Calico Ethel

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  Moving along

  by Khrysanthemum in

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  ahhh, my husband just got offered a job in madison and we are moving!!!

  he starts next month.. i'm so excited but yet so scared!

  i grew up here , i know my way around, i know the people, my family is here, i have developed so many memories here...i've finally started making new friends.. yes, our goal was to move eventually, to start over.

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  Calico Ethel

  Was that you MR. Schne_belly? how are you? hope you catch a lot of fish.
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  Moving along

  by Khrysanthemum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ahhh, my husband just got offered a job in madison and we are moving!!!

  he starts next month.. i'm so excited but yet so scared!

  i grew up here , i know my way around, i know the people, my family is here, i have developed so many memories here...i've finally started making new friends.. yes, our goal was to move eventually, to start over.

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  Calico Ethel

  You know I'll prove it this weekend....

  Kerj you're missing out!!!!
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  Moving along

  by Khrysanthemum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ahhh, my husband just got offered a job in madison and we are moving!!!

  he starts next month.. i'm so excited but yet so scared!

  i grew up here , i know my way around, i know the people, my family is here, i have developed so many memories here...i've finally started making new friends.. yes, our goal was to move eventually, to start over.

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  Calico Ethel

  YEAH!!!! I like to party :)
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  Moving along

  by Khrysanthemum in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ahhh, my husband just got offered a job in madison and we are moving!!!

  he starts next month.. i'm so excited but yet so scared!

  i grew up here , i know my way around, i know the people, my family is here, i have developed so many memories here...i've finally started making new friends.. yes, our goal was to move eventually, to start over.

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  Calico Ethel

  Well I already knew about this since yesterday, so I'm not shocked....

  I'm happy for you guys and I know we will still see each other often. I'll help you move.

  Kerj will come hang out in Madison with us probably...right kerj??
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  NEWBIES how many of you

  by plmkrzy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have joined in the past month or two?.

  i can't keep up there seems to be so many so i wanted to start a welcome thread for new newbies.. sorry if this was already done recently.. note: the in-built search system is currently being redeveloped so i am not able to check for this topic without looking through tons of pages.. anyway...say hello!.

  plm.

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  Calico Ethel

  What would that be kerj???? food, drinks, other??????

  I'll PM you!
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  NEWBIES how many of you

  by plmkrzy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  have joined in the past month or two?.

  i can't keep up there seems to be so many so i wanted to start a welcome thread for new newbies.. sorry if this was already done recently.. note: the in-built search system is currently being redeveloped so i am not able to check for this topic without looking through tons of pages.. anyway...say hello!.

  plm.

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  Calico Ethel

  I'm new too. you'll like it here. I've met lots of really nice people so far
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  So I guess they have noticed at work I am no longer a JW

  by troubled mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at one of the places i work the secretary is able to bring her kids to work with her .

  last week her oldest turned four years old and they had treats and several of us brought her gifts during the day .

  today one of my co-workers came up and wanted to know if she could ask me a question .

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  Calico Ethel

  I also work with someone who is still active (pioneer) and she avoids me as much as possible at work. She only talks to me if she has to. She only does this I'm sure because I don't hold back from talking the way I want to (about sex and swearing). I thought JW's were supposed to have "LOVE" for everyone? why go door-to-door otherwise?
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  Is the Higher/ Further Education still enemy number one?

  by Jerohobobonadad in

  1. jw
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  i went to university without any problems in the cong.

  two others in my hall went and no one made a public complaint.

  i was interviewed age 15 on the platform by my dad (elder) about whether i would pioneer when i left school or not.

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  Calico Ethel

  I don't know about other cong. but in the one I grew up in, I never heard anyone say that they would want to further there education on the stage. I think that was taboo to say that. they may have thought/felt that, but to say it in front of others, it wasn't done! I want to go back to school now, but if I were still going to the hall, they would discourage me for doing that for sure. I know I got a lot of grief from my sister (pioneer) who REALLY hated that idea....I was supposed to pioneer like her.
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  Impending Divorce

  by love2Bworldly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  will someone please tell me things will get better for me.

  i know i'm going to end up filing for a divorce in the near future, and i've already moved out.

  but i feel terribly guilty, as i was not really in love when i married my spouse 3 years ago--and he is ending up to be such a mess for me financially and emotionally.

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  Calico Ethel

  You will get through it, as I did recently. I felt horrible when I kicked my husband out, but it was strange how happy I was the day after the divorce. There was a period of many months in between though that I felt like crap. I did hate him for awhile afterwards because I found out he had cheated on me, but then I let that go too. I now don't have hatred for him like I once did and I have moved on with my life. I am enjoying life once again and discovering myself all over again. You will get through it and talking with friends, family, us...will help. I've talked to so many people about what happened between my ex and I and it really releases all that pent up frustration you have. Let it all out!!! You will feel better. Cry if need be, don't hold back the tears. They will go away after awhile. You have to trust me that things will get better for you and you don't have to feel bad for what you did. It's not right to stay with someone just because - you have to have deep love for them and if that's not there, then you shouldn't be either.

  hope things get better for you. PM me if you want to talk more
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  Hospital ordered to give Jehovah's Witness transfusion

  by Gilberto in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=83890466&p=8389x768&n=83890846.

  hospital ordered to give jehovah's witness transfusion.

  21/09/2006 - 5:28:29 pm.

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  Calico Ethel

  I've heard of many cases in the United States where the court ordered doctors to give blood transfusions to minor's, but I've never heard of them doing that to an adult. However, since it wasn't in the US, maybe there laws are different over there????