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  blood trans whos had one and said nothing

  by serein in

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  whos not told docs about not wanting one and whos kept quiet and said they would if they needed it,.

  who beleives the jws on the blood isuse and who thinks its taken out of context,.

  what is the for it proof with out a dout, and what is the against not having one,.

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  ambersun

  I have not had one personally but a few years ago I talked another close ex JW relative into having one after a difficult child birth. Although she was no longer a JW at that time she was absolutely terified of the consequences of having a transfusion, mainly of upsetting JW relatives and she was in a state of panic. I calmed her and persuaded her that it was more important for her to be around for her lovely new baby and that the JW relatives would never know anything about it unless someone told them. Me and her husband between us talked her into it. I sat by her bedside and watched her skin change from a deathly greyish white to a healthy pink as the transfusion started to take effect. She was up and about within a couple of days and soon recovered enough to care for her lovely little baby. If anyone is to blame for her having a transfusion it is me for talking her into it, and I would do it again in a heartbeat.

  I agree serein, no one should be put in that situation, especially new mothers with tiny new lives to care for. Your babies came first which is only right!

  My love and best wishes to you and your babies.
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  Does anybody in London know anything about this???

  by brizzzy in

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  i'm a californian, but a good friend in london just texted me saying there's a blitz of about 50 jehovah's witnesses in croydon right outside of where she's eating loaded up with watchtowers and setting up a stall and a speaker with a megaphone.

  she also says that some of them are women in wheelchairs and that they're rolling in front of passers by and blocking them when they try to ignore them.

  she says all of the pedestrians are telling them to fuck off and leave them alone because they're not interested in a cult, haha.. is this something new that the society is encouraging over there (or even more scary, everywhere?

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  ambersun

  First of all, welcome to the board activeJW

  I tend to agree with you, apart from it being highly unlikely to find such a large number of JWs out doing street witnessing, the manner in which they were going about it (especially blocking people's right of way) is not the WTS way of preaching, at all. If, indeed, these were JWs, or people posing as JWs, then I think the GB would want to know about it!

  It is quite a mystery. I wonder who those people were??!
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  People can be so wonderful !

  by exwhyzee in

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  from me, to you all....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn8ckwdosje.

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  Oh exwhyzee, thank you for this lovely thread. It has warmed the cockles of my heart.

  {{{{{{HUGS}}}}}} to everyone on this thread and those yet to join in!!
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  Cuppa, anyone?

  by laverite in

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  what kind of tea do you drink?

  what is your favourite way to drink it?

  personally, i've never even tried coffee.

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  ambersun

  I am drinking a steaming mug of good strong Yorkshire Tea with milk and one sweetener.

  Delicious!!
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  why i became an athiest after leaving the jehovah's witnesses

  by molly1 in

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  ambersun

  Welcome Molly1!

  Maybe, like me, you are not sure why you have become an athiest, but are one never the less?

  When I realised 'The Truth' had no truth in it whatsoever, my bubble burst and it was like a young child discovering that Santa does not exist.

  Some ex JWs turn to other faiths when they leave, but I just switched off altogether. In some ways I envy people with a strong faith, whatever religion they belong to. However, like Black Sheep I can't help feeling that the bible is no more than a collection of books written by a bunch of men in the middle east a very long time ago. There were people living all over the world at that time, why would God be so obsessed with the middle east and ignore everyone else? What was the point of all the other continents and the people living on them when God was only interested in one geographical region? It just doesn't make sense to me.

  Debator has a point though, it is probably wrong to blame an Organisation for the fact that I no longer believe in God.
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  Did You Have a Favored Place to Sit in the KH?

  by snowbird in

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  did you sit to the right, left, or in front of the podium?.

  just curious.. syl.

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  Snowbird, you seem really lovely and I wish I had known you 28 years ago!

  There were two lovely sisters in that congregation who were good friends to me, but that's about it. I don't know what I would have done without them. That congregation was composed of the coldest bunch of individuals I had ever known. A more selfish, stuck up bunch of buffoons I have yet to meet.

  Although I have lost all faith in God since leaving the Borg I have for the last 20 years been best friends with a lady who is Roman Catholic and she is the kindest, most loyal and trustworthy friend anyone could wish to meet. She respects my views, listens to my rantings and regrets but doesn't try to ram her religion down my throat. I attended her son's Christening at her church where everyone was very welcoming and friendly - and NON JUDGEMENTAL!! So refreshing!!
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  Our Son is 8 Today

  by cantleave in

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  here's his first ever bd cake..... .

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  Oh that is so lovely! It brings back memories of our son's first ever birthday celebration at around the same age. Happy Birthday little Cantleave Jr

  Oh, also a very Happy Anniversary to Mr and Mrs Cantleave of course!!
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  Did You Have a Favored Place to Sit in the KH?

  by snowbird in

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  did you sit to the right, left, or in front of the podium?.

  just curious.. syl.

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  Ahh thanks snowbird. I was suffering from post natal depression as well. On the plus side, it made my decision to start fading a whole lot easier!
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  Did You Have a Favored Place to Sit in the KH?

  by snowbird in

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  did you sit to the right, left, or in front of the podium?.

  just curious.. syl.

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  ambersun

  As a young girl sitting with my family, it was about 3 rows from the front on the right hand side. Later, when I sat with my friends, we usually sat half way to 3/4 back either left or right. After I was married with a baby, it was at the back as near to the exit as possible. After I had my second child (we had moved by this stage and had joined another congregation) I was made to sit in the book room with no sound system and as far as I can remember, no heating either. Nobody wanted to hear a gurgling baby while the meeting was in progress. There was no point in me being there so I eventually stopped going until my baby was old enough to be told not to gurgle during meetings!
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  Being A JW Is FUN!!

  by Pig in

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  some people think that it must be miserable to be a jw because they dont celebrate christmas or birthdays.. but they're wrong!

  being a jw is miserable because you cant do fucking anything.. crazy hair day - this was a fundraising day where kids come to school with blue or red died hair and give a $2 donation.

  i wasnt allowed to do this because it was too worldly to have "crazy hair" and it would be too hard to wash it out for tomorrow nights meeting.. school camp - this was unnessisary association with those devil worshipping 9 year olds.

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  but yeah, once you miss out on all that stuff.. you've missed out. You cant go back and have a normal childhood with lots of friends and fun.

  Ain't that the truth! I used to dread having to explain why I wasn't joining in all the fun activities at school and being made to feel like a total freak!

  Me and Hubby are so glad we faded in time for our kids to enjoy at least part of a normal childhood. From the age of 7 our son took an active part in everything from Christmas parties, birthdays, school outings, after school clubs etc.. etc...., and over 20 years later he still has wonderful memories and loyal, close friendships that were formed during those early years.

  When I see some of the JW children I know, often sitting quietly and withdrawn with subdued expressions on their little faces, my heart goes out to them.