Hey forum assistants lots of somebody's personal info is in OpenFireGlass's post....
I'm just saying....
Shoshana
La Capra
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Witnesses NEW attitude toward Marijuana!!!
by gumby inmost of us remember the society's viewpoint of using marijuana.
countless of articles condemed the drug saying it was mind altering and allowed a place for the demons.. articles were abundant concerning the greek word "pharmakia"..or druggery and included marijuana as being a part of that.
but alas!
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Letter to Ritchie's Mom
by jgnat ina young man is on the verge of saying goodbye to his mother.
he's forced in to this position due by a rigid organization that punishes strength, intelligence, and individuality.
i dedicate this thread to all good thoughts about richie rich.
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La Capra
Dear Mom,
My situation nearly 20 years ago is similar to RIchie's now. I disassociated myself when I was 19 years old, in 1988. My father is not a Jehovah's Witness, but my mother was, and still is. While I realize that my mother was deeply hurt for a several years after my disassociation, she never shunned me.
I continued to live at home for several more years while I finished college. And when I moved out to go to graduate school and begin my career, she welcomed my visits, shared meals with me in her home, my home, and restaurants. To this day, when we get on the phone we can talk for hours. We talk about everything except religion. We talk family, we talk politics, we talk clothes, food, health, television, movies, and sometimes we even talk about legitimate family business.
You see, my mother believes that maintaining familial relationships is family business. My mother believes that sharing meals together is family business. My mother believes that my visits to her, and her visits to me are family business. Maintaining close, loving support for one's family is family business. No one outside your family has any right, or business to judge your continued relationship with your only son. And you would not only be a disgrace to motherhood, but a disgrace to the true meaning of Christian love by excluding Richie from your life, when he leaves your religion.
If you experience ramifications from the congregation for continuing your relationship with your only child, don't hesitate to invoke the explanation I am sure my mother has resorted to in desperate times: "His father is the head of the house, and he insists I continue to be a mother to our son. Richie's father knows that Richie will always be there for me, and insists that I be there for him." Trust me, Mom, you will be losing far more than a son by cutting Richie out of your life. You will drive an unnecessary wedge into your marriage. It will serve to cast a divide between father and son, and ultimately grandfather and grandchildren should you decide to cut off Richie.
Don't do it. It isn't necessary. You have an ideal situation. You can blame your unbelieving mate for your continued relationship with your son when the friends in the congregation try to manipulate you, and you can know in your heart that you are conducting the true essence of family business. Love and a common purpose of living happy, productive, intermingled lives.
And besides, I bet Richie intends to take care of you when the time comes, like I intend to take care of my mom. Who else do you have who will?
It's ok, Mom. My mom has survived 18 years of my disassociation, and will survive it until she dies of old age. You will survive too.
Shoshana
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Interesting comment at WT study, by the conductor---about the numbers
by ?me? inat the wt study the conductor brought up an interesting point about the figures in the chart.
i was mulling over them and saw it about halfway through the study.
he pointed out that here in the usa the number of baptised was about 29k, however the average pushishers increased only 2.5k.
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La Capra
It also means that the bulk of the baptized are children raised in the cult. They have been turning in time since the second they were able to blurt "Jehovah" into the microphone at the Sunday WT study. Their baptisms would not result in an increase in publishers, like when converts enter the cult. They usually start turning in time within the same few months as getting baptized.
Then, when many of the kids who don't get baptized get to their teen years, they stop turning in time and drift off. This accounts for the low publisher increase as well.
Shoshana
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The Plot Thickens...
by RichieRich insaturday, i was out in service for 8 hours.
i'm auxillary pioneering.
uh.
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La Capra
Or, and this is a stretch, the guy asking you about it has succumbed to vicious and malicious gossip-mongering. Richie, as the mature brother you are destined to become, you should report this to the proper elder.
As you never posted anything of this nature on myspace, someone who reads this board has "reported" you. Flush them out. In addition to being able to kick his ass in a private moment, in the long term, you may have a co-conspirator.
I hope you can DA in a talk, and that you pack the Kingdom Hall with your supporters....If I weren't studying for the bar exam, I'd fly out, dress like a visiting dub and attend (with a giant foam finger to wave at the appropriate time).
I cherished my DA. I only wish I had done it during my last talk...
Shoshana
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Waxing
by Lo-ru-hamah ini am going to try this on my legs.
has anyone, or does anyone get their legs waxed?
how bad does it hurt?
