The best part about Easter is coloring the eggs then hiding them. My 4 year old should get more of a thrill out of it this year. As far as candy?? I'm with the majority...chocolate!! 
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Favorite Easter Candy
by Big Dog inscully's happy easter got me thinking about easter baskets and easter candy.
those cadbury eggs are just the best, like a pure jolt of sugar and the fake yolk and white is just too cool.
what are your favorite easter candies?
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JWD - Five years old and still going strong !
by Simon infive years sure goes by fast .... http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/46/1.ashx.
we're busy as ever and there are lots of plans for the future.
there will be some changes in the coming week or so which i will announce later.. in the meantime, happy birthday to us
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I, for one, am happy that you're here!! Yay!!
SK
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Update on my disassociation
by Dustin ini went to the kingdom hall for the very last time.
i went in the door in my guns n roses t-shirt and ripped up lucky jeans, new earrings and goatee.
i went up to the po of the congregation and told him i needed to talk to him.
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GOOD for you.....nice to take a stand & do something right for yourself isn't it!!
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE TERRI SCHIAVO CASE?
by Mary inthere is apparently no chance at all of her ever recovering from her present state, but do you think she should live or die?
for myself, i think she's better off dead than living---no, existing---in her present state.
i for one, have instructed my family to let me die if something like this ever happened to me.
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She will be sedated through the process of dying
Lets hope that's true...
My 6month old niece was born with severe brain damage. There was hope, then there was none, then there was hope again. It was never determined exactly what was wrong with her, but one Sunday she lapsed into a irreversable coma. After every doctor told my brother and his wife there was no hope, they made the choice to "just let her go". It was the most painful decision I dare say they've ever had to make. They removed the feeding tube (that she'd had since about 2month of age) and she died about a day later. Her body just shut down. There was no recognition, no emotions nothing. In fact, her eyes had been shut since it was determined she slipped into the coma. She opened them for the first time since the moment she passed. My brother and his wife, up until then, had done EVERYTHING they could do to determine what happened and what could they expect. She didn't suffer, she was gone a week before she actually passed on.
I hope that Terri's parents know what their daughter wants, and do what is right by her. It's not an easy decision, but they must think of HER and what's best for her. It's very hard, but if it's in HER best interest to "just let her go" they should.
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My first post---Boy do I need help!!!!!!!!
by PAJA ini have been lurking here for a few days but decided i need to jump in as i need some serious help!
i got into a relationship with a jw.
i worked with her for over a year, got hurt on the job and was recovering for about 5 months.
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Mexican JWs are particularly strict, and their family unity is virtually impossible to crack
Truer words were never spoken. Having been there, done that, all I can offer you is to tell her the truth, as you've been advised. Guilt is a major factor and the fear of losing one's family is another. Talk first, find out if she's serious & understands what her choices will affect in her life.
Good Luck...and welcome by the way.
SK
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So which Desperate Housewife are you?
by TresHappy in.
in honor of my favorite show finally returning to new episodes this easter sunday, click on the link below and take the test - .
http://abc.go.com/primetime/desperate/quiz/index.html
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'bout time eh?? (new episodes)
I'm Susan...my friends tell me I'm like her. Just wish I had her body!! hmmm.......
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Hello everyone!
by MissMelly inhi everyone, my name is melissa.this site is the best!
i used to be a member on this forum a couple years ago, but have since list all my past information.
but alas, i have returned.
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Hi MissMelly...welcome!!
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How do you handle a Volitile Ex??
by Seeking Knowledge inmy ex....is an idiot.
i have had problems with him from the get go when it comes to custody of our son.
we have gone to court and established some ground rules, which he consistantly bends & twists to suit him.
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Once he realizes you aren't putty to be played with, he'll test it a few more times, but likely give up. It IS about power and control and he still delights in pulling your chain. Pull back, and its a whole lot less fun. Just be careful to stay to the letter of what you can legally do, and document where he breaks the rules. If challenged in court or mediation as to why the visitation time got more restrictive, tell the truth, that he abused that privilege and so you felt you had no choice. You would have rather been open and given your son as much time as possible with dad.
That way you present the truth, a mom who wants to be cooperative, and a dad that just wants to be an ass.
yep...that's correct!! Our papers state he returns our son to daycare on Friday morning, unless he is working then I pick up at 5 (which means he will never work another Friday again ) HE states that he can pick our son up whenever he wants to because Friday is his day (it's not) and he has the right to put his son in whatever daycare HE deems necessary (ie: the wife), which he does not.
He's playing a game...yes...documented yes...my only recourse at this moment is to wait for my attorney to get off vacation (damn her) and I'm no longer able to accomodate his schedule and stick 100% to the custody order. I thought we could work it out, he's clearly not interested in what I have to say. As far as daycare goes, yes, I hired her, I pay her and she (the wife) is NOT on the list and is NOT allowed to pick up our son, so he IS really really not thinking about the consequences. I am not putting my son in the middle for now. I'll go with the flow for the moment...and I've got some more rope for him to hang himself with.
