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  To My Mother

  by MrMoe in

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  at about 6:30 this evening my mother passed away.. .

  the best mother and the best wife anybody could ever be blessed with.

  she was not only my mother, she was my friend.

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  Mr.Moe and all:

  Geesh! You guys really got to me! I am so sorry to hear of your losses, I too am losing my Mother or I guess I've lost her she just isn't gone yet. She has alzheimers and lymphoma I don't know which is worse to have her die or to know she exists and doesn't really even know my name anymoremy sister had to put our names on the baby pictures so she could read them breaks my heart and I find it hard to even call anymore. I started crying the other day I had found an old card (damn it I am crying now shit) and it had her writing on it something we all take for granted, she can't even write me anymore...funny the things we miss! She loved my daughter so MUCH and I wanted her to be able to enjoy her great grandbaby who looks just like my Mel but she'll never know her. Makes me sick that I judged her so harshly when I was a witness since she wasn't guess we pay in spades huh.
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  I'm moving up!!

  by happyout in

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  i am officially now a senior member!!

  i am stoked, and intend to move up fast.

  i'd like to thank the academy for all their support in my efforts.

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  Happy:
  Congratulations!!!
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  Is it wrong for a white to marry a black?

  by gumby in

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  see if you think this sounds a little............you know.......biggoted .

  do you think the opinion from the slave is a little strong in one direction..........nah!

  questions from readers wt, 1960 july 15

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  My Son in law is a black man, he and my daughter have been together since she was 16. He is starting the Police Academy in Spring. When my daughter started to date him I just wanted to know what made him "special", why not all those nice boys I knew. She looked at me and said Mom you know so and so he is on Cocaine, you know so and so he beats his girlfriends on and on I was sick. J has been respectful, didn't push her into sex in fact waited over three years LOL and he loves us. He is a great provider loves my grandbaby who is mixed and what more could I want for my daughter. He doesn't beat her doesn't screw around and has a great family that loves my daughter and my grandbaby.

  I raised my children not to be bigots,I have always had this feeling. I found out about two summers ago my ggrandfather had a plantation, "owned slaves" I was aghast then my Granny (who was telling my sister about it) said that my GG paid his slaves in fact didn't think of them as slaves. They stayed to have his protection in the community. My Granny nanny even invited them to her church, a black only's church now Granny is 97 she was three at the time. My Grandfather went to the church I can't imagine what a wonderful man he was. Granny has NEVER been prejudice and I always wondered why Oprah Winfrey said only black families put paprika on potato salad since I was raised with it being made that way. Then it hit me the other day that was how the cook made it and Granny was taught by her.LOL

  My father is a bigot and my brother and middle sister and that is why they aren't involved in my life or my children's lives. Because I expect ignorance from strangers as far as my daughter's choice but NOT from my blood family and I don't even want to think of what I would say if they hurt my daughter or grandaughter with their narrow mindedness
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  WHAT Kingdom Hall did Ya'll go to?

  by thewiz in

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  i was looking at another thread.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24809&site=3.

  and was wondering,if i'm not being too forward, what kh did everyone here go to.. i used to go to the cranston kh in ri, usa .

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  Cabool congregation, Cabool, MO1983-1987

  Methuen Congregation Methuen Mass1987-1992

  Gladstone Cong Gladstone Mo1991995
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  What Kept You "In The Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  was it family, friends, the belief that this all was really true?

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  Minimus:

  What kept or keep you in the Truth?
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  If YOUR Child Was A Pedophile, What Would You Do?

  by minimus in

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  we have shown an abhorrence to pedophiles, and rightfully so, but how would you view pedophilia if your own son or daughter was either a known pedophile or displayed abnormal feelings for children?

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  Love for my children is unconditional - they could be serial killers & I wouldn't stop loving them

  My children know my love is CONDITIONAL, the condition is to act as I raised them, I raised them to be good loving responsible people.My children can make mistakes anyone can but pedophilia or willful murder or rape is not an ACCIDENT. A child of mine that would TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE and in this instance multiple times. First the guilt I would feel for creating such a monster would kill me.

  To Lin, I think your instance though is different your child was abused that is a whole different ball game, not that it lessens in anyway what he did to your daughter. BUT it does show the need to STOP pedophiles from destroying others lives, if your son HADN'T been abused by a PERVERT I'm sure he wouldn't have acted out. In this instance neither of my children(Thank GOD) have been abused, so they have no damage that causes one to act out.

  To Min, who asks volitale questions but answers in a very short fashion: My loving my children the way I have has MADE them very good kids(a little nerdy LOL just jokin) I have not had the problems from my two that the "unconditional loving Mothers have" I also TALK to my kids when they won't talk I write them, write poems and if all else fails yell or cry. I ASK them about issues like this and YOU KNOW WHAT my kids think it's disgusting that someone will be on TV saying "oh not mine blah blah". My daughter has a six month old and can't imagine not loving her but when I posed this question you know what she said" I would love WHO she was to me, as a baby and a child but I couldn't love the persone she HAD BECOME". I think if more people felt this way there would be fewer Dahmers,Bundy's and hell dub's <that last part was a joke...er kinda>
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  If YOUR Child Was A Pedophile, What Would You Do?

  by minimus in

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  2. child-abuse

  we have shown an abhorrence to pedophiles, and rightfully so, but how would you view pedophilia if your own son or daughter was either a known pedophile or displayed abnormal feelings for children?

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  For me I would feel the same way as I would if my child murdered or raped someone I DIDN'T raise my child that way and if I found out before they were arrested I WOULD TURN them in. They have had love and support and the best of life, for them to turn to something such as pedophilia would be the end of me, I'm sure. Buyif I had information to help the victiom I would testify against them and NO I wouldn't visit them. I don't condone it in others, why should I in children I raised. Would I love them, that is a question I can't answer honestly, I have not been put into that situation. But as a Mother my children would HOPE the police got to them first ....

  edited because I got so emotional I forgot punctuation

  Edited by - SheilaM on 3 January 2003 0:4:42
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  Favorite Movie Quotes

  by meadow77 in

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  i have tons of them, favorite movie quotes that is.

  a misspent youth i guess, but i love movies.

  i was watching one of my favorites the other day,seven.

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  Steve Martin in the Jerk: "I'm picking out a thermos for you....." .

  All I need is this ashtray....and this chair......

  SpaceBalls: WHY didn't someone tell me my ASS was so FAT

  Goonies: HEY YUUUUUUUUUUUUUUS GUUUUUUUUUUUUUYS!!!!

  That was THEIR time THIS IS OUR TIME....

  <of the it may not be a correct verbatim quote class>
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  some old wise sayings

  by heathen in

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  i thought it might be interesting to see how much of the worldly wisdom we have aquired .there are alot of quaint sayings that go way back in time here are some of my favorites to give an example - an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure , a bird in the hand is better than 2 in the bush ,what's good for the goose is good for the gander .feel free to add your favs .

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  You can't step in the same river twice
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  New - My biography

  by TuningFork in

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  where do i start?

  it's difficult to bring up all of the negative start in life, however, i believe that without my upbringing i would not have known where to search for the truth later on in life - within.

  the jw is all i knew from the age of 6. when i left at 19 in the year of 1973, i was disfellowshipped for sex, drugs, and rock and roll.

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  If you can't get rid of the baggage right now just remember, put it at least BEHIND you so you can face the world and get huggsWelcome

  <of the much baggage also class>