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  Life Is On the Hairy Edge

  by AlanF in

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  2. friends

  got a call late this afternoon: "your daughter was in a car accident along with four other girls.

  you need to come to the emergency room.".

  daughter not there yet.

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  siegswife

  Alan, I'm sorry to hear about your daughter. I hope she has an easy and quick recovery.
  Lea
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  Post a message to Sharon Roe(Janet Bryant's sister

  by seven006 in

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  2. friends

  sharon like her sister janet was also raised a jw.

  she left the religion three years ago just about the same time as robert and janet.

  her husband is not a jw but did attend the occasional meeting.

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  ((((Sharon)))) I'm so very sorry for what has happened to your sister and her family.
  Although I've been out for years, it's only been in the past half year or so that I've come to realize just how destructive the WTS is. It's hard for people who are isolated in their own destruction, as your brother in law was. He was probably afraid to investigate and find out if his doubts were well founded. If he had, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out so tragically.

  I'm not very good at this...I pray you have peace.

  Lea
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  What do you buy a 5 year old?

  by Prisca in

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  2. family

  my little niece is turning 5 soon and i'd like to buy her something special.

  something that will stay with her for a while.. any ideas?

  she loves barbie (of course!

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  When my oldest granddaughter was an infant, I bought her a neat little wooden trinket box, that I keep at my house and put little 'treasures' in. A ring, a necklace, bracelet, etc. Now I have one for my other granddaughter and grandson too. I told them that they could have their boxes when they're 13. This way I know that there's a chance that they will keep anything I give them that I really want them to keep.

  For birthdays and holidays, I pretty much stick to the basic stuff...Barbie and whatever sport my grandson is into that week. :0)

  My sister in law likes to get my daughter the 'special edition' Barbies for her birthday. I try to get her to take good care of them...
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  I HATE THEM, I HATE THEM, I HATE THEM!!!

  by AGuest in

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  2. friends

  father, please... forgive me.... dearest jw.com posters... may you all have peace!.

  i wish to share something with you that i had no idea of until just a few minutes ago.

  after listening to my lord direct me to go back and read and read and read, i must say, dear ones, that i knew robert and janet (jannie) bryant from shingle springs, ca, personally.

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  siegswife

  Shelby's telling the truth. There are other people who 'hear' and 'see'. I had an experience too, before I became a witness. I was drawn to them because they seemed to have an explanation for it. I soon found out that I would be best to 'deny' what had happened to me. I think I only told one couple before I left, and I was still confused about it.

  I'm not confused anymore.

  The WTS creates doubt in people who need faith. They suck big time.

  Shelby, did you get my email?
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  Meet my Lil Man:)

  by mommy in

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  2. friends

  hey all.

  i just got home from the hospital earlier this evening, but i wanted to post a few pics of my lil man for you.

  i can't believe he is finally here!

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  He's beautiful! Congratulations!
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  I HATE THEM, I HATE THEM, I HATE THEM!!!

  by AGuest in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  father, please... forgive me.... dearest jw.com posters... may you all have peace!.

  i wish to share something with you that i had no idea of until just a few minutes ago.

  after listening to my lord direct me to go back and read and read and read, i must say, dear ones, that i knew robert and janet (jannie) bryant from shingle springs, ca, personally.

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  (((Shelby)))
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  Psychoanalyze Yourself

  by Tammie in

  1. social
  2. humour

  this is a very interesting test.

  try it.. have a pen and paper handy before you read any further.. as soon as you read a question, write the answer right away.. make sure to answer questions 1-10 before moving on...no cheating!!

  read the following questions, imagining the scenes in your mind, and write down the first thing that you visualize.

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  siegswife

  1. Sieg
  2. Deer
  3. We look at each other
  4. Big
  5. Fence
  6. Tablecloth/Flowers
  7. Glass
  8. Pick it up
  9. Stream
  10. On rocks

  LOL That's pretty cool
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  "Social Retardation"

  by Alana in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  question for those who were raised as jws.....after you left, especially if as an adult, did you ever feel like you were "socially retarded"?

  i was married twice to jws, yet when i was single again as an xjw, i really felt like i didn't know how to get to know someone of the opposite sex, how to date, what to do or not do, what to expect or not expect.

  my ex-husband talked to me the other day and he stated the same thing.

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  From the other side of the coin, I wasn't raised to be a JW, but I come from a 'disfunctional family' and I always felt socially retarded as a teen. I don't know that being unequipped to deal with the world is something exclusive to JW's. I know it isn't, but the 'other' social retards seem to be who JW's attract, so you may be onto something. LOL

  Just rambling....
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  Need Advice

  by tattoogrl333 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my boyfriends uncle just died this morning.

  it was his late fathers brother, and the only relative left on that side of the family.

  he is upset, but also trying to play the responsible role and not show too much emotion.

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  Hi! I'm sorry for your boyfriends loss. Is he a JW or an exJW? I just ask because if he's an exJW and you opt to go with him, he may be shunned if it's a JW funeral.

  Anyway, I think that if you care about him, it would be ok for you to go to the funeral with him. Just being there with him, and maybe making small talk with other people, you know...just being there should be enough.

  If he's an exJW, the experience might be a bit odd, but I'm sure there are people here that have some knowledge about that subject.

  Lea
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  Babette's Feast

  by joelbear in

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  2. bible

  interesting movie that culminates with babette cooking a sumptuous meal for a group of devout christians who feel guilty about enjoying anything because of the sinful nature of enjoyment and their fear that enjoyment of life now will diminish their eternal reward so they vow to each other not to show any signs that they are enjoying the meal.. i saw it the other night and it always reminds me of the witnesses i knew back in the 60s.

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  siegswife

  Joel, I've never seen "Babette's Feast", but the name Babette reminds me of an excellent book I once read called "Malevil". I can't for the life of me remember who wrote it, but it's about the 'end of the world' and some of the survivors in a small village in France. I highly recommend it, although it does get a bit wordy at times.