Posts by Mimilly

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drug testing and teens

by peaceloveharmony in

hey guys, i'd like to hear what you think about this article i read tonight.

>>why drug tests flunk.

if the supreme court rules in favor of drug testing in public schools, will students come clean?

I knew when my kids were doing drugs. I'd always been observant and involved. First thing I did was get us all into counselling - not just them. Parents who toss their kids into counselling over drugs are completely missing the point.
Testing kids is, I agree, a band-aid, and not worth the money. Kids will always find a way to get around it. And what about the parents? The scariest thing I ran into during the counselling program was the attitudes of alot of these 'parents'. The holier-than-thou-do-as-i-say-not-as-i-do approach. Any problem with any person in a family is a family issue.
Drug tests can point a finger, but they definitly will not solve the problem.

"Our lives begin to end,
the day we become silent,
about things that matter"
~~Martin Luther King

28

Would you batter a burglar?

by sleepy in

jw
friends

just watching the news just now and another old man has been killed by burglars.. what would you do if you found an intruder in your house?.

do you feel its right to disable them in some way , if you can?.

would you let them run?.

Mimilly

I certainly wouldn't be using a bat etc. unless I HAD to. If my dogs don't make them think twice, or they don't mind hurting the dogs, then they won't think twice about hurting the girls and I. The girls and I are scattered amongst three floors, so the dogs will definitely be where I make that decision.

"Our lives begin to end,
the day we become silent,
about things that matter"
~~Martin Luther King

28

Would you batter a burglar?

by sleepy in

jw
friends

just watching the news just now and another old man has been killed by burglars.. what would you do if you found an intruder in your house?.

do you feel its right to disable them in some way , if you can?.

would you let them run?.

Mimilly

Being a single mom with 2 girls has made me think about this before. This is the only area that I envy those in the USA with their guns.
I do, however, have two large dogs who would not take kindly to anyone strange, and a baseball bat (I'd crack the intruder's skull or neck) Hmm, EMT training can have a reverse affect!
I guess anyone who wants to tango with three girls and two dogs would deserve that right? :)
The safety of my girls is paramount. I'd go down making sure they got out.

"Our lives begin to end,
the day we become silent,
about things that matter"
~~Martin Luther King

36

SPIDERMAN..SPIDERMAN..DOES WHAT EVER A SPIDER CAN

by plmkrzy in

ok even at my old age[8>] i still like the super hero action flicks.. the better ones anyway.

the first superman, the first batman and even some of the sequels to bat man were not bad.. how ever this week-end it seemed like everyone went to see spiderman all at once so i didn't go yet.. they just gave the stats on the news.. spiderman grossed over $$$114,000,000.00 so far and still counting.. did anyone go see it this week-end????.

and if so.

Mimilly

We can't get into see the movie! It's booked two weeks in advance! I don't ever recall this happening before.

Btw... my first word was Batman. :D My brother and I use to watch it all the time. The girls and I are looking forward to seeing Spiderman though.

"Our lives begin to end,
the day we become silent,
about things that matter"
~~Martin Luther King

3

help me with my jw stepchildren

by amaryllis in

i am female, 40, and have been in a relationship for 18 months with a wonderful man who has two children from his first marriage.

they are girl age 12 and boy age 9. we live in australia.

in the last 10 months, the children's mother (with whom they live 9 days a fortnight), has been brainwashing them against us.

Mimilly

Amaryllis, email me hon. [email protected]

Been down that road with tremendous legal battles. Perhaps I can be of some assistance.

hugs,
Mimilly

46

What Am I thinking?????

by butalbee in

with all the recent hog wash going on in my life, i can't believe i am even entertaining this notion.

everybody on this board knows how i feel about this path, these beliefs, and here i am thinking, pondering wondering, maybe jehovahs witnesses do have something to offer me, maybe i need their 'close nit' love inside their congregations?

maybe i could see the truth, if i only opened my eyes to it and tried to accept it???

Mimilly

ButalBee... I spent many years staying in the borg even though I was having serious 'crises of conscience'. I stayed because of that 'family' atmosphere - that 'caring' - that 'belonging'. It all ended in a whole lot of pain. It was illusion. I just wanted to believe SO bad.
What they do is prey on your weaknesses. By doing that, they get inside your head and make you question yourself. It's poison ButalBee - and illusion. We all get vunerable, but this is the last group you want taking advantage of that. Look at the experiences on this board. Do you honestly think this stuff won't happen to you if you join? Save yourself honey - run the other way from them and put up a serious bulls**t deflector.

hugs,
Mimilly

53

Thoughts about Depression and Anxiety

by flower in

this is mostly directed to others that were born/raised in the cult.

more specifically those raised in the cult who also suffered from severe depression and/or social anxiety disorder or any other mental illness (other than the normal probs that come with being in the borg).

sometimes i wonder if its just me that doesnt feel like a person now.

Mimilly

(((((((((Flower))))))))))
Going through such a huge change in one's life is the equivilent of giving birth to oneself. It's painful - comes in overwelming waves -is fraught with rollercoaster emotions - it consumes you. The 'but' here is that it's worth it. Life awaits you.

It is never too late Flower. I implore you to keep reaching out, as there are many here who understand exactly what you're feeling - myself included. Take baby steps. Inch by inch, it's a cinch; Yard by yard, it gets hard.

There are days when all I can do is 'breath by breath'. And that's ok. Think of the 'birth process' - it's painful for both mom and baby, and right now you are both. So learn to be kind to yourself and allow yourself to own your pain while recording new messages over the ones the borg put in your head. Even though you won't believe it for awhile, literally say out loud "I AM someone" "I AM worthwhile" whenever those old recordings start playing.

Don't give up honey. Consider all of us your birthing partners. Reach out, lean on us. Just don't give up.

Feel free to email too. Many many warm hugs to you.
Mimilly

9

Sample Letters to Silentlambs' JC BOE (Joke)

by dungbeetle in

jw
friends

i'll start with the first one.

let's make this fun.

dear body of elders of xxxx congregation:.

Mimilly

>they are all prepared to thoroughly kick the asses of all members of the committee <

haha... Pick me! Pick me!

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Starting College -- HOORAY for ME!!!

by outnfree in

i am just so excited.

earlier this week i applied for admittance to my local community college and today i registered for my first class!.

(one class for the summer session to see how this college stuff plays out.).

Mimilly

Happy-happy-joy-joy....! Kudos to everyone going back to college or thinking of it.

You've got alot of cheerleaders here :)

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Sample Letters to Silentlambs' JC BOE (Joke)

by dungbeetle in

jw
friends

i'll start with the first one.

let's make this fun.

dear body of elders of xxxx congregation:.

Mimilly

Dungbeetle, I had just come from Silentlambs and had my shakles raised, but you did a wonderful job on that letter. I had to laugh at the ingenuity of word placement.

I doubt that letter could be topped! But I'll keep reading, and maybe the congestion in my head will clear long enough so that I can come up with one of my own.

:D
Mimilly