Topics Started by Fleur

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"You are the connection to evil." (or, my JW sisters and me)
by Fleur in
1. jw
2. friends
why is it that i have known for so long what to expect of my jw relatives, and they continue to exceed my expectations for crazy-making behavior, yet still sometimes, i am blindsided by a comment so out of left field, so removed from the way that i see my world and the way that i live my life (or try to)...why does it still hurt?.

i have posted before about my sisters.

the oldest is a pioneer and elder's wife.
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What would these people think of JW's?
by Fleur in
1. social
2. current
if they're upset over the dismissal of one sunday school teacher, what would they think of the headship 'arrangement' which ensures women will always be second class citizens (third, or fourth, actually, after teenaged boys and children who happen to be boys!

) and women praying with napkins on their heads?.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/us/08/21/menonly.sundayschool.ap/index.html.
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Moms: watch the message you send to your children about dieting
by Fleur in
1. social
2. physical
this should be obvious but i wonder sometimes if we moms realize how much influence we have directly over our children no matter what we say because of our own body image and our own food issues.. recently i have been losing weight after discontinuing several medications known to add weight to you.

my daughter picked up on the fact i have also eliminated a lot of the sugar (most of it) from my diet and has begun wondering if she needed to go on a diet.

she is very athletic and has not a bit of body fat, so i sat her down straight away and explained to her that the weight i gained was unhealthy for me and that the medication was the main reason, that it has nothing to do with her or her body.. i am so worried about navigating the coming teen years with body issues for her because i had such bad problems with this in my own teens and adult life too.
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Slaying the Demons in My Basement, Part Two
by Fleur in
1. jw
2. friends
continued from part one: .

the envelope was thick and so i knew that it had to contain pictures.

when i opened it, faded snapshots .
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Slaying the Demons in My Basement Part One
by Fleur in
1. jw
2. friends
ever since we moved into this place almost eight years ago, there have been demons in my basement.

no, not those kinds of demons.

not the smurf-controlling, videogame-inhabiting and musically-backmasked, legendarily-jw-feared sort of demons.
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Aye, Avast!
by Fleur in
1. social
2. entertainment
omg i wish i'd gotten tickets for the midnight premiere of pirates of the carribean, dead man's chest!.

i probably won't get to see it until next week but i'm just on pins and needles...jack sparrow can do no wrong in my eyes...my god i cannot wait to see this movie!!!.

anyone going this weekend???
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A little of my story; by request
by Fleur in
1. jw
2. experiences
i wrote this years ago now...and i will add an update to the end.. essie.

i believe it was about five years ago i wrote that.

there is no name on it so i don't know who wrote it.
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Happy Freaking mother's day to me...when your mom is crazy as a loon.
by Fleur in
1. jw
2. friends
those who have known me for any length of time through these forums know that my mom is, at best, unique, and at worse, totally freaking nuts.

i went to see her yesterday, specifically.

i didn't want to, i am honest enough to admit that.
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I just have to share my new religion with you all...
by Fleur in
1. social
2. humour
i discovered this website and the fsm some time ago and knew it was the faith for me.

i think that you should all consider joining me in becoming a pastafarian...please see here...http://www.venganza.org/flash/guidetopastafarianismpreloaded.swf how can any religion that considers pirates divine beings be wrong???.

if it's wrong, man, i just don't wanna be right.. love to all.
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"Leaving the Saints" By Martha Beck
by Fleur in
1. jw
2. friends
has anyone read this whole book yet?.

beck has always been a favorite of mine, and i bet there are a lot of similiarities here to what many jws have been through in leaving/abuse issues...but honestly i don't know if i have it in me right now to read the whole thing.. it looks like a fabulous book, though.

excerpt here.... http://www.leavingthesaints.com/excerpt.html.