Posts by LyinEyes

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I hate a good book because...

by Beck_Melbourne in

* i just can't put it down...i considered threading it on a chain and hanging it around my neck...saves me carrying it everywhere and some books don't quite fit inside my hand bag.

* i get annoyed when we get visitors because i have to tear myself away to entertain - what a drag - i have been known to sneak off to the 'powder room' just to continue reading...i get in big trouble when i do this.

* i think about the characters all day and wonder how they are doing lol...can't wait to get home from work to catch up with them again...geez i'm a meathead!

LyinEyes

Beck, once again, and again,,,LOL we see things the same way. I adore a good book, to the point of total obsession. I too, will read until myeyes are so blurred I can't see anymore. I will stay up late into the night reading chapter after chapter, yet wishing the book would never end. I get sad towards the end, hoping I can find a book as good as the one I am reading.

I am reading "Red Dragon", right now, the novel that preceded the "Silents of the Lambs", by Thomas Harris. You get to met Dr. Hannibal" the Cannibal" for the first time in this book.

It is gruesome , but I love it!!!!!!! I love psychological trillers and crime scene investigations and this book has both.

What good books do you recommend????I am half way thru this one and will need to replace it soon........... errrrrrrrrr.... I will need my fix ya know????LOL hugs Dede

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The Glory Days Are Over

by Farkel in

there is no doubt in my mind that the glory days of jehovah's witnesses are over.

from my knowledge and experience with wt history, i would define the glory days as the decades of the 1950's, 1960's and early 1970's.

with knorr's great expansionary vision and discipline, dubs in the 1950's became a "somebody" in the 1950's.

LyinEyes

Avengers,,,,, so sorry to hear about the tragic lose of you granddaughter. Hugsss Dede

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Alan Jackson's Got IT

by AuntieJane in

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he's singing " where were you" right now as i type.

if any of you have not heard it, i hope you'll make a point to hear it soon.

this song is so sincere and so strong.

LyinEyes

That is one of the most sincere songs I have ever heard. A very simple song, but WOW, did it not say what we all were feeling after that happened?? I know I held tight to my family and on the anninversary of that day , we plan to be together to remember and watch tv as a family . In all the towns big and small around here they are having special memorials etc. I am planning on buying my first American flag to hang outside my home.

I don't know if this is true, but I heard that when Alan Jackson sang that song on the awards shows just a short time after the 9-11 tradgedy, he hadnt even recorded it yet. I also heard that he wrote the song because he literally could not sleep after what happened. When I hear that song, even after a year , I still get goosebumps and tears. There have been alot of patriotic songs after what happened, but this one gets down to more of what we all were feeling, the feeling of "why"? and grief and the uncertainty of it all.

Cowboy, I enjoyed your posting the words to this song, I know that this 9-11 brings back memories for you in other ways. So on 9-11 we will also be thinking of the OK City, attack and your lose in that terrible tradgedy. Hugs Dede

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Did YOU Ever HATE Anybody???????

by minimus in

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i generally enjoy most people.

i try to give people the benefit of the doubt.

i am not a hateful person.

LyinEyes

I agree, Pineapple does not belong on a pizza.

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Ozzie's Weekend Poll #19

by ozziepost in

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to mark this weekend's district convention in sydney, australia, we are asked to cast our minds back in time and remember those district convention days with a certain nostalgia.

so, are you ready to begin that walk down memory lane?

settle back with a cuppa with me and reflect awhile.

LyinEyes

I didnt listen .

Doodled on my notepad.

Ate M&Ms ( green ones too)

Walked the corridors with the unruly children.

Walked the corridors looking for my hubby who was off chatting with his bud about how crappy the assemblys/ conventions were.

Talked in the corridors.

Ignored the signs , to please take a seat............

Left at lunch time and took kids back to motel for a swim, and drug my hind in as late as possible, for the afternoon session.

At least the drama was something to laugh at.

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Did YOU Ever HATE Anybody???????

by minimus in

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i generally enjoy most people.

i try to give people the benefit of the doubt.

i am not a hateful person.

LyinEyes

Yes. There was someone I truly wished a horrible death on. I was younger and IMO, if you knew the whole story you might hate this person too. As I got older the hate, did simmer down , a tad, the hate is still there but the passionate hate is not. I no longer fantazise about ways to off this person. I don't say I hate many people , just this one.

