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  Cruel and Unusual Punishment

  by Swan in

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  i just woke up from a nap.

  in the dream i had, i was with my mother.

  i was talking with her.

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  Granny Linda

  Wanted to add a p.s.

  My mom had an 'evil' eye. Weird. She could just look a certain way at people and you knew there was absolutely no love in her heart. Sometimes I'm capable of that, too. UGH! When daughter-in-law came up with the first baby for a week's visit, we were going through family pics and I came across one of my mom with that infamous look. I immediately took it to the kitchen sink and burned the damn thing. The last feature to dissolve into ashes was her "evil" eye. Daughter in-law might have thought I was a tad crazy at the time, but I never did like that picture and was glad to be rid of it.

  My mother was in some respects, abusive. She definetly had her hands full with all of us kids, but that filthy religion kept/keeps her enslaved and unhappy. That's another reason I don't go out of my way to contact her...she is one of the most negative people to try and talk with. And I have no doubt that should she pass before me the siblings will be hard pressed to invite me to any service. And shoud it be that way, so be it. Standing up for one's personal convictions requires courage...something JW's no little about.

  Again, my love

  G.L.
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  Cruel and Unusual Punishment

  by Swan in

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  i just woke up from a nap.

  in the dream i had, i was with my mother.

  i was talking with her.

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  Granny Linda

  Tammy, I'm so sorry that you have to experience such a sad separtion from your mother. It just isn't easy.

  My mother used to call me "Poo." I do think of her when my memory is triggered, but know she has made her choice to continue shunning me, so I no longer go out of my way to contact her. Yet for years after my df, she was the one always there for me. Yeah, mom's.

  Now that I'm the grandmother what saddens me more then our disassociation is the fact that she has never, NEVER, tried to see her great grandchildren...even when they lived a few blocks away from each other.

  I cried a million tears for too many years over the loss of my family...and ya know what? it never erases the pain totally. I sound harsh and mean at times, but within my heart, of course I love and miss the only family I once ever knew - no matter how dysfunctional we all were.

  But really I need too clarify; what I miss is the "idea" of the family. I really do not miss the JW family as they are. If that makes sense to you. I can miss alot of "ideas" about things; but my life is ok without them. It had to be. It was no other way. A mutual decision. They "shun" me, I leave them alone.

  And I'm eternally grateful through the many tears that they have no access to my grandchildren. I might forgive, but I don't forget.

  My love to you,

  Granny Linda
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  What's your favorite kitchen..........

  by scootergirl in

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  okay, okay........quiet the moans down!

  this is a fluff topic, but i need fluff right about now!

  lol .

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  Granny Linda

  Lucky Lucy,

  This was a fun thread, but even moreso that you mentioned my all time favorite...Mel Gibson.

  Damn, that man is too gorgeous. Not many people seem to understand my lusting attitude, but hey, he could cook in my kitchen anytime.

  Granny
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  Would you dare do this?

  by kenpodragon in

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  if your family treats you like you are dead, since you left the witnesses.

  try this, write your own obituary and send it to them.. .

  "dragon passed away from his former life in a awake state today.

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  Granny Linda

  Hi, Dragon.

  Gave me a chuckle, but in my case I've been out so long that it just doesn't matter any longer about my jw family. I had my last shot, last year, with an older sibling and I'm just not interested in having the first or last word with them for any reason whatsoever, ever again. It's done, finished. Nothing to say, period.

  How is your wife doing these days? Are you two ready for parenthood?

  Take care,

  Granny Linda
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  Silentlambs: Request for the Kangaroos' Addresses

  by Room 215 in

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  bill and sheila,.

  lift your heads up.

  my suggestion is that you kindly publish the names and addresses of the infamous six, so we can congratulate them on their courage and poll them as to how well they're sleeping these days, and how they feel when looking in the mirror.. maybe they'll be asked to offer their experience on a circuit assembly program.

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  Granny Linda

  Good reminder of being careful when publishing information.

  Little background; Years ago the first reading I did on religious abuse was a book written by a gentleman who was at one time billed as the greatest ringmaster. Interesting read about his 10 year stint with the PTL Club during the Baker heyday. His conversion, his awakening, his financial loss, and of course the most heartbreaking, the shunning from a daughter. Anyhow...

  He subscribed me to a newsletter he put out and told of his legal entaglements because he had published the phone number of a sheriff. Although it was public information in the sense it was in the telephone book, the FED seemed quite unhappy about it all. The reason the entire thing came about was apparently because this same man had gotten involved in a case where the mother had wanted a second medical opinion regarding her child, and apparently the State stepped in because it did not want the negative feedback about removing the child from the home...simply because the mother wanted 'choices.' Anyhow, one must use caution at times. Good reminder.

