GLTirebiter

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  Post an open statement to your old or current congregation

  by Billzfan23 in

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  dear congo,.

  i was df'ed for apostasy (brother-in-law caught me on this web site in march of 2007) and since my judicial committee in april of 2007 and subsequent divorce in october of 2007 i never looked back.

  3 years later, my son (12 years old) is completely out (has only attended the memorial since leaving), and my daughter (10) is fading as best she can.

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  GLTirebiter

  Stay away from my house!

  You know who lives here, you know I don't belong to your congregation, you know that I have never been a Witness, and you know I have absolutely no interest in joining your organization. You know my Ex lives somewhere else now, and you know where that is, so wanting to visit her is no excuse for dropping by. The flag I fly from my new flagpole carries a message to you: This is not a JW household, you have no business here!

  You come by and stuff your literature into my screen door during working hours on weekdays, when you know I won't be here. But mysteriously on Saturdays, the big service day, you never show up. Are you afraid to face me? Or are you just playing "harrass the unbeliever"?

  Either way, the impression you're making is a poor one.

  I do not trespass on the the grounds of your Kingdom Hall, nor those of your private homes. I expect you to show me that same respect.

  George LeRoy Tirebiter
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  2 things please: I need help with essay topic AND I'm having a crappy week

  by 2pink in

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  yes, this is a dual post because i'm lazy like that.

  and i figure some of you might thank me for rolling my 2 questions/posts into one convenient click for you.

  first things first: i am writing an argumentative essay this week on any topic of my choice for an english class.

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  GLTirebiter

  Here's one that seems obvious. How about discussing tactics used by certain religious groups to infringe on religious freedom? You don't have to call any group by name or even use the perjorative "cult" word. The position of the essay would be that practices such as shunning and other control tactics actually infringe on the member's religious freedom, while the leaders emplying those tactics hide behind "religious freedom" when anybody dares to criticize their actions.

  We'll all know who you're talking about, even if you don't put their name in the essay!
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  Do You Personally Know Of Anyone That Committed Suicide?

  by minimus in

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  lately, i've come to find out that a more than a few people in the area had killed themselves.

  most of the people i know of were in their early twenties or forties.

  for those loved ones surviving them, it was mostly a shock!

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  GLTirebiter

  The despondent ones SEEMED to be happy but evidently, whatever their demons were, it got to them in a most horrible way.

  Yes, that describes a friend in our residence house in college. He was really smart, friendly, one of the best card players in the house, and well-liked. Nobody saw it coming, I guess the rest of us were too young, self-absorbed and naive to recognize the depression underneath. It was just before the start of classes for sophomore year, he'd just moved into an off-campus apartment with several other escapees from dorm food. One of his room-mates found him and the pistol lying on the floor. It left us feeling partly sad, partly angry, but mostly wondering why? WHY? WHY?

  How did you handle it?

  Not very well, frankly. A bit of denial, a bit of whistling past the graveyard (if he of all people was suicidal, who's going to be next?), almost no serious talking about it. We needed counseling, even if we were too proud to admit it, but not much of that was available at the time.

  FD, you still are missed!
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  Am I going to get destroyed by God for buying Girl Scout Cookies?

  by greenhornet in

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  GLTirebiter

  I don't know about God, but my waistline might get me if I keep scarfing those thin mints. Also available as an ice cream flavor--Yum!
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  I'm new here!

  by its_me! in

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  i have been reading your posts for 2 weeks now, and i am riveted!

  i spend every spare moment on this site.

  it has become rather like a drug to me!

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  GLTirebiter

  Welcome, It's-me! By the way, it isn't you--it's that crazy organization.

  Unless, of course, you mean it's the real you now, not the personality the watchtower forced upon you--in which case, I'm happy to meet you. There's all types here, so you'll soon find some members you fit right in with.
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  get access to child's computer

  by siennal in

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  my 16 year old brother is on a boot camp.

  our father decided to send him there as he was addicted to online games, which my family have nothing against to, but he used to play the whole night, even on school days.

  the day before he left, my father deleted all the games.

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  GLTirebiter

  Ideally, there already would be parental controls and your brother would have a limited account (not "administrator" privileges). But it seems to be too late for that now.

  So first, do what purplesofa said. Cut off the credit card access, immediately! Second, your dad needs to call or go to the camp and get that computer away from him. Third, the technical means you're asking about (a) he could easily remove or defeat, with a little help from his friends; (b) could just as easily be used for illegal purposes; and (c) software that does what you want to do without physical possession of the computer is considered a "hacking tool" by the law, so there's no way anybody here is going to tell somebody they don 't know how or where to get such a thing.

  Let your dad handle this. He's the parent, he's the adult, so dealing with this problem is his job. Show him the advice you've received from everybody here, and he can take the appropriate action.

  GL Tirebiter (yes, I am a parent!)
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  How many excommunicated Catholics do you personally know?

  by poppers in

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  i grew up catholic and i never knew any; still don't.

  and i can't think of any catholic i know who personally knows any.

  compare this to how many disfellowshipped jws you personally know..

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  GLTirebiter

  None that I'm aware of, out of many hundreds I grew up and went to school with. If you don't want to be Catholic or follow Catholic teaching, you can simply quit going to church (though dealing with your mother is another matter). It makes sense: if the goal is reconciliation, why take action to alienate the "sinners", rather than rehabilitate them?
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  I was in the hospital

  by MsDucky in

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  for cellulitis/mastitis of the breast.

  when i got sick, i didn't know why or what for.

  i had chills and a fever.

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  GLTirebiter

  Ms Ducky, I'm glad to hear you're recovering. Hearing that you had to have Vancomycin is scary, they only use that in serious cases. Do tell the doctor about the family history with your sisters when you have your follow-up appointment. Here's to a full recovery and a clean bill of health!

  GLT
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  Springing Forward

  by snowbird in

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  tonight's the night.. some of us should set our clocks 1 hour ahead.. sylvia.

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  GLTirebiter

  We've almost made it!

  Not quite, Sylvia. The real challenge comes tomorrow: getting up an hour early on Monday. Getting up for work tomorrow will be like December all over again, still dark and cold outside. I usually need a week to adjust! But at least it will be light when I get home, instead of dusk. That's the nice part of the time change!
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  does the idea of aging get easier with time?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  GLTirebiter

  Drink what?

  Red wine (in moderation, of course) . It's supposed to be good for your heart, as well as your disposition. It makes getting older a little easier to deal with, something to consider when your mid-life crisis becomes the "good old days".