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  SAD news about OOMPA......

  by redredrose in

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  our friend, oompa, has passed away.

  just recieved the news a couple of hours ago, and have almost no details.

  it happened today or yesterday, he took his own life.

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  jamiebowers

  I chatted on Facebook with Oompa in the spring of '09, and we wound up on the phone for several hours until almost dawn. He told me all about his businesses, family, beach house and boat. He also told me that I saved his life, because he just felt like dying that night. He was so intoxicated that he didn't remember our conversation afterwards but thanked me anyway a few days later.

  How I wish he would've picked up the phone the other night. There were so many people who would've loved to talk to him, including me. My heart is broken for Eric, who only wanted to be loved and accepted in his own right by his family. And in a larger sense, my heart is broken for all of those who have or will inevitably fall into his same footsteps.

  Rest in peace, dear Oompa. You were so loved and will be deeply mourned.
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  I'm a stepmom to a little JW.... need advice...

  by LKM in

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  2. friends

  i am a new stepmom to an 8 year old boy whose mother is a jw pioneer.

  my husband has been disfellowshipped for 2.5 years now.

  i was part of the reason he left the organization for good, although he had stopped believing long before being kicked out.

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  But if the family's divided, the last thing the poor kid needs is two hot-headed parents fighting it out in court. The child's needs quickly become secondary to either parents need to use legislation to assert their "rights" over religion. Look, to a kid it doesn't matter what the religion is provided his parents are civil to each other and able to put his priorities first.

  The kid is already in turmoil, because his jw mother makes him feel guilty for doing normal childhood things with his non-jw father and stepmother. And his mother went ape shit, because they wanted to sign him up for soccer. Going to court to have the right to make educational and medical decisions for a kid who has a jw parent is not being hot headed. It is being responsible. If a child is lucky enough to have a non-jw parent who has those rights, medical emergencies will never be put on hold to wait for a court order on the use of blood, and he or she has a shot at normalcy in school. Chances are slim that either parent will be able to assert their rights over the rights of the child if a guardian ad litem and counselor are appointed to the case.
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  New guy on the block

  by danno in

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  2. experiences

  i am new to the forum, but i have been lurking in the shadows for a couple of months.

  i found this site because my mom accidentally bookmarked it on my computer.

  my mom doesn't realise that i know she has been posting.

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  jamiebowers

  Welcome to JWN! I absolutely can't wait to see if your mom posts on this thread.
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  I'm a stepmom to a little JW.... need advice...

  by LKM in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am a new stepmom to an 8 year old boy whose mother is a jw pioneer.

  my husband has been disfellowshipped for 2.5 years now.

  i was part of the reason he left the organization for good, although he had stopped believing long before being kicked out.

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  I'm hardcore when it comes to protecting children from the Watch Tower cult. There is no compromising when it comes to jws and their distorted world view. So unless you're prepared to tiptoe around the brainwashed mother, your husband must make a stand. Go back to court to get decision making rights for educational and medical issues. Have a guardian ad litem appointed for the child, and cooperate with the counselor who will inevitably be involved. If the system works, your husband will be able to determine whether his child will fit in at school by participating in holiday celebrations, sports, etc., as well as permit life-saving medical treatments that involve blood if the need ever arises. The counselor should be able to help the child with the guilt issues that his mother causes.

  There are attorneys and/or consultants that specialize in jw custody matters. Your stepson's development is of the utmost importance, so it is worth any cost. By the way, since the Watch Tower's policies permit pedophiles to run amok in the congregation, your husband may want to have a serious chat with that poor little kid about the difference between proper and improper touching and assure him that he can trust his dad anything.
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  Incest

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  as a born in, one of my earliest thoughts has always been jehovah has an angel that writes down everything in a big book, all the good things that happen to me/others and everything bad that happens to me/others.

  i faithfully and honestly believed that.. in march of this year i read c of c. by 5 am the next morning i was out.

  24 hours before, a true, steadfast believer.

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  I know being out feels great, but if you haven't already, please, please get counseling for what you've endured.
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  Update & Moving on with life

  by Coffee House Girl in

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  2. friends

  hello all, just wanted to update you all on my further steps in the exiting process (a process that may never end in some respects).

  to set up a context for my update: my story in a nutshel-.

  did a quick fade in the fall of 2009 to start going to university and escape a very unhappy living situation.

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  So glad to hear your update!
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  'Forget You'--A song to the WT

  by sd-7 in

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  2. friends

  yes, i know cee lo green said that other thing, but...#3, in the posting guidelines.

  i had to edit it!

  cue the music.... i say the.

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  jamiebowers

  LOL! Only you, my beloved SD-7, could've written this parody.
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  American Horror Story

  by baltar447 in

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  2. friends

  anyone else looking forward to season 2?.

  http://screenrant.com/american-horror-story-season-2-promo-spoilers-/ .

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  Love it!
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  GRRRRRRRR! update for ya'll on my daughter.

  by Aussie Oz in

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  so much has happened the last few days in my world.

  i am handling it all very well don't worry!.

  my daughter left her mothers home, so very hard to do and she has been so very brave and strong.

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  jamiebowers

  I agree with getting some type of authority involved to get her things. I also think she should sue them in small claims court for the loan and the bank account.
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  ABOUT TERRY

  by Quentin in

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  terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

  he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

  his face and neck are very swollen.

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  jamiebowers

  Don't be embarrassed about claustrophobia. I have it too. Can't you be sedated for an MRI?