Posts by FreeFallin

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Going to Ireland for three weeks, any thing to avoid?

by FreeFallin in

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i'm leaving for the trip of a lifetime tomorrow!

flying into dublin and then driving all along the coast and ending up in galway.

does any one know of anything special i shouldn't miss and any place to be especially wary of?

FreeFallin

Don't worry Mrs. Shakita, I plan on doing a little Leprachaun hunting while I'm over there. Don't forget, they have all the gold!

Free

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Going to Ireland for three weeks, any thing to avoid?

by FreeFallin in

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i'm leaving for the trip of a lifetime tomorrow!

flying into dublin and then driving all along the coast and ending up in galway.

does any one know of anything special i shouldn't miss and any place to be especially wary of?

I'm leaving for the trip of a lifetime tomorrow! Flying into Dublin and then driving all along the coast and ending up in Galway. Does any one know of anything special I shouldn't miss and any place to be especially wary of? Hilary Step mentioned Limerick, as "Slash City." Those aren't exactly the kind of things you read about in the tour books.

Any help would be appreciated.

FreeFallin

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I AM PREGNANT!!!

by kelpie in

i cannot believe that i am pregnant and finally going to have a baby of my own!!!!!!

yahhhhh for me.

my first born is due on christmas eve.. we are all very excited here..... .

FreeFallin

Congratulations, Kelpie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FreeFallin

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Would you change user name?

by JH in

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if you had to choose another user name, what would you choose?.

FreeFallin

My name fit me when I first signed on...both from the song and my feelings in general and the WTBS in particular. Now I am FREE AT LAST, (but I think that name is already taken.)

FreeFallin

Of the Free at last, thank God Almighty I'm Free at Last class!!

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greetings from freedom fest

by Mulan in

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the party is starting here at joy2bfree's and jst2laws.

many have arrived already and the weather is fabulous.

everyone says "hi" and will be posting soon, i'm sure.-

FreeFallin

HI EVERYBODY!!!!

Oh, I wish I was there. Have a great time!

Special hello to Joy, Flower and B_ster.

Free Fallin

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Posted in another thread but need to share this b/c it still upsets me

by berylblue in

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sorry for being so self indulgent...i've been meaning to post this but had reached my limit, so i put it in another thread.. this still upsets me.

i don't know why it should...perhaps because i am, as my ex-husband stated, self-absorbed and childish.. but as part of my therapy, i present to you..... the car.

i don't drive and never have.

FreeFallin

Beryl,

This makes me so mad. You did something out of the goodness of your heart and got stabbed in the back for it. Did the elder have his head up his ass to suggest you give your car to a family that certainly didn't need it? And then they turn around and sell the car.........????

I know the sensible thing is to chalk it up to experience and move on, but geez, it sure is aggravating.

Free

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Got my elders visit yesterday...

by meat pie in

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i've been off-line for a bit, broken what-not in the computer,just got back on so i thought i'd tell you what happened yesterday.elder d rang to ask if 'we' could visit, ok says i, the other is the old ms who i studied with.

meantime i'd got my file on un/wts ready(it's been ready for ages) and primed husband to witness the entertainment.this went on for about an hour and a half.i was utterly in control of myself and the entire interrogation(me of them).neither of them would look at any of my evidence of the wt's blasphemous hypocrisy, so i read it out to them,(you come to my house so i'm going to tell you this) they tried to wriggle their way out but i wanted them to admit their weakness.

i really let them have it.they parried i thrusted.

FreeFallin

Meatpie,

Congratulations on a job well done. You really gave them something to chew on!

Free

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Remembering the Truth

by ScoobySnax in

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i have no argument left in me, and no desire to fight really.

when i was inactive i used to look at ex-jws with placard boards outside assemblies or conventions, i knew these people existed even if they were a bit "wacky".

i always used to wonder why these people did this, and to be honest i didn't like them, they looked creepy stood there with their flip charts outside a stadium.

FreeFallin

Dear ScoobySnax,

I remember an assembly in Grantville, Pa. a number of years ago, when an "Apostate" infiltrated the auditorium in meeting clothes and carrying a brief case. He shouted from the back of the hall, "Brothers and Sisters, you've been lied to." He didn't get any further, as 3 or 4 attendents jumped on him and hustled him out the door. I remember my feelings; fear that something "bad" would happen, having been made so paranoid about persecution, relief at the big strong men who protected us and kept the congregation clean, and finally puzzlement. Why would anyone who didn't agree with the witnesses do this? What had we done to make people so bitter? If someone disagreed why not just walk away? After all, only murders, adulterers and fornicators were ever disfellowshipped. Right?

Fast forward to August/September 2001. I was first learning the truth about the "truth." And I mean no disrespect for all the lost souls at 9/11, but the UN scandal sent me reeling far more than any national tragedy. I was a zombie for a week or more. This after six years spend living in guilt and fear that I had turned my back on Jehovah and brought shame to the organization for not living up to my dedication. After that awakening, I understand the need to tell others what lies beneath the mask of the WTBS.

I guess what I'm trying to say, Scooby, is what every one else had told you--learn the truth about the truth. Educate yourself, free yourself from the chains of remorse and guilt.

FreeFallin

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