Posts by AudeSapere

how come you all are not on the way to or at a meeting?lol.so what are you all doing instead?im lying in gthe sun on my couch,w/a cup of coffee,surrounded by cats and guitars and plants.the house is empty,and im listening to the icicles melt..bliss......

AudeSapere

sitting on gym toilet

tmi but thanks for sharing

It's 10:40am. I've been up for about 2 hours. Had a cup of coffee and slice of banana bread on my patio and watched the golfers play. Classic 70's music playing in the background. 65 nice degrees and sunny. Should reach 72 today.

Now about to get ready to meet some friends for Sushi lunch up the coast toward SantaBarbara to celebrate someone's birthday. Just a few of us long-term friends. One of whom is also an ex-jw from my former cong.

Life is sweet. And I LOVE my Sundays now.

-Aude.

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Highdose in a bit of a mess... but in a good cause

by highdose in

i am once again trying really hard to come off the pills ( anti depressants) i've been off them for 3 days, am having the most awful withdrawal symtoms.

inculding terrible vertigo!

i just looked up the offical symtoms of coming off my brand of meds... this is the list.

AudeSapere

Well, with a name like 'High Dose' ... (sorry. j/k)

Seriously, though, your doc really should be involved. Different drugs require a different 'taper-down/off regimine'. For you healthy and safety and for the safety and sanity of those around you, you really should let a qualified physician guide you off any long-term drug. Especially one with such an extensive list of withdrawal symptoms.

It's not just a comfort or stick-it-out issue. It really could be a safety issue. But only a qualified doctor can tell you what to do.

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Is it wrong to teach your kids how to think?

by garyneal in

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okay, i know better than to ask this group that question.

critical thinking helps people to see propaganda as it is being presented and enables people to see through lies and other bs disguised as 'truth.'.

yet, my wife told me tonight that she did not want me to teach our child how to think.

AudeSapere

She might want to ask the teacher or principal what they think about that. Do the educators feel that it is their sole responsibility to teach children everything they need to know or do they think the children would benefit from a cooperative situation where the parents area actually involved in their childrens' education? Seems to me that teachers *want* the parents to work with the kids at home

-Aude.

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My Anniversary!

by serenitynow! in

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i've been registered at jwn for 1 year!

i've made so much progress since i first started coming here.

i was an inactive jw who was just trying to move on from what i considered a benign but demanding religion.

AudeSapere

Happy Apostaversary~!!

-Aude.

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could i walk into a K/Hall and get literature?

by Aussie Oz in

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just wondering!.

i know many would say ''why the hell would you do that?".

just wondering if i could actually get hard copies of some stuff for a 'donation' and not have to hunt it down.... mind you, i'd have a hard time making myself look conservative!.

AudeSapere

Blondie wrote: Since you can get those online at www.jw.org why bother.

When you order online or via mail, do they still send local pioneers/elders to your home to deliver them or do they actually ship through the mail?

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Is this normal?

by bloominglotus in

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i am reading steve hassan's book combatting cult mind control and wow is all i have to say.

i am pretty much convinced that this religion is a mind control induced cult.

he actually outlines step by step the actual mind control methods used in destructive cults.

AudeSapere

I have not read the book myself, but I sure identify with those feelings when I first found JWD/JWN and learned the truth about 'the truth'.

I'm guessing it's that you identify so closely that you are reliving the experience.

Maybe put the book aside for a few days (or weeks), take some deep breaths, go for a nice long walk and re-connect with your current life.

I agree with your husband, don't go back yet - if ever. If you want to see some of their techniques, read up and follow Blondie's series: "Comments You Will Not Hear at the Watchtower Study".

I don't know your current status, but if you have faded, showing up will put you back on their radar.

Do happy things and think happy thoughts. You are not under their control now.

-Aude.

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I need help! Do you find it difficult pretending to keep your family?

by im stuck in in

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yesterday and today have been extra hard days.

as most of you know i am trying to releive my wife and family of the burdens of the watchtower, thus staying semi active in the org.

recent happenings in the world have caused the witnesses to tighten the grip on the peoples minds.

AudeSapere

im stuck in wrote: I think I am too old and tired to start over with another wife. So where does that leave people like me.

Do you *need* a wife?

Many single people live happy, productive, fulfilled, and relatively stress-free lives.

-Aude.

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What's Your Favourite Way to Treat a Bad Cold?

by lifelong humanist in

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i've been suffering from a really bad cold, with flu-type symptoms, for almost a week now.

very unusual for me.. it couldn't have come at a worse time, as i've just started working as a self-employed person, working outdoors in all weathers.

no sick pay, so no money coming in.. i expect that i'll be ok for monday, though.. i'm right in the middle of making a homemade lamb curry.

AudeSapere

Lately I make my own ginger, honey and lemon 'tea'.

Heat water in a mug in the microwave. While that's heating I cut two 1/2" chunks of fresh ginger (use a steak knife to cut off the skin), cut a fresh lemon in half, and get out the honey.

When the water boils, take mug out of microwave, drop in the ginger, add the honey and squeeze half a lemon in the mug.

While it steeps for a few minutes, I get my nose and open mouth real close to the mug and breathe deep in the moist steam. I leave the ginger chunks in the cup.

When it's cooled down a little bit, I prop myself up on the couch, put my feet up on pillows, wrap up in a blanket and sip my drink. With my remote at my side.

For a little protein, the chinese restaurant nearby sells a quart of Wor Won-Ton Soup that is delicious and feels real good when I have head cold.

If not a full-blown cold but just starting to feel like I'm coming down with something, I go for little sushi lunch: Miso Soup, a few pieces of salmon and a california or spicy tuna roll with LOTS of wasabi and then a good night's sleep - seems to knock out whatever is starting to take hold.

No sugar at all when I'm sick or getting sick.

And get as much sleep as possible.

Feel better!

-Aude.