Posts by ESTEE

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Jehovah's Witnesses Hit With Abuse Suit

by Parliament in

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jehovah's witnesses hit with abuse suit

sat jan 11,12:14 am et

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ESTEE

Parliament,

Thanks for sharing this information with us here on the forum. I feel glad whenever I see news coverage such as this. It reminds me that the corruption of the jws is getting toooooo big to contain internally now, and so it naturally spills over into the world for all of us to see their reproach and shame. How inconceivable for them to think that God approves of such atrotious behaviour. Imagine, they thought they would get away with it!

I don't recall seeing you post here before, so my belated Welcome to the forum greetings seem to be in order here.

Hugs,

Esther

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Divorce advice anyone?

by FreeWilly in

longtime lurker and occasional poster here.

i pretty much have already made up my mind, but it seems like alot of good advice can be found here so here goes.... me and my soon to be ex-wife were active duds, rp's, bethel, etc.

we faded together and are now completely out.

ESTEE

sorry to hear about the cheating. . .

I, too, was in a marriage where my mate (husband, in my case) cheated on me constantly. He denied it when I talked about it with him. His philosphy was, "Deny, deny, deny!" Finally, one day I walked in on him while he was with his prostitute.

At that point, I felt the subject required no further discussion and his ensuing denial. I saw the proof with my own eyes. I divorced him. It became a health issue with me. I did not want to die of AIDS. Seeing it with my own eyes was excrutiatingly painful for me, and divorcing him felt like I was cutting off my arm. I was at the end of my rope, however.

Today he is an intravenous drug user with Hepatitis-C. He looks like the "walking dead".

I feel very fortunate that I still have my health. I have been on my own for almost seven years now. I am happier alone. . . than with an alcoholic cheating pig. I wish I would meet someone wonderful. For now I am okay with my aloneness. . .

And that's my story. . .

ESTEE

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Ex-JWs' JW Encounters.

by SpannerintheWorks in

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i find it fascinating when a poster says he or she has just had a visit from the jws.

the recalled encounter is always very interesting.. knowing how the average jw thinks, most of you, who are ex-jws, have the benefit of hindsight.

i think it would be very entertaining to read all your stories of jw encounter of the third kind since leaving the org .

ESTEE

Brunnie wrote:

asked them to give my jw family a shout (they were working on the same street) and ask them to pop in and tell my wife how happy the JW books made our family. A cool conversation stopper...

I laughed at your comment, Brunnie. . .good point. . . That jw-type education provides many an example of unhappy families. . . has been my experience. The proof is in the pudding, it has been said.. . . So true. . .so true. . .

Gotta learn to think on my feet like that. . . for when it gets to be my turn with that cult. . .<mumble. . .mumble>

ESTEE

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The Worst Conundrum EVER!

by SYN in

folks, this is a bad one.

there's this guy i know, we'll call him placebo for now, as that's his nick online, who i'm pretty good friends with.

he comes to our monthly graphics programmer meetups that we have in johannesburg quite a lot.

ESTEE

Syn,

Sorry to hear about Placebo.

If you tell him that you are an exjw, he might feel a need to shun you, even at work (if he is a happy jdub). It would cause discord in the office and he might self-destruct and lose his job. Of course that is not your responsibility, that is merely one of the dysfunctions of being jw. It is a tough call.

I liked Prisca's comments. They sound very reasonable to me. Not a spot I would want to find myself in.

Prisca: You and I are both Oct 17 birthdays! Yaaaay Libras! (sorry. . .off topic) <hangs head>

Valis: Cool new pic!

ESTEE

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Do you have a favorite work of art?

by Aztec in

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this is mine:.

it's by georgia o'keefe, one of my favorite artists.

my signature pic is also one of my favorites by giger.

ESTEE

I really enjoy Monet's works, and my favorite is his "Bridge at Giverny"

I painted a copy of this in watercolor. It took me months to complete. Mine has more orange shades than this copy that I got off the internet. I have no scanner so I can't post mine. . . one day, though. In the meantime, here it is:

ESTEE

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Everyones Favorite Painting

by gsx1138 in

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http://www.whattheheck.com/ebay/scary.html

this thing still creeps me out.

ESTEE

I love Monet's works, and one of my very favorite is his "Bridge at Giverny":

I painted this with watercolor. I have no scanner, though, so this is a copy I got of the internet. My painting has more orange colors in it. It took me months to paint. I never sign my paintings until I look at it and say to myself, "Ahhh, there. . . I'm finished!" I love it because it is so restful and relaxing. Ahhh, peace at last. . .

ESTEE

Edited by request

Edited by - angharad on 23 January 2003 5:3:42

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Officially Disassociated Tonight

by Princess in

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steve and i attended our very last meeting this evening.

i wrote a thread a few weeks ago about our elder visit and their decision to announce that we were disassociated.

they agreed to wait until we returned from our vacation so i could tell my grandma who still attends via phone link and so she wouldn't have to be alone in her devastation.

ESTEE

Princess & Steve!!!!

You did it!!! I'm sooooo proud of ya both!!!

Guess we are officially your new brothers and sisters, eh????

At least our rows are full!!!

Hugs,

Esther

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I am a Former Addict

by Robdar in

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i quit smoking 3 days ago.

it was not as difficult as i thought it was going to be.

i have tried to break the habit before but always gave up, thinking that i was hopelessly addicted.

ESTEE

(((((Robyn)))))

I feel so proud of ya, girl!!!!!!

I, like Jesika, smoked until I got pregnant with my son. I felt soooo nauseous, I would literally gag everytime I lit up a smoke. I then and there decided I would quit and never light up again. I am proud to say, I have kept true to my self-promise. I am proud of meeeee, tooooo!

Love ya,

Esther

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Help the Elders are after me!!!!!!!!

by auntiem in

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okay, an elder just showed up at my doorstep and he was wearing sweat suit and sweat pants and he was alone.

whats up with that?

is this a new tactic to get me to talk?

ESTEE

Dear Auntiem,

Sounds to me like only one elder is after you, dahlin' . . . and not in a healthy way. . . I think he is at your door for his own ulterior motives.

What Beans says sounds logical to me, namely if you send a DA letter, they will shun you . . . better to just disappear into the woodwork.

My advice? . . .

Just don't be home,
Just don't answer the door,
If you have call display on your phone, just don't answer their calls.

I think it was in poor taste to call on you in his sweats. I think it was tacky for him to call alone, and especially when your hubby wasn't home. I like roybatty's and benext's suggestion about a letter of complaint. If you do choose to write a letter of complaint about his inappropriate conduct, remember you are under no further obligation to explain . . . so continue to ignore their phonecalls and any other attempts to contact you.

I personally think he was at your door for sex.

Take care,

Love,

ESTEE

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Onacruse and Bikerchic do Las Vegas

by onacruse in

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well, i put up a valiant struggle, but katie finally dragged me onto the plane on our way to las vegas for our wedding.. .

we got to our hotel (the flamingo), and as we walked into our room we saw the message light flashing on the phone.

" it was room service, said they had something for us, would we be in the room for the next hour?

ESTEE

((((((((((Bikerchic & Onacruse))))))))))

I'm soooooo happy for you two!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is such a joy to see a happy ending . . .

errrr . . .beginning. . .(now I'm confused. . .)

Congratulations to you both!!!!!

Love,

ESTEE