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  Are you living out some of your dreams yet?

  by LyinEyes in

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  i have been up watching saturday night fever, made in the year 1977. funny thing i noticed , the club that the tony(john travolta) dances at is called 2001 odessey.

  i thought god , i was 10 or 11 when that movie came out.

  i wanted to see it so bad, but good jw's would never see such a movie, the disco era right.

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  pettygrudger

  Some of your replies brought me to tears - what an amazing soul searching question and beautiful answers. Each reply touched my soul in some way....you guys are beautiful!!!

  Like a few here, being raised JW my "dreams" consisted mainly of what I'd be doing after Armageddon. After those dreams were shattered, the disenlushinment lasted for quite a long time in which I still believed in the Big-A, but didn't believe I was going to be one who made it, so there was no need to dream then either, just got by day to day. I met my husband 8 years ago, and he helped me see so many things in a different light, I began to have hope. After the birth of our son who has autism, I found a niche in the special education field, helping parents understand their rights & work towards quality education resources for all our little guys. We also began foster parenting. Even with all this, I still had holes. My husband teasingly asks what I want to be when I grow up, and I realize I am now what I want to be, only want to do it better. So, back to school for me to get the education required on your resume to do things in a more professional manner to help those with special needs. Its probably not much in the scope of "saving the world", but every little bit helps.
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  for those that asked...

  by rwagoner in

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  for those that have asked...(and i can't imagine why !!!

  )...i have changed the link on my profile to go to a more general bio (with pictures) and then link to my exjw story from there.

  so for all the morbidly curious....click away !

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  pettygrudger

  Wonderful work Randy - I myself work as a volunteer in the field of special education law issues within our state & with local school districts. It IS wonderfully rewarding work.
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  Found an old Talk..WARNING this may Cause Nausea

  by Xena in

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  was going thru some old files on my computer and stumbled across an old talk i helped my sister with for the school....talk about bringing back bad memories.....but you gotta admit...i was pretty good.... lindsey: thanks for the ride cindy.. .

  cindy: your welcome lindsey.. .

  lindsey: oh by the way a group of us are going ice skating tomorrow morning and i was wondering if monica and joseph could go with us.. .

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  pettygrudger

  Well, if your sister is anything like you, she probably saved all the talks too, and just replaces ice skating with "going out for ice cream" or some other scenario! That's not cheating - its improvising!
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  Found an old Talk..WARNING this may Cause Nausea

  by Xena in

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  was going thru some old files on my computer and stumbled across an old talk i helped my sister with for the school....talk about bringing back bad memories.....but you gotta admit...i was pretty good.... lindsey: thanks for the ride cindy.. .

  cindy: your welcome lindsey.. .

  lindsey: oh by the way a group of us are going ice skating tomorrow morning and i was wondering if monica and joseph could go with us.. .

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  pettygrudger

  Wow!!! <Rhonda frantically searching for bookbag>

  Yes Xena - you were gooooodd.......now, perhaps you should rewrite for us to explain what we really should be doing besides either going out in service or ice skating!!

  I wish I would've kept some of my old talks!
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  Fun at the Hall

  by Pepper in

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  i atended a condemned kingdom hall for a long time as a child, it looked like a shack where you would raise chickens.. i was condemned at lest four times that i know of for being so unsightly in the area.

  the elders at the time would say we will have a weed digging gathering saturday can the sisters bring some food, and refreshments, so i remember going and one or two old brothers would show up and pull about fifteen weeds and go home.

  what a joke, to grow up with.

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  pettygrudger

  I was condemned at lest four times that I know of for being so unsightly in the area.

  You might want to edit that sentence

  Our KH's were always kept up really well, its weird to hear others weren't.
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  housebuilding

  by teejay in

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  vernon jordan is a very close friend of william jefferson clinton, former president of the united states.

  in america, mostly due to media interest in president clinton's personal life during his administration, the average american knows what jordan looks like but little else.

  vernon jordan -- until the publication of this book, anyway -- is not well known.

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  pettygrudger

  Houses built on sand..........excellent post Teejay -

  But at the same time, I wouldn't limit this to just x-JW's. I think society in large has alot of issues with building sturdy houses for our children.

  I also think many who grew up as JW do have the ability to tear the house down & start over, keeping some of the materials that are still "good" and reusing them to construct a stronger home. I hope I have, at least I continue to try.
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  What's Your WORST Vice???

  by minimus in

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  now that you no longer have any real restrictions, have you allowed yourself to do something "naughty"?

  what's your worst vice?

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  pettygrudger

  Definitely the cigerettes - and sitting here at the computer isn't helping.

  I wish I had some better ones......perhaps this thread will give me some ideas!
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  Jan Groenveld's best lecture on audio

  by Dogpatch in

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  i very much miss jan, think about her everyday.

  i had been over to australia twice for 3 weeks each, and she had visited me a few times.

  check out her page with the latest info and the real audio file at:.

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  pettygrudger

  Thanks Randy - these were interesting. What a wonderfully dedicated person she was! The world needs more like her on all levels of public issues.....it'd be a much better place for sure!
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  JW Elder convicted of defrauding church members

  by Rado Vleugel in

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  a jw elder was convicted of defrauding elderly and financially unsophisticated congregation members and others out of millions of dollars!.

  read the whole story on http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org.

  rado vleugel.

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  pettygrudger

  My question is how many of his congregation showed up at HIS hearing to testify what a good fella & outstanding witness he was? So unlike Erica's trial - kinda shows the hypocrisy doesn't it?

  Was this man df'd? Bet he was - even if he was repentant! Next time, I guess he'll just have to learn to screw with kids....a lot less penalty in that.
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  for those that asked...

  by rwagoner in

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  for those that have asked...(and i can't imagine why !!!

  )...i have changed the link on my profile to go to a more general bio (with pictures) and then link to my exjw story from there.

  so for all the morbidly curious....click away !

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  pettygrudger

  Randy - nice website!!! Yes, please do tell more interesting stories from your travels - it sounds as if you have met many interesting people.

  Your consulting firm for disabilities - is this related to ALL disabilities, or primarily physical ones?