Posts by joannadandy

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Are we suffering from a victim mindset?

by DT in

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i don't want to be disrespectful or cause needless disputes, but there are some thoughts that have been bugging me.

i have to wonder why former members aren't doing more to combat the power of the watchtower society.

of course, i realise that some have made great contributions and others have to first make their own healing process a priority.

joannadandy

What exactly is the goal?

You can't pull people to your rallying cry if they don't even know what it is.

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Kids Still Get Whacked @ Armageddon. Current Light. (With Pix!)

by Open mind in

if you've clicked around on other sites, you can find the troubling picture i grew up with from the old orange paradise lost book.

a big old armageddon earthquake that is swallowing up people, churches, a bicycle, a dog!

) and of course, a little girl in a dress that is indelibly planted in my memory chips.

Feb. 1 mass calling campaign. Will you call?

by Shawn10538 in

i'm not sure if it was mentiopned.

but i think that we are talking about not just one call from each person, but we are talking about spending a good length of time calling repeatedly.

othrwise it just won't have much of an impact.

joannadandy

Why am i against action?

Please refrence what Burgertime and Gadget said.

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mrs. robinson

by mentalclearness in

well i need some advice.

i am 32 years old and involved with a guy who is 25 years old.

he is is super smart and very responsable, treats me with loads of respect and we have a really good connection.

joannadandy

Can I just say - it's really refreshing that your focus is so on your kids. A lot of my close -- I guess acquintances(?) have not had that focus and were only interested in another relationship.

I think you're giving it plenty of thought, and I wouldn't blow off the 25 year-olds ability to be an insta-daddy. It's not all gloom and doom - and it is possible to build a connection with your children. It will also definately take time and him having a patient nature - but it can be done.

I wish nothing but the best for all of you -- and I hope it all plays out well for you in the end.

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Life's but a ...

by compound complex in

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life's but a walking shadow, a poor player.

that struts and frets his hour upon the stage.

and then is heard no more; it is a tale.

joannadandy

I agree with BFD...doesn't mean the play can't have a good run, but I think we get caught up in our own self-importance far too often.

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mrs. robinson

by mentalclearness in

well i need some advice.

i am 32 years old and involved with a guy who is 25 years old.

he is is super smart and very responsable, treats me with loads of respect and we have a really good connection.

joannadandy

You had me with you until you got to the "still in process" part...you have every reason to be gun-shy -- you're still technically not out of your last relationship. Why the rush to answer all the questions now?

The good news is - he is young. You have time to feel things out. There is nothing to say you have to fully define the relationship and it's future RIGHT NOW...in fact, I'd stay away from that. If the relationship is working now - I guess I would be ok with that for now. Nothing needs to be resolved right here right now in order for you to continue to enjoy the relationship you to have.You shouldn't be in a hurry -- and he doesn't need to be either. With time I think you'll be able to guage a few things -- is what you're feeling for real - or a rebound thing? Is this going to work? Do you still have the same goals. No need to rush -- giving it time could be nothing but a good thing for you too - and you'll more easily be able to tell if this could work.

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One of the new guys

by Alex Delta in

today is the first day i was able to come out and say something that was on my mind by just replying to some subjects on this forum.

i see that its really a therapeutic way to get some of these things off my chest.

i was dfd almost 10 years ago and i just now am starting to come out and play.

joannadandy

Welcome - and happy postings!

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Any WEEN Fans???

by chelsea in

any of their "cult following" in here???

;)

joannadandy

I loves ween!

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Online games

by RollerDave in

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ok, here's a safer topic.. what is with people who can live their entire life in an online game?.

i have an ex who submerged herself in world of warcraft and insisted on talking about characters, places, events, and items from in-game as if they existed in the real world.. she would start off telling me she was going someplace to do something, and in the end it would be 'wait a minute, this is all in-game?!?'.

then i'd be all exasperated that she'd wasted my time.. she even tried to leave her husband and child for some guy from texas who 'fell in love' with her avvie on star wars galaxies!.

joannadandy

Being a gamer myself I'm fairly certain she wasn't confusing online games/with real life when she related what she was doing in-game. Now if she expected you to refer to her as her character name - or introduced herself to people as a "Night Elf Hunter"...then yeah -- she may have had some problems. Meeting and falling in-love with someone from a game...yeah I'd say there are some issues with that...but then again, people have met from this message board and "Fallen in love" and gone all over the place to be together. Are they confusing this online social medium with "real-life"?

I won't deny games are highly addicting, and some people do have problems with spending all of their free-time with it, but I have quite a few friends who also game and we do it together...I sort of equate it with getting together to play cards. None of us take it that seriously, and it's something we can enjoy together.

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Helloooo Nurse! (Animaniacs Spoof of the Macarena)

by AlmostAtheist in

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did you love the animaniacs?

in case you missed it, here's their wonderful spoof of "macarena".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjoepnfrfru.

joannadandy

I loved that show...every once and a while for some reason a really obscure song pops into my head from that show..."Daniel Boone was a great big jerk, yes a really big jerk!"

My other favorite line that still makes me giggle was when they did a spin on Moby Dick,

"Me Queequeg"

Yakko: "Have you tried prunes?"