Posts by Sad emo

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Let's Pray for Outnfree to be Rid of Her Cancer

by Robdar in

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friends

it seems that this year is flying by.

here it is thursday again and time for our weekly vigil for outnfree.

please send your good thoughts, positive vibes and prayers tonight starting at 8:00 central (9:00 eastern, 7:00 mountain, 6:00 pacific) to brenda ryan (outnfree's real name) in the detroit, mi metro area.

Sad emo

((((outnfree)))) ((((sally))))

will be praying for you both tonight

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bugs in your head...

by morty in

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friends

are you scratching your head just reading the title??....lol....

head lice is running like a wild grass fire in our neck of the woods and i am scared to death of having to pick through my hair.... in the past, i have never been to worried since the boys always had their hair so short it was not a big threat in our house hold but, with the long hair in style now and one of my sons has grown his, i worry that he may pick it up and i will not be happy....... with school also starting in 2 weeks, we always have the big scare in the schools as well.... so,my question to you all is...... what have you heard that works well as a preventive method?.

i have heard vinegar and tee tree oil works.??

Sad emo

Yep - tea tree oil and vinegar is good. Also use conditioner on your hair because the eggs can't stick as well to it, so if you do get them they're easier to comb out.

Apparently, head lice are on the increase much for the similar reason as 'superbugs' - overuse of the treatment, so they have developed immunity. So never use a treatment unless you're certain you've got something that needs treating!

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SUFFERING IN SILENCE

by MerryMagdalene in

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friends

how many of you tend to suffer through your heartaches, worries, illnesses, or anything else that gets you down----alone----while wishing that you could reach out for a little reassurance, validation, affection like you see "others" do???.

i only ask because ever since i was a kid that has been my tendency and, even though i am not suffering anything right now, i can't help but think of those who are.. why do we do it?

are we afraid of what people will think of us?

Sad emo

Yes, this is so me. I just don't have anyone that I feel I can confide in - and thankfully JWD's hopefully gonna help me on that front. As a few of the others have said, at least I can be anonymous here.

It was the abuse at home that's made me feel this way. I was told I was a mistake and my dad made sure that I knew it well into my adulthood, so I guess there's still a little child locked somewhere inside who doesn't really know who she is or where she belongs in life.

Sorry for rambling on like that. I've got some real emotional pain going on at the moment but don't want to post about it for now because I can't stay online much and I don't want it to look like I did a 'post and run' on you all.

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the society is "encouraging" chinese converts to go back to china to preach

by in a new york bethel minute in

my mother told me this at dinner tonite.

has anyone else heard of this?

she didn't know if the work was still under ban there, and neither do i. but either way it's pretty stupid.

Sad emo

Same things happening over here too. The Witnesses who visit me have learnt Chinese so that they can preach to the students studying at a nearby University. Apparently they've got quite a large group for Bible study (I think they said around 30 regulars).

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there ARE good people in this world

by tsunami_rid3r in

jw
friends

i was at a gas station, shuffling through the change in my cup holder.

i'm jobless and broke, and the gas guage is lit up to empty.

ive got $5.20 worth of change, as i walk in the gas station, theres a man with a huge stick with all these flags on it talking of his travels around the world.

Sad emo

felt guilty like i should do something

Just dropped in to check active topics and came across this. Tsunami - that's compassion - it proves that you truly care about other people and that you're alive!!

You should realise, you DID do something - you connected to where the guy was, and shared (however you believe - collective consciousness, spiritually, whatever you choose to call it) in his condition.

Hope that makes sense!

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Jehovah's Witness to Catholic Conversion Stories

by jschwehm in

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friends

hi gang:.

i realize that many here are not interested in organized religion.

this is not meant to offend anyone.

Sad emo

That's an encouraging article Jeff.

I'm glad that the folks mentioned have found somewhere they can feel safe to worship God as they feel is right.

One thing that puzzles me is that I would have thought that the last place an ex-jw would want to go (or maybe even dare to) would be the Catholic church - aren't JW's supposed to be really anti RC, more than the other denominations?

Part of what nearly attracted me in the opposite direction (RC to JW) was that there seemed to be similar (using the term loosely here!) kind of structure or organisation - you knew what to believe (whether right or wrong!), there were moral/behaviour guidelines - I guess summing it up, there was 'someone in charge of things' which gave an element of feeling safe in the knowledge that you were 'doing the right thing'. I know that there's far more to it than just this but do you think there's a bit of this psychology involved when going from JW - RC as well?

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