my husband and i have decided to start a family this summer.
as exciting as that may be there's one issue that weighs heavily on my mind - what to do about both our sets of jw parents.
should we lay some ground rules down with them before the baby arrives (which they will probably break anyway)?
Hey zen
Tell them, they can only see their grandchild with supervised visits. I wouldn't let them see the child alone at all. You may find that they change their minds and that will demonstrate their true motives. Remember, they are only following orders by shunning you. If they could have an excuse to see you then it would help them to be able to see you too. Then, they can tell the cong, "we are only associating with you to save the grandchildren".
imbue
this is a great blog which belongs to one of my best friends online.
thanks janh.
and i really appreciate the carl sagan piece you added today too.
Eman, What were you saying about wasted talent?
well, it went sorta shaky today i guess.
this is a temp service job interview and gives job placements for those who match interests between employer and employee.. i told the interviewer that i am deaf and can read lips, but problem was he wasn't making it easy for me.
his lips moved faster than the tansmania devil that i had to slow him down a good number of times.
Shhhh...Don't tell anyone I'm here. I'm supposed to be studying for a final.
Yizuman, Until you can get a script for the cream, over the counter hydrocortisone cream 1% may help a little. It's only a few dollars in the supermarket so it's worth a try.
the following information was prepared for the benefit of those who are endeavoring to assist a close friend or relative who is a jehovahs witness.
it is intended to aid a person who wishes to, in a non-confrontational manner, approach the vital foundational issue with respect to the primary doctrine of jehovahs witnesses.
it can be done without the recipient of the information even becoming aware of your intentions.
Babylon was overtaken in 537 BCE (this is true, check encyclopedia)
Babylon fell in 539 and not 537.
after reading metatron's latest post, the light bulb in my little brain just lit up!.
there are no older jw subjects worth discussing nor worth debating.
all of those discussions and debates are readily available either here or elsewhere on the internet.
Valis,
Hmm...That sounds like something he could sink his teeth into, but anyone would be repulsed by that orange script font. *shudders* Could you imagine how that woman's house is decorated?
Moe, you're not all fluff, you've been pretty deep lately as a matter of fact.
Me thinks.... Moe has been influenced by someone lately.
after reading metatron's latest post, the light bulb in my little brain just lit up!.
there are no older jw subjects worth discussing nor worth debating.
all of those discussions and debates are readily available either here or elsewhere on the internet.
Farkel, you could go undercover as a dub to subvert their belief system.
http://groups.msn.com/jehovahswitnessesontheweb/jointhejwotw.msnw
Do you hold any position in the congregation?
I actually became nauseous reading this line. It's been so long since I've heard the word position for title. They seem to believe that by creating their own code words that it changes the meaning or action of a word.
Edited by - imbue on 11 December 2002 12:29:57
hi all, i just wanted to put up my first post, so i can be on my way to becoming a jedi :) .
i was brought up as a jo ho, as my friends called me and its amazing so many people have exactly the same experiences.. quite comforting.
keep up the good work guys.
Hi Vanilla...ummm You may want to stay away from Skeptic because he is looking for someone vanilla.
"I am thinking of finding a vanilla ("normal") lady or maybe a bedroom slave. Right now, I am not sure of what I want, but that is the direction I am leaning towards."
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=41425&page=5&site=3
Edited by - imbue on 9 December 2002 14:29:49
hit my posting limit and am using my second account..... i don't know if anyone can help or not.. but i am in a desprate situation whereas i have to swallow my pride and seek out some help.. i am behind rent as well as my morgage ( i own a moble home on a lot rent).. need food as well.. phone needs to stay in service since i am deaf and need it as part my text communication for hopes of landing a better job.
sister can email me to let me know if a employer calls, so i can drive over and find out what's up from there.. i work at wal-mart and alot of us have our hours cut to 20+ hrs a week, so this is hurting me fianacially.. job hunts is hard since i am deaf since most employers seems to prefer hiring a hearing person.. i know of a deaf friend who is unemployed and he went thru 20 job interviews in a month.
none of them ever called or emailed him to say he got a job.. family can't help since they all have their own problems to deal with.. i can post all the info you need if anyone needs it, such as my landlord's address and my morgage address if anyone wants to mail a check directly to them.
12) Also try the department of labor in your county because they may have jobs posted in their office or on the net.
hit my posting limit and am using my second account..... i don't know if anyone can help or not.. but i am in a desprate situation whereas i have to swallow my pride and seek out some help.. i am behind rent as well as my morgage ( i own a moble home on a lot rent).. need food as well.. phone needs to stay in service since i am deaf and need it as part my text communication for hopes of landing a better job.
sister can email me to let me know if a employer calls, so i can drive over and find out what's up from there.. i work at wal-mart and alot of us have our hours cut to 20+ hrs a week, so this is hurting me fianacially.. job hunts is hard since i am deaf since most employers seems to prefer hiring a hearing person.. i know of a deaf friend who is unemployed and he went thru 20 job interviews in a month.
none of them ever called or emailed him to say he got a job.. family can't help since they all have their own problems to deal with.. i can post all the info you need if anyone needs it, such as my landlord's address and my morgage address if anyone wants to mail a check directly to them.
Yizman, 1) Yizman has posted that he is male on three different boards. 2) I can understand some people being suspicious of you because you're not the first to try and ask the forum for money. 3) You can apply for welfare and they will help you if you are telling the truth about everything. However, they may place a lean on your trailer to get the money back, if it is sold. I doubt you could rent a place to live for less than $179.00(you claimed this is your mortgage.) 4) Many deaf persons are highly intelligent and some are college educated. Your claims regarding his intelligence are insulting and ignorant. I happen to know many deaf persons that are very intelligent. Most deaf persons have partial hearing, as Yizman claims he can hear some loud noises and very FEW are stone deaf 5) It isn't that easy to prove discrimination in hiring practices. 9) Everyone can't do house cleaning and everybody shouldn't do it either. I recommend someone from the KH to people I knew and they didn't know how to clean.They just took the people's money and didn't do any work. *embarrassing* 6) There were many other good suggestions, such as Community Services, which may help you find employment and assist you with your housing situation. 7) Try applying to large companies because sometimes they are looking to meet quotas in hiring the disabled. They may be more willing to give you a chance to work. Other possibilities are local colleges may need help in food service or maintenance. Try applying to school districts for custodial work because, once again, they may need to hire someone disabled. You should take advantage of any opportunities you may have available. Does you bank know you are deaf and looking for work? Ask your bank if they need someone to do cleaning or mainatence. A housekeeper, I knew at a hospital, would work nights polishing the floors at banks. Hospitals and Nursing homes are a great place to look because they always need help, either in the kitchen, food service, feeding clients, cleaning and laundry. Also large laundry service companies are a place that will hire anybody willing to work for almost nothing. 8) Contact the NAD and ask them for if they know of any programs to aid the deaf with education, job training and jobs. http://www.nad.org/ 10) You really need to go back to school and get some sort of job training suitable to your needs and abilities. You need to acquire training so valuable that prospective employers will not care that you are deaf. 11) Sell whatever you can to pay your mortgage because I hear the internet connection sux in card board boxes.
Edited by - imbue on 9 December 2002 2:27:48
but interesting, and i plan on looking around a good bit.. question for some of you folks that have been members for a while.
what do you find to be the more interesting forums/topics here?.
thanks in advance,.
Hi Mark,
I'm familar with your blog because Jan has your link posted. http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/
Question for some of you folks that have been members for a while. What do you find to be the more interesting forums/topics here? The favorite topic of discussion here is to bitch about the JWs and boobies.Edited by - imbue on 6 December 2002 12:14:57
