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  thinking of writing a book this summer

  by John Doe in

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  after brainstorming a couple hours, i'm thinking of writing a book about a man with a wife and two kids.

  wife and possibly two kids get into accident and become permanently disabled, wife braindead.

  man, who's had a crush on wife's friend, becomes torn between being faithful to his wife and moving on with her friend, and the book centers on his search for answers that are not there.

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  Blithe Freshman

  Here's an org. that has a writing challenge, good to inspire you to just do it!

  http://www.nanowrimo.org/

  BF
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  Do you carry in backcountry?

  by daniel-p in

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  there was another thread that got a little derailed by arguments between gun-owners and non-gun-owners, but i'd like to continue the discussion of a single topic (without rantings on gun control, please):.

  do you carry a firearm while in backcountry?

  either 4-wheeling, backpacking, or doing ranch-related work, etc?

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  Blithe Freshman

  No, I put all the heavy items in my husbands pack & let him carry the guns!
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  **** Happy Anniversary **** Barbie Doll ****

  by PEC in

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  in a few short days it will be our 11th anniversary.

  sweetheart, i love you more with each passing year.. philip.

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  Blithe Freshman

  Congrats to you too!

  BF
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  Today was our 30th Wedding Anniversary !

  by troubled mind in

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  Blithe Freshman

  Congratulations to both of you!!!

  Our 30th is next Tuesday! I need to learn how to scan & post a picture.

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  For those that were/are SINGLE in the ORGANIZATION, did anyone encourage you to marry a WEIRD JW?

  by BonaFide in

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  bizzybee's comment about the elders encouraging her at 19 to marry the 40+ yr old widow with 4 kids made me remember similar stuff.. the elders encouraged me as a young brother to stay single.

  some of the younger sisters seemed to like me, but the friends in the congregations i visited always wanted me to marry the weird ones.

  they called them "spiritual.

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  Blithe Freshman

  Scott77,

  My oldest beautiful 5 years as a pioneer daughter decided she would rather live her own life & die in armedgedeon, than stay in the "truth". I remember her saying something to the effect a quick death at the big A was better than the onging hell of JW life.She was shortly after DFed and is happily married now with a beautiful daughter that will never know how fortunate she is. No one ever tried to fix her up with a brother.

  The younger beautiful daughter dated several brothers, then DAed. Mostly the congregation ignored her and she handled interest by the elders in her dates well, & kept them out of her business. She also has a little girl & lives with the daddy. I call him son-in law, he calls me mom, but no wedding is planned. They are struggling with finances.

  As for the afternoon spent with the anxious suitor & family, it was so surreal. There was no problem getting rid of them, my daughter had already called off the romance. Just letting the family freely speak reaffirmed they were all nuts. I fortunately didn't have to say anything, I was DFed and they let me know from the start that "ONLY" because of the seriousness of their visit would they come into my presence or allow me to speak to them. I took advantage to remain respectfully quiet & submissive in attitude and held my tongue. My husband was so pissed at how they treated me , he chewed his tongue off and kept quiet. The quieter we were the more they talked, the more they talked the crazier they sounded.They all left dissapionted for a long drive home.

  I guess my sons were what took up most of my time, chasing away the girls!

  What I saw my few years in was you got married if you wanted to & your family were die hard JW's. The elders always preached against dating and sisters critisized it unless you were with the right family. Then it all came together in happiness & appoval very quickly. Looks didn't seem to matter except the young men had inflated egos and sexist attitudes. The young women were so supressed & unready for marriage.

  Gotta run, BF
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  How Would You/Do You Help JWs Think About Possibly Getting Out?

  by minimus in

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  if you sensed that a jw might be unhappy, how might you get think thinking??

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  Blithe Freshman

  Minimus----Amazing, what you're saying is that you'll be there for them.

  Thanks for saying that! We have been noting some changes over the phone when talking to our son lately. I've been trying to decide what to say to him without blowing our cover.I will be sharing with my husband tonight to just tell him we will always be here for him no conditions. It doesn't disclose we are no longer believers of the WT, but may leave him feeling safe enough to express his doubts.

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  For those that were/are SINGLE in the ORGANIZATION, did anyone encourage you to marry a WEIRD JW?

  by BonaFide in

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  bizzybee's comment about the elders encouraging her at 19 to marry the 40+ yr old widow with 4 kids made me remember similar stuff.. the elders encouraged me as a young brother to stay single.

  some of the younger sisters seemed to like me, but the friends in the congregations i visited always wanted me to marry the weird ones.

  they called them "spiritual.

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  Blithe Freshman

  During my time in the org. my children were teens- early 20's. I spent the greater amount of my time discouraging the matchmaking that was done for them. Weird JW does not begin to describe the people that my children were encouraged to date.The worst was a young man chasing my younger daughter, his family got very involved even driving 7 hours to visit us to let our family know how if she would only marry him they would always take good care of her, not to let doubts about his ability stand in the way. As a parent the need to co-sign on a car loan I understood, but if your parents feel the need to co-sign on a marriage somethings really wrong!

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  You know what I really miss?

  by journey-on in

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  this sounds silly.

  but what i miss about being a part of a close knit congregation is the showers.

  i loved going to the bridal showers, baby showers, wedding showers.

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  Blithe Freshman

  I completely agree with the need for women friends and our celebrations. I was not born in and so I have been able to carry on with family & childhood friends. I imagine it takes time and is difficult to make those sorts of friends as an adult. I hope you can find replacements.

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  Are you old?

  by John Doe in

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  if not, what age will you be when you are old?

  as you age, do the answers change?.

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  Blithe Freshman

  THis author was in her 50's when she wrote this book.

  She looks it too. Look at her neck and cheeks. JD

  Who cares about her neck & cheeks! Her boobs aren't half way to her waist, she has a waist, no flabby arms and her ass isn't puddled at the top of her knees! I have her tapes, but haven't been using them, hence my comments. :( Blithe, looking older than I am on the outside.
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  District Convention dates?

  by Blithe Freshman in

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  does anyone have the dc dates for the oak ridge , tn.

  area?.

  thank you if you can help.. blithe.

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  Blithe Freshman

  Thank you very much Undercover! I guess I didn't look hard enough at the societies website.

  Blithe