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  My Dead Mother Called Me This Morning!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i woke up a little after 5 am this morning and looked at the clock and realized i had more time to sleep so i fell right back asleep.

  i had this dream that i was letting my girlfriends dog out of her house and the next scene i was at work and i got a phone call.

  the room i was in simply had a table and phone it was very bare.

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  Expanded-Mind

  Minimus,

  Enjoyed reading about your dream...

  This past year or so, I've been doing a lot of reading and researching on the paranormal, but mostly from a scientific perspective. Everything was so black & white for me as a Witness... everything/anything paranormal was of the devil. There have been many studies that indicate that ESP and telepathy really do happen (exactly how it works or exactly what they are seem to be a bit of a mystery). Anyway, this touches on other subjects like reincarnation and life-after-death. Some of the experiences I have read by people who have been/are skeptics, many of whom have scientific credentials, is pretty amazing. I am sharing with you one book you may like reading, by journalist Leslie Kean. She's an amazing writer, bringing together all sorts of "evidence," but still maintaining her skeptical/journalistic perspective. Here's a link to her book. http://www.survivingdeathkean.com/surviving-death/

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  Moving Back to Chicago - Don't care

  by LevelThePlayingField in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife was diagnosed with ms about two years ago.

  we have been living in ohio for the last 5 years but were recently assigned to a new congregation because of the dissolving and sale of our congregation/kh.

  my wife's symptoms spiked after being relocated to our new hall back in january.

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  Hello!

  You may already be aware of this, but there is a group of exJWs that meet periodically in the Chicago/Chicago Suburbs. Once you've settled in (and if you feel comfortable doing so) take a look at the Meetup website and join in. Not sure when the next gathering will be, but we have a good time when we do!

  The Chicago Ex-Jehovah's Witnesses Meetup Group

  https://www.meetup.com/exjw-29/

  Best wishes!

  ExpandedMind
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  Deleting a Post

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i was seeking an old jw friend so i made a post about this on this website.

  i ended up contacting him through facebook.

  he has asked me to delete the post that is on this site, because when people google him, this website invariably comes up.

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  Expanded-Mind

  Thanks Simon! I just sent you a PM with the link.
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  Deleting a Post

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i was seeking an old jw friend so i made a post about this on this website.

  i ended up contacting him through facebook.

  he has asked me to delete the post that is on this site, because when people google him, this website invariably comes up.

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  Expanded-Mind

  I was seeking an old JW friend so I made a post about this on this website. I ended up contacting him through Facebook. He has asked me to delete the post that is on this site, because when people google him, this website invariably comes up.

  I looked to see if I could delete it and I am not seeing how to do so. Can an administrator delete it for me if I give them the link to it?

  Thank you!
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  Michael and Allice Kramer. Dose anyone know about him.

  by joe134cd in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i heard this information 3rd hand, so i'm just after confirmation.

  mike kramer, a little short guy.

  was a bethel heavy and a company man through and through.

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  Expanded-Mind

  Hello!

  I'd just been thinking about Mike & Alice (and actually frequently do). When I read the subject of your post (thanks for posting this!) my jaw just about dropped. I've been seeking to find out how they are for decades. I am so hoping that if anyone has word of them and how they are doing they will PLEASE post something.

  Mike and I were best friends and I stood up as his best man for their wedding. I will never regret for a moment meeting him, although with hindsight I wish it had been apart from JWism. I actually called on and left magazines for his Dad, who indicated that his son (Mike) might be more interested in them. The next visit I met Mike and, well, as they say, the rest is history. Our friendship grew as we studied. Around five years later (after my having periods of doubting the Watchtower) I finally knew that I had to disassociate myself. By that time, Mike was married and living in Minnesota. I still remember our last conversation.

  I miss Mike and Alice terribly even after over 30 years. And I will continue to hold out hope that they will awaken from the clutches of the Watchtower.

  A few years ago, I had heard through a JW I know that they had moved back to the States. A while ago I did a google search, and it appears (at that time) that they might be living in Minnesota again.
  

  PLEASE... anyone who knows anything, I'd appreciate hearing what you know. Thanks!

  ExpandedMind

  PS: I also heard that they had been serving in New Zealand (possibly in the circuit work).
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  Mouthy has Passed Away

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  update on mouthy (grace gough)this is graces granddaughter.

  i wanted to send an update that today my beautiful grandmother passed away - surrounded by friends and family.

  - may 22 1927 - sept 2nd 2016. mouthys_granddaughter.

