AudeSapere

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  I Need An Admin To Delete Two Of My Past Post

  by Space Madness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i made two post that violate the posting guidelines and they need to be deleted.

  if an admin would pm me i will direct them to the two post..

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  AudeSapere

  Generally the mods prefer that you provide them with links to the posts in question.

  The current admins that I know of are: Simon, Angharad, Scully and jgnat.

  I hope this helps.

  -Aude.
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  Watching Amish Shunned on PBS...very deja vu if you are/were a JW!

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is a very interesting documentary...the similarities are so close, you could substitute jw for amish!

  anyone else watching this?.

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/introduction/shunned-introduction/.

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  AudeSapere

  I forgot this was on tonight. Thanks for the reminder.

  -Aude.
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  Letter About Blood Fractions

  by Bangalore in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  letter about blood fractions.. .

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  bangalore.

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  AudeSapere

  (Marking for future reference)

  REALLY liked IslandMan's clear logic.

  -Aude.
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  What has happened to AJWRB?

  by Haelcer in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  does anyone know what going on with ajwrb's website?.

  "this domain maybe for sale!

  buy it now!

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  AudeSapere

  @steve2 - Are you referring to AJWRB or perhaps you are thinking of AAWA??

  They are two completely (??) different organizations. AJWRB dealt with Blood reform. AAWA dealt with Advocates about Watchtower Abuse.

  I never got a 'snot-nose' vibe from AJWRB, but it's also been years since I've been to that site.

  -Aude.
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  So George Takei posted a JW pic on his Facebook

  by ilikecheese in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.facebook.com/georgehtakei.

  it's just a silly door-knocking related picture, but it's generated a bit of arguing about how he shouldn't make fun of them.

  plus there are some apologist/"apostate" facebook wars... the best kind of wars, right?!

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  AudeSapere

  Yikes! I just clicked the link and had to scroll down a little bit to find the photo. I thought it was funny.

  THEN one comment was separate from the others. A friend of mine from old cong in the 1970's made a comment~!! I thought this person was fully out but from the comment, I'm not so sure now.

  I still think the photo is cute.

  -Aude.
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  Almost a JW

  by JesseS in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have never been a jw.

  in fact, i've never set foot inside a kh.

  my parents began studying in the early 70s, before i was born.

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  AudeSapere

  Ahh... *NOW* there is a reply box for me....

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  Jesse - First of all, Welcome to JWN. Really nice to have you join us. And even nicer to have such a nice intro. I think most of us understand where you are with this family situation. At least from the JW side. The other excentricities of your dad, we probably have lesser insight to that aspect.

  Secondly, I am so very interested in the comment you made about your dad telling you that you and your children will die. (I forget your exact words.) I was captivated by that phrase because for the past 90 minutes I've been trying to find a way to respond to my inactive, but still believing former acquaintance from my old hall. She sent me a text in hopes that we could talk as her ex-husband has been telling her the same thing: She, their girls and the 2 grandchildren will die because she does not attend meetings. She is having tremendous anxiety over this. So your comment in your post was fascinating to me.

  Welcome again. I look forward to hearing more of your story.

  AudeSapere (meaning: Dare to Know; Dare to Have Wisdom/Understanding; Dare to Think for Yourself)
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  JesseS - I Cannot Reply to His Initial Post

  by AudeSapere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for some reason, i cannot reply to this post:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/272986/1/almost-a-jw#.uuyhqfvetqi.

  .. 5mins later, problem solved.

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  AudeSapere

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  JesseS - I Cannot Reply to His Initial Post

  by AudeSapere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for some reason, i cannot reply to this post:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/272986/1/almost-a-jw#.uuyhqfvetqi.

  .. 5mins later, problem solved.

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  AudeSapere

  For some reason, I cannot reply to this post:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/272986/1/Almost-a-JW#.UuyHQfveTQI

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  5mins later, problem solved.

  MODS: OK to please delete this thread. Thank you/Sorry.

  -Aude.
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  HANDLING CHEMOTHERAPY - Advice anyone?

  by hamsterbait in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have just been diagnosed with colorectal cancer (tuesday).. the consultant told me i am to get a scan to see how far it has spread.. i am going to have surgery to remove it, then chemotherapy with a break in the middle.. strange to say i am more terrified of dying under the anesthetic than anything.

  but i have a fear of nausea and vomiting, which chemo caused in all my relatives who have had it.. any advice for coping with this?.

  hb.

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  AudeSapere

  I am a cancer-survivor (16 years this coming May) and was preparing a response for you. But I cannot do much better than cofty.

  Take everything one step at a time. Don't borrow trouble. Communicate with your treatment team. DO keep your life going. Do look into a local cancer support group and take what works for you and leave the rest behind.

  Not all cancers are the same. Not all treatments are the same. Your reaction to each of your identical treatments may or may not be the same.

  I went thru 6months of brutal chemo but hardly any nausea. My oncologist was good about giving me meds to control it.

  My best wishes for full recovery and a happy life during and after treatment.

  -Aude.
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  What allows parents to shun their children ?

  by man in black in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my son, went to college and got his bachelors degree.

  he started his own anmation company about two years ago, and it really has taken off.. while my wife and i were witnesses, we both received grief about allowing our son to go to college, but we stood up for him and backed his decision to attend 110%.. anyway, this past week he finally closed on a very nice, neat condiminium .. and while he is getting ready to move out on his own, i have quite a few feelings of sadness,as a parent, seeing him move on is kinda rough, but realizing that this is a very good thing for him makes it easier.

  he will only be about 7 miles away.

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  AudeSapere

  It's hard to fathom just how they can completely shut the kids off.

  Even harder to believe that they can do the mental and emotional gymnastics that let them continue to believe that they are showing the kind of love that is the identifying mark of the 'True Religion'.

  -Aude.

  PS: Although it's tough to see him/them leave, congrats on creating an environment that allowed your child to grow to the person he needs to be. It's a great gift to him (and to those in his life).