Slayer....ah, too cool! I love my grandmother Audrey too...in fact, being cut off from her, Don and Erline, and a few others of my family still hurts me...I love them very dearly. Hey, if you'd like, would you email me? The safe4kids box is open and I would dearly love to find out who else of my family you know...and btw, my Aunt Edna was one of my favorite aunts growing up...she, Erline, and Nancy are all my mom's sisters. And Erica was (I'm guessing still is) a beautiful, sweet girl. Ah geez, Slayer...now you've made me a bit nostalgic for them!
Dana
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Strange Phone Call
by Bendrr ini had a message to call my mom this afternoon when i got home.
her voice concerned, she said "michael, please call us as soon as you can, we heard you may have been hurt".
i called back to find out what was going on.
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Strange Phone Call
by Bendrr ini had a message to call my mom this afternoon when i got home.
her voice concerned, she said "michael, please call us as soon as you can, we heard you may have been hurt".
i called back to find out what was going on.
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Slayer,
How wild! So do you still live near my aunt and uncle? Actually, they are some of the best of the bunch...and I miss them. You probably know quite a few of the other members of my family up there...do you know my grandmother, Audrey? She's lived with Uncle Don and Aunt Erline for years now. When I was 18, I visited them for a couple of the weeks...bottled purple stuff in a shed up the hill from the KH...funny to think that I may have met you (assuming that you were there at the time..this would have been around 83 or 84). Small world eh?
Dana"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born."
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Newbie here
by godlike into this forum at least.
i noticed a couple others posting newbie threads so i thought i'd jump on the band wagon.. i don't have a great story or tale for you all, i just walked away.
don't know what the elders told the rest of the herd.
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Hello godlike,
I too wanted to add my welcome along with everyone else. I left about 4 years ago (I think!)...time frames are a bit cloudy but I have truly been a much happier camper since I left. BTW..I was also raised as a dub...along with my sister who posted above (Think41self).
We are the only two out of our family who left...but we have each other and that's enough. Well...now we have all the friends we've met on this board as well!Look forward to reading more of your posts...
Dana
"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born."
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Strange Phone Call
by Bendrr ini had a message to call my mom this afternoon when i got home.
her voice concerned, she said "michael, please call us as soon as you can, we heard you may have been hurt".
i called back to find out what was going on.
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Hey Bendrr...Dana = safe4kids
yes, I think you are right...Berno sounds correct. He was a bit of a strange bird...I remember him because he was at my cousins' house for a get together (read party) and my cousin Rodney convinced me to hide with him in Berno's car just before he left. It was dark and so he didn't see us crouching in the back seat...we got a bit down the road and then we both yelled Hey Berno!! Scared him half to death...stupid prank, but hell, i was about 6 or 7 at the time...what did I know?? Ahhhh...my uncle looked ready to kill both of us when Berno showed up back at the house and told on us!!
As far as Myron goes, he was my uncle and the disfellowshipping timeframe sounds right...I don't think it was for apostasy tho. He was just a scumbag human being in my book. But I'll spare you the boring details...
Dana
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Strange Phone Call
by Bendrr ini had a message to call my mom this afternoon when i got home.
her voice concerned, she said "michael, please call us as soon as you can, we heard you may have been hurt".
i called back to find out what was going on.
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Hey Danny,
I am appalled at the racial divisions and attitudes that still exist in the south today...but I am also proud of my southern heritage, the good bits anyway!
The McMahans have 5 children...Clay, Kelly, Colleen, Rhonda, and Rodney. Lessee...in 1966 I was only 1 yr old...and my youngest cousin is 3 or 4 years older than me, so I think maybe Clay and Kelly were in their early teens then. But I'm not sure if they were even living in the area at that time...hard for me to get the timing right. But I do remember that there were many kind and warm folks in that congregation. Does anyone remember a guy named Bernie?? Can't remember his last name but he stands out in my memory.
