Yup! Thats what mine looked like when I sprained my ankle both times. (except my feet are smaller and have less hair, oh and my toenails are clipped but I am a girl, sooo...) Be careful cause it spraines easier after the first time. OWWWW it hurt worse than when I broke my leg! I feel for ya man!
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Now that's an injury a man can be proud of!
by Elsewhere in*** grunt *** *** grunt *** *** grunt ***.
as some of you already know, satan pushed me down the stairs the other night and broke my ankle.
i'm proud to say that the bruises appear to have come to full maturity and are looking very manly.
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Catholic Priest GUILTY on all charges
by toladest inthe catholic priest paul shanley was just found guilty on charges of child rape.
he repeatedly raped a 6 year old boy.
the catholic church has settled on civil suits regarding shanley and now they were finally able to get him in criminal court!
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toladest
Yeah it pissed me off when there was a Dr talking to a commentator that said that people don't repress memories. I guess he has never heard of PTSD! What a moron. My dad has repressed memories of the Viet Nam war and when they started coming back he had a mental breakdown and has never been the same. He went from being a vocational-technical teacher to being a virtual shut in.
This Dr was acting as if Child abuse victims had made up the whole idea of repressed memories so they could sue people. I hope he loses all his credibilty over this.
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Catholic Priest GUILTY on all charges
by toladest inthe catholic priest paul shanley was just found guilty on charges of child rape.
he repeatedly raped a 6 year old boy.
the catholic church has settled on civil suits regarding shanley and now they were finally able to get him in criminal court!
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toladest
The Catholic Priest Paul Shanley was just found guilty on charges of child rape. He repeatedly raped a 6 year old boy. The Catholic Church has settled on civil suits regarding Shanley and now they were finally able to get him in criminal court!
It wouldn't be a bad thing in my opinion if they place him with the general prison population!
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DID OUR PARENTS REPLACE BIRTHDAY OR CHRISTMAS GIFTS WITH ANYTHING ELSE?
by diamondblue1974 in.
what about it...i know for me i got gifts throughout the year but i didnt get as many as my friends did on their birthdays etc....what about you...do you or did you replace b/days and christmas gifts or celebrations with anything else whilst being a jw and in particular anything as personal....
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toladest
No. We never got anyhing. We were trained to tell people that we did not miss holidays becuase we could get presents all year round just because our parents loved us. What BullS***. My parents had 10 kids and I think my "unbelieving" father was just relieved that he did not have to come up with the money for X-Mas and B-days. After all, he needed his beer and cigerettes....
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I'm getting mad....
by toladest ini have been dfed/daed for nearly 7 years now.
long story.
anyway my mom has shunned me ever since.
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toladest
I really appriciate all the words of wisdom. Life has been good since leaving the WTS. I guess I need to look at it as her loss, her choice.
Sad, I'm 34 and miss my mommy. I'm glad my husband, my kids and myself have each other. I know there are many that don't have anyone. How unbearably sad for them!
The WTS is really so destructive....
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Story from Abbotsford
by the_classicist inthe people in this story sure sound like jw's, especially the part about birthdays and christmas... it doesn't say in the article though.
i think the judge's comment is quite interesting.
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/news/story.html?id=5d2d3a78-53f9-4795-86b9-63bdb1713ea2
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In Nevada there was a JW family like this. The kids dressed like they were Amish. The older girl always wore floor length dresses. They had to wear dress closthes to school. My son was 1 1/2 at the time and their dad was an elder. I always had to get up with my son during meetings to take him out and the dad would shoot me glaring looks as their 2 year old sat perfectly still. One day the wife comes to my house unannounced and asks if I would please go to the hall with her as she was taking her daughter to read bible stories. I went and it was like a "practice" session. The whole purpose was to make the kid sit still during 2 hours of bible stories. I was totally freaked out. At the time I was not a strong person and did not say anything, but I never went with her again! I look back and just know these kids were abused. They have since moved though and the older 2 would be adults by now. I hope they didn't have any more kids. I feel sorry for the youngest. She would be about 16 now......
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Intro from new member
by lespacino1 inthis site was recommended to me by someone on another ex-jw site i began frequenting recently.
anyway, i am an ex-jw who has been disfellowshipped for about 7 years now.
i was raised as a jw from the age of 4, didnt take to it until i was befriended by a pioneer who was an elder's wife, and she began a bible study with me because my mom ddnt have time to have bible studies with all of my siblings and me, there are 10 of us.
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OMG! Our lives were SO MUCH the same. I met you on chat last night and had NO idea we had so much in common.
I have been out almost 7 years. My mom was started studying when I was 3 and baptized when I was 5. I have 9 siblings, so there are 10 of us. My dad never became a JW. (although he has mental problems now making it difficult to have a relationship) My mom took me out of school when I was in 6th grade to "homeschool" me. (didn't get much schooling though) A pioneer "studied" with me and I became baptized at14. I started Auxillary pioneering. Never did regular pioneer as I couldn't get enough support in the form of rides and such. (didn't get my license till I was 18) I also moved out at 17, but it was to get married.
The difference is it took me a lot longer to become disillusioned. I did not get DFed/DAed until I was 27. I told that story in chat last night. Also my mom won't speak to me. I am glad your mom has found excuses. My mom was that way when my older brother got DFed but that was cause dad was still with her. They finally divorced. He had a mental breakdown and could not deal with it anymore.
Anyway, WELCOME to the board. You can leave me a PM anytime if you are interested in talking.
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Could you help me understand
by IP_SEC ini guess i have a little problem understanding the abuse issue .
1. because i only just now started looking into it and am overwhelmed by all of the info.
2. because this happened in my congo back in the late 70s and the guy was 'hung'.
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toladest
Thats absolutely correct about 2 witnesses to the same incident. That was what was at issue with Daniel Fitzwater. The WTS knew of 17 different people that accused him, but there was not 2 to an event except in one case I know of, but one of the girls in that incident denys it happened.
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I'm getting mad....
by toladest ini have been dfed/daed for nearly 7 years now.
long story.
anyway my mom has shunned me ever since.
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toladest
Thanks to all of you. I know you are right, but sometimes it gets the best of me. Our lives are really good since leaving the JW's and moving away. I just look and my daughter and know that whatever life she chooses I will always love her. Same goes for my son, of course. The love I have for them is imeasurable and I think thats why it hurts more to know my mom doesn't have that for me or them. But, I do have a lot more than many. I have my husband and kids and a good life. I keep telling our kids that, but it's hard for them to understand it. I seemed to be able to deal with it better before I saw the affect on my daughter. That protective instinct kicked in.
I don't think I'll send the letter. I'm sure she won't read the "apostate" material anyway. But it felt good writing it.
Funny how its ok for her to associate with my siblings that were never baptized, including one who was dealing drugs for 7 years and 2 who had kids out of wedlock, but not me.
Oh well, what can ya do.......
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I'm not alone
by imnottheonlyone! infor years i have felt i was the only one on earth that was reeling from my involvement with jw.
i stumbled upon this website and feel an overwhelming desire to dance.
here is my story:.
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toladest
I'm so glad you found this site. The people here are truley wonderful. It is so nice to talk to others that understand, and in your case, with no one else, this could prove to be very good for you.
So welcome aboard and keep sharing....