Mines boring! Dorfus Farklehump. I think Crusty Sniffin Hiney or whatever is the best so far.
Justitia Themis
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Create a New Name for Yourself!
by Scully inhere is your dose of humour for this afternoon:.
a. follow the instructions to find your new name.. .
b. once you have your new name, post it so we can all see it.
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Worst experiences with ex spouses
by greendawn inwhat were some of the worst experiences you had with ex spouses or ex boyfriends/girlfriends?
one of my ex girlfriends just left me suddenly without ever saying anything in advance and i never saw her again for a long time and that happened by coincidence.
her disappearence was totally unexpected.
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Honesty: I am soo sorry about your doggie. That was pure evil incarnate. I love my pets like me children, and I fully admit to being insane (insanely in love with them!). And yes, I inappropriately anthromorphize them. Oh well! And all under the guise of being 'concerned for your spiritual welfare! Ugh!
JGNAT: OMG! I am so happy you survived that! My ex was violent also.
Snarf: You are correct, it made me what I am today. Whether that is a good thing or bad, I don't know.
I too lost my house. I was working only part-time because my youngest was about three. Since I couldn't afford to make the house payment, and since I had no assets, I was given 30 days to take my children and move from my own home.
If I had it to do over again, I would gladly lose double the money to get rid of the guy. By the way, he is on his sixth wife...still hasn't met that perfect person.
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Worst experiences with ex spouses
by greendawn inwhat were some of the worst experiences you had with ex spouses or ex boyfriends/girlfriends?
one of my ex girlfriends just left me suddenly without ever saying anything in advance and i never saw her again for a long time and that happened by coincidence.
her disappearence was totally unexpected.
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My ex and I started an accounting firm. It became very successful. This is no longer legally allowed in most states, but he transferred all assets under his control, including the business, into his mothers name. Then he filed for divorce. I was unable to go after those assets, because he didn't "own" them...his mother did.
Also, he held the divorce papers for over six months and had them delivered to me on our wedding anniversary.
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South Park Revenge
by Justitia Themis in.
interesting response from south park to isaac hayes.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4836286.stm
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Justitia Themis
Interesting response from South Park to Isaac Hayes.
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So how are JW's doing in 2006?
by SickofLies inok, so i had to go to the meeting last sunday and i was bored out of my mind, but i put this together while i was there and it is based on the latest figures for 2005, i though some here would find it interesting.. .
in the 2006 year book the following figures are reported: (note these are for 2005).
branches of jw's: 112. number of lands reporting: 235. total congregations: 98,268. world wide memorial attendance: 16,383,333. memorial partakers worldwide: 8,524. avg.
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Justitia Themis
Dear New Worldly:
Another sister and I have been discussing THE negative growth article for years. It is not by coincidence that this years figures were hidden in the back of the magazine. I suspect that WHEN they have the negative growth year, we will get new light. Something along the lines of....Jehovah doesn't count hours...we are no longer focusing on numbers...no need to count publishers...didn't David get in trouble for taking a census...and then they will continue to track the info, but will cease publishing it.
I wouldn't be surprised if the article was not already written in anticipation.
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controlling circuit overseers
by primitivegenius ingot a story for yall.
new circuit overseer came to my familys cong.
hard ass about working at night or basicly any time a meeting is being or could be held.
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Unfortunately the unbalance trickles down to the elder level. Several firefighter brothers I know have been told by their elderbodies (or is it elders-body?) that they will not be appointed because of their work schedules. They work a day on-day/day-off for six days, and then they have four consecutive days off. On average, they work 7-8 days a month. While they do miss a meeting here or there, it does allow them the opportunity to go out in service mid-week. In addition, because of their availability, they are frequently called upon to perform maintenance at the Kingdom Hall. In short, as usual, the brothers will take adavantage of their schedules for their own purposes and then chastise them for that same work schedule.
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My daughter had a word with me
by cyberdyne systems 101 ini went to collect my two daughters last night and my eldest (8) wanted to have a private word with me.
she took me upstairs to her room and said she didnt want me to get her birthday presents as she would be pleasing satan!
although a little taken aback about the fear and attitude her mother and the wts are instilling in her, i simply asked her if it was her fault that i choose to celebrate the day of my daughters birth, like she has some control over people's gift giving?
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Dear Cyberdyne:
I certainly do not envy your position. However, I can relay to you a personal experience. I am a JW; my ex-husband was never a JW. He didn't hate JWs when we were married; however, afterwards he hated everything I liked, and this spilled into his relationship with our daughter. She was five when we divorced. He was constantly taking me back to court to stop her from attending assemblies, etc., and I let him! People at the kindgom hall thought 'I should fight' more. But, I knew I was in a battle for her heart, which is emotional, not her brain, which is logical. I knew that children started making judgement calls regarding their parents behavior in the early teens. I was confident that upon reaching adulthood, my daughter would look back and make a judgement call about who caused her the most pain. I didn't want to be the one who caused her emotional pain by dragging her father into court repeatedly.
I was correct. She is now almost 21, and has not spoken to her father for over a year. He won every court battle, but lost his daughter. She is not a JW, but is a happy, competent, contributing citizen...which is just what I wanted, and we have a fantastic relationship. I am taking her to a spa for her 21st birthday. Interestingly, a pioneer sister was asking about her a few weeks ago, who commented that my kids always seemed the most balanced in the congregation.
You have been presented two options here: One is to drag it into court; the other to wait until she can process the information. Should you choose to take it to court, you most likely will not have the outcome that Mary presented as you are dealing with the mother, who has more legal rights, not the mother-in-law. I do agree with Mary that it is emotional abuse, but probably not to the level a judge will intervene.
Waiting until the child is older and can process information has worked well for me. But, each circumstance is different. Focus on preserving your relationship so that you two are still speaking when she is old enough to process the infomation. It would truly be a shame to win your court battles only to lose your daughter.
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Ironic hypocrisy of Bethel "service"
by MinisterAmos ini normally let people make their own decisions with a very hands off approach, but after reading the "living together in bethel" (or whatever the name of the piece of crap book is) i need to vent a bit.. anyone here is very familiar with the "quit your job or at least cut way back" talks that we were subjected to seemingly every other week.
after all, good dubz need time to prepare, attend, pioneer etc.
a good friend of mine left her job at an insurance co. to pioneer.
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Ironic hypocrisy of Bethel "service"
by MinisterAmos ini normally let people make their own decisions with a very hands off approach, but after reading the "living together in bethel" (or whatever the name of the piece of crap book is) i need to vent a bit.. anyone here is very familiar with the "quit your job or at least cut way back" talks that we were subjected to seemingly every other week.
after all, good dubz need time to prepare, attend, pioneer etc.
a good friend of mine left her job at an insurance co. to pioneer.
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I want to see the pictures of the lead attorney...123 Brimstone (as in fire and???). Are they online? If so, where?
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Just got a knock at the door...yup you guessed it
by Lady Liberty inwell it wasn't the long awaited visit we have been looking for, but i guess they are still working on it!
my husband and i have been waiting for over 5 weeks for a reply back from the elders as to the date discrepancy of 607 (between the watchtower references and the appendix.
)we blew them away when they were here, and said they would go do the research...until today we have heard nothing from anyone.
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I would file a formal complaint against them with the CO of slander and violating confidentiality. I know...I know...it will not do any good...but it sure would be fun to put them on the defense!