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  Never give up your sense of humor

  by Esmeralda in

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  after laughing to the point of tears at several 'silly' threads that have posted here in the past 24 or so hours, i just wanted to take this opportunity to make a few remarks about humor, and the absolute, undeniable need for it.

  especially now.. we are a country in mourning, it is true.

  nothing can change that fact.

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  Billygoat

  (((Essie)))

  Thank you for such a wonderful reminder. When I left my parents and the Tower, I totally lost my sense of humor for almost 10 years! But I have recently found it and it's just like I remembered it. A little like champagne - fun, bubbly, dry, sharp, and at times bittersweet. But I love to share it with others and hope they get a sense of Life and laughter from it. I think I cherish it even more nowadays because I've been without it for so long! Thank you for helping us see that through Life and the mourning that laughter is a NECESSITY!

  Love,
  Andi
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  Battered Lambs Webpage (new)

  by silentlambs in

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  after reviewing the society's vapid interest in helping battered women and seeing the many sad stories posted as a result of the article, i have a new addition to the silentlambs website.. a new webpage for battered lambs.. this will be accessed off the victims page with a clickable link.

  there you will be able to read the stories of those who have suffered physical abuse at the hands of wt policy.

  all stories will be posted anonymously of course and there will also be a second poems and thoughts page dedicated to victims of physical abuse.

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  Billygoat

  ((((((((bill)))))))))

  Thank you for giving so many a voice!

  Love,
  Andi
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  Nov. 8 Awake - Wife Beaters-Sick

  by MrMoe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i will let you all hang who ever the heck wrote this crap.

  november 8, 2001 awake page 9: some battered women may need to seek assistance from the authorities.

  at times, a point of crisis-such as intervention of the police-can cause an abusive man to see the seriousness of the action.. page 12: should the battered wife leave her husband?

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  Billygoat

  Moe I would love a copy. I'll email you my address! Thank you for making it available to us!

  Andi
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  October 7th Ex-JW gathering in San Francisco

  by Stacey in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hadn't seen any recent posts about this event.

  tonight i spoke to paul thomason, the organizer of the event.

  he said that last year they had about 18 in attendance.

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  Billygoat

  I'm so jealous! I want to come too, but you're too far away. Hrmph.

  Pouting...
  Andi
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  Nov. 8 Awake - Wife Beaters-Sick

  by MrMoe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i will let you all hang who ever the heck wrote this crap.

  november 8, 2001 awake page 9: some battered women may need to seek assistance from the authorities.

  at times, a point of crisis-such as intervention of the police-can cause an abusive man to see the seriousness of the action.. page 12: should the battered wife leave her husband?

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  Billygoat

  I grew up in a household where there was a lot of verbal and physical violence towards us kids. Mostly verbal towards my stepmom. But once I got old enough to be interested in boys, what types did I go for? Yup. You got it. The ones that liked to "show" me who's "boss". I went from one abusive relationship to another until I was about 22.

  Why did I continue to pick the Losers with a need to hit? Because that was comfortable. It was familiar. I grew up in that atmosphere and knew what it was like.

  Why did I stay in those situations? For several reasons.

  1. Because abusers are typically very friendly, charming, manipulative men. Rarely are they the beer-guzzling, greasy, disgusting stereotypes you see in the movies. (Not the ones I encountered anyway.)

  The brothers in my congregation growing up would NEVER EVER EVER have believed that Daddy was an abuser. Even when I showed another sister the huge bloddy whelps on my legs, butt, and back from Dad's leather belt. She asked me what I did to deserve such a beating. I told her that I had been a smart aleck and mouthed off to him. Her response? "I guess you'll learn to keep your lip in check next time. At least he didn't hit your face." WTF???

  2. Another reason why women stay in those situations is because when things are good, they are REALLY GOOD. Keep in mind most abusers are charming and manipulative. They use that towards the outsiders to hide their abuse and they use it towards their victims to keep them under control.

  When my abusive boyfriends weren't abusing me, they were doing what I call the Peacock Dance. They were affectionate, they showered me with attention and gifts, love notes, post-it-notes on my car windows, flowers sent to my work. If it was romantic, it was done. I seriously thought that my actions and thoughts would keep them from hitting me. What I didn't know is that I had nothing to do with it. I couldn't control it. I really thought the guy was a good catch because 20% of the time he treated me like a queen. That was more than Dad did when I was at home!

