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My SSD Hearingor What I did on my Summer Vacation

by BrendaCloutier in

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what i did for my summer vacation.

by brenda lynn cloutier.

i went to the social security hearing chambers and saw a judge.

juni

Brenda, hi!

I feel for you as my daughter is going through the same hoops. She has degenerative disc disease. Had to go to one of the social security doctors and it was a joke. Of course she has been turned down, though she has a lawyer who has it filed w/the court. Takes them 2 years to come up w/their decision. We have payed for this help for ourselves and deserving others through our social security taxes. The government feels they are doing us this great favor - I'm sure when one of the "leaders" has a problem it gets taken care of right away.

Thinking of you and know that others too are waiting to be judged "worthy" of help. juni

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I am NOT going to smoke a cigarette today

by DanTheMan in

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so there.. i have been smoking on and off since about 1999, and i'm tired of it.

it's time to quit for good.. i will be revisiting this thread before i go to bed tonight, and i will at that time be able to post that i made it through the day without a single puff of tobacco smoke.

juni

Singing to your "friend" - "You're a hard habit to break." lalalalalalalal (Chicago) I had talked to a nurse who had lost her license as she was stealing drugs from the hospital. She had said that quitting heroine was much easier than quitting cigs. Cigarettes are physically addictive. It was suggested to me to have a water bottle filled - one with a straw preferably to take the place of the cig and have that w/ya. They have found smokers are more dehydrated also. Appreciate the comment about the oxygen - never heard that. Longest I've lasted w/o is 6 days. Then turmoil hits and I'm out buying more. Hate being a slave to this. Good luck (or should I say be of good fortune) in your quitting. With you in trying again!!!!!

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Marci Hamilton comments on the Berry girls case.........

by loveis in

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.....(as well as on the wisconsin supreme court one.

stung by 2 high court defeats just 2 days apart, marci fights back, showing where she believes the justices erred and what the state legislature now needs to do in each case.

the question for the new hampshire supreme court was whether the elders had a duty of care toward the girl.

juni

I find this news about the decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court very disturbing. I live in Wisconsin and I find on other issues, namely FATHER'S RIGHTS IN DIVORCES, also very one-sided. In the case of Wisconsin law and divorce issues our laws are very clear. But there is still an uneven playing field in the court room. If the laws were enforced, the parent who is thumbing their nose at the Court would be held accountable. The parent who is abiding by the law and happens to be of the male gender is in a lose lose situation. In my son's case the GAL (Guardian ad Litem) over- ruled both the psychiatrist's report and also those of the childrens' counselors. My son is going for an open stipulation so that one day perhaps he will get a fair hearing. Until then, mom (even though she has placement) is continuing her alienation of the children from their father and her malignant lies.

As in the case of these physically abused ones who do not find justice, also many children are deprived of the love of their father and are at the mercy of the Court. AND WE DECRY OTHER COUNTRIES' POLICIES OF JUSTICE?

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Bogus Reinstatement...

by sammielee24 in

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..okay..would this work?????

here's the story.. i was df'd over a year ago.

i was raised in the truth and was an elder for 23 years.

juni

I can understand when you say you have to find your own way. I respect that. But, I, like the others here know that you are setting yourself up for a lot of hurt and disappointment. In all honesty, do you really think your relatives will even hear you out? They will be on to you in a blink of an eye as what you are saying to them does not have "the ring of truth". Shunning a human being - even a dog - takes its toll psychologically. It is like a mental solitary confinement. Being an elder, were you on the judicial committee? If so, maybe you could visit those that you had a part in DF. Those perhaps that had extenuating circumstances; those that you knew in your heart did not deserve such harsh punishment for the "crime". I'm sure you know in your heart and mind who some of these individuals are. I think your time would be better spent helping those. As for your relatives, they are taught as you well know that you are worse than the worst in the world. Don't continue to beat yourself up; let it go!! Also, when you are reinstated there are those that will never talk to you again. You are forever "bad" to them. I guess it makes them feel superior? I hope you find your place in a SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP with Jehovah. " Let God be found true though every man a liar". With all sincerity, Juni

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My 11-year-old daughter is having migraines!

by cruzanheart in

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okay, y'all, get out your experiences, thinking caps, and remedies.

jennie is 11 (will be 12 in october).

