Posts by Kristen

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Happy Festivus Everyone!

by Kristen in

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for you seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html

Kristen

But be forewarned, I bite...and I spank.

The spanking doesn't bother me . But the biting ... well ....

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Happy Festivus Everyone!

by Kristen in

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friends

for you seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html

Kristen

After the Airing of Grievances, we get together right in the same night to do something called "Feats of Strength". This is where the head of the household tests his/her strength with another friend or family member.

Well, think41, if you insist ... but don't be mad when I win, 'kay?

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Happy Festivus Everyone!

by Kristen in

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friends

for you seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html

Happy Festivus Everyone!

by Kristen in

jw
friends

for you seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html

Kristen

For you Seinfeld fans http://www.interlog.com/~porteous/festivus.html

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Need some help

by Vitameatavegamin in

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hello friends,.

i am in a situation that i am really at a loss as to what to do.. basically, we have quit going to meetings.

i really don't even want to be a part of the malarkey any longer.

Vita,
I'm so sorry to hear about these developments in your life. The familiar scenario plays out once again. Extracting one's life from the organization never seems to be an easy task, and often requires the one(s) leaving to sacrifice friends, family, and even emotional well-being for some time. Damn them!

All of our situations are unique, and we each must decide what the best course of action to do is. I really feel for you and for your son. You are right, he is too young to have to deal with this sort of thing, but the fact is he has no choice about the rules which others choose to follow. And neither do you. You can only control what you do from this point forward.

How do I handle this with my parents? I too admittedly lack courage to really tell them. But my son is faced with losing his only social outlet.

IMO, I think one of the first things you need to do is find the courage within yourself to be honest with your parents. I have the exact set-up as you do in this regard, and held off for many years before I was square with them about my feelings. Once I got beyond that, other things became easier.

As far as your son... he may seem to be losing quite a bit right now, and it WILL be tough for some time. He is learning a valuable lesson about the conditional love of the JWs. Fortunately, he has you! And now he is free to have what so many of us couldn't: friends at school, able to take part in sports and other extra-curricular activities, community involvment, etc. Maybe in time you could consider a program like Big Brothers or something. I'm sure others will offer other useful suggestions too.

I have confidence that you will get through this. Maybe with some scars, which is unfortunate, but not uncommon for all of us. Many have been there and will help support you along the way.

I wish you the best,
Kristen

free to be me

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What Can I Learn From You?

by ItsJustMe in

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the recent post about what everyone wants to learn about has led me to this post..... we can learn something from everyone we meet.

what can i learn from you?.

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Kristen

... for the quick buck part, I'll need to first borrow a dollar from you.

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What Can I Learn From You?

by ItsJustMe in

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the recent post about what everyone wants to learn about has led me to this post..... we can learn something from everyone we meet.

what can i learn from you?.

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Kristen

I can teach you how to juggle and how to make a quick buck.

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Why I'm Not a Dub

by Farkel in

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why i'm not a dub:.

we: maybe we cant solve all of the worlds problems, but weve already solved plenty of them so far, and there are a lot more we can solve if we give more of ourselves to help our fellow humans.. dubs: we cant solve all of the worlds problems, so why bother trying to solve any of them?

well just sell books, and youd better buy them.

Kristen

Farkel,
I liked that.

We: “You are worthy as a human; you are a special and unique individual.”
Dubs: “You are unworthy to live if you don’t sell our books and barely worthy even if you do.”

That one scripture about God could have used rocks to cry out always shamed me. But maybe his message would have been more convincing coming from rocks, eh?

Kristen

free to be me

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