Boy, as soon as my in laws leave and I have some time to really go through this, I am
going to go SO into this....
Essie
(whose mind may explode from all the things she's feeling about this thread! *lol*)
Esmeralda
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Are JW women repressed in the org?
by Tina inin another thread titled why?
in the beliefs and practices forum,.
i have an exchange going on with another woman.
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Did you/Do you actually LIKE Field Service?
by LovesDubs ingod i hated it..every living breathing minute of it.
it was pure hell for me, and based on the pace i see the jws all over the world moving, they aint so fond of it neither.
the persecution that the jws feel they get is from irritated householders who know nothing about their religion except that they hit people over the head with it and then judge them because they dont like being hit over the head with it.
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Like field service, you say? LIKE FIELDSERVICE???!!!!!!!
Two words: Hell no!
Doubtingsister summed up the rest of my feelings exactly. Nothing I can add to that!!!
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Who never took money for literature
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Hey Simon -- "Thanks!"
by rabotnik inthanks simon,.
you probably get many notes of appreciation but i wanted to extend my thanks for your generosity, work and energy in maintaining this site.
since you have a family (including two little kids) and a job -- your creating and keeping this site humming is a very generous thing to do.
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Hey Robotnik, I just wanted to wish you well on your journeys. I know that you're searching
for what will bring you real joy..and I think that being away from the computer is a good start :)I know I spend too much time around here...will be less now that things at home are complicated
and all. But it's been valuable time for me, and for you also I'm sure, to spend here with the
fine people who present all kinds of ideas that are so new to people who have been in WT
mind prison.You're free now. Get out there and enjoy it :) We'll think of you!
*hugs*
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Be Impeccable With Your Word
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uh oh
by Esmeralda in...my husband just got laid off, again.
the big job the company had been promised fell through.. this is the second time in three months, but this time they said that the company will most likely.
fold within weeks.
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Thanks everbody. I just showed my husband all your posts and they made him smile :)
He's already making phone calls and everything...we just have to keep our eyes forward. I know
he was underpaid at this job so as long as he works in his field (engineering) somewhere from here,
things have got to go upward.Thanks for coming through with all the encouragement, folks. We really appreciate it.
*hugs*
Essie and "JackDawson" (as he was known at H2O when he posted occaisionally)The Four Agreements:
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uh oh
by Esmeralda in...my husband just got laid off, again.
the big job the company had been promised fell through.. this is the second time in three months, but this time they said that the company will most likely.
fold within weeks.
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...my husband just got laid off, again. The big job the company had been promised fell through.
This is the second time in three months, but this time they said that the company will most likely
fold within weeks. Its a small firm and the work slowdowns here have really hurt.We squeaked through the last one it was only a few weeks...don't know what we're going to do now.
Just needed to tell someone. If anyone has good stories of how they got through lean times,
I'd sure appreciate hearing them right now.Thanks
Essie
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Tonight's memorial - did you go?
by dmouse inmy wife has just left for the memorial.. just before she went she asked me to come...this was the second year in a row that i declined.
i hated seeing her so sad, i almost agreed to go just to cheer her up but that would betray her in a very real sense.
to go to the memorial would be an admission in her eyes (and other jws) that i still believe deep down that it is the truth.
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Congratulations, Dave. You did just fine with your first post :)
You've taken a big step into a much larger world. It can get nervewracking at times, but
the journey is well worth it.Welcome to the board, I hope that you'll find lots of support here!
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It's ALL good today
by Mommie Dark inbecause today is mommie and papa dark's tenth wedding anniversary!
the mil took us out to dinner last night; it was very nice.
today i get to go see my sister!!!
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Tenacity of the highly eccentric...Mommy dear I think you just hit on the very
reason that I'm still alive and good ol' "JackDawson" and I ended up together...Have a blissful day...I'm so happy for you. I will do a little happy dance (and believe me,
that takes some effort *lol*) for you later in the day...A.C. (after coffee)Love ya much...enjoy your day. Hopefully the first of many better ones to come.
Essie
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I didn't survive an Apostate Convention
by expatbrit inso i get this envelope in the mail.
i know it's, like, apostate stuff.
because it doesn't fall to the floor after coming through the letter box.. inside is an invitation:.
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Hilarious...I just want to know what was on the second day of the program...
with parts for those of us who got left out *LOL*Es
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tears of sorrow, tears of joy
by Mommie Dark incoming out of this religion nearly killed me.
every single core belief i ever held has been mangled, strangled, drawn&quartered, dipped in pitch and burnt and reduced to carbon ash.
my mind and heart got buried in the soulquake; a protoplasmic blob of rage of pain of stifled grief was all that remained of the human who was born me in lodi ohio.
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PS: Esmerelda- that end thing about "not taking it personally" - what? - even if
Farkelmeister calls me a mormon?Ah yes...even in the face of such talk we must turn the other cheek, UB...realize
that the hurler of such insults is only speaking from his own wounded soul...
Mormon eh? Gee. That's almost as bad as calling someone a Jehovah's Witness... *lol*
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Yoga-gate 2001
by Esmeralda ingood greif.
my jw relatives really, really need to get a hobby of some kind to keep them.
busy.. my sister claire stopped by today (with a hilarious story of a comedy of errors and how all.
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*ROFL* conflicted, Michelle and Kristen! You guys are cracking me up. I'm so glad
I started this silly thread I knew I could use a laugh this week and I'm glad you guys could too :)The wrinkly guy from Empire...I thought that was Yogurt? Yes, he's my yoga guru. We hang
out in gnarled old trees and he inspires me...
"That face you make. That leg, up over your head must go, or suffer the wrath of the dark side you
will." *ROFLMAO*Honestly, Kristen I couldn't do that if I tried. Thats why I love the relaxation tape I got.
It's not a work out, it's stretching and unwinding. That is exactly what I needed. You don't
exert yourself and you don't break a sweat. If you did, I couldn't do it because raising the
body temperature of an MS patient is the quickest way to short circuit us (long medical explaination
for that, but anyhoo)Yes, my name is Es, and I'm a yoga loving trekkie. My, how far I've fallen from grace...I'm such a disgrace
to my family...keep those comments coming folks, best laugh I've had in awhile. Are you sure none of you
were elders at my old hall? *lol*I'm too brain fried to say anymore. I've said too much already, I'm off to bed. I have to concur with you,
Kristen...it is a great world on the outside :)love ya all
Essie