being that i like the looks of the christmas lights and that i have had 20 years of not being able to set them up, i have already taken the step of setting up the christmas tree.
on it are huge amounts of lights--12 sets of c6 led bulbs (they come 60 to a set) plus a set of 70 miniature leds for the top region.
i ran out of c6 bulbs about halfway up the tree (not to worry, i have the other 6 sets on order and they should be arriving today).. there are some things to think about when setting up a holiday tree out of "season".
I'll put ours up around November sometime. This year I'll be decorating outside with as much as I can afford, seeing as we have JW next door neighbours now!
I started buying pressies for the kids 2 months ago. With 5, I've gotta start early! My only problem is hiding them somewhere they won't find them!
i am very concerned as to what the long term effect of df or ds can be on young children who may be deprived of the love and care of close family members, such as grandparents who may still be loyal jws but whose own married children are dfd.
the modern epidemic of youth rebellion is often traced back to dysfunctionality within the emotional fabric of societies.
the organisation may very well be contributing to this breakdown.. how many members of the gb are married with children and grandchildren who can fully empathise with what their policy is doing, has anybody written an article on this subject..
My kids have both sets of grandparents that don't have any contact with them because of our choices. The 3 younger ones will never know what it's like to have grandparents, and the 2 older ones have had only very limited contact. They know who the are, but that's about it. I don't think it will affect them. You can't miss what you never had. (I think if they did have contact, it would be more damaging to them.)
does anyone know anything about this group?
they sound similar to the witnesses.
Does anyone know anything about this group? They sound similar to the witnesses.
of the Mexico/Malawi incident other than in C of C?
thought this could get interesting discussing experiences.
i for one was trying to reach out for ministerial servant again in the early 90's , had been one before, and was assigned to carry the microphones one meeting.
had an elder call me in the back room and say , " brother flipper, i noticed looking down towards your shoes that you are wearing white socks today.
I remember a couple years back, a young brother in cong, his mum had recently died, but he still made the effort to go to the sat morning field service group. He wore pants that were slightly creased. My brother in law took it upon himself to take him aside, counsel him publicly about going out in field service with unironed pants on, then promptly took him home to iron his pants.
I used to get counselled all the time about the splits in my skirts/dresses. Never took any notice though. I figured they shouldn't have been looking anyway!
when i was growing up, i remember my parents would put those plastic "cover" things over my sisters panties and put those protective sheets on the bed to help them with potty training.
especially when they were doing great with using the potty on their own during the daytime.. my aunt in texas would beat her kids arses if they wet the bed.
(now i do not agree with this way).
I had a potty for 4 of mine, and the most they ever did with it was use it for a toy. They went straight for the 'big' toilet. Those little seats with kiddy stairs and rails for your toilet are good though. It makes them feel more secure, they will not 'fall' in. They can go themselves as well, without you having to hold them.
i am currently debating a topic with someone who cosistantly says that the wt is growing at a rate of 5000 per week and 50 new halls each week.
he reckons he's privvy to 'inside' info that suggests this.. does anyone have any of the actual worldwide growth rates and new halls being built?.
I am currently debating a topic with someone who cosistantly says that the wt is growing at a rate of 5000 per week and 50 new halls each week. He reckons he's privvy to 'inside' info that suggests this.
Does anyone have any of the actual worldwide growth rates and new halls being built?
when i was growing up, i remember my parents would put those plastic "cover" things over my sisters panties and put those protective sheets on the bed to help them with potty training.
especially when they were doing great with using the potty on their own during the daytime.. my aunt in texas would beat her kids arses if they wet the bed.
(now i do not agree with this way).
I have 5 young children and apart from the first, have never really toilet trained the rest. The 3 year old had the occasional accident (only twice in the last year), and that was only because he was so tired, he slept right through without waking up for the toilet. My 2 1/2 year old son was dry during the day, but has now regressed back to wearing a nappy 90% of the time. I refuse to buy pull ups, not only because they are so expensive, but I don't see the difference between these and nappies. When I did try them, the kids didn't pull them up and down like undies (as you see in the ads). They just thought they were nappies with character pictures on them! And besides that, when I did have them, they purposly wet them (and not always when they were wearing them...I'm talking about under the tap) just to watch the picture fade.
Maybe for her grandparents, if the reason they prefer to use pull ups is because it's easier for them, maybe they could become her 'special' pants just for grandma's house etc. In any case, she will soon outgrow them and refuse to wear them. As someone else pointed out, kids usually toilet train themselves when they are ready, regardless of what we do to help them, and when that time comes, they will refuse to wear any kind of nappies.
(It's nice to 'hear' someone else call a dummy a 'binky'. Here I get all kinds of odd looks!)
http://www.energeticsolutions.com.au/great_watchtower_deception.html
man escapes jail for sex attacksbbc news - 1 hour, 42 minutes agoa jehovah's witnesss gets a community sentence for a series of sex assaults on children and adults.man escapes jail for sex attacks porter was put on the sex offenders registera jehovah's witness has escaped a jail term after admitting a series of sexual assaults on children and adults in clevedon.
michael porter, an elder in the religion, pleaded guilty to 24 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on 13 victims aged 18 months and older.
among the individuals were others involved in the faith.
FROM 18 MONTHS OLD??????
AND HE ONLY GOT COMMUNITY REHABILITATION????
(I won't print what I would do to him if it were my child!)
