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  Contact after 3+ years

  by mjarka911 in

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  well, never say never i guess.

  after 3 years of shunning from my hard core jw family - my sister shows up unannounced at my firehouse yesterday to say hello.

  although a brief visit - she said she had been driving by my firehouse for 2 years while going to her job and she finally got up the nerve to drop by and say hello.

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  hemp lover

  she said she had been driving by my firehouse for 2 years while going to her job and she finally got up the nerve to drop by and say hello.

  Wow. This is so sad....and cool at the same time. Sad that she's been thinking about you at least twice a day as she drives by, because that must be a constant twinge on her heart. And cool that she finally broke through whatever she needed to break through to extend her hand to you. And sad again that a sister has to get up the nerve to speak to her brother, because (just like most of used to believe) she probably believes what she's been taught, that df'ed/da'ed people are evil.

  Please keep us updated. And hopefully tell us something cool.
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  Why did you choose the Alias that you did?

  by The wanderer in

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  <!-- .style1 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #663399; } .style2 {font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;} .style7 {font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #353185; } .style8 {color: #353185} --> why did you choose the alias that you did?

  being curious about why people do or act the way they.

  do led me to this discussion.

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  hemp lover

  Umm....ehh...what was the question?
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  I made contact after 15+ years

  by Jourles in

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  i finally made contact with an exjw sister that i knew while growing up.

  let me explain.... when i was young(pre-teen to late teens), my family met at her parents house for book study.

  her family was always considered one of the more "spiritual" families in the hall, if not the entire surrounding area.

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  Welcome, Gadfly!

  Jourles
  Reading this post last night motivated me to call a childhood friend whom I haven't spoken to for 15 years. (Had to drink three beers for dinner first for courage.) I've had her number for a year but I was worried about the reception I'd get. I shouldn't have. We had an amazing conversation that lasted for an hour and a half.

  I realized while talking to her though that for all the people who come here and join the board and introduce themselves, there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of other ex-JWs, who either still believe what they were taught about "evil apostates" or who are just not computer/internet savvy enough to search out a place such as this.

  I'm not sure that I would have picked up the phone last night had you not posted this, so thank you for sharing your experience.
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  My baby moved out today.......I'm so sad!

  by lv4fer in

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  my baby moved out today.

  she is 18 and moving back to the fresno, ca area.

  we moved to las vegas about 3 years ago and she is moving back to be with some of her friends and to go to college.

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  (((Lv4fer))) You're living what I'm dreading.

  My 14-year-old daughter/best friend is, without a doubt, moving to New York as soon as she's old enough. It's something I just can't let myself think about, because I fall apart every time I do.
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  Best Chuck Norris Moment...

  by SixofNine in

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  ....and other highlights of a marine's 2006 spent in fallujah.. this was so good i have to share: .

  crossposted from http://www.defensetech.org/archives/002800.html.

  subject: a marine's eye-view of fallujah (unclassified).

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  Most Profound Man in Iraq - an unidentified farmer in a fairly remote area who, after being asked by Reconnaissance Marines (searching for Syrians) if he had seen any foreign fighters in the area replied "Yes, you." Priceless.
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  coming out of the woodwork

  by bittersweet in

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  ok....i haven't posted on here in a really long time.

  so, i just had a baby ( a girl after 3 boys, woohoo!!!

  ) a little less than three weeks ago.

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  Welcome back and congratulations! Sorry about all the unwanted visitors, but it sounds like you're handling them the right way (or the way I would anyhow ;-)
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  Single parent, kindergarten woes. Help!

  by daystar in

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  i have a problem.. we just moved to plano, texas, where we know no one.

  my son just started kindergarten.

  now, plano isd is one of those school districts that gets a large amount of funding through high test scores and through high property values.

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  Whenever I needed a workbook or manual to cover something my daughter wasn't getting through her homeschool curriculum, I'd shop where the teachers shop. They have tons of great ideas, especially for the elementary school ages. The one I go to is at Mockingbird and Abrams in Dallas, but I'm sure there are outlets closer to you. (Can't remember the exact name of the store, but "Teacher's Apple" sounds familiar.) I bet you'll be surprised at how fast he catches up once you start working with him.
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  Am I in trouble???

  by ButtLight in

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  ok, i know some of you added me as a friend on myspace, and have seen my page.

  for those who havent seen it, here is the link!.

  so, anyway, i installed a tracker, that gives me a list of the people who visit my site.

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  I wouldn't change a thing. If they have a problem with it, they'll let you know. It's possible that one person at the company saw it, liked it and emailed your link to their coworkers.
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  Parents say the darnest things...

  by mrsjones5 in

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  my father told my sister that he wants her to get baptised as a jw so that he can see her dead baby daughter in paradise.

  this is the same man who is not speaking to his live grand-daughter (my daughter) because he and i aren't on speaking terms.

  messed up ain't it?

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  hemp lover

  It sounds like your father doesn't understand the resurrection belief. Why would your sister have to be baptized in order for her deceased child to be resurrected? My dad doesn't talk to my daughter either. After eight years, that's the only thing my family can do to me that still hurts - ignore my kid.
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  Im in the national newspapers today!

  by katiekitten in

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  my partner successfully sued gloucestershire constabulary yesterday.

  we got our day in court, and today we are on the front page of the daily mail and the gloucester citizen, and we are in several other nationals and locals, my partner's been interviewed by sky news and the bbc.. we finally got them to listen to us after ignoring our letters and phone calls for months.

  and it feels fantastic!.

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  Congrats, KK and Mark! Very interesting story. I love how the police make themselves sound like they were oh so accommodating once they were aware of the illegality of deselecting based on race.