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  Hi to Everyone

  by DawnLS620 in

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  my name is dawn and i'm a ex-jw, who has been out since l976.

  i live in michigan, was born and raised here but also spent about 3 years in austin, texas (1 of them as a witness - the other two running amouk having fun).

  i just spent the last 2 1/2 hours on the phone with my dear old buddy, dave, (seven006) whom i've heard some of you know.

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  Welcome to JWD Dawn,

  looking forward to hearing your story!!

  nj
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  THE WEEK IN REVIEW......................HUNG OVER

  by Warlock in

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  to begin the week, monday, i was hung over.

  i do remember a couple of posts about the "now in progress" d.c.'s.

  something about attending just to see the scantily sisters and taking some vodka in a flask.

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  You have a good weekend to war!!

  I have 3 bottles of wine chiling in the cooler as I type, I only plan to drink 1 at a time, but I don't think they will last till Sunday. May have to make a trip to the wine store!!!

  Kids are going to VA State University for some band thing for the weekend (YAY) - so hubby and I will have to house to ourselves!!!! I just don't understand the empty nest syndrome, I can't wait until next year this time when they both are gone, most of the time anyway!!!

  This is better than being a teenager again

  nj
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  I have a question

  by rekless in

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  when you left or was dfed, daed how many people did it affect or effect?.

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  When I left, I never looked back so I don't know what effect it had

  Ditto! Although I assume my parents had a hard time with it. But then again I was never really involved, just kinda went through the motions until I was old enough to leave. I think they expected it. Other than that, no friends really to speak of that were JW's and other than immediate family no JW relatives. My parents pretty much kept us away from extended family and they lived far away so we didn't grow up with them, that part is sad. Everybody needs family!

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  Do you still pray/talk to yourself like you used to?or wish very hard?

  by Crumpet in

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  i find that i still have an internal dialogue - a bit like i used to when i walked around talking to god like my life depended on it trying to cultivate that elusive relationship with him.

  i like to call it internal dialogue because otherwise they could bring in the mental health professionals...don't ask me who "they" are - do i look/act/sound paranoid?!

  so before "they" take me away: do you still find you talk to yourself in your head when you see things of especial beauty that might previously have inspired a prayer of thanks (and maybe still do - don't worry i am over with the castigation of the religious, for now!)?

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  Yes, I talk to myself all the time!! Sometimes I'm the only person that understands me

  No, I don't pray, I did that, he never answered, I no longer think he exists!!

  nj
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  80 year old grandma (Mouthy) gets hit on at lunch!

  by Bumble Bee in

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  so, today mary and i took mouthy out for lunch.

  it was a buffet place.

  i was walking behind mouthy and we walked by an older gentleman.

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  Way to go Mouthy!!!!! Who said grandmothers are not hot!!

  nj
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  WHAT would YOU do? Teen issues.....

  by onlycurious in

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  my oldest daughter is a handful.

  she has a mouth that just doesn't seem to stop and today we got into it .....again.. well, after a bunch of crap coming out of her mouth, i smacked her on the arm and told her to quit the talking to me that way.. then, it got worse when she kicked me.

  geez, how would you have dealt with this kind of thing.. i told her i'm going to send her to a camp this summer where they put her on a giant kite (parasailing) and make her fly off a cliff.

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  That true Nellie,

  I can't remember the last time I've had to smack one of mine!! I've had to give them the look, and that takes care of it.

  When you start early, you don't have to do it forever!! When your baby is one and they smack you across the face and you think it's cute, they will do it again and again. It doesn't bother you until they become as big or bigger then you wonder why they are acting this way???

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  WHAT would YOU do? Teen issues.....

  by onlycurious in

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  my oldest daughter is a handful.

  she has a mouth that just doesn't seem to stop and today we got into it .....again.. well, after a bunch of crap coming out of her mouth, i smacked her on the arm and told her to quit the talking to me that way.. then, it got worse when she kicked me.

  geez, how would you have dealt with this kind of thing.. i told her i'm going to send her to a camp this summer where they put her on a giant kite (parasailing) and make her fly off a cliff.

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  I guess if you want to deal with an out of control teen then counting to 10 is ok. I don't have time or the energy to wait until the age of 20 for them to get a grip!

  Some back talk is expected, but why deal with your child hitting you from and early age until the are grown?? Spanking does not teach violence! When a 3 year old smacks you that's when you smack them back and say don't you ever hit me again! You don't wait until they are teenagers to teach them that hitting or kicking a parent or any other adult is ok!

  IMHO (of course opinions are like A** holes, everyone has one and they all stink). I don't expect for 90% of this board to agree with how I view disapline, but it worked for me. I don't deal with unruly children and I have a great relationship with my two younger children. The only one that has a problem is the oldest who is bipolar and was subjected to my parents raising him in the BORG!!! You can read my other posts if you like about his emotional issues!

  nj (of the I refuse to allow my children to disrespect me class)
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  A comment my father in law made yesterday to me...

  by roflcopter in

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  i talked with my father in law yesterday... he is very much a simple minded man, deeply fanatical about the religion.. he said to me "you do have to realize that it's the truth, you see the truth never changes like other religions".

  i wanted to vomit in my mouth, but i just remained silent, no need to draw undue attention to myself, or about my true feelings.

  as far as anyones concerned i'm just inactive.. but i was on the tip of talking about many things that change, and if they change they say the light is getting brighter.

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  I want to vomit just reading the post!!!

  How ever do you keep your cool???

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  IAT TEST(internet addiction test!!)

  by purplesofa in

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  whats your score?????.

  http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/internet_addiction_test.htm.

  to assess your level of addiction, answer the following questions using this scale:.

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  I'm 30, but that's probably because my home computer is out of commission. When I get it back, the only thing keeping me from being addicted truely is alone time with the hubby!!!

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  Dessert

  by Mrs Smith in

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  what dessert should i serve with lasagne?

  making beef lasagne, green salad and garlic bread.

  stuck at the dessert, don't want something too rich and heavy.

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  Tiramisu.

  nj