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  Another story... possibly final story

  by confusedandalone in

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  this is the exchange of text messages i had with my super spiritual brother.

  it is sad... it is pathetic... it has helped me realize that i have no connection to these people anymore.

  i feel free today.

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  laverite

  How much do you want to bet that your dad will STILL want the money after you are DFd. Sure, his conscience may bother him, but the bills...He'll want the money still. And will want to shun you at the same time.

  I certainly wouldn't give them the money. Let the others in the family who are not being shunned deal with it. You'll just be lightening the load of those who are treating you like crap. Your brother may have "obligations" but what choice will he have? He knows it's in his best interest for you to fork over the money ASAP.

  You don't owe them a thing, so don't give them anything. Let your brother have to earn some money to help them.
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  Do you have zeal for TTATT?

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  who of you feels like they have zeal for ttatt and wish to spread it far and wide?

  who feels that it is like a "fire burning in your bones" that you can't keep shut?

  (don't worry, i love the power of the internet for anonymity)... ;).

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  laverite

  Amelia - I wish I could get some of those cards. I like 'em.
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  Do you have zeal for TTATT?

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  who of you feels like they have zeal for ttatt and wish to spread it far and wide?

  who feels that it is like a "fire burning in your bones" that you can't keep shut?

  (don't worry, i love the power of the internet for anonymity)... ;).

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  laverite

  ILOVETTAT - you are such an apostate.
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  My daughter got her A Levels yesterday and is off to university in September

  by Xanthippe in

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  she took english, maths and physics and acheived a* a* and a. .

  it is the best thing possible for me, even better than seeing her opening birthday presents or the day she won the halloween fancy dress prize at school.. her dad died five years ago but she has coped and done so well at school.

  it has shown me that despite what happens in life you can still do well and reach your goals, especially if you take a cult upbringing out of the equation!

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  laverite

  Those are crazy awesome A-level results. WOW.
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  Do you have wood floors? What cleaner do you use?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i have bona for years but i am looking to try something else.

  any recommendations?.

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  laverite

  Plus, vinegar is also a food. So no chemicals. I wouldn't use anything else.
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  Do you have wood floors? What cleaner do you use?

  by Iamallcool in

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  i have bona for years but i am looking to try something else.

  any recommendations?.

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  laverite

  I use 1:10 white vinegar and water. It's awesome. Costs almost nothing and once it's dried there's no vinegar smell at all. Just clean.
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  Great News!

  by haboob48 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well i do not post here very much and usually what i have to say........well...isn't that important!

  but......i am the proud grandmother of twin girls as of august 10!

  i am so proud of my daughter, who is 25, just gave birth to twin girls.........no painkillers........nothing!

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  laverite

  I'm so very happy for you! What a beautiful post and what a delight to read about your new precious grandchildren.
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  Something odd just happened when I logged on!

  by tornapart in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i typed in my name, password and the captcha, expecting to see my name come up in the top right corner and what i actually saw was someone else's name!

  (the name was another member of this board).

  i looked at it for a few seconds feeling a bit puzzled and not sure what to do about it and as i looked it automatically changed (whithout me doing anything) back to my own name.. has anyone else had this happen to them?

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  laverite

  Wow. Interesting, Simon. Thanks for the info!
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  My August Update

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  2. friends

  i don't really have a purpose in this thread, but wanted to share my thoughts and updates.. fading has, at least for now, totally stabilized.

  my jw wife doesn't discuss jw things and, as difficult for me as it is, i haven't been discussing anything directly against jw policy.

  oh, i slip in comments when she tries to judge people or groups based on her jw training- things like gay marriage, medical marijuana, pedophile news stories.

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  laverite

  OTWO,

  Even if she never comes out of the cult (never say never though!!), small steps are good. I've seen some interesting things in my family. I have a couple of JW family members who are FAR more liberal than the rest of my family (who are all UBER!!). When I mention that they are liberal JWs, they say they are offended by that and say they don't know what I am talking about. I call them out on how they aren't typical JWs and are at odds with Watchtower (e.g. they love gay people, love their gay friends, etc.). We have these conversations, with them saying they are offended and me calling them out but no one is actually upset in the least. It's all very friendly and no one gets pissed off.

  But back to your wife, little baby steps may ultimately mean more normalcy for you and your marriage, even if she stays a life-long JW. I admire your love for your wife. She is one lucky person indeed.
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  Something odd just happened when I logged on!

  by tornapart in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i typed in my name, password and the captcha, expecting to see my name come up in the top right corner and what i actually saw was someone else's name!

  (the name was another member of this board).

  i looked at it for a few seconds feeling a bit puzzled and not sure what to do about it and as i looked it automatically changed (whithout me doing anything) back to my own name.. has anyone else had this happen to them?

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  laverite

  I just turned into ohiocowboy.