Great idea Quandry..I think I'll try that.
truthseekeriam
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Feeling down
by tec inmy son got suspended from school for fighting.
not just fighting but choking another boy during their fight.
he started it in anger over something the other boy did, but none of that actually matters.
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Feeling down
by tec inmy son got suspended from school for fighting.
not just fighting but choking another boy during their fight.
he started it in anger over something the other boy did, but none of that actually matters.
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truthseekeriam
Hi Tec,
First let me say..I'm sorry for what you and your son are going through. The preteen teenage years are so hard, I'm going through it myself.
Yet me share what's helped with my son, he was very depressed and felt guilty after his younger sister was molested by a fellow JW..but of course we didn't even notice because we were in he most traumatic time of our lives, so he went through it alone pretending he was fine. It wasn't until I read his text messages that I found out how. not fine, he was :( He was so bad that he actually started cutting himself. Of course we talked and cried together and I assured him he couldn't have prevented what happened to his sister, but I could still see he was not happy. I had him talk to a therapist with didn't do much. So I decided against his will, because he had no motivation to do anything, signed him up for soccer. Let me tell you he has been the child I remembered ever since:) He has practice two times a week and a weekend game. It keeps him active and involved with other kids who have to depend on each other out on the field. Evey kid is different but in my opinion we know our kids, sometimes we need to push them to do something they don't want to do, because we know they need it...
I hope you find your sons "soccer"
(((hugs)))
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No more ordering X amount of Watchtowers per publisher at the book room.
by truthseekeriam ini was listening in last night and heard a special letter being read.. the speaker was so excited reading it.
it basically said that from now on they will leave a stack of watchtowers on the counter at the kh and each publisher should take what they need for the week and bring back the ones they didn't use.
if they run out they should use their old copies they have at home.... effective immediately.. .
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truthseekeriam
I was listening in last night and heard a special letter being read.
The speaker was so excited reading it. It basically said that from now on they will leave a stack of watchtowers on the counter at the KH and each publisher should take what they need for the week and bring back the ones they didn't use. If they run out they should use their old copies they have at home.... effective immediately.
Anyways I though I would share. Not sure if anyone mentioned it already, but they all seemed extra excited about it.
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I am moving
by mouthy injust so you all know.
moving june 1st... going back to an apartment... .
http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&q=440+b+st+patrick+st+e+fergus+ontario+canada.n1m-1m+9&ie=utf8&hq=&hnear=440+st+patrick+st+e,+centre+wellington,+wellington+county,+ontario+n1m+1m9&gl=ca&ei=avvfs92kn8ob8gbt7osabq&ved=0cacq8gewaa&ll=43.711254,-80.3725&spn=0.011136,0.01929&z=16&layer=c&cbll=43.711178,-80.372612&panoid=ltw26lrf3zi01miizev-zg&cbp=12,326.76,,0,-16.62.
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truthseekeriam
I just love your attitude Mouthy you always make me smile when you post.
I hope you find happiness in your new place.
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Hello
by Thor inmy wife and i have been lurking here for almost three years now and finally decided to join!.
we were in the borg for over twenty years.
we came in together as a couple and we left all together as a family of four.
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truthseekeriam
Welcome.. To you both
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Making the leap - lurker to member - Hello!
by Hadit inive been lurking here for the past couple of months since i started researching the organization.
i dont have many people to talk to and its been a saving grace to read your posts.. i dont really know where to start so here i go.
its been a long journey getting here and it looks as if i still have a long ways to go to get somewhere healthy, stable and strong.
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truthseekeriam
Welcome hadit,
Finding out you have been lied to for so long and losing your faith in a Org you basically lived for is heartbreaking for sure. I'm so glad you have some worldly friends that should help with moving forward.
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Pics of tornado damage by our house that hit FRI night
by purplesofa inthree of my kids live within two miles of where this tornado hit friday night.. it was a pretty frightful night.
my daughters apt was three inches from getting flooded.
we moved what we could to upstairs and on shelves.. stayed in half bath with grandbaby with pillows and blankets over the baby.. my son has been working at this site where it hit to help out.. these pics were taken today (sunday) can't imagine what it looked like yesterday, they said there were over 300 (worldly) .
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truthseekeriam
Okay...earthquakes aren't that bad!
Wow!! Pups I'm glad you all are okay. I'm sure a little shaken up though.
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Some thing for woman to think about
by is there help out there inalmost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.
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truthseekeriam
My SIL opened up to me on our last visit and told me how lonely she was and how tired she was of hearing.."well you get to travel" She has been all over for International conventions and looks to be a happy single sister on the outside. Inside she wants so bad to have those feelings that she sees all around her. She is in her 40's and has never had a boyfriend or kiss and she longs for that connection not to mention she would love to have children:(
She told me it's getting so bad that when she attends weddings she feels jealous..especially because it's always some young beautiful sister. Something that she feels she could never compete with.
She says she gets plenty of attention from worldly men..coworkers but she just feels bad that she would even consider that thought.
I told her I couldn't imagine how she feels and how unfair I think it is for women to sit and wait to be the chosen one...I told her I wouldn't blame her one bit if she made a decision to make some choices that others may shun upon...At least she knows she has some support if she choses to follow her heart sometime..
It's just so sad because I know if she wasn't in the Org she would have been married with kids a long time ago. Now she may never get that chance.
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My awakening and realization that I have been told a lie
by Soldier77 inhi all, new posting, but i've been lurking for a while.
i thought it was time to "come out" as it were and voice my story.... i was born into the jw cult surrounded by all of my jw family.
grandfather was an elder for almost 40 years till he passed, both of my uncles are currently now elders and have been for the last 15 years.
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truthseekeriam
Welcome...
Very sorry for what you have been through, but I'm very happy you found this forum. You will find so many people including myself that can understand what you are going through. Sometimes, just knowing that is comforting.
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I just had my first child
by daniel-p inbaby girl, 6 lbs, 14 oz, 19-3/4in, looks like me they say.... still in awe... there were some complications, but mom and baby are doing good.
baby's down the hall in nicu and it still doesn't feel real.. .
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truthseekeriam
Oh...that new baby smell
So happy for you and your wife...