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  I met Grace back in the late 80's at a BRCI convention in Connecticut. I was immediately drawn to her warmth and sense of humor. After losing touch, I am grateful that we reconnected briefly through this website. Thinking of her and her family and sending healing thoughts!
  
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  Flashback: Samuel Herd/Ashland Avenue Chicago

  by Phaedra in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  must have been mid to late 1970s.. it was when they still published the speakers' names on the light-blue circuit assembly programs.. i was a child sitting in the audience at ashland avenue's circuit assembly venue.

  i loved that place with it's own basement cafeteria and baptism pool with a big jesus getting baptized mural behind it.. samuel herd was giving the talk.

  my child self could only remember my father pointing him out on the program.

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  My first circuit assembly was at the Ashland Avenue Assembly Hall in 1970 when I was about 14 years old. I am not sure if our Hall (location: Palatine IL) was still going to that location in the mid-to-late 1970's... I know that eventually we went to the Assembly Hall in Janesville, WI, but I don't recall what year we started there. In my mementos, I still have at least one of the light blue programs.
  
  
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  Need Help! JW Grandmother (may be) Going to Court for Visitation

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am hoping someone may be able to give me some guidance on behalf of my son.

  my ex-wife, who remains a jw, is threatening to go to court to get visitation with our 5 year old grandchild.

  she had regular visits with our grandchild, but when my son (no longer a jw) and his wife (never a jw) found out that his mother was teaching their daughter the jw religion without their permission and even telling our grandchild not to tell their parents... well to say the least, that was a game-changer.

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  Expanded-Mind

  Dear rebel8, LisaRose, Crazyguy, problemaddict 2, steve2, DwainBowman, Ding, blondie, ruderedhead and WingCommander: Thank you all for taking the time to post! I will share this information with my son. I am hoping for a quick and peaceful resolution to this situation, but knowing my ex-wife, it doesn't look likely. Again, thanks!
  
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  Need Help! JW Grandmother (may be) Going to Court for Visitation

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am hoping someone may be able to give me some guidance on behalf of my son.

  my ex-wife, who remains a jw, is threatening to go to court to get visitation with our 5 year old grandchild.

  she had regular visits with our grandchild, but when my son (no longer a jw) and his wife (never a jw) found out that his mother was teaching their daughter the jw religion without their permission and even telling our grandchild not to tell their parents... well to say the least, that was a game-changer.

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  HBH ---. thanks! That's what I understand also, but it appears that if someone (my ex) wants to waste money and go to court, I guess --- sadly --- they have the freedom to do so.

  Splash --- thanks for your post! Sadly, this appear to be what is going to happen.

  Carla --- Thank you! I sent an email to this group and sent the link to my son! I appreciate it! (It appears to be different from the other one).

  Saintbertholdt --- this is pretty much what my son and his wife tried to do, hoping to build their trust in her over time, but she kept testing them. It required them to (again) deny visitation for a while. They asked if they could talk to her, but she refused (as if SHE were the custodial parent!) and said she wants 'this and that' and if they don't give it to her she's going to court. Apparently no peaceful way to talk to her. Thanks for your input!
  
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  Need Help! JW Grandmother (may be) Going to Court for Visitation

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am hoping someone may be able to give me some guidance on behalf of my son.

  my ex-wife, who remains a jw, is threatening to go to court to get visitation with our 5 year old grandchild.

  she had regular visits with our grandchild, but when my son (no longer a jw) and his wife (never a jw) found out that his mother was teaching their daughter the jw religion without their permission and even telling our grandchild not to tell their parents... well to say the least, that was a game-changer.

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  Expanded-Mind

  I am hoping someone may be able to give me some guidance on behalf of my son. My ex-wife, who remains a JW, is threatening to go to court to get visitation with our 5 year old grandchild. She had regular visits with our grandchild, but when my son (no longer a JW) and his wife (never a JW) found out that his mother was teaching their daughter the JW religion without their permission and even telling our grandchild NOT to tell their parents... well to say the least, that was a game-changer. Up until then she was seeing our grandchild regularly and then my son and his wife told her that she could only see our grandchild if one of them were present (supervised).

  His mother claims she has talked to a lawyer and is going to go to court to get unsupervised visitation, once a week and overnight!

  We all live in the Chicago suburbs. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions as to what course of action my son should take? I have emailed a group found as a link on Barbara Anderson's website called: Expert Custody Consultants and am waiting to (hopefully) hear back from them. My son and his wife do not have the finances for a custody battle, but I don't know if there are lawyers that will work with family's and take into consideration their finances.

  I apologize if this is a bit rambling.... any help or suggestions anyone can provide will be gratefully received.

  Best,

  ExpandedMind