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La Capra
Estheticians are not allowed to do laser. Try talking to the nurses and doctors that are licensed to do it. See if they say it is permanent. A person not qualified to do the procedure is likely not qualified to advise on it either. I'm just saying....
Shoshana
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Anyone from UKIAH, CA???
by Kudra inhey, .
just checking if anyone in here is from ukiah.
i'm still hopefull about getting to talk to someone i knew while in the "truth" who is now out-n-free... .
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La Capra
I grew up in Sonoma Valley. The only thing we had (which wasn't much) was that at least we could make fun of Ukiah....(And here I am, still making fun of Ukiah. Geez, I'm stunted.) I live about 45 minutes from Ukiah now. Never spent much time there. Don't know what I would do there anyway (oops, there it is again).
Shoshana
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Waxing
by Lo-ru-hamah ini am going to try this on my legs.
has anyone, or does anyone get their legs waxed?
how bad does it hurt?
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La Capra
For my last birthday, I'm treating myself to laser hair removal. I never did waxing, because I have a horrible problem with the bumps when the hair grows back. I figured that four to six treatments over four to six months was worth the cost (since it is supposed to be permanent).
It does hurt. A lot. But one can apply an anesthetic cream to numb the areas before, if pain is an issue. It isn't for me, so I forewent the mess.
After the first treatment, I was able to continue to shave (but only needed to do so about one fourth as frequently). I had my second treatment this week, and I think my underarms are done (it takes about two weeks to notice if the hair is really gone).
But I definitely recommend it, and I can't wait until it's done. No shaving or waxing, ever again.
Shoshana
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Has there been any fall out yet over the Higher Education WT article?
by truthseeker inhave you heard any complaints about the wt article on higher education?.
are there those for college?
against college?.
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La Capra
Actually, the "relaxed view" has never been the official view. JWs pay lip service to "the world" by saying they do not condemn higher education. But the literature and the lectures received "from the platform" will never do anything but discourage it or equate "higher education" with a 9-month "technical degree."
They have always condemned higher education and required those elders who did send their kids to college not to advise it. Look what happened to Richie Rich when he mentioned going to college in his comment to the congregation.
What they tell outsiders what they require and what they actually require of insiders are polar opposites.
Shoshana
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Dumping Sodas
by Sparkplug ini am so mad right now.
last night i went to the grocery store.
they have ten packs of soda for 10 dollars.
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La Capra
I teach high school. Teenaged boys (most, at least) eat nonstop. They sit in class when they are supposed to be working talking about food. One pair of boys, this year, has had the same conversation about sandwiches about a dozen times. Several years back, I had two boys in class that talked about what they watched on the cooking channel like it was porn.
When I lived with my older teenaged brother, my mom had to give me food to hide in my room so my brother would not find it and eat it. My parents did discover was that if it took a long time to prepare, it was less likely to disappear....So meat stayed frozen, as did pasta sauce, etc. "Good Dinners" consisted of small roasts (take an hour roast), rather than steaks that can be broiled in ten minutes. My brother was capable of eating two pounds of deli meat in a less than five minutes. There was always plenty of popcorn we could pop, a can of soup we could open, or the ever present Top Ramen.
And there was never soda in our house, not even juice (liquid candy, essentially). Water was fine, and if we wanted it flavored, there was unsweetened koolaid that we had to make (and mix in the sugar) ourselves.
What finally solved the problem was when my brother went to work at a restaurant that provided a full meal (and all the soda he could drink) for the shift. It was a match made in heaven. Your son is 16. Send him to work at a pasta restaurant. Make him eat there and fill up. He will also probably be working during the dinner hour, so it kills two roast chickens with one stone....
Good Luck!
Shoshana
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Summer district convention schedule
by TweetieBird indoes anyone have the date(s) for the district convention for san diego?
a family member asked me when our convention was and i had to fumble around.
they think we still go to meetings.
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La Capra
I just noticed that these are organized by date, rather than location. Every other organizer would categorize by state or region, then locality, then by date.
My law school graduation coincides with one of the dates at my mom's location. If this is her convention date, I wonder which she will choose. I guess I will have to make her look like a real poop (replace with intended term for excrement) to all the other relatives that I will tell, if she doesn't come. I'll look like a thug, but she will look like a heartless bitch. This would devastate my my dad.
Shoshana