I, of course, never had children of my own, because I was faithful to the command to wait until the new order (like faithful sons of Noah). I love my husband, and tho i have known his kids for about 2 years, I can't say I am much more than fond of them. Therapist said that first marriages start out way up high and deteriorate, but stepfamily marriages (those that are determined to survive) start at the bottom, and have nothing to do but get better. It takes 3-4 years to feel comfortable...like a REAL family. We are closing out our first year,only. The kids are not bad people. In all honesty, the difficulty is mine. i am having a devil of a time adjusting to kids, new marriage, no org., college, and being an independent 45 yr old woman. Too many changes, too close together. i don't want to mess up. And I definitely don't want to do anything that could hurt the kids.
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How Do You Discipline YOUR Kids?
by MrMoe incurious... how do you discipline your children and why?
spank or not to spank?
are your kids brats (and be honest here.).
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To the kindred Spirit who emailed me....
by HomebutHiding indear j. i enjoyed hearing from you and i did reply to your letter.
i used [email protected] rather than the one you used.
hope you will read my response before deleting it.
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HomebutHiding
Dear J. I enjoyed hearing from you and I did reply to your letter. I used [email protected] rather than the one you used. Hope you will read my response before deleting it. Hi to everyone else! HbH
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JWs and Stronger Marriages?
by Pubsinger ina bit of a follow on from the "honesty" thread.. another claim that jws make is that they have stronger marriages and are less likely to divorce.. try writing down all the jw couples that you know of that have divorced.. there are bonus points for those who didnt make 2yrs!.
i think you will be shocked at the number you can come up with.
we came up with 60 couples in less than 20mins.
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joanna! What! Pregnant now? So close to the end? didn't she learn from Noah's sons? It is irresponsible to have children now! Goodness! seriously though, they do have a tough row to hoe. Perhaps, with family support, they will be okay. Then, when she hits 40, and the estrogen slows, and she realizes she has been nurturing everyone else to the exclusion of self...ops, wait a minute..that was me!
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Rude/Snotty Witnesses
by dottie inhas anyone had an experience similar to the following?
or had a social life(total oxymoron, i know) like mine in the borg?
last evening we had to take our clothes to the laudrymat(sp?
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HomebutHiding
I remember, as a young 19 year old finding the truth (just in the knick of time in 75), feeling in awe of the society and its obvious hold on the holy spirit. My first experience with a CO visit was thrilling for me, until one evening after a stimulating talk, I approached him to tell him how the info hit home and how unworthy felt, to which he replied, "If the shoe fits, wear it." Then he moved on to talk with the more distinguished members of the cong. I was shocked and hurt, but went on to pio anyway. Sheeeesh. I have heard upity, snotty comments all along. It is something I did work hard against being guilty of myself. I always felt, and still do.....possibly more so..that being kind is more important than anything. HbH
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JWs and Stronger Marriages?
by Pubsinger ina bit of a follow on from the "honesty" thread.. another claim that jws make is that they have stronger marriages and are less likely to divorce.. try writing down all the jw couples that you know of that have divorced.. there are bonus points for those who didnt make 2yrs!.
i think you will be shocked at the number you can come up with.
we came up with 60 couples in less than 20mins.
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I agree, neon. I think you nailed the thing right there.
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How Do You Discipline YOUR Kids?
by MrMoe incurious... how do you discipline your children and why?
spank or not to spank?
are your kids brats (and be honest here.).
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Dana, How old are they? We have the added difficulty of a mother who tries to interfere....the divorce, now 4 yrs old, won't die for her. Although she is remarried (had an affair with her boss which precipitated the divorce), she cannot leave my husband and me alone...and she uses the kids, of course. Makes enforcing rules and making a family difficult. We, too, get compliments from others about their behavior, which sadly means they act out just for us. Oh dear.
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Aid to Bible understanding p667-672
by badboy in.
says `some scholars believe nimrod's death was commemorated by the annual`weeping for tammuz'.. .
what evidence does the wt had for saying this?
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how*...I need a typing course, for sure.
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Aid to Bible understanding p667-672
by badboy in.
says `some scholars believe nimrod's death was commemorated by the annual`weeping for tammuz'.. .
what evidence does the wt had for saying this?
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Hoe scholarly is it to say, "Some scholars say...." and then not footnote or reference the source? Not very!
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Trying again for more door to door reasons
by Bang ini posted a question before regarding the way jws go door to door.
[luke 10:7.23] and remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide,for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house.
if the apostles didn't do it and jesus said not to, why do the jws do it en masse?
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Neon...do you think those motives are really spot on? I am not wanting to believe that THEY don't at least think they are really doing God's work. Do you think they don't belive what they told us to do? Did any of that make any sense? I do wonder what happens in my brain at times.
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JWs and Stronger Marriages?
by Pubsinger ina bit of a follow on from the "honesty" thread.. another claim that jws make is that they have stronger marriages and are less likely to divorce.. try writing down all the jw couples that you know of that have divorced.. there are bonus points for those who didnt make 2yrs!.
i think you will be shocked at the number you can come up with.
we came up with 60 couples in less than 20mins.
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neon..whew! Until you mentioned the adultery thing, you had me wondering! The more posts I read on the board, the less unique I feel. There is comfort in numbers. I, too, am remarried. The relationship is mature and respectful. We have a lot of LIKE!