MOTHER?" I don't think I'll ever be the same again....
by SWALKER inyesterday, i recieved and read bryan's book, "have you seen my mother?
" and that book effected me so deeply and profoundly, that i don't think i'll ever quite be the same person i was before.
it's like one of those defining moments in your life...it will never leave me.
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Carla...that's the thing...they BELIEVE they are not hurting their children! Spare the rod, spoil the child....CR#%!!! They are Instructing their children in the cult mindset.
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"HAVE YOU SEEN MY MOTHER?" I don't think I'll ever be the same again....
by SWALKER inyesterday, i recieved and read bryan's book, "have you seen my mother?
" and that book effected me so deeply and profoundly, that i don't think i'll ever quite be the same person i was before.
it's like one of those defining moments in your life...it will never leave me.
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Yesterday, I recieved and read Bryan's book, "Have You Seen My Mother?" and that book effected me so deeply and profoundly, that I don't think I'll ever quite be the same person I was before. It's like one of those defining moments in your life...it will never leave me. I wish that I was close enough to give Bryan a hug in person and wish somehow that I could give back to him his lost childhood.
I know that many of us have sad childhoods to remember or try not to remember and it should make us all strive to be better parents and grandparents. We should step in should we ever see a situation that we feel isn't right and at least make sure that kids are safe and o.k.
My son recently saw a woman beating her son in a parking lot with a tennis racket, but was in a hurry to get somewhere. He has deeply regretted that he didn't call 911 or even go stop her! It is still haunting him, but he has now resolved that should he ever encounter that again he will step in and do something.
That book brought back so many memories of how Witness kids were treated growing up in the "truth." I can only speak of the 60's, as that's when I was a kid, but we were treated to a lot of cruel and unusual punishment. (There were a few good kids that had loving parents, but I think they were the minority.) It was expected that kids work hard, with little time for play, and then all those meetings, service, and home studies. We were expected to excel at school as well...my brothers all brought home straight A's and were commended, but no less than that was expected. Then I came along and got a B...no one said anything, just shook their heads!!! (All A's and 1 B...oh the shame of it!)
Everyone was expected to BEAT their children...if they were good...just make something up! Kids needed to be BEAT! I remember having to wear clothes that covered up my bruises and marks. Today, that would land parents in jail!
Almost every meeting, some kid would be taken out and beat so loudly we'd all hear the screams. No one did a thing! Just went on with that DAMN MEETING like nothing was happening.
I was a runner though. By that I mean that I learned to run when the going got tough. I figured that I'd just as soon get it when I got home after being gone a few hours (maybe they'd have cooled off by then!) and I could play outside until dark and then go in and get it! I'm sure that's why I won either 1st or 2nd place in running competitions at school. See how that helped me out??? (Why get beat early and lose out on precious daylight?) It was mostly my dad that dished out the beatings and I don't think I ever remember why I got it! Sometimes he lined us all up in a row and beat us all, one by one. My two oldest brothers finally had enough one day and took my dad down...that pretty much ended all the beatings!!! (I was ready to lend a hand if needed, actually I had hoped to get a punch in!)
Bryan I wish I could go door-to-door right behind the Witnesses with your book!!!
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Gilligan's Crazy Island...
by Confession in(sung to the tune of the gilligans island theme song)
just sit right back and youll hear a tale,
a tale of a fateful trip,
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Everythings breaking
by ballistic ini just spent 1000 pounds on a new central heating boiler.
it's not installed yet so i have no heating.
the picture has gone permanently blue on my main tv.
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What is an electric shower????? Boiler...those old heater things that hiss? We live in the 21st Century...what is going on over there?
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Help me out, I'm scheduled to give this talk!
by drew sagan inthe dangers of pride and a rebellious attitude rs p. 3911-2 .
here is what the information says... .
reacting to situations on the basis of pride .
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It was Satan who first allowed an overestimation of self to corrupt his heart. (Compare Ezekiel 28:17; Proverbs 16:5.) Pride is a divisive force in the world of which he is ruler, causing people to consider themselves better than those of other races, nations, language groups, and economic status. Even those serving God may need to root out remnants of such feelings. They also need to be on guard so that pride does not cause them to make major issues of minor matters, or become a barrier to their acknowledging their own faults and accepting counsel and thus benefiting from much loving help that Jehovah provides through his organization.—Rom. 12:3; 1 Pet. 5:5.
Manifesting a rebellious attitude toward authority
Rebellion began with Satan, whose name means “Resister.” By his defiance of Jehovah, Nimrod, whose name may mean “Let Us Rebel,” demonstrated that he was a child of Satan. Avoiding that spirit will prevent God-fearing persons from becoming defiant of secular rulers (Rom. 13:1); it will help minors to submit to the God-given authority of their parents (Col. 3:20); it will be a safeguard against sympathizing with apostates, who disrespect those whom Jehovah has entrusted with responsibility in his visible organization.—Jude 11; Heb. 13:17.
Let's just focus on what Satan has been doing for over 6,000 years. Basically, he's been running around loose all over heaven and earth having a blast! He gets Eve to bite into an apple and then Adam and then got a ton of friends to go along with him running amok. He's ruled every earthly government and almost every person on the face of the earth. Think about the few people that have not followed Satan...it's hard to find any! Really, who among us can truthfully say, that at one time or another we have not pulled a few devilish tricks ourselves? Besides God, there is no other entity that has received so much focus. If God didn't do it....then surely it was the work of the Devil! Who really caused the hurricane in N.O.? Some say it was God...others blame Satan! Most likely it was all the pride that the New Orleans citizens (apostates) had in their city!!! Pride (which started with Satan) will cause a city to come crashing to it's knees every time...what about earthquakes, etc.....by submitting to God's ruler-ship, these catastrophes can be avoided.
You get my drift....I'm sure you can add tons of stuff...showing what a little pride can do to the entire world!!! LOL!!!
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What's the funniest/strangest name you ever gave a pet?
by JH in.
i was given a cat whose name was "piti".
i found it strange, but i kept it.
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Dont we miss those sweet pets of ours????
They live on in our hearts.
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What's the funniest/strangest name you ever gave a pet?
by JH in.
i was given a cat whose name was "piti".
i found it strange, but i kept it.
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anewme...that is soooo sweet!!! That's a long time for a chicken to live!!!
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If I puke one more time, I think I'm gonna puke
by DanTheMan in.
stomach flu or somethin' all weekend.
excuse me...
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It's really going around here also! Try to drink sports drinks so that you don't get dehydrated! I got the flu so bad one year, that I did get dehydrated and had to stay a few days in the hospital.
You can always make your own if you can't get out:
1 liter of water, 8 teaspoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt. Make sure the measurements are accurate!!!
Keep sipping on this and it will really help!!! (Then add clear liquids only for a while and see if you can keep that down.)
Some of the over-the-counter products work well, like Thera-flu and Nyquil...there's not too much you can do but let it run it's course. Do go to the dr. if it gets too much to handle! Both my elderly parents have it right now.
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Barnes and Noble
by stillajwexelder inso i am going to barnes and noble with a mission next weekend - i want to buy some good thought provoking books.
what can you all recommend at the moment please?
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I just ordered Byan's book..."Have You Seen My Mother?" which I know is going to be difficult to get through!!! But I want to read it and then pass to others in my family...
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