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  Knight Education

  by Xena in

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  young king arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom.

  the monarch could have killed him, but was moved by arthur's youth and ideals.

  so the monarch offered him freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question.

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  ROFLMAO XENA!!!

  If a woman doesn't get her own way, things are going to get ugly!

  Damn straight!

  Dana
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  Hello To All

  by DakotaRed in

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  2. friends

  as you can tell, i am another newbie, so i thought i would introduce myself.

  i have been quietly reading the posts for some time now and thought it time to join in.. i am a 53 year old grandpa (neither daughter or their husbands are jw) married to jw woman with three kids, ages 15, 16, 17. therein lies the source of my discourgement and subsequent disassociation from the jws.

  i outlined my involvement with the jws in my profile, if any are interested.

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  LOLOL Gary. Shunning DOES have its upside, no?? No more having to deal with all the bulls**t

  Dana
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  Hello To All

  by DakotaRed in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as you can tell, i am another newbie, so i thought i would introduce myself.

  i have been quietly reading the posts for some time now and thought it time to join in.. i am a 53 year old grandpa (neither daughter or their husbands are jw) married to jw woman with three kids, ages 15, 16, 17. therein lies the source of my discourgement and subsequent disassociation from the jws.

  i outlined my involvement with the jws in my profile, if any are interested.

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  Welcome DakotaRed

  Glad you're here. I was rofl at the sign you posted. Way to go, dude, and certainly a reasonable reaction, altho I'm sure it doesn't lessen the tension in your home, which is unfortunate. But hey! at least you got the elders' "permission" to leave it up! (sarcasm, in case anyone didn't notice)

  Dana
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  Personals

  by jayhawk1 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i thought a discussion about personal ads would be fun.

  i have dated many women by many different methods.

  except i have never looked for women at a bar.

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  Ok, because of this thread (and tremendous boredom!) I surfed thru some online personals the other evening and I gotta tell ya....

  THERE AIN'T NO WAY IN HELL!!!!!!!! Geez, half the pics were scary! I'm happy for those of you who have had successful relationships thru the personals, but I guess I'm a wimp coz this gal just isn't going that route.

  Dana (of the 'skeered of the personals' class)
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  Your Opinions Please!!!!

  by Ranchette in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the following is a post i made to prisca on another thread.

  i am courious about how many agree with what i say here or am i wrong?.

  re: rick and his thugs jan 20, 2002 13:15 .

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  Some good points have been made in this thread. I have to agree with Simon's and others' opinions regarding the issue of privacy. The only excuse I can see for posting private info that you know the other person wants to keep private is if they do it to you first. That said, I think threats and what happened to Prisca are cowardly and bullyish.

  It's unfortunate when trust is violated, especially by someone you think of as a friend, but once the information has been given out, there really is nothing you can do. The only recourse is to email Simon privately and ask for his help in such a case.

  Sometimes, life's most valuable lessons are the ones that hurt the most.

  Dana

  *Prisca, I edited this and have emailed you the rest of my comments.
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  So, did you miss me ?

  by Simon in

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  er ... on second thoughts, don't answer that!.

  just to let you know i'm back from my trip to visit my dad in canada.. he's doing ok ... he's out of hospital and was looking a lot better when i left.

  he still feels a bit poorly during the night but hopefully he'll get over this and i hope he doesn't start overdoing things again.. it was great to see my sister and her family again ... i promised my niece that she could come over and stop with us for he summer hols (hey, kids here only have a few weeks off ... i didn't know they had months!).

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  Simon! You were gone???! Just kidding. Of course we missed ya, you big lug! This place just isn't the same without you, you have to know. But I heard that Angharad had quite the good time while you were gone...something about a pub and dark, bearded stranger. Or wait! Sorry, that was my fantasy...never mind.

  Glad to hear about your dad and that your trip was a good one. And glad you're back home safe and sound.

  Dana
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  A little story for you guys, I'm a little hormonal

  by closer2fine in

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  we are sitting at lunch when my friend casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family".

  "we're taking a survey," she says, half-joking.

  "do you think i should have a baby?

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  Closer,

  Wow! That was a wonderful piece of writing. You captured so many of the feelings and the wonder of being a mother. I heard somewhere (may have been Erma Bombeck) that being a mom is like forever after having your heart walk around outside your body. How true that is! You wrote:
  

  I want to describe to my friend the exhilaration of seeing your child learn to ride a bike

  I was at a movie a year or so ago, and there was a scene where the father taught his son to ride a bike and the little guy was so incredibly proud of himself, flying down the street yelling: "I'm doing it! I'm doing it!" and immediately, IMMEDIATELY I flashed back to when I taught my daughter to ride. Tears came out of nowhere remembering her joy and my sense of bittersweet happiness for her...bittersweet because every little step they take is one little step away.

  Ok, sorry to get sappy here but I think most of the moms and perhaps some of the dads? will understand.

  Dana
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  happy *birthday* to my best friend, Bobsgirl!!!!!!

  by aluminutty in

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  brightstar, my sweet bright*: !.

  today is your birthday.

  happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOBSGIRL!

  And what a sweet guy your hubby seems to be! Enjoy your day!

  Dana
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  Synopses of the Danni issue

  by seven006 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those who would like a synopses of this issue for what ever reason, i would like to try and put as many of the confusing pieces together as i can.

  why they chose to do it at a kingdom hall is understandable.

  mark made his post and revealed a few facts in this issue that were suppressed by the gag order.

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  Dave,

  Thanks for clarifying some points. Because of this thread, I read the one Danni posted about the meeting, altho I'll admit I didn't read all of it as it got rather boring listening to the same ol stupid comments etc.

  One of the things that was brought up in the other thread, was that not all JWs and JW elders are guilty etc and so shouldn't be attacked. I agree that most JWs are nice people. Most elders probably are as well. In fact, I've known quite a few who were the salt of the earth. Point is, tho, that as elders, they support and tell others to follow WT policy. The policies are what need to be attacked, yes, but these elders ARE responsible, at least in part, for the damage that occurs as a result of the R&F following their 'advice'. And we all know what store the society sets by the responsibility everyone and his brother seems to have, for not stumbling others, for not being bloodguilty, and on and on and on and on. They need to accept responsibility for what happens to children who are molested when these same elders tell parents not to contact authorities. These elders NEED to be educated and, at the very least, Danni and her partner took a stand in that meeting that may cause SOMEONE to think on this issue.

  As a result of reading Danni's thread, and especially her comments to others about what they've done, I am seriously considering calling one of the elders who was involved in handling the abuse of my child and calling him on the 'advice' he gave me. He was angry and told me that I had NO RIGHT to go to the authorities, that I was going against scriptural principles. Not that I think it will do any good, of course, but who knows? If more of us spoke out, maybe there would be a shift in policy eventually.

  Dana

  Edited to add: Thanks to Danni for sharing her experience with us.
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  I Went in Field Service Yesterday!!

  by Valentine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i must say i thoroughly enjoyed doing streetwork for the first time in my life!!.

  it was really cold here in chicago yesterday,snow clouds looming in the sky.

  about 10 am i decided to run home for my cofee break.. as i rushed down the main street,walking quickly,i saw 2 groups of jw's w/ their mags on the main street near home.. i haven't seen any around my territory since last spring.. humph i thought.. i double-timed it home,bundled up,grabbed my stacks of silentlambs posters and ran back to the main street.. i stood on the corner,several feet ahead of them and started saying hi to passers by.

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  Way to go, Tina luv!! I'm impressed.

  Love ya,
  Dana

  P.S. Still waitin' on that email to tell me your travel plans!