  So for some of you who've never been abused, it is VERY HARD to get out of the situation. And I'm not even talking about physically getting out of the situation. I'm talking about how you have to change your entire method of thinking to even realize this isn't good for you. For those that think that women are stupid for staying. I will argue that point. I was brainwashed, much like JW's brainwash their victims.

  Forgiving but not forgetting,

  Andi
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  should I or shouldn't I??

  by babyboo in

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  i've been presented a rather amusing and hard decision..... first of all, my so-called best friend "stina" (a jw) told my other jw friend "amber" that she stopped talking to me a while ago b/c i wasn't attending meetings.

  now, i could understand if i was df'd or da, b/c her parents would tell her not to, but that just isn't the case.

  i simply stopped attending after i moved out of my parents house.

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  babyboo,

  Good for you for sticking by a sister even if you don't agree with some of her decisions. THAT'S the meaning of a true friend - unconditional love! Of course, easier said than done, but good for you anyway!

  As for not talking to Stina and Nellie or whoever else is shunning you? Don't stoop to their level. Act like a Princess Grace and be polite and friendly no matter what they do. It will show them and any onlookers who really has the class.

  Just my two cents...
  Andi

  PS: Welcome to the board!
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  Oh Freddie.... meowww (Are Cats for Christians?)

  by Stacey in

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  2. friends

  i found this and i had to share..... (with permission from the author of course).. are cats for christians?.

  (completely fiction, but shows how anything can be manipulated into wtbts reasoning) .

  by dave.

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  Billygoat

  Awww. What a cutie!
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  Oh Freddie.... meowww (Are Cats for Christians?)

  by Stacey in

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  2. friends

  i found this and i had to share..... (with permission from the author of course).. are cats for christians?.

  (completely fiction, but shows how anything can be manipulated into wtbts reasoning) .

  by dave.

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  Billygoat

  Eman - your cat tries to shag a stuffed dog? You obviously are NOT versing your family on the importance of Godly wisdom through the scriptures...

  2 Corinthians 6:14
  Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
  - King James Version

  Does your cat not understand the unholiness of mating with a dog - even if they DID have the benefit of marriage?

  Disgusted...
  Andi
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  Tornado almost got me yesterday :(

  by bboyneko in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  geez, this is friggin maryland, we never get tornados..anyway at around 5:30pm (quittin time at work) i got notified that a tornado had touched down in college park, (my college, university of maryland college park) and had killed 2 people already and was headed directly in our path, it would arrive in like 10 minutes.. i went outside and it was black..the funny thing was you could see very clearly where the black ended and see clear sky right after that border.

  the clouds where movin fast.

  i talked to saffron online and told her to grab the kitty cats and head for a basement.

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  (((dan)))

  Glad you're okay! I know tornadoes are scary things. I lived in Wichita Kansas for awhile and was there when an F4 hit a neighboring town in the mid-90's. It had a destruction path almost a mile wide and upwards of 10 miles long. It was (and still is) the worst devastation I've seen in person. (You see all kinds on the tele, but when you see it in person, it's totally different!)

  THe difference between tornadoes and hurricanes (I came from Hawaii) is that with hurricanes you have hours and even days of notice. The thing so terrifying about tornadoes is that you have barely even minutes of notice. Like a thief in the night...

  Seriously, Dan, I'm glad you and your family are doing well! I know how horribly scary they can be.

  Andi
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  Oh Freddie.... meowww (Are Cats for Christians?)

  by Stacey in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found this and i had to share..... (with permission from the author of course).. are cats for christians?.

  (completely fiction, but shows how anything can be manipulated into wtbts reasoning) .

  by dave.

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  Billygoat

  HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  This is too funny! I love it!

  Additionally, cats practice many unclean habits not fitting a Christian: ... licking inappropriate body areas...sexual misconduct without the benefit of marriage, abuse of catnip an intoxicating herb, and stealing food from the table, just to name a few.

  Sounds like Fred has The Life! I'm jealous!

  Andi