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  Anyone else here with ADD/ADHD?

  by proplog2 in

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  i have had this problem all my life.

  i have a child that also has it.

  since people with adhd have a problem fitting into organizations do you think it may be one of the reasons why you just couldn't take the jw's any more.

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  I think ADD is just for parents who do not know how to deal with high energy intelligent children! No offense of course.

  Gee, why would I be offended by that?

  My daughter has been diagnosed with ADD. She is extremely intelligent; she is not necessarily all that "high energy." She's not the stereotypical "bouncing off the walls" ADD/ADHD kid. She's not undisciplined, either.

  She is, indeed, a handful of a child. But the worst of her ADD-related problems occurred at school, not at home with me. At home it's annoying, but nothing I can't deal with, thank you.
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  It may not make any difference, but if it did,....what would you suggest?

  by whyizit in

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  my jw friend and i had a conversation.. it seems she received an anonymous letter from an "apostate" person.

  explaining why they left the wts.. of course, this person must have left the jws to pursue a deviate lifestyle.

  since there weren't a bunch of sited bible verses to substantiate her claims, my jw friend is trying to dismiss it all as a sour person who thinks they missed having a childhood, due to over-zealous jw parents who were supposedly "too strict".. she comented that had this person given good biblical reasons as to why she left, and supported those reasons biblically--then she might be more inclined to take the letter seriously.. now, i know this is a bunch of bs.

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  Not everything needs to be Biblical, jeez they drive me crazy!

  Especially since not everyone looks to the Bible to guide their life choices. Choosing not to do so does not automatically make one a depraved deviant.
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  A JW's Reaction to the Colorado Church Shootings

  by fattire5010 in

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  just to show you the mindset of the typical jw.

  i was talking with my mother-in-law who lives only 15 miles from one of the colorado churches where the shootings took place yesterday.

  when i expressed my sympathies for the victims and the community, she basically said in a cold-hearted, remorseless way; what do you expect for babylon the great, especially in a church where the priest is a sexual deviant!.

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  *** w91 11/15 p. 22 par. 15 "An Overseer Must Be . . . Self-Controlled" ***How much harm to the truth has resulted because some elders did not exercise self-control in their dealings with sisters in the congregation! A few years ago, an elder was disfellowshipped because he had committed adultery with a Christian sister whose husband was not a Witness. On the very night that the disfellowshipping of the former elder was announced, the aggrieved husband strode into the Kingdom Hall with a rifle and fired at the two guilty individuals. Neither of them was killed, and he was at once disarmed, but the next day a major newspaper featured on its front page the news of ‘a shooting at a church.’ What reproach that elder’s lack of self-control brought upon the congregation and upon Jehovah’s name!

  Bolding mine. Apparently, the the real tragedy in the situation was the "reproach brought upon the congregation and upon Jehovah's name." Not the physical suffering of the two people who were shot. Not the obvious emotional pain of the shooter. Not the grief of the families involved. Not the terror of the people (including children) who must have witnessed the attack. Nope, the real tragedy is that a newspaper printed the story and made the JWs look bad.
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  What are some J.W buzz words you hope to never hear again??

  by karter in

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  the elders will sort it out aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggg.

  we realy do like field service.

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  UU Now

  "Happifying"? Really? That must have come along after I left. What's the context?

  Any and all references to knowing what God thinks/how God feels about things. The arrogance is appalling.
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  Advice on making up with DF sister

  by MissingLink in

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  i've decided to ring my sister who i haven't talked to in 17 years because she's been disfellowshipped.

  i recently awoke from my drooling jw trance and realized what a shit i've been all these years.. i plan to apologize first.

  i'm really nervous about it.. any advice?.

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  Tell her that you can't make up the time you've lost, but that you would like the two of you to be part of each other's lives from now on. Ask if her she'd like that, too. If she's reluctant, tell her that you understand why, tell her that you'll always be there if she changes her mind, and leave it to her to take the next step. If she wants to make up, too, make plans to get together somewhere, but take it slow and keep your expectations reasonable. It's possible that once you meet, it will be like you were never separated. But it's far more likely that it will take time to bridge the gap and get to know each other again. Give it time and stick with it. Good luck.
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  Excitement central at the homestead today

  by RisingEagle in

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  i had the wee bairn stay home from school with me today.

  we have the plague (cold/flu/ebola).

  right at noon i hear the my dogs in the backyard go off.

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  I'm surprised they didn't knock at your door to check on you/tell you what was going on. My town has a reverse 911 system to notify residents of emergencies. It's pretty cool, but it scared the crap out of my 14YO DD when she was home alone and got a call telling her to stay in the back of the house away from the windows!
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  Christmas shopping unhealthy for men.

  by BrentR in

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  most of us guys hate shopping and now there was a study done on the psysiologic effects of shopping on men.

  so ladies, when we don't want to go shopping with you don't take it personal.

  it might be relaxing and enjoyable for you but it has the opposite effect on men.. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/1998/12/22/xmasshop981222.html.

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  BrentR, I think I'd like one of your homemade gifts, too. My gift-selection tip, no matter whom you're buying for, is to pay attention to things they do, say, talk about during the whole year, and have some ideas brewing in advance. Maybe go browsing or window shopping with your wife during a time of year when the crowds aren't so bad, and see what she seems drawn to.
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  Christmas shopping unhealthy for men.

  by BrentR in

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  most of us guys hate shopping and now there was a study done on the psysiologic effects of shopping on men.

  so ladies, when we don't want to go shopping with you don't take it personal.

  it might be relaxing and enjoyable for you but it has the opposite effect on men.. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/1998/12/22/xmasshop981222.html.

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  Well I haven't met one yet, but I have heard that they do exist.

  What am I, chopped liver? I also happen to be a woman who hasn't been brainwashed into believing I "need" jewelry and other such expensive items. There are more of us than you might think. The same onslaught of ads that aims to teach women to want that stuff also aims to teach men that women want that stuff, and men are no less susceptible to that kind of pressure than women. And for the record, many men are very fond of expensive gift items, too -- think plasma screen TVs.
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  A Jewish President?

  by nvrgnbk in

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  i want to thank a christian for the a mormon president?

  thread that inspired this one.. so, what do you think?.

  what would you think about a jewish prez?.

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  UU Now

  nvrgnbck, I have never met one quality gay person yet, so yes I guess Im a little biased.

  I respectfully suggest your bias is the reason you've "never met one quality gay person," and not the other way around.

  And have you considered that some of the quality people you have met might be gay without you knowing it?

  Edit: I'd offer to introduce you to some "quality gay people," but I like them too much to submit them to that.
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  Are you automatically disfellowshipped if you join the Military?

  by pratt1 in

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  does anyone know?

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  UU Now

  In the 1960s, my childhood congo's elders weren't even happy about non-military government employment. They pressured my oldest brother into quitting a full-time job with the Postal Service when he was in his early 20s. It was suggested that his employment with the government was the reason he hadn't been offered certain "privileges" in the congregation. He never had another job that good again -- and he still wasn't offered those "privileges" for a decade or two after he quit USPS. Meanwhile, the elders stopped bugging people about working for the government.

  My brother's not bitter (he's convinced himself that the decision was entirely his), but I am.