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  AT 1:26PM FRIDAY OUR DAUGHTER WAS BORN!!!

  by Es in

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  well its all happend, got to the hosp early friday morning, had my waters broken at around 7:30am had to wait for an hour and a half to see if labour would begin naturally, it didnt so at 9am i was hooked up to the drip, man that was intense, put it to you this way, blakes labour was about 8 hours all up kaia's labour was 3 hours and i would rather go through the 8 hour one anyday.. it was a very short labour, kaia was born a bit shocked as it happend so fast so she was rushed up to nursery for a bit as she was purple and not breathing properly but after an hour on oxygen she was fine, me on the other hand had to be stitched up coz pushing a 9 pound 1 baby out naturally with no drugs does damage heheh, then i had to be hooked up to a drip for 4 hours as i lost a bit of blood.

  but once we were all sorted it was all good.

  she is doing so well we are at home now, she is beautiful and very content.

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  Congrats to you and your family.

  FreeChick
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  This is so huge.

  by La Capra in

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  when i was four, i believed that my life could be painfully and tortuously taken from me, in a ball of flame, crashing down from the heavens, just while i sitting down to a bowl of oatmeal in the morning.. when i was nine, i believed that my life, as i then knew it, would be drastically altered, that i would be tortured for being a jw, and after suffering for who knows how long, i would die (because i still hadn't lived up to jehovah's expectations).. when i was 13, i wanted to be a nuclear physicist-because it sounded cool, but in the meantime i believed that i would die in armageddon because i wanted to go to college, get really educated, and have a great, "worldly" life.. when i was 15, i felt guilty that i hoped armageddon would never come, because i so desperately wanted to go to college.. when i was 17, i was offered an honors early admissions in a prestigious program in a highly regarded engineering program.

  my mother flat out said, "no!".

  when i was 18, i scuttled semi-secretly to the local university, part-time, trying to hide my daily activities without actually lying to anyone.. when i was 19 i quit pretending and disassociated.

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  FreeChick

  Congrats LaCapra! Thanks for sharing the great news.

  FreeChick
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  Watchtower Educational Center in Google Earth

  by GermanXJW in

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  does anybody have the data to find the watchtower educational center, patterson, ny in google earth?

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  I've been out so long I hadn't heard about it. That place looks like a compound...it's huge. They have tennis and basketball courts...wonder if they have free time to use them.
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  Got another letter published in our local paper!!

  by HadEnuf in

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  this time i thought for sure they wouldn't publish this one...but i believe our local paper, the stevens point journal is a very liberal, progressive little newspaper.

  the elders ignored my last letter...i wonder if they can ignore this one???

  oh how i love it!!.

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  Cathy,

  Congrats on having your article published. It is wonderfully articulate and timely.

  FreeChick
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  Watchtower Educational Center in Google Earth

  by GermanXJW in

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  does anybody have the data to find the watchtower educational center, patterson, ny in google earth?

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  FreeChick

  Try this:

  100 Watchtower Drive, Patterson, NY 12563
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  My story (very long)

  by reneeisorym in

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  we all went to the same kingdom hall.

  another thing that bothered me was the lack of love.

  i was bothered that the arguments and logic of the society commonly made little sense.

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  Renee,

  I really enjoyed reading your story, thank you for sharing it. Way to go on standing up for yourself in the JC!

  Wishing you many more happy years.

  Happy to be a...FreeChick
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  I am so tired...........

  by vitty in

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  it is midnight and i have just got out of bed......................no sleep for me tonight ...........again.

  i am so tired.

  i suffer from insomnia like a lot of posters here but when i do sleep, a couple of times a week at worse or once every couple of months i have night terrors.. *these only started when i found out the truth about the org, so i can only conclude its stress.

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  I have insomnia really bad too. Only get a couple of hours sleep a night. It's really hard on the body and I just read that it usually, but not always, goes hand-in-hand with depression. The article suggested sleeping pills to get your body used to a regular routine. I sleep better when exercising regularly.

  Happy to be a....FreeChick
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  Retiring today!

  by iamfreenow in

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  today is my 60th birthday, so i am now officially retired!

  actually, my last day at work was yesterday, and my colleagues gave me flowers, wine, chocolate and took me out to lunch.. this is the first birthday i've ever had as a non jehovahs witness, and it feels very strange to be even acknowledging it, let alone celebrating.

  i am going out tomorrow evening with trev, linda and a few other fading or former jws for a curry at a local restaraunt, which i'm very much looking forward to.

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  Happy Birthday!

  Enjoy your special day.

  FreeChick
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  My new pink scarf

  by jgnat in

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  2. friends

  here's my new pink scarf, knitted in five days.

  it's pink and long and very fluffy.

  it absorbed a lot of hyper energy, as i'm coming off a very stressful month at work.

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  jgnat,

  It is a beautiful scarf and I'm happy you are getting it for yourself. It was fun chatting with you this evening.

  FreeeeeeeeChick
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  KM Insert "How Do I View Blood Fractions..." Complete Scan and PDF

  by V in

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  2. medical

  download pdf here (all four pages).

  page 1 of insert: http://i11.tinypic.com/2s67s6g.jpg.

  page 2 of insert: http://i12.tinypic.com/2dtnpr9.jpg.

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  Thank you for sharing this information.

  The chart on page 3 is very confusing. The way it is arranged makes it look like everything on that page isn't allowed by Christains. But, that is contrary to what is written on the first page where it says it's a matter of conscience. I had to check back and forth between the two page about three times to make sure I was reading everything correctly. It will be very difficult for many of the JW's to understand this insert. They have made this subject very scientific now and most won't do the needed research to fully understand it.

  It's very upsetting that the WTBS is changing their stance on this subject. Of course, if anyone complains about the change, especially if they have lost a loved one, the org will just say at least the person passed in good standing and faithful and that they will have a chance to be resurrected.

  Errrrrrrrrr, I'm so frustrated and upset right now.

  But so happy to be a...FreeChick