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  No more shunning from me!

  by Dawn in

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  i was a jw for years, and i constantly run into old "friends" at the store, gym, doctor's, cinema, etc.

  up to now, i have just looked the other way because i knew they couldn't talk to me.. but after reading some posts here - i realized that i was contributing to their shunning.

  acting like i was still under their law - well no more!!.

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  MegaDude

  Hi Dawn,

  Someone once told me, "Love Jehovah's Witnesses. It drives 'em crazy."

  Your approach is a healing one, for you and hopefully for them.
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  Louisiana

  by gspradling in

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  hi all,.

  i just wondered if there was anyone on here from deridder, la?

  i was in the borg there back in the 70's.

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  I was in Ruston during the early seventies. Was good friends with the Ambroses, Beans, Kleinmans. Still remember when we integrated despite the fact that the Klu Klux Klan had a major influence in that little town.
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  Hey Jennifer Did Win It

  by LB in

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  got the first oscar of the evening for her role in a beautiful mind.

  she looked painfully thin compared to her pre boob reduction surgery.

  but still classy looking.. .

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  Oh, brother. I think Denzel Washington is a great, great actor but you win it for your performance AND the fact you did that performance in a GREAT FILM. Reverse racism? "Training Day" is a decent movie, but it certainly was not a great movie or one worth a repeat viewing. It seemed like race appreciation night at the Oscars was in full swing. Ha, Russell Crow looked genuinely shocked he didn't win.
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  Hey Jennifer Did Win It

  by LB in

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  2. entertainment

  got the first oscar of the evening for her role in a beautiful mind.

  she looked painfully thin compared to her pre boob reduction surgery.

  but still classy looking.. .

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  LB,

  Did you see J.C. in "Requiem for a Dream"?

  Great acting, great film, depressing as hell subject matter.
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  Life Is On the Hairy Edge

  by AlanF in

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  got a call late this afternoon: "your daughter was in a car accident along with four other girls.

  you need to come to the emergency room.".

  daughter not there yet.

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  Alan, that was close. Hope she heals fast, and I'm glad it wasn't more serious.
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  Recommend a Book

  by Black Man in

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  that's right....recommend a book...any book that would be a good read....... mine's is:.

  invisible man by ralph ellison

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  Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl

  I still reread this book because it is one of the best books I've ever read. The account of Frankl imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp. What makes the book unique is he was a psychiatrist, and his observations on why some people persevered as opposed to those who gave up and died are profound.

  Visions of Glory by Barbara G. Harrison

  The best account I've ever read about what it's like to grow up as a JW, and be a woman, be intelligent, go to Bethel to serve, and ultimately break free of the JWs. Deep and moving. This woman opens up her life and emotions completely to the reader.

  The Stand (uncut), by Stephen King

  Growing up with Armageddon constantly being preached at me led me to appreciate King's version of it as a government-manufactured virus escapes the lab and wipes out most of the population of earth. I loved this book.
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  About Dan Sydlik...

  by Patriot in

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  i was talking to one of my brother-in-laws about his time in bethel.

  he put in about 5 years.. anyway, i mentioned the post about lyman calling the new black brother "nigger", and he also said that it did not surprise him.. but what i found even funnier was the experience he had with dan.

  dan sydlik had been staying at the bossert hotel while his apartment was getting renovated.

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  Dan may have a trophy wife, but her problems with alcoholism are well known. I wonder why? Because she's married to Dan?
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  Any one here Know much about homeopathic med's?

  by lydia in

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  2. friends

  hey i am just wondering again - ( i know i might just get lost ..but????).

  has any one here done any research or ever practiced homeopathic medicine??.

  i am looking into it and would lve any input on it..

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  Hopefully he'll leave out the rolfing move where he sticks his finger deep into your nose to spread the nasal cartilage. OUCH!!!!
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  I'm in agony

  by rem in

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  my wife just left me this morning.

  i've been crying all night.

  i am so drained.

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  I know this will sound trite, but you're going to hurt for a while, maybe a long time. You will be emotionally screwed up for the time being. This is normal after a breakup or divorce.

  How long you continue to *badly hurt* will be determined a lot by what you do in reponse to your emotional pain. I agree with all of Valis' suggestions. They work. Basically, build a new life for yourself and try and get some enjoyment out of life... even though you're going through a bad patch right now. These emotions will not last forever. They will pass one day. The quicker you are able to force yourself to move on, the faster that day will come when you are no longer deeply torn up over the loss of your relationship.
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  New Smurf Drawing

  by Valis in

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  2. friends

  ok...i have new smurfs that are looking for good apostate homes.

  the first smurf to go will be anonymous smurf, as i can't tell which one he is.

  i'll keep the rules nice and simple:.

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  I will mail the smurf to the Governing Body in Bethel if I win.

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