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  Your future dreams ( 5/10/20 yrs) -after the borg

  by Cappuccino OC in

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  now that you're out & free of the wts, (borg) what are your future plans and/ or dreams?

  where do you see yourself 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now?

  how many are happy with their carreers/jobs?

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  SunshineTOO,

  So are you a piano teacher @ a local school, or do you have your own studio?

  At my daughters' school they don't start music until the 5th grade. I had already told her that I'm going to her her music lessons. She had once asked for piano lessons but now she says she wants to play the guitar. I'm open minded & I'll let he choose her own instrument.

  The only song I can play on the piano is "twinkle, twinkle, little star". Are you familiar with Jim Brickman's music?

  I live in a duples (sort of an apt). I'll be shopping for a home in about 1 year and 1/2 as soon as I know in what City/Hospital I'll be working in.

  I love gardens. My daughter and I planted bulbs & we had lots of tulips in pots. Then we planted petunias, mary golds & lots of wild flowers. I also have an oregano & peppermint plant & a coffee plant that was given to me by my mother for graduation. I hope it survives the winter here. I'll have to bring it inside & get a plant light for it.

  Kids are fun but they are also a lot of work. Yesterday, I had 5 neighborhood kids over to dinnner plus my daughter. Only one girl got to spend the night.

  One time at the KH, the brother was talking about the memorial & my daughter, was little, said realy loud, MOM, WHO DIED? I then said, "Christ Jesus". She then replied, "Wasn't that a long time ago?" I thought her comment was so funny (cause of her age) but the brothers looked at me like I wasn't doing a job teaching her.

  CAPP

  CAPP

  Edited by - Cappuccino OC on 24 July 2002 10:41:28
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  Your future dreams ( 5/10/20 yrs) -after the borg

  by Cappuccino OC in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now that you're out & free of the wts, (borg) what are your future plans and/ or dreams?

  where do you see yourself 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now?

  how many are happy with their carreers/jobs?

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  Dakota Red,

  Retirement sounds so good. Everyone I know from Washington leaves to the South West. Even my mom just moved to the SW.

  Capp
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  Your future dreams ( 5/10/20 yrs) -after the borg

  by Cappuccino OC in

  1. jw
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  now that you're out & free of the wts, (borg) what are your future plans and/ or dreams?

  where do you see yourself 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now?

  how many are happy with their carreers/jobs?

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  Hey Vivamus,

  Congratulation on your Masters Degree. How exciting! Youl'll have to let us read know how we can read your thesis. Sign me up!

  Capp
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  Your future dreams ( 5/10/20 yrs) -after the borg

  by Cappuccino OC in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now that you're out & free of the wts, (borg) what are your future plans and/ or dreams?

  where do you see yourself 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now?

  how many are happy with their carreers/jobs?

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  Writerpen,

  Congratulations on starting college. You must have a BIG heart if you're going into social services. I did an internship 2 years ago at Child Protection Services, for one quarter- 2 hours per day. It was alot of work. Being a mom, I'd go home & worry at night about the CPS children.

  The one thing that made me feel better was that I was making a difference in their lives. For example, this child who was 6 years old waited for her mom to show up for the visitation. The mom never called & never showed up.

  THe poor little girl was very sad. We then went to McDonalds and she had a Happy meal with an ice cream. Her smile as she ate the ice cream made me feel better inside.
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  Your future dreams ( 5/10/20 yrs) -after the borg

  by Cappuccino OC in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now that you're out & free of the wts, (borg) what are your future plans and/ or dreams?

  where do you see yourself 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now?

  how many are happy with their carreers/jobs?

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  JoelBear,

  As a kid I was always very good at math/algebra. I took the Graduate Review Exam, GRE, last year and my best scores were analytical, followed by Verbal then Quatitative, that is math.

  I've concentrated on Language & my scores prove that I actually have learned something. My mom wants to invest abut 50K. Do you have any suggestions?
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  Interesting Thought

  by silentlambs in

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  a friend sent this post to me and i thought it was was interesting.. silentlambs.

  dear barbara and bill:.

  concerning the watchtower's actions against you folks and the commendable letter from barb's husband, joe: excellent points about paul airing a congregation's faults btw.. .

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  Why can't the WTS accept critisism in order for them to make changes for the better?

