Posts by Netty

Put aloe vera (the plant straight from the ground) on everything. Cut it in half and use the pulp/liquid/cream juice whatever its called. Cures burns, and pain from burns, cuts scratches, anything skin related rashes, sores, bug bites, even use it on your face for moisturizer and around your eyes for crows feet, on your hair for conditioner. My mom was bit by the brown recluse spider, her skin was being eaten away, she started using the aloe vera and completely cured herself from the spider rash/bite.

My son gets frequent stomach aches, I make him chamomille tea, warm milk up separatley from the tea (something chemical happens when you warm the milk up) and mix the tea, warmed milk with sugar, he has the drink along with a hot water bottle on his tummy,( I have him lay on his tummy) and his tummy ache goes away, just like that.

There is a plant called a NOPAL in spanish, it is the fruit off the prickly pear cactus, grows wild here in the desert. It is a cure for diabetes. My grandfather cured his diabetes by taking it, and so did my father. Its easy, stick it in a blender, mix it with water, and drink, thats all there is to it.

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Child programs-JW verses Churches

by Jez in

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i know that not all churches are like this, but the one that my little one goes to with her friend is amazing for their children's programs.

the program is amazing, loving, and child oriented to teach their young members.

i never knew that all they teach is that god loves them and wants them to make good decisions.

Netty

This is also a very big issue for me. Since I have had kids, I started looking around for different churches for my family to attend (Raised a JW, but out and faded for many years.) I was just so blown away at one church, the pastor called all the children up, sat down on the floor in a circle with them, and read cute little bible story (yes, nothing scary like armegeddon or death, just the God is love kind of stuff) My kids got all excited, the parents enjoyed watching their kids have fun with this.

Now this other church I have been hitting and missing at, they realease the kids to their Sunday school, and they do all those types of wonderful things for kids, you have talked about. There is even a swingset and jungle gym by the classrooms, because sometimes they let them play a little before their Sunday school lesson.

It really did make me think back to how awful it was being a JW child, having to sit for two solid hours without making a peep, couldnt color, read, bring toys, talk to your siblings, make a peep, or even have to go potty, without getting a big pinch. Come on, I had to do all this from four years of age, you are right, I didnt understand a word they were saying. My dad used to tell me to listen for words, like Jehovah, Jesus, Paradise, whatever, and mark down everytime I heard the speaker say the word. OH HOW EXCITING for a four year old...

What a difference it would have made for us, to even be released for 10 minutes to go play or swing, and then come back to the boredom.

Great post, something I have thought about alot recently.

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Yipee Yahoo!!!

by TrailBlazer04 in

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in a nutshell...the neighborhood we live in is the pits!

we're renting, and decided to stay here "one more year" in order to try to get things straight b4 moving...however...our landlady called.

she knew of a house that was going up for rent, in a much nicer neighborhood and would rather rent to someone she already knew than going through the headaches of pre-screening new tenants.

Netty

Good for you. I know what its like to be in a neighborhood you want to get out of. You must be so relieved/excited. Good luck!

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If You Found A Discarded Lottery Ticket In The Trash & It Was A Winner.....

by minimus in

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and you knew who it belonged to, would you view it as "finder's keepers"?

would you tell the person they just threw away a winner?

would you tell him, hoping for a reward??

Netty

Thats a hard one. I would like to say I would give it back, but I dont know for sure that I would. Keeping it would be so tempting...

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Would Anyone Really Notice If You Were Gone???????

by minimus in

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what do ya think?

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Netty

Yes, i have kids and a robocop who has a fit if i am out of his site for more than five minutes

Stefanie, me too! I call him robocop too!

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new to here

by aka_duffy in

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about fifteen years ago, i just kind of stopped attending.

not that i'm any happier, but i don't have a group of people dogging my steps, waiting for me to fail.

Netty

Welcome!

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Why Preaching From House to House Is a WASTE and a SCAM!

by minimus in

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logic tells us that the "preaching work" is alot to do about nothing.

knocking on doors when no one is home is a stupid waste of time!

the odds of finding a bible study that gets baptized after leaving a person a tract or magazine has got to be ridiculously low.

Netty

Yes, an enormous waste and scam. I abhorred going out on service, never placed anything (rarely) or had return visits, let alone a bible study. This was one of the parts of being a dub that I despised more than anything.

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welcome recoveringJW...

by Odrade in

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from a fellow oregonian.... .

odrade

Netty

Welcome recoveringJW, youre right, lots of cool people here. This is a great place to do your recovering, you are among friends...

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