The only reason I bought The Third Chimp last week was because I didn't have enough cash to buy Guns, Germs And Steel, which sounds like an excellent read! 3rd Chimp seems to be a good transition from The Ancestor's Tale. I have a tough time holding on to the info I gather, and reading more on the same topic reinforces learning and a little retention. I think getting into a discussion group might also help.
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The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond
by Happy Harvester ini am reading this now.
i think we should have a book discussion group at this forum.
any takers?
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I don't know how to feel about this...
by coolhandluke ini know in this current climate of hoaxes this may not be received well.
i don't really care.
i'm real and what i'm about to say is real.
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Happy Harvester
Those are very sweet pictures. And, again, a very sad story for you both. I hope things improve for you both. It looks like your parents married very young . . . ?
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I don't know how to feel about this...
by coolhandluke ini know in this current climate of hoaxes this may not be received well.
i don't really care.
i'm real and what i'm about to say is real.
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Happy Harvester
It sounds to me like you've been wearing your big boy pants and they're fitting very well. Sorry about your dad. That's a sad story, but you do have a life to live and he has not done you any favors with his choice to remain ill or just not grow. He is lost, it seems, and you are not. Best wishes!
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When autumn leaves . .
by Lady Lee inthe colors of the autumn leaves is spectacular this year.
some years half the trees are bare by the time the real color show starts.
this year everything is happening at the ssame time giving us a unbelievable show.
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Happy Harvester
beautiful! canada looks so clean shiny and new
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This came thru on 'Google' today
by Gayle inhttp://www.bostonnow.com:80/blogs/dannyhaszard/2007/10/19/recovery-for-jehovahs-witnesses.
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i just don't know what to think about this..
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Happy Harvester
Mr. Furious: "you must have torn out the q section in my dictionary cuz I just don't know when to quit"
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This came thru on 'Google' today
by Gayle inhttp://www.bostonnow.com:80/blogs/dannyhaszard/2007/10/19/recovery-for-jehovahs-witnesses.
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i just don't know what to think about this..
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Happy Harvester
Makes me think of a movie I saw last night - Mystery Men - with the "furious" superhero squeezing his rubber stress ball . . . I don't know why . . .
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On sending money and flowers to posters in loss . . .
by Happy Harvester inif what is going on with this "trevorgate" thing is true, i think it is best to simply make a donation to a good cause, instead of directly to the person, unless you have absoulute, direct contact with the situation entirely.
because of my awakenings about all of my own family and jw mental health issues - and in light of the info i've come across today about linda and trevor - i am inspired to make donations to nami and other mental health organizations in the name of "trevor s." and other deluded or abusive people who seriously need help.. there are enough stressors and depressers in my life, without trying to help people who have imaginary problems, (although i don't doubt they too need help - just not the kind of help i can offer!).
if a person or people are laughing at us for our desire to reach out, be humane, offer compassion and act as a family in the way that many of us have been denied by the wtb&ts, the person perpetrating the hoax is so deeply damaged that seeking to punish him/her is counterproductive; however, he/she definitely needs to be confronted and face the natural consequences.
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So true, cg. I think I'm done with this.
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On sending money and flowers to posters in loss . . .
by Happy Harvester inif what is going on with this "trevorgate" thing is true, i think it is best to simply make a donation to a good cause, instead of directly to the person, unless you have absoulute, direct contact with the situation entirely.
because of my awakenings about all of my own family and jw mental health issues - and in light of the info i've come across today about linda and trevor - i am inspired to make donations to nami and other mental health organizations in the name of "trevor s." and other deluded or abusive people who seriously need help.. there are enough stressors and depressers in my life, without trying to help people who have imaginary problems, (although i don't doubt they too need help - just not the kind of help i can offer!).
if a person or people are laughing at us for our desire to reach out, be humane, offer compassion and act as a family in the way that many of us have been denied by the wtb&ts, the person perpetrating the hoax is so deeply damaged that seeking to punish him/her is counterproductive; however, he/she definitely needs to be confronted and face the natural consequences.
