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  .....It is painful to watch...

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  Adiva

  It is painful to watch OTWO. We had to put my MIL into a nursing home last month. She will never see her home again.

  It's not the watching her deteriorate in the nursing home that's so difficult. It's seeing her anger and bitterness toward her son. She tells everyone that he has stolen all her money and the reason she is in this predicament is his fault. (She fell, broke her hip and refuses to help herself get better.) She has dementia and maybe some of that talk is from the disease but she and my husband have always had a 'difficult' relationship. However seeing his face when she places the blame on him for EVERYthing breaks my heart. Just like you are a good brother, my husband is a good son.

  Hang in there. You know who I am so, call me if I can help.

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  Ironically "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison is playing right now...

  by noonehome in

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  Adiva

  Hi Noonehome and Welcome.

  I read your entire post and can definitly relate to your situation. I was you many years ago. However, if you do decide to leave, please know that it gets better over time. You start to live a 'real' life without the carrot of the new system. That is a complete lie.

  Get your education and continue to develop your critical thinking skills. Make new friends outside of the organization; really there are great people out there . . . a lot of assholes too but there are people worth knowing. Don't let the society suck the life out of you. You've got decades ahead of you. Enjoy them without the confines of the watchtower society.

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  Goodbye Bex

  by TimeBandit in

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  all i can do is cry.... .

  in loving memory of bekkah mejia barnum fb: http://www.facebook.com/xjwbex.

  she was a dear friend....

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  Bex was/is an outstanding soul. I wish her good journey on her next adventure. I'm sure when she left here, she said 'that was a great game.'

  Adiva
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  Single Malt Whiskey. A preference?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  i am not a drinker but i hear single malt whiskeys are good.. yesterday at the liquor store, i asked a nice man, who also was looking over the bottle display, if he could tell me which one does he prefer and why.

  one of the store clerks, came by, listening, and said she preferred the same bottle.. i bought the one they preferred:.

  glenmorangie.

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  Glenlivet or Langavullin (sp?)

  My husband and I went to bar that had a huge collection of single malts. I remember having one that they served in a brandy snifter, it was clear as water and the gave you water on the side. You added a bit and it really opened up the smokey/peat flavor. *sigh*

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  Hello

  by Benjie in

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  this is my first time now that i'm registered.

  i've been reading here for a while though.. it's been a long journey to get here, but now i have turned my back on everything i've known for such a long time, but a new road lies ahead, and this is one of the first steps on it.. .

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  Nice to see you and your family here. Mazel Tov and Welcome!

  Adiva
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  Stories you've heard from what makes one believe they are 'anointed'.

  by EndofMysteries in

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  it's funny, how the bible describes it is far different from those i had spoken with or heard about.

  let's all start listing the many different stories.

  i'll start.

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  One woman at a congregation we went to said she awoke saying the words "Abba, Abba". That's how she knew she was 'anointed'.

  Adiva
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  Favorite LAST episode to the ending of series drama or sitcom?

  by dreamgolfer in

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  1) mine, newhart show #2 - when "bob" wakes up and and said he had a dream he was running an inn in new hampshire.

  and it is suzzane pleshette next to him.

  still can't get it outta my little noggin.

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  Does anyone remember the final episode of Barney Miller? That one has to go on the list.

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  Do You Like or Dislike Algebra? Why and Why not?

  by Scott77 in

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  july 28, 2012is algebra necessary?by andrew hacker .

  a typical american school day finds some six million high school students and two million college freshmen struggling with algebra.

  in both high school and college, all too many students are expected to fail.

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  I dislike algebra and most other math. I took it in high school and charmed my way into a passing C grade. (The teacher liked me, a lot.)

  Adiva
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  JW-Media.org - Why isn't there an official statement about the Candace Conti case?

  by DT in

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  jw-media.org is strangely silent about the candace conti case.

  they haven't said anything about it as of the time of this post.. i decided to call the media department at this number (718) 560-5600. i identified myself as a researcher who also has some websites.

  i was asked for the web address of my website.

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  Outlaw!

  My heart skipped a beat when I saw you. You were missed.

  Adiva
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  Help! I'm having serious thoughts about going back

  by lola28 in

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  hello old friends, i've been thinking about going back and need you all to give me your thoughts on it.. the last year has been a horribe one for me, in the span of less than a year the following things have happened to me:.

  lost my mom to cancergot hit by a carhad a professional set back that will cost over 600k to resolveended a three and a half year relationshipit just feels like every time i think things are going to get better something else hits me and knocks me down, a small part of me wonders wether i brought all these things on myself because i left the organization (yes i know how silly that sounds) and i have given serious thought about going back.

  i need you guys to talk me out of it!.

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  Adiva

  Hi Lola.

  I'm sorry these things are happening to you. But having stuff happen to you is part of life, part of living. The important thing is your response to what's happening, not assigning blame but, simple acceptance.

  As far a going back is concerned, I tried going back 3 times, thinking that it would fill the void in my soul. It didn't. I felt empty. I would have to echo 'Headisspinning's words: Paying attention to MYSELF was the key. That's where I found the answers to my questions, that is where the 'truth' lies.

  Adiva