i wrote a letter yesterday in concerns with child custody.. well,just now had them at my door and i sorta lost it about my son losing his daughter because of their brainwashing techniques used on her mother.the problem is,although i didn't mention names,i think they will work out who it is.
(it's a little town)i suppose now,because i yelled at them,they will somehow use it against my son.they immediately blamed my son for the problem,thats why i lost it.how the would they know,sheesh,talk about egotistical,arrogant,totaltarians.. sorry,just so sad and mad that this can even happen in the first place.we were all doing okay until mother stopped pretty well all contact with us after she got baptised,in just 6 months of being here.she came here because she was getting into trouble and evicted all the time where she was.she thought that we were great people for helping her out(otherwise her and grand daughter were oin the streets),until she befriend a jw.even thought that was good,didn't think much of the jws until all this bit us in the bum.she must be mighty keen.it's all fine for her,but why is it so necessary to not to share the child with her father.. thanks for listening,.
bt
Hi, BT,
Because contact with her father might show her that there is life beyond the organization's control, and they can't have that.
I'm sorry you're both going through a rought time... this religion makes so many family situations just suck.
Jackie
whats your oppinion on gambling?
do you think its wrong?
or more specifically, is it wrong to have a bet with someone over who's going to make it to be a jedi first, especially when the bet involves large amounts of beer for the winner?
Actually roullette is not a very good game for the player... especially if it's a wheel with 00 on it. Your best odds are baccarrat (you know, the game James Bond would throw money on) but it's terribly terribly boring. Your next best odds are on a craps table if you bet the right way and it's a lot more fun. The odds on a craps table have no house advantage at all. Your best way to play is a line bet and two come bets with full odds, nothing else.
Jackie
just a reminder to those who have heard about the show, or have read the book.
there is a show on abc tonight about the book.
the da vinci code, and mary magdalene and jesus.
Crap!!! I forgot to set my VCR before work. Next stop ABC website to see how much a tape of it would be ;)
Jackie
whats your oppinion on gambling?
do you think its wrong?
or more specifically, is it wrong to have a bet with someone over who's going to make it to be a jedi first, especially when the bet involves large amounts of beer for the winner?
<--------works at a casino... suppose that means I don't have much of a problem with it, eh?
Jackie
i just found out a friend i have know for 2 years,,,,,,,has cancer in a lymp node under her arm pit.
her blood work came back , with spots in it she said, and irregular.
she had breast cancer a year ago and some lumps were taken out,,,,,,,,,she was supposed to be well .. she told me not to cry when she told me the news, and i tried to swollow back the lump , it was on the phone so i could do it not seeing her face.
Hi, Lyin,
I understand what you're going through and it's hard. Both of my grandmothers and my mom have had breast cancer. Also both of my grandfathers have had other various forms of cancer. I know that one day I will have cancer as well. It's a frightening thing. But here are the things I have learned in dealing with it and those who have to go through it...
First of all they need to cry and grieve... let her do that and get it out of her system. If she holds it in she will start doing more physical damage to herself by focussing on that pain rather than doing what needs to be done to beat it. The hard part is knowing when enough is enough. Yes, she needs to grieve, but when she has been crying and it gets to a point that she just needs to get her mind off of it it's your job to find a way to do that. Not only is it hard to know when that point is, but also knowing how to do it... and I think that mainly comes down to how you and your friend normally relate to each other.
One thing that helped my mom was telling her about my dad's mom going through it and some of the outlooks I learned from her. My grandma is an amazing woman and rather than focussing on the negative decided to look at it in a positive light and take advantage of what she called her "cancer perks". When she called with problems about her computer and would get ther run around she would put on her sweet old lady voice and just casually say, "Well, you know, I just get so confused from day to day, I think it's all the chemo-therapy." And you know what? They would bend over backwards to help her out and get whatever she needed done done. I suppose to some people that sounds crass... but honestly seeing a few good points come from it and getting a few things done for them really amused my grandma and mom and helped them keep a positive outlook. In fact, my mom just had her last radiation treatment friday and was wondering how long she could still take advantage of her cancer perks.
The last thing I would suggest is giving your friend something to look forward to afterwards. When my grandma was in the hospital I asked her what she needed me to bring her and she asked for some books. When asked what kind she wanted she said that she knew it was silly, but she liked those romance novels because they were set in the renassaince and she just loved that period of time. I asked her if she had ever been to a renassaince fair and she had never heard of one. So I told her that in the spring when she was done with all her treatments and had her energy back I would take her. It gave her something to look forward to past the treatments... and now we go every year as a celebration that she beat it. Whenever she would start to get down we would talk about the fair and what things she would see there and such. When my mom was diagnosed I applied the same principle... she loves golf and has always wanted me to learn and play with her. So I offered that while she was suffering through treatments I would suffer through golf lessons. Again, whenever we would get down we talked about those lessons and the mother/daughter tournament that she wants to play in next year. She never missed a single one of my lessons and if gave us much to laugh about through her rough periods.
The main thing is just instinct. You know your friend better than we do... what feels right to you to do and say? What would you want her to do and say for you? It's a hard situation and she needs your support. There will be points that she will need to talk and you just can't stand to hear any more details about every little part of her treatment... and you will bite the bullet and listen and ask questions because that's what she needs.
Let her know how important she is to you and that you'll be there for her... and then follow through... that's the best thing you can do.
I know it's tough... if ever you need to chat or even just vent feel free to pm or email me at [email protected]
Good Luck,
Jackie
i just finished the davinci code by dan brown.
fascinating!
has anyone read it?
Okay, Ven... no clues to give, but I'll tell you the answer.
On the list of the Grand Masters of the Priory of Sion in the name Nicholas Flamel who held that position from 1398-1418.
In the first Harry Potter book The Sorcerer's Stone Nicholas Flamel also played a part. He was the alchemist who had discovered how to make the Sorcerer's Stone and lived with his wife to be well into the 600's in age. If you will remember Harry, Ron, and Hermione were scouring the library looking for his name.
I find it interesting because Da Vinci dabbled in alchemy as well.
Jackie
i just finished the davinci code by dan brown.
fascinating!
has anyone read it?
Just a little side note for those who have read this book and are Harry Potter fans...
In chapter 79 of The Da Vinci Code there is a list of the Grand Masters of the Priory of Sion... notice anything interesting about this list?
;)
Jackie
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/stats/posters/y/99/1000.ashx
i am approx 240th from the top of the posters chart.
given the time i've been on here i should be nearer the top though.
Hmmm... didn't even make the list ;)
Jackie
how do you score?.
even if you don't know what faith you are, belief-o-matic?
answer 20 questions about your concept of god, the afterlife, human nature, and more, and belief-o-matic?
Isn't that funny... JW is at the very *bottom* of my list ;)
| 1. | Reform Judaism (100%) |
Jackie
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they voted out cute michelle with no thought of voting out the sleazy nappy blonde haired dirtbag john?
what's wrong with these people?
Gotta say, I would have rather seen Jon go... but agree with the decision. Michelle should have played her role in the challenge and made it look like it was *really* difficult for her. She swallowed that stuff like it was nothing, of course they weren't going to pick her. The Drake tribe had a good plan and she fell through.
Jackie
