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  CANADA HUGHES BLOOD SUIT GOES TO COURT

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  dad given ok to sue over death

  calgary sun, canada - 19 minutes ago .

  a judge's ruling has cleared the way for a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a teenaged jehovah's witness who lost her fight with leukemia.

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  Thegoodgirl

  Thank you, Danny, for fighting for all of our families. This is big and surely will have far reaching effects.

  GoodGirl
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  A survey

  by deneranys in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just joined this forum, for two main reasons.

  1-i've been feeling the need to talk to some ex-jw's out there.

  i feel like i've only been alive for 2 years, and it's hard to feel normal around the public.

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  Thegoodgirl

  Cool paper, would love to read it.

  And don't listen to the paragraph police, they drive me crazy.

  Welcome to the board!
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  What would make you jump on a couch?

  by jojochan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i read this question in people magazine and lol'ed at the question.

  i guess one of mine would be:.

  to know that i won the lotto and that i don't ever have to work again, and to know that i can share the wealth to those that have none.. any one else?.

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  Thegoodgirl

  I'm with ya, Richie, and basically everyone else. I actually don't need the WTS to crumble, just the people I love to get their heads out of the sand and get out.

  Also, a cure for the diseases that run in my family, too CG21.
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  I am faced with serious decisions here - Can you help me find the answer?..

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. social
  2. family

  i am going to reveal details of a personal nature here.

  these details may reveal who i am to anyone looking to finally expel me from the organization - but frankly that it of little importance compared to what i am now having to decide.

  i ask those who here - with either the qualifications, or who can direct me to those with such, to respond.

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  Thegoodgirl

  And one more thing. It's great what you and your spouse are doing. My grandmother just died this week. I was just really really sad, and was trying to figure out why. I realized that she and my grandfather really have been that stability in our lives that our parents unfortunately just couldn't provide (Dad with mental illness, mom a JW and her own undiagnosed issues). One day, those three kids will realize what you did for them and be truly thankful. Especially at this age, you are definetly helping shape their lives and their own self-images that they will carry on throughout their lives.
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  I am faced with serious decisions here - Can you help me find the answer?..

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. social
  2. family

  i am going to reveal details of a personal nature here.

  these details may reveal who i am to anyone looking to finally expel me from the organization - but frankly that it of little importance compared to what i am now having to decide.

  i ask those who here - with either the qualifications, or who can direct me to those with such, to respond.

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  Thegoodgirl

  I'm no lawyer or psychologist, so I'm just speaking as someone's daughter.

  My dad had an undiagnosed psychological disorder, which was finally diagnosed at age 52. (He had been in rehab 4 times before it was diagnosed.) Once diagnosed and treated with meds and rehab, he became a different person. He has always been involved in me and my sisters' lives, but only recently has established consistant contact with my half-sister. I'm sure my half-sister had a bad opinion of him for years, and for good reason. But he now calls her often and is always willing to visit, though she is usually hesitant, which is understandable.

  Basically I'm saying don't throw this guy away as a total dirtbag, he may have good intentions, and if he is ever able to pull his act together, he may have a positive impact on the boy's life.

  BUT, that said, I totally agree with doing this legal beagle. He may just be "curious" and not really interested in taking a responsibility at this time. So I would get a lawyer, but like you said, be amicable.
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  What was the nastiest house you got invited into?

  by Virgochik in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we actually has a study with a disabled elderly couple living in a trailor.

  it was wall to wall filth, rat infested and smelled awful.

  i was a child, but mom and dad brought me along anyway.

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  Tassie, funny! I have a pee story too, but it was the householder that peed.

  This very poor old woman who actually had a pump in front yard to pump water (no running water, so you can imagine how she smelled), mom studied with her for years. One sunday, we drove her to her first meeting. The stench was gagging, all the way to the meeting, about 20 minute ride. We had an old Chevrolet hatchback, so the back seat windows only rolled down halfway. So me and my two sisters strained to the windows, hanging our noses out. Householder was sitting in front seat.

  On the way home from the meeting, householder said she needed to stop at convenience store. When householder was standing at counter to pay, she peed on the floor right there. My mom, being the saint that she is, of course reported it to the clerk after the householder walked out of store. "I think you have a little mess to clean up here..." mom says.

  So then the lady gets back into our car and sits down in the front seat of our car, pee running down her stockings and all.

  No one would sit in the front seat for months after that. (And of course mom was real disappointed because the lady had said she had stopped smoking, but she actually bought only cigarettes at the store.)
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  Sex Education for FIVE year olds?

  by Latte in

  1. social
  2. family

  i read the following article, and found too many points where i felt utterly amazed that anyone can think our children should be exposed to such tuition.

  how far have we gone as a people to feel that young children need to be taught such adult stuff?

  really, i found many of the points in the article quite worrying.too many to mention.. please take the time to read all of it .

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  Thegoodgirl

  If they are getting pregnant at 13 years old, then clearly, sex is not adult material only. You may wish for them to have carefree childhoods, but if their friends are having boyfriends and girlfriends at 5th and 6th grade, and getting pregnant by 7th or 8th grade, some education is in store.

  I do hope they are talking about incriments of sex ed, like, as someone mentioned, naming body parts, and good touch/bad touch. Even with physical examinations of kids, I always have to check off the box "discussed good touch/bad touch" or some such equivalent, even for 3 and 4 and 5 year olds.

  When I examine the kids, I've been taught to say, I can only examine if mom says it's okay. Mom is it okay? and mom nods her head.

  Other healthcare providers say "Only doctors and nurses can look" or some such thing. As the kid gets older, we ask, do you know anyone with a boyfriend? Do your friends have boyfrinds? Do you?

  And basically go from there. If they're too immature for more info, then leave it. If they are nearing 10 or 11, we say, "If and when you do have sex, even if it's way way in the future, like when you're 30, always always wear a condom. It's the safest way." At least that much is in their minds, and that's hopefully what they'll remember when the time comes.
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  "Due to my stong personal convictions, I wish to stress"

  by LDH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  can anyone finish this sentence and tell when / where it made it's appearance?

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  Thegoodgirl

  ...that none of the answers on this test reflect my personal beleifs."

  What I handwrote on a test in 10th grade biology. The test was on evolution, and this was the deal that the teacher and I had worked out when my mom and I argued that I should bew excused from that unit. I also didn't sit in on the class for those few days, and had to write a lengthy paper on evolution (mostly based on the "Creation" book.)
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  This is how the WTS can make BLOOD allowable and not loose members

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i was discussing with my auntie how in the 70's transplants were not allowed, and then in the 80's they were, and asked that since people died by not having a transplant what evidence this had of gods direction.

  he answer enlightened me.

  she said "transplants were dangerous in the 70's and so god was protecting his people from them.

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  Thegoodgirl

  Excellent. I'm hoping they'd lose some members, like with the generations thing. But most would stay, thanking Jah for all of his wisdom. You are absolutely right.

  And, hey, good point about blood in the baby!
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  My life - a new turn

  by InquiryMan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ive been on the net ever since the miningco, old witnesses.net days and now here on jwd.

  it has been an interesting journey.

  yesterday my life took a new turn.

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  Thegoodgirl

  Congrats Inquiry Man! I read this post at school earlier today, but I didn't have time to post until now. I know one other gay man who was married, and his wife finally said one day, "Honey, do you think you're gay?" He was shocked, but releived, and from that point on he could come out of the closet. He also said when he told his kids, (who were teens) they said, "we already figured that, Dad, our friends keep asking us why our mom married a gay man."

  I'm glad you can live honestly and happily.