Posts by Heliaphora

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Whats the most bizzare way a JW has ever tried to "encourage" you?

by highdose in

in my case it was my best freind in the cong who decided to encourage me to answer up at the wt by... refusing to talk to me afterwards if i hadn't answered up!

!.

Heliaphora

Gladiator I just have to say that was the best story I've heard in awhile.

I think the most bizzare encoragment I've ever recieved was shortly after I had left. My mother had past away shortly before that time. I was handling it fairly well and was back at work. One of the summer teachers at the place I worked was a JW. She sat down with me at lunch and was gushing about how happy she was that we would be working together for another summer. The converstaion got around to dating and she asked me what congergation my boyfriend went to . I said none he's an atheist. Her eyes became round as saucers and she started to try and encorage me to leave him and come back to Jehovah. She then asked, oblivious that everybody in the breakroom was now listening to her, what will my mother think when she wakes up in the new system with out me. I said "unsuprised" and continued my meal. I had a lot of people come up to me during the day concerened about my "friends" behavior twords me. I have to say it was nice to see that my other co workers cared enough to ask so it did lead to some encoragment.

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Regarding "Scholar"---Does He Still Apologize For The Watchtower Organization Or Has He Learned...

by minimus in

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since he went to school?.

Heliaphora

Ummm did you mean exegesis? Or am I missing a joke?

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Need Advice Please: My Sister Making Fool Of Herself

by CrimsonBleu in

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Heliaphora

Sorry about the formatting I've been having problems posting on this site from my computer it either shows up all messed up or is blank.

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Need Advice Please: My Sister Making Fool Of Herself

by CrimsonBleu in

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I would suggest calling APS. I work in a nursing home and see this more then I care too. APS can investigate since it's by law considered financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. You are POA which means you should have access to all financial information. Now POAs can be drawn up for different things such as one POA will only deal in the financial aspect and another POA will deal in medical decisions. Some states have different laws regarding this but that's the general rule. It also matters if your mother considered legally incompetent. POAs power vary on the ability of the elder to make decisions. It can be very narrow of only having access to the information and decisions that the elder gives permission to or it can be very wide having full access and being able to make all financial and medical decisions(as in the case of dementia leading to the elder not being able to make healthy decisions for them selves). Usually in cases where the person in charge of the finances are not caring directly for the elder the person providing care can send an itemized "bill" of all expenses and submit that for payment from the estate. Again it vary from state to state but that's the basics. APS can initiate an investigation and can request that the courts involve themselves and remove any remaining POA from the person in question if it finds that exploitation is happening. The courts can compel your sister to hand over the money so your mother will have access to her estate(through the new POA). I don't know how much this will involve your mother. I've seen it go on with out the direct knowledge of the elder but that was in the case of sever dementia where the person couldn't express their wishes regarding their care. It matters greatly how competent your mother is to how much they would involve her. If anything give them a call they might be able to give you a better idea of what to do.

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Do you miss the sense of security the organisation gives you?

by Mr Facts in

i am sure most of you miss the sense of security regarding the future that the organisation offers- the certainty of everlasting life in the paradise earth, being healed and the confidence that you will definitely see your loved ones again if you remained faithful.

but why did you pursue a course of life that had suddenly turned everything into a fable?.

i have pity for you all.. .