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  Here to vent !!!!!!!!!!!

  by jurs in

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  hello to anyone who cares,.

  i am in the fowlest of moods.

  last week i started cosmetology school ( i love it so much ), anyhow who did i see there but another sister from my kingdom hall.

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  (((Jurs)))

  I can only imagine how angry that would make me too! I no longer live in the city that I was DFed in, so I don't have to deal with what you do. I'm sorry it hurts! But I'm with Shaneliza - kill 'er with kindness! Look at it this way. Perhaps you could be a witness to HER. Maybe she just needs a little seed of doubt planted into HER heart and brain. Maybe with your Christian actions of always being polite, it will change her mind. Don't get mad. Just look at it as you trying to help her. Isn't that ultimately a dream for many exJWs? To help others out of The Tower?

  Best of luck dear!
  Andi
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  Memorial ultimatum

  by Ranchette in

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  i recieved this email and thought i'd share:.

  xxxxxxxx.

  i heard a piece of gossip the other day from a friend in california that i thought was outrageous and right on par for the borg.... it seems a 20-something sister in a southern calafornia congregation has dedided she is one of the annointed much to the chagrin of her elder body.they have tried everything to disuade her from this path.in a last ditch effort to come up with arguments against her, the elders'wives were sic'd on her and they came up with a piece of information that they felt would be useful...it seems this sister is also pregnant with her first child and is very much looking forward to breast-feeding.so the brothers told her that if she wants to partake at the next memorial she can't breastfeed---because the wine would transfer to the milk and the baby is not annointed!this sister is heart-broken,she feels she must choose between her motherly obligation and her spiritual one!.the advice i passed on to her via my grape-vine was to think long and hard what decision she might make if for some reason her baby needed a life-saving blood transfusion...if the borg won't let her take a sip of wine it will surely not let her save her childs life with a transfusion!.

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  <=====shaking head and rolling eyes=====>

  This definitely tops anything I've ever heard. The fact that this girl DOESN'T realize she's NOT passing wine on to her child is sad. The only thing that's sadder is that the elders are trying to sell it to her. What next? Leeches to draw out evil blood? Give me a break!

  Andi
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  Seperated at birth?

  by SlayerLayer in

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  after having so much fun with englishman and the wol administrator, i decided to have some more fun with other well known posters.. .

  kent and meatloaf?.

  norm and law and order's george dzundza?.

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  Slayer,

  You are killin' me! This is too funny! Can you do one of me and Annette Benning? I want to see how much I look like her.

  Andi
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  Ritsfield Victory!

  by silentlambs in

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  hello everyone,.

  i am bill's wife.he just called me from washington and told me to let you all know that erica won her case today!.

  that sick child molesting bastard is in jail now as we speak.. his sentencing is set for september 24th i think.. one down many more to go.. thanks to all who have supported this cause.. sheila

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  (((Dana)))

  Mommy,

  You never did answer my question from yesterday.

  Have you ever been a victim of a sexual crime? Do you have a loved one that was a victim of a sexual crime?

  Please let me quote you...

  What I am not in agreement with is people feeling he should be put away forever. I also stated I do not know all of the facts of the case. There have been times I have heard of pedophiles who are permantly incarcerated, and I have agreed with that decision.

  How can you make such a statement when you DON'T have all the facts??? I find this almost comical!

  Here's another point...

  When I mentioned a mistake, I was not referring to pedophiles, but trying to get one on one with Safe.

  If you weren't referring to pedofiles, whom were you referring? Even someone that does it ONCE, knows EXACTLY what they're doing! Yes, they perhaps committed a crime of passion. But just being sorry let's them off the hook? I know you don't say that in your post, but it sure does infer that. No matter what - there MUST BE ACCOUNTABILITY!!! They may be sorry and they may never do it again. But there are STILL consequences for the original action. If a jury decides that the consequence is to rot in jail for their lifetime, then so be it. Unless you have ALL the details like those jurors, then you cannot say you think they're decision is wrong.

  By your moniker I assume you have children. Going along with what Kent said, would you be willing to let your children go on a trip with a known rapist/pedophile? What if they just did it once? They're sorry and rehabilitated now. Would you still let your kids go with him? Let's bring this closer to home...

  Andi
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  Ritsfield Victory!

  by silentlambs in

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  hello everyone,.

  i am bill's wife.he just called me from washington and told me to let you all know that erica won her case today!.

  that sick child molesting bastard is in jail now as we speak.. his sentencing is set for september 24th i think.. one down many more to go.. thanks to all who have supported this cause.. sheila

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  Hi waiting,

  I am so sorry to hear about your experiences. I know you understand the grief and heartache that comes with healing those types of scars. But healing can happen in the right places and only at the victim's pace. I know the only way I've even begun to heal is through regular therapy and at times medications.

