All I can say is Estee is beatiful inside & out! Her daughter sure is missing out & until her daughter comes to her senses I'm gonna borrow her mom! I am so lucky!
Had a nice visit we'll have to do it again soon!
BReal
Posts by breal
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51I talked to my daughter today
by ESTEE inas many of you may be aware, i am disfellowshipped and live in the same city as my daughter...we work a block away from each other in downtown vancouver.
occasionally, i drop flowers off at the reception desk for her, with my home card, my business card, etc.
well, today was the day when i decided to take it a step further.
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Disfellowshipping
by larc ini have read many stories here about those who have been disfellowshiped.
they express the pain of the experience, and the emotional trauma they experience.
i have to ask a question.
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breal
Quinah check your PM.
There are more replies to this thread on another thread... http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/54026/1.ashx
Cheers,
BReal
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Disfellowshiping - Get a life
by Pepper indisfellowship
>> i have read many stories here about those who have been disfellowshiped.
they express the pain of the experience, and the emotional trauma they experience.
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breal
Hi Pepper,
Your comment I believe is from Larc's post http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/54009/1.ashx
There are more replies there.
Cheers,
BReal
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Disfellowshipping
by larc ini have read many stories here about those who have been disfellowshiped.
they express the pain of the experience, and the emotional trauma they experience.
i have to ask a question.
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breal
Yep knew the rules – still hurts. I feel that deciding to shun someone simply for making a life choice about a religion or way of life (that really is not hurting anyone else) is extreme. I have seen JW’s completely shun a DF’d or DA’d family member/friend, and yet they turn around and make exceptions for another DF’d or DA’d family member/friend. I have also seen JW’s who make exceptions to shunning when it is convenient for them or when they need or want something – only to turn around later and shun again acting all self righteous. As far as the whole concept of leading them astray by association I find that silly. I do not want to get anyone to stop being a JW if that is what they need/want in life. I simply want them to accept my choices, and perhaps touch base and maybe have a meal once in a while. I do not understand how they can zero in on the scriptures that “seem” to support this arrangements but ignore all the ones about love, family, and not judging others.
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Town says ban on Jehovah's Witness canvassing reasonable
by Rado Vleugel in.
the canadian city of blainville believes it has the right to restrict how people express their religion in public in order to protect people's rights to privacy in their own homes.. jehovah's witnesses pay $100 for an annual permit for door-to-door visits of a non-commercial nature permit holders can canvass for only two months each year.. read the whole article on http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org.
rado vleugel
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breal
I think this is a great idea. They are certain laws and then there are also general policies for telemarketers to protect people's rights to privacy in there own home so I don't see why door to door canvassing should be any different.
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Whats the nicest thing anyone has said/done to you?
by SpiceItUp in.
in the spirit of minimus i thought i'd put a positive spin on things.
they say when you surrond yourself with the positive its easier to be positive and vice versa for negativity (no offense to min as i also fully believe that you have to deal with negativity too).... that being said....whats the nicest thing, compliment, gift etc that anyone has ever said or done to/for you?.
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breal
It's hard to choose the nicest thing anyone has ever said or done to me.... lots of things come to mind.
One of the sweetest things someone has done for me is my old boss and adopted dad agreed to walk me down the isle at my wedding.
When my husband and I went to visit a really good friend of mine was battling cancer in the hospital she looked at my husband before we left and said "You take really good care of my girl. She is the daughter I always wanted." She passed away shortly there after but it meant a lot to know that my feelings for her were in line with how she felt for me.
The other nicest thing is my realtor who I have only known a short time but is a kindred spirit if he sold me a house with a pink bathroom he would come and paint it (I am not a fan of pink). Needless to say he was true to his word...painted the bathroom and kept coming back for many days to help with the rest of the renos required to make our place livable.
Cheers,
BReal
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Repressed, Triggered and Recovered Memories
by Big Tex infirst of all, let me say that many, if not most, of my memories of abuse and early childhood were recovered.
some people feel that this diminishes my experience, or in some way denies what happened.
i suffered from major depression and was quite suicidal for 2 years before something happened to trigger my memories.
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breal
Memories are a weird and wonderful thing. So is the brain and I believe that doctors etc tend to dismiss things they cannot explain... I have had strange memories since my teen years and it used to upset me when people tried to dismiss them...but now I have decided that perhaps they are just unable to deal with the memories or issues. Some of my memories are all mixed up and jumbled as far as dates and times and people but I know they are real.
A friend of mine had recovered memories similar to yours but more to the line of physical abuse...for years his mother denied it but recently his father passed away and in going through his fathers belongings he found documentation and pictures that proved his memories that others had denied simply because he "recovered" them. So you are not alone.
I am sorry that your journey in this is a painful one but hopefully in the end it will also bring you a means to heal.
Cheers,
BReal
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first timer...feelin like crap
by Boolean inhey everyone....this this my first time on one of these forums... been out for short while, but i miss my family and the friends i grew up with.. feeling a little shitty.
how did u cope with suddenly being cut off from the people that you love and depend on?.
by the way, if your wondering about my nik, look it up, thats how my mind is right now.
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breal
Hi Boolean,
Sorry you are having a rough time of it...but like most things this too shall pass or at least change! I was DF's many years ago and like others mentioned it involves a ton of emotions and to me phases... anger, loneliness, regret, joy, excitement, happiness, contentment...
Enjoy this new found freedom and time to really discover yourself. Go easy on yourself and try to take it in baby steps. I would spend the time you have doing things you really enjoy. Hopefully you have some non JW friends, coworkers etc that you can be around if not this is a great place to come to.
Cheers,
BReal
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As I posted on another thread by someone else I never realized it before yesterday but while searching for Fathers Day cards for my father in law...there were so many lovely cards with great sentiments that I wanted to buy to send my step dad who is still a JW. I thought of doing it and modifying the card so it did not say Happy Fathers Day.
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Family stuck in "the truth"
by YellowLab ini often find it difficult to not be able to share some of life's important moments with other family members still stuck in "the truth".
i'm talking about the things that other people take for granted in this world.
after fading away 8 years ago, i still struggle with having to turn off my feelings around my family, or keep quiet about certain things they might deem as "worldly".
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breal
I find it sad that even the most precious milestones in life cannot be shared ... weddings, babies, graduations...
Even just the day to day stuff that normal families do together like sitting down to a meal.