Freedomrules

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  Yet another blood substitute... this time from Worms

  by rem in

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  if hemopure doesn't work out, maybe this will?.

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  Freedomrules

  I have nothing to add. Your post looked lonely. Now it has company.
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  Inky got a letter from her son.............you have to read this

  by Mulan in

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  our niece, irene, who posts here as inky, sent me an email.

  her 27 year old son is getting married in two weeks, and she posted a few days ago about how he didn't invite her to his wedding.. she told me i can post it as she doesn't want to read it again.. "dear mom.

  i've needed to write this letter to you for some time now.

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  I'm relatively new to this board, so I can't claim to have the familiarity with you that you all obviously have. I have two children, a son and a daughter. My son is almost five, and I'm not afraid to say that I adore him. I love both my children, don't get me wrong, but my boy is very special to me. I would be beyond devastated if I received a letter like this. My heart goes out to you, Inky. I think you are lucky that you have such support from your friends online, and some relatives, and I read the thread with interest to see what your next move would be. I think the letter you sent was right on. I fought with my parents like crazy when I was younger. I even thought I hated them. My feelings towards my mom in particular have changed tremendously now that I am a mom myself. I never understood the "this will hurt me more than it will hurt you" line until I had my own kids.

  Unlike what a previous poster mentioned, here's hoping he does procreate, because only then will he know the pain he caused.

  Best Regards,

  Lucia
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  Baby Showers

  by Larry in

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  hey folks - what's the newest 'light' on attending babdy showers when the couple isn't married and having a baby out of wedlock?

  i know, years ago, most j dubs wouldn't go or support the event.

  i ask b/c my brother's mate is having a baby shower and he told me that my mother and sisters (all dubs) are coming.

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  I prefer the regular type of shower. I would think that babies falling from the sky would be at least a little bit messy.
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  He's not the messiah,

  by Freedomrules in

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  he's a very naughty boy!.

  that's one of my favorite monty python lines.

  anyone else have a favorite?

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  He's a very naughty boy!

  That's one of my favorite monty python lines. Anyone else have a favorite?
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  Do You Love Yourself???

  by minimus in

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  i believe that before you can love another, you must love yourself first.

  some seem to loathe themselves.

  others seem to adore themselves.

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  Probably 2 or three times a day. Boy was it fun telling the elders about that!
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  anybody want to talk?

  by Freedomrules in

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  this probably seems like a weird request, but i live overseas and am a bit lonely and don't know any other ex-jws (other than my best friend).

  if anyone else is interested, i'd be happy to call them (esp if you are in the dc area.

  the call is free for me).

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  Freedomrules

  This probably seems like a weird request, but I live overseas and am a bit lonely and don't know any other ex-JWs (other than my best friend). If anyone else is interested, I'd be happy to call them (esp if you are in the DC area. the call is free for me).

  Just curious, if not, that's okay.
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  I want to tell my parents

  by Freedomrules in

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  i'm debating how/or is i should tell my parents about my not believing in the org anymore.

  i haven't been an active witness for 8 years, and my family and i celebrate bdays and thanksgiving and a couple other holidays (i can't do halloween or christmas, nothing to do with being an ex-wit, i just have personal issues with those).

  i know they will be devastated, might cut me off.

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  I'm debating how/or is I should tell my parents about my not believing in the org anymore. I haven't been an active witness for 8 years, and my family and I celebrate bdays and thanksgiving and a couple other holidays (I can't do halloween or christmas, nothing to do with being an ex-wit, I just have personal issues with those). I know they will be devastated, might cut me off. It will make things awkward when I visit them, since their lives revolves around wits and meetings. My sisters will probably cut me off. But I don't feel right continuining to just play along, giving them hope that I might one day become active. Because I won't. Also, as I mentioned earlier, my kids are getting older and I don't want them to have to hide from my parents that we celebrate their birthdays and some holidays.

  I'm thinking I'll send them a letter explaining why I disagree with the org, and some of the orgs policies, such as blood, birthdays, but I'm not sure if I really should. My husband thinks we should say something but is afraid that this might result in the family cutting us off. I don't think they will. One of my sisters might, she's married to a bethelite and they're uberwitnesses. My other sister I don't think will...arrrgggh. Stupid religion.
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  Do you think you will ever experience terrorism yourself?

  by freedom96 in

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  i bet the people in the twin towers never thought they would be the victims of a terrorist attack.

  sometimes the stuff that happens overseas seem so far away.

  i look around my community and find it hard to believe that anything is going to happen here.. i live in southern califonia, near san diego, and who knows?

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  Most definitely. I'm American, live overseas and work for the government. It's virtually assured.
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  Poll- Did you have sex while unmarried when you were a JW?

  by FreeofGuilt in

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  i probably was the biggest slut in the kh- sex before baptized @ 13- sex after baptism when i was 17. oral sex about 5 times w/ different guys from the kh-- what can i say, i loved being a rebel, & love sex- i think the elders liked it to because i had to tell them the details (some guy always told), & they would probably get off later- never was disfellowshipped-- i am a good actress, but i thought the "holy spirit" guided them, well not because they believed my sobbing- --:-) kristine

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  Yes I did. when I was 18, not with a JW. I was still going to meetings erratically. I had the best six months of my life! I also met my husband at the time. I'm so glad I didn't marry a virgin! I never understood the problem with it, as long as both people consented. Then again, I didn't read the bible that closely...
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  Stereotypical Witnesses

  by tazmaniac in

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  ok....we all had them...perhaps we were one of them....stereotypical witnesses.

  there were many stereotypes that proved to be in congregation after congregation.

  what stereotypical witnesses do you remember.

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  Czar:

  I was interested to see that someone else was freaked out about the oral sex prohibition thing. It wasn't so much for me that they had specifically prohibited oral sex, so much as the micromanagement/interference in what is a very personal issue.

  Freedomrules