Dixieland Delight, Mountain Music, Song of the South--Alabama
Small Town (who sings it?)
And that song that goes, "Let the Bible Belt Come and SAVE MY SOUL!" (I'm bad with names of artists, but I love to sing out loud to that one.)
Thegoodgirl
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KH Parking Spaces....
by Will Power inare they assigned?
are they in any way related to status?
if you usually park in the same space every meeting, then one day you arrive to find someone else there...... .
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Thegoodgirl
Parking wasn't a problem, we had this huge hall, huge parking lot (with very few attendees). But I'll never forget in a "local needs" talk, the brother on the platform told everyone to pick up their stuff, stand up, and move three rows ahead. I guess no one was respecting their "Reserved for parents with children" signs posted on the back three rows. The brother said, "Now is that so bad?" The new arrangement lasted for about a week.
And I remember another old-style elder said during his talk that he didn't understand why so many people were sitting on one side of the hall. He wished we had spread out more. He said if this was a boat, it would sink, because the weight is not even. I was interpreting sign language at the time, and it was ever so difficult to interpret that one. The deaf lady looked at me like , HUH?
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Foster Care...
by Golden Girl inok..discussions are being raised about child abuse..sexually and physically.i thought about alternatives to staying in the home.
calling the police evertime you are threatened or the children or beat.. .
if the mother is young..has no schooling..has several kids..no family or friends..how does she cope?
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Thegoodgirl
WhyGeorgia, that is a great story, exactly how the system should work.
I worked in a child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit, and OH MY GOD, the stories were absolutely horrible. Of course the kids we saw were the worst cases, that's why they were in that unit, but I tell you, physical, emotional, sexual abuse did take place at the hands of some foster parents. One girl I remember to this day, unbeleivable what horrible adults can do to a normal child's mind and psyche. She actually healed emotionally/mentally a lot in a few weeks with us, it was amazing. But when she came she was like a child raised by wolves, that's all I can compare it to. Didn't know how to speak anything that made sense, couldn't really tell make-beleive from reality, had no idea how to interact with other kids her age, and didn't care to. She actually had been abused by her own parents, then sent to relatives, who abused her, then sent to a foster home who abused her even worse. And other kids too with histories of abuse at the hands of foster parents.
But then there were the kids who came in and their foster parents actually came to visit them every day, better than most of the parents. So I dont' know what the stats are, but it can be a bad situation.
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Hi everybody, I´m a new member from Spain
by benito infirst of all, i want to apologize for all the mistakes i will probably make, i m not very good at english, it s very hard for me to think in another language different than my native tongue (spanish, of course!!)..
i ve been lurking through this forum for a long time but i didn t dare write here because of my lack of knowledge of the language but i changed my mind.
i think i can give a different point of view from other members of usa of uk, it seems that most of the members are from theses countries.
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Welcome Benito! Look forward to hearing from you!
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just got df'd
by susu812 ini am very nervous about being in here.
i just got df'd last week and am unsure of how i feel about it.
i feel guilty but at the same time not.
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Welcome SuSu, your whole life is now ahead of you. You had a conscience, tried to do what was right, and got the bad end of the deal. It really sucks. I know, all the kids in the cong are doing the same thing, but only one or two will get the big DFing. It's terrible. But as others have said, you'll find out it's actually a huge benefit to you, you have a jump start on seeing the world for what it really is: nothing to be afraid of.
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Am I the only one ...
by talesin inugh.
it seems that the jw, along w/ other stuff, has led me to a solitary position in life ... how about you ... is that why you are here?
tonite?
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My God, Talesin, and all you guys, this group of posts almost gets me cholked up! Yes, yes, me too me too, me too to all you. I somehow can never connect with anyone. Well, rarely I do, and I think "this person thinks like I do." Anyway, I think that's why I resort to this board, I am too shy to bring up my true feelings to people I see and know. Have been really "in a funk" this past week, and it's so good to know some other people are in the same boat. I know the JW stuff messed up my adolescence, especially, and that is the time you are supposed to learn to belong to a group of peers, so I kind of missed that, and it will always be a challenge for me. And it's so true. Being married does NOT erase the lonliness. It's nice to have a person to talk to, but if you really don't connect, it's just not enough.
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chronic fatigue group " too tired" to organize event..
by candidlynuts inok, i know this is a serious illness.. one of my kids suffer from it.
but this just made me giggle.
tomorrow is international awareness day but members of nelson's chronic fatigue support service say they are too tired to arrange any activities.
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Wondering how many X-Jdubs have this? My sister has it, too, though she's still in. Came on after a bad marriage ending in divorce.
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found my biological father
by lobaugh ini just found my biological father whom is a jehovah's witness too.
but he chooses to deny the fact that he is my father.
i know that deep down he knows i am his daughter.
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Thegoodgirl
Sounds like a difficult situation. Am also wondering what were the circumstances with your birth. The only thing that may have to do with his JW-ness is that if he has sex outside of marriage from which you were concieved, and he was a JW at the time, he has to confess that and be repentant, even this many years later. This involves formally having "comittee meetings" with heads of the congregation. Then they announce it at one of the meetings (church services.) It's pretty involved. but again, that's only if he was a Jehovah's Witness at the time of your conception. Wheter he was a Witness or not, I hope he contacts you.
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I have now felt all the tension drain away!
by AK - Jeff inwe finished franz' books just about 18 months back - and that nailed the lid shut on the watchtower coffin for wifey and i. but i just noticed in the last few weeks that i am starting to feel 'normal' - that is all the tension is gone now.
no guilt nagging in the back of my head, no concerns about being found out [we faded out].
as if it took 18 months to get the mind free and start the process of getting on with it!
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congratulations to you! It took me about 2 years to be able to say I was raised a JW or my mom is a JW instead of "I'm a JW but not attending". Feels great, don't it?
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a question from a girl....for guys
by kittyeatzjdubs inso my b-day is this month on the 22nd...whoop!whoop!...anyway.
i've been trying to get clues as to what my hunny bunny may be getting me.
i think i may have a theory.
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Thegoodgirl
Kitty,
Though I'm not a guy, thought I'd put my two cents in. I am thinking maybe it is a ring... (maybe that's just how we girls think). Anyway, I really like the idea of waiting it out, like Jared and Evilforce. People always told me I was a very mature 19, 20, 21 year old too, but you still do grow up a lot and learn a lot about people, so if you feel uncomfortable, don't be afraid to tell him you need more time. Maybe bring that up now, instead of the moment he is proposing. Anyway, just had to put that advice in since this is maybe the second most important decision of your life, the first being having left the JWs.
GG