this year she has started to show all of the classic signs of puberty, and a couple of weeks ago had cramps about the same time as my cycle.

juni

Hi Nina,

My daughter who is 30 now had migraines when she was in 5th grade. Awful pain. Went to bed in the dark

and was out of it for a few days. Could have been stress related. A neurologist gave her med - vasodialator (enlarges the blood vessels). She pretty much had to ride them out. She got the vision disturbance and once was riding her bike when her visual field got dark and she fell off her bike onto the road. I ran to her and she had blacked out for a few seconds. Helped her home and she went to bed. Kept an eye on her. She still gets them off and on but not to the degree that she did when she was younger. Wish you the best with this. Juni

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Another letter from WBTS re: UN Scandal

by Gadget in

quite a while ago i mentioned to my parents about the un scandal but they didn't seem too interested, but when i called in the other day my mother mentioned it to me again.

they had a elder and his wife (family friends who i was previously very very close to) staying with them for the convention and discussed it with them.

the elders wife is a very strong personality and super-spiritual but when she heard of the scandal back in spring she had a huge problem with it.

juni

Amen! Gadget. I also remember this about membership at the Y's. There are two sets of standards here. Sad part of it is that they equate your obedience to the organizations rules to your standing with your Creator. That is playing with peoples' minds and their emotional well being.

Juni - or French Girl to my friend Obi wan, heh Obi if you're reading this??

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VENUS AND SERENA reality show

by juni in

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another reality show.

starring no less than serena and venus williams.

confuscious say, " grasshopper, never bite the hand that feeds you.".

juni

Well, here we go again!! Another reality show. Starring no less than Serena and Venus Williams.

Confuscious say, " Grasshopper, NEVER bite the hand that feeds you."

I guess the Society will allow such donations???? Big bucks come from the likes of the William's sisters, Prince, George Benson, etc. I remember when Teresa Graves of "Get Christy Love" fame in the 1970's finished her contract w/out shooting a gun. Then she got out of the business all together and became a pioneer. Now isn't that what is expected with the rest of us "everyday" people?? Well I guess the Society says one thing to us peons and when it comes to money they will lower their standards. Hypocrites!!!

Hi Obi wan ( you know who you are ) gottcha!! French Girl :)

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This concerns WTS as an NGO and then discontinuing

by juni in

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a former jw friend of mine brought up to an active bro.

about the wts as an ngo and then discontinuing their.

membership.

juni

A former JW friend of mine brought up to an active bro. about the WTS as an NGO and then discontinuing their

membership. This bro then asked an elder about it. Elder said that "yes" he had received a letter from the

Society, but only ONE person was involved. My question is DOES ANYONE HAVE ACCESS TO A COPY OF

THIS LETTER SENT TO THE ELDERS? Thank you all for your help. I really appreciate it. Juni

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Being a JW mother, I really don't understand how these women do it.

by Dragonlady76 in

while reading through some threads, i sometimes wonder what my life would have been like if i had stayed a jw and had kids.

i now have a 23 month old son, that's very active, i can not begin to imagine what torture it would be for both of us to attend meetings or go out in field service.

i would be expected to keep him still the whole time without toys, snacks, books or any sort of distraction at all, except maybe the my book of bible stories.

juni

Only Frannie so far is older than me. Remember Frannie when all we had to use

were Pampers for disposable diapers. They leaked terribly! So I brought cloth diapers

to assemblies. What a joy! Usually we had no place to change baby at the DAs. All of

these comments are bringing back very bad memories.

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Being a JW mother, I really don't understand how these women do it.

by Dragonlady76 in

while reading through some threads, i sometimes wonder what my life would have been like if i had stayed a jw and had kids.

i now have a 23 month old son, that's very active, i can not begin to imagine what torture it would be for both of us to attend meetings or go out in field service.

i would be expected to keep him still the whole time without toys, snacks, books or any sort of distraction at all, except maybe the my book of bible stories.

juni

I raised 4 children in the religion. It was very hard. You had to be very

organized! Being so busy helped me to keep the weight off. I wish I

could go back in time and do things differently, but obviously can't change

things. I can relate to all that you said. Now that I'm on the other side I see

things differently and in a more balanced way. Fortunately, my family has good

times together - children are adults and married and I have many grandchildren.