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  HOW DO YOU MEND A BROKEN CHILD'S HEART?

  by termite 35 in

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  please, anyone broken their children's heart over the wtbts?

  i've been away from meetings for quite a wwhile now and have finally had to face the fact that i am responsible for my childrens 'lost' looks lately.

  i've tried to sow a few little gentle doubts to ease them into the thought that were not going to meetings as 'the org may have got some things muddled up'.but its so strange to find yourself in this position; the worst is seeing their little faces as you struggle to find the right words that won't upset them.

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  Termite,

  How MUCH you tell them depends on their age. Younger children do not need long, drawn out explanations. They actually only listen to the first few sentences anyway. But in my experience, honesty is always the best policy. My boys are 15 and 16 now, they were 12 and 13 when we left the borg, and they left ALL their family behind in it. So of course I did not tell them JW's were evil people...we did not "categorize" people that way. I simply told them truthfully the problems I had with their teachings and practices...that I knew it would take them awhile to sort out THEIR feelings on it, since they had been raised in it...that it was FINE with me if they decided they still wanted to be JW's but that I wanted them to be old enough to actually make that decision...and that I would love them no matter what!

  It seemed to work for us. As the months went by, we would discuss other issues as they came up...how they felt about family members, more in depth discussions of biblical teachings and witness interpretations thereof. We didn't really have to deal with their JW friends as an issue...they shunned my children as they had been taught. I encouraged my kids to get involved in things at school, sports...everything! It was great! I was now spending my Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the ball park with my one son pitching in a little league game. Saturday mornings were now spent at the soccer field watching my other son run around with great enthusiasm. They are now doing very well...seem well adjusted...haven't descended into a world of sex, drugs and rock-n-roll(yet ) and ALL without the benefit of the Watchtower telling them to repress all feelings.

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  Holy Flying Screaming Buddha, Batman!
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  another funny pic...but could be offensive to some

  by peaceloveharmony in

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  how office rumors get started.

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  I'm offended!

  That's it Harmony, you've stumbled me.

  I guess I will have to pray to Simon...and seek encouragement from my brothers and sisters here.

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  Holy Flying Screaming Buddha, Batman!
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  xmas funnies (WARNING could be offensive)

  by peaceloveharmony in

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  okay, i warned y'all, don't get mad .

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  happyholidays

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  Santa's Visit to a Naughty Lady

  A beautiful innocent young lady wants to meet Santa Claus so she puts on a robe and stays up late on Christmas Eve. Santa arrives, climbs down the chimney, and begins filling the socks. He is about to leave when the girl, who happens to be a gorgeous redhead, says in a sexy voice, "Oh Santa, please stay. Keep the chill away." Santa replies, "HO HO HO, Gotta go, gotta go, Gotta get the presents to the children, you know." The girl drops the robe to reveal a sexy bra and panties and says in an even sexier voice, "Oh Santa, don't run a mile; just stay for a while..."
  Santa begins to sweat but replies, "HO HO HO, Gotta go, Gotta go. Gotta get the presents to the children, you know." The girl takes off her bra and says, "Oh Santa... Please... Stay." Santa wipes his brow but replies, "HO HO HO, Gotta go, Gotta go, gotta get the presents to the children, you know." She loses the panties and says, "Oh Santa... Please... Stay...." Santa, with sweat pouring off his brow, says, "HEY HEY HEY, Gotta stay, Gotta stay, Can't get up the chimney with my pecker this way!!!"

  Tracy
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  Our Last Words.....?

  by hillary_step in

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  the reality of impending death is our one certainty.

  if we are fortunate enough to live for 70 years, we will have lived for 840 brief months.. the womb to the tomb is a rapid journey.

  i once wandered through a cemetery in a town called rochester in the uk and always having a fascination for last words, i happened upon the c19th tombstone of a man who had been fatally struck while playing cricket!

