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jamiebowers
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On being born in and celebrating Birthdays
by baltar447 inso i'm in my mid 30s and about to have a birthday next month.
was putting together a very modest wish list and just broke down crying.
i was in tears.
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"You should never look for/expect happiness in this world"
by ilikecheese inmy jw boyfriend says this all the time whenever i'm venting about life and some of its disappointments, career aspirations and how hard they are to make happen sometimes, problems with friends/family, or just random stuff that gets to me.
i'm not a negative person or anything; i only get moody occasionally.
i am a woman; it's kind of required.
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jamiebowers
You should never look for/expect happiness in this world
Please be aware that the Watchtower pounds this thinking into jw brains, because it is a way to get them to spend most of their time and effort on the cult and nothing else. Please don't marry or have children with this guy until he is sure about the Watchtower. You think it's a drag now; having him think that he's your head and/or he has to save your children from Armageddon would be a whole lot worse!
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where would we be without it.
by bigmac ini was just reading on another thread--and came across the idea that the wt soc is dying.
oh--i wish--but lets be realistic--not very likely.. .
then the thought occurrs--if the wt soc did collapse--died--just became part of history----.
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jamiebowers
I would be making up for the almost quarter of a century that my mom has shunned me by helping deprogram from the cult.
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"NEW LIGHT" FROM BROTHER WALDO D/O SANTA MARIA ,CALIFORNIA 1/22/2012 "HOW JEHOVAH IS LIKE BROTHERS ACCUSED OF BEING A CHILD MOLESTER!
by Bubblegum Apotheosis ini was shocked to hear how the slander against jehovah's name that we see in the world can be compared to a good man accused of being a child molester.
he went on to describe how terrible such an accusation would be, and how "friends" of the accused would know he's not capable of such an act and would rally to his defense.
at several points in the talk, he refers back to the child molester "example" and how eventually, despite the hideous slander heaped on a man in this situation (depicting jehovah in the bigger picture, we assume), that man's good reputation would be restored.
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jamiebowers
I think it's a prelude to some news. I remember that happened back in 2002? when it was on NBC. I remmeber the talks from the podium before it aired. I joked back then that the meeting was going to be sparse as they will all be watching the expose' of hiding Child molesters in the congregation.
I hope you're correct on this. Even if another scandal doesn't wake up the rank and file, at least current child molestation victims may find the courage to come forward.
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jamiebowers
Welcome to you and Just Ron!
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Legendary Coach Joe Paterno died today RIP
by Iamallcool inhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/01/22/us/pennsylvania-obit-paterno/index.html?hpt=hp_t1.
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jamiebowers
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 ini'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.
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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 ini'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!".
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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 ini'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!".
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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 infirst, 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.
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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.