Posts by finally awake

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Is a slow fade being selfish when you have kids?

by dissonance_resolved in

so i got some great advice to take things very slowly with the husband and kids in order to be able to fade and still maintain contact with my parents and siblings.

but today i got a call from my son's teacher that he was having a meltdown because he was worried about all his friends and teachers being destroyed at armageddon.... first i felt like such a schmuck for ever having allowed that thought to enter my son's head, then i thought, is it psychological torture for me not to immediately correct the situation?

i had a long talk with him about how god is perfectly just and full of love and he didn't have to worry about that at all, but it still seemed lukewarm.

finally awake

Your kids need to be deprogrammed sooner rather than later. Many people are estranged from relatives for all sorts of reasons, a good therapist can help the child deal with that if it happens. Preserving your marriage and your family relationships has to take a back seat to making sure your kids grow up mentally healthy.

FWIW, we quit attending meetings very abruptly and our older boys adjusted pretty quickly. They started public school for the first time (we homeschooled before), we started celebrating every holiday and birthday, they joined the scouts, and they've made new friends. We've discussed the various things that they learned at the hall and explained how the scriptures were misapplied or twisted, and we've explained some of the actual history of the WTBTS and the crazy ideas that Russell and Rutherford preached. I'm pretty much an atheist at this point, and we've talked about that.

I realize that I don't have the same experience with family members who are still active, since we only have one aunt & uncle who are dubs and they live 600 miles from us, but I still feel it's important to let your kids know exactly what you believe and why, and then act in harmony with your beliefs.

17

Joke!

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

before the meeting at the kh, little billy runs up to his grandma and says, "grandma, grandma!

make a sound like a frog!".

grandma gives him a hug and asks, "what are you talking about?".

finally awake

LOL all those jokes are funny!

31

JC was formed, without even letting me know!?

by magotan in

no one will take my intent to da or df seriously.

they called me again (three brothers this time) and asked me to meet with them.

i had no intention of doing so....simply told them there was nothing to talk about.. .

finally awake

You behaved in a rational , mature manner. They really can't stand that. Good for you!

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Near miss ! JW's in my neighborhood.

by LoisLane looking for Superman in

from my living room window, while i am sitting at my computer, on jw.net, a little four door car, pulled up and parked on my road.

two couples got out.

the two men, walked east to my place, but only went to the big house in front.

finally awake

Would they have known you if you had answered the door? If it were people I didn't know, I'd feel comfortable enough to answer the door and tell them to go away. People I used to be "friends" with make me want to hide under the bed. I get my fill of confrontation at work.

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Todays Watchtower Study ---------------------- Give Me A Break

by BlindersOff1 in

this is so a made up example .

written as ifs it was real .

whats your opinion ?.

finally awake

My middle son has often asked for one on one time with me as a reward. It seems that he still views going to the store with Mom or watching a movie with Mom as a good time. I'm not a workaholic by any stretch of the imagination, and I doubt that he wishes we had less money, but it's not unreasonable to believe that a kid might view having more available parents as better than having wealthy but unavailable parents.

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An open letter to the Governing Body: Go F*ck Yourselves.

by EntirelyPossible in

dear member of the governing body,.

thanks to you, i did something a few nights ago that i promised i would never do again.

i lied to someone.

finally awake

I'm so glad to hear that your kids are doing well. Is there any chance that you could get primary custody? It would be better for them to spend more time with you than with their mom if she is going to continue exposing them to the Borg.

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116 Men in Black, Scissors Paper Rock

by designs in

monday begins the greatest demonstration of faith or suspended reality we have in modern times.

116 cardinals will begin the voting process by which they claim to listen to god speak to them in their prayers and meditations in electing the next pope.

voting 4 times per day sometimes they will whittle down the list of those names god is whispering in their ears.. from the usa, cardinals dolan and mahoney can only be described as giddy with their rock star like status tweeting the faithful back home the day to day excitement surrounding the conclave soon to be in session.. sort of a modern play on scissors paper rock or telegraph it takes several attempts to listen to god's choice and then the white smoke appears.. the gb must be taking a keen interest in this fascinating process of dupping millions of believers and wondering- how can we get away with this too.

finally awake

On TV, some of the cardinals appear to have on pink and black outfits rather than red and black. I rather like the hot pink and black look, especially if they'd wear some tall platform boots with goldfish in the heels.

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Target Controversy

by metatron in

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http://www.prisonplanet.com/dhs-contractor-apologizes-for-selling-shooting-targets-of-children.html.

i have searched for any debunking of this controversy and come up empty.

if true, this is shocking.. metatron.

finally awake

I saw an article about it on the Daily Mail website. Seems like *some* law enforcement agencies felt the need to practice shooting "non-traditional" targets like pregnant women, children, and little old ladies. Of course, I realize that terrorists and other criminals are not above using children to carry out their objectives. Nor does pregnancy or age preclude criminal behavior. But to actively practice shooting at such targets seems to be a rather blatant statement that the police intend to shoot first and ask questions later.

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Jehovah's Witnesses and Child Protection ? Not. Check this Out !

by flipper in

these quotes and excerpts i'm going to post here come from the " jehovah's witnesses - office of public information " from their website as it was posted on 12/2/07.

my wife and i have a lurking witness friend who sent us this information as she is very pro-active trying to fight child abuse from within the organization itself !

so get your barf bags ready- you are going to need them to stomach this " official policy " garbage from the wt society.

finally awake

" Our procedures have been refined over time. Over the years, as we have noted areas where our policies could be strengthened , we have followed through. We are continuing to refine them. We do not believe that our system is perfect. No human organization is perfect. But we do believe that we have a strong, Bible-based policy on child abuse. Anyone in a responsible position who is guilty of child abuse would be removed from his responsibilities without hesitation. We certainly would not knowingly allow him to serve elsewhere , either because he moved or through a transfer. "

No human organization is perfect.

Did anyone else catch this? So who really is in charge? humans?

just Ron

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Funny / Sad Story

by Bloody Hotdogs! in

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finally awake

that's a heck of story LOL