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"we were just talking...shes not free to remarry...we werent flirting or doing anything wrong"

by WuzLovesDubs in

thats what my soon to be exhusband just said to me.

i finally after 25 years of dealing with him and the jws and a litany of other shit, told him two weeks ago i want out.

he wrote me a letter this week and made a list of allllll the things he hates: about my beliefs, the fact that i left jehovah, broke my vows to god, my hobbies, celebrations, what i watch on tv, my parenting, keeping the kids out of the jws, not having any friends....and then said well i dont hate "you".

Jim_TX

Wuz, I am sorry that you are having to go through this. I can relate - from the other side... kinda...

I had been married to the now ex (Jw wifey) for about 20 years when I told her that I wanted a divorce. She didn't seem too surprised (perhaps that should've been a clue).

I moved out, filed for divorce, which was later granted. She kept trying to get me to admit to her any infraction that she could use to claim her 'freedom to remarry'. I told her that the courts said we were divorced, and that should be good enuf for her.

Well, she got remarried within the year to a fella that I suspect she had met at one of her conventions. Them there conventions ARE useful for some things, eh? Even when you're married... you can meet your next mate (especially if you're married to an unbeliever).

Be sure to get you a good lawyer. Tell them all that has occured to lead up to this moment. Lawyers know how to work the court system. If you get a good lawyer, they'll make sure that you come out of this okay.

Regards,

Jim TX

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New girl in town here for support

by joyfulfader in

hi everyone here on jwn.

i admit to being a lurker for quite some time before joining and now i am ready to post and i want to introduce myself.

i am/was 3rd generation and daughter of the po (as it was termed at the time) for most of my life.

Jim_TX

Welcome to the board, and to the rest of your life - free from a lot of JW-related stress.

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Who else here sets their alarm clock to 6:07AM?

by hoser in

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Jim_TX

Really funny!

I set my alarm clock to 5:13am.

I'm getting older and need the extra minutes of sleep. I used to set my clock to 4:56am.

It's all a play on numbers. (4, 5 & 6 - or all odd numbers like 1, 3, & 5)

I've never liked setting an alarm to an even number like 5:00am or 5:30am.

Funny story - a long time ago, I worked nights (I.E. midnight to 6am) on the weekends. It really put a damper in my social life (like I really had one... ). I worked two different departments at the same company... radio announcer, and radio engineer. Well, my announcer hours were the midnight to 6am hours, and they also had me scheduled for a 'man on the street' for the sister Spanish station where I drove the van with the Spanish DJ to a location in the city where I put up the VHF antenna and handed the microphone to the announcer who then did a 15 minute interview that was broadcast remotely.

Enough background. I was usually beat after a weekend of odd hours, and would lay down to catch a few Zzzzzzz's on Monday before heading out to the radio station to make it there at 5:30pm. My alarm was set for about 5:00pm so I could get up in time and head out.

I don't remember hearing the alarm. I know it went off... I just don't remember hearing it. The alarm clock was right by my bed, where I woke up, reached over, turned it off, and went back to sleep. Or perhaps I never woke up, and turned it off while still asleep.

All I know is that I woke up around 5:20pm with a start, realizing that I had overslept, ran out the door, and drove downtown in record time. It was normally a 15 to 20 minute drive... I think I made it there in less than 10 minutes.

I got there okay... heart still racing... and proceeded to do the 'man on the street' show with the Spanish DJ.

When I got home later, I moved the alarm clock waaaaaay across the room so that I physically had to get up out of bed to turn it off.

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Best news in a long time - manned mission to Mars planned

by tootired2care in

i was reading this news article and it brings out that nasa is planning a manned mission to mars.

nasa plans to work with other countries on this mission, and not just go it alone.

it turns out that the obama administration has set a goal for nasa to have this done by the 2030s.

Jim_TX

Well, by now, everyone knows that it was successful.

Photos of the event may take a bit longer, before they are released.

Pretty awesome!

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If Serena wins gold, will she stand for the US Anthem?

by Open mind in

they're playing right now and serena is ahead 6-0, 5-1.. .

thoughts?.

om.

Jim_TX

All I know is that while watching Serens play... on one hand I was glad to see someone so talented playing a sport that they enjoy.

On the other hand, I was mentally grinding my teeth, remembering all the B.S. I bought into as a kiddo about not playing sports - or being competitive, etc.

In High School, I had the basketball coach ask me if I wanted to play on the basketball team. I had to decline... being a good lil' JW.

I may not have been any good at basketball... I know I'm not good now, nor was I back then... but that was without training of any sort.

So... grrrrrr... to Serena Williams and her sister. And BOOOOOO!!!! to their parents who encourage their participation in sports like this.

