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  Buried my father today

  by littlerockguy in

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  i mostly post fluff and music posts on this thread more often now but just thought i would let some people here who still know me about what has been goin on with me recently.

  my dad about a 7 month battle with lung cancer which metastasized to the bones and he died early wed morning.

  my dad was a fascinating man, complex, sometimes open and sometimes a very aloof and detached person.

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  Yet another newbie....

  by breakfast of champions in

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  been lurking since last august and figured i'd sign up.

  history (although i feel like i've read this experience 100 times on.

  this board already):.

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  Flyer for this summer's assembly

  by loosie in

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  i saw the flyer today for the summer assembly.

  it talks about how people are ruining the earth.

  in the upper left corner are the "evil" ones one man smoking, i think the other was drinking and then a pic of a dead seagull.

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  Astounded Newbie Here...*Waves Hello*

  by mummatron in

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  all i can say is "wow!

  " in the 10 years i've been out i had no idea that forums like this existed.

  a tad naive-sounding for someone with a background in it, i know, but it's taken me this long just to feel comfortable enough to type 'jw' into google.

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  I walked out of an Elder's Meeting

  by AlmightyDog in

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  well here goes... i apologize in advance if this turns into a long and disjointed rant, but i just have to begin typing in order to keep from exploding.

  i realize that what im about to say could seriously jeopardize my anonymity, but i think ive reached the point that i just dont care.

  i want this to be over.. let me explain what caused me to rip up a letter and get up and walk out in the middle of an elders meeting two weekends ago.. our boe has been embroiled in a nasty fight for the past 2 years over a certain brothers business dealings.

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  I just got my memorial invite

  by twinkle toes in

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  well technically it is an anniversary invite/special talk invite.

  the car group was just here.

  i was home but hiding and my husband got the door.. i want to tell them exactly why i am not going , but i haven't got my head quite there yet.. i think i am gonna have to just decline!.

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  What is this overlapping generation crap?

  by sinis in

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  can someone provide a picture of the article that talks about this?

  would love to share this with one remaining family member... thanks!.

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  Codependent?

  by maryann in

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  i've recently found coda group and was wondering how many others have found them and have they helped?.

  actually, i can't believe i hadn't found it sooner....feel like such an idiot now.

  i think it could probably help anyone raised jw.. .

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  It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

  by Cthulhu in

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  ...to make donations to both local and national charities in the spirit of christmas and all.

  i don't know about different locations, but in ours the charities will ask the local grocers and banks to collect for them and give the donor a little something in return.

  most often this is little more than a decorative slip of paper that is displayed with the donor's name on sort of a wall of fame by the entry way.

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  Just worn out

  by EmptyInside in

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  i thought it best i stay a lurker.

  it's just right now, i'm going through some doubts and just plain discouraged.

  sometimes, trying to do everything just wears me out, and i feel like i'm suffocating.

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