Posts by Blithe Freshman

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Is There Any TV Show That You Wished Was Still On?

by minimus in

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friends

i know a lot of people were upset when mash ended.

i never was a big fan of the show, probably because it was on a meeting night, but it was a very popular show.. i loved hill street blues, taxi, all in the family, the rifleman, even superman!

i wished those shows never stopped!.

Blithe Freshman

Northern Exposer

Marty Stouffer's Wild America

Blithe

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Did You Personally Know Any JWs That Were Sexually Molested By Other JWs?

by minimus in

i knew of a handful (which is too many) that were molested by a jehovah's witness.

it was not typical in my experience.

what about you???.

Blithe Freshman

Yes , a lttle girl fondled by a study at a bookstudy. The Girl & family were moved to a different BS.The fondler was later baptisted, there was no public reproof.

Yes also to a second case. Don't know the details.

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Armagedden Suitcase

by Magwitch in

my mother let it slip the other day that all the families in their hall are putting together a small suitcase.

inside this suitcase are to be things that you will take with you if given a 5 minute warning that the great tribulation is starting and you need to leave your home.

my father seemed quite embarrassed that this slipped.

Blithe Freshman

http://www.abysmal.com/LDS/Preparedness/Preparedness.pdf

Here's the mormon list of what to pack!

BF

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those stupid sister talks!

by highdose in

am just remembering the awful headache that came with having to put say " how do we know that mary was a virgin?

" subject matter , into a "first call" setting with a " work on gestures" ... all together into a script that would kinda make sense!!

all in 5 mins with at least 2 scriptures used, both of which normaly seemed to have nothing to do with the subject matter!.

Blithe Freshman

My first 2 talks , I was assigned to work with Sister Schizophrenic .

We would practice & practice , I really liked her.

Then I would go over what I'd say if she took one of her mental vacations in the middle of the talk.

She kept it together both times but my nerves were shot.

At first I thought why would they do that to a new person?

Then I realized no one else would go on stage with her.

BF

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Hi Mouthy/Grace!

by Blithe Freshman in

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friends

much love and warm hellos .

i met saoirse and she will be bringing everyone's greetings to you soon.. it was all good but i can't wait for you to hear.

tom mcgovern's communion talk, it was the best of all.. bf.

Blithe Freshman

Much love and warm hellos are sent from the convention to you!

I met Saoirse and she will be bringing everyone's greetings to you soon.

It was all good but I can't wait for you to hear

Tom McGovern's communion talk, it was the best of all.

BF

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MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS DIED

by Mary in

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friends

this is one post i had always hoped i would never have to do, but after a long and brave battle, my beloved brother in law has died.

i have done a couple of threads on this in the past, so many of you know the battles he was facing.

he had been diagnosed earlier this year with myelodysplastic syndrome and the mortality rate of this disease is quite high.

Blithe Freshman

How very sad, you & your family are in our prayers.

BF

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Who does not like to have pets?

by asilentone in

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friends

for me, i don't, i like to keep the house clean of pet hairs, etc...., that does not mean i hate pets.

i even watch the animal planet channel from time to time, no pets inside, all is good!

.

Blithe Freshman

Over the years we have had:

6 dogs

2 cats

6 turkeys

1 duck

dozens of chickens

even more rabbits

several tanks of fish

tarantulas

turtles

tadpoles

hamsers

gerbils

a hawk

and many insects

I look forward to no longer having a pet.But it will be several more years. The dog knows how I feel, I try to let him know it isn't him , but me.

BF

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Chronic illness....how do you deal with it now?

by wantstoleave in

for many jw's i know personally, who suffer from chronic illness, the hope of 'the new system' is what they look forward to.

you know, being able to throw the cane away, lose the wheelchair, see again etc.. now that you're out of the organisation, how do you deal with chronic illness?

if you suffer with an affliction, disease, impairment, how has your hope changed?

Blithe Freshman

I accept the limits imposed on me by my illness, carefully choose to spend my time, energy on what is most important to me.

I tried to do this as a witness, it was a constant struggle between what others thought I should be doing & I did.

Except for my closest friends & family , people don't know I have a chronic illness. There is not a judgement on me just because I don't do something. I am excepted for who I am, I don't need to make excuses.

I have a postive outlook about my illness now.

I realize there are many people who live their lives & never stop to choose what they want & just go with the flow.

My illness caused me to make choices earlier in life than I think I would have had I been full of good health.

I am healthier now because I take better care of myself. My mental health improved when I left the org. too.

BF

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looking for an old post- early archaeolgical support for worship to Christ?

by carla in

a friend is looking for the following, anybody remember?.

do you remember some time ago, [i think it could have been as far back as two years ago] there was an article on jwn which showed archaeological support for early worship rendered to christ?

from what i remember it refered to the excavation in judea of the first or second century where an early christian church was unearthed.