Posts by Mimilly

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TRICKY SITUATION

by bay64me in

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i got new neighbours a couple of months ago.

to get straight to the point, i'm sure the husband is knocking his wife about.

i can hear him shouting and screaming and loud thuds and bangs, sometimes late at night and even last week he was so loud that he actually woke me up at 7.30 in the morning with his behaviour.. i really feel intimidated by him.

Mimilly

ISP - call about the noise? WTF? What about the woman being beat to shit? If a call is gonna be made, why not just tell it as it is!

SIMON - I'm disappointed in you. For someone who has been running a site with numerous survivors I would have hoped you had learned a thing or two about what abuse does to a person. You said something like - don't worry - it's her issue if she stays? And tape recording? The police would just looooove that one - here she is tape recording a possible death and didn't call instead? What if Ang was being beaten up? What would YOU want someone who heard to do? Just tape record it? Hope she can reach a phone and call herself?

Domestic abuse is NO different than child abuse in that if you know about it - REPORT IT. Otherwise - you're nothing more than an accessory.

Mimilly

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TRICKY SITUATION

by bay64me in

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i got new neighbours a couple of months ago.

to get straight to the point, i'm sure the husband is knocking his wife about.

i can hear him shouting and screaming and loud thuds and bangs, sometimes late at night and even last week he was so loud that he actually woke me up at 7.30 in the morning with his behaviour.. i really feel intimidated by him.

Mimilly

Sorry - I don't see any 'tricky' in this 'situation'. That woman came out on her front yard calling for help. No one has to know you called. It warranted a call to 911. How would you have felt if you went out at night on your lawn calling for help with no one answering? Helpless, useless and not worthwhile. She was being beaten up. Not much chance for her to dial those three numbers is there!

I grew up in a home just like this. The entire neighborhood could hear my father beat the living shit out my mother - and I. The neighbors knew - cos I could hear it when I was outside on the street or in another house of a friend's, and at one time, we were asked to move.

Enough of this crap that the woman probably will or won't do this or that. You help! You call! It's bloody simple. Does Battered Wife Syndrome ring any bells? So she goes back - it's her fault? So you've been abused - you're not going to help, yet listen to her screams?

I was terrified of my father. At 14, I was the ONLY one to defend my mother and on many occasions, stop him from killing her. Was that easy for me? NO. But someone had to do it, and none of the so called adults in my world did a damned thing. I hate them for that.

There is NO tricky to this situation. You damned well call. If you need to remain anonymous, you say so and why. Also - this is NOT a situation where you call the police for disturbance of the peace. The police need to know, for their own safety that it is a domestic violence situation. They will often arrive with backup now.

That woman cried into the night. Little does she know that someone heard her and kept silent. How the hell would that make YOU feel?

Tricky my ass.

Mimilly

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How will you commemorate the anniversary of 9/11?

by Kenneson in

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1. attend a prayer service.

2. stay at home and watch the t.v.

specials.

Mimilly

Quietly remembering the day no one could possibly forget.

Mimilly

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ZERO FOUND THIS-ELDER'S MEETING

by ashitaka in

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zero did all the work and found this.

just wanted to post it on a thread, because some lurkers might not want to go off site to look at stuff.

hats off to zero.. .

Mimilly

Absolutely incredulous! The GB really do exist in a vaccum don't they! The amount of crap and attempt at complete control is going to backfire.

I mean, really, what are these old men thinking - and doing? What are these geezers DOING with their time and money to be SO out of touch with reality? Anyone wanting super control over people can do it, but these guys have even lost touch of that!

I'm so glad I'm out. It's been ten years now, and it's threads like this that bring a rush of relief over me, as well as utter sadness for those chained to the mother ship with super-glue on their blinders.

I can't help but keep shaking my head at this. But it's good. What better way for the tower to tumble than by being caught in their own words and practices.

Mimilly

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So I was put in the back of a police car....

by Mimilly in

oops.... should start at the beginning of a story shouldn't i!

i've been lower than a serpent's belly as of late.

finances just got a whole lot worse; argued 5 times with monopolistic telephone company who took my payment (money from 'hubby') yet didn't re-connect me; went searching for my resume on hubby's computer and found child porn instead.

Mimilly

outoftheorg - no probs hon. I scared myself. I sincerely thank you for your honesty and concern. It just comes down to different strokes for different folks. One recipe doesn't fit all - but I certainly saw the concern in your post, and didn't doubt it for a second.

hugs,

mimilly

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It was a dark and stormy night.....

by Mimilly in

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actually, it was dark and it was night, but it was clear and something happened last night that creeped me out and has no explanation.

i'm wondering if anyone has had similiar things happen.

the setting: i'm sick with a stupid cold and decided to sleep on the couch in the livingroom.