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  Yes, you were....and

  YOU LIKED IT

  Tracy, Dominatrix of Six
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  Are you stable? (Mentally, that is)

  by ashitaka in

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  2. friends

  ok.....any response will do, but if you're going to post a funny one, please also type your real thoughts along with it.. as for me, i'm pretty wild, but stable.

  i never mention or show my fears; especially if my wife is around.

  i can't bear to make her nervous.. ashi

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  Ok, true confession time.

  I am painfully, boringly stable. No hang ups, no phobias, no depression, no long term recovery problems still hanging around from leaving the borg. Took me a couple years to totally get over having your entire belief system turned upside down, but I consider myself lucky that I wasn't born with a chemical imbalance or something similar. My heart goes out to those who suffer from it.

  I work out my aggressions or recurring repressions by joking about SPANKING people.

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  Holy Flying Screaming Buddha, Batman!
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  Our Last Words.....?

  by hillary_step in

  1. jw
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  the reality of impending death is our one certainty.

  if we are fortunate enough to live for 70 years, we will have lived for 840 brief months.. the womb to the tomb is a rapid journey.

  i once wandered through a cemetery in a town called rochester in the uk and always having a fascination for last words, i happened upon the c19th tombstone of a man who had been fatally struck while playing cricket!

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  There once was a man named SIX
  Home address was the River Styx
  Devil came and asked him one day
  Why he never came out to play
  Said he "Too busy watchin' porn flix"

  think41self

  Holy Flying Screaming Buddha, Batman!
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  Our Last Words.....?

  by hillary_step in

  1. jw
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  the reality of impending death is our one certainty.

  if we are fortunate enough to live for 70 years, we will have lived for 840 brief months.. the womb to the tomb is a rapid journey.

  i once wandered through a cemetery in a town called rochester in the uk and always having a fascination for last words, i happened upon the c19th tombstone of a man who had been fatally struck while playing cricket!

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  You guys have come up with some great ones! Good idea for a thread HS. I have to return the favor to my younger sibling, so here goes:

  Here lies a troublesome little sis
  Her older sibling she liked to piss
  Many times was she heard to cry
  "I don't know who did it, t'was not I"
  A fibber she was, but Dana I will miss

  think41self

  Holy Flying Screaming Buddha, Batman!
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  Tracy's Been Cheatin' on Me! (& he's UGLY!)

  by FreePeace in

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  i don't know who this guy is, but he is in big trouble!.

  freepeace.

  "the world is my country, and to do good, my religion.

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  DOUG !

  I swear I was thinking of you the whole time! Why, Ladonna even telepathically captured my thoughts and was able to magically display them for you.

  Besides, don't you know...technically it's not cheating if the guy is from another galaxy.

  think41self

  Holy Flying Screaming Buddha, Batman!
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  When a Woman's Fed Up.......

  by Tatiana in

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  when a woman's fed up...... a man comes home from work early to surprise his wife with.

  my ribs that are stinging me right now is the fact that i. still love you.

  killed someone you probably are going to jail for a long.

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  ((((April))))

  Wow, you impress me. Not only did you get out of an abusive relationship, which requires great courage...but you broke the cycle with your children. Your son sounds like a fine young man. Give him a hug for me, ok?

  And I'm glad you were able to find real help in your desperate situation. All the witnesses do for someone in that situation is pray for them, quote scriptures to them, and tell them to be regular at meetings ...Big Fricking Help that is!

  Tracy, who holds April in very high esteem now.
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  When a Woman's Fed Up.......

  by Tatiana in

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  when a woman's fed up...... a man comes home from work early to surprise his wife with.

  my ribs that are stinging me right now is the fact that i. still love you.

  killed someone you probably are going to jail for a long.

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  My God April,

  You scared the shit out of me with that story. I thought you were trying to tell us you were going to kill yourself. Are you saying you are still with the bastard that beat you?

  think41self

  Holy Flying Screaming Buddha, Batman!