Posts by asortafairytale

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witness connections wisconsin

by bavman in

i have been connected with jw's my whole life.

i would be interested in meeting or talking with anyone who has connection with wisconsin jw's.

if u know anyone at all from wisconsin please leave me message in my box.. .

March in Washington

by Emma in

my daughter participated in the march for womens lives this weekend.

i'm proud of her and wish i could have attended with her.

she and two of her friends traveled together and were volunteers for the event.

asortafairytale

Pat~

Thanks for posting that. What an extreme divisive insult to everyone out there fighting for women's rights. I took part in a letter writing campaign a few days ago, demanding an apology.

Realist~

For now, yes, abortions are legal during the first trimester. That is in grave danger, though. Late-term abortions(partial birth abortions), were officially banned. That is a medically necessary procedure. It's interesting because out of all abortions performed in the nation, late-term abortions count for only about 1%.

~~Adrienne~~

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March in Washington

by Emma in

my daughter participated in the march for womens lives this weekend.

i'm proud of her and wish i could have attended with her.

she and two of her friends traveled together and were volunteers for the event.

asortafairytale

Emma~~

I'm so glad your daughter was able to go to the March! I was there also, and it was the most amazing, empowering, incredible time I have ever had. We marched for ourselves, our mothers, our daughters, for every woman. It was very powerful.

There was a woman who took the stage, and shared the story of her mother's death. Her mother died in 1964 after a botched coathanger abortion. She had a picture of her mother's body, naked and on the table, with a bloody towel beneath her. She said for many, many years she could not look at that without breaking down, but it has become her reason for fighting. Never again, should women be forced into back allies. Very, very powerful.

There were 1,150,000 people standing strong for choice, and it was something I hope will still stand true in November. Emma, although you couldn't be with us physically, I'm glad you were with us in spirit! :)

~~Adrienne~~

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March for Women's Lives

by asortafairytale in

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friends

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is anyone else on the board going to be at the march at the end of the month?

i'll be there marching with northern michigan's planned parenthood..

asortafairytale

Yes, Panda, it is the pro-choice rally. Even in spirit, I'm glad you'll be with us!

I think it is especially important this year, because so many erosions to pro-choice rights have occured in the last few years. And having Roe v. Wade so close to being overturned is scary.

The march is going to be huge...Camryn Manheim, Amy Brenneman(Judging Amy), and Cybil Shephard have all pledged to be there.

Here is a link for more info:
http://www.saveroe.com/march/

~~Adrienne~~

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March for Women's Lives

by asortafairytale in

jw
friends

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is anyone else on the board going to be at the march at the end of the month?

i'll be there marching with northern michigan's planned parenthood..

asortafairytale

Is anyone else on the board going to be at the March at the end of the month? I'll be there marching with Northern Michigan's Planned Parenthood.

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Movies and TV Shows You Didn't Watch Because You Were A JW

by minimus in

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friends

this week i mentioned how i never saw the movie "ghost" because it was considered "demonistic".

i also volunteered that that i could not watch "bewitched", although "i dream of jeannie" was a conscience matter......any thing you didn't watch because you were a witness?

asortafairytale

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Charmed

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Smurfs

David the Gnome(cartoon on Nickelodeon)

Xena: Warrior Princess

Ellen, after the coming-out episode

Friends, Fraiser, ER, anything that was on Thursday nights, although I admit my best friend and I used to sneak out early once a year to watch the MTV Video Music Awards.

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The Washington Post: Why we need an amendment:

by Gretchen956 in

aisle be damned bush hates gay marriage.

god knows why.

i think we can all agree with our president that gay.

asortafairytale

Thanks for giving my day a good start, Gretchen!

~asortafairytale~

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Hi Im new here!

by New Castles in

im new to the website and farely new to the idea of leaving the jw's.

for a long time i've had doubts, questions that dont have an answer.

i was an ms and reg pioneer for about 5 years.

asortafairytale

Welcome to the forum, New Castles!

I don't post often, but when I first left, this forum was amazingly helpful. Hope it does the same for you! :)

~asortafairytale~

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What kind of pets do you have?

by dustyb in

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i have 2 german shepherds, one white and one black and grey.

also granny has a little yorkie terrier, he's my little buddy.

he'll follow me anywhere.

asortafairytale

We have a hamster, two zebra finches, a black lab, and a chi/yorkie mix.

Susie, the 6 lb. chi mix, rules the roost here. But both dogs have their mommies wrapped around their little, and not-so-little paws!

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How far back do you remember?

by dh in

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what are your first memories?

i started to write a post about this the other day but it turned into a bio, so i deleted it.. my first memory is my mom carrying me into a house and putting me on the floor with another boy, and talking to some guy behind me while i watched the other kid playing with a board game.

it turned out that the other kid was my older brother, the man was my real father who i never met, and because of the time frame of events i was well under a year old when this happened.. i also remember being rocked to sleep as a baby by my mom, and trying to tell her i wasn't tired but not being able to.. do you have early memories?

asortafairytale

I remember getting a bath in the sink, so I was 2 at the oldest. I also remember when my mother started studying with the jw's(I was 2 ), and she had made a pan of brownies for when they came over. Well, being only 2, I came downstairs and ate all the frosting off before my mom woke up.

Oops. :)

~asortafairytale~