Posts by Wendy

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Too gone for too long:(

by Wendy in

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i have been offfline for awhile, and i must say i am quite upset, not really upset, just unsettled about what i have seen when i have returned.

have all of you lost your ever loving minds?

wtf?.

I am sorry if those of you misconstrued what I was attempting to say. I have been here ages, and have seen the tide high and low. I have personally benefited from the friendships I have made, and I hope others have benefited from knowing me. It is really hard to witness what has become of this forum though. I KNOW the old timers have had the same thoughts I have put into print. I have even seen the posts they made in reference to that including Simon and Ang.

If this was my place at the time and place I was in last night after reading several threads here, I would close this place down. I liken it to opening a coffee house and returning in a few years and seeing junkies shooting up on the tables you once had great conversation and friendships bloomed. I obviously don't run it, yet feel a deep affection for this forum. Last night I was just ranting.

I do not mean ill will. I am an outsider now looking in, and see things much different. After my son was born in March I was able to be a silent observer here. I saw the changes made, and it did not affect me as much as it would have if I was actively posting. So in that respect, I don't blame the active posters for raising their feathers and strutting about what good is still to be found. Even Gopher, one of the most sweetest and caring people I have met is still willing to turn a blind eye to the mayhem. I have changed...the forum has changed.

I know the continual influx of newbies will continue. I hope that too many are not lost in the shuffle. The support and friendship here is needed by many, and more everyday. I just hope that Simon is able to step back and look with a wide lense at what has occured. Please see what mistakes Rick made...you are heading there now. I say that Simon with the most upmost respect for you because I know what you WANT this place to be. I am sure that all of you can recall a poster who you haven't heard from in awhile. Someone who left and never returned. The newbies won't know them, but you do and I do. There is a loss that can never be replaced.

With much sadness and regret I have decided that this is not the place for me anymore. I know the cofee house will never return. They have had too many raves here already, I see the needles in the bathroom and I am bailing.

I have met many wonderful people here. I ask that you email me so we can continue our friendship. Perhaps one day a female will start a DB and then we can get a comparision of how it should be done That was a joke all lol

Mucho love,

wendy

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Too gone for too long:(

by Wendy in

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i have been offfline for awhile, and i must say i am quite upset, not really upset, just unsettled about what i have seen when i have returned.

have all of you lost your ever loving minds?

wtf?.

Wendy

I have been offfline for awhile, and I must say I am quite upset, not really upset, just unsettled about what I have seen when I have returned. Have all of you lost your ever loving minds? WTF?

I remember when this place was a NICE place to come to. Where I could share parts of my life that I was embarressed to share with others. A place that people knew who I was. They had walked the road, some here still walking. Now I see utter CHAOS! And chaos only has a place in my filing cabinet.

What happened to all the support? Where is the love? Please give me URL's I will follow them and try to restore the peace I had before. Why all the fighting? Board wars, moderators wars, deactivation, deletions etc etc. How sad

This world is so HUGE, yet so small at the same time. The lives we touch with the words we say can go a long way. Please remember this.

Simon, if this is too much to handle for you, and IMO it is, shut it down. How much good can come from this? I personally have met some wonderful people, and to this day engage in their REAL lives. This fighting bickering, deleting, moderating...is this what you intended it to be?

I say take your little friends all of you have a group and disperse. The overwhelming Volume is too much for any man/woman/small child/herculean athelete to handle.Tthe amount of good that can be accomplished is swept under the rug of so much hate and sadness that many carry.

I am touched and will forever be blessed with those I have met and know here. Yet I will not be back. I can't see this place in the shambles that it is. Mucho love to all, and please, please, please stop the insanity. Our future generations depend on US!

wendy

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To alamb

by TweetieBird in

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you stated in another post.... "i personally am eternally grateful that someone went out on a limb to talk to me.

after the first 5 minutes, 35 years of beliefs melted away and i was able to see beyond the lies.

the puzzle finally fit.".

Wendy

Alamb!

Email me, I lost your addy!

[email protected]. I have a stash for ya

love ya,

wendy

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my global statement

by lauralisa in

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i am so off this planet.. i have had so much therapy in the past, i dunno, forty years, that it makes me "sick".. i have learned to speak in cognitive-speak.

i have learned to think in cognitive-speak.. i have survived jw-endorsed "therapy": a jw-sanctioned therapist in northern virginia who could "cure" dissociative disorders in just a few sessions.

she learned this technique from the "society" and therefore, did not charge for her services.

Wendy

Spoke to Laura today....all is well

P.S. to Sexy Sixy, drop me a line, I wanna chat.

wendy

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Inglewood cops are insane

by jelly in

what the hell is up with the inglewood cops?

i hope the cop that threw the punch not only gets fired but has criminal charges brought against him.

what makes it worse is those dumb-asses are going to make it harder for the good cops (that make up 90% of the police force) to do their job, because everyone is going to assume all cops are like those creeps.

Wendy

Oppressive Authority? Give me a break Valis We are talking individuals here. Not an entire police force, or goverment that gives the go ahead to be abusive to individuals just because they break the law. I agree that people should have been outraged because of what happened to Rodney King, but the riots were just an excuse to get some freebies. If they want sympathy for their outrage, they should be willing to give sympathy for the outrage of the cops who felt compelled to beat the sh*t out of a guy who led them on a 100+ mile an hour police chase for how long?

As I said before, sideline cheerleaders sit on those benches and judge. But, until you have ever been in a professional situation, and yes you are trained on how to react to violence, you have no experience to speak of and your condemnations are shallow.

wendy

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Inglewood cops are insane

by jelly in

what the hell is up with the inglewood cops?

i hope the cop that threw the punch not only gets fired but has criminal charges brought against him.

what makes it worse is those dumb-asses are going to make it harder for the good cops (that make up 90% of the police force) to do their job, because everyone is going to assume all cops are like those creeps.

