i woke up this morning with such a bad headache and facial pain and i felt pretty crappy (i am pretty sure it is sinus related - i seem to get a sinus infection at least every 6 weeks or so).. all was going fine until my little boy climbed onto my bed to put his shoes on and emptied a pile of sand from yesterdays escapades in the sandpit) onto my clean sheets.
well that was the end of my holding my temper - from then on, everything that he or his sister did was wrong and i just shouted and shouted.
he couldn't find his shoes - i shouted at that.
Everyone has these days. Moms rarely get a day off and it never helps when you're feeling like crap. I've had the same kind of mornings with my kids and felt horrible about it. Later on, I made a point of apologizing, giving hugs, and just explaining that I wasn't feeling good. Kids quickly forget outbursts. It's a good opportunity to set an example in saying "sorry, I messed up".
Keep your chin up!
ok heres how you do it.. click the on the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/special:random.
then post here and tell us what you've learnt!!!.
this is mine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Brocket
red brocket - also known as Peruvian Red Deer. Small deer in South America
because that was the name the borg placed on it's religion, "the truth" it seems to be stuck with many of us.
i am making a concious effort to not refer to it as "the truth".. it is not the truth, it is not the way, and it is definitley not the life!.
so let's stop it people!.
You got a little bit of anger there LD. Take a chill pill. You can call it whatever you want. I find when you start using other terms, then you usually come across as a vindictave apostate. I think most people like to use the old terms so as not to scare newbies away.
here is a copy of the june 1st wt blanked for your editing purposes.
have fun.:.
i'll try to do another fun with covers if we get enough responses here, w.once.
anybody ever read any really thick books?
(i mean besides the one with the talking snake and the dragon that got hurled down to the sea).
books like "anna karenina" or "the brothers karamazov"?
I'm always reading thick books. I can't seem to pick up a book unless it's 500 - 800+ pages. Shogun by James Clavell is excellent. I also read James Michener and many more authors, old or new. I love historical fiction. It gives you a feel for a different time and place.
i have recommended this book in a number of other thread but have never taken the time to start my own thread for this book.. .
the book is titled war in heaven, heaven on earth (theories of the apocalyptic).
it is a collection of essays by a number of prominent scholars which analyze millennialism and apocalyptic belief form a number of different contexts.. .
thanks for the link. another book for Amazon wish list.
from august 1, 1980 wt:.
is some point we have trouble in understanding really important?
does it affect the truly important things we have learned with the help of the "slave" class?
I can't believe I didn't recognize their rubbish years ago.
Does it affect the truly important things we have learned with the help of the "slave" class?
They don't have the decency to write "Does is affect the truly important things we have learned from God's Word?" Yet again, they've put the slave class on God's level. Sickening.
i have been inspired to ask this question by narkissos' thread: "is 'consciousness' overrated?
" (et al).. whilst my question is primarily directed to you nark, i want to open this up to everyone else also.. nark - from your opening ramblings (and i mean that in the most endearing way) on "is 'consciousness' overrated?
", and from other recent posts, i get the feeling that you are asking these questions because you know something and you are trying to grasp onto what you know.
I know that everything that was once so simple has now become complicated but I'm starting to accept that I will be okay. I know I will be enjoying the here and now and not concentrating on the things unseen. I know I have a lot to learn but that is exciting and refreshing at times.
our daughter is graduating from high school in a couple of weeks.
my wife and i resigned from the congregation five years ago.
we have not attended meetings since my daughter was in the third grade.
Chickennest, I realized how selfish the JW's were early on in my life and it still bugs me to this day. They don't seem to recognize anything as special or wish to acknowledge any accomplishments. If any of your relatives considered for a moment of coming to your daughter's graduation, then it was quickly stifled with the fear of stumbling someone else in the congregation. Your daugter deserves a huge WELL DONE!
what would happen if a copy of crisis of conscience and a short well-written covering letter were sent to every single jehovah's witness worldwide?
i realise this is not practical and probably dubious morally, but that is not the point of my question.
call it a thought experiment if you will.
Slim, I'd love for lots of people to see Crisis but they'd never read it. I myself would never have dreamed that I'd be on this site 6 mos. ago. Just from reading experiences on here and in discussions with my mom and in-laws, I can see how each one reacts differently to information. I suspect that my father-in-law (an elder) knows more about what's wrong with the WTS than he lets on. But I'd still be surprised if he ever leaves it. Just as each individual has reasons that attracted them to the org., they have very personal reasons for leaving it too. Crisis shows lots of flip-flops and bad decisions but the average witness would probably still dismiss it as imperfection. I don't think they'd see the bigger issue of how wrong things are. That's IF they even read more than a few pages.
