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  Were You Ever a Victim of Jealousy?

  by compound complex in

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  dear friends,.

  despite our noble intentions and the hope that we'll behave ourselves, we are downright human.

  i just saw beaches again last night (bought the used tape for four bucks) and was reminded how that evil, green-eyed monster can destroy the best of relationships.

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  Woofer

  Like Lady Lee my husband was VERY jealous and controlling.

  I had to have a cell phone and a pager . .. if he couldn't reach me on one, he would try the other. I had to bring home receipts for anything I did without him - to prove that I was where I said I was going to be. He put a tracking device on my van, and then would download the information from it when I was not around or in bed. He also put key stroke recording software on my home computer. He worked at a card dealership and could drive any car he wanted too, so he would follow me around in cars that I would not recognize. He would tell me what I could wear and who I could talk to and be friends with. The man was completely nuts - and then he wondered why I wanted to leave him???

  When I was still in dub land I was good friends with a couple who were well off financially. Some of the sisters would talk bad about them and it really only was because they were jealous. I am not a jealous type of person. I am always happy when something good happens to my friends.
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  Within a blink of an eye....

  by delilah in

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  thursday evening, i came across a terrible accident, involving two cars.

  there were two firetrucks, a first response truck, an ambulance, and about a dozen police cruisers.

  there was glass all over the place, and you could smell the strong odour of an electrical fire.

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  Woofer

  These stories are so sad.

  When my husband goes out with his friends I always tell him if he has too much to drink to call me and I will be on my way to pick him up with no argument then, or ever. He has called me once to pick him up. I will gladly get up at 2:30 a.m. and go get him instead of getting a call telling me he died or worse, killed someone else.
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  I had the baby!

  by unbeliever in

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  i had the baby on 11/21/06.

  we named him dylan rhys.

  he's a cute little thing and such a good baby.

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  Woofer

  Congratulations. .. I just love that "baby smell" (and I am not talking about stinky diaper smell either!)
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  So when do you put up your tree?

  by restrangled in

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  i hope you all had a great thanksgiving..... my husband was so inspired he went up to the attic and dragged down our tree the same day (the 23)... i have been decorating for 2 days serenaded by vince geraldi's charlie brown christmas music.

  for some reason it feels extra special this year.

  perhaps because after waffling for years with the witnesses i was finally able to let go this summer after finding this site.. so when are you putting up your christmas tree?.

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  Woofer

  I put mine up on Friday . .my 4 year old helped me. She was so cute . .hanging all the ornaments on the bottom (or as far up as she could reach).

  I went to Lowe's and purchased some real pine garland and put that up around my porch and then put white lights around it.
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  How soon, is too soon, to remarry after your spouse dies.

  by free2beme in

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  has done so for years, and because of this, i know this elder a little too.

  not that we are close friends now, but when we were witnesses in the 1990's, we were friends with him and his wife.

  they had three children, all fully grown now, and had been married about thirty years.

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  Woofer

  That seems a bit fast for me . .but I guess unless we are in their shoes we don't know.

  A sister from a neighboring town was murdered for her unborn baby a few years ago - she literally had the baby cut from her body after she was shot in the head. Her murderer ended up killing herself when the cops came to her door to arrest her. It was one of those stories where a woman claims she is pregnant and is not, and then searches out a pregnant woman to steal her unborn baby.

  Anyways the baby ended up ok and was not harmed. The husband (a Witness) was remarried to a friend of the family within about 6 months. The only thing I can think is that he was lonely and probably needed help with the baby.
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  Impulsive buyer....What was I thinking?~?

  by purplesofa in

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  yesterday, i was in wal-mart, taking care of some business at the service desk, while i was there, i thought......i'll just browse a bit and then get home.. before i knew it i was at the check-out with a hotdog griller...!!!!!!

  you know it looks kinda like the ones at gas stations, movie theatres, ball parks!!

  i barely eat 10 hot dogs a year and thats just when i don't have another choice.. i have never bought anything stupider that i can remember.. forty bucks spent........maybe five bucks back after i keep it five years.......selling it in a gargae sale.. tell us.....do you buy things impulsively and what was your biggest mistake?.

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  I went out Christmas shopping last Sunday for my son and I bought some 500 thread count sheets for me that were on sale (plus I had a 20% off coupon that I used). I hadn't planned on buying them but they were such a good deal . . .
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  anyone feeling a wee bit guilty about celebrating Thanksgiving and Xmas??

  by Star Moore in

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  i was feeling a bit guilty about celebrating as this is my 1st year out and i know the history of all the holidays and birthdays are pagan or bloody or idolatrous.. .

  but i was thinking that it's not what someone made them in the past but what they are right now.. to us, at this moment.

  am i going to sit down on thanksgiving.. and say, "i hate those indians, think i'll go kill some"..????

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  Woofer

  Won't feel guilty one bit. In fact, I am excited about putting my tree up on Friday.

  I just got my name for my secret santa and CANNOT WAIT to go out shopping for this person. How fun!!!
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  Witness mother's and jealousy towards their daughters...

  by kittyeatzjdubs in

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  ladies, growing up, did you ever feel that your mother resented or was jealous of you?

  whenever i would get a compliment from someone, especially males, she would always find someway to turn right around and insult me in front of everyone.

  we were at dinner one time with the co and he told me that i was a very beautiful young lady.

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  Woofer

  I was a "late bloomer" development wise and my mom would frequently make fun of me in front of my older sisters and other women in the congregation. I could never understand why she wanted to make me cry. I know I would never do that to my kids. I still recall her ridicule like it was yesterday!
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  Our Witness daughter is not allowed to talk to us.

  by Dogpatch in

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  from mercury online in the u.k.. our witness daughter is not allowed to talk to us.. they were once devoted believers-but a husband and wife say their faith has been tested and their family torn apart after they were thrown out of the jehovah`s witnesses.

  members of the bradwell congregation- including their only child, a daughter- are now forbidden from speaking to david and brenda gibbons since they were forced to leave.

  they were thrown out by a judicial committee at great yarmouth kingdom hall in july, after writing a letter containing personal criticism to another member of the congregation.

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  Woofer

  I would be devistated if my daughter never spoke to me again, I cannot imagine what this famiy is going through.

  On the other side, there is NOTHING my daughter or son could do to make me stop associating with them. What a sick religion.
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  What's Your All Time Favorite Movie & TV Show?

  by minimus in

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  i love goodfellas with robert deniro and joe pesci.

  in the 80's i faithfully watched taxi with a great ensemble cast featuring marilu henner, judd hirsch and of course, reverend jim.

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  Woofer

  I love the 80's movie Somewhere in Time with Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymore. Gladiator is a favorite as well.

  I also love to watch America's Funniest Home Video's - there's just something about coming home after working all day and sitting down and laughing for an hour, Sex and the City re-runs I watch also. I'll even admit that I like the Antiques Roadshow!