But since I was younger, there is another added to my hate list, but the hate is twisted because it is not the same kind of hate,,,,,,,,, it is hate with hurt . The hate I have for this person, plays tricks on my heart and I don't know how to deal with it. I am really a forgiving person, and this person seems to wish that I would disappear , quietly. How do you deal with hate and love at the same time. I guess you all know this is a family member, I am speaking of. The things this person has done is so much worse than the other person I hated for so long. I never loved the other person at all. The person I have all of this hurt towards, I thought loved me , at least in their own heart. But I was wrong. I guess like some say,,,,,,,,,,,,, they will get what is coming to them........ but what good will that do,,,,,,,,,,,,, this person in my life will probably never change and will go to their death bed, pushing me away. I believe if there is an afterlife, they will have to answer for what they have done, but what if there is no afterlife? Then some of us will never see those who hurt us pay for their cruelty. But really,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I am trying to move on.......... this is still a fresh wound for me.

I try not to let the hate, the pain, the sadness consume me,,,,,,,, but still sometimes it creeps up and I lose my ability to push it away. Maybe that is a good thing, cry over it , get mad and then go about your life. It is the only solution for me right now............. Peace,,,,,,,, Dede

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Open Letter to the Board

by searcher in

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i am not, and never have been a jw.

my interest in them started 1 year ago when i started to 'study'.

going on to the internet, and searching ' jehovah's witnesses' led me to this board, (among others).

LyinEyes

Searcher, so sorry about your lose. Weither we are JW, disfellowshipped , disassociated, or never been JW's , we all share many common bonds. Sad to say but one of the bonds we all share here is grief.. and it helps to be here to express it. Some days are good , silly fun days and others you cry. But the support is here. Sometimes the chat room can get crazy,,,,,,,, I find that expressing my feelings on the board is my favorite way to communicate. Please know that you are being thought of right now,, ,,,

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The Glory Days Are Over

by Farkel in

there is no doubt in my mind that the glory days of jehovah's witnesses are over.

from my knowledge and experience with wt history, i would define the glory days as the decades of the 1950's, 1960's and early 1970's.

with knorr's great expansionary vision and discipline, dubs in the 1950's became a "somebody" in the 1950's.

LyinEyes

Did someone say that the WT is going out of business??????????????

LOL

That would explain the for sale sign in front of the hall we used to attend. LOL

I always thought if my hubby left as an elder there, the whole place would fall apart!!!!!heheheh

I wish,,,,,,,, but I know they have been talking about selling that termite infested , shingles in the drive way, piece of crap....... I wonder how they plan on pawning that thing off on some unspecting buyer??????????? I am sure it will not bother their consciouses.

The FOR SALE sign, is one of those 97cent signs you get at walmart......... very tacky looking and they don't even have the good sense to use a dark marker for the number to call.

I should take a picture and post it ,,, it is pathetic......

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could your son be gay???

by searchfothetruth in

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how would you react if doctors come up with a test that could determine if your son would turn out to be gay when he grows up?

how would you react?

i personally, having two young sons myself, would not want to know.

LyinEyes

If they could predict anything about my chid I would want to know.

Regardless, I would love my child exactly the way he was born to be.

My son is 15 right now and he likes girls. But I swear if he didnt, I would love him the same, and would stand by whatever choice he made. Same is true for my daughter. I guess the one thing that has come out of the shitty way my dad has treated me is this,,,,,,,,,, I will never stop loving my kids , no matter what , as long as they are happy and don't hurt others on purpose , I will treasure them. My dad always hated gay people and it made me sick that he was so self righteous. I guess I never fit the mold of a true JW, I should have seen me leaving it sooner, too many things I never agreed with. My mom was a free spirit and taught me one thing.......... Live and let live....

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Barely hanging on

by joelbear in

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i am just barely hanging on to my sanity again.

going through one of my terrible.

panicky periods.

LyinEyes

I am very glad to hear you made it back to the doc , Joel. Ativan is pretty good too,,,,, I have tried them all myself and I think meds are just one important part of dealing with a chronic problem like OCD , PTSD and other anxiety disorders that will just not go away.

Getting a roommate might be a good thing, just becareful to not stress yourself out more with someone who may get on your nerves......LOL

Do you have any pets, Joel? I have 3 kids, a hubby and still need my pets......I don't know why but I have to have animals around me . I have always been that way ,even as a child and find great comfort in petting them, taking care of them, and watching them play. I have 2 dogs, one is a pug and acts like my shadow or baby, and we just got 2 new kittens which are soooooooo much fun to watch.....If you live in an apt a cat is perfect, litter box is not a big deal if you keep it cleaned out often. If I lived alone,,,,, I would absolutely HAVE to have an animal..... they seem to be there when you need them the most. It is like they sense you need them , as they need you.

Sorry I have rambled , but I really hope you get to feeling better......... hugsssssssss Dede