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Happy Harvester
I totally, agree, HL. I'm just saying that if people are going to pull this kind of prank (or if they actually believe their imaginary dilemmas), it's a good idea to be very circumspect about how to help others in need.
I've never been to an apostafest or personally met anyone on this board, and I sometimes wonder about whether or not I'm wasting my time, but regardless of whether or not anyone else's problems are real, mine are real, at least to me, and it's good to have a place to go vent and talk with people who have been there done that.
True empathy and sympathy are never wasted because they help us grow, one way or the other; it's getting resentful or stingey over getting screwed once in a while that makes us all sicker. I'm very much into self-protection and boundaries these days, and want to heal myself, as much as I want others to be well, too.
It's healthy to share, but it's not healthy to enable sickness; sometimes we do it unwittingly, I guess. That doesn't mean everybody's an impostor, but the nature of this board and the JW organization makes it challenging sometimes to feel safe and make true connections with others here.
Anyhoo, this whole situation of fraudsters and impostors is a bummer and makes me feel more isolated than I already am. I hope I make some real friends here someday with whom I feel truly safe - to actually go out and meet them and talk with them - without worrying that I've made friends with someone who truns out to be mean-crazy as all get-out. I've had enough of that.
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On sending money and flowers to posters in loss . . .
by Happy Harvester inif what is going on with this "trevorgate" thing is true, i think it is best to simply make a donation to a good cause, instead of directly to the person, unless you have absoulute, direct contact with the situation entirely.
because of my awakenings about all of my own family and jw mental health issues - and in light of the info i've come across today about linda and trevor - i am inspired to make donations to nami and other mental health organizations in the name of "trevor s." and other deluded or abusive people who seriously need help.. there are enough stressors and depressers in my life, without trying to help people who have imaginary problems, (although i don't doubt they too need help - just not the kind of help i can offer!).
if a person or people are laughing at us for our desire to reach out, be humane, offer compassion and act as a family in the way that many of us have been denied by the wtb&ts, the person perpetrating the hoax is so deeply damaged that seeking to punish him/her is counterproductive; however, he/she definitely needs to be confronted and face the natural consequences.
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. . . if what is going on with this "trevorgate" thing is true, I think it is best to simply make a donation to a good cause, instead of directly to the person, unless you have absoulute, direct contact with the situation entirely.
Because of my awakenings about all of my own family and JW mental health issues - and in light of the info I've come across today about Linda and Trevor - I am inspired to make donations to NAMI and other mental health organizations in the name of "Trevor S." and other deluded or abusive people who seriously need help.
There are enough stressors and depressers in my life, without trying to help people who have imaginary problems, (although I don't doubt they too need help - just not the kind of help I can offer!).
If a person or people are laughing at us for our desire to reach out, be humane, offer compassion and act as a family in the way that many of us have been denied by the WTB&TS, the person perpetrating the hoax is so deeply damaged that seeking to punish him/her is counterproductive; however, he/she definitely needs to be confronted and face the natural consequences.
If they've benefitted financially in any way from such a hoax, they should find a way to pay it back to the people who were duped, or should be institutionalized where they can get the help they really need.
This is very sad for everyone involved. It makes me sick.
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Trevor Alert!
by JWdaughter inon a recent discussion on topix, a person there was making some claims and some lies and then laughing and joking about how all apostates are so gullible and it is so easy to make up stories and mislead.
their point was about the bible and our 'experiences'.
since that is so fresh in my mind, i think that one thing this 'eagleeye' poster stated that you might want to be aware of was that soon very soon they plan on pulling a big one over on apostates and then writing some tell all book about how stupid(we) all are(he used the word "hoax" more than once, if i recall).
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Happy Harvester
WHAT?!!! I thought moderators and others here knew these people well and were involved actively in their lives . . . HUH?!