I've learned with him that if I say it's blue he says it's green. If I tell him what I don't like, he does it, if I tell him I don't like it he does it. I've hoped for too long that he will get over himself and we could get along & work together for the sake of our son, but he insists on playing childish games...but now he's pissed me off for the last time...and my scottish blood is boiling....and dammit, I'm tired of his stupidity.....I don't have to put up with that anymore!! I'm not with him anymore and none of this is in my son's best interest. He's very passive aggressive and I continue to play into that. Not anymore....
So frustrating!! SK
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How do you handle a Volitile Ex??
by Seeking Knowledge inmy ex....is an idiot.
i have had problems with him from the get go when it comes to custody of our son.
we have gone to court and established some ground rules, which he consistantly bends & twists to suit him.
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I spoke to my daycare lady today and she agreed that he & the wife were only doing this to get to me. To make a longer story short (too late), my ex is to take our son to his daycare Friday morning, for me to pick up after work. I was looking forward to not having to go to his parents house anymore, but he asked that if he were to get off work early, could he pick up our boy then, probably around 3-3:30. I thought about it & said "sure why not" as I didn't see any problem with him spending more time with dad (getting used to him etc). Needless to say, found out that the last few weeks, he's been removing our son not when he gets off work, but shortly before lunch, disrupting our sons scheduled day and having his wife going there. He knows this was not the agreement, his wife is NOT to pick up our son. He even went to the trouble of calling me when he got off work to let me know that he would be picking him up (calling me to let me know was our verbal agreement). Why go to the trouble of calling me at 3:30 to let me know he was going to get our son if he already had physical custody of him since 12:30?? EXACTLY..... I didn't know until my daycare lady mentioned that she thought that was odd. I have to preface: I told her prior to all this that his dad would be picking him up early so she was under the impression that I knew about this. This is what sparked the latest episode of his utter & complete ignorance. He called me & told me that HE decided HE would take our son out whenever HE wanted to and HE didn't have to discuss it with me as what he does with our son on "his time" is "his business". Our agreement only states that IF he doesn't have to work then he can keep our son until I get off work, otherwise he goes back to daycare, this past Thursday he admitted that he was working on Friday. So again, "shooting foot disease" is his problem.
IT's not about our son, never has been with him, his fight has been with me for whatever reason...and the biggest mistake I make on this is to try to reason with him. It's impossible. My attorney is out of town on vacation until later this month so I have to deal with this until then. I'm not going to fight him about Friday's until then. Give the boy enough rope and well you know the rest!! I'm a bit calmer than I was last week, but I haven't given up. I want to know why this "doctor" that did work on my boy did so without MY consent. That's another issue for the lawyer.
Thanks for your kind words again all.....I guess the best way to handle such an idiot is to continue documenting & letting the lawyer handle it. I'll only talk to him when I have to during exchanges altho it's hard--very hard--not to react when it comes to my son.
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How do you handle a Volitile Ex??
by Seeking Knowledge inmy ex....is an idiot.
i have had problems with him from the get go when it comes to custody of our son.
we have gone to court and established some ground rules, which he consistantly bends & twists to suit him.
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Wow...you guys are awesome....really the input is appreciated. I went to get my son this evening and the entire clan was in the living room waiting for me. Usually they scatter like cockroaches (no joke) but today, they were all there. They were nice, engaging me in small talk, but nice. Except the wife, you can almost cut the animosity with a knife when she sees me. I collected my son & I went on my way. First thing he said to me when we left the house was "Mom, I don't want to go see my dad" and that just breaks my heart. I told him that his dad loves him and loves to spend time with him, but for now he was going home, we'd see his dad later.
Trust that what you do and say now will have a profound effect on him. Even if you do not see it now, you will in the future. Communication in a resonable and calm manner with your son will reward you when he decides to make 'his own conclusions' on what is going on. Trust yourself and your love for your child
I have moments of calm, when I think it will be alright, when I think that my son will be ok thru all this, and I have a moment of peace. It never lasts, always in the back of my mind is the question "what will he do next?" I try not to let it ruin my time with my son, and I am making an extra effort to make sure no matter what, he knows his mom & dad love him. Mostly I make plans for us to do things.
I do keep a journal by the way, since his father left us...every word, every action...everything. When we went to our custody settlement, the judge said "I'm not interested in what he did in the past". I still keep the journal, she sure will be interested in the present!
Thanks again all...my heart is soothed a bit!!
SK
and I forgot to add....my heart goes out to all of you in the same position. Like you said to me, keep your chin up & trust yourselves and your kids will be the better for it!!
