The basement in the hall was full of mold. One year it was our turn to clean the basement at the annual big cleanup and one of the men brought some kind of chemical to get rid of it.. He started spraying it all over the cement walls while we were down there and I started to get a headache.. His five year old son was down there and I said to him...that he shouldn't let his son breath that stuff in and he said it was safe for humans.. I had to leave..I felt so bad for his little boy.. If it gave me a headache then what was it doing for the little boy.. They sold that hall to people that opened a day care in it.. Poor kids.. I wonder if they every knew....
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28Was mold a problem in your hall?
by DT init seems like almost every hall i went to had a mold problem.
i couldn't even enter the last hall i attended without getting sick.
i had to listen.
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EXCERPT from my novel: I WEPT BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON
by Terry inexcerpt from novel:.
mathis, shaking like a landed fish, stood beside a crooked tree.
danny found him there.. "you hurt?
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arwen
Gripping novel.. I know it will do well. I am so sorry that you had to go through some terrible things in your JW life and I know it will never go away.....I wish I could write a book myself.. get it all out. My children were abducted by their JW father and assisted by Witnessess in any part of the country. I lost complete touch with them for six months and they were only four and nine. My heart was totally ripped out of me. I can forgive but I can never, ever forget... I truly hope you will get some relief from your suffering with this writing. Take care, Terry.. you are loved by many.
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How hot is the job market in Alberta? Let me give you a hint...
by jgnat ina business owner frustrated with bad workers placed a brutally honest help-wanted ad in an edmonton-area newspaper this week.. "if you can come to work on time, not steal from us, not show up drunk, then come in and see us today," reads the ad written by charmaine rose, owner of high-end lingerie stores la belle femme in edmonton and sherwood park.. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2007/11/29/newspaper-ad.html.
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arwen
I heard that Alberta lowered the age for hiring to 12 and that some of the Tim Horton's had 12 year olds standing on stepstools ringing in the coffee! Here on the east coast we have lost a lot of our young people to life in the West...big money for them. I understand the standard of living is very high though so I guess you have to think long and hard about what you want. Housing prices here are going up but are still very reasonable. We are min wage of 7.50 I think. Apartments are anywhere from 400-1000 a month. Homes are still in the 100,000-300.000 range for a decent place..
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DANSK AND PHYSIO
by Stanollie ina very happy 29th wedding anniversary, mum & dad!.
all my love,.
dominic.
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arwen
Happy Anniversary to both of you.. and many many more.
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The least attractive cities in Canada
by JK666 insweetface started a thread about the ugliest cities in the us.
i just commented that i thought sault ste.
marie was ugly on both sides of the border.. to my canadian/canadien friends, which cities do you find the least attractive?
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arwen
Saint John, New Brunswick...I lived there for a year back in the 70's and the smell of the pulp mill sulfur was sickening.. People told me that I would get used to it but I never did.
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May be getting a biopsy tomorrow
by MsMcDucket ini may be getting a/some biopsy/biopsies done tomorrow.
ugh!
i'm worried about how i'm going to behave during the procedure/s.
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arwen
Wishing the best outcome for you tomorrow. It is scary to not know what is going on but it is also frightening to undergo some of these procedures. You need peace of mind and I hope you will get some tomorrow.. Keeping you in my prayers tonight..
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Zacharia Sitchin??? does anyone know anything about his beliefs
by arwen inhad quite a discussion the other day with my niece who is a "follower" of this zacharia sitchin.
i looked up a bit on line but i found it quite deep.
she has had a bible study with jw's quite a few years ago and rejected it totally and returned all the books.. i would like to hear from anyone who reads this guy...thanks.
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arwen
thanks, Santanus, You seem to always be there for me..
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Zacharia Sitchin??? does anyone know anything about his beliefs
by arwen inhad quite a discussion the other day with my niece who is a "follower" of this zacharia sitchin.
i looked up a bit on line but i found it quite deep.
she has had a bible study with jw's quite a few years ago and rejected it totally and returned all the books.. i would like to hear from anyone who reads this guy...thanks.
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arwen
Had quite a discussion the other day with my niece who is a "follower" of this Zacharia Sitchin. I looked up a bit on line but I found it quite deep. She has had a Bible Study with JW's quite a few years ago and rejected it totally and returned all the books.. I would like to hear from anyone who reads this guy...Thanks.
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Are you making progress?
by nvrgnbk inwe're all in different stages of exiting the jw organization.. how do you feel about where you are at today, compared with a year ago?
do you see positive growth in yourself?
or do you feel stagnant?.
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arwen
what a great question! " I have come a long way, baby".. I have been through many stages of the "leaving. Fear, denial, anger, sadness, relief, and happiness. I am so thankful that I am out.. I feel like a survivor. It will take many years, maybe never to fully recover but the journey is so much more pleasant now. I love not having the guilt...of never doing enough, being enough, always trying over and over to prove myself a good enough person. The things that I did back then.. I try not to go there! As far as my spirituality goes, I am searching, searching. always.. terrified to step in the water in case I get sucked in again. There is a piece of me missing someplace. I truly believe in God and Jesus Christ and I pray that I will find my way back to them. Time is the only healer... and I am healing. I am grateful to this board and all of you here. Although I don't post often, I read almost every day and I feel it was by being with you all here and hearing your stories that I have accepted that I too can become exactly who I am and be proud of it.. I have wonderful family and the support of my best friend and I am blessed to have found my way out..
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