Posts by TheSilence

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My Sister's Wedding - Good and Bad News

by kelpie in

ok.. firstly let me see i can explain this with out too much rambling..... for those who know me, know that i was disfellowshiped in june this year.

before this time, my mother, stepfather and sister shunned me.

since my disfellowshipping, i have not had contact with my parents and an occasional text message from my sister.. i found out last week that my sister was getting married on the saturday just gone (11th october) so i decided to give her a call on friday to wish her luck for her wedding.

TheSilence

What a difficult situation.

First, please remember that as wrong as your parents are... they are doing it because they truly believe it is the best thing for you and they love you. They are victims of the religion just as we all are.

Secondly, screw what anyone else thinks... you have to make the decision that is best for you and your family... and if that means going back to the religion in name then that's what you have to do. My only concern is this: while I understand the need to be close to your family it is not a decision you are making only for you. You are also making this decision for your children. I'm not familiar with the situation... and you say that you are mentally able to beat the control... are your children? How will going back affect them?

Do whatever you truly believe is best for all of you... and then live with your decision without any regrets knowing that you made the best choice you could.

My thoughts are with you,

Jackie

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Da Vinci Code--Anyone Read It?

by patio34 in

i just finished the davinci code by dan brown.

fascinating!

has anyone read it?

TheSilence

hmmm... I don't think it talked about it a great deal... but I thought it had addressed it at some point or made reference to it in some way. Me thinks I shall have to reread the book a bit sooner than I had planned to ;)

Jackie

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Da Vinci Code--Anyone Read It?

by patio34 in

i just finished the davinci code by dan brown.

fascinating!

has anyone read it?

TheSilence

I just read it and, in fact, recommended it on another thread that was discussing Jesus as a feminist. I, too, found it to be a very interesting read and recommend it.

Jackie

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Anyone ever have this?

by Country Girl in

my therapist says that i have post traumatic stress disorder.

one of the many symptoms of this is hypervigilance.

if i hear a sudden sharp noise, i immediately jump twenty feet in the air and scream.

TheSilence

I've never had this... but I think it's because my dad was always the prankster when I was young and constantly jumped out from behind things to scare people among other things. You learn not to jump because it takes away the reaction he was looking for and he stops doing it. :::smile::: and eventually you get accustomed to it and it doesn't even phaze you.

However, I do find that I will plan for exceptional circumstances. I live alone... I haven't planned for what to do if I'm murdered because, well, I'd be dead... but I can tell you what I would do and what choices I would make (I think, anyway, as I'm not in the situation) if I came home to someone in the house who raped me. I plan for how I would react to different people's death who are important to me... to the point of even planning some of the words I would say at my grandma's funeral. I can not believe it's a psychologically healthy pastime... but there it is.

Jackie

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Hit Me With Some Snappy Comebacks Puleeeeeeeeze!!

by HadEnuf in

jw
friends

okay...so i'm invited to a baby shower for my daughter-in-law which will most likely be attended by myriads upon myriads of jw's.

i won't go into the nasty details...but they've been married four years now and have another little daughter...their wedding was boycotted by most jw's because she was not baptized yet (but grew up a jw)...and my son was.

so every since the wedding fiasco...they have been pretty much shunned by the jw's...and attend meetings infrequently.

TheSilence

Do you? Really? Is that only because I'm here directly in your line of vision... or have you actually tried to contact me previous to this and I simply missed it? If that's the case I'll be happy to have lunch with you sometime where I wouldn't dream of putting you in spiritual danger by discussing any topic related to religion... however if your intent is to get me back to the hall I would suggest you start holding your breath.

Jackie

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Survivor Pearl Islands #4

by Stacy Smith in

our place is packed with party goers ready to watch the 4th installment in a few minutes.

i should major in survivor i think.

i'm curious if the rumor is true and the drake tribe throws a challenge to get rid of someone.

TheSilence

I was glad to see Burton go, he was an ass... I could see the blonde guy (Jon) go as well, I don't like him, either.

Rupert looks like he'll be teaching the other team to fish... it may help him or hurt him. It might alienate his teammates... but it will certainly get him a bit of loyalty from the other team.

Jackie

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Jesus was the prodigal son

by cellomould in

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perhaps this will not be printed in the wt anytime soon, but think about it.. look at the parallels between the behavior of the brother in the parable and the behavior of jesus' real siblings.. jesus was accused of associating with 'tax collectors and sinners'.. he once saved a woman from being stoned by an angry mob for 'adultery'.. he was also criticized for allowing a woman, probably of 'ill repute', to pour expensive oil over him and cry at his feet.. jesus was the prodigal son.... .

cell

TheSilence

If you are interested in reading a book that touches on Jesus' feminism along with secret societies, etc a great read is The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. The story itself is fiction, but the facts and such it is based on are not. A very interesting read.

Jackie

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Vicki Boer - Donations

by hillary_step in

jw
friends

if any of you wish to make donations to help vicki and her family through this troubling time for her, please contact me at

and i will let you know how to proceed with this.

please bear in mind that any amount will help, so please do not feel that what you have to offer is worthless compared to others.

TheSilence

bump ;)

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Survivor Pearl Island Episode 3

by Stacy Smith in

well i'm offline for a couple of hours.

the newest episode is about to start and i haven't read any spoilers today.

have i mentioned i love this show?

TheSilence

Christa, I believe. I like her, too... though I find her voice to be somewhat annoying ;)

Jackie

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Survivor Pearl Island Episode 3

by Stacy Smith in

well i'm offline for a couple of hours.

the newest episode is about to start and i haven't read any spoilers today.

have i mentioned i love this show?

TheSilence

They showed clips from next week where some from Drake were talking about throwing a challenge to vote someone off... and Rupert was not pleased. Any thoughts on whether this is good or bad strategy on their part?

The whole Sandra/Jon thing causes stress within the tribe that can hurt them... but I don't agree with throwing a challenge. The only way I can see that it would help them is if they end up switching tribe members... they wouldn't want to end up in Morgan if it got to be too small, no leverage.

Jackie