when it comes to a simple matter of no longer believing the teachings of jw's, it appears to me that it's more common for the husband to make the first move to leave the religion.
Yes, the human brain does suck at multi-tasking. I think women just do more of it than men and so get marginally better at it.
When you are raising children, taking care of the house and, possibly, working all at the same time, you HAVE to multi-task. If you don't, life falls apart!
Give somebody something impossible to do, yet make it mandatory to do it, and people will figure out how to get it done!
an update on my life post education..... as the governing body continue to denounce higher education, reality continues to prove their words ignorant, ill informed and blatant lies.
i am proud and astonished to say i have just been accepted for a university teaching hospital post.
i have a seriously sought after, senior house officer job in intensive care, endocrinology and clinical pharmacology.
Missed you, Snare.
Congratulations on your achievement. When bright minds have something worthwhile to focus on, great things happen.
I am glad that you feel fulfilled now. I can't imagine living the JW life as an adult. Don't be too hard on your 19 year old self. You were simply a product of your environment. When you know better, you can do better. And you have DONE WAY BETTER!
studies have found an increased risk of mortality, up to 63 percent, among long-term paracetamol users, compared to those who had not been prescribed the drug during the study period (http://www.interaksyon.com/article/106187/long-term-paracetamol-use-poses-risk-says-study).
A always in medicine, it's risks versus benefits. Paracetamol (acetaminophen in the US) has a maximum daily dosage of 4000 mg. Two tablets, a single dose, are 1000mg.
Paracetamol is extremely effective in reducing fever, much better than ibuprofen, and is recommended over aspirin for children due to the risk of Reyes syndrome with aspirin use in that population.
Another benefit is that it does not "thin the blood" like aspirin and ibuprofen do. It's one of the few pain relievers that can be used pre-surgery.
And, it is one of the few pain relievers safe for use in pregnancy.
It's extremely short-sighted to paint one medication as "bad" without looking into the entire drug profile. Its use may be unwarranted in one situation (eg daily use) but highly indicated in other scenarios.
have lurked here for many, many years.
female, latina, middle-aged, born-in, 3rd generation jw, northeast usa.
my fate is to continue to play the game 'till death do us part because the very strong and tangled web of friends, family, business, etc.
sooooo funny!.
the spot that is used by the local cong in our town for the literature cart has been taken over by another church group!.
the witnesses arrived to set up, and another group was in the exact same spot, with a table, and brochures and a sign..... it will be a great thing as it dilutes the effectiveness of the witness activity, by making it look confusing to the local town people!.....
if you think the mormon church is off-the-scale crazy you probably don't know the half of it.. the historical information in this talk by david fitzgerald is fascinating.
the good news is that, just like the watchtower, their growth is being stunted by the internet.. grab a coffee and be amazed at just how gullible millions of people can be.. lucy harris has become my new heroine.
don't miss the section from 8:50.
I loved the T-shirt that said, "Former Mormon, Ask Me How!"
Could we get an Ex JW T-shirt like that?
jd souther ... is most widely known for his part in writing somber, elegiac songs that the eagles and linda ronstadt made famous, such as "new kid in town," heartache tonight," and "faithless love.
" the new yorker, february 13 & 20, 2012, troubadour, page 36.. .
"i've never made a record in new york, start to finish," he went on.
I don't know where I read about hypothetical situations and the subjunctive; likely in some online rabbit hole.
Thanks for the resource. I'll check it out.
GT
jd souther ... is most widely known for his part in writing somber, elegiac songs that the eagles and linda ronstadt made famous, such as "new kid in town," heartache tonight," and "faithless love.
" the new yorker, february 13 & 20, 2012, troubadour, page 36.. .
"i've never made a record in new york, start to finish," he went on.
the subjunctive
"If that were the case..." vs. " If that was the case..."
I understand the first usage is correct.
But yet I read that you don't use the subjunctive for hypothetical scenarios. Yet, isn't the above a hypothetical scenario?
I have trouble with this.
so, some of you may have seen my thread from yesterday about my wife waking up.. we had further discussion yesterday evening after i sent her the pbs video on the abuse scandals plaguing the watchtower.
she was so furious and pissed off at wt hq.
apparently a close relative of her's was abused by an elder and the only reason he was reproved and removed as an elder was because he confessed.
I would email her the PDF and just tell her to not read it until she's ready.
That puts her in the driver's seat. She'll go there when she's ready, but she'll have it constantly available.
