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  TRICKY SITUATION

  by bay64me in

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  i got new neighbours a couple of months ago.

  to get straight to the point, i'm sure the husband is knocking his wife about.

  i can hear him shouting and screaming and loud thuds and bangs, sometimes late at night and even last week he was so loud that he actually woke me up at 7.30 in the morning with his behaviour.. i really feel intimidated by him.

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  Sorry............................. This is a no brainer! Someone screams for help in the middle of the night YOU CALL 911 !

  I don't mean to be mean, but it SHOULD sit heavy on your mind. You have suffered abuse? you know what she was feeling. You won't get any sympathy on this one. They never have to know who called the police. Depression and Agoraphobia is NOT an excuse. I feel for you since I also suffer from it on and off, but ya know what...............I was able to CALL 911 if I had to. Get on some medication, they have plenty that work wonders for that condition. There aren't to many MEDs for abuse. INTERVENTION! If it happens again remember CRY FOR HELP=CALL 911! No thinking to it.
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  Not burdensome?

  by dsgal in

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  jesus really gave it to the pharisees for burdening down the people with heavy loads and he said "my yoke is kindly and my load is light",so i'm wondering,how many ex-jws really felt it wasn't a burden to attend five meetings a week,tend to personal and family study,prepare for meeting parts,sit all day for three days in a row at assemblies,spend your free time in field service and witness to school mates and work mates about it?

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  You forgot all the hours sitting in the barbers chair getting hair cuts, all the shaving, running to the dry cleaners for the suits. Shoe polishing. Ironing. All the work that goes into making the kiddies spotless and perfect. Every hair on their greased down perfect parted heads. That adds another 1000 hours a year. I'm pooped too.

  Edited to add...................can we count the hours on our service record?

  Edited by - Been There on 31 August 2002 20:23:33
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  I'm getting a Tattoo, it doesn't hurt, right?

  by LB in

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  i finally picked one out.

  my older son and i are going down one day this week and getting it done.

  it's a tribal turtle.

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  OVER & OVER
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  I'm getting a Tattoo, it doesn't hurt, right?

  by LB in

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  i finally picked one out.

  my older son and i are going down one day this week and getting it done.

  it's a tribal turtle.

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  Riiiiiiiiiiiiight! You just keep saying that over & over.
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  Cancer

  by Sirona in

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  you might think i'm being picky here, please dont take this the wrong way.

  the thing is, i'm stuggling with my health at the moment and am going in hospital to see if my cancer has spread.. heres my gripe: some people (noone on this board) say to me, over and over, that they know someone who had skin cancer and they're fine now....how they can just remove the mole and everything is fine.

  well for the purposes of educating people:.

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  I was also waiting with held breath for a reply from you. So glad someone said where to look. Hope the good news is taking some of the worry away. Here's to GOOD HEALTH! Take care and keep us posted.
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  Why do elders not disfellowship inactive people?

  by kenpodragon in

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  when i left the religion, i walked away and did not get df'ed or da myself.

  in doing so, my wife left the religion at the same time.

  in our life we have been very nonwitness in our life.

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  Good point Drawcad,

  But............I was df'd and I had not been to a meeting in five years. At my interigation I told them I was not interested so just let me go. I was not repentant. This was back in 1980. The witch hunts were around that time were'nt they?
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  Still on the fence!!!

  by breeze in

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  i have been associated with the witnesses all my life.

  going to the meetings was much different before the society got so large, 6,000,000 witnesses and probably at least that many not active anymore!.

  i am sure that my life has been dramatically changed by this association.

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  Welcome to the board Breeze.

  Let us hold your hand while you do some serious thinking and healing.

  (we promise not to pull you off the fence, snicker, snicker)

  So glad you decided to jump in and say hi to our little group.
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  MY SON HAD APPENDICITIS.........

  by SUSCARRA in

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  tuesday was a rough, tough day for my son, bryce,(19 yrs old).

  not to mention us parents.

  he was in bad shape folks.

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  I am so glad all is turning out well.

  I hope your son has a speedy recovery. Take care of yourself and get some much needed rest.

  ((((((((((((Scarra)))))))))))))
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  My temporary but painful "Goodbye!"

  by The_Bad_Seed in

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  i will be taking a short hiatus, away from jwdc, until late september, as i am busy making arrangements for my move across the country on the 15th, while juggling an almost impossible 70 hour workweek (lately).

  in the meantime, have fun, yell at eachother, makeup, kiss and hug, or stab eachother in the eyeballs or the crotch.

  bye for now mates!

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  Been there

  Good Luck TBS,

  Is the girlfriend going to join you? Or are you on your own?
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  Hope Sirona got good news ...

  by Simon in

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  wasn't today the day she was due to get her results?.

  here's hoping they are good ...

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  ((((((((Sirona))))))))

  I've been thinking about you all day too. Hope all is well.