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  S.F. Giants vs. Detroit Tigers in World Series ! Who Do You Pick to Win ?

  by flipper in

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  i'm flyin' high right about now !

  my san francisco giants came back beat cincinnati 3 games to 2 after being down 2-0 and tonight they came back and beat st. louis 4 games to 3 after being down 3-1 !

  and we had tornados in northern california in a powerful storm while this was going down tonight !

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  Emma

  Gotta go with the Home Team: Detroit!
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  Hello everyone

  by Strawberryfieldsforever in

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  i have been trying to get on with my life without jehovah's witnesses and my mom.

  just to let you know briefly about me......i was pretty much raised a jw by my mom.

  she never let me know my dad because he was "worldly" and was going to die soon.

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  Emma

  The others are right; you'll probably never be able to have a relationship with her. When you do talk, don't mention any of what you know to be true about the borg or how you feel. It'll shut her right down.

  You won't be able to get her out. If you can talk with her by leaving beliefs out, you might be able to have a limited relationship with her.
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  Another doozie from DO Brown Payne about "many JW's compromising their neutrality" and voting for Obama

  by oppostate in

  1. watchtower
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  bro do brown payne told the audience of today's sa day at natick mass.

  that "many brothers compromised their neutrality by voting in 2008".

  he followed that by asking "and what has this president done for you?

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  In Michigan juries are drawn from DLs I believe. I know it's not registered voters.
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  I love you Mom

  by outsmartthesystem in

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  mom doesn't read this site.

  when everything in my life crumbled....and i was 1 day from the preliminary court hearing to establish temp custody.....my attorney suggested i have somebody there with me.....for moral and psychological support.

  so i called mom.

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  Give her a big hug; let her know what this meant to you.
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  Latest "Shun Your Family" Statement - Jan 2013 Study WT

  by LostGeneration in

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  2. bible

  solomon alluded to it yesterday in a thread, i found the online large print pdfs here, not sure where the regular version is yet.

  here are the full paragraphs, grab your barf bags .

  19 on the other hand, if you choose the path of resentment.

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  It's unnatural to shun family; the borg has to keep harping on it. The natural inclination is to seek out those you've bonded with, your kin. I recently had reason to speak to one of my sisters and her kind heart wanted to come throug. When she reads this, she'll probably feel guilty that she was nice to me. Sick.
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  My sister's house burned down

  by Emma in

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  she and her husband live in rural wisconsin.

  they were away for their anniversary when their home burned down, killing their three cats.

  they lost everything.

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  Emma

  Thanks Bonnie; hope you're doing well!
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  My sister's house burned down

  by Emma in

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  she and her husband live in rural wisconsin.

  they were away for their anniversary when their home burned down, killing their three cats.

  they lost everything.

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  They're in an area outside of Bay City, WI.

  I talked to my other sister in MN who gave me a few details. It's the loss of the pets that I think is the most upsetting to everyone. I found out they are insured so will be able to replace most everything. Of course, there are some things that are irreplaceable, some of our mother's things.

  It was interesting to talk to my other sister; she was very upset by everything, especially the cats. She's the one with a big heart. She talked to me at length and quiet endearingly. At the end I told her I loved her and she answered back that she loved me, too. If there was hope for either of them, it would be her but she's so close to my uber righteous sister. I guess I'll try to stay in touch a bit more. I can handle rejection!

  I think the sister that had the fire is still pioneering, has been most of her life. She went to WI as a special pioneer many years ago. Diest, I don't think I'll ask about her hours; she finds all sorts of ways to count time!

  I'd be interested if any of you in WI heard about this.

  Emma
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  My sister's house burned down

  by Emma in

  1. jw
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  she and her husband live in rural wisconsin.

  they were away for their anniversary when their home burned down, killing their three cats.

  they lost everything.

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  Emma

  She and her husband live in rural Wisconsin. They were away for their anniversary when their home burned down, killing their three cats. They lost everything. I'm trying to get details, haven't been able to find any news online. The info came from my youngest daughter. (I'm completely shunned since fading long ago.) I will help out where I can. I can't imagine what it must be like to lose everything.

  It's mind boggling that she wouldn't contact me, her sister, because I'm out of the org.

  Emma
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  How did you feel when you first celebrated Halloween or Christmas

  by trujw in

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  2. experiences

  with the holidays amongsts us how did you feel the first time you celebrated the holidays?

  the first time i felt like i was in north korea trying to slip pass the secret police.

  how weird a wonderful family holiday and i was acting like i just stole the mona lisa..

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  One of my first traditions was to buy each of my children an ornament as a Christmas present. My daughter will have her first Christmas with her new husband and I'll give her the ornaments that have been collected for her over the years for their tree.

  Our first tree was decorated with those inexpensive, colored glass balls and I still have a few left, along with felt ornaments the kids made for that first tree. We didn't have a tree-topper so my daughter used a cookie cutter to trace a star out of yellow felt and I've been using it ever since. I would not replace it for any fancy tree topper!
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  How did you feel when you first celebrated Halloween or Christmas

  by trujw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  with the holidays amongsts us how did you feel the first time you celebrated the holidays?

  the first time i felt like i was in north korea trying to slip pass the secret police.

  how weird a wonderful family holiday and i was acting like i just stole the mona lisa..

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  Emma

  I really loved them both! We were shunned when first simply missing meetings and becoming inactive. (My family are uber-righteous). Since we were already completely shunned, we weren't worried about being found out. The kids loved it; me too.

  This is where shunning backfires for the borg. If my mom would have been in contact with us, it would have been harder to leave.