Posts by alreadygone

I love Netflix. Especially in the winter. That is alot of what the kids and I do for entertainment when the snow starts to fly here in New England. Get in the habit of sending back the movies you watch immediately that way you always have a new movie to watch.

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Do you still use Jehovah's name in prayer assuming you still pray?

by JH in

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if you do pray, will you use the name that's above all other names....says the watchtower.. if not, what name do you use?.

alreadygone

I don't pray and I cringe when I am at my parents and my dad says prayer before we eat. Usually my brother and I try to make the other scream out in pain by pinching each other or pulling each other's hair (very discreetly of course). Maybe I should put this post in the "Good Memories" thread.

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Good Memories

by joelbear in

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please use this thread only to post good memories.. i remember going to the beautiful white sand beaches of the gulf coast and playing in the sand with dad and chasing mom with dead jellyfish.

the water was crystal clear.

alreadygone

I remember going to Monteal with my husband and kids and we went to a hockey game. We walked to the arena because we knew we would be drinking and didn't want to drive after. It was freezing cold. We all huddled together and walked back to our hotel laughing and joking the whole way. It was alot of fun.

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Do you think that you're presently living the best moments of your life?

by JH in

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i feel as if i'm on top of a mountain, and things are going good.

things could always be better, but i can't complain.. how about you?

alreadygone

I just had the best two weeks of my life. I am on a count down to when it will be perfect again. Seven months and counting.

Although my kids and I have a damn good time together too.

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The Brought-in, and the universal exit of a dub

by wanderlustguy in

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of course there are exceptions to everything, this is strictly my view and no judgments should be implied.... .

there are different levels of brought-in, starting with the varying ages of childhood, when the childrens parents are brought in.

for the purposes of this, i am dealing with from teenage on up.. .

alreadygone

Very eloquently stated. I believe you were one of the first people who welcomed me here and from the bottom of my heart, Thank You .

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Can you tell a fake smile from a real one?

by PaulJ in

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try this very interesting test!

smile .

let me know what score you got!!.

alreadygone

16 out of 20

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Do you think this is tacky and just plain pathetic (Watchtower) ?????

by run dont walk in

i just returned from ontario, where a family member died, i was reading the obit, and i know its been said millions of times, but this really blew me away.

"a private family burial at ______ cemetery.

a memorial service will be held at the kingdom hall of jehovah's witnesses on saturday august 13, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. as expressions of sympathy, please send donations to world wide work of jehovah's witnesses.".

alreadygone

I think it is extremely tacky and pathetic in this instance to request donation be sent to the JW's. On the other hand, I actualy think it is nice when I see other obits request "in lieu of flower please send donations to ________" because the blank is usually a charity or research organization that affected the persons life/death. So maybe I just don't like the JW's and am more critical.

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He's gone

by alreadygone in

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i dropped andrew (troucul) off at the airport this morning.

he is on his way back to iraq.

i was warned that it was going to be harder to see him leave the second time.

alreadygone

Thank you everyone. My kids are already coming through to keep me busy. We went school shopping today. Argh! I spent a small fortune!

I LOVE to do crafts. I also love Christmas. I knew this was going to be a rough period so I did some preemtive (spelling??) ebaying. I got two books on easy Christmas crafts to do with the kids. They just came in the mail today. I am already looking forward to starting some of them.

I have to admit, my kids are my savior. I see Andrew in each and every one of them. Without them, I would be in trouble. I also work full-time. So, as I said, logically, I know I will be just fine. It is just readjusting to him being gone again.

Thank you all for your support. You have no idea how much you have lifted my spirits.

K

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Does your family still think you are coming back?

by kid-A in

hope springs eternal in the wts.

despite having left before even being baptized, i would have to say my parents still wholeheartedly believe i will someday come around, .

get baptized, become active and maybe even become an elder !

alreadygone

Oh I am sure they pray real hard and have wet dreams about it, but NO , I ain't going back!!