now come on you good people whom love football, my team are looking good enough to take the title, eh?.
whad'ya think, anyone want to suggest some other team?.
englishman.
Up the Blades is all I will say Eman!
And Glitter - What can I say?! you obviously have taste.
I'm going back up there soon for another 'fix'
That Leeds match was INCREDIBLE.a few more of those and we'll be on the way up.
edited to add www.sufc.co.uk
Edited by - termite 35 on 14 November 2002 20:19:55
my family has decided to shun me.
last week my brother and my husband got in a heated debate and finally my brother asked him why he doesn't believe in the jw's and he said because there religion is based on a lie.
well my parents found out and now have decided the best thing to do is shun me.
Scarlet; i'm so sorry
Ihope ,in time, your sister leaves- at least she'll have you to turn to if she is shunned...
It's like a bereavement almost,is'nt it? though all the more hurtful as you can see the ones you love- but can't communicate with them.Some shun me, some don't- but none of them are family- so your situation can only be much worse than mine
I hope in time, your mother realises she'd rather have you than their approval.I know a witness woman with 4 children, and she speaks to them all - could you cite some examples of this to your mother so she can see that some very 'respectable' witnesses still talk to their disfellowshipped children?
Good luck
Love Termite
i've worked for the same company since i left college, for a long time, and so some people where i work have known me for many years.
i am by and large still known as a jehovah's witness who generally refuses social invites.
i have not spoken a great deal to my work colleagues about my change of heart about my religion, just a select few, although people have definitely noticed that i don't preach at them anymore!
Hi Matty; I owe you an email which is no1 on my ' to do ' list...
you'll have a great time
I too; like dsgal used to 'do' Christmas until I was in my 20's- then abstained for 12 miserable years.
I'm having my ' 2nd' one this year and i'm really looking forward to all the parties- I have some old friends from pre-dub days that are very close but I hated the 'you used to be a witness ,did'nt you...?' friends;
so this year i've dumped all the people who used to comment continuously to embarass me and put me on the spot to ridicule; and have deliberately made new friends who did'nt know me during my jw phase .
Now I feel I can really relax !
I hope you have a ball - wise advice not to get too off your face in work company-I once made an idiot of myself at a works party-
save it for when you're in the company of friends...Emans bbq next year...??!!
i have already gotten an email from someone stating that their gift arrived safely in the mail.
i thought it would be nice to start a thread where we can post what we got (for those nosey like me who want to know!
) and a thank you.. as for me, i haven't even begun yet!
Alrighty; I WILL , and i'll even do it in TROUSERS !
Great advice Scootergirl
Edited by - termite 35 on 9 November 2002 19:54:4
i''m just posting a few pics this time.
this was our best day, the day we walked from quiemadas to caldeira verde along the highest levada in madeira.
we covered 16 kilometers at a height of 1300 metres (about 4200 feet) .
Wow, What a wonderful place- another one for my list of places to go I think!
You both look remarkably healthy after the climb!
How the heck does Her ladyship stay looking so young envy is bad, envy is ba.....
Glad you're back safely
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well i tried to do this yest and i lost all of it, :( lot of typing lost, but oh well, i would welcome feedback from anyone who has been through similar things to me, i got the truth 13 yrs ago, and i never felt like i was wanted not really, i was with a man and had 3 kids with him when i came into contact with the witnesses, but he was a pedophile so i found out and had been doing things to our kids since they were born, i ditched him, he walked from 2 high court trials, and no one in my cong cared abt me, they didnt want to know.
said it was in my head, anyway, i struggled for years i hated going to conventions and being ignored by my own cong, it was just me and my daughter on our own all the time trying to serve jehovah, i didnt feel happy but i just wanted to please my god and i just tried my best, i always felt left out and i was never asked to do demos at the hall, its like they were just putting up with me, i was always pulled in for stupid things like the messages i put on my answerphone cuz some stupid stuck up old sister didnt like it.
Hi there Nelly1;
What a sad, sad story. You've been through hell. How can they put people through so much pain and still sleep at night?
I hope your son starts to get sorted out soon-he's been through it to, has'nt he?
It's a shame I did'nt record things that were said to me- the threat of being exposed would shock alot of them ,would'nt it? Now there's an idea if I get a sheperding call...
Lots of love to you,post again soon
Termite
i have already gotten an email from someone stating that their gift arrived safely in the mail.
i thought it would be nice to start a thread where we can post what we got (for those nosey like me who want to know!
) and a thank you.. as for me, i haven't even begun yet!
Questions from a reader;
Being a dedicated apostate I am concerned about the comments in this thread that seem to support the idea of opening Christmas gifts BEFORE Christmas.
Should I cast aside my waiting attitude and not leave the gift until the Big Day ?
Would this stumble my giftee ?
What is the correct etiquette for an apostate ?
Worried
UK
ive basically kept this under wraps in so far as this board is concerned, but ive decided to tell about it because, frankly, im under stress at the moment,am posting (when i post at all) a bit strangely and i wish to explain why im hardly posting, nor am i hardly responding to emails or chat requests from my friends here.
i apologize for the latter.
in a nutshell, my wife is sick, shes been sick a year now and the situation is getting worse.
Sorry I was a bit slow to notice this thread Refiners fire;
I hope you're bearing up and not burning out yet...
A friend of the family has just had a pacemaker fitted and was doing really well just 2 weeks later and they look fantastic and feel great (the patient, not the pacemaker !) -his heartbeat was so slow he was passing out regularily;
I hope the situation improves for you all really soon
Take care
Termite
Edited by - termite 35 on 9 November 2002 18:56:40
sometimes, the gender of a poster is relatively easy to deduce due to their style of posting, and, dare i say it, their choice of vocabulatory.
but sometimes it is difficult to know if you are "talking" to a man or a woman (or homosexual).
ok, right away, i hear protests of "what the heck does it matter?
I'm of the fairer sex- but a tomboy.
Always feel like a man in drag in a skirt!!
it is time for my annual physical; besides which, the ending of a medium-term relationship signals the need for a fresh std check.
appointment with my primary care provider, dr. maria (her first name).
i smile and say, "which hair is that?
Comf -glad it put a spring in your step . . .
but now you've given me a mental picture of her finger and your prostrate whenever I see your name - how do it get it out ??!