  Am I over it? No. When a friend of mine's rapist was put away for 15 years, someone said to her, "You must have some closure knowing he's in jail now." Her response? "Closure? You've got to be joking right? You close on a house. You don't close on a rape that will affect the rest of my life." I couldn't have said it better!

  You know from your own experiences that it takes years, even decades of damn hard work to overcome something like this. Can you even totally OVERCOME it? I don't know. I'm not there yet. Even after others have forgotten about it, we will NEVER forget. Sometimes something little can bring the memories flooding back. Simple smells (chewing tabacco), a song (anything from The Outfield), someone that resembles the criminal (red-hair and freckles).

  This is just my opinion (and admittedly uninvited advice) for ANYONE who's experienced rape or molestation. Go to a professional counselor!!! Do it regularly and do it often. Until you face the emotions and memories, it will always be painful! Stuffing them, ignoring them, or believing the incident didn't affect you is just an unhealthy denial. It does NO GOOD!

  Waiting, I applaud you for sharing your experience with us. Thank you! If you've addressed your personal experience in other posts, please let me know the URL. I'd love to read more of how you're taking care of yourself now. My prayers are with you!

  Andi
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  Ritsfield Victory!

  by silentlambs in

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  hello everyone,.

  i am bill's wife.he just called me from washington and told me to let you all know that erica won her case today!.

  that sick child molesting bastard is in jail now as we speak.. his sentencing is set for september 24th i think.. one down many more to go.. thanks to all who have supported this cause.. sheila

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  (((Tina)))

  Thank you! Isn't it great that we (finally!) have a safe place to voice our hearts and minds??? Really until I reached this DB, I never stopped to think how blessed I was to have that freedom! I don't mind being challenged though. Keeps me on my toes!

  I agree with your point though. I do live a pretty happy, blessing filled life. But my rape will never be forgotten. The pain will most likely NEVER go away. But it's getting to a point of tolerability. THAT is what I pray for when I pray for Erica in this trial. That someday she get to a point that she understands how she's bettered herself from her experience and that she can tolerate the pain.

  Love,
  Andi
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  How would you react to a sheparding call?

  by friendorfoe in

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  put aside for a moment your statis of the organization, it's saturday morning and your on the other side of the ole familar knock.

  "hello i'm brotherdoesnthavealife i haven't seen you in a while" how would you react?.

  it happened to me after about 6 years of being inactive and it was an elder and a c.o.

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  I think I'd come to the door naked. It would be worth it to see their red, embarrassed, speechless faces. I'd make sure to suck in my tummy though.

  Andi
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  Ritsfield Victory!

  by silentlambs in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  hello everyone,.

  i am bill's wife.he just called me from washington and told me to let you all know that erica won her case today!.

  that sick child molesting bastard is in jail now as we speak.. his sentencing is set for september 24th i think.. one down many more to go.. thanks to all who have supported this cause.. sheila

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  gladiamout,

  I agree with you. I think if they've done it once, they'll do it again. Lock 'em up before they have the chance to harm another soul. But that's just my opinion. That's why in these type of situations, I always ask:

  Are you a victim of rape or molestation? Do you have a loved one that was a victim of rape or a molester? If the answer is no to both of those questions, then you don't have much experience to go off of to make ANY judgement call. It's the parents that give the pedophiles second chances that are leaving their kids open to be victims themselves. Many times they realize things all too late.

  Thanks for your post!

  Andi
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  My Aunt Passed Away & I'd like to talk

  by Bendrr in

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  on tuesday, my mom called me at work to tell me my aunt linda passed away.

  she'd had diabetes and kidney problems for years.

  tuesday, she was on dialysis and her blood pressure bottomed out and she just went to sleep and never woke up.

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  Mike,

  Know that you are in my thoughts and prayers! If you were here in person, I'd give you a hug, but e-hugs are all I can offer.

  Andi
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  Why Japanese become JWs

  by JWD in

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  i have posted some of the following info in various other threads i`ve.

  started which touch on the matter of jws in japan.however,people continue to ask me `why japanese become jws?`,so i thought i`d put.

  down a few of my observations for anyone who might be interested.. as you may or may not have noticed,japan has(had) the fifth largest number of jws in the world.

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  Billygoat

  LOL@Francois! Thanks for that nice mental image. Can't you just see the front cover of the next Japanese Awake? Hahaha!

  Being half-Japanese myself, I understand the importance of organization to that culture. I also understand the concept of NO personal freedom and NO individual thinking. Growing up in my household was stifling!

  Andi