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  Another JW related murder/suicide

  by La Capra in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i just spoke to my mother this morning, who at the end of the conversation said, almost as a side note, that my brother's ex-wife's brother shot his estranged wife and then himself last saturday.

  my former sister-in-law and her brother were both raised as second (or third) generation jws.

  i only met her brother a few times, never cared for him (misogynist prick), but he was a jw at the time i met him.

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  I just spoke to my mother this morning, who at the end of the conversation said, almost as a side note, that my brother's ex-wife's brother shot his estranged wife and then himself last Saturday. My former sister-in-law and her brother were both raised as second (or third) generation JWs. I only met her brother a few times, never cared for him (misogynist prick), but he was a JW at the time I met him. I don't know what their current status was at the time of this horrible tragedy. I will attempt to post the link to the two local stories in the paper in Hollister, California. If they don't work, hopefully someone else can fix it up for me. You may find other stories out of Salinas, Gilroy or the greater Silicon Valley areas. The Hollister paper mentioned nothing about JWs. Shoshana http://www.freelancenews.com/news/newsview.asp?c=75910 ********and*********** http://www.freelancenews.com/news/newsview.asp?c=76086
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  So who has a song which mentions her/his name?

  by berylblue in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  smile a little smile for me, rosemarie, rosemarie.

  smile a little smile for me, rosemarie, rosemarie.

  smile a little smile for me, rosemarie, rosemarie.

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  Oh Susanna, don't you cry for me.... And wouldn't ya'll know, I'm a crier....Shoshana
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  Future Educators of America

  by joannadandy in

  1. social
  2. current

  i am going to be a teacher of english when i grow up (please don't e-mail me every grammatical error i make here).

  high school to be exact.

  this is my final year.

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  Joanna-I used to score the PRAXIS II, years ago, but in math, not English. DON'T leave anything blank, and get into the topic and you'll at least get "2" for the question. Also, if you haven't yet, and there is time, use the preparations recommended that PRAXIS publishes. Going in knowing what to expect is more than half the battle. Remember, once you pass, they don't care how well you passed. Don't shoot your wad on things you know really well, only to run out of time on things you don't know so well (particularly pedagogy). You only need ot average 3's to pass. One or two good 4's (fives are nigh impossible) only to get 1's on a few others because you didn't get into topic and only had time for a sentence or two before time ran out doesn't make sense. You can't imagine the number of times we graders could be heard muttering "This person shouldn't be teaching math." I imagine the graders in the English room were doing the same thing. You'll do fine, though. And if not, you can take it again, knowing all the better what to expect. Good Luck. Shoshana
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  How Did 1975 Affect You?

  by Perry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i saw my uncle sell their house..... only later to feel and look like idiots.

  i remember all the buzz about the end coming around my own house.

  since i was a naturally inqusitive child (the question why is not good for theocratic advancement) i was made to feel stupid for questioning, even at 7 and 8 years old.

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  It was the same for me as it was for Perry. I was 7 and 8 (for 7 days) in 1975. I had been hearing about 1975 since I could remember. I even vividly remember a "special talk" one cold night at the fairgrounds from a GB, (I was probably four-it was my first red coat-the one my mom made, I got the second red coat in first grade-store bought) who mentioned 1975 several times during the talk. My mom admits we went to a talk one cold night, that it was at the fairgrounds, but denies that 1975 was ever mentioned....I counted on a calendar how many days I might have left too. I couldn't sleep (except at the hall) because I was too afraid. And if I did sleep I had horrible nightmares about it. The nightmares continued until I was in high school, and my BS detector hit the red zone. Shoshana
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  You Should all be Listening to The W?T Now!!!

  by Latte in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have done load of washing, cleaning, getting school uniform ready - (and all that goes with that) this sunday morning.

  what a chunck out of your day attending the kh was!

  i remember being so tired after sunday activities: make sandwiches for fs, get kids ready, get to kh.

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  Hamas, I feel the exact same way about escaping the watchtower and The Shawshank Redemption (Tim Robbin's bare bum is just a bonus). Shoshana
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  The Ultimate Beef Stew

  by sunshineToo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what do you put in your favorite the ultimate beef stew?

  and what do you serve with?.

  this evening i'm making my beef stew and am going to serve it with mashed potato with cabbage sauteed in butter.

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  I put beer in my "American" beef stew. I was out of red wine one cold February day, which is how I discovered that beer was an excellent alternative for a completely different flavor. One day, I didn't feel like making a salad, and tossed the spinach in the stew to cook instead. That was also amazingly different (and delicious). I serve beef stew with any kind of fresh bread or biscuit like buttermilk biscuits, cornbread, or really crusty sourdough french bread, and of course with beer. Shoshana
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  service overseer - we're only reaching 10% of the people

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at the service meeting last week, it was announced that which area of service do we need to work on more?

  was it bible studies, return visits or not homes?.

  well, apparently it was not at homes.

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  I think that it is, and has been, a national trend to ignore the door should one hear a knock or the bell between 10 a.m. and noon, when one is not expecting any visitors. I know I generally do. So do all my neighbors, too. Shoshana
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  What Do You Do Besides JWD?

  by pettygrudger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with so many new ones, and not so new ones, its kinda hard to get to know people.

  i'm just wondering, what do you like to do besides post on the jwd discussion board?.

  me, during the spring - fall months like my yard & gardening.

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  I am a full time high school teacher, I go to law school at night (2L), I clerk for the public defender, I am two months away from formal conversion to Judaism, and the rest of the time I am studying, exercising, sleeping, and watching television. I have not been to a movie since last March. This better be worth it. Shoshana
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  TRIBUTE to a CIRCUIT OVERSEER

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  over the years, circuit servants and then circuit overseers came and went.

  i can only recall a handfull because the rest were unimpressive or i was not real active during the visit of some.

  most cos that i recall were humdrum with perhaps some single interesting feature or personality quirk.

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  I also grew up in Sonoma County and remember him and his wife. There was one elder in our congregation who thought like Snow. The rest were a bunch of turds. That whole thing about a potential elder whose wife was not a regular publisher could have happened in our congregation. PO's son's (elder also) wife never came to meetings but went out in service, so he was "off the hook" but woe to the hard-working guy whose wife just couldn't confront her shyness enough to bother people in their own homes and tell them they were doomed to destruction if they didn't listen to her. Snow came along and the congregation had a new elder. I remember that. While others rejoiced, it made me sad, because this new elder would turn out to be one of the turds. Shoshana
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  Trying not to 'contaminate' others

  by SM62 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone else feel the same that they feel afraid when approached by a particular bro or sis, particularly one you like and who is really nice.

  i feel that i may get them into trouble just for talking to me.

  i don't want to drop them in it so i always keep the conversation short.

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  I found myself in the same situation from time to time, worrying whether, by virtue of my DA statuts, that others were putting themselves in jeopardy for their own "status" (or standing, as they call it). But as the years wore on, I realized I was still thinking in their mindset when it came to others' consciences (or brainwashing), such that while I was perfectly comfortable with the notion that I get to make my own decisions about with whom I wish to converse, and associate, I was still trying to protect others from doing that for themselves. Just a little hypocrisy on my part, I thought, so I backed off and let the conversations flow. Of course, sometimes they are jws that I really don't want to talk to, and I do end those conversations as quickly as I can without being rude or hostile (oh, wow, is that really the time? I've gotta run....).Shoshana