I notice with my husbands mother and his sisters that are JW's they are negative.
When my Mother in Law talks I swear I hear Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh....LOL!
WG
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Negative JW's
by pc init's funny to me to notice, for the most part jw's are such negative people.
when i speak with my dad or brother who are staunch jw's the glass is always half empty.
everything is depressing.
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Police caution woman for breastfeeding in public!
by nicolaou ini just watched the local bbc news and there was a story about a woman who'd fed her baby while sitting on a public bench.
she finished and was on her way when a police car drew up beside her and asked her to stop.
there had been a complaint.
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Why Georgia
I have to chime in on this.
I was breastfeeding my first son at the New England Aquarium and the security guards came up to me and said that no food or drink was allowed in the aquarium.
I said, well if you can find a way to unattatch my breasts then I'll gladly take them off. He was very adament about the fact that no food or drink was allowed and was trying to make our family leave for not following rules. The head person came and our trip that day was free.
I also had a waitress suggest to me that I breastfeed our second son in the restroom at the Cheesecake Factory because some patrons were offended. I made a huge stink and said "Why would I want to feed my child where someone is sh*tting." The manager came and gave us our meal free and a $50 gift certificate...and nobody could see what our little one was doing because the tables are so high and I am so short...all they saw were some feet happily kicking!
I have had people come up to me while breastfeeding both of my children and they congratulated me on doing the right thing for my baby. I've also had teenage boys make comments that are very immature but funny...."some kids get all the luck" etc etc.
I am not super discreet and also not super open. I usually use my hand and part of my shirt to cover my breast because son # 2 doesn't like anything on his head.
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We also had a lady at our KH who was breastfeeding her 6 year old. The little girl would come up and lift up her mom's shirt right in the middle of the KH. It completely grossed me out....we aren't in Africa where children are starving, so I see no need for breastfeeding a 6 year old!
WG
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Does Your Family Eat Dinner Together?
by Scully ininteresting article from today's national post:.
we don't eat together, and are paying for itfamilies in crisis: researchers say suppers apart may cause social ills misty harriscanwest news service.
monday, october 17, 2005. .
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Why Georgia
I cook dinner for the family every night during the week and we sit down and eat together with no TV.
On the weekends we may go out to a restaurant or hit the drive through.
On the weekends we always eat breakfast together...its our family tradition. I always make whatever anyone wants....a big breakfast - waffles, chocolate chip or blueberry pancakes, french toast...whatever has been requested.
But my kids are still little....so it may change later in life when parents turn into something to be avoided!
WG
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I Called the FBI Today
by Gerard inyep.
never thought i'd do a thing like this.
it started with a search for a spooky avtar for this forum, so i downloaded a photo from the "10 most wanted criminals" fbi site.
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He was featured on Oprah. If he is caught because of your tip you could get one of her 100 Thousand Dollar rewards!
But more importantly, he is a disgusting evil man and I hope it is him so he can be taken off the streets to never harm another child again!
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cordelias first ever birthday!
by Cordelia inhey i keep forgetting but its my birthday tomorrow!.
18th november i will be the big 30 (and i look about 11!).
i really wanted tobe completely open and celebrate it properly i never dreamt i'd be still in the position of living a double life and hiding my true feelings from my family (see my other thread).
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Happy Birthday To You....Happy Birthday To You....
Happy Birthday Dear Cordelia....
WG
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At my desk typing on my laptop drinking a wild cherry diet pepsi....while baby boodles is napping for hopefully another 1/2 hour!
WG
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9 years since i saw my jw son
by orbison11 inyes, 9 years.
we have chatted once and emailed a few times,,,,,, well last night he emailed me and wants to meet this weekend,,he is almost 25,,,. we are about an hours drive apart and will meet in the middle, i am so afraid to damage the meeting,,,i want so much for it to go well,,,, he is no longer a jw (thank goodness) and hasnt been for many years now if the other 3 would only come around.
wish me luck:).
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Hi Orb,
I'm sorry for the abuse you endured from your ex-husband. For you to have survived means you must be one strong lady.
I hope the visit with your son will go well and that a healing can begin between you.
Big hugs,
WG
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Should people try to speak the language of the land when visiting?
by JH inas most of you know, i live in quebec (90% french) and i was at the convenience store a moment ago.. there was a lady from ontario in her 50's who stopped at the conveniece store to ask the clerc for directions in english.
the girl at the cash tried her best to speak english and give her the right directions.
then a client came in the convenience store and saw the lady talking in english.
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My next door neighbors are from Portugal and have lived here for 40+ years. Aside from Hi & Bye they don't speak any English to us...when they have tried to speak to us....ARrrggh! I almost have to break out in interpretive dance to get them to understand.
On the other hand, we have a bunch of Cambodians down the road who speak better English than a lot of people who have been born in the USA.
WG
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JW response to latest hard line anti-education WT article?
by watch the tower inbased on some of the recent threads, it seems that the latest wt study article has created quite a stir within the congs.
for those of you that are still attending meetings and in active association with the cong, i am curious as to what the private response of individuals has been like.
i'm not talking about the usual, "wasn't that a great study?
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I just wonder how my MIL is justifying paying for 7 years of my SIL's college here and abroad....
My MIL lives a very frugal lifestyle and has taken out loans because of paying for SIL to go private EXPENSIVE colleges.
Think of all the money she could have sent to the society for all their wonderful work in the world....BLECK!
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HELP ME!!! I'm surrounded!
by wanderlustguy ingawd, i forgot how immersed jw's are.
everything you see has some part of the wts involved with it, from the calendar on the fridge to the pictures on the walls, you can't get away from it.
of course i love my brother to death, but i tell ya, i've only been here overnight and it's already getting to me.
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You poor thing! I couldn't take it!
My MIL has the daily text right on the kitchen table and then the bookshelves in the LR are lined with the whole WTS collection....and the record player...yes I said record player has the lovely KH Melody Records.....
I think you should go right down to Spencer Gifts and get some naughty dice and marijauna smelling incense.....it will keep their demons from entrapping you at a weak moment.
Don't forget to turn in you time...I'm sure you can count your hours for all the time you are here with us. You can tell your brother you work very hard in the ministry with people whose minds are closed and their hearts are hardened against JW's.
WG