Mimilly

Tink - no prob hon. And yes, I was scared while creeping up my own steps, spooked (by the music and how it stopped just as I reached - not yet touched - the door knob). I know this is stuff people debate and others just blow off as jokes. I can't dismiss what I've seen and heard and felt.

There was also a split second when I thought, "What the hell am I doing? I don't even have my bat with me? What IF someone is in there!" But I shot the door open anyway and flicked on the light.

I don't feel scared about it now, just really weird, like, who, what, and why - ya know?

As for my cold, it is the flu and I've been on the couch all day trying to rest, without alot of luck. At least the dogs are in a snoozin mood. Mom and Shelene come back tomorrow. It seems Mom has a way to help my financial condition, so that's an unexpected plus.

The house needs serious cleaning. Too bad I couldn't just wiggle my nose and have it all done eh? Maybe that will happen tonight if I sleep in my bedroom! LOL

Mim

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It was a dark and stormy night.....

by Mimilly in

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actually, it was dark and it was night, but it was clear and something happened last night that creeped me out and has no explanation.

i'm wondering if anyone has had similiar things happen.

the setting: i'm sick with a stupid cold and decided to sleep on the couch in the livingroom.

Mimilly

Tex - yes, dogs and cats can see and hear things we cannot. But if that was an old house, chances are there were mice in the walls. I once lived in an old fixer upper too.. and that's what it was. I'm not saying that this was the case with you.

animals are far more sensitive to their surroundings than humans are. My dog can hear a thunderstorm before I do, and there are plenty of stories about animals reacting to weather before it gets there. They can also sense when there isn't something 'nice' about a person and react accordingly. They also sense fear in humans.

Mimilly

Edited by - Mimilly on 1 September 2002 10:41:59

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It was a dark and stormy night.....

by Mimilly in

jw
friends

actually, it was dark and it was night, but it was clear and something happened last night that creeped me out and has no explanation.

i'm wondering if anyone has had similiar things happen.

the setting: i'm sick with a stupid cold and decided to sleep on the couch in the livingroom.

Mimilly

Matty dearest - the god of the watchtower can stick his thumb up his celestial ass!

seriously - this was creepy, but positive in it's 'feeling'. And no, when I went into the room, I did not sense anything or anyone there.

Mim

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It was a dark and stormy night.....

by Mimilly in

jw
friends

actually, it was dark and it was night, but it was clear and something happened last night that creeped me out and has no explanation.

i'm wondering if anyone has had similiar things happen.

the setting: i'm sick with a stupid cold and decided to sleep on the couch in the livingroom.

Mimilly

Tink - sorry hon, but it happened. I've had unusual things occur before, but not like this. And it wasn't my mind playing tricks. The dog noticed it too, just didn't react.

Scully - thank you for the words to that song. This stuff seems to run in the family. Mom saw my brother twice after he died. When I lived in Germany I 'knew' something was wrong with my mom and after a week of these thoughts and dreams, I couldn't take it anymore and called her. She denied that anything was wrong and I said that after the week I'd been through, to not bullshit me. Then she told me that she had cancer and that it was malignant. (I flew home to Canada with Beth to be with her. She was skin and bones) She lived and has been over a decade free of cancer. (She had two bouts of breast cancer and this was her first)

I've also spoken with my brother Craig while asleep, and a month ago (approx), I spent some time speaking with Starr, my friend who committed suicide cos of the borg. It was years after her death, yet it was as though she was in my room. It was one of those moments when you notice something, but nothing is there, and I said "Starr?" It was incredible and unbelieveable all at the same time. (no she didn't speak with a voice) It's very hard to explain. If I could, I wouldn't be asking others if they had similiar experiences.

Thing is that mom didn't know about my depression/suicidal ideations until this morning when I called to make sure she and Shelene were alright. Shelene had only told her that things were not going great.

Syn - If these are demenzz love, they're nice ones And the furniture ain't second hand - Mom went all out when she got this place, and it's all hers, not mine.

Edited by - Mimilly on 1 September 2002 10:31:18

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It was a dark and stormy night.....

by Mimilly in

jw
friends

actually, it was dark and it was night, but it was clear and something happened last night that creeped me out and has no explanation.

i'm wondering if anyone has had similiar things happen.

the setting: i'm sick with a stupid cold and decided to sleep on the couch in the livingroom.

Mimilly

jjrizo - lol - no it wasn't. And unfortunately, I'm being serious here. I'm not pulling anyone's leg or any other body part for that matter.

but thanks...

Mim