"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Star Wars"
"What we have here...is a failure... to communicate." - "Cool Hand Luke"
Cangie
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Favourite Movie quotes...
by Tornintwo ininspiring, funny...you choose.... i'll start with inspiring: .
frodo: i wish the ring had never come to me.
i wish none of this had happened.gandalf: so do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide.
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Care Home Exclusively for JW's "Inadequate" and "Unsafe".
by snugglebunny inthe home: http://www.jah-jireh.org/.
the independent report: http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/new_reports/aaab3073.pdf.
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Cangie
Breakfast of Champions...I sent you a PM. I am fascinated by your information about the senior residence in Allentown, PA because I live in that town and I also live in a senior independent living apartment building, and would like to be informed so I can stay far away from a JW-sponsored building if I ever want to make a move to another place. I would appreciate knowing the name of the facility. Thanks.... -
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THE MAN WHO HUNG THE MOON (A true family history)
by Terry inthe man who hung the moon .
(a story from my family's history).
she never spoke about her parents, except to say they had been murdered.
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Cangie
I think I would have liked Groogie very much...a girl after my own heart, so to speak. (In fact, I think I have a little bit of Groogie in me). Thanks for sharing her with us. -
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HAPPILY (NEVER) AFTER --a Story from my childhood
by Terry inhappily never after.
(remembrance from my childhood).
hers was a primal scream, cutting me with an icy blade of accusation..
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Cangie
Wowwwww...you made me see, hear, and feel that! Poor Lily-May..... -
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ON THE REBOUND (Jr. High School memory)
by Terry in" the girl was from a snobby family, and her last name actually was"rich," terry rich.
it was terry rich and only terry rich.why?
you know what a straw poll is?".
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Cangie
I appreciate you sharing your stories of love and heartache. My Momma must have been your Momma's sister, and reading your history helps me to make sense out of some of my prior choices---I'm a recovering Codependent, too. -
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GAME OVER (Almost a short story)
by Terry interry, point your finger at who you love the most..
who do you love?
i love you both..
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Cangie
Thank you for your amazing stories. You have such a wonderful sense of self-awareness. -
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An elder bought my son a suit
by Clambake ini guess being two months old and coming to the kh in his onesee was kind of offensive .
how rude of me.
i am thinking about returning to him.
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Cangie
And of course a baby-business-suit must be accessorized with wingtip booties...: / -
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heart troubles
by zeb indear all,.
my health took a beating over the years with stress from various sources, not a little from the wt; and dangerous areas of work involving fumes and so on.
the arc also took its toll and i have had recently a heart attack.
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Cangie
Best wishes to you for improved health and an added dose of strength to your family in this difficult time. Hope to hear from you again very soon that you are recovering well. -
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Mummy's (Mommy's) Boys - Old school Elders are mummy's boys.
by freddo inin the congregations i have been in there are many long time dyed in the wool elders who were the sons of women of a certain age.
let me explain - must you?
yes.. mom "finds the truth" (often because a loved one died in the war, or died when she was young and she bought into the nice ladies calling to offer the resurrection hope) sometime between ww2 and vietnam.
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Cangie
So you've met my ex-husband? He was a complete momma's boy---son of a domineering, controlling JW mother and an emotionally weak, spiritually inactive, verbally abusive father. He was very emotionally enmeshed with his mother...she ran our marriage in the background. He was the "golden child" of the congregation, appointed MS at about 20, quickly moving up the ranks until he achieved the position of Elder.
He was angry, narcissistic and abusive. We eventually divorced when he committed adultery with nothing more than a smack on the hand for both the abuse and the adultery. He married again, has another unhappy marriage, remained an elder the entire time and now in his 60's is the COBE of his present congregation. His relationship with our daughter is sporadic, but he and our son barely interact. My son was a MS for many years but has now faded, and his father is giving him the "soft-shun." The ex's health has always been poor, but he keeps running on the hamster wheel, and will probably die early , while at his funeral they will give him the kudos of having lived his life as a "faithful witness."
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Is this a BEAUTIFUL STORY--or what?
by Terry inis this a beautiful story, or what?.
act one________.
now in an ordinary romance of the golden hollywood era, the boy goes off to war while the young lady waits nervously for his safe return.in a cary grant, debra kerr movie, the two vow to meet after a certain period of time and tragic circumstances intervene.. in my story, the young man is a conscientious objector who goes to prison instead of off to the vietnam war.
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Cangie
Ah, Terry...my romantic old heart is truly happy for you and your friend. So many years have passed by for me, so many missed opportunities... I have no hope that anything like that will ever happen in my life, but I can live vicariously through your stories. I hope the meeting will be joyful for you both.