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  Update on my valve replacement.

  by Mall Cop in

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  well, i got a brand new bovine valve, june 21 was the date.

  three hour surgery,no other problems.

  four day stay in the hospital was the plan,however, i caught a body rash and had to be held over for four more days.

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  Quandry

  So glad to hear that you are one the mend and getting ready to really enjoy life again.

  I hope you proceed with whatever new goals you've set for yourself, or whatever beach you are going to be visiting!
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  Things that were supposedly demonized

  by freshstart in

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  2. experiences

  i was just thinking about all the fear i had when i was a kid that i would be attacked by demons if i wasn't careful.

  i mean i lived in absolute terror over it, so i'm going to reminisce about the things i was told were demonized and you can add to the list if you'd like:.

  lucky charms cerealcount dracula cerealitems bought at garage sales where there was a cross or anything religious present"hotel california" by the eagles (now one of my favorite songs)wwjd braceletsscooby dooi remember being so scared of every little noise that whenever i would turn off my light to go to bed, i would say "jehovah, jehovah!

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  Quandry

  E.T.

  Letters from wordly family (this was years ago before e-mail, etc.) In 1973, when I was studying, a sister in the KHall told me of a family that had demon problems. The elders came, and they went through everything in the house. Finally, they walked around the outside of the house. Above the window, a letter was jammed into the wood frame "trying to get in." It was from a wordly relative who was connected to demonism in some way. Once they burned the letter, everything was fine.
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  The reason I am back on JWD after 7-8 years Vacation

  by chichimama_2 in

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  2. friends

  a saga.

  back in november of 2011, i received a phone call from my ex, bill bowen.

  he informed me that his dad had died of a massive heart attack.

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  Quandry

  I really have tried to understand this. I cant figure out why she would want to go back. She always spoke of how she never fit in and never could live up.

  Maybe it has to do with being back "in" with your mother.

  If she felt that she could never live up to their demands before, it won't be long before she feels the same way. She's got to somehow fit the "overlapping generations" teaching into her brain, Sparlock, and the ever increasing number of partakers.

  Not to mention that I am sure since she was df'd for awhile, some "mark" her still, and so, no, she will never live up to their requirements. Who could?

  So convoluted and painful. Sorry to hear about it all.
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  My Online Conversation With a Jehovah's Witness About Blood

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  the following is from the comments section of the independent article about the 22 year old jw with sickle cell anaemia who died in england last week while refusing blood.

  maria makes aguest sound laconic so i don't blame you if you can't be bothered reading it all but the jw cliches and lies are all too familiar.

  i'm guessing she is at the thursday meeting about now so maybe she will respond again later.. .

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  Quandry

  A place where I used to work had a small poster on the wall. It had a circle with the words "bang head here" written inside. You might as well do that as carry on this back and forth with Maria.
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  "please sign in" was all mom said to me and my boys at her sisters funeral yesterday at the kindom hall

  by oompa in

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  my dad never once looked at me...i went even though they did not come to the door when i went to tell her i was sorry about her sister...that i had heard through the grapvine her sister had died...they did not even ccall me...and they did not answer the phone when i left the message asking for the time and place of the funeral unless they did not want us to attend...and they did not call....but we all decided to go anyway and im glad we did....but it was surreal...i will share more later.

  and i have a close friend nearby dfd about four years ago whose dad is dying and wont hardly ever talk to her... he does a bit but not her mom....neither does robert7s mom talk at all to him and yes it causes pain...but i think i am finally close to healing that last part of mine......oompa.

  funny but just realized that the above two cases both people are recognizd as a son or daughter important enough to shun like me...but we dont get shunned like dfd and apostate sons at the funeral...just another attendee...wow.

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  Quandry

  So sorry, oompa. The sad thing is, when your mom and dad get really old, the "family" at the KHall will not care for them. They will call you.
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  Hospitality after Public Talk - ???

  by RubaDub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i see a lot of mentions about hospitality after the public talk and honestly, i guess it is a practice that was not in the ny/ct area i grew up in or here in south florida today.. i grew up with an elder father and grandfather who gave public talks and were generally well-liked.

  as a child, i never recall being invited to someone's house after the meeting.

  granted, it was rare to travel more than an hour but regardless, it was typical to get in the car and head home after the "amens.

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  I think it is according to the congregation. In Texas-Houston, it seems to be the thing to do. Not if the speaker was really close by, but if he had to travel any distance from his home congo. I lived in central Florida and recall some K.Halls having hospitality, some not.

  I had groups for hospitality in my home many times (in Houston). I always enjoyed people. Now, of course, none of them would speak to me!
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  Just venting - I hate the Society.

  by donny in

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  Quandry

  I met several of his co-workers and had a good time while I was there.

  I am wondering why he wanted you to meet his co-workers before telling you he couldn't speak to you again, and I wonder what they would say if they found out about his pronouncement that he couldn't speak to you again. I wonder if they'd think he was "honoring his father."
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  Sparlock worked his magic this weekend!

  by 00DAD in

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  2. scandals

  yes it's true, i got to experience first hand the awesome magic powers of sparlock, the warrior wizard!tm.

  this last weekend a friend of mine asked me if i could take him to the mechanic's to pick up his car after being serviced.

  now this friend of mine (who is not and has never been a jw) is the the one and only friend that i've remained in constant contact with through the dark quarter century of my life when i was a witness.

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  Quandry

  The elder probably had to go home and do some mighty prayin' to counterract viewing Sparlock on your T-shirt!
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  Just venting - I hate the Society.

  by donny in

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  My son is an elder and has been for the past couple of years

  Ah, yes. The pressure to be an example for the flock. Your poor son. He is trying so hard to be everything he's expected to be-you have to give him that! No wonder JWs are depressed-he must love you very much and this has hurt him so. What a lot of pressure to be under.

  Maybe every once in a while you could send him a card with a picture in it of you and him together at a happy time, and just tell him you love him.

  With all the stuff going on in JW land, Sparlock and abuse trials, etc., hopefully he will start to think about things differently.
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  Flipper Jr. & Flipper Sr. Leave Child Abuse News Releases at Kingdom Halls

  by flipper in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  of course everyone knows about the news of the candace conti child abuse case which has gone viral , ( one would have to live in a cave, under a rock, or another planet not to know about it ).

  that being said - it may very well be that those jehovah's witnesses who do not use the internet, or read newspapers, or in simple english are neanderthal's, still living in the 19th century or before , out of fear of negative reprisal from wt authorities may have not even heard about this case because they are in the habit of not watching the news or using the internet.. so- with those particular type of people in mind my son flipper jr. & myself decided to print up about 20 copies of the candace conti child abuse lawsuit from the england daily mail issue , here's the link : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2160605/candance-conti-molested-jehovahs-witnesses-member-age-nine-wins-28milion.html?ito=feeds-newsxml .. so what we did is since we are doing some out of town jobs in several counties we figured we'd leave these child abuse news releases under jw car windshields at kingdom halls while they are out in field service.

  we left about 15 so far at 3 different kingdom halls under car windshields .

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  Quandry

  I hope both of you count your time in spreading the good news!