Posts by deeskis

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Franz books

by deeskis in

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hi.

can any aussies tell me if i can order the franz books from australia, i looked on the net but only found a us site and went round in circles trying to order, got nowhere.. thanks.

deeskis

Hi

Can any Aussies tell me if I can order the Franz books from Australia, i looked on the net but only found a US site and went round in circles trying to order, got nowhere.

Thanks

D

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Witness to an accident (laughter is contageous)

by HappyDad in

click here: http://www.chumfm.com/morningshow/bits/march24.swf

What to do in a terrorist attack.....................

by misspeaches in

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deeskis

hee hee

reminds me of the old 1950's iron curtain propoganda shorts, where kids are told to get under their school desks in the event of a nuclear attack...........duck and cover!!

D

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Brand New Blood Card

by PoppyR in

hubby has just come back from the service meeting where they have been handed out brand new style blood cards, now called 'advance decision to refuse specified medical treatment' .

it's quite a bit different.

and has the line on it about giving permission to the hospital liason committee to see your notes and medical records.. very scary stuff i think, and i certainly wont be filling one in.. i'm really short of time tonight, but will scan it in, along with the notes that go with it and try and post it some time over the next day or so if someone else doesn't beat me to it!.

deeskis

I'm a Registered Nurse, and my husband is a General Practitioner. I haven't worked in the hospital system for 17 years, but do work in the GP medical centre.

In Australia the patient notes are the property of the doctor, (or hospital). They are not the patients property. If a patient wants access to the notes they have to ask (nicely!!) permission. Even then sometimes they may have to apply under freedom of information act for copies of these records. So I don't see this new card happening in OZ.

Wonder what the go is elsewhere??

D

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just wrapped my first christmas gift...

by in a new york bethel minute in

it was fun!

the only thing that sucked about it was the fact that i had no idea how to wrap a gift... late 20's and i've never wrapped a present before????

hahaha only in the jw faith is that possible!!!

deeskis

I haven't wrapped any of mine yet. I buy things all through the year then stash them so the kids can't find them. Now I have to remember where, and what they are. I guess I should keep a list to remind myself. (once when I cleared up under the stairs I found a game I bought for my son about four years before, then forgot about!! my nephew got it that year.......

But I do love wrapping presents.......remember it's the thought that counts, not how it's wrapped.

have a good one

D

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Is Christmas for fun?

by LittleToe in

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given that so many practises associated with christmas are blatantly christian in origin but christianity endorses spiritual self-flagellation/crucifixion, moderation, and enough "-isms" to make your eyes water, is christmas truly for fun?

i know that often there are few christian connotations attributed to it nowadays, in such a hedonistic and sensory society, but history is on record in showing that the whole baby jesus thing is definitely a christian element.

would any true hedonist today want to drink such a mixed cup (potentially of poor-grade wine)?

deeskis

Just got back with my ten year old singing Christmas Carols at the local Nursing home. it was fun. Christmas in Oz is fun too..........beach, BBQ, a bit of booze!

still miss Scotland at times, but not that much!!!

hope your "little toes" are not too cold, Merry Christmas!

D

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Post something wierd......anything!

by Why Georgia in

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my son's have these toys called rescue heroes.

one of the action figures is in a wheelchair and he has a machine gun mounted to it.... that is really wierd!.

chrystal

deeskis

hi

did anyone else get a virus message when following MsMcDucket's Jim Carey pic. Norton Antivirus said that it deleted a trojan from the site. If you don't have this protection then you should check that your computer is ok.

the pic was funny though............still love Jim Carey!

also

Dorayakii: That is so true. I remember cracking up when Billy Connolly discussed something similar on one of his of the tangent jumps. - how do I send this clip to my friends without directing them to this thread. (too weird for most of them!!!) i tried right clicking on the clip to "save target as......", but that didn't work.

cheers D

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well i finally did it!

