ever have one of those days..when you go outside,and part of your dogs throat has been ripped out?...
that was the begining of my day... i have no idea what attacked him..whatever it was,was f*cking vicious!
!..there was a 2 inch hole of missing fur and skin on his neck.....and a severed artery......also a 2 inch hole of missing fur and skin on his leg.....and..another severed artery.....there was blood everywhere... the nearest vet is 1 1/2 hours away..i phoned in and told the doctor to be ready for me... i tied the dogs wounds up with tee-shirts to try to minimilize the bleeding..then put a 100 lb bleeding dog,in the back of the truck..........poor dog tried to stand up in the truck..his neck started to gush with blood..i got him to lie down..the bleeding slowed.....i jumped in the truck and drove..that was one long hour and a half... the doctor came out..looked at the dog,ran back in and brought out a stretcher..it took three of us to bring him in so he would`nt move around..that dog has spunk!..lol!!.
I've just found this thread Outlaw - what a terrible rollercoaster ride you and your poor dog have been through. I'm so glad to hear he is on the mend. One thing's for certain - he is very lucky to have you as his master. Hope Dante keeps improving and all goes well for you with your move. All the best.
Hopscotch
when i responded to highdose's thread earlier and mentioned skinny dip cologne, i really started to reminisce.. does anyone remember stuff like afro-sheen, ultrasheen, hoyt's cologne, royal crown hair dressing, avon's to a wild rose perfume, e. f. young, jr's pine tar shampoo, and jean nate' pour le bain?.
also, mum deodorant, cashmere bouquet body powder, and camay soap.. those were my favorites during those times.. any takers?
sylvia.
I remember Tweed and 4711 cologne. And Opium by YSL (1977) - it caused quite a stir here when it was released. The premier of our state actually banned it from being sold in Queensland for a few years because of the name. (I remember him on TV saying "why couldn't they call it Rose or something"!) I bought some when I went OS and almost expected to be stopped at customs when I returned because of it.
Hopscotch
so i am reading my new favorite book "i'm perfect, you're doomed" and the flashbacks have started.
this book is like my childhood all over again.
anywho, it reminded me of the horror stories my parents would create.
Now that I am out and able to look back on my JW childhood with open eyes, I can see that my parents and no doubt many other JW parents as well used the fear and guilt tactics common to the WTS as a means of controlling and disciplining us, instead of good parenting skills.
There was always a fear instilled into us that we needed to learn to be very obedient in every little issue so that when (not if) the time of persecution came we would not give in under pressure, even under torture. We constantly had those horrible experiences in the yearbooks and awake about the witnesses in Germany or Malawi etc read to us to reinforce this tactic. I lived in constant dread of being tortured or watching my family being tortured for our faith.
Another thing that was constantly instilled into us to keep us in a state of fear and guilt was that Jehovah can see everything. Yes every little thing that we may do wrong, he is watching. And we had to remember that all day, every day, we were a Jehovah's Witness and therefore if we did wrong it would bring reproach on Jehovah's name.
Hopscotch
i only knew you a little while, yet you touched my life and enriched it so much.. you were one of the outcasts if i viewed you from my past beliefs.. yet you shone as a true loving person.. you are gone to soon, way before your time.. i shall miss not having had the time to get to know you better.. rest from your sufferings, who knows what the future holds.... from the greatest joy comes the greatest suffering.. my love goes out to you.. .
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Sorry for your loss chicken little. Your friends sounds like he was a really special person. How sad that as JWs we viewed everyone through the black and white/good and bad lenses of the WTS standards. We missed out on so many beautiful friendships and of the joy of seeing the good in most of the people that crossed our paths. All the best.
Hopscotch
the following quote is taken from the article is it wrong to change your religion?
in the july 2009 awake p29:
no one should be forced to worship in a way that he finds unacceptable or be made to choose between his beliefs and his family.
homeschool - The Awake only comes out once a month - can't remember when that started, maybe it was last year. The WT still comes out in two issues per month, however one is for the public and one is for JWs only.
Hope you get a chance to follow up on this with your mum.
