The first birthdays are always fun!! Even tho they really don't know what the fuss is about, they sure do like digging into that cake! Happy Birthday Jack! Many more to come!!
Seeking Knowledge
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It's My Son's 1st B-Day
by whyamihere ini know he doesn't know what the hell is going on.. happy birthday jack!
love crazy mommy!.
brooke wi
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Memory of a stupid situation
by Nosferatu inanother post brought this memory back to me.
it's a really stupid situation which resulted in my mother ceasing communication with the next door neighbour.
i believe it happened when i was in grade one.. my mother was supposed to meet me at my elementary school.
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Sounds like she might have reacted to a fear of you being "lost" and took it out on the neighbor. Maybe she was too embarrassed to set it straight after the arguement.
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As a JW did you "take a turkey" or accept the Xmas Bonus?
by confusedjw ini felt it hypocritical to take a turkey abviously meant for thanksgiving.
i didn't like buying the easter candy after easter either as it was "food sacrificed to idols".. years ago at a place i worked they gave out a xmas bonus which i returned.
( a few hundred dollars which we sure could have used) they assured me that it was an "end of the year" bonus.
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Speaking of my Ex, he always took the bonuses, time off whatever was offered. Him and another JW he worked with both enjoyed the holidays, the treats and even got presents, neither of them were offended. I asked the friend what was up with that, he said they can accept gifts...just not give them...
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tell me about yourself
by bagpuss in.
in a recent thread someone said that bagpuss was a good name but didn't know what it meant.. bagpuss was a character from a childrens programme in the 1970s and is becoming popular again now.
i chose this name as like bagpuss i am soft,cuddlyand loyal, but will get the claws out when needed.. why did you choose your 'alias' and what does it tell me about you?
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Bagpuss: I grew up in England...I think I remember that show!! Awesome....
My moniker says it all, I'm seeking knowledge, My ex is now a JW, and I never had a true grasp of what he was about in his religion until after we split up. He wasn't "in it" while we were together. It's the outcome and concern for our son that brought me here!
Happy to meet you!
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What's your worst Turkey disaster? ... or Food disaster?
by BrendaCloutier inthere were those baked cookies and baked pumpkin pies for a friend's tg dinner that i tried to do one night while drunk.
i turned on the timer and passed out, totally missing the timer.
the cookies looked like charcoal brickettes!
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Personally, I don't have too many disaster stories...but a friend of mine made her first T-day dinner, and when it said to "rinse the bird" she got out the scrubber brush and some dishwashing liquid to make sure it was good and rinsed.
Never ate dinner at her place after I heard that!!
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Another name for Christmas???
by ohiocowboy ini absolutely love this time of year, and the warm feelings, and the general feeling of good will emitting from people, but, not really having a faith in christ or religion, i somehow find it difficult to use the word christmas, as it denotes a celebration of christ... .
for those of us who enjoy this season, but aren't really firm believers, can any of us think of a name that could be used instead of the word "christmas", that would have special meaning for believers and non-believers alike, a word that evokes the same emotional feelings?
i have spent the past week decking the halls, and setting up the "christmas" tree(s), getting ready for this holiday which i enjoy so much, but it is that one word "christmas" that somehow makes me feel as though i am contradicting myself, because i no longer have a faith in that higher power.
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Seeking Knowledge
Season of Joy? I like that!
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Hypocrasy?? Could it be?
by Seeking Knowledge inhi all, i hope i'm posting this in the right subject area:
had a "discussion" with my ex the other day, in which i asked him to stop telling our son that birthdays/pumpkins/santa and whatever else were "bad" as he was more or less telling our son that my beliefs are wrong.
of course he says he's only teaching him "truth from the bible" i asked him to point out to me where in the blble it says you can't celebrate these things, he couldn't.
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Once again Frannie, good advice thank you. I am in the process of getting our son into counseling. I've already prepared for the inevitable with my attorney and I'm taking her prescribed course. I have gathered so much information to point out to anyone who is not JW "smart" as to why this needs to be done.
Gill, appreciate your honesty, I know he's a liar and he's going to do whatever it takes to "throw me off the scent", the good thing is, I no longer believe anything that comes out of his mouth!
Atlas....THANK YOU....I will keep that in mind, I love to watch his head explode! The more I know the less he can use!
SK
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Hypocrasy?? Could it be?
by Seeking Knowledge inhi all, i hope i'm posting this in the right subject area:
had a "discussion" with my ex the other day, in which i asked him to stop telling our son that birthdays/pumpkins/santa and whatever else were "bad" as he was more or less telling our son that my beliefs are wrong.
of course he says he's only teaching him "truth from the bible" i asked him to point out to me where in the blble it says you can't celebrate these things, he couldn't.
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Hi All, I hope I'm posting this in the right subject area:
Had a "discussion" with my ex the other day, in which I asked him to stop telling our son that birthdays/pumpkins/santa and whatever else were "bad" as he was more or less telling our son that my beliefs are wrong. He's JW and I'm not. Of course he says he's only teaching him "truth from the bible" I asked him to point out to me where in the blble it says you can't celebrate these things, he couldn't.
But he came up with some interesting comments, thought I'd throw them out there for an opinion so I can go back & ask him about them. Before I start, this is a man who was out of the cult for awhile (hence our son) and decided the pressure was too much, got back in and immediately got married & is now expecting another child. Together the 2 of them are trying to put on the "perfect family" show and teaching my son there is no other way than theirs. Needless to say, I'm not happy about this.
First off...I reminded him that before our son was born we discussed why he wouldn't be raised a JW and that we would expose him to both our religions (this is before I knew anything about it)....I told him that I didn't want him ramming the JW down his throat so that he would feel that was the only way he could be....his response?
"I wouldn't do that, if he decides to be a Catholic, that's ok with me"
Second...I asked him how he could try to raise our son as JW when I wasn't of that "faith" as that would require our son to believe that we (me and his sister and our side of the family) would be "murdered by God" and we were basically to be ignored, etc as we were not of "the truth" and should be treated as such. He shook his head & got a little offronted & said "Oh no, I would never do that, it's his decision" He said the same thing about having him baptised, said he would never do that, in fact looked like he'd just sucked on a whole lemon when I mentioned it.
Those are things that stick out the most that I remember of our conversatoin. Everything I've read on the JW religion leads me to believe he is full of it. ( Heck, everything he says anymore leads me to believe that, but that's not the issue right now.) Am I wrong to think that he's full of it??
I was able to throw my limited understanding of the JW ways back at him regarding these 2 specific items, and I must say, he was shocked, he certainly wasn't prepared for it (felt kinda nice to see the reaction! ) but I need some possible guidance for any future interraction with him.
Thanks!
SK
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"Bless You!"
by kaykay_mp in...is something any decent person would say if you sneezed.
but i was thinking, "surely some of the dubs would see something wrong with saying this.
" if you were at the hall, one of them would probably would cut in and say something asenine like, "you're not blessing him, jehovah and his holy spirit is...".
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I tell my son to say "God bless you" when people sneeze, and he immediately starts into his prayers when he hears "God bless" too funny. I didn't realize that was a no-no with the JW's...guess I'll make sure he continues!
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Hello all you Newbies!!!!!
by kls ini see we are having a run on newbies and just wanted to say and welcome to you all.
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i don't know all your screen names and don't want to miss any so post and say hi.
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Seeking Knowledge
Hi Everyone.....since we're all saying HI thought I'd stop in as well. I don't post much, mostly read for all the knowledge I can find here to help me out in my day to day dealings with "my" JW. I'm not a JW, but I deal with one every day! Thanks for sharing all your stories!
SK