Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery.
Wasa
wasasister
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Tinkerbell is down
by CC Ryder inhey y'all....incase anyone is interested,,,,tinkerbell4125 is away for a few days....she needed to go in to the hospital to straighten out her med's...life in an abusive environment growing up does wonders to a person...she's a hard fighter though....she's doing great....should be back in a couple more days.....boy do i miss her......hurry back tink..........cc
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I finished my novel.
by JeffT inwell, my mother will find about 10,000 edits because that used to be her job, but i'm done.. took longer than i want to talk about, but 91,000 words are a mouthful.
i'm going to take a deep breath then go look for an agent.
for those of you who don't know, its based very loosely on my years as a dub.. .
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wasasister
Jeff: that must feel wonderful. Congratulations and best wishes.
I always wanted to write.
Wasa
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Another J.W. Sucide
by moman inanother one of god's wonderous creatures has taken her life, another j.w.
sucide, how sad!.
there will be those (mostly jw's) that say the borg had nothing to do with it & they may be right, but i doubt it.. her name, leah turnbull, formaly leah malik, of omaha nebraska, anyone know her?
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wasasister
Yes, I "got the point", but you apparently did not.
Of course, even one suicide is too many. That was not the question. The beginning assertion was that suicides were higher among JW's than the population at large. Of the incidents reported, was the root cause of the suicide the religious affiliation, unrelated mental illness, job loss, economic troubles, etc.?
There are mentally ill individuals within every group of humans. To blame suicides on the religion without considering other factors is irresponsible.
The comparison between this and child abuse is a false analogy. The chief complaint about child abuse within the JW organization is the handling of such after the fact. Do they cover it up? Discourage reporting? Punish victims? It's not about per-capita numbers.
My point is: to rush to a conclusion is fool-hearty and disingenuous.
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Another J.W. Sucide
by moman inanother one of god's wonderous creatures has taken her life, another j.w.
sucide, how sad!.
there will be those (mostly jw's) that say the borg had nothing to do with it & they may be right, but i doubt it.. her name, leah turnbull, formaly leah malik, of omaha nebraska, anyone know her?
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You say I imply the suicide rate is higher among JWs than other groups. I do not say that and it is speculation on your part but yes I have read that it actually is. I believe the source for it was on Kent's observer.org website. Possibly freeminds.org has an incidence rate study.
Do you see the problem with your assertions? "Imply", "I believe", "possibly".... Have you documentation, or have you not?
Until we have facts comparing the rate of suicides among JW's with suicides in other religious groups and non-religious demographics, the anecdotal reports of JW suicides mean nothing.
Please be careful about sensationalizing individual cases. They could be meaningful; or not. Jumping to conclusions is irresponsible and reprehensible.
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wasasister
Newport, OR is on the coast...Newport, WA is north and east of Spokane, in Eastern Washington.
Like Springfield, there's one in almost every state.
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wasasister
Tri Cities? Maybe 2.5 hours, but not 2.5 miles.
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wasasister
TR is in Spokane, on the Northwest side of the city. He quit posting recently, but you might still be able to contact him through his last posted address. There are some others in outlying areas.
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Ya Ya Sisterhood
by Mulan inhas anyone seen "divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood"?
princess, one of her friends, and i went to see it last night, and it was great.
anyone with mother or grandmother issues will love it.
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wasasister
I, too, saw Ya Ya with my daughter. I thought it was the best treatment of mother/daughter issues since The Joy Luck Club - an all time favorite of ours.
Glad you found it healing, Mulan. Sounds like you could use it right now.
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JWs @ My Door !!!
by Francois inmy door!
can you imagine that?
don't they know i'm a filthy apostulater!
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Francois: You sound as if you feel just a tad guilty?
For almost five years, I was going door-to-door when my heart was not in it. I had to keep up appearences while I made my slow exit. I dreaded knocking on doors when I knew the people behind them didn't want me there. I got to the point where I'd volunteer to take doors by myself, so I wouldn't have to argue if the householder didn't show any interest.
When they come to my house now, I'm kind and tell them I'm truly happy. They can see in my face I'm telling the truth. I sometimes take the magazines - since it's difficult to obtain them otherwise these days.
If I had to guess, I'd say the majority of JW's in this country at least feel the same way I did. They're out in service because they have to, not because their heart moves them to.
The Kinder, Gentler Wasa
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Name the song from a snippet of lyric
by Simon inand no cheating by searching on the internet!.
a man my age is very young so i'm told.
why do i feel so old.
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wasasister
OK, I can't resist Woody's kid:
#1: Comin' Into Los Angeles
#2: City of New Orleans
How about: Santa Claus wears a red suit, he's a Communist- and a beard and a big (?) hat, must be a pacifist....