Posts by Happy Harvester

i'm in the mood for something a little different tonight.. when i was a popular witness (before being a witness wore me down and my kids became teenagers and people starting judging us for being "liberal") we used to entertain a lot.

i miss that.. i'm a very social creature.

Happy Harvester

Thank you for the invitation. May I bring some cranberry ginger ale?

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THANKS FOR THE SOFT PLACE TO FALL

by BIG D in

i have been here only a while, but i do appreciate the place, i see there are many honest hearted persons here, that like me are good people, who help with the mirad of issues that arise from years of controling stresses from the jw.. many times i feel the flashbacks, when i read the thoughts of others, it helps alot to know there are others like me , i no longer feel so alone!.

big d.

Happy Harvester

Glad you found this place, Big D. Many of us here are glad for JWD and all the people here!

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Maps of War: History of Religion

by betterdaze in

how has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars?

map gives us a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: christianity, islam, hinduism, .

buddhism, and judaism.

Happy Harvester

Neato, Betterdaze! Thanks for sharing that.

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What are Strangest Grounds For Disfellowshiping You Have Heard Of?

by new boy in

jw
friends

in 1961 my father was disfellowshipped for not doing to the kingdom hall he was assigned to.. if i'm lying...my dying!.

it was the glendora california congeration.

the committee was.. john smoley.

Happy Harvester

over a Sister's right to Wear Leg-Warmers

That has got to be the dumbest argument ever made to get rid of anyone, anywhere, in the history of the universe! Honestly. I believe it, though, because they can be very petty people sometimes.

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A Loving organization?

by startingover in

last saturday an old friend of ours took her life.

she and her husband had almost been married 25 years, and we had known her longer than that.

she was like a little sister to my wife.

Happy Harvester

I am very sorry for you and your wife's loss of a friend. This is tragic. (((startingover)))

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Dr. Spok

by reneeisorym in

while i was a jw, i heard repeatedly that dr spok's techniques do not work.

it was wordly psycology.

we should follow the bible's advice to not spare the "rod" or spoil the child.

Happy Harvester

Adele Faber's and Elaine Mazlisch's How To Talk So Kids Will Listen, And Listen So Kids Will Talk was invaluable to me while working with preschoolers and with my own daughter. It helped me stay sane and compassionate. I was re-reading it recently and realized that much of the good advice was forgotten as my daughter got older.But, she's a pretty good egg, anyway.

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So, You Think You Know the Middle East.....?

by AK - Jeff in

take this test ;.

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html.

Happy Harvester

Thanks! That was fun. I took Geography Of The Middle East about 11 years ago; much of what I learned then was forgotten (or has been changed). I don't remember all of those -stans from way back when . . . new countries, I think since the break-up of USSR or something?

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Marn Loftis, I owe you a very big apology from when we were kids . . .

by Happy Harvester in

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Happy Harvester

. . . if you are here, please p.m. me.