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I'm going to be published!!!
by Lady Lee ina couple of years ago i was part of an on-line writers group.
a few of us got together and wrote an anthology of xmas stories called tales of christmas.. i wrote a story about my first xmas after leaving the dubs.
the book is being published.
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Congratulations Lee!!!
When will the book be published? Do we get a preview.... a snippet, whet our appetites
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If your still-JW parent died...
by starfish422 inwould you attend the funeral/memorial service?
assuming that it would be held in a kh; or even if it wasn't.. this is something that's been on my mind lately; honestly, i'm not sure why.
my parents are both still relatively young; 60 and 61. my dad has been diagnosed with skin cancer but both are otherwise healthy.. i really don't know whether i would; particularly for my father.
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From personal experience: My mother was a JW, very dedicated to it, blindly as cults do that to you. She too was healthy (all her life) Her mother was also healty (died at 81 of complications of a rare blood disease) A year ago , I would have thought that we still had some years left for mom. Last fall/winter she was diagnosed with pacreatic cancer. She lived less then a month )just short of her 67th birthday).
I had enough respect for her to attend her memorial service at a KFH ( you can guess what the F stands for I will make the moderators job easy tonight). It was what she wanted, and that is ok. I guess your decision in each case is personal, each of us has to decide individually what is best. I couldn't live with the regrets later down the road of missing her funeral service, you can't go back and change that later. I have no regrets of going, only a few were disrespectful with the you gotta come back or you will never see your mom again speech, I had the option of turning my back and walking away from them.
I miss her.
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A letter to the Parents
by SixofNine ina friend gave me permission to post this.
i think it's a good letter, it might help others formulate their thoughts; she understands it may not be read or considered deeply, but things can't get much worse with her family at this point anyway.
no contact is not that much different than contact once per year or less, and sometimes it's just really important to have the people who should know you, at least know you a little.
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Sixy, thank you to you and your friend for sharing her letter to her parents. She put her heart and a lot of thought into it. I hope they can soak it in and understand where she is coming from. Even if it doesn't move them to take a look at things, I hope they will understand more where she is coming from and at least respect her view. I know .... it is hard for them to respect anyone elses rights to their own views, they are taught that it is the borgs way or no way, but I can still hope for her can't I?
Sixy, if it is okay to do so please let us know if she gets any response, good news so we can cheer her on, or bad response so we can cheer her up.
((((((L))))))
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The Watchtower Says It's Creature Worship To Excessively Applaud a Speaker
by minimus inhow many rotten governing body members gave horrendous talks and got a standing ovation?
how many of them just walked on stage to an automatic round of applause?
...notice the words from the 1951 watchtower on page 392----"a mild yet subtle form of idolatry that must be guarded against is the practice some make of applauding excessively when their favorite speaker or some prominent individual among the lord's people addresses an assembly.the mere stepping og this individual upon the platform sometimes brings a round of applause.
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Notice the words from the 1951 Watchtower on page 392----"A mild yet subtle form of idolatry that must be guarded against is the practice some make of applauding excessively
I don't know mini, I have seen the standing ovations and at least 5 minutes of applause, they must have had new light since then saying it was ok
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HARSH FINAL COURT DECISION IN VICKI BOER V. WATCHTOWER TRIAL
by hawkaw ini have some unique and troubling news.
i just got off the telephone with scott boer, vicki boer's husband and before that vicki.
her honour, justice anne molloy, has just ruled on the legal cost issue in the boer case.
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(((((((Vicki & Scott)))))) I am so sorry to hear about this, as if you haven't been through enough. Vicki, I admire your courage in trying to help others. I hope an appeal can be made, and with the right amount of public outrage I hope the tables turn.
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Hey Hey Hey I got me some wheels
by Lady Lee inhubby thinks i am nuts because i am thrilled with this.
he says it represents disability.
i say it represents freedom.
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Congratulations on your wheels Lee, will you take me for a spin around the block? No wheelies though okay?
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my 1st JWD...
by Brummie in..anniversary.. i made my first post 1 year ago today.
i joined up during a busy year at college and consequently my homework hit the fan and i spent time here instead of studying, i was going through a bad time after confronting a few ghosts and i found strength right here on this board.
by december i thought i should stop posting and get my head back in the study books (i had 8 to read), so said bye in a nice way.
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Happy 1st Anniversary Brummie. I missed the post on your birthday, so a very belated Happy Birthday to you. You help to make this board a fun place. I am glad you found it impossible to leave.
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What JWD means to me...some reflections, and your opinions
by onacruse inwhen i signed up on jwd last summer, i was a total, total internet newbie.
i'd never been on a db before, never been in a chat room before, and didn't have a clue what im was.
lol talk about wet behind the ears .
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Good post Craig.
When I came to the board it was as a lurker. I had some questions put to me in a quiet manner that was intended for me to search out the answers on my own. I was still very brainwashed at the time, I knew something was wrong, but I thought the problem was me, not the "religion".
Through the experiences related here and a few other boards, along with the research that went into the posts (with proof of what was being said, yep I checked things out for myself) I realized that the problem was not with me. AND I am not alone.
This board thru its members had a key role in setting me free, and allowing me to move on without looking back (mind you looking back wouldn't turn me into a pillar of salt or anything). I can move forward now and I am at peace at where I am and who I am. I wish everyone could have the same peace of mind and self. I couldn't stay away from these people who helped me along the way.
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Who is staying at Andy's Motel in Panama City Beach next month?
by cruzanheart injust curious to see how many of us are going to be at that hotel.
the scotts are!
hopefully arriving thursday, october 30, probably late and definitely cranky.. nina
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I think outnfree posted that she was going to stay at Andy's too.