Why am I telling you this true story? Because of a wonderful person that I met that has had a positive effect on my life. Over a year ago, my awesome wife passed way, she had melanoma. We would have been married 44 years in just a few months time. The family and my wife knew that in the course of time I would have another women in my life. In fact, she was the one who brought up the subject. I never expected events to turn so quickly for me. Yes, I did meet another women.
Last night, this new women and I celebrated our first anniversary. Here's how it all happened. A year ago, my son, friends and I went to play golf out of town. On the way home, my son said, dad, we're not taking you home, instead, we're going directly to the casino. (Montreal) It was first my trip to the Montreal casino, so I didn't mind. While there, I sat at the bar while my son and friend played the slot machines. As time passed, I noticed a women sitting alone and I was curious as to why she was by herself. I approached her and started a conversation. I quickly noticed this women having a different dialect, which caught my interest. I asked what nationality she was, and she said, Lebanese, she by the way speaks five languages. Shortly after, my son and friend came along and said we had to go because they had no more money to play, mind you, this even after giving them some of my money. Since I had to leave, I asked this lady if I could have her phone number which she obliged. In the course of our outings I've come to learn that that we are "born in the same month, same year, and we we're married in the same year and our oldest offspring is the same age ". Also interesting is, she wasn't suppose to be at the casino that evening. Her date with a female friend cancelled, so, she decided to go the casino. Why the casino? Because, she had been taking care of her husband for 10 years due to his sickness, and he always requested to go to the casino. That evening, that's what crossed her mind.
I've told this story to my firneds and they're all just amazed. What's the coincidence of meeting someone like I did with so many things in common? Any ways, we celebrated our first anniversary last night. I thought my story would be something different, if it isn't, let me know.
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71st Anniversary
by golf2 inwhy am i telling you this true story?
because of a wonderful person that i met that has had a positive effect on my life.
over a year ago, my awesome wife passed way, she had melanoma.
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Women and Men....Can they be 'just good friends'........
by fifi40 ini regularly talk to a poster on this board via the pm system...............mainly because i like his mind.......today he suggested in reply to something i had said that basically men and women dont do friendship.........he asked the question 'why do people even bother with each other if they dont fancy each others intimacy?
'...............not that he was suggesting this about us.........but i am just wondering what you lot think.. it has been my experience to have some wonderful men friends...........i love mens company and their conversation..........now i am wondering if all those 'mates' were/are after something else............well not really........i am pretty sure at least some of them arent.. so whats your view/experience.........can men and women just be good friends.. oh and to my friend who i pm.........this is not a criticism of you.........i am interested in what others experiences are..........and i will give you a big kiss (on the cheek) one day when i see ya to make up for it.......... fi.
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It certainly is NO problem with me.
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Women and Men....Can they be 'just good friends'........
by fifi40 ini regularly talk to a poster on this board via the pm system...............mainly because i like his mind.......today he suggested in reply to something i had said that basically men and women dont do friendship.........he asked the question 'why do people even bother with each other if they dont fancy each others intimacy?
'...............not that he was suggesting this about us.........but i am just wondering what you lot think.. it has been my experience to have some wonderful men friends...........i love mens company and their conversation..........now i am wondering if all those 'mates' were/are after something else............well not really........i am pretty sure at least some of them arent.. so whats your view/experience.........can men and women just be good friends.. oh and to my friend who i pm.........this is not a criticism of you.........i am interested in what others experiences are..........and i will give you a big kiss (on the cheek) one day when i see ya to make up for it.......... fi.
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If All Goes Well, I'll Be A Grandfather Today!
by minimus inand to think, it'll be the day after my birthday!
my daughter is being induced as we speak.
wish her luck!
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golf2
Good for you and the Mrs. Hmmmmm, wait till you become a great grand-dad.
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NOT AGAIN! That's right folks, once again we are now 'very close' 2 the end
by needproof ini have received word that we are now 'very, very close'.
at the sunday meeting, according to my trusted source, the speaker actually said that 'it is no longer years, nor months - yet weeks and days'.
so they need you back, now!
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golf2
You mean to say, they're not giving Hillary TIME to be the next president?
Once again they are going beyond what is written, 1 Cor. 4:6 "...no man knows the day and hour". Matt. 24: 36
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Where did the WTS condemn the Catholics for pedophilia?
by AK - Jeff ini did a search of the publications - perhaps i used the wrong words, though i thought i used the correct combinations.
i can find plenty of condemnation of catholic church, but nothing that specifically condemns the catholic church for the pedophilia issues within.
i was sure that they had done so over the years - but was i just reading my jw taught judgementalism into articles that weren't specific?.
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golf2
I guess the org. never noticed that when you point, three fingers are pointing back at you !!!
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How much control does the WTS really have?
by dozy ina theme regularly running through ex-jw / apostate posts is their conviction that the worship of jws is at best of a high control basis or at worst exhibits cult-like tendencies , so they often delight in the freedom that they now enjoy.. but in reality , how much control is exhibited on the average witness?
to take one example , at least 40k are dfd in an average year , and one would assume 3 - 5x this figure are reproved privately or publicly.
that means that over a 10 year period 20% - 25% of jws are seriously flouting the strongest moral code of jws , usually for immorality , emphasized in wt after wt , meeting after meeting.
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golf2
As much as YOU allow it's influenec to control you.
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What do you think would happen to the organization if.......
by R.F. in...they dropped the disassociation/shunning policy?
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TIME, exposed them !!!!
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What Actually Made You Leave The "Truth"?
by minimus infor me it was a combination of things over a long period of time.
being raised as a witness, you do things by rote.
but when you see sooooooooo many watchtower inconsistencies, mistreatment of the "brothers", elder abuse, and simple lack of love, it begins to make you start seriously thinking.
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Min, for doing at the things you mentioned, they did my wife and I a FAVOR. No regrets.
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what's in it for the women???
by chelsea ini have often wondered what's in it for the women???
i just read the story of minimus and it is so clear that such power and privilege on offer to males in the borg would be enticing and probably addictive... but the women will never have such offers or opportunities.
they will always be required to be in subjection.
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Hard labor in more ways than one.
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