Posts by jurs

i remember starting going to the meetings when i was 5 and continued till i stopped going to the meetings about 10 yrs ago......total of 25 yrs to the meetings.

i remember as a kid not being able to celebrate birthdays or stuff like that and wearing our dresses up to our knees....that was awful.

I left a year and ahalf ago. I found it very hard to make friends at the kingdom hall. It can be very lonely. I think you'll find that your experiences weren't unususal. We all know how "loving" the organization can be.

Hugs to you! I hope to hear more about you

jurs

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To Farkel... My Dad Died Today

by FreePeace in

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hey doug, .

as you may have known, my dad is not doing too well.

he is not expected to live much longer.

jurs

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

Hugs to you

jurs

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Mum guilty of 'Toilet Drowning' murder of newborn.

by nicolaou in

i first posted this article on another site (i feel so dirty) where i was totally lambasted for my point of view.

this time i'm going to keep silent and listen to the rest of you.

just one question; how many victims are there?.

jurs

I had a close friend who was served 7 years in the womens prison in Montana for killing 2 of her newborns. Her first child was born in 1989 apparently she suffocated the infant and wrapped it in a platic bag. A year later she gave birth to another child and did the same thing. Its really weird because she put both babies in the trunk of her car and then abandoned the car. Somebody reported the car to the authorities and they traced it back to her. I don't know where she kept the first baby for that whole year before she put it in the trunk with the other infant.

No one ever knew she was pregnant !!! My daughters were both born the same month and years that her two babies were born. We worked at the same casino together and spent alot of time with one another. I never suspected that she was pregnant.

After I had found out about what she had done I supported her as best I could. I went and visited her and wrote to her. I did this for several years. The thing that ended our friendship was when I became a JW !!! I gave her some literature and when I would write I would include scriptures to bring her comfort. She wrote me back a letter that basically said she wasn't interested in the JW's. She went on about some other minister or religon that she liked. For some reason that really bugged me and I quit writing to her and never visited her again when I was back in Montana.

As far as what I think about the story you printed, its sad but its not unheard of. My friend used postpartum depression as her defense. All I know is that she was a really nice girl. Everyone liked her and felt shocked when it hit the news. I don't believe that she was a evil or selfish person. She must have mentally snapped and perhaps the postpartum caused this.

As strange as this story is it gets even stranger. A couple of years ago I ran into her. I was working in a childrens conseinment store and we would enter customers names into our computer to keep track of what clothes they sold. Anyway, she came in and I was working. She gave a different name ( She must have changed it when she got out of prison) I said hi to her and when she looked at me she went white! Here she had moved far away to get a fresh start and she runs into me.

She had 2 little kids with her , I assume they are hers. I hope she has gotten help for whatever caused her to snap.

jurs

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Not again!!!

by DJ in

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sorry to be another october babe but it is my b-day and i would really treasure some of those warm wishes.....oh how pathetic am i?

lol

jurs

Happy Birthday

jurs

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Totally happy in your marriage?

by Lost Diamond in

how many of you are totally, incredibly happy in your marriage?

how many of you feel that your spouse is your absolute soul mate and you couldn't even imagine your being married somebody else?

talking with the women at work, i'm surprised at how many are not totally happy.

jurs

I also enjoyed your post , Sean. I thought you brought up some good points. As far as my marriage goes I'm not totally happy but I choose to stay because there are some things I don't want to give up and I also don't want to be a single mom with 2 kids. Perhaps I'm one of those people who are never satisfied

Jurs

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confused, scared..you name it

by Cyre in

hi there..im new to the board.

i am a coptic orthodox christian right now, and i am good friends with a witness.

unfortunately, i didnt know enough about my own religion before i started listening to my friend and i am starting to question my faith.

jurs

cyre,

Welcome ! I started studying with witnesses when I was in my early 20's. I too was impressed how they backed everything with scripture. After a few years of studying I got baptized. I completely believed it was the truth. It took a number of years before I started to see that scriptures could be twisted to suit any belief. I saw the hypocrisy of members and elders. I noticed the identifying mark "love" was sorely lacking. I won't bore you to death with the detais, but I would like to warn you. Becoming a JW has been my biggest regret. It robbed my life as well as my kids life of so much joy. The Rules were a heavy burden. The lifestyle was stifiling. I believed it was the only way to having a relationship with God. I know now how ignorant I was. I hope you don't take that plunge. Years later you'll regret you had ! jurs

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Where would you get married?

by Pleasuredome in

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the thought of getting married at the kh was very depressing.

i always thought what a bore it would be, i mean afterall its a very special day in your life why do it at such a boring place?

i always thought about going to an exotic location for mine.. what about you?

jurs

I think eloping is the way to go ! I was engaged to a different man before I married my husband. We had planned for a big wedding. What stress !!!!! I ended up not marrying him but I learned that I didn't want to go through all the stress of having a large wedding. My husband and I got married at the "hitching post" in Cordalaine Idaho. It was nice.

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What Era Would You Like To Have Lived In?

by DakotaRed in

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besides the one we are currently in, i mean.. for me, i feel a strong draw back to the late 1930s and early 1940s.

as i get older, i find myself enjoying the big band sound even more than i ever did, as well as the movies and radio programs of the era.

for some reason, the appeal to that era stops about mid ww2.

jurs

I also would choose the Victorian period. A big victorian house and loads of gorgeous dresses !!!!

jurs