Hey. I'm not negative or anything... right?

Regards,

Jim TX

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How to Find a Job and Keep it?? Seriously?

by diana netherton in

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if you haven't checked out the official site lately, this article is a belly buster.

ironic how a bunch.

of stodgy, high-school educated only men who live and eat for free on the backs of others.

Jim_TX

I can tell you how to keep the job after you get it...

DON'T ask for time off to go to a bloody assembly! I got let go from my first job this way.

Me - "I need one week off for an assembly." (This was back in the day of 8-day assemblies)

Him - "We don't get vacations at this job. If we did, then John would get one before you."

Me - "Well then, I guess I'll have to just quit."

Him - "Ok."

Me -

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Seen on the ground at a relatives' house...

by Jim_TX in

a couple of weeks ago, my wife and i visited her aunt on saturday.

when we were leaving, i happened to glance down and spotted some 'trash' that had evidently fallen from the door and was down in and among the potted plants that share the porch space.. i instantly knew what it was from the 'look', and reached down and grabbed it as we were walking to our vehicle.. sure enuf, it was a 4-page small pamphlet... some sort of preaching words... (i didn't read them), and then on the back side was a stamped 'invitation' for the person to go to their district assembly the last week in july.. ummm... belton, tx is about 150 miles away from here.

i'm so sure that someone would drive 150 miles to go to something that they just read about on a pamphlet stuck in their door.

Jim_TX

JakeM2012 - San Antonio was sweat. Riverwalk, resturants, ambiance, fun,...

Yeah... I remember when they used to have the assemblies in the Convention Center Arena. It has been a while (1968?), but I believe that they had them there for a few years in a row. Alas, the Arena is no more...

(Of course... I also remember the Inter Assys in the AstroDome in Houston... that's how old I am...)

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Best news in a long time - manned mission to Mars planned

by tootired2care in

i was reading this news article and it brings out that nasa is planning a manned mission to mars.

nasa plans to work with other countries on this mission, and not just go it alone.

it turns out that the obama administration has set a goal for nasa to have this done by the 2030s.

Jim_TX

I think James has hit on a big point. Right now, NASA does not even have the ability to send up a rocket of any sort to the ISS, nor the ability to send or retrieve astronauts there.

If it wasn't for companies like SpaceX and their Dragon, we (the USA) would not have ANY capability to reach the ISS. (YEAH!!! SpaceX!!)

...and we want to go to Mars? How? With what?

Whatever they build has to be tested - prior to the mission. By the time they finally get a vehicle ready for testing the ISS will be in the Atlantic somewhere, or burned up in the atmosphere.

Meanwhile, China will be colonizing the Moon.

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The Governing Body intends to announce significant changes in academic literature (DOCTRINES) - Brazil

by Dogpatch in

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dear randall.

good morning!.

here is the daniel of brazil (former bethel).. this week at the forum of former jehovah's witnesses had an interesting news!

Jim_TX

sir82 said - If someone flunks it, or refuses to submit to it, they would be forced to do "alternate" forms of witnessing (letter writing, telephone, informal, etc.).

I'm sorry... I tend to go off in the weeds sometimes... I can just visualize this in practice...

RING ... RING ... RING ...

<householder answers phone> "Hello?"

<gravelly voice> "What are you wearing?" <pant> <pant>

...

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Best news in a long time - manned mission to Mars planned

by tootired2care in

i was reading this news article and it brings out that nasa is planning a manned mission to mars.

nasa plans to work with other countries on this mission, and not just go it alone.

it turns out that the obama administration has set a goal for nasa to have this done by the 2030s.

Jim_TX

I think it's great, but I've been disappointed before - as have others - many of which used to work for NASA.

My thoughts go along the line of... why don't we put something on the Moon first, before we go off into the wild blue yander, and try to land on Mars. Let's get a few of the issues ironed out first. Practice on an object close-by... like... say... the MOON??

NASA - or whomever doesn't seem to plan very well IMO, take a look at the ISS (International Space Station). It's just another glorified SkyLab. Not too long from now, it'll be used-up, and they'll have to let its' orbit decay, and it'll come crashing back to earth... just like SkyLab.

Personally, I know it sounds kooky, but I think that this has a better chance of succeeding. A Dutch company wants to make a reality show out of going to Mars... by 2023 - which beats NASA there by about 10 years.

http://www.space.com/16300-mars-one-reality-show-colony.html

The down side? It's a one-way trip. No coming home for the contestants. No 'voting off of Mars'.

Good Luck to NASA, but I have my doubts their plans will materialize.

Regards,

Jim TX

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