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  Slaying the Demons in My Basement, Part Two

  by Fleur in

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  continued from part one: .

  the envelope was thick and so i knew that it had to contain pictures.

  when i opened it, faded snapshots .

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  Jankyn

  Dear Essie/Fleur:

  I'm glad I went looking for this. What an inspiring piece of work.

  I, too, have been trying to unload the boxes--both literal and figurative--that I've been carting around. Here's a hint: If it doesn't fit anymore, discard it. That applies to ways of thinking as much as to jeans.

  I had a real breakthrough a couple of weeks after my dad's funeral. As I was struggling with how I could "fix" my relationship with my mother (after all, now she's a widow and she "needs" me), it occurred to me that I cannot repair what I didn't break. Our relationship was damaged from the beginning, and as an infant and child, I can't be responsible for that. I'm only responsible for what I do and say.

  What a relief.

  BTW, I've had the experience of being "downgraded" from "family scandal" to "minor embarrassment." It happened when my brother had his third divorce--three marriages and he's never had a second anniversary. Apparently, that makes him more of a "problem" than his lesbian sister. Oh, well.

  Love,

  Jankyn
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  Reveal something interesting that we didn't know about you

  by JH in

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  ok, i'll start with myself.

  i'm a nut job, hey i bet you never knew that !!!

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  Jankyn

  This is one of the bestest threads ever!
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  "it's been said....."

  by bonnzo in

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  an elder in my hall prefixes his sentences with this phrase: "its been said...", usually followed by some ridiculous bullshit; an example: "it's been said that mans greatest accomplishment has been the worldwide preaching work".

  i guess all scientific and medical advances are secondary.

  anyway, his last one was this: "it's been said that by reading the awake magazine one can get the eqivalent to a college education.

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  Jankyn

  "It has been said..." = tactic to avoid actually citing a source, making a claim of fact, and taking responsibility for the writer's thesis. Also, an instant "F" in any writing class that I teach. Also a frequent, lazy-ass tactic used by the Writing Department in WT literature.

  Other rhetorical offenders (and I'm soooo glad that readers of this forum pay attention to such things):

  "Throughout history..." (Used to avoid giving specific examples and to lend the air of historical authority to a weak claim.)

  "Scientists have found..." (Which scientists? Using which methods? What studies? With what limitations? Published where? Peer reviewed? This is also a very sneaky way to avoid actually backing up a claim of fact.)

  Feel free to add more. These are just the worst offenders, in both WT publications and freshman comp papers.

  Jankyn
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  Was it frowned on to plan vacation during the Circuit Overseers visit?

  by truthseeker in

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  i have noticed in my hall, and others, that to plan a vacation or to be away during any of the upcoming co's visits was frowned upon.

  it was said you weren't being responsible and were disregarding the counsel to make that a week of "special activity.".

  sometimes, it is not know when a co will next visit.

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  Jankyn

  ROTFLMAO, Gary! You're a hoot.

  No good JW would intentionally plan a vacation during the CO or DO visit. Once my aunt and uncle had a trip to Hawai'i planned far in advance that turned out to coincide with the CO's visit--and uncle was an elder!

  As I recall, after a great and tearful discussion, they cancelled their trip. Only got about half their money back, and had to start saving again for their once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
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  Reveal something interesting that we didn't know about you

  by JH in

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  ok, i'll start with myself.

  i'm a nut job, hey i bet you never knew that !!!

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  Jankyn

  I write lesbian Star Trek: Voyager fan fiction for fun.

  http://www.ralst.com/BloodFever.HTM

  Yep, total geeky girl dyke.
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  Fictional representations of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by slimboyfat in

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  i wonder if anyone has ever compiled a list of references to jehovah's witnesses in novels and other works of fiction.

  i have been reading about research into mormonism focussing on how mormons have been represented over the years in works of fiction.

  a similar project with jehovah's witnesses would be really fascinating.

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  Slimboyfat,
  

  Here's the link to my original post about By Way of Water:

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/38252/1.ashx

  I think the author must have been raised around JWs enough to know how things work.

  Jankyn
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  NEW INK!!!

  by RichieRich in

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  so, i went to my friendly neighborhood tattoo parlor today, and recieved my second and third (or 19th and 20th - depending on how you look at it) tattoo.

  the chest is an extremely sensitive area, and so i was very aware that i was alive for the majority of the time.. oh, birds are often seen as a symbol of freedom, happiness, and arriving safely.

  bones show regret, loss.. .

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  Jankyn

  Hey, Richie. Good to hear from you, and those are nice tats.

  Just remember, though, as you're inking, that what looks like a Tiger today will look like a Shar Pei when you're my age! (chuckle)

  Hope all's well with you. Check in more frequently, dear. You're loved here.

  Jankyn
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  Fictional representations of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by slimboyfat in

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  i wonder if anyone has ever compiled a list of references to jehovah's witnesses in novels and other works of fiction.

  i have been reading about research into mormonism focussing on how mormons have been represented over the years in works of fiction.

  a similar project with jehovah's witnesses would be really fascinating.

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  Jankyn

  By Way of Water by Charlotte Gullick
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  What ended your first relationship?

  by Dune in

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  i'm in a relationship now and its my first serious one.

  she keeps telling me that she's scared because she believes i'll eventually get bored with her and start wondering how it feels like with other women.

  so she wants me to hook up with other girls when she goes out of the country for the fall semester.. personally i dont want to, but this is making me wonder, in the average person's first ,serious relationship, whats the cause of the breakup?

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  Jankyn

  She got baptized and figured out that what we were doing would get her df'd if we ever got caught. That was that.
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  The Truth Book

  by LisaRose in

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  i just finished reading "the truth book", escaping a childhood of abuse among jehovah's witnesses, by joy castro.

  it's very well written.

  it's about a young girl who lived hell on earth (her jw stepfather, beat starved and molested her).

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  Jankyn

  We've had a couple of threads on that book...you're right, it's a good one. If you liked that, try Have You Seen My Mother? by our own Bryan Lee McGlothin. I'd say these are the two best of the JW memoirs.

  Jankyn