by Cordelia in

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here is yet another thread about me (im so sorry everyone) but hopefully this is the closing chapter, and i just wanted to let anyone thats helped me along the way to know whats happened.. i saw my dad and this time i was totally honest, he took me to some places we went as a child and said basically i have no choice but to stop seeing my boyfreind, and attend the meetings again maybe even work at mending my marriage as that is the only way i will ever be truely happy (apparently).

i said that even tho it means the past 9 months of attending and trying to get reinstated are a waste i just have to stop going to the meetings, i do not believe the society really acting on jehs behalf, (jeh would never shun me, etc) he said he cannot believe how spiritual iwas and that i am so 'apostate' now and in veiw of that he can have nothing to do with me, he cried i cried he said i am dead to him and it breaks his heart esp as he has to deal with the tumours he has found out he has,.

i feel so bad as he has tried to answer my questions and has come up with an answer on them all (except the un) and i know i am throwing contact with my family away and hurting them alot.

deeskis

Cordelia

thanks for answering my post when you're going through all this right now. i've read all your threads and i hope you can now get some peace with your decision and can move on.

i was lucky that we moved from Scotland to Australia and i never went back to meetings so was never disfellowshipped. i had a couple of visits from the elders as my parents started going back. I'll write about it later, (too busy just now with all the Christmas hoohaa, bah humbug, only joking i love it!!)

Anyway when the elders visited me i said that i was not happy with any organised religion as power goes to peoples heads. they tried to argue the point that they were God's representatives............the visits didn't last long.

Anyway i've printed out UN letters, watched the Aussie Sunday programme on silent lambs, and am just biding my time with my folks, i'v planted the seed and don't want to push it. What's the rush, I've been out 24 years noww!!

Best wishes

D

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Dateline

by deeskis in

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i've been reading many of the posts on the site for the last few weeks.

i wasn't looking for a jw site but came across it by chance on a google search for australian music, when one of tijkmo's posts came up.

my eyes nearly popped out of my head when i saw the jw chat!!!

deeskis

Thanks everyone for your replies

there are some good leads that i will follow up.

Part of me feels that my parents are (generally) happy where they are, they are still talking to me and accept my non-jw husband and my kids, so why stir it all up.

but another part of me feels REALLY P****D OFF at everything that has gone on, all the cover-ups and all that has happened in my family and so many others, that i want to scream it from the rooftops!!!

maybe i'm just a bit of a basket case, but with my upbringing i guess that's understandable. working this afternoon, and got a school presentation this evening, but will be back.........

i'm feeling a bit obsessed about this. my husband also says that i'm spending too much time on the net. I start reading profiles, following links, and the time just flies......

thanks again.....

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Dateline

by deeskis in

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i've been reading many of the posts on the site for the last few weeks.

i wasn't looking for a jw site but came across it by chance on a google search for australian music, when one of tijkmo's posts came up.

my eyes nearly popped out of my head when i saw the jw chat!!!

deeskis

hi all

i've been reading many of the posts on the site for the last few weeks. i wasn't looking for a JW site but came across it by chance on a google search for Australian music, when one of Tijkmo's posts came up. my eyes nearly popped out of my head when i saw the JW chat!!!

I was brought up a witness, but faded away when i was 21. (24 years ago) the whole family moved across the world, and it was going to be a new start. Elder dad had resigned before the move due to him being sickened by hypocrisy. my parents eventually got sucked back in along with one of the five of us kids.

Anyway I have never seen the Dateline programme. I did an internet search and looked on emule to see if i could download it but .....no. can anyone tell me if i can get this anywhere.

I also told my parents about the UN debacle(this afternoon), and they just outright denied it. "not true, lies being spread by apostates" Can any Australians give me something to help this way? I thought of asking the society via the website, but when I went on they don't answer emails, and want full contact details........very clever.........as if!! Dad also laughed when I mentioned about the paedophilia, in particular Leo Greenlees, - "the society would have disfellowshipped him if that was true, it's all lies to discredit the truth"

You know I thought I had got over this a long time ago, but it's all churned up again. My parents have been very Cool towards us (and I don't mean in a good way) - "icy" at times, but have never shunned us. but they have been getting more fanatical recently.

Any suggestions?