Posts by calamityjane

We left when our kids were 9, 4 and 2. We decided last minute to allow them to go out for Halloween, it was so much fun, to see the look in the eyes, all dressed up in their costumes, going "door to door" for candy and not selling WT magazines. from that moment we never looked back.

cj

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Explosions London Buses & Trains

by Crumpet in

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i can';t get through to any of my friends at liverpool street including my ex.

am really worried!

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calamityjane

Thinking of you Crumpet.

Stay safe.

cj

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CRAZY MEAN JW MOTHER IN LAW

by littlehousefan in

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i need your help on this one, big time!

i am new to this but i like reading everyone's posts on here.. i need advice.

sorry this is so long but if you feel like you could please read it!.

calamityjane

Welcome and sorry to hear about the mess with the inlaws.

And THEN I called her up and was sweet to her, and I apologized to HER, and I didn't mention one thing about what a horrible evil woman she is. I just told her I was sorry and I wanted to tell her that, and that I hoped one day everything could work out and we could all talk and have a nice relationship

You did what you did because you are the true christian here, not her. Quit beating yourself up over this. Don't let her make you feel like your anything less.

I don't believe your betrayed your husband and I'm sure your husband will get over it. I can see his point though that he would rather her not know what he does with his life but I could also see that you were probably telling her this to make it known to her that you don't need her religion to be happy, you and your husband are doing fine without it.

take care

cj

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Being a JW mother, I really don't understand how these women do it.

by Dragonlady76 in

while reading through some threads, i sometimes wonder what my life would have been like if i had stayed a jw and had kids.

i now have a 23 month old son, that's very active, i can not begin to imagine what torture it would be for both of us to attend meetings or go out in field service.

i would be expected to keep him still the whole time without toys, snacks, books or any sort of distraction at all, except maybe the my book of bible stories.

calamityjane

But I do get a chuckle from those who put their kids on leashes

OMG, I use to hate parents that would do that to their kids. Bunch of hillbillies.

cj

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Being a JW mother, I really don't understand how these women do it.

by Dragonlady76 in

while reading through some threads, i sometimes wonder what my life would have been like if i had stayed a jw and had kids.

i now have a 23 month old son, that's very active, i can not begin to imagine what torture it would be for both of us to attend meetings or go out in field service.

i would be expected to keep him still the whole time without toys, snacks, books or any sort of distraction at all, except maybe the my book of bible stories.

calamityjane

Yes it was sheer torture and I was close to nervous breakdowns on many a time. I would actually go into melt down mode.

I worked full-time when I was a JW mom. I have three kids. So it consisted of rushing after work to pick the kids up from the babysitter, get home, make supper, clean them up, get the girls hair re-done, tidy up the son and rush off to the meeting, most of the time my husband was feigning that he'd have to work late so it was basically me doing all the work. Needless to say I'd be pissed at him when I got home from the meeting and there he is eating his supper and watching T.V. all relaxed.

Then came the assemblies. The second last year that we attended the DC was my oldest daughter was 12, the second oldest daughter was 3, and my son 1. What a friggin nightmare. My son would usually take 2 to 3 hour naps at home, but at an assembly he'd maybe get a half hour sleep and that would be after taking him out and trying to rock a screaming kid to sleep, finally sitting down and holding him while sleeping (because if you tried to put him on the floor he would wake up), and no sooner sitting down, the damn speaker ends his talk and wham the clapping begins, the little demon ( that's what I thought he was at the time) is now up Because he wouldn't get his alloted nap time, he was totally unbearable, unruly, etc. at the end of the day, when you want to be able to go out for supper somewhere.

The last assembly I ever attended was the best It was the year we were doing our fade and I vowed to my Husband that if my son needed a nap, I would gladly walk a block back to the hotel, put him down for a nap, put my feet up, have a glass of wine and let him nap until he woke up. If I got back to the assembly for the last half hour, so be it, I didn't give a rat's ass at that point as to how much "spiritual ~~food~~ $hit" I had missed, at least I wasn't stressed, my son had his nap, he wasn't cranky, and we could go out to a restaurant for a quiet, relaxed dinner.

cj

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Ozzie is in hospital again.

by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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i received an sms last night from ozzie himself saying on saturday he collapsed and had to be taken by ambulance to hospital.. he is being operated on again this morning (wednesday 29/6/05 australia time).

as usual with the particular operation he is having there are serious risks.

i ask his friends to send anything positive his way today.

calamityjane

Get Well Soon.

cj

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Wife's weight problem

by dangel in

i amlooking for advice.

before getting married, my wife was slim and took care of herself.

after the wedding however, she started to eat much more and not exercise.

calamityjane

Thanks Littletoe Sorry about your wife HD. cj

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For me it's light bulbs --- and for you?

by Panda in

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what is your daily household irritation?

for me one of the household daily irritations is dead light bulbs.

i often day dream about having every light socket , indoors and out with new light bulbs.

calamityjane

I hate hangers. You go to grab one and there's always one that follows and lands on the floor.

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S*its about to hit the fan with my in-laws

by pratt1 in

brief history:.

both my wife and i have faded from the borg for about 10 years.

we still maintain close relationhips with the dubs in our family on both sides.. my wife's sister has not only faded, but she has become an ordained minster, thus my mother in law calls her an "apostate" and refuses to have any contact with her.. her 4 year old daughter will stay with my family for about 2 weeks in august.

calamityjane

I agree with Jeannie. I too have had a breach of trust that involved my children and it ain't pretty. This is not the way your wife would like to end her relationship with her sister.

cj