i feel like an emotional wreck right now.
i am on my way to a third divorce.
i can't put up with my spouse for much longer, he's so dysfunctional.
Well party away sista, because that is what we are here for. I use to be around the deaf community a lot and I know that it is hard on the hearing children. It is a different world.
Again, try to look at the glass half full instead of the other way and pursue therapy again. We don't know the mind as well as we would like, but we do have skills to work with what we got.
Peace to you and yours.
i feel like an emotional wreck right now.
i am on my way to a third divorce.
i can't put up with my spouse for much longer, he's so dysfunctional.
You just said that you have three great kids. That is something to be very proud of.
As for relationships, that takes two. You are not the only person who needs to take responsibility for those failures. Maybe therapy can help work out your relationship issues.
The first thing you need to do is give yourself credit for your accomplishments. Be proud of yourself and then you will not settle for men who take advantage of you. Once you learn to love yourself, you are able to allow others to love you in the way you should be loved, in a healthy way.
Being on your own at first may seem hard, but you will learn to enjoy its moments. You do not need a man to complete you. You can be complete on your own. A man can compliment you, the same as you can compliment a man, but to look for completion in another human only leads to disappointment because we cannot control anyone else.
Find some good friends that you can lean on. Take classes. Take up a hobby. Keep yourself busy in things you love to do. Find out who you are and go from there. You might just find that you really enjoy yourself and the company you begin to keep.
I wish you luck on your new journey.
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http://www.everythink.org/pictures/downtown/jehovahs%20witness.jpg .
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I think we need to set up a program, where on one given day, anyone in the city of Chicago, in the Loop area stops by and talks to him and trys to get him to smile. For each smile we get out of him, we get an extra day in paradise. For each frown we get, the temp is turned up on us in hell.
They should spoof him in the Onion. That would be hysterical.
i have a number of friends whose family members are different religions, but a bit over the top as much as jws.
it seems to me that these families also want to discuss religion but my friends and i do not care.
do you find that you have gravitated to peers who have similar backgrounds and/or family experiences as you regardless of their religious affiliation.
It's not my friends because they are as indifferent about religion as me, its their family members. It is the lunatic family members that insist on discussion religion all the time. Sometimes I think the US is getting more and more fanatical about religion and beliefs rather then more open minded. Of course I blame it on Bush.
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http://www.everythink.org/pictures/downtown/jehovahs%20witness.jpg .
edited to re-size photo ~ scully
Hey, it's amazing the guy was looking up, normally he is reading another WT or Awake (or I am assuming doing his weekly bible reading) so his head is facing downward. He hides his reading material behind the mags he is holding. My guess is, based on his appearance on a very regular basis either outside at State and Lake or in the pedway, that he is a pioneer. And I NEVER see him in a suit coat. I have only seen a chick with him once or twice. He is always by himself.
So for the peeps here that were told that they did not look happy while they were JWs and that they should be a happy based on the mere fact that they were JWs, what do you think they tell this guy. Try not to look like you are carrying a weapon, otherwise people will think you are armed and dangerous.
i have a number of friends whose family members are different religions, but a bit over the top as much as jws.
it seems to me that these families also want to discuss religion but my friends and i do not care.
do you find that you have gravitated to peers who have similar backgrounds and/or family experiences as you regardless of their religious affiliation.
I have a number of friends whose family members are different religions, but a bit over the top as much as JWs. It seems to me that these families also want to discuss religion but my friends and I do not care. Do you find that you have gravitated to peers who have similar backgrounds and/or family experiences as you regardless of their religious affiliation. In particular I have a friend whose father is a Rabbi and he constantly wants to discuss JWs and Judaism. Haven't I served enough time discussing religion. I have met my quota and I wish to stop altogether now.
april 2006 km:
accidents and emergencies: emergency-response services have complained that they receive many cell-phone calls over minor matters.
if a medical emergency arises at the convention site, please contact a nearby attendant, who will immedietly notiy first aid so that our qualified personnel on site can assess the seriousness of the situation and render assistance.
But guys the liability would be with the WTBTS if someone was seriously injured and there was a delay in treatment because they followed "orders" went to get an attendant, attendant went and talked to someone else, then they went to the injured individual - all the while the individual was dying from complications associated with a disease process that cannot be stop by praying over them. The common question is what duty is held by a group/facility holding a convention/concert to those who attend. Depending on the state and local municipal codes, the duty (translation liability) may be greater on the person in "charge" then the average John Doe. I am surprised the WTBTS would make these announcements and in turn that people would follow through with them because that does open them up to litigation. And think about the disturbance that would cause ... in the news paper, on the internet, on the radio - JWS IN THE NEWS AGAIN BECAUSE SOMEONE DIED AT AN ASSEMBLY FOR FAILURE TO GET MEDICAL ATTENTION BECAUSE AN ATTENDANT DEEMED IT NOT LIFE THREATENING.
as a witness, i can honestly say i did little to nothing to help people who were not witnesses.
if there was a disaster, i would look to see if the local witnesses were okay and honestly cared nothing about the others.
i donated to no charities, because they would be helping nonwitnesses.
I remember during the reading of the day's text right before going out and pounding on doors that there was a discussion about what "love thy neighbor" meant. The elder leading the group said that it only meant the door to door work because that was our form of love. He further went on to say that we would not donate time or money to other groups because we would not know how they used those resources and they may be bad. Later I asked the elder if he felt that was really what the scripture said. I stated that I would think it would be a better witness to be loving to our neighbors all the time and not conditional (only when they express an interest in studying). He told me that I had dangerous thoughts. That was the usual male response to a sensible female question. After I faded away, the first thing I did was sign up to work at a catholic charity for battered women and children. These people need our help regardless of their faith.
if a spouse has been unfaithful and a legal divorce has been finalized is the marriage over in the church's eyes?
i've been told by the elders that i must witness the adultry or provide two witnesses that can speak to the adultry.
my ex-spouse will never confess to his past or current sexual acts.
Listen, my girl friend tapped her home phone and got the whole thing on tape. But that was not enough for the elders. Must have 2 witnesses or he must confess. Doesn't matter. He denied it was him on the phone and the girl friend was not a JW and the elders refused to contact her because it would be a "bad witness". Try not to choke on that one! Unless you have an elder in your family who will fight for you, you are in limbo until something happens w/ this guy - he confesses or lives on a regular basis w/ the chick. I can tell you an overnight stay still does not prove anything either. Granted if two JW kids are caught in a car by themselves, it is holy hell but a married man spending the night at some chick's house who is not his wife ... "well you are just smeering this good man's name."
if a spouse has been unfaithful and a legal divorce has been finalized is the marriage over in the church's eyes?
i've been told by the elders that i must witness the adultry or provide two witnesses that can speak to the adultry.
my ex-spouse will never confess to his past or current sexual acts.
Deda - i sent you a pm about a friends very similar experience. I don't have high hopes for you. But I wish you luck.
