Posts by Witch Child

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1-800-GOD

by whyhideit in

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i dialed 1-800-god

one night while i was very depressed over a doubt of god and needing some spiritual guidance, i dialed 1-800-god.

the phone rang for what seemed like forever and then a recording picked up and began to speak.

Watch Tower persecution tape?

by Witch Child in

has anyone heard about a tape all jws were given recently that puports to show what they will all soon be suffering in the "war?

" someone posted about it on another site but had fairly limited information... i would be very interested in this tape as i am sure my ex will show this horror (assuming it exists) to my kids... i hear it is a terribly upsetting tape leving kids crying and upset for days.

my oldest has been acting out quite a bit and i wonder if maybe he's seen it... i can't ask him till he gets home from school.. thanks.

Witch Child

Thanks to all. I have kids who are forced by their jw dad to attend meetings, go door to door, listen to bible tapes etc etc.... I was just worried due to some acting out I was seeing, not wanting to go with dad etc.

I am glad this was a hoax!

~Witch

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Watch Tower persecution tape?

by Witch Child in

has anyone heard about a tape all jws were given recently that puports to show what they will all soon be suffering in the "war?

" someone posted about it on another site but had fairly limited information... i would be very interested in this tape as i am sure my ex will show this horror (assuming it exists) to my kids... i hear it is a terribly upsetting tape leving kids crying and upset for days.

my oldest has been acting out quite a bit and i wonder if maybe he's seen it... i can't ask him till he gets home from school.. thanks.

Witch Child

no, what I heard about was specifically passed out to all jws at their halls. I supposedly shows starving people/jws etc. It is supposedly meant to prepare them for the suffering they about to endure... I don't think it has to do with the Korah tape....

who knows...
~Witch

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what a difference a year makes

by blindfool in

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friends

i'm a month away from my 1 year anniversary with jw.com!

this time last year i was working at a job i hated, arguing with my wife all the time about the wt, and just not sure what i could do about it.

i recieved some good advice from randy waters of freeminds.org (he probably doesn't even remember it) right about this time last year.

Witch Child

Wow. That is excellent about your wife! I am so happy for you both and I hope she will continue to examine the wt with eyes wide open. Best of luck to you both and...

Bright Blessings
~Witch

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Watch Tower persecution tape?

by Witch Child in

has anyone heard about a tape all jws were given recently that puports to show what they will all soon be suffering in the "war?

" someone posted about it on another site but had fairly limited information... i would be very interested in this tape as i am sure my ex will show this horror (assuming it exists) to my kids... i hear it is a terribly upsetting tape leving kids crying and upset for days.

my oldest has been acting out quite a bit and i wonder if maybe he's seen it... i can't ask him till he gets home from school.. thanks.

Witch Child

Has anyone heard about a tape all jws were given recently that puports to show what they will all soon be suffering in the "war?" Someone posted about it on another site but had fairly limited information... I would be very interested in this tape as I am sure my ex will show this horror (assuming it exists) to my kids... I hear it is a terribly upsetting tape leving kids crying and upset for days. My oldest has been acting out quite a bit and I wonder if maybe he's seen it... I can't ask him till he gets home from school.

Thanks.
~Witch

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Could you trust someone who has been sexually abus

by Jesika in

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friends

abused to babysit for your children???

i was thinking about this today, in light of my son's well being, being questioned.

stats show that people who have been sexually abused go on to later abuse someone else.

Witch Child

Statistics do NOT show that those who are abused go on to abuse! That is an erronious assumption. What statistics show is that upwards of 70% of molesters, those in jail for it, report that they were molested as children. To be clear: NOT 70% of those abused will molest... 70% of those who molest were molested themselves.

I was sexually abused as a child but I have absolutely no fear that I would pass my pain along. I have many friends who suffered similarly in their childhoods. These are amazing people, that I love and trust, and yes, I trust them with my kids. Some people who are abused internalize the abuser, they imitate the person that had power over them to make themselves feel powerful. Many who are abused do not do internalize the abuser, they reject him. These ones that reject the abuser still need therapy to become emotionally healthy. While they would never molest a child they might be unable to protect a child from someone else who would abuse them. These are the women who date or even marry men that molest their children and never notice what is happening. But with therapy and awarness, people that were molested can be the best, most sharp-eyed defenders of kids.

I love my kids and I would never do anything to jepordize their well-being. Most people think I am too protective. I don't use babysitters very often, maybe a few times in a year. My mother in law has been going nuts because she wants to babysit her grandbaby... I finally let her. He was with her for one hour so we could grocery shop in peace. He is 7 months old. That one hour period is the only time in his life that I was not with him.

So, sorry for my tirade. I just hate it when this misinformation crops up, as it often does.

*SIGH*
~Witch

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I am confused......Any opinions???

by nita6368 in

i have read alot of the advice offered on this board and was hoping to broaden my thoughts on my problem any opinons will be appreciated.

i have been married for 3 years.

i don't have any children by this man but have 3 from a previous marriage.

Witch Child

Nita,

Gods, Sweetie, don't let Hekate get to you. Psychologists have their uses and can be a great help but one does not need a degree of any kind to be asked to give advice. (unless it is a degree of commonsense and kindness) You asked for a little input, lots of folks gave their 2 cents, you'll do what you think is best for you and your boys.

I really just love the accusitory, hackles-up posture Hekate took. Hillarious! Like. oh yeah, let us consider the trials and tribulations of poor mister man in having his wife bail his sorry butt out of debt that HE HID FROM HER TILL AFTER THE WEDDING... and poor fella! Now his wife supports him while he snipes at the kids he knew in advance were part and parcel of the deal. Grown-ups taking children's misbehavior personally and using it as an excuse to belittle them is pitiful.

~Witch
laughing at those with huge chips on their shoulders

(Oh, and my current 5 year+ relationship goes smooth and sweet. As compared to my 6 year marriage to a jw that tanked on the wedding day and never recovered.)

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How would you react if......

by Pleasuredome in

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friends

the wts turned out to be right and in the next couple of years the great tribulation broke out?

would you have a change of heart and think "yeah maybe the were right all along!"?

would you even consider joining them again?

Witch Child

Sorry. Even if the jws turned out to correct about the end of the world and they being the only ones to survive... I would rather not be among their mindless, loveless ranks.

~Witch

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