I was actually driving to the airport that morning, supposed to go on a business trip. I watched the first tower get hit on the news and then had to leave for the airport; I listened to the news on the radio and heard about the other tower, but it didn't really hit me until the airport was shut down. I worked for an emergency agency at the time so we were the only state agency that stayed open and I had to go to the office. I did a lot of crying that week, thinking about all the lost lives and how I was trying to board a plane that morning. It really hit home with me, because I kept thinking it could have been my plane. I remember I called my kids' schools to let them know I was not on a plane and to tell my kids I was ok. I felt so emotional. Sometimes I still get a lump in my throat when I think about that day and how close I was to flying that day.
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What Were You Doing When You Found Out about 9-11 5 Years Ago??
by mama1119 ineveryone has a story about what they were doing and the emotions that followed after the twin towers were hit...what is your story?
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If you have young ones being indoctrined - there is hope!
by Dawn inwhen i was df'd and made a decision not to return my son was only 4. my parents still did their part to indoctrinate him and he insisted on going to meetings with them quite often (i know - if i knew then what i know now i would have stopped that - but that's water under the bridge).
i spent many hours explaining to him why i did not believe it any longer, and having to suffer through him being upset with me for not going to meetings.
i just kept giving him information, explaining things to him - as much as i could in a non defensive way.. by the time he was 13-14 years old he barely went to meetings - mainly only when his grandparents guilted him into it.
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Just wanted to say Here Here. I am glad I left when my kids were little so they could have a normal childhood. My sister who is still a JW sends publications to my kids sometimes, and I have warned my kids all about the JWs and their lies. Basically I tell them not to hurt her feelings or say anything about me and my true feelings; but I show them how stupid the magazines are and tell them straight up that the JW information is NOT Biblical or Christian. Also I let them know that if they ever went to the JW church, they would be advised to shun their own mother and worldly friends and relatives. I think I have given them a lot of ammunition, and wish someone had warned me not to get involved with them when I was a teenager.
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I have become good friends with a lady I work with named Sandra, and she is the best kind of friend anyone could want. If I'm having a bad day, I can cry on her shoulder. I can tell her absolutely anything personal and she never judges me or gossips to other co-workers behind anyone's back--which is an extreme rarity in the office I work in. I was there for her when she was separated from her husband, and now she is there for me when I have similar issues. I have a couple other girlfriends, but Sandra is the most loyal person I've ever met. I know I could call her day or night if I had an emergency and she would not make excuses that she's busy like other friends might. Nobody is perfect, but she is the most sincere friend I have ever met. I want to be more like her.
Some of you sound sad because you don't have close friends--believe me I didn't either for many years while being a JW and after coming out of that cult. Give yourself some time--the best places I've met people is through my different jobs.
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Good News - it is basal cell cancer....
by AK - Jeff into those who have followed my previous thread - here is the latest update [and hopefully the end of the story].
though this sounds bad enough - no one wants to have cancer of any sort - this is both the most prevalent and the most treatable of all skin cancer.
it is tied directly to uv exposure.. the good news is that basal cell is treated with simple proceedures of removal of the affected tissue in most cases [including mine.
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Thumbs up!
I have a lot of freckles, so I worry about my skin. I do have the doctors look me over once in a while.
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Dictionary Definition of JW
by love2Bworldly ini thought some of you might find this interesting.
i was looking in a dictionary today and passed the word "jehovah's witness" and found the definition quite interesting.
(the dictionary is "merriam webster's collegiate dictionary" tenth edition.).
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I thought some of you might find this interesting. I was looking in a dictionary today and passed the word "Jehovah's Witness" and found the definition quite interesting. (The dictionary is "Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary" tenth edition.)
It states that the beliefs include "...the sinfulness of organized religion and governments."
What about the organized religion of Jehovah's Witnesses with all its' stupid rules and regulations? How come the people who made the dictionary didn't word it differently? Makes me wonder if they were scratching their heads at the irony of that definition.
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WTBTS guidance on SMALL social gatherings.
by Gill inthe october 15th watchtower gives advice on social gatherings.
try not to throw up or pee your pants laughing at some of the advice!.
'paragraph 5 page 24.. 'many hosts have faced the issue of whether to serve alcoholic beverages.
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OMG Those Kingdumb melodies alone would make me barf. Amazing that all over the world, wicked worldly people have fun gatherings all the time that don't include getting drunk or having orgies!
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Thanks I'm home and angry
by hambeak ini am angry because my adult children who are active jw's think i should be dead or suffer for not being a witness and i supported them comfortably and they shunned me and show hate i am sad and probably won't do the chemo thing and just let nature take its course.
any ideas?
i am taking pain meds so this is probably messed up with my message help.
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Very sorry you are so sick, but hang on and don't give up. It's normal to feel depressed when you're sick and in pain, and on top of that the way your kids are treating you. You will get better, you just can't give up.
So sorry your kids are so brainwashed--but I used to have that negative attitude toward 'worldly people'. Don't give up on your kids, people do change--look at all the posters here who have been able to leave that awful cult and start a new life.
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Whatever happened to Richie Rich?
by love2Bworldly in.
richie used to make me laugh, and i don't always get a chance to peek at the board every week.. is richie still around?
hope all is great with him.
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Richie used to make me laugh, and I don't always get a chance to peek at the board every week.
Is Richie still around? I wonder how he's doing. Hope all is great with him.
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Is it me, or is this as tacky as it comes?
by Icansaylucky inthis week there was a obituary of an elder i knew when i was a witty.
he had several children and a wife.
the obit didn't say anything accept: "so and so died after a lengthy illness, he was member of the jehovah's witnesses.
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Makes me sick really. It's not just tacky--it shows how little regard they have for other people.
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Separated and dating a JW
by goldenshell inis the 1st time i write in here .
am really confused about my jw boyfriend attitude .. am separated and with a child .i went through a really bad time after separation (7 months ago)and one of the reasons the relashionship wth my husband ended is because i fell in love with my actual boyfriend ..was love @1st sight ...we didnt make love 4 obvious reasons related to his faith but @the beginning things were much easier :he allowed me to touch him in his intimate parts ,we touched each other (we saw each other naked without making love once)and was very exciting...but the more we were getting involved the accraction was growing more and more and even if i am from a different belief (converted to islam)we agreed that nobody should try to change the other or impose anything ,,,but now i feel he is a bit selfish >he doesnt allow me to touch him under the belt (telling me that recently he discovered he is not allowed to do that )he doesnt even touch my breast because he is not supposed to(after he did before)he is 30 years old ,very good looking man and he keeps telling me when he sees me (once a month :which is even too much)that he cant resist me !but is actually the opposite !!
!he is resisting me ...before i will be able to committ to him i will have to wait 3 years which means also have sex >i dont know and i dont think i will be able to resist after 5 years of marriage and ''regular'' sex life //i am tired of seeing him once a month because his family doesnt know about us (he tells me that if they knew they would tell him to stop helping them with money and to stay with me :but he doesnt wantto make that choice,since he was young he supported the family //on top of that after marriage he doesnt want to have children and he tells me that i have already 1 child (we spoke many times bout that and to make sure he wont have children he wants to do an operation that will sterilize him ).
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Golden--sorry for your heartache, it's difficult when you love someone. You need to put your child first though. Maybe some counseling would help you to get over this person--the JW religion only brings heartache and you need to get out before you get in any deeper. Wish you much luck!