i'm off to barcelona in a month's time and wondered if any of you have been and could recommend hotels, restaurants, areas to visit etc?
Crumpet
We went to Barcelona several times in my early teens. It was a gorgeous city then. But I was too young, and it was too long ago to be of help to you. I always smile thinking of Fawlty Towers........"sorry, he's from Barcelona"!
We even visited Barcelona Bethel. Let me know if you'd like an intro!
yep my fade has come to a stop, got the phone call off my dad today he asked me if i celebrate christmas and birthdays and i said yes, and so he said they are going to go ahead with the disassociation letter i sent over two years ago!!!!..
he said that after today the only phone calls i will get are if there is an emergency, but nothing social my response to that was well you havnt seen or spoken to me for over a year im used to it.. he also said there was no bad feelings and that i should never doubt there love for me, and that the stupid thing of it is they can associate with mike and the kids just not me.. im really happy and calm about it, ive had my initial cry over it, and now i feel good that i dont have to lie and hide things anymore.. its such a relief.. luv ya all.
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((((Es))))
Thinking of you at this bittersweet time. Just be content in the love of your own special family, knowing that you will never put your precious children through such bullshit.
leo greenlees governing body member leo k. greenlees was forced to resign and leave bethel in late 1984. he entered the toronto, canada bethel in 1936, eventually becoming treasurer of the canadian branch and of the ibsa of canada.
in 1964 he went to brooklyn bethel, and in 1965 was elected as a director of the society's new york corporation.
as a director greenlees automatically became a "governing body" member when that body was formally instituted in 1971. he often spoke at gilead graduations, and was the concluding speaker for the day at the watchtower centennial business meeting at three rivers stadium in pittsburgh, pennsylvania on october 6, 1984. a 1982 watchtower mentions him as being on the teaching committee of the governing body.
Welcome G/C
There have been lots of posts on this subject already, but nothing concrete on it. In fact Ray Franz spoke warmly of Greenlees in COC.
If you've got anything new to add to the picture many would be interested.
it was the 14th of april last year that i had to sit my mother down and tell her i was an apostate.. i was closer to her than anyone else.
my father and mother are still married, but he let her raise me as a witness, and that meant it was me and mom.. me and mom in field service for 100 hours in july because she had to make her time as a regular pioneer.. me and mom fighting over what to bring for lunch to the district convention.. me and mom up late at night, when she would berate me, and then unload all her problems on to me.. me and mom and our 4 hour family studies, where we discuss 2 paragraphs of a random book, and then she would browbeat me until early in the morning.. somehow, through all that, i pretended to be a witness for years, just to appease her.
looking back, i don't know if i loved her, or if i was just afraid of her.
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I'm performing an emotional biopsy.
Writing things down like this is an important step in healing and moving on. You expressed yourself so well and I hope that you gain a sense of peace from having got it out. Your mum sounds like she has much more issues than just being a jw. I was wondering how your relationship with your father has been recently, and I would encourage you to speak with a counsellor, maybe at uni to work through this more.
Take care,
best wishes
D
her jehovah's witness parents refused blood transfusions for her.
his jehovah's witness parents refused blood transfusions for him.
her jehovah's witness parents refused blood transfusions for her.
alot bloodless hospitals. and its proven that bloodless surgery is better and safer
Yeah right, Source: The Awake, top-notch commentator on current affairs(NOT)
As a health professional I'd be interested in knowing where all these "bloodless hospitals are"??
But at least your brother read the email, the very fact that he's defending things means that it's had an effect.
Best wishes
D
trying to follow skyking's instructions for downloading pictures.
i picked out the "false religion" brochure.
thought i had it figured out but don't know what to do next.
trying to follow skyking's instructions for downloading pictures.
i picked out the "false religion" brochure.
thought i had it figured out but don't know what to do next.
...............tetra.........trying the image posting box that you mentioned.
trying to follow skyking's instructions for downloading pictures.
i picked out the "false religion" brochure.
thought i had it figured out but don't know what to do next.
tetra,
How'd you do it ???
did you upload to let jwd host it..........
trying to follow skyking's instructions for downloading pictures.
i picked out the "false religion" brochure.
thought i had it figured out but don't know what to do next.
YES,
I've tried to post pics in the past but can't work it out. On other DB's I've used the HTML code from images stored in photobucket.
http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank">http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g18/deeskis1/pms-bitch-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting">
But that doesn't seem to work here, neither does the URL link http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g18/deeskis1/pms-bitch-1.jpg or the IMG code [IMG]http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g18/deeskis1/pms-bitch-1.jpg[/IMG]
So....................???
I really want to use pics
i just read the mary/gumby where are they thread.
i want to say right from the start that i like gumball very much.
i've talked by phone to him in the past and we've had some discussions here over the years.
You know I have always said that I could NEVER go back. But...........being a parent I would do (almost) anything for my kids.
I read Hopie's book http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/member/23278.ashx It was an inspiring read of a mother getting reinstated. Thankfully in that case it all worked out for the best.
Best wishes Gumby, keep yer pecker up!
