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  outdoor Christmas decorations

  by finally awake in

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  i have some!

  just ron has put up christmas lights on our front porch!

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  My new NORMAL frienda have taught me all the 'rules' about holiday decorating (even though I told them I never play by the rules ) Christmas trees traditionally go up the day after Thanksgiving . In cold climates it is wise to put your outside lights up early November whenever you still have warm enough days ,but you are not 'suppose' to turn them on until after Thanksgiving . Lights go off again 1st week of January ,but as I said before WHo follows silly rules ,I have left ours on until Feburary then just left the red ones on until Valentines Day !

  I love lights Congrats on getting yours up early ENJOY !! This year my husband is going to work on syncronized lights to music .
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  The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves

  by PaintedToeNail in

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  being an adult, i choose not to attend the meetings.

  i would prefer my children not attend meetings, however being married to a diehard jw, this is difficult to accomplish.

  the kids do not want to attend, as the meetings are boring, as they have often said.

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  Painted Toe Nail ......You are a parent too in this household . Your husband does NOT have the exclusive right to force religion on the children, you may have been raised a JW to believe this bs ,however untrue . He is not the HEAD of the household ,you are equal partners .Why can you not decide that if that do not want to attend then it is okay to stay home ,period . Stand up to this guy ...

  One day your children are going to wonder why you did not stand up to Dad ,and protect their personal rights .Does it seem selfish to them that you get to stay home yet they get no personal choice ? You may think it is just firming their resolve to hate meetings ,but be careful it doesn't backfire and they begin to resent you.
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  Our First Halloween

  by Red Piller in

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  (i grew up in the "truth".

  ) very risky, considering we are still active in the cong..... so we started at the first house and methodically walked up and down each driveway as worked along the street.. we were quickly over-taken by kids who were zig-zagging across lawns and doing houses in random order.

  suddenly, it dawned on me.

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  I enjoyed your story ! We have gone over the top this year for Halloween . My husband designed a Halloween light and music show for our yard and we advertized it on a facebook page . He had his picture on the front page of the local newspaper ....All this from the guy that teased me when we faded for being 'evil' and celebrating Christmas , now everyone will think I corrupted him into holidays

  But seriously ,isn't it so much FUN to see the little kids at your door dressed up ? We sure missed out with our children . I am happy for you that you are able to do these things with your kids while they are young and build some great memories for them .
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  I just bought "What

  by Left in the Cold in

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  troubled mind

  Do you want us to guess ? I guess an IPAD
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  How would you feel about this and would you steps to change the situation

  by troubled mind in

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  next week i am having surgery at the local hospital .

  one of my old jw 'friends ', that no longer considers me worthy of even a hello ,is a surgical tech there .. would you take steps to ask she not be on the operating team ?

  it was brought to my attention today that i do have the right to ask for that person not to be present because of personal issues .. what would you do ?

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  Jadeen ,I realize her what her job duties are ,and I still do not want her in my room ....at all . In our small town (and old Hall ) I have seen how medical confidentiality rules get broken with in the JW circle .
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  How would you feel about this and would you steps to change the situation

  by troubled mind in

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  next week i am having surgery at the local hospital .

  one of my old jw 'friends ', that no longer considers me worthy of even a hello ,is a surgical tech there .. would you take steps to ask she not be on the operating team ?

  it was brought to my attention today that i do have the right to ask for that person not to be present because of personal issues .. what would you do ?

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  Thanks AudeSapere, I am trying to be health conscious and eating right . I have high blood pressure so I am watching caffine intake and sodium . I get very anxious over medical procedures ....this time it is pretty minor ,but still being put out creeps me out .
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  How would you feel about this and would you steps to change the situation

  by troubled mind in

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  next week i am having surgery at the local hospital .

  one of my old jw 'friends ', that no longer considers me worthy of even a hello ,is a surgical tech there .. would you take steps to ask she not be on the operating team ?

  it was brought to my attention today that i do have the right to ask for that person not to be present because of personal issues .. what would you do ?

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  Yes Undercover that is what it really is about ,just making me a bit more comfortable and giving me peace of mind . I already feel more relaxed . She is more than diligent in her job i am sure it is just personal .

  I just didn't know you could even request such a thing until this morning . Having breakfast with some friends I explained the situation ,and one of them that works at the hospital, said it was common thing that happens . People have personal issues with ex's or whatever and the team wants you to be as comfortable as possible .
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  How would you feel about this and would you steps to change the situation

  by troubled mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  next week i am having surgery at the local hospital .

  one of my old jw 'friends ', that no longer considers me worthy of even a hello ,is a surgical tech there .. would you take steps to ask she not be on the operating team ?

  it was brought to my attention today that i do have the right to ask for that person not to be present because of personal issues .. what would you do ?

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  OMG ! You guys are so quick to respond ,Thank you !

  Well I just got off the phone with the surgical coordinator ,and she was so NICE about it all. She said it was no problem at all, and that she would handle it very tactfully ,and take care of it for me . I didn't go into detail I just stated it was because of a personal issue this person has with me .(I really wanted to tell her why ,because this person practises religious shunning because I left her JW religion ,but I didn't )

  That makes me feel just a little more relaxed about surgery now ...
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  How would you feel about this and would you steps to change the situation

  by troubled mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  next week i am having surgery at the local hospital .

  one of my old jw 'friends ', that no longer considers me worthy of even a hello ,is a surgical tech there .. would you take steps to ask she not be on the operating team ?

  it was brought to my attention today that i do have the right to ask for that person not to be present because of personal issues .. what would you do ?

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  troubled mind

  Next week I am having surgery at the local hospital . One of my old JW 'friends ', that no longer considers me worthy of even a hello ,is a surgical tech there .

  Would you take steps to ask she not be on the operating team ? It was brought to my attention today that I do have the right to ask for that person not to be present because of personal issues .

  What would you do ?

  I would rather she not know any of my personal business just because of the way she treats me in public ,I am sure she is capable of doing her job .
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  What is the purpose of your life as a human being and what are your plans for the future?

  by Healthworker in

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  thanks!.

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  The goal for my life is to love my family and encourage them in their goals so that one day when I am gone they will rememeber me with fondness . I want to be the type of person my friends will be glad to have known because I brought some sort of happiness ,joy or laughter to their day .I think the purpose of life is for one it should be enjoyed . Each day I try to find something to laugh about or something beautiful to soak in ,not a bath ,but something through art ,nature ect.

  My plans for the future change . Lately my plan had been to help make my Elderly Father's life more comfortable and enjoyable . Recently ,the past four months , I have had to deal with a minor health problem that is getting in the way of that goal . I have been in a lot of pain lately and it is interfereing with my ability to work up to standard ....it may cost me one of my jobs ......So my goal at the moment is to hopefully have surgery on Tuesday to correct the problem and go from there . Re-evaluate if I can continue working three part time jobs . If I have to quit a job figure out how to manage the finances ,but still progress on my plans to help my Dad .