i went to a catholic funeral yesterday.
there was no wake, only a mass and the burial and military honors at the cemetery.
although it was not a relative, my j.w.
LOL Hubert...
I'm just flying by today as I had some time, and wondered if I'd see any names I recognized still posting. Glad to see you!!! :)
Not to detract from the serious nature of your thread, of course. The quote from the WT was pretty helpful, I thought...
bebu
no call to invite me to a committee meeting...no notification of deciding i should be df'd....no telling my jw wife of the announcement...not a chance to appeal what i did not even know what was going on...my mini-serve son is devasted....he even researched it....told me to go to page 153-154 of the od book...never heard of it but it is a green hardback given to all who are to be baptized.
wow...the elders broke every rule in this book as to my case.... i have no respect for these men that can take away your jw family without even telling you they are going to.
my jw son has now begged me to meet with my committee...even though there is prob zero chance they can reverse the decision...that chance is from when they let you know...and you have to appeal by letter within 7 days (i cant make this stuff up!!
Oompa, this is incredible. I'm so glad you survived!!!!
Your wife knew that you did not want a transfusion, and it took an accident for her to spill to the elders about your stance. Was she unaware that it would take a catastrophic moment (illness/accident) to reveal to the elders what she knew all along? She didn't see the extra trauma this would cause--and yet admitted to the elders she had been aware of this for a long time.
If she could have been quiet for that long, she should have reasoned to keep quiet later. Too bad she didn't use HIPAA laws... maybe you should see if there's a way to use those laws yourself.
Again.. GLAD you are alive!!!!! And I hope that this turns into the catalyst to bring out family members as you wish.
bebu
i went to a catholic funeral yesterday.
there was no wake, only a mass and the burial and military honors at the cemetery.
although it was not a relative, my j.w.
Hi Hubert!
I think you might be able to tell your daughter you were surprised she did not come, since she knew the people well and you thought she cared about them. Maybe let her know people were asking, and you didn't know what to say. (IOW, the truth of the matter...)
It's hard to argue with honest reactions, if they are not used like guns. She might use the opportunity to explain why she couldn't make it--esp if it wasn't related to JW issues. You could tell her you hope she might send a card (or even flowers)...
bebu
he was born yesterday with many complications including breathing problems, possible lung underdevelpment, anemia and body temperature issues.
the poor little guy was hooked up to a breathing tube and tons of monitors.
because the hospitals couldn't handle some of the problems, they sent him and my daughter to the best hospital in boston last night.
Aw Min, I'm sorry to hear about the scare you have had with your grandson. But so thankful that he is doing so much better. Obviously, your daughter is not a (practising?) JW, and this has helped prevent a tragedy.
I'll keep Benjamin in my thoughts and prayers. And you, too, because that is a LOT of stress to deal with!!!
God bless you all, always.
bebu
i am sitting in the family lounge at the university of va medical center.
my grandson has paused his walk after 2 days because his 10 year old sister, aubrey, has had a terrible accident.
she fell off of a bike, slamming into a tree going downhill.
I've been away for some days, so I just learned about this--hubert alerted me to your granddaughter's situation. I'm so thankful to read from your updates that she has made some dramatic(!!) improvements!!! I'm so relieved she'll have surgery she needs soon. I know you are, too.
My thoughts and prayers are for your granddauaghter's complete recovery, and for your family as they go through this stressful and trying time.
((((((((((Coffee black)))))))))))
bebu
not that i can do this but.... http://edition.cnn.com/2009/us/04/21/talk.like.shakespeare/index.html.
http://talklikeshakespeare.org/.
(from the site).
Not that I can do this but...
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/04/21/talk.like.shakespeare/index.html
http://talklikeshakespeare.org/
(from the site)
i know some very sharp men and women that remain as jws and that perplexes me at times.
i even know of a jw whose daughter got molested by her jw ministerial servant uncle and she still believes this is the "truth", even though she took her family member to court and won!.
i don't get it..
I'm not surprised. I know some otherwise intelligent folks who believe in zombies and aliens and werewolves.
bebu
i know of a 15 year old boy who is sliding deeper into substance abuse and everyone around him seems powerless to stop him from his self destructive behavior.
his parents are divorced, his father barely sees his son, his mother supports her 2 kids in the best way that she can but cannot control her son at all.
he smokes weed every day, been in trouble regularly with the law, is now selling prescription meds that he steals from family members---basically, he's either going to be dead or in jail if he doesn't get serious help.. any suggestions??
Hi Min,
In our state we have a Youth At Risk program. Sounds like your son's friend qualifies. Have them contact DSHS and explain the risky behaviors he is getting into. In the case of my son's former girlfriend (who ran off for 2 weeks), they first put her in juvenile detention for a night or two, and then she had to go to court. She asked to get emancipated, but the judge told her off so fast her head spun. He ordered her to early curfew, NO missed school, NO problems at school, and if her parents called in any problem at all--she would get at least 1 week in juvenile detention.
Scared her into being behaved. She's doing MUCH better.
I had NO IDEA that resources like these were available, because most people usually find out about them after crimes are committed. I was able to use this information to request and receive counseling for our son, who was borderline for being at-risk. The counselor told him, after hearing everything, that if he refused to obey me when I told him to stay home, then he would be entered into the program and have restrictions.
Scared him into listening to me much more.
I hope that your friends can get help for their son soon!!
bebu
my wife had a few women over last night for a get together, and she told me that one of them has a sister that is getting "rv's" (return viisits) from a j.w.
so this lady told me that her sister talked to the j.w.
for two hours, the last time she came to her house.
Woooow. I think you can now be called Dr. Hubert!
(Look out, time-counting fiends! Dr H is going to take you down!)
bebu
i luvs you.. especially the newbies and chalam.. tee hee hee.. sylvia.
Haven't been on here for a while--so snowbird, your title really threw me! I wondered what drama I missed that would cause such a reaction from someone like you.
Love you, you stinker!
bebu