Wendy

I completly agree with you Mr Biggs. The boy was handcuffed, and no matter WHAT was said, there was no reason for him to be punched. I was only pointing out that cops are humans too, and not perfect and don't always think before reacting. As for extreme force shown on Cops or other shows like that, I have seen that shown numerous times. Or verbal taunting after the hancuffs are on, which I feel is too prevalent.

I am not making excuses, just reminding all of you who are quick to condemn the man, to look at the whole situation. Personally I feel that a policy should be in place(perhaps already is?) that if a police officer has been injured he is out of the arrest. There was plenty of back up there, and he should be allowed, and made to walk away.

wendy

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Inglewood cops are insane

by jelly in

what the hell is up with the inglewood cops?

i hope the cop that threw the punch not only gets fired but has criminal charges brought against him.

what makes it worse is those dumb-asses are going to make it harder for the good cops (that make up 90% of the police force) to do their job, because everyone is going to assume all cops are like those creeps.

Wendy

I had not heard of this yet. I just went over to Yahoo and read some links to this story, and watched the snippet of video. The man who took the video is a resident of LA, who was staying in the motel, so it said on one of the sites. I am not at all condoning the punching of the boy and slamming him on the car. But I have to agree with Susan here...slow down people.

Can you imagine the adrenaline that was running through this cop? He was injured and claims the boy attacked him first. He did have a cut to his face and was bleeding.

When he picked up the boy, it looked liked a person who did not know their own strength. Like if you saw a suitcase and used alot of force to pick it up, not realizing it was lighter. As for his punching him after the boy made a comment, I would love to know what kind of comment could invoke a person to punch a 16 year old who is handcuffed!

I also would love to know what anyone of you would do in that situation. With your adrenaline high, injured, fearful there may have been a gun, threat that you may be shot at, etc, etc. The cop is only human people, just as all of us are.

There was a well known respected Dr in Florida where I worked. He requested an nasogastric tube to be placed in a woman who was having stomach problems. This is a thin tube that is introduced into the nose, and is "led" down into the stomach. On an alert patient it is hard for them to sit still and not resist. She was very resistant, screaming and turning her head from side to side, and after several attempts by several nurses, who also used restraints on her, they could not put it in. The Dr had worked a very long shift and it was now his duty to attempt to put it in, the law says only a certain number of attempts can be made by nurses. The Dr went into the room with one nurse, who held one hand of the patient. When the Dr was putting in the tube, the woman was screaming and slapped him with her free hand. In response the Dr slapped her back. Does this make him a horrible person? I think he made an awful mistake, and also reacted as any human would.

As a side note, I have been hit several times by abusive patients. I have also seen many nurses brutally hit by patients. The adrenaline IS a factor and sometimes people cannot help reacting to reflex and hit back. I never did, and I never saw anyone who did. I will be the first to say though, that being in that situation it is a possibility, and can happen.

I could never imagine all of the stress a policeman goes through, they actually have their lives on the line. Unless those of you sideline cheerleaders take into account the amount of stress is entailed in such a situation, you really are fooling yourself and spouting hot air.

wendy

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Lots of Jehovah Bashing in Here

by Perfection Seeker in

i think when people leave the organization, they lump it all together- jehovah- religion, organization, etc.

i am not doubtful there is a god, but just doubtful that he used the wts to be his one & only means.

just wanted to say that.

Wendy

PS,

One thing I guess that gets me, is that Christians never seem to answer any questions. Or maybe they think they answer questions, but do not. So I must ask you, to answer the questions asked of you in this thread. It seems only fair to me.

JJ,

I agree that it is a fact that humans have to answer for their own actions. Where I disagree is that the consequences are directly related to God's law, which I am not too clear and many other Christians are not clear on what they actually are. There are other faiths, that have a set of laws so to speak as well, are they considered doomed, because they aren't following the bible? How do you think they feel about Christianity?

wendy

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Your Little Jehovah will Fail You

by Amazing in

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your little jehovah will fail you .

in honor of: dave haack .

when i became associated with the jws in 1968, i was working at a machine manufacturing plant in california.

Wendy

Derick,

Pop a pill dude

In abandoning Jehovah AND the Watchtower, you are throwing out the nextdoor neighbor's baby with a tub of dirty bathwater in your own dwelling.

Please do explain how this is.

Based on your empty reasoning that connects God with the Watchtower, any organized religion you could have decided to join at any point during your lifetime -- from the hellfire-breathing Southern Baptists to any other right-wing Christian denomination -- would have equally incurred your insults to God.

I have never connected God and Watchtower. There are many here who do not.

This forum serves a useful purpose in showing the lengths people will go in using the Watchtower -- an organization that was subverted by a few elderly men with signature authority over the finances and their younger proteges -- to justify hatred for the fundamental concept of God.

Tell that to all the christians who post here Derrick. Now tell it to the atheists, and agnostics. Wait you did! lol Let me tell you, that even though I realize this is just your opinion, I can't help but feel sorry for you. How can you know why others do something, or feel a certain way. Your comments seem very judgemental to me.

My only hope is that one day you will have an accepting spirit and heart and show love and understanding much like the God you claim to worship professes to have in the bible.

wendy

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Your Little Jehovah will Fail You

by Amazing in

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your little jehovah will fail you .

in honor of: dave haack .

when i became associated with the jws in 1968, i was working at a machine manufacturing plant in california.

Wendy

((((Dobby)))) That brought tears to my eyes.

wendy