  Granny
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  Do you get disappointed if no one responds?

  by Larry in

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  writing should be for our own edification - a personal cleansing, therapeutic at the least.

  if you write for other people's approval, you will be disappointed, especially when you share your thoughts on the 'net.

  i've seen many folks get 'burn-out' from these boards b/c they don't get the expected respond to their post.

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  Granny Linda

  Hey, Larry.

  I do check back to see if someone might have added something to my thought, but suffer no disappointment if there isn't what I might have hoped for. If it's really important to me though, I'll just speak up and ask. Might even start a thread or two, who knows. I enjoy reading about others.

  WIND; should you read this, you gave me a chuckle. Thanks. I'm glad you're here posting.

  Been going through something similiar lately...when is it ok just speaking one's mind...mindful of any vulgarity, which I'm pretty good at, but ya just don't want to do that with everyone (sigh). I'm sorta stuck. Think I've found what might work for me though.

  It's pretty much too hell with the adults, it's the children I want to focus on. I'll probably prove myself a liar because I'm gonna be hoping you find this and reply. I've missed you.

  Granny (Linda )
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  PRESS RELEASE 8-12-02

  by silentlambs in

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  press release

  monday, august, 12

  william h. bowen: ky 270-527-5350, silentlambs.org

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  Granny Linda

  Here, too, it's the 'wordly' or DF class of folks that are grateful for the individuals who at personal cost, stand up for decency. I don't know of anyone who delights in abuse...this has been quite an eye opener for me. And I've been out for many years but have certainly learned alot this past year.

  I began by doing research for an older sibling that has been a neurotic fence rider for a very long time. Do I take delight in calling my sister, neurotic?...no. I finally told her in an e-mail how I felt about the WTBS, and JW's in general. I've not heard back since, and that's so ok by me. I tired of their shit long time ago.

  Like others, I struggled through some issues in my early recovery years and pretty much laid to rest alot of the emotional fallout. Just got on with life. So when the door was re-opened last year into the world of that filthy religion, if not for the so-called apostates, vital information would still be undiscovered. Thanks be to all of you...each one is important.

  Even those of us who have been long ago removed by whatever means, offer gratitude for any that stand unafraid and speak on behalf of common decency.

  My love,

  Granny
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  How Many Here Have Been Shunned?

  by Reborn2002 in

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  as most of you already know, the jehovah's witnesses are covering an article in their august kingdom ministry to be discussed the weeks of 8/19 and 8/26 which details how they are to shun and avoid those who are no longer members of their organization, even immediate family members.. .

  undoubtedly this article has been written to reinforce to the rank&file jehovah's witnesses the shunning policy, so as to tighten the ranks and prevent members from having the opportunity to learn the abundant contradictions and hypocrisies found within watchtower doctrine and practice from any who may have left.. this policy also serves to divide families and attempt to shame or abuse those whom have chosen to no longer be jehovah's witnesses, for whatever reason.. that much is obvious.

  in recent days this topic has been discussed in detail in various threads.

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  Granny Linda

  Yeapers, me too.

  Reborn, I'd mentioned in another post how I rather enjoy reading your "fuck JW" statements. Sure gives me a chuckle.

  Granny
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  Do You Want To Become A Mormon?

  by Tower Man in

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  i thought after you read the mormon jokes that you might want to hear what the lds church really is all about.

  we have an audio from walter martin called, "the maze of mormonism".

  hope you like!

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  Granny Linda

  My husband's former wife got pregnant during that marriage by a High Priest that was Mormon. Same, same as JW's...Mormon big shots told my hubby not to upset the apple cart and say or do anything that "would ruin his family." Meaning that High Priest family because of course he was married with 6 kids. Ya see, it's ok for one man's family to get flushed down the toilet, but don't do or say anthing that would might not look good for the church. And of course the higher up you are in their ranks, oh well, ya know that scenerio. And husband was a Mormon elder himself at the time.

  It takes what it takes...he had already been asking too many questions about doctrine.

  Granny
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #15

  by ozziepost in

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  owyergoin' on this fine weekend?

  here in new south wales, it's been beaut, brilliant, great and yet it's still terrible!

  'cos we haven't seen rain in....well, we've forgotten.... and the eastern states are gripped by one of the worst droughts on record.

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  Granny Linda

  I take it you are referring to JW books?...

  Up to just a few weeks ago, NONE. Now it's (1) because we collect Bibles and the JW script came to us free. And that's the only reason we even have that...a freebie.