I say lets move and don't tell them. They're shunning you anyway, they'll never know the difference. When's the annual census, I mean memorial? Hell, for that matter we could just move to the other end of town. They'd never know. Lets start planning.
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I'm still angry, will this sect ever be stopped?
by restrangled inthey have ruined lives, destroyed people ..... mentally and/or emotinally...... why?
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and if they are hurt, some can still stay in and buy into the bs even if it means throwing out their own families?
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I'm still angry, will this sect ever be stopped?
by restrangled inthey have ruined lives, destroyed people ..... mentally and/or emotinally...... why?
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and if they are hurt, some can still stay in and buy into the bs even if it means throwing out their own families?
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It might make you feel better, it might not, but many families are disfunctional and it has nothing to do with WTS. Point- many families can't get together and get along and enjoy Christmas together- even if they all celebrate.
I don't know why this made me laugh....we move down to Florida to get away from all the family drama, then they all insist on moving down here, then fast forward a few years and nobody speaks to each other. I know its not funny, but in a way its pretty funny. It's been a never ending soap opera. What is apparent to OTWO, and that you forget, is that the couple of times a year that we do get them all together, after the last one finally leaves at 3:00 in the morning after the booze finally runs out, you swear you will never do that again. Restrangled, you got along best with your family when they lived 1200 miles away. Maybe its time to move again.
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A reminder on Shunning family members again in the January 15th Watchtower!
by Gill injanuary 15th watchtower 2007 'remaining steadfast when a child rebels'.
'when discipline is severe'.
'if your child is unrepentant and is a baptized christian, he may receive the strongest form of discipline - being disfellowhipped from the congregation.
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We must never waste the time we have with our loved ones, and the occassions to do something more for them or something special are to be prized.
Amen Gill. I could survive on that principle alone for the rest of my life and live a rich, rewarding life. Amen!
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Any photographers here?
by SadElder ini've been shooting with a canon rebel xt for about a year and have acquired a few nice lenses.
i've been thinking of moving up to a canon 5d.
anyone here have experience with this camera?.
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Oh and BTW, I'm with you as far as sticking to your present camera for now. I still have a 10D that I use.
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Any photographers here?
by SadElder ini've been shooting with a canon rebel xt for about a year and have acquired a few nice lenses.
i've been thinking of moving up to a canon 5d.
anyone here have experience with this camera?.
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As you know, spending one day or weekend with someone more experienced, can really help. I think that there are a whole lot of ways to network with other nature photographers and Canon enthusiasts. I have friends in the field that are more into fashion and wedding photography, who also speak at trade shows and conventions and hold one day courses at their studios. I think the principle applies the same. There are probably some lifelong nature photographers who offer one and two day courses as well. Who knows, if you get good enough, then eventually you could do the same.
There are probably a lot of Canon forums as well as nature photography forums on the web that would prove useful as well. Even if they are dedicated to other models like the 20D or 30D, they can help.
There are probably local user groups as well that meet once a month and share ideas and experiences. This is the case here in Central Florida because of the large tourist/wedding market.
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Was this really a smart choice of words?
by sammielee24 ini was watching pres bush in a speech telling the world that he is 'compelled' and 'driven by a higher power'.
that god wants him to give people around the world freedom.
that 'this crusade', the usa is on.............well...that was part of it and i sat there thinking.
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Did he happen to mention if his higher power was named Donald Rumsfeld?
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Any photographers here?
by SadElder ini've been shooting with a canon rebel xt for about a year and have acquired a few nice lenses.
i've been thinking of moving up to a canon 5d.
anyone here have experience with this camera?.
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Great job with the nature shots! South Florida?
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Any photographers here?
by SadElder ini've been shooting with a canon rebel xt for about a year and have acquired a few nice lenses.
i've been thinking of moving up to a canon 5d.
anyone here have experience with this camera?.
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Here's a good review
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I am sooooooo upset
by megsmomma inthe wts makes me so angry....i just talked to my sh*t head step dad who treated me like crap all my life and who is now trying to tell me how apostate i have become and how it was me who left my mother in the first place when i left the dubs...(so i shunned her first????
) he said he could hear the "apostate" in my voice....god i hate it!!
there is no reasoning with them at all....it feels so hopeless.
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NG Definately no Xmas card for him!
Its amazing that all of those people associated with the JW's repeat the exact same words and thoughts, yet they claim they are not brainwashed, or programmed through the WTS literature to think a certain way.
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A reminder on Shunning family members again in the January 15th Watchtower!
by Gill injanuary 15th watchtower 2007 'remaining steadfast when a child rebels'.
'when discipline is severe'.
'if your child is unrepentant and is a baptized christian, he may receive the strongest form of discipline - being disfellowhipped from the congregation.
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What I find incredible, is that this stone cold, heartless bullshit is written in the pages for WORLDLY parents to read (assuming that people are still placing the rags to the public). If I were a worldly person who read an article stating that if my child 'rebelled', then I would be obligated to shun them, there's no damn way I'd ever want to join. Jeezus, don't the boneheads in the Writing Department think before they write?
Mary I think that everything the WTS writes is aimed at the JW's, not the "wordly" people. I don't take this stance because I want it to be so, it just resonated with me and I haven't heard "convincing evidence" to contradict it. They preach to the choir because no one else is in the church.