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Englishman's absence

by Englishman in

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mike sends his regards and apoligies for his absence for a few days.

he is in hospital having a few tests done and doesn't have access to computer facilities at the moment.. his 'ticker' is misbehaving - i think it must be short of beer!

everything else about him is working perfectly normal - so he has all the nurses running around and is thoroughly enjoying all the attention!

FreeFallin

((((((E-Man)))))))))) Get better soon!!!!!

Kat

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Welcome to Morgan!

by Valis in

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welcome to the forum morgan...arrrrr..... sincerely,.

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xJWs: Anyone ever read this poem? Any thoughts? Any personal applications?

by True North in

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anyone ever read this poem: http://www.artofeurope.com/larkin/lar2.htm?

[warning to those who may be offended: the poem contains the "f" word (although it's not used in a sexual sense).

] does anyone have any thoughts on it or any personal applications, particularly if you were raised as a jw?

I wasn't raised in the truth, but you don't necessarily have to be in order to be fu**ed up. My parents were fu**ed up, too. In fact, we came from a long line of fu**-ups. And that's why I don't have any kids.

Free

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Bad News Today

by cruzanheart in

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my mom's nursing home called today to tell me that the doctor recommended that she go on hospice care.

they said she has entered the last stage of alzheimer's and is not taking in nutrients, just liquids.

i'm going there tomorrow morning to fill out the necessary release forms.

FreeFallin

(((((((((((((((Nina and Family)))))))))))))))

I am so sorry. It doesn't seem to matter how old our parents are, or how old we as children are. It's still our Mom, and losing her hurts like hell. Just remember that she had a full and important life.

Love,

Kat

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Ozzie's had an accident!

by ozziepost in

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ozzie had a small accident today - been in hospital - unable to join today.

mrs ozzie

FreeFallin

((((((((((OZZIE AND MRS OZZIE)))))))

FreeKat

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sharing some opinions about jwmedia.org

by dustyb in

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what does the name jehovah's witnesses mean?

jehovah is the personal name of god, as found in the bible.

a witness is a person who relates facts from direct personal knowledge or proclaims views or truths of which he is convinced.

FreeFallin

Hello, DustyB

I was going to post this observation, until I saw you had started a topic on it. Yesterday, I checked out jw media and found the following:

Do you shun former members?

Those who become inactive in the congregation, perhaps even drifting away from association with fellow believers, are not shunned. In fact, special effort is made to reach out to them and rekindle their spiritual interest. If, however, someone unrepentantly practices serious sins, such as drunkeness, stealing or adultery, he will be disfellowshipped and such an individual is avoided by former fellow-worshipers.

Last year I wrote a letter to one of the elders, explaining how we felt, and that we simply were not interested anymore, this is the quote that I used in January 2003:

Do you shun former members?

Those who simply leave the faith are not shunned. If, however, someone unrepentantly practices serious sins, such as drunkenness, stealing, or adultery, he will be disfellowshipped and such an individual is avoided by former fellow-worshipers. Every effort is made to help wrongdoers. But if they are unrepentant, the congregation needs to be protected from their influence.

We've pretty much been left alone, until yesterday, when this same elder's wife stopped by. So we're on their radar again. I also brought up the UN thing, she didn't know anything about it, and was a bit condescending in telling me "of course the UN would lie " when I told her to go to their website.

I am so disgusted.

FreeKat

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Amazing is back ... the Wheels of Justice have turned

by Amazing1914 in

i am back from underground ... i have more to tell you than you can imagine ...

i cannot use my old screen handle for now, but we are working on that, and it will be restored as soon as simon and i can get it done.

so, simon has allowed me to create a new screen name for the time being.

FreeFallin

Welcome back, Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please take care of yourself, what an awesome thing you're doing. You the Man!!

FreeKat

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Now it's my DOG too!

by cruzanheart in

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alright, this is getting downright farcical, in a very tragic sort of way.

i started a thread the other day about my mother, who is in the last stages of alzheimer's and just started hospice care.

today i found out that our dear old dexter, a basset of almost 13 years, our first child, has a cancerous tumor.

FreeFallin

(((((((Nina, Big Tex and Kids and Dexter))))))))))))

I'm so sorry for what you're going through, it's never an easy decision when to put a pet down. I've been down this road many times, but only once when I almost wanted to die, too. You are in my thoughts.

Love, kat

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