I rarely saw racial discrimination within the walls of a KH. I saw plenty of it at school or in other public places. Being half Asian, in Missouri I was a "Chink" or "Jap". But also being half Caucasian, in Hawaii, I was "haole" (or white, which is never in a positive manner). But I don't remember encountering that type of thing in the KH. I did see a lot more discrimination when you didn't have money or when you came from a "certain family name". My family name was never part of the popular crowd. My dad wasn't the friendliest - he was rather moody and some people never knew how to take him. He was very tough on us kids (on the outside - at home it was abusive) and many times I was discriminated against because of the reputation my father had.
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What We See From Our Vantage Point
by minimus injoining this discussion board was a first for me a few years ago.
one of the things i've come to appreciate is that we all come from different backgrounds, families and ways of thinking.
there is not always just one right answer to a question.
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Greetings from Post-Wilma Survivor in Florida
by Nellie inhey all - glad to be back .
in case you've been wondering (and since i haven't been on - no power obviously), the damage down here in fort lauderdale is quite extensive.
i've been hearing from others that the media has been downplaying the severity of the the hit - but for those of us going through it, it was quite impressive.
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Billygoat
Nellie,
Isn't it amazing how these type of situations can truly bring the best out of some people? I'm so warmed to hear of your situation with the neighbors. Good neighbors are hard to find - harder to keep! I'm glad to hear that you're doing well!!!
As for the FEMA operation...I wish I could say I am surprised. But I am not. Nothing about our government agencies surprises me anymore, especially if it's bad news.
Andi
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make me laugh
by rebel8 inwhat is the absolute funniest thing that happened to you ever in your whole life?
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Billygoat
Well she doesn't make me come home right then. She tells me to be home in an hour. Needless to say it put a real damper on the party!!!
Eeks! I swear parents do that specifically because they know the anticipation of getting in trouble is worse than actually getting in trouble!!
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what is your....................
by defd infavorite snack.
just to lighten up the mood.
ill go first.
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Billygoat
As a matter of fact I am eating a reese right now. I am getting chocolate all over the keys
There's a breakfast of champions! I love Reese's myself. Yum! Another one of my favorite snacks is Lays Staxx and iced sweet tea.
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How many here were mistreated by their "elder" fathers?
by hubert ini am starting to notice some posts about ex-j.w.
's being mistreated, abused, by their fathers who were elders.. i wonder if this is quite common?.
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I was emotionally and mentally abused by my elder stepfather for my whole life. The man is like a Nazi. He was extremely unloving, harsh, and unreasonable. Yet at the kingdom hall he was the model elder, treated eveyone so kindly, and then we got home and he transformed into the jerk that he truly was. Totally hypocritical.
(((((freedomlover)))))) This is all too familiar to me. My grandmother once said that my father couldn't help it...he was a Gemini...a man with two faces. But I think she said that to cover up the fact that she abused him for years and that he had just become what she taught him to become. Andi
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Embarassing situation
by ColdRedRain inthe other day, my mom foun pictures of me getting a lapdance.
i was very embarassed when i saw it, but now she wants to read the bible to me so i won't go to strip clubs anymore.
can you say "pure hell"?
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My mom found 2 pictures of me getting a lapdance on my dresser. She also found some condoms and a wine bottle.
This is just my opinion, so take it for what you will. But if I'm a grown adult, living at home with my widowed mother, KNOWING how she would react to such things, there is NO WAY on earth I would leave pictures, condoms, and alcohol out where she could find them. I'd have them under lock and key somewhere FAR AWAY.
Just curious...how do the girls react when you say you're living at home with mom and you want to bring them to your room for a little romance?
Andi
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Sooooo Proud!
by searching4? inthere are 6 kids in my family.
5 of us are disfellowshipped.
lol, seriously.
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*clapping for little brother*
Searching, this is wonderful! Standing up for oneself is a very difficult thing to do when you feel you have a lot to lose. Obviously, for your little bro, the pain of losing fiance was NOT greater than the pain of standing up for himself. Good for him!!!
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Why DOESN'T Ray Franz post here?
by AlmostAtheist insilly question.
he wrote the best known ex-jw book.
the title is even known among faithful dubs.. it's hard to imagine that he's not interested in the topic.
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CYP,
The last email he responded with gave me a detailed description of his health problems.
I love Ray but he isn't the worlds greatest summarizer.
Sounds like a typical elderly, ill person. There are some people you just don't ask, "How are you doing?"
Andi
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Is disfellowshipping bad?
by Simon init seems that some people are keen to use disfellowshipping as the measure of anything bad.
if someone is deleted from a forum for being obnoxious then that is akin to being disfellowshipped and is b-a-d. yada yada yada.. is it?.
is every disfellowshipping "bad" simply by virtue of being a disfellowshipping?.
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Disfel/ing is first and foremost a political weapon to suppress dissent within the jw ranks. After all the GB don't love the R&F enough to want to keep them in a pure state.
*standing ovation*
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Words at the right moment.
by bebu inyesterday one of my sons had a seizure while getting ready for school in the morning.
this is the second time such a thing has taken place, the first time was his being on the way to school a couple of weeks ago--but due to circumstances it was suspected to be related to a possible heart problem, and not a seizure after all.. when my other son came into our room to let us know something crazy was going on, my husband raced upstairs and realized it was a grand mal.
he helped clear the area, and held my son's head in his arms.
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bebu,
*sigh* I'm so sorry to hear about your son. I hope his appointment with the neuro goes well. Please come back and update us on the condition. When I was 12 or so, I saw my baby brother have a grand mal. To this day, it's one of the most terrifying experiences of my life. I was the one who found him and all I could do was scream. I couldn't talk, cry, nothing. Just scream. The seizure lasted for around 5 minutes, but it felt like hours. He had a fairly severe kidney infection, high fever, etc. but pulled out of it just fine. Today my baby brother is a huge, healthy, strapping, smart-alleck 23 year old - college grad, married and pioneering. I love that little twerp!
Big Tex,
You are not NEAR old enough to be my father, but your words are so comforting to me in so many levels. THANK YOU for that and so much more.
Love to you,
Andi