Nathan Natas

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  How do i keep seeing my daughter when she turns 18

  by agnosticnow in

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  hi.i have a 13 year old daughter that i still have for a limited time as she comes to stay about one night a month at present.the law here in australia is on my side in that the australian governments stand is that the child needs regular access to both parents .

  i am currently arranging for mediation to have her more often .

  her mother can not stand that i am living with another woman and doesn't want her here .

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  Nathan Natas

  You want suggestions about how to FORCE an adult to keep company with you.

  I guess you're expecting that she will not choose to be with you of her OWN FREE WILL.

  Do a Google search for "kidnapping techniques."
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  My son just got a serious job offer

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and it looks like he will be accepting it.he will be teaching english as a second language in shenzhen, china.

  it's with a company that works with the public school system out there.his salary includes an apt (most likely shared) that has utilities and internet included, and looking at cost of living (after the rent he isn't paying) it looks like he will be able to put money aside every month.not bad for a kid his age-travel to the other side of the globe, meet new people, get paid, and get experience.

  i am going to miss him..

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  Nathan Natas

  I must have misunderstood our earlier voluminous correspondence; I thought the contrast between seeking a job as a comedian but being offered a serious job instead was pretty hilarious. I laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed, then I passed out, then I awoke and laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed again. I'm quite tired now.

  Still, that comment was completely out of line, and I can understand your utter devastation at having it land in your lap as it did.

  Your next fortune cookie will contain a different massage.
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  My son just got a serious job offer

  by Captain Schmideo2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  and it looks like he will be accepting it.he will be teaching english as a second language in shenzhen, china.

  it's with a company that works with the public school system out there.his salary includes an apt (most likely shared) that has utilities and internet included, and looking at cost of living (after the rent he isn't paying) it looks like he will be able to put money aside every month.not bad for a kid his age-travel to the other side of the globe, meet new people, get paid, and get experience.

  i am going to miss him..

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  Nathan Natas

  My sympathies; he had been seeking a job as a comedian, wasn't he?
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  Celebration for those on JWD

  by Quarterback in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so let's just say that the wt org is now finished.

  families with da/df members are now reunited.

  everyone is burning their med directive cards.

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  Nathan Natas

  Funny, QB, your profile says you've been here for just 6 years.

  I took your post on face value; I didn't realize the exchange rate was as low as it is.
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Nathan Natas

  Diane, feel free to misunderstand the metaphor as much as you wish.

  Simon, that was a GREAT story about the sheepdogs eating the penguins! :)
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  Brother & Sister-in-Law Return to Kingdom Hall After Two Decades, Quickly Get Stumbled

  by TMS in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it was a mild surprise, learning that a brother and sister-in-law had began re-associating with jehovah's witnesses after at least 25 years of being away.

  the couple, of hispanic ethnicity, are in their early 60's, with their five children all grown and independent.

  the family had been considered nominal jws, infrequently attending meetings, rarely in field service, but using the annual convention as their family vacation.

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  Nathan Natas

  Stories such as this can be viewed in two ways: as a personal experience and as an example of objective reality.

  As a personal experience, I'm sure this was an unpleasant, if not heartbreaking experience for your brother & Sister-in-Law, and I offer them my condolences and my wishes for a speedy recovery from the injury they suffered.

  As an object-lesson, however, this is savory-sweet! Others can benefit greatly from hearing of it.
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Nathan Natas

  SecretSlaveClass said, "Comgrats! (sic) Another sheep broke the pen, ran away and learned how awesome life was without a sheep dog bullying it! Essentially you've graduated to a gazelle."

  Wow, you really don't understand the whole sheep-sheepdog-wolf thing, do you?

  Sheepdogs are not the ENEMIES of the sheep, they are the PROTECTORS of the sheep.

  Sheepdogs PROTECT the sheep from the WOLVES, which are predators that would KILL and EAT the SHEEP.

  In the future you might do well to avoid metaphors that you do not understand. Or advertise yourself as a comedian.
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  Nathan Natas

  Nicely done!

  Of course, the congregation elders will have to have their children read the letter so the polysyllabic words can be explained to Jehovah's "brightly shining ones."
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  Celebration for those on JWD

  by Quarterback in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so let's just say that the wt org is now finished.

  families with da/df members are now reunited.

  everyone is burning their med directive cards.

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  Nathan Natas

  What's your point, Quarterback?

  Are you suggesting that the fine investigative and revelatory work done here is not to your liking? Would you prefer we leave the poor defenseless Watchtower Bible & Tract Society alone so they could continue to spread their poison and misery?

  Are you a Watchtower apologist?

  If so, get on with it - APOLOGIZE!
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  I'm getting baptized

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know i've started similar topics before but this time i'm serious.

  my parents have been constantly pressuring me and after yesterday's watchtower study they asked me if i was going to be baptized this summer... and i said yes.

  i probably should have thought about it more before making a final decision, but they're pretty much forcing me to do it anyway.

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  Nathan Natas

  Join the military.

  Of course, if you're an obese and unintelligent couch-potato, this WILL NOT WORK, because they won't have you.

  On the other hand, if you are reasonably fit and reasonably intelligent, this could be an excellent way to provide almost immediate housing and employment for you, AND it has the added benefit of flipping your Dad the Great Big BIRD.

  The military will teach you how to be a responsible adult if you avoid linking up with "bad associations."

  Depending on how you do on the tests, you could find yourself doing an important job that doesn't put you in harm's way.

  People (especially JWs) often think "early death" when they hear "military."

  How many kids in your area and of your age die in stupid car accidents or stupid drinking games or bar fights, or from heroin overdoses? All of those are TRUELY meaningless deaths. If you die in the military doing the job you're there to do, your death is not meaningless.

  Bot MOST of the folks who enter the military DO NOT DIE! They complete their tours of duty and come back to civilian life with a stronger sense of self and with skills that will continue to serve them.

  That's my two cents. YOU are the captain of your ship and the Master of your fate.

  Whatever you do, be wise. THINK. Then act with confidence.

  Once you're in the military, seek training in a profitable trade such as electrician or plumber. That way, when you finish your military commitment, you will be immediately employable in a profitable trade.