  Why can't they fess up & accept reality? Their policies are outdated & need to be changed for the protection of the children. What better time than now?
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  WTS Pedophiles!

  by john123 in

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  my wife and i attended a conference that erica garza/rodriguez spoke at.

  she gave an update on her situation.

  after the conference we got a chance to talk with her, alehandra (mother) and erica's friend sherry.

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  Yup,

  They'll do anything to protect their image. Remember if they aren't seen by two witnesses then you can't prove that they've done anything wrong.

  I also read in a thread from msn that Dateline was aired in the prison that Belize is in & that he was beaten by his enraged fellow prison suite mates (sorry for the pun). His family requested that he moved to isolation for protection but the request was denied! (YES).

  He now knows how it feels to be abused. Imagine a little girl, Erica, a virgen, abused by WICKED, perverted JW.

  In addition I've read, Bill Bowen has also received death threats via different ways, telephone, etc. by current JW's.

  The JW's lack the strength to realize that they have been let down by their friends, elders, families & WTS. They aren't strong enough to see reality for what it is. They lash out in anger because they themselves are terribly confused. If it was any other religion, as the catholics, they'd believe without doubting once. You could hear them just say, "Yup, Belize, the catholic priest, was convicted. Poor Erica let's preach to her about the kingdom".

  Yet they can't say that. They also have no alibi & they instantly turn on their "fight or flight" instinctions. Now most of the JW's don't have alot of education therefore they do not know the proper ways of venting out without using threats.

  CAPP
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  English elder logs in.

  by caspian in

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  hi everyone.. my name is caspian, i am an elder in a congregation in england.. i have been reading this forum for about 12 months, never having the confidence to log in.. however after all the information that has come to light in the recent weeks, i feel that i need to start coming to terms with the crisis that i now feel.. i am a third gen jw, and been an elder for 15 years, my family whom i love dearly are all naive fully committed jw's.. please if any current or ex elders in a similar situation care to make any good advice.

  please help.. sincere regards.

  cas

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  Welcome Capian,

  I understand how you must feel. Have you thought of going in for counseling? The reason I say this is because it is very hard on the individual when you have been let down by your beliefs that you believed whole heartedly and would die for them.

  In addition, it's very hard to trust when you have been let down. If my little sister had not been abused by her own father, my stepfather, I would be supporting the WTS. It's very hard to understand if you don't know anyone who has gone through abusive. At times I wish I could erase my sisters abuse, have her heal, have her forget, have her go on with her life & have her smile once.

  I didn't have any doubts until the child abuse scandals came out realizing there where thousands that had suffered sexual abuse like my sister.

  Please remember that Jehovah/God doesn't cause these abuses. It's the imperfect people. It is very disheartening that the higher ups are more concerned with their image & money than helping all of these children with mental health counseling and changing their outdated policies.
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  Your future dreams ( 5/10/20 yrs) -after the borg

  by Cappuccino OC in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now that you're out & free of the wts, (borg) what are your future plans and/ or dreams?

  where do you see yourself 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now?

  how many are happy with their carreers/jobs?

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  Now that you're out & free of the WTS, (borg) what are your future plans and/ or dreams?

  WHere do you see yourself 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 years from now?

  How many are happy with their carreers/jobs?

  How many are pursuing College Degrees? In what?

  How many Want/have kids? Have/Want grandchildren?

  Do you voluneer at non-profit organizations?

  Do you have hobbies?

  Do you like to travel? Where do you travel or would like to travel?

  Growing up as a JW, (learned the trvth @ 8 y. o.) I never thougth I'd graduate from High School (1989), get married or have children.

  I never thought of a "worldy" career or "wordly" education. Now I have a daughter, (from my marriage to a JW-happily divorced), I finished a double major & I'm about to become a graduate student.

  If anyone would have told me back in 1989 when I graduated from High School that I was going to attend a Univeristy I would have not believed it. - My how things change.

  What are your dreams? What are your future goals?

  CAPP

  Edited by - Cappuccino OC on 24 July 2002 0:2:46
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  Little things in life that make you smile/happy

  by Cappuccino OC in

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  early this morning i noticed a couple of racoons in my back yard searching for food.

  there's a huge park/forest in my back yard.

  i quietly opened the door and left some treats for them.

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  Gopher, Incense&Pepermints, Pomegrante & Saltiest:

  All of your children are adorable. I wish I had a scanner to scan some pictures in.

  CAPP