Posts by jamiebowers

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I just thought I'd introduce myself...

by celticstorm in

Legendary Coach Joe Paterno died today RIP

by Iamallcool in

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/22/us/pennsylvania-obit-paterno/index.html?hpt=hp_t1.

If what he said in a Washington Post interview last week is true, he was used as a scapegoat. He claimed that all McQueery told him was that he caught Sandusky in the shower with a young boy. Paterno reported it to higher ups at Penn State, which is what he was supposed to do. In the meantime, he was pissed at Sandusky for spending too much time with the charity and not with coaching.

Paterno also said that at the time he wasn't even aware that boys could be raped. This rings true to me, because my dad, who is 11 years younger, asked me several years ago about male homosexual sex. He was shocked when I told him about anal sex. It never dawned on him that men would do that to each other.

Paterno ended the interview by saying that the children were the victims in this situation, not him. He also said that he was sorry for what had happened and would've done more if he would've understood what was really going on with Sandusky.

Look, I hate child molestation cover ups just as much as the next person, maybe even moreso since it happened to me. But from what I've read, Paterno was ignorant of the facts about Sandusky and about molestation of little boys in general.

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Conquering A JW Fear

by EmptyInside in

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i'm watching a creepy movie.

in my jw days,i would label it demonized.

don't ask me how a movie can be demonized,but it can.. but,i must confess,i am still superstitious about such things.

jamiebowers

I intentionally watched all of the scary movies by myself to see if demons would attack me. Nothing ever happened, so I stopped being afraid of oth scary movies and demons.

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Hey Cult Classic....

by jamiebowers in

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i've got another one of my dad's sayings for you and your husband.

it's actually clean enough to post here instead of having to pm it to you.

when he's pissed off at someone my dad says, "they ought to shoot him with buzzard guts, and kill him for stinking!".

jamiebowers

You know I'm gonna call for the unedited version....

There is no unedited version...he must be slipping, LOL!

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Hey Cult Classic....

by jamiebowers in

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friends

i've got another one of my dad's sayings for you and your husband.

it's actually clean enough to post here instead of having to pm it to you.

when he's pissed off at someone my dad says, "they ought to shoot him with buzzard guts, and kill him for stinking!".

jamiebowers

I've got another one of my dad's sayings for you and your husband. It's actually clean enough to post here instead of having to pm it to you. When he's pissed off at someone my dad says, "They ought to shoot him with buzzard guts, and kill him for stinking!"

The old guy is 74 years old and still going strong despite bad knees and a bad back. And he's still crazy as a bedbug!

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Can you be in Love with two persons? My Dilemma...

by Intel in

first, don't laugh.

i'm not some adolescent teen that is confused about his relationship.

what i am going to relate here has become a maior hard ship and is really gnawing at me.

jamiebowers

Please don't go back to your ex-wife simply for the sake of your child. You'll be a much better father if you're happy and fulfilled in life. Only you know how you really feel about each woman. But keep in mind that your ex, having newly exited the cult, hasn't taken the time to get to know herself or what she really wants. It's not good to make decisions out of fear, but there's a good chance your ex will wind up leaving you if you two get back together.

If you really love your girlfriend, then stay with her, but be involved in your daughter's life. Let the ex down easy by telling her that she has a whole new life to explore and that you're leaving room for her to find someone else to be in the place that she thinks you should now be.

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I'm in a pretty dark place...

by OneDayillBeFree in

i know many of you have felt this way but it still hurts.. i was doing fine, great actually but then all of the sudden a huge wave of pain hit my body out of the blue.

man its so hard living this life, always pretending, except when you're alone.

i feel like its eating me from the inside.. so many times i want to just give up, on both sides.

jamiebowers

If you can't find a meet up group in your area, and you're not afraid to do so, pm me your location, and I'll try to find an exjw close to you. If you don't feel comfortable doing that, I can pm you my phone number, so you can at least talk to a live person.

Edited to add: I'm pm'ing you my phone number.

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On A JW's Facebook Page

by EmptyInside in

i must admit this one witness always has gems of "wisdom" on her wall.

and she leaves it open to the public,so.... the other day after she posts the text,one of her friends asks what the bible reading is for the week.

and they also need the pages of b.s.

jamiebowers

Hey jamie what's wrong with that? Everyone in my congregation pronounced it that way? I don't think I ever stopped using the term PO though.

Mr. Freeze, did you pronounce the word, "Poe" when referring to the P.O.? I've never heard anyone doing that, so referring to the COBE as "Kobe" just cracked me up.

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