Posts by caligirl

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YOUR LAST MEETING.........................

by vitty in

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........................at my last meeting, the elder was talking about 1975 and said "it never happened, it is appostates using a time when (some) brothers took the info in the wt wrong"...................i just blinked and finally woke up.. i had been on this site lurking for a couple of weeks, and realized thing werent right, but to have some creep say on the platform " it didnt happen"............when this ruined my and my siblings childhood, just made me snap.

on the way home, i told my hubby "that was the last meeting im going to"................boy was he pleased.. .

so if you didnt get df ......................what happened at your last meeting.?.

caligirl

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Disgusting comment regarding the baptism at the DC

by under_believer in

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at the service meeting the other day the "friends" were given an opportunity to discuss the district convention (portland, or, june 30-july 2).

) people baptized at that convention.

a bigger number than i remember for at least a decade.

caligirl

A child raised in the sheltered way of life as a witness is likely incapable of making any kind of life time commitmentor mature decision before the age of 25, in my opinion.

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Anyone with High Blood Pressure?

by LyinEyes in

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i took my blood pressure last week for the heck of it and it was running high.

i started to check it everytime i went to the store and it was running high each time.

i bought home b/p monitor and it is still running a bit high.

caligirl

Yes..I have been on medication for about 5 months now. I was on BP medication with my last pregnancy, and it seems that the high readings just didn't go away after that. I can say that virtually all of my headaches, which were frequent and severe, are gone now, and I don't feel so lethargic and tired all the time since starting the medication, or at least no more tired that having a very active 3 year old always feels! It has helped a lot. Now I am trying to lose 20 lbs and hopefully get off the medication.

I found a good bp chart that I have saved here on my computer. If you PM me with your email, I can send it to you. I don't remember where I found it.

With medicine, I run 118/75 or within that range. Without it, I was in the 155/95 range or higher. I still read high in the doctors office, even with medication.

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The cruelty against me can be classified as fair or unfair?

by ann in Texas in

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friends

first excuse my spelling throughout this piece.this issue has a lot of back history that is needed to understand it, so please bear with the long summary.. i am currently still a jehovah witness, on paper; i have not attended a meeting for over 6 months.

i was reproved about 7 months ago.

because i questioned their actions, and i had influence over others.

caligirl

Completely intrusive and out of line, in my opinion and from what you said here. Get a PO box to protect your privacy, or better yet, move. Yikes on them being able to stare right into your house!

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Divorced: Ex & Kids JW's, Me Born Again, WHAT DO I DO ABOUT MY KIDS

by esw1966 in

first time here.

my story is at http://spaces.msn.com/esw1966 if you are at all curious.. my question is what should i do about my kids.

i had been a jw for 30 years, got disfellowshipped, checked things out and found my jw beliefs deficient.

caligirl

How can you have every other weekend and every other week in the summer from such a distance? Take it from someone who pays the airfares for a long distance commute for a child- it is extremely expensive, and you would be doing it for 3 of them between Washington and Wisconsin?

I think in your case being close by would be a benefit, especially if you want to have any kind of influence at all over their upbringing, which you have to have to be able to teach them to think. You can't have a great influence from a distance over the daily indoctrination they are facing.

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Garlic

by Bookey in

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friends

i was wondering how many of you eat raw garlic daily?

i have begun to start again, after a short break from it.

i have noticed that i am breathing much better since starting again...it truly is a first defense against all kinds of diseases and bacteria.. let me know friends.. boo key

caligirl

I was just in Gilroy - it smells like garlic year round. It actually smells really good- like the constant smell of garlic bread. I haven't been to the garlic festival, but one year maybe we will be up there at that time of year.

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Do antidepressants really work? or placibo?

by boy@crossroads in

i've posted on freeminds for over a year now but i rarely post on the medical treatment forum.

i believe i've had depression or some other milder form of depression for many months but i haven't gotten antidepressants for a couple of reasons 1.pride- i feel that taken antidepressants is admittion that i'm weak, 2. fear- i don't have health insurance and i'm afraid of the financial reprocussions of prescriptions and mental healthcare visits.

3. i'm also afraid that by taking the medication it will have no affect (wasted money) or that i will be worse off after taking them than if i had done nothing.. give me some of your thoughts.

caligirl

Definitely not a placebo. Everyone is individual though, so what works for one person may not work for another. I am currently on Cymbalta, and it is doing absolute wonders for me in all areas. I have a family to care for, and I can't do that if I am crying all the time, don't want to get out of bed, etc.

It took me a long time to admit that I needed some medical help (for the reasons mentioned such as pride) But when it came down to quality of life vs. continuing to suffer and having my family watch me suffer, quality of life won out. Yes, they are expensive without insurance, and sometimes even with it. But that is why doctors have free samples. Talk to your doctor.

I also believe in natural supplements, but they can take longer to be effective and in my opinion are not generally enough for severe depression, You usually see results in 2-3 weeks with an antidepressant. Talk to your doctor and get the help you need. It is well worth it to be able to enjoy life rather than suffer through it.

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