searcher:
If you decide to come up this way as well let me know..
The friendly Canucker
Dottie .
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AMERICANS!! A Brit needs help
by searcher inok so heres the deal.. having always wanted to visit america, i would like to set up a months multi-centre holiday (thats a vacation lol).. problem, i have never travelled abroad except when organised by the military, so i have no idea whats involved.
i dont even know whether or not to bring towels.
lol.. i can set up flights to/from the states here (even interstate flights), but when i get there i will be the original innocent abroad.. what i need.
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A BIG Thanks to My Family Here !!!!!
by dottie ini have been with the board now for a few months now, mostly lurking and posting occaisionally and i love the support and even the opposition that everyone has shown here.
i know that most newbies do post their "story", and even tho i'm not technically a newbie here anymore, i would like you all that i meet in chat & on the board to know a bit more about me and my jw background.
this could be a long post but thanks for taking the time to read it !
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dottie
I have been with the board now for a few months now, mostly lurking and posting occaisionally and I love the support and even the opposition that everyone has shown here.
I know that most newbies do post their "story", and even tho I'm not technically a newbie here anymore, I would like you all that I meet in chat & on the board to know a bit more about me and my jw background. This could be a long post but thanks for taking the time to read it ! Here goes: :|
I was raised in the so-called truth by my mom, who was assimilated when she was 5 or 6. My dad was disfellowshipped early on in their marriage, but my mom chose to stay with him thinking he would change. I was abused by a non jw relative between the ages of 5 & 8 and have never told a soul until I got married 4 yrs ago. I had a difficult time making friends at the kh because of my mom's marriage, our family was always looked down upon, none of the jw kids my age weren't allowed over because of my dad. When I was 12 or 13 I started to develop my own brain and started questioning things at the kh. But seeing as my self esteem was already very low, I continued on listening to my mom and the borg because it just seemed like the thing to do at the time. At 14 & 15 I was constantly being critcized by the "elders" for my attire or associations, (the other jw kids would tell them I was hanging out with the "bad worldly kids" at school) my mom would never stand up for me, just criticize along side them. This is when I snapped. I started to pretend I was sick so I wouldn't have to go to the meetings or go out in service. I started drinking, smoking doing drugs, & sneaking out for the whole weekend (among other things ;) ) [You may be wondering where my dad was in all this, he was working away from home, coming home every weekend or every other weekend (we found out later he had several mistresses on the side)]
My mom, fed up with my bullsh*t kicked me out of the house at the age of 16 and I stayed with different people with whom I partied all the time. One of these people happened to be a guy 9 yrs older than me. So, I was also kicked out of school & I ended up living with this guy who physically & verbally abused me, and I was young and stupid enough to think it was me, & my fault, etc... Two and a half yrs later I am home alone (which didn't happen often),& I just left. I moved back in with my mom, and we continued to fight about the borg, and I left again after 8 months and moved in with my new boyfriend. This guy was great, did & said all the right things...then I found out from his sister in law that when he was 14 or so was caught in the middle of or about to have sex with his stepsister. At this point in my life I have just moved across the country, away from all of my family, and I find this out about the one person I trusted. I of course left him, got a place with a friend from work and tried to have a "normal" life. This when I had the big "party"(big party) phase in my life. It was during this phase that alot of childhood memories were starting to flood back in front of my eyes. The 2 started to feed off one another and the drinking and the drugs just got worse. At the tail end of this phase I got married, which I know probably wasn't the best time to get married. Around the same time, I started surfing the net and came across some ex jw sites and have been trying to get myself educated about the propaganda of the wts.
And that brings me to last spring where I found a new family, all with a common background. I just wanted to thank you all for being a part of my "therapy"( so to speak.) You all have no idea as to how you've helped me overcome many issues. For that I am eternally grateful, Thank You.
Dottie
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Blame Canada!!
by gsx1138 inmy wife and i are starting to look into moving out of the u.s. we are looking at both canada and australia but are leaning to canada.
keep in mind we are just starting to do research so we haven't delved too far in to the politics or locations in canada.
does anyone have any location suggestions?
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dottie
Welcome to Canada!
I love in Edmonton Alberta, where it is much, much too cold. I'm in uni for nursing and I plan to move to BC when I'm done. I think you'd LOVE vancouver, and anywhere on the Island Most of my in-laws live there as well so we get there as often as we can !
Have fun planning & good luck!
Dottie
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Going home
by Yerusalyim inwell, i was supposed to have 24 hour duty today.
i went home for supper and the wife was there, supper done, looking at her wrist.
i saw a red mark, i pressed her about it.
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dottie
Sorry to hear about this Yeru
My thoughts & prayers are with you both.
((((((((((((((Yeru)))))))))))))
Dottie
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Birthday List
by nicolaou inc'mon guys, we can celebrate our birthdays!!!.
post your birthdate here and let us know how you want to get your 'birthday card' (email, post on the board, text message, soaped-up kyliegram!).
my birthday is october 16th and i'd be happy to receive any of the above.. .
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dottie
Sept. 4, 1975
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...like throwing eggs and rotten veggies
Dottie
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Logical please e-mail me...my email is in my profile!
Dottie
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A Dirty D8TA Secret - A Confession!
by D8TA inthis is bad.
soooo bad.. .
when i was kid, growing up outside seattle, i had the responsibility of taking care of the family yard.
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dottie
D8TA...
My neighbors dog has been barking constantly....if you're ever in the edmonton area...
Dottie
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Were You Ashamed To Be Identified As A JW?
by minimus in2 tim.2:15 says," do your utmost to present yourself approved to god, a workman with nothing to be ashamed of,handling the word of the truth aright.
" when you were at work, school or play did you find yourself ashamed to tell anyone that you were a witness?
what if they found out anyway?
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dottie
Never would admit to it, even when I was younger. Always blamed it on my mom. LOL
Dottie
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What do you do...?
by Brummie inwhat do you do when you see jw family or jws who were once good friends on the street?
do you look at them and give them the opportunity to snub you?
or do you take the initative to cross the road and look the other way before they do it?
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dottie
Thankfully, I live across the country from where my old cong was, but in the following years when I still lived there, I would hurry up and light up a ciggie. My way of saying f-** them Although I would still like to do that, I no longer smoke :)!
Dottie