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  Secret Santa 2005

  by Gadget in

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  its getting to that time of year again, so who wants to do another secret santa?

  it worked out brilliantly last year and the year before.

  if any one wants to join in let me know by either posting in this thread(to help keep it bttt so people can see it, lol), or pm'ing me or emailing me at [email protected]

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  fifi

  This was really fun last year. Love to do it again, and also the card list sounds like a great idea. Sending you my info.
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  Technically, it's not a miracle. But it IS a miracle for me.

  by bebu in

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  the neurosurgeon called it glioblastoma.

  the radiologist affirmed it was glioblastoma.

  --glioblastoma is the brain cancer tumor that they diagnosed for my mother last friday from her mri results.

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  fifi

  Hi Bebu,

  Glad to hear that your mum's condition is not what it appeared to be. However, with MS, your mother should begin treatment as soon as possible. I was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago although we have since discovered that I've probabaly had it since as young as age 11. I started interferon injection treatment about 10 months ago. If you live in the UK, you should find out about how easy/difficult it will be for your mother to have access to this treatment and also how does her prognosis differ from more commonly encountered forms of MS. Also, healthy living and diet have a huge impact on MS. If you want any more info or just talk, PM me.

  Fifi
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  Going to pick up The Half Blood Prince” tonight *sarcastic* YAY

  by mtbatoon in

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  oh potter you rotter your books out tomorrow.

  and with all the other poor parents i'll follow.

  down to the book shop till midnight does strike.

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  fifi

  Can't wait!!! I'm getting mine delivered from Amazon on the 19th as I don't want to read it in French.
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  me and the deemunz

  by katiekitten in

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  2. experiences

  i was lucky to have been brought up in the troof, because if i hadnt, i wouldnt have known about the demons and how they are always looking for opportunities to lead us astray by appearing as ghosties, or by making household objects float, or by getting into our house through items bought from car boot sales.. my first memories of the deemunz was quite early, say aged 5 or 6. i used to think they were at the end of the bed, and so i had to sleep with my legs curled up as tightly as possible, so they wouldnt get my toes.

  i cant even begin to think what terrible things they were going to do with my piggies, but sure as the apostles i wasnt going to give them a chance.. aged 7 or 8 i knew the deemunz were after me, because i was special.

  i was a jehobas witness.

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  fifi

  Georgefoster :

  Don't worry too much about your step-son's bed-wetting. The experience I've had with my son, is that the more you make out of it, the worse things get. My son was wetting the bed quite regularly up until last year (age 8 1/2). We eventually resorted to asking him to use "Pampers Dry Nites", not to make him ashamed, but because it was becoming very tiring for me (I have a serious illness myself) to be getting up in the night to change sheets etc. He's a great wee lad and understood very well. However, I always left him the choice of using them or not and if there ever was an accident, he would help me with the bedding. Gradually, things got better and he would wake up completely dry 9 times out of 10. Then, last summer he went on his first holiday camp. I packed him the right number of "dry nites" in an inconspicuous supermarket carrier bag and told him to decide for himself when and if he wanted to use them. Lo and behold, when we went to pick him up the next week, he hadn't used any of them and there hadn't been any accidents.

  He does still have the odd accident, but it's usually linked to something at school. You wouldn't think so, but he's quite an anxious little boy who doesn't readily express what he's feeling, so like I said, patience and kindness is the key ... in my book anyway. That and helping him to feel capable and responsible.

  Sorry 'Katiekitten' for changing subject, but I hope this helps.

  Fifi
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  Eagerness To Shun Bound To Fade

  by Englishman in

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  my own parents gave up shunning me after i was disfellowshipped.

  they kept it up for about 3 years and then just sort of gradually folded.

  here in wsm, most of the witnesses who remember me can't be arsed with the shunning thang any more.

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  fifi

  Glad to hear that things are softening up for you E-Man. In my case it seeme to be the opposite that's happening.Since my two older siblings have found their ways back to "the truth" my parents just don't seem to have time for the rest of us...even the DF'd and non-JW ones. They were quite happy to have me around when my son was born, but he's not as interesting now he's nearly 10. And of course they have my siblings children, so no need to bother with other Grandkids. They're always at each other's houses to the point where you feel as if you brought a bad smell in. This is what my DF'd brother told me anyway, as I practically have to meke an appointment to see them.
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  Gave Blood today at work!

  by qwerty in

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  i nearly passed out after too!

  it's the only second time i've nearl fainted in my life.

  it wasn't the needles it was after.

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  fifi

  Well done, qwerty. It's something I've always wanted to do as I have quite a rare blood group, but my long term illness makes it impossible ... plus the fact that I lived in Britain. Mad cows, you see.

  Once again, well done.

  Fifi
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  Kids say the funniest things!

  by whyamihere in

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  my daughter lily is 3 years old.

  she is now asking me all the body parts(all of them).

  now i am not one to hold back so i told her what she has and what her little brother has when she asked.. so anyway..... now she sings songs about it.

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  "mom, don't forget I need POLYSPERM for my vagina." I just about died!

  I bet you did.
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  Birthday Party - Birthday Cake

  by POs Son in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, this weekend, we had a nice little birthday party for our one-year-old daughter.

  my folks, both dubs, were not invited despite living only ten minutes away.

  i still respect their beliefs, so did not even bother inviting them.

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  fifi

  What gets to me is how they seem to have to 'substitute' the 'pagan' festivities with something else as if they're sad to be getting left out. My parents give gifts to their JW grandchildren on anniversaries, which I think is ridiculous. Strangely enough, the other grandkids, although they don't even receive wishes for their birthdays, get nothing.

  There were also several families in my congo who had decided it would be a good idea to have a 'family day' where they all got together for a meal and exchanged gifts. Coming back to the JW reasoning, I would argue that "you don't need a special day."

  There was also one sister (an elder's wife) who always thought it appropriate to give a card to her daughter to commemorate 'the special day of her birth' LOL.

  Why can't they just get busy living?

  Fifi
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  Without the Internet. Would you still have been a active believing dub??

  by Samuel Thorsen in

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  perhaps i would.. struggeling with doubts of course, but going to the meetings and turning in 2 or 3 hours on my report every month like i used to.... what about you guys?

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  No. I was disfellowshipped long before internet access (1987). Went through long periods of depression until my brother told me to Google "Jehovahs Witnesses".
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  I feel so angry!

  by Ellie in

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  not really much point to this except i want to vent some anger but yesterday my little brother came round to my house for lunch, he is studying and living at the house of my jw sister, i myself have never been baptized so am not disfellowshipped but they all (with the exception of my little brother) treat me as though i where.. anyway, my little brother came round for lunch and the next thing my jw mum phones my house, asks to speak to my brother and gives him a telling off for being at my house because i'm bad association, and tells him that he has to spend more time with the members of the congregation.. he tries to explain to her that the members of the congregation don't want to know him, that he is sick of making an effort to be friendly with them when they just ignore him.. anyway, it finished with her telling him he is to go straight back to my sisters house and not see me again.. he is 24 years of age, surely its up to him if he wants to come to my house!.

  sorry, i know there is no point to this, but i just wanted to let off some steam!

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  fifi

  Hi Ellie,

  Like you said it's up to him whether he wants to come to your house or not. Be glad that he made the choice to do so and maybe this call from your mom will really be an eye-opener for him.

  Hugs,

  Fifi