Double Edge - "Let sleeping dogs lie.... if something comes up down the road, confront it then. But as for now and in the near (or distant) future, let go of fear, be free, but hold on to family as long as you can....which, unless you overturn the apple cart could in reality last a lifetime." You kinda nailed it on the head as to why Brigid is doing this, I think. "if something comes up down the road..." Here's another metaphor - Brigid doesn't want to wait for the other shoe to drop. There is no freedom in that. garybuss - "I really don't like letters. I'm too good in person." That coming from you made me laugh! You must be beyond amazing in person, since your posts are always so delightful and wise.
Kaethra
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Letting go...a letter to my brother
by Brigid indear friends and fellow sojourners,.
as i posted sometime back, i have been grappling with my last fear from the wtbts--that is, saying good-bye to my mother and brother who are still in the organization by revealing that not only have i left but am now what they consider an apostate.
it has come to me, that i must do this to be finally free of the last vestiges of "hold" that the organization still has on me.
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This may be my last postÂ…so goodbye and thanks
by seven006 ini never thought i would do one of those infamous goodbye i cant take this board anymore posts where the person shows up again a week later and looks like an idiot.
when i had enough of this board and needed a little break i would just quietly leave for a few months and hopefully nobody noticed.
that is not the case this time.
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Kaethra
I'm so sorry to hear this Dave M. We'll miss your sense of humour terribly! Take care of yourself.
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Sad news from Maui
by Makena1 inwe went to our favorite beach, met up with some of our local friends.
we don't have much in the way of details - but heard some devasting news that ari (well known to seattle area exjw's and i am sure by many on the board) killed himself sometime over last weekend.
he was so excited about moving to maui, and starting a new life here.
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Kaethra
That is so sad...poor man. I can't begin to imagine the guilt his daughters are going to feel if they have any heart or conscience at all.
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JW ghost, demon, superstition stories
by RunningMan ini would like to write an article outlining some of the goofy stories that jws believe.
for example, when i was young, this story went around: .
a couple decided that they would miss the meeting to go to see a hypnotist.
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Kaethra
crap like the stuff Leolaia quoted was force-fed to us even as small children...and my parents had the nerve to wonder why I was too scared to sleep in my own room until I was 12!
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How complete are you?
by funkyderek ini have the full complement of body parts and organs including my tonsils, appendix, foreskin and 32 teeth.. is anybody else as complete as me?
any funny stories on missing body parts?
exploding appendix, foreskin stuck in a zipper etc.....
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Kaethra
kitty - I had my wisdom teeth out a couple of years ago. It's fairly common for them to cause no problems but many people do have problems with them because our jaws have evolved so that wisdom teeth no longer fit properly. Few people now are able to have completely erupted wisdom teeth that allow for proper flossing and brushing to keep away those nasty bacterial infections. The other problem is what I had, which was total impaction where the teeth just have no room to come up. That caused me bad jaw, ear, and head aches. Although they didn't put me "under", it was the closest experience to it that I've ever had. I wouldn't call it fun, but it was an experience! They gave me valium. The nurse told me that the needle in my arm would first make me feel warm, then very itchy, then I'd count back from ten and shortly after that the whole thing would be over. Well...let me tell you, I did not expect what I experienced as to the itchiness. I know my eyes grew huge because when the "itchiness" started, the nurse's face grew concerned...she said it would subside in a few seconds, but no one had prepared me for the fact that the itchiness would be most intense in my most private parts. It was so bad it actually hurt! I remember more of the experience, but I don't want to bore everyone to tears. :)
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Marriage - Why bother?
by Spectrum inyet another friend's marriage has broken down(5th), this one i did not predict at all.
it came as a shock to me.
they got married after 10 years of living together so it's not like they didn't know each other.
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Kaethra
Sorry AA - guess I'm in the mood to pick on someone and you're It!
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Marriage - Why bother?
by Spectrum inyet another friend's marriage has broken down(5th), this one i did not predict at all.
it came as a shock to me.
they got married after 10 years of living together so it's not like they didn't know each other.
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Kaethra
"Apparently my posts are 50% bad math, 50% poor spelling, and the rest is pure genious..." Only when they're spelled right!
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Marriage - Why bother?
by Spectrum inyet another friend's marriage has broken down(5th), this one i did not predict at all.
it came as a shock to me.
they got married after 10 years of living together so it's not like they didn't know each other.
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Kaethra
"it's more of a sliding scale where you've got a 50% chance of misery to the point of being willing to endure divorce, another 30% of being generally unhappy, a 20% chance of feeling like you came out even on the deal, and 10% of being actually happy." The math seems a little off here. ;)
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No sex in NS.
by IMustBreakAway ini have been a jw all of my life and i have never heard anyone say anything about not having sex in the ns.
did the wtbs ever actually say that?
or is a bit of wittness folklore?
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Kaethra
There most certainly IS sex in Nova Scotia, I'll have you know!
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To JW's elder's wives. Did your elder husband ever have an affair with JW?
by booker-t ini was very naive as a jw child and young adult growing up.
i thought jw were perfect especially jw elders.
i did whatever they said because i thought they were appointed by jehovah and jesus.
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Kaethra
R6 says "nobody told me elders were perfect human beings." No. But unless you were raised in an alternate jw universe, they surely told you that they were 'appointed by God's Holy Spirit', and that you had to respect them/listen to them/obey them as God's reps or risk punishment for rebelliousness. It's pretty hard to respect Elder Dipwad when you know he is cheating on his wife. JWs have a fit when they hear Catholics use that old imperfection excuse when it comes to their priests, but they have no problem adopting it when it suits them.