Mulan
That sounded like lots of fun! I imagine the dinner and crab salad was very good, but the crab pie for desert and crab omelets the next morning were probably a little too much, don't you think?
Tammy
Posts by Swan
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9We're baaaacckkkk!!
by Mulan inwe arrived home today from our san juan islands camping excursion.
i never counted how many of us were there, but there were lots of us.
all but one of my 4 kids (princess included) and their families (one daughter in law had to work so didn't come), my niece and her husband and his grandson, one of my son in law's friends and his dog, and two of his friends from his church........groan.........(don't ask.......i'm sure they prayed when they went back to their cabin after being at our campfire), venice and her folks, salud and his wife, one of my son's friends, also an ex dub, and an extra kid or two, friends of the grandchildren.
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Ever lie on your service reports?
by The_Bad_Seed in*laughing just thinking about it*.
did anybody out there lie on their service reports that they maintained the 'national average' when in reality you got .005 hours of service in any given month?
i magically always used to always get "10" hours out in service, while nobody ever saw me at the groups, no one ever caught on, or seemed not to -- maybe they just didn't give a shit.. i always lied so i could keep my microphone 'privelidges' -- that being, the privelidge to walk around at the back of the hall giving my deflated ass a break from those awful chairs they had.
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Swan
OK. I'm not bummed anymore. Well a little.
I just realized I'm a Junior Member now. Not a Newbie anymore! Not the FNG!
Anyway, to keep on topic:
I really did always report correctly, like a good little Dub, but like Mulan and Star, I was very disenchanted toward the end. I figured out how to get two Saturdays of field service in at the end of one month and the beginning of another, and then I had a break of almost 2 months. I think I was not the only one to think of that because the WTBTS caught on and they had a talk about it in one of the assemblies. By that time I really didn't care that much anymore, so I just became inactive.
Tammy
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Ever lie on your service reports?
by The_Bad_Seed in*laughing just thinking about it*.
did anybody out there lie on their service reports that they maintained the 'national average' when in reality you got .005 hours of service in any given month?
i magically always used to always get "10" hours out in service, while nobody ever saw me at the groups, no one ever caught on, or seemed not to -- maybe they just didn't give a shit.. i always lied so i could keep my microphone 'privelidges' -- that being, the privelidge to walk around at the back of the hall giving my deflated ass a break from those awful chairs they had.
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Swan
I'm so bummed after reading all of these posts! I never lied! I feel like such a FOOL! How could I have been so stupid?
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Has this place changed you?
by OUTLAW inwhen i first came here i was happy to find a place where i could laugh, get pissed off or just speak my mind on a subject.the people i have met here are some of the most,kind,careing,informative,helpfull souls.
i couldn`t have asked for a better group to be involved with.i do not always agree with my board mates.even with the ones who piss me off,there is still a comradeship(yk comes to mind,lol).finding this board has taught me one important thing.we are not alone,we have each other...outlaw
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Swan
My husband and my best friend both don't fully understand what I went through as a JW. They just can't imagine it. I just showed my therapist some pages out of some of their literature and he was flabbergasted! He was sitting there reading some of the text and asked, "Who wrote this stuff!"
Here I can talk to so many who went through the same hell that I did. I understand where they are coming from and they appreciate where I'm coming from. I just can't get that anywhere else. As much as my new family loves me, they just don't know what it was like.
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Famous People Who've Died In Plane Crashes
by Dutchie ini'm in the process of making plans for my yearly vacation and although i am not really afraid to fly, i must admit to being a little .
apprehensive.
anyway, it seems to me that if i were a famous person i would be even more apprehensive because so many of them .
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Swan
Would Icarus count?
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Famous People Who've Died In Plane Crashes
by Dutchie ini'm in the process of making plans for my yearly vacation and although i am not really afraid to fly, i must admit to being a little .
apprehensive.
anyway, it seems to me that if i were a famous person i would be even more apprehensive because so many of them .
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Swan
Also Missouri governor Mel Carnahan and his son. He was running for senator against John Ashcroft in the 2000 election. He died about a week before the election and still beat Ashcroft. Mrs. Carnahan agreed to serve in his place. Ashcroft, defeated by a dead man, went on to be appointed U.S. Attorney General by George W. Bush. Just some historical trivia.
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Famous People Who've Died In Plane Crashes
by Dutchie ini'm in the process of making plans for my yearly vacation and although i am not really afraid to fly, i must admit to being a little .
apprehensive.
anyway, it seems to me that if i were a famous person i would be even more apprehensive because so many of them .
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Swan
Didn't Rick Nelson die in a plane crash too?
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Why are people racist?
by MrMoe insomething on the song thread that i posted, song by tu pac, got me to thinking about racisim.
why do people discriminate against people that have different color skin?
i understand it is a learned response, but my "elder" father is very racist... and this is how i was raised.. i don't get it.
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Swan
I hope you can Moe. That is a wonderful goal!
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Why are people racist?
by MrMoe insomething on the song thread that i posted, song by tu pac, got me to thinking about racisim.
why do people discriminate against people that have different color skin?
i understand it is a learned response, but my "elder" father is very racist... and this is how i was raised.. i don't get it.
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Swan
Dear Moe;
I have worked around children with disabilities in the past and it is a good thing. It should bother you and make you reflect on your own motives, prejudices, abilities, etc. We all have prejudices; the trick is to identify them and then work to overcome them. These issues should make good hearted people think. That is an excellent thing to have happen.
Just beware that you don't become like some I have worked with who become hardened and insensitive to it over the years. I always try and watch that that never happens to me.
On the other hand, realize your limitations. You are only one person, and if you are like me, you will want to try to save them all. Have empathy and do what you can, but don't give so much of yourself that you will later resent them. It is a fine line to walk, and balance is very necessary. Trust your heart in this matter (the exact opposite of a scripture the JWs taught me ) and do your best to nurture these kids. You won't be dissappointed.
Tammy
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Why are people racist?
by MrMoe insomething on the song thread that i posted, song by tu pac, got me to thinking about racisim.
why do people discriminate against people that have different color skin?
i understand it is a learned response, but my "elder" father is very racist... and this is how i was raised.. i don't get it.
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Swan
Spider,
I agree. I don't know that children of mixed races are any more beautiful than children who aren't; but they appear more exotic to me, probably because they have a mixture of features that appear new to me. About ten years ago I went to Hawaii and was just entranced by all of the cute children there. They are all precious darlings, and it is beyond my comprehension that anyone could discriminate or hurt them in any way.
Tammy