By the way has anybody else had any feedback from showing JW friends or relatives this article or discussing it with them?
Hopscotch
dear jw's -.
i was, not too long ago, one of you.
i loved jehovah, and his organization.
Thank you AK-Jeff for posting this wonderfully well written heartfelt letter. I hope many JWs get to read it and have their hearts touched by it. We ex JWs are thinking, feeling human beings first and foremost, just like everybody else, which is something that seems to be forgotten by those JWs that actively shun us.
Hopscotch
jehovah`s witness kids don`t miss celebrating birthdays,christmas..ect..ect..!
!......................thats what jehovah`s witness parents,tell the outside world..my parents did.......the fact is..i did want to have a birthday party..i did want to get toys at christmas..i did want a tree with all the lights..i did want to go to the school christmas party..i did want to hunt for chocolate eggs at easter................tell that to your jw parents and you`ll get an ass-whopp`n..........i told my aunt i loved christmas,she always got me something...my aunt told my mom.....mom was not happy.......i did`nt support the jehovah`s witness lie....i paid the price..............when you were a jehovah`s witness kid,did you want to participate in celebrations?
...outlaw.
My parents became JWs when I was 5. I still to this day remember my last christmas. I remember at school feeling so different and alone and wierd having to leave the class or sit in a corner doing something else when all the other kids were doing stuff for 'worldly' celebrations. I would never join in even secretly because I lived in such fear of being found out by my parents or Jehovah and the angels seeing me.
But you know looking back I wonder how much damage this does to a very young child. Even though we were told the reasons why we couldn't join in any of these celebrations is it possible that as children we deep down or even subconsciously felt that maybe it was because we didn't deserve to have a birthday party or be given christmas presents anymore. That we weren't anyone special, just a nobody. And how many of these subconscious feelings do we carry into our adult lives.
Now that I am out I feel that celebrating birthdays is such a healthy thing for a child's self esteem. Reinforces that they are just as worthy and deserving and special as other children. I realise that in many parts of the earth that due to circumstances and poverty etc that some children never have any celebration, but I am talking here of children who have had these, and now they are taken away while everyone else around them is still having them or in the case of some witness children, they have had to watch through their entire childhood as other kids around them have fun celebrating while they miss out .
Now that I am out I intend to have my first birthday celebration in 45 years. My deepest regret is that we didn't get out until my son was 17. So he too missed out on all those fun celebrations as a child. The only thing we did have was family wedding anniversary parties so at least there was something. They are all gone though now we are shunned.
Hopscotch
enough of all the shit in life.. and..wanted to just end it?.
check out and not come back?.
fall asleep and not wake up?.
Outlaw are you OK? Are you talking about yourself?
Hopscotch
russell taught that 1914 ce would bring in an unprecedented era of peace.
in 1930, rutherford moved russells date of the parousia from 1874 to 1914. .
thus until 1930 not one follower had recognised the currently ascribed significance in heaven to the time that corresponds to 1914 on our earth.
I totally agree with this Doug - my husband and I have thought for quite a while that 1919 is the date that it all hinges on for the GB. Before my family cut me off in January this year we tried to discuss this with them and the significance of what was/wasn't being taught in 1919, but their general opnion was "well haven't we moved on from all that". It seems like the average JW just doesn't get it or doesn't want to.
Hopscotch
i love to find bargains.
good quality items/products at very low prices.
my idea about decorating is "looks expensive: costs a dime.
Another couple I remember.
A chest of drawers I bought secondhand for $19. It was covered in layers and layers of paint and contact (stick on vinyl paper). After weeks of paint stripping and cleaning it turned out to be a beautiful piece of old furniture. I found the original shipping sticker still on the back - it was shipped to Australia from England in the 1920's.
And an old dressing table and matching stool for $29. Again covered in layers of paint. This one turned out to be an old Queen Ann dresser made from Rosewood. Even had the piece of glass to cover the top still on it. It looked beautiful after it was done up.
I just remembered a set of three antique jugs I found at a garage sale for $3.
Hopscotch
