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  You Know It's Trouble When Your 13 year old son says....

  by roybatty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "dad, you have to promise not to tell mom.

  my kids and i were sitting down at dinner time when my son (with a big grin on his face) said that.

  ok, ok, he got me and my 10 year old daughter (mom's little spy) to promise not to tell on him.

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  BTT- cause its so damn funny
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  To the "Little Bird" Who Knows My Father.

  by Lostreality in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  stop hiding behind your anonymity.

  there is a fink on this messege board.

  a practicing jw who frequents the board in order to report things to people.. well, here is to the person who is my father's "little bird".

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  lurkers: right now, if your're a JW and reading this, you can be "disciplined" in the congo for accessing this site. (a little fyi for some people that just don't get it) But I'll guess you will be repentant when the smelders take you "in the back" for a discussion of your addiction to the internet.
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  Remembering

  by Granny Linda in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i spoke with my elderly aunt yesterday about much of what i've read over this past week...catching up on the best of series...well, some of it anyhow; and her comments echoed much of what many former jw's have already spoken of.. she reminded me how many years ago when her one grandchild needed a blood transfusion and her daughter had called in a panic...my aunt simply told her to do what she felt for best for the child - not the church.

  or, the sometimes humerous stories of field service - the dreaded thought that someone might actually answer their door.

  my aunt releated how her own father had once asked if she wanted to "pioneer" and when my aunt told him, "no" my grandfather had the most shocked look on his face.

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  wow, I wish I had an aunt to talk to like that....I bet you learn something new about yourself everytime you talk to her. Tell her to keep on rockin!
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  To the "Little Bird" Who Knows My Father.

  by Lostreality in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  stop hiding behind your anonymity.

  there is a fink on this messege board.

  a practicing jw who frequents the board in order to report things to people.. well, here is to the person who is my father's "little bird".

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  I'll put this one btt so we can make sure its the first thing your little turd bird sees!

  Lurkers who use this board to destroy people: chickens who will not face their life and revel in others people misery

  Just my .02 cents
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  You Know It's Trouble When Your 13 year old son says....

  by roybatty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "dad, you have to promise not to tell mom.

  my kids and i were sitting down at dinner time when my son (with a big grin on his face) said that.

  ok, ok, he got me and my 10 year old daughter (mom's little spy) to promise not to tell on him.

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  LOL!!!

  I needed a good laugh today and you made it....Just the thought of the brother *** coming out and saying "what did you eat?" was enough for me to get a chortle....But then, when they opened the door.....even funnier.

  The next funniest thing would be to see a 4 year old girl in the hall going "God, who farted? Somebody went poopy in thier pants"
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  AVATAR UPDATE!

  by Valis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  time for an avatar change i tell you!

  sincerely, .

  district overbeer of the "evil jebus" class

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  Lookie! I can play too! New pic of my favorite babe!

  melbatoast
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  My Brother's Funeral (Part One)

  by doodle-v in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  some of you may remember that last year my 21 year old brother died from leukimia.

  the day after i posted about it here .

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/63039/1.ashx.

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  Doodle:

  You have more courage than I, dear one. ((hug)). It has been three years since my fathers passing, and I can remember vivdly the whole thing, just like you. However, I don't have the strength to let it go yet. He was also memorialized, and my mother insisted we have it at the KH, it wasn't even in the childrens hands. Loads of JW's, and during my dads funeral talk, the elder giving it decided to omit both me and my sisters name because we were df'd. Such selfish people will get what they deserve. Just remember it is out of your hands. I was glad you were able to have the recption at your house. There were all sorts of roaches JWs crawling around after my dads memorial, and I felt so upset that I could not get up and read a poem or state how much I would miss him. Be strong.

  Melba
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  New Website About Child Abuse

  by Corvin in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i am putting together a website geared toward non-sexual jw child abuse.

  i am in the midst of getting clinical assistance from mental healthcare professionals and many others are wanting to get on board.

  the link to the first page is below.

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  Corvin: These link isnt solely to do with child abuse, but it makes good reading! Im using it and others for my psych paper (MWAHAHAHA)
  

  Why Jehovah's Witnesses have Mental Problems

  www.premier1.net/~raines/mental.html
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  Is it true, or just familiar?

  by Markfromcali in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a simple enough comparison, but i think it's a question worth asking with a thread of it's own, even if it's just for the sake of reminder.

  whether it's believing the jws or anything, do we notice whether it is what's reasonable and makes sense, or is it just 'agreeable' because it's familiar and comfortable?

  obviously the latter wouldn't be a wise choice.

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  In my psychology class, this week we are focusing on different learning styles and stimulus. I was going to start a thread about this, but you beat me to the punch!

  Learned Helplessness is a passive resignation to aversive conditions learned by REPEATED EXPOSURE (eg, meetings five times a week :)) to aversive events that are inescapable and unavoidable.

  Then, they talk about an experiment , and the psychologist reasoned that humans who have sufferered painful experiences they could neither avoid nor escape may also experience learned helplessness. Then, having experienced this helplessness, they may simply give up and react to disappointment in life by becoming inactive, withdrawn, and depressed.

  Sound familiar?
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  What one thing would you like to vent?

  by MelbaToast in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  mine is my mom.. ii dont know where to start and dont know where to end.

  therapy sessions later, i am still at a loss.

  i think that a parent is someone who loves and protects you from harm, doesnt shame or bribe you to make you into "a perfect pioneer".

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  LOL! But the garlic melba toast is awesome, shamus.

  I too, am getting sick and tired of this hate-mongering against people in this board!