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hi from a newbie!
by Princess inhi everyone, i have been "lurking" for a week or so and thought i'd join the fun.
i am a third generation jw who was determined not to make my kids the fourth!
my husband and i left almost five years ago and have never looked back and as a result have never been happier.. just a quick summary of the past thirteen years.... i never went to college (never even considered it) and was married two weeks after graduating from high school.
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Hello Princess and welcome to the board I always love reading your mom's posts and now look forward to reading yours as well.
Congratulations on you and your hubby getting out and enjoying your lives now. I have 2 children as well, and I have to tell you, we have the biggest blast celebrating the holidays together! I can't believe what we were missing before in the way of happy family times..although, I have to admit...being raised a witness certainly didn't prepare me to know how to decorate the house for holidays!!! LOL...but my kids and I are learning together...and whenever I ask them if they miss going to the KH, they look at me as if I've lost my mind!
Y'know, I remember as I was leaving the borg several years ago, that I wondered if I would always feel as miserable as I did at the time...and I thought, maybe they're right, maybe I'll never be happy outside of the organization....4 years later, I'm here to tell ya that I've NEVER been happier in my LIFE!!! Never been healthier, either!
Dana
"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born."
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Strange Phone Call
by Bendrr ini had a message to call my mom this afternoon when i got home.
her voice concerned, she said "michael, please call us as soon as you can, we heard you may have been hurt".
i called back to find out what was going on.
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Hey Bendrr...thanks for the warm reception
I'm from Florida and only visited Perry when I was a child. Rod and Nancy McMahan are my uncle and aunt. They lived in Perry for a number of years and he served as an elder, perhaps the PO...I can't recall. But I only vaguely remember the Reagans; all I can remember about Mike is that he was very friendly and seemed like a great guy. I also had some other family from that area...Don Matthews married one of my aunts and another aunt married a guy named Myron Hough, who was also an elder in Perry (and actually a pretty despicable human being IMO)...
so this is pretty cool, thanks for the trip down memory lane!Dana
"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born."
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Strange Phone Call
by Bendrr ini had a message to call my mom this afternoon when i got home.
her voice concerned, she said "michael, please call us as soon as you can, we heard you may have been hurt".
i called back to find out what was going on.
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Hi guys, mind if I nudge my way in here to ask a question?? Thanks...
K, Bendrr...did you know any folks from the Perry, GA area?? Rod and Nancy McMahan or Lucy Gibbs? Your mention of the name Reagan recalled some Reagans from that area as well...I can't remember for sure but I think Pat Reagan and Mike Reagan...
anyway, just thought I'd askDana
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Hmmmmmm...cocking an eyebrow at Ladonna and Poohbear.....
Dana
"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born."
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Heroin Overdose=Daughter=HELP!
by patio34 ini'm having a crisis in my family and really need some advice and even (((())))!.
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daughter is 28-yrs-old.
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(((((((((((((((((Patio)))))))))))))))))
I don't have a lot of useful information to share, as I've never had to deal with the situation that you're in...but I wanted to express my care and concern for you. You will be in my thoughts...
DarkAngel, I really liked what you had to say. Dealing with a family member who is an addict is difficult, at best. But as you brought out, there is hope so long as the person wants it. I was very touched by the following:
"For the immediate problem that you face, the two week vacation might not be a bad idea. If possible, try to re-open the lines of communication with your daughter, and let her know that you're there for her, but you won't be a doormat. Tell her how you feel, and ask her for her point of view. I think you'll find that she is most likely in the same frightening place that I was in not all that long ago."
I've been in recovery from alcoholism for going on 5 years now but I will never forget those early days when the world was an extremely frightening place. I didn't abuse alcohol because I didn't love my family...I just couldn't help myself. Patio, I echo what DarkAngel said above, let her know you love her but don't be a doormat. It's a difficult line to walk but the rewards are well worth it. And please...I dont know if you're thinking this at all, but please don't feel that you 'caused' her drug problem in any way. Nobody caused my alcoholism and nobody could help me until I was willing to help myself.
(((((((((((((Patio))))))))))))) My heart really goes out to you, your daughter, and your grandchildren.Dana
"A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery