Terry is a handsome man. Probably just wanted to show off:)
JWdaughter
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How much has YOUR APPEARANCE changed over the years?
by Terry inplace your before and after photo.
must be at least 15 years difference betwen the two.. .
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JW Woman dies refusing blood....
by iknowall558 inwendy cloete louwwe lost a sister in our congregation today, had severe depression and tried to take her own life.
sad thing is if the doctors stopped being petty and insisting on bloody and just gave her alternative blood volumiser sooner she might have been fine.
it took the elders hours to get her transferred to a new hospital.
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JWdaughter
She died because she comitted suicide and she accomplished her goal. I feel bad for anyone in that much distress and misery, but who the heck are the elders to try to boss doctors around about treatment options?Trying to stablize a patient who refuses treatment is a hellish task for a doctor, and then to be harrassed by a bunch of ignorant religious fanatics-only to lose the patient must have been devastating to the doctor. They will probably try to sue or punish the doctor now. Too bad they weren't there for her before she became so distraught that she bled herself to death.
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ASYMPTOTE tower to be completed in the United Arab Emirates
by Terry inconstruction has begun on strata tower by new york-based architects asymptote in abu dhabi, uae.. due to be completed in 2011, the tower will have 40 stories and be 160 metres high.. .
the strata tower, a forty-story, luxury residential building designed by architects hani rashid and lise anne couture of asymptote, has broken ground on al raha beach and is now under construction.
the tower is scheduled for completion in early 2011 and, at a height of 160 meters, will be the tallest building in the al dana precinct, the centerpiece of aldar properties pjscs prestigious al raha beach development.
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JWdaughter
Do I just have a dirty mind or does anyone else wonder if they are going for a phallic symbol kind of a thing there?
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JWdaughter
I'll probably forget it-just like I have been forgetting all the local holidays in the US. I realized today that we forgot Cinco de Mayo (ok, not mexican, but we observed and ate appropriately), tax day passed without any panic(unfortunately, it was the first time I missed it, and I had completed them early, but hubby didn't send them to tax chick at company), St. Pats (ok, not Catholic, but forgot my "Kiss me, I'm Irish button on my "everyone loves and Irish girl t-shirt, which is in storage at home). Valentines day. Nothing.
I did send home gifts and cards for the mom/mIL a couple of weeks ago, but I am pretty sure I will forget it on Sunday(is it this sunday?)
You know the only holiday I have any right to is mother's day? And tax day-not that it is a holiday.
Today when I realized that I forgot cinco de mayo, I was really sad, and had some of my first serious homesick twinges. Trying not to analyze that one too hard. Mexican food is hard to find here, $$$ when you do find it and not very good at that. I am not mexican, was there in Mexico for all of an hour and don't even speak spanish. My only claim to mexico is a grandad that served in some war that involved a mexican guy named Pancho Villa. I don't think that earns me the enchiladas, you know?
We won't make it back in time for Independence Day.
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I just had my first child
by daniel-p inbaby girl, 6 lbs, 14 oz, 19-3/4in, looks like me they say.... still in awe... there were some complications, but mom and baby are doing good.
baby's down the hall in nicu and it still doesn't feel real.. .
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JWdaughter
Wonderful news!! Congratulations, and have fun, you are in for the ride of your life!
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Brand New: Currently Totally Devastated
by daringhart13 ini'm brand new to the board.
long time, "big shot" elder, ....taught at km school, conventions, etc.
yeah, i know it means nothing....but it gives you an idea of how deep i've been a jw.. i don't even really know what to write at this point.
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JWdaughter
Welcome! We are probably just what you need right now. Blondie and terry are great ones to pay attention to-for different reasons. They both have common sense. Terry is a little more abrupt about it:) Enjoy your soujourn with us.
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What's your plans on the JW Memorial night?
by dissed infor the last 13 years, we haven't attended and didn't even care about it.
but since we became card carrying members of jwn in september, we have an interest in what are friends here on jwn are doing.. for us?
we will be watching 'dancing with the stars'.
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JWdaughter
Tonight I am going to eat with my family at the Iranian restaurant-unless we all decide on Chinese. Then we will be packing because tomorrow we are going to Egypt and seeing part of the holy land (and pyramids etc). Not caring or knowing what day it is.
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JW sister told my newly widowed mom that it would "look bad"if
by aquagirl inif i took her to the memorial this year.im df'd for years,but out of love and respect for my parents i always gave them this one night.my mum dosent drive.i was going to drive her and sit by her.i promised my dad that i would always do this for him.he was pretty cool,even tho he was an elder.my "devout" sister {who has never lifted a finger to help my parents}told her yesterday that it "wouldnt look good" for me to show up w/my mum,altho everyone knows that i have done everything for my parents,both before my dad died in december and since.
is my sister just jealous that i have a fabulous life,am beautiful,rich,a guitar god,have excellent cool hair, xray vision,can communicate with aliens and have supernatural abilities?
or is she just mean?lol..btw,i am going.and im taking my mum and we are going to sit in the front row,and yes,im gonna wear velvet.....
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JWdaughter
I guess it would look bad for your sister if you took your mom to the memorial, but that alone makes the silliness of the actual memorial worth it! Plus, you get to make your mom happy and feel good in the bargain. I'd go with my mom if it would make her happy. You are the good daughter and that is just showing up your sister for what she is. Obnoxious.
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Has anyone tried to prevent ex-spouse from training the kids as JWs?
by Michelle365 ini am at the point in my custody battle where i need to decide if i'm gonna "go for the gold" and bring religion into the fight.
my lawyer thinks i have a chance based on the parental alienation aspect of the religion.
i'm df'd and my kids are being raised to turn against me.
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JWdaughter
Oh, and you don't need to bad mouth dad to deal with any of this. Grown up stuff can stay in the courts. Unless things get hideously ugly, I can't see your children being subjected to a back and forth with lawyers. You can be entirely pleasant about dad and be honest without even the hint of a put down. "Your dad and I do things differently and think differently" is a lot different than "Your dad is a freaking nut job and I hate hate hate that mot*******ing religion", if you know what I mean. "We both want what is best for you because we both love you. This is what I think is best and when you are grown up, you can figure out what you think is best". Low key is better than low class every time, but don't be passive on this issue. Please.
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Has anyone tried to prevent ex-spouse from training the kids as JWs?
by Michelle365 ini am at the point in my custody battle where i need to decide if i'm gonna "go for the gold" and bring religion into the fight.
my lawyer thinks i have a chance based on the parental alienation aspect of the religion.
i'm df'd and my kids are being raised to turn against me.
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JWdaughter
I was a child growing up in a mixed home with a JW mom and a unbelieving dad. Now with the perspective of having been a child and now being a parent, I have a little different advice. Sorry to muddy the waters, but here goes.
Since my dad was very passive about the religion thing as a whole, my mom got carte blanche with us not celebrating, no school birthday or holiday events, etc. Like your daughters, I was well and truly indoctrinated by the time I was 7. I remember making a sugar easter egg when I was 8 and feeling so guilty about it that I was afraid to bring it home. I gave it to our school bus driver.
I think that you might want to make it clear that JW rules are out when the kids are at school, that they can do scouts or sports or whatever. They can make you a moms day cake or a ghost or whatever. While they are at his house, he can take them to meetings and out in FS to his hearts content. I would have a suggestion that you deal with a family mediator or something on this issue-or a child psychologist. I know it seems harsh, but we grew up taking all the JW stuff for granted because my dad never said anything against us. We never had a choice. Passivity in the non JW parent leads to a kid passively becoming a JW-and I think it is good to know that it is their PARENTS religion, but they are free to think for themselves, even while going to meetings with him. With a steadfast JW mom, I never even understood that I had a choice-and yet, had my dad put his foot down, I would have at least understood that "I" wasn't a JW. I was the child of a JW.
The positive thing here is that all the drudgery in their life will be based with JW dad. You get to be the pleasant mom-even if they do have to use manners, do chores and brush their teeth, you will be the one they want to be with. But him guilting them out about normal things is messing up his relationship and their lives. That is what I think you should be seeing a counselor or mediator about. Kids don't need crap like that. Life is hard enough with divorcing parents, switching out houses, two religions and being a kid of a JW at all.
Just my .02 worth.