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  Be Honest---Describe your most prevalent feeling as a witness in ONE WORD!

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  lets's go!!.

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  suffocating.

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  Is wtf a word??
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  Need some good parenting advice...

  by diana netherton in

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  i have a son who will be 20 in may.

  he's, by all accounts, what you would consider the.

  "perfect child.

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  diana netherton

  Band...good for you. I am the same way. I am outgoing now.

  You're a lawyer? I'm a court reporter going to law school.

  Rethinking it now though.
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  Update on my son...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
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  first of all, thank you everyone for your advice.

  some of it was a bit harsh,.

  but it made me scrutinize myself a bit more..but here is the outcome....and i .

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  diana netherton

  Actually, I'm American but spent several years in the UK...in Reading, near London.

  Miss it sometimes..right now I live near Philadelphia.

  My son left yesterday. Miss him already!
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  Update on my son...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first of all, thank you everyone for your advice.

  some of it was a bit harsh,.

  but it made me scrutinize myself a bit more..but here is the outcome....and i .

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  diana netherton

  Thanks, Cage!! No, he was not raised a JW. I made sure of that, but his childminder

  was a JW. She was from a lovely family of 10 children, and they took very good care of

  him, plus I knew that he was in good hands. He did go out in service a lot in his pushchair

  with his childminder though....but he has always seen through the ruse and the hypocrisy

  of the organisation, even at a young age. But I am sure I've done other things to cause him

  to have issues!
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  Update on my son...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first of all, thank you everyone for your advice.

  some of it was a bit harsh,.

  but it made me scrutinize myself a bit more..but here is the outcome....and i .

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  diana netherton

  Thanks, Six...he's well aware of my JW upbringing. Is texas hot this time of year?
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  Update on my son...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first of all, thank you everyone for your advice.

  some of it was a bit harsh,.

  but it made me scrutinize myself a bit more..but here is the outcome....and i .

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  diana netherton

  Briffoux...that's exactly what he's doing. My uncle's company was contracted to do

  the job. I guess if you're a train lover it's a dream opportunity!!! This is his first

  "adult" decision and I think one that he will never forget.
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  Update on my son...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first of all, thank you everyone for your advice.

  some of it was a bit harsh,.

  but it made me scrutinize myself a bit more..but here is the outcome....and i .

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  diana netherton

  First of all, thank you everyone for your advice. Some of it was a bit harsh,

  but it made me scrutinize myself a bit more..but here is the outcome....and I

  am so proud of him.

  My mother came over last night and talked to my son. I stayed in the background and

  listened. She said basically everything you lot were saying. He had tears in his eyes he

  was so worried about letting his boss down. He stated he really wanted to go. Then all of

  a sudden it clicked. He looked at me and said, "what time should I go in tomorrow to tell

  him?" And that was it. He made the decision on his own and I stayed back and let him.

  I followed him to the petrol station and got gas and coffee while he went to talk to his

  boss in the back. I told him to just say that he made up his mind, he was going, and that

  since he was due to work today in an hour, he would be happy to stay and work but that

  on Sunday he was leaving for Dallas. I don't know exactly how it happened, but he came

  out looking relieved and said he was working and it was done. I got my petrol and left.

  I didn't even see his boss, but when I do next time, I plan on apologising for my actions,

  but I think I will mention how my son struggled over the decision to the point of tears.

  There are not that many 20-year-olds that would be that conscientious.

  So he's off to Dallas. He will be working near the stadium, I think. He will be working with

  steam trains, taking them apart and moving them to another location, and this is right where

  he needs to be since the first word out of his mouth wasn't Mummy...it was choo choo, and since

  then he's been obsessed with trains.

  Thank you everyone for your input..even those of you who were a bit harsh on me.

  Bit I think I probably had it coming!
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  Need some good parenting advice...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a son who will be 20 in may.

  he's, by all accounts, what you would consider the.

  "perfect child.

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  diana netherton

  All of you have said very truthful, eye-opening things. In hindsight, I should have

  done things differently. I guess, in hindsight, I was trying to make up for the fact

  that I left his father in the UK when he was eight and brought him back to the states

  with me. Granted, he has had every summer, all summer except this last one because

  of his job, and every Christmas in the UK. Or maybe it was just easier for me to do

  things for him and now it's biting me in the arse. Is there any recourse for this?

  Yes, he lives at home and he pays for his car and insurance but he surely couldn't

  survive on his own paycheck. He doesn't want to go to even tech school...it's hard

  for me to fathom since I've always been so motivated and gone for what I wanted.

  Maybe I've just eclipsed him. I am feeling like a terrible mother now.
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  Need some good parenting advice...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a son who will be 20 in may.

  he's, by all accounts, what you would consider the.

  "perfect child.

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  3. 
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  diana netherton

  yeah..that's me two years ago. Still look the same. I had him young
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  Need some good parenting advice...

  by diana netherton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have a son who will be 20 in may.

  he's, by all accounts, what you would consider the.

  "perfect child.

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  3. 
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  diana netherton

  Shirley W, you're right. I called his boss for him..and perhaps this is all my fault. Perhaps

  I've done too much for him. I don't know. I just don't want this opportunity to go for him.

  Gayle, he has talked to his uncle. I do think he wants to go but doesn't want to

  disappoint his boss. With three sons, is that how you would handle this?

  He'll be a 40-year-old petrol station worker living with me!