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  What did you have for Christmas dinner?

  by GrreatTeacher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my inlaws are polish, though my husband is a 3rd generation american, but the food traditions have stuck around.. we have christmas eve dinner starting with red beet soup with sour cream, pierogies filled with mashed potatoes or saurkraut, ham, polish sausage sliced and cooked with saurkraut, turkey (that part is american), krischickies (likely spelled wrong) which are crispy pastries dipped in powdered sugar, and apple pie (also american.).

  there are goodnatured threats toward bad children who may need to get their dupa busted (butt spanked) and therefore santa will bring figismachen.

  i also love golabkis (ground beef and rice wrapped in cabbage leaves), but these were not served this time.

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  truthseekeriam

  We have my families favorite meal, slow cooks carnitas with homemade beans and Spanish rice.

  We've learned from Thanksgiving that were not the traditional Turkey dinner and all its fixings kind of family.
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  Merry Christmas!

  by lambsbottom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  wow, 4 years!

  it has been a real journey.

  going from a devout jw, to having a close call with a loved one possibly needing a transfusion, to researching the heck out of everything, to letting it rest and go back to sleep for a while, to moving states and almost going crazy knowing all the bs they were speaking from the platform.

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  truthseekeriam

  Sounds like life is good for you and your family. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
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  Latest, SHOCKING JW Paedophile case.

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.stratford-herald.com/45973-jehovahs-witness-jail...

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  Shocking!! I'm so upset that young girls parents didn't protect their child! I can only imagine how scared and alone she must have felt living with those thoughts:(

  This piece on crap could have easily killed any of his victims. I can't believe he only got 5 years???
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  The X-Mas thing...

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  christmas means nothing to me.

  i have no abiding, cosy, childhood memories of it.. i don't buy presents or cards....i have to be reminded.. i feel a bit weird.

  people are celebrating and saying: 'i'm feeling christmassy.'.

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  I'm in it for the wonderful smells and the beautiful decorated trees :) I've always been attracted to the Christmas time of year and always secretly hummed along to the dreaded songs.

  I'm having a great time with it, even though I bought my first real tree a little to early and it starting to die. I'm just hoping it last til Friday.
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  Where the real abuse lies.

  by ctrwtf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let me start with a disclaimer: i am in no way minimizing the horrific crimes done to children by pedophiles.

  i'm not downplaying the number of lives lost due to the blood issue, or hearts broken because of shunning.

  i do not want to discount the feelings of those who have come to the end of their lives with expectations of paradise postponed.. but to me the biggest atrocity committed by this awful cult is raising children from a small age to believe that soon god will kill billions of people.

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  I completely agree.

  I have two young adults, one who was abused sexually by a ex elder and both abused mentally by the religion.

  They both suffer with depression and anxiety, both are in therapy. One outwardly shows the issues while one prefers to keep it all inside. This religion really does a number on the youth...but we're not going down without a fight! They will lead normal lives one day. I'm a determined mom.
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  Adult Coloring Books

  by littlerockguy in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  anybody take up coloring?

  i got lost ocean by johanna basford and i got another coloring book mandalas and more.

  i just use crayola colored pencils and some gel pens and thin tipped markers.

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  My daughter and I just started a book, We both find it very therapeutic.
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  The Noble Fir

  by Oubliette in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the noble fir.

  the fir tree stands silently in the corner of our living room: proud, erect, strong.

  even unadorned, it is beautiful.

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  truthseekeriam

  Merry Christmas Oubliette and everyone on this forum!!

  This year we moved to a new home and went all out for Christmas...lights outside, tree in the front window for all to see. Freedom is wonderful!!

  
  
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  Whatever happened to the Lopez case?

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  was it settled?

  is it still pending further appeal?

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  If you talking about the Jose Lopez case the last I checked its still in the California appeals. http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/mainCaseScreen.cfm?dist=41&doc_id=2083576&doc_no=D066388
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  Hello

  by Lost and adrift in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  .just plucking up the courage to introduce myself....living in ireland but from the uk originally.

  ..drifted away due to depression (from all things truth related lol and bereavements and my m.s husband cheating on me and leaving !!

  ) few years ago but they recently hunted me down (they contacted me the day my other half was diagnosed with cancer!

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  truthseekeriam

  Wow! That's a lot to be going on at one time! I'm really sorry your having to deal with the horrible "C" word...as I call it.

  You're completely right about the unloving hypocritical religion. They are more them happy to kick you when you're down :(

  Welcome to the forum, you'll find great advice and wonderful listeners here.
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  Reveal News: How Jehovah’s Witness leaders are responding to child abuse scrutiny by Trey Bundy

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.revealnews.org/blog/how-jehovahs-witness-leaders-are-responding-to-child-abuse-scrutiny/.

  by trey bundy .

  december 14, 2015 .

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  truthseekeriam

  I'm so glad that Trey Bundy is keeping these stories coming, thank you for sharing Barbara.