Hortensia

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  I Am Home Today With A Lousy Back Ache

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my lower back went out again.

  typically, once every 9 months, i get a terrible spasm that can last for days.

  right now, i am icing it but i am so sore!

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  Hortensia

  Do not combine alcohol with pain killers. Bad juju for your liver.

  Google "psoas stretches" and do them gently, as well as walking around to keep your muscles warm and loose. Ice frequently all day long, but make sure you don't freeze your skin!
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  What happens with a JW commits adultery and his wife is pregnant

  by Jessc8877 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  im not a jw but my recently x boyfriend is.

  he and were dating for the past 6 years.

  i found out he had gotten married to a jw in the last 1and a half of our relationship.

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  I agree with Jgnat. Make him pay a lot and then NEVER see him again. His wife isn't your problem. She will figure it out one of these days as you did, and she's in for some unhappiness no matter what you do.

  As for you, maybe get some counseling to see why you stuck with someone that sleazy for so long. Then you'll make better choices in the future. I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I'm serious. All of us need some counseling now and then to understand ourselves better.
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  I am new here and had so many laughs for the first time in years. It took me a long time to find the courage to sign up. Thank you for existing

  by umbertoecho in

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  Hortensia

  Umberto Ecco -- The Name of the Rose. One of my favorite books.

  Welcome!
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  Born-in memories, etc this is my first post, guys ;-)

  by ThunderStruck52 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i have decided to jump in and for the first time and share some of my random memories that seem to have been floating around my mind more and more lately.

  mostly if all the weird anxiety i experience from time to time is related to it.

  i guess that would be a different topic to post!.

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  Hortensia

  Well, we grew up in the same neck of the woods, I guess. I remember the assemblies at Dodger Stadium, Long Beach and Norco. Norco, up highway 15 somewhere north of San Diego.

  Welcome!
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  Five Geek Social Fallacies

  by Hortensia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think this is an interesting article -- and i'm sure there are more than five social fallacies around.

  http://www.plausiblydeniable.com/opinion/gsf.html.

  i see these acted out quite often here in the senior apartments where i live.

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  Well, yes, I've been on the receiving end of some of these situations -- and the more mature me isn't hurt by it. People don't have to like me or want to hang out with me. But when I was a younger, socially inept, desperate to please, lonely person I could feel quite hurt by being left out of social stuff.

  KH events could be like this, too, invite everyone so no one gets hurt feelings, and the folks no one can stand will definitely show up. There's a reason we can't stand some of them -- they're obnoxious.
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  Five Geek Social Fallacies

  by Hortensia in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think this is an interesting article -- and i'm sure there are more than five social fallacies around.

  http://www.plausiblydeniable.com/opinion/gsf.html.

  i see these acted out quite often here in the senior apartments where i live.

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  I think this is an interesting article -- and I'm sure there are more than five social fallacies around. Can anyone think of any others?

  http://www.plausiblydeniable.com/opinion/gsf.html

  I see these acted out quite often here in the senior apartments where I live. There are a few people here no one likes, for good reason, and yet no one has the courage to not include them now and then. Leads to some interesting interactions.
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  When A Fellow Apostate Goes Insane, What Can We Do To Help?

  by RottenRiley in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know how to handle the situation with a fellow apostate who has lost their mind due to this evil cult.

  this guy is texting many of the elders under alias of six different cell-phones no less than twenty times a day.. .

  we had to change the locks at the kingdom hall because he was still stalking and prowling around the hall after advertsing he had left the kingdom hall and we were all no less than mind-dead zombies sucking out of the life of thinking individuals.

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  If this person is as you describe him to be, he is dangerous. Quit pretending to be the Scarlet Pimpernel and call the police. You can't help him and his wife is in danger. Get some advice from the police.
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  When A Fellow Apostate Goes Insane, What Can We Do To Help?

  by RottenRiley in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know how to handle the situation with a fellow apostate who has lost their mind due to this evil cult.

  this guy is texting many of the elders under alias of six different cell-phones no less than twenty times a day.. .

  we had to change the locks at the kingdom hall because he was still stalking and prowling around the hall after advertsing he had left the kingdom hall and we were all no less than mind-dead zombies sucking out of the life of thinking individuals.

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  Hortensia

  I think maybe you ought to talk to the police. Apostates have no more right than anyone else to harass and frighten people who are just going about their business. You might just go to the police station, say you understand this guy has the right to free speech, but he's starting to scare people and he's hinting around that he might do something violent. Ask their advice.

  Also, read the book The Gift of Fear and act on some of the good advice in that book.
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  Gay for J.

  by SuperBoy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, i eventually decided that this place wasn't the apostate hot bed i was led to believe ;-), (or maybe i am now an apostate!

  but i don't feel like one.)..

  i was brought up in "the truth".. i loved it.

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  Hortensia

  Welcome! And I love your title. You could stir up a lot of furor by starting a "Gay for J" movement.
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  Born-ins (childhood memories)

  by tornapart in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as a born in, or in at a very young age, what were your worst memories as a young jw child?.

  i remember not being allowed to go to sleep in the meetings when i was tired.

  not being allowed to do lots of things at school other kids could do.

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  Hortensia

  Sad, long-ago memories. Why bring them up? It was a long time ago, and I haven't been a part of the wtbts for over 30 years. I agree it sucks to grow up JW, it sucks to grow up with alcoholism and violence. But at least we get to leave and create our own lives; I'd rather think about the good things since I left.