Posts by Odrade

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I think I did a really bad thing.

by emilyblue in

i do not attend the same hall as my boyfriend because he is currently reproved for being involved with me.

i'm not a witness.

he confessed to his elders that he had sex with someone outside of marriage after his second divorce was already final.

Odrade

p.s. you can make paragraphs by putting this in: [p], except change the [ for an angle bracket. (can't make the sign because I get an error message)

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I think I did a really bad thing.

by emilyblue in

i do not attend the same hall as my boyfriend because he is currently reproved for being involved with me.

i'm not a witness.

he confessed to his elders that he had sex with someone outside of marriage after his second divorce was already final.

Odrade

Emily, sorry about your little dog. I hear it happens like that sometimes with "bug-eyed" breeds.

I'm very, very glad you broke up with this abuser. Stay away. Now I'm going to tell you something very seriously. Be careful. He sounds like a powder keg. The first weeks after breaking up with such an unstable person can be very dangerous. If he follows you, calls you repeatedly, shows up at your work or comes around and tries to get into your home, document it, and call the police. Get a restraining order. Move. Whatever it takes.

My aunties best friend has a dead daughter because nobody believed her ex-boyfriend would really hurt her.

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I am getting a tattoo on Friday!

by Crumpet in

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just thought i'd do something i always wanted too.

mr c always said he's dump me if i had a tattoo, well we're not together anymore so i can and i am!

richie or those in the know - how much pain can i expect to look forward to?.

Odrade

Wanderer, I got my ears pierced 24 years ago, my navel pierced 13 years ago, and a tattoo on my calf a year ago. I still like them all and am glad I did it. What makes you think a person can't make a decision about personal ornamentation and remain happy with it?

Good for you Crumpet! Make sure the design is one you love, that you don't "settle," and most of all, if the tattoo artist designs something that looks different from what you have in your mind, make sure you absolutely love it MORE than your original idea before you let him ink it.

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Poor, poor Crabby Pants

by Frannie Banannie in

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disclaimer: if you're offended by discussions of personal finances, move along.

it's about dealing with someone who's only cookin' on 2.5 burners.

this is just sad, so get out yer kleeniex boxes and hankies....... as yall know, crabby pants bought himself a corvette to share the garage with his ford f150.

Odrade

You know what's funny Frannie? This exact same scam just came through on my email as I was reading your post, except it's POWERBALL I won. hehe.

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Today's Text is Scriptural Blasphemy

by gumby in

hey gang, this morning as i was making some coffee i saw the "text book" lying there and decided i'd read todays text as i never do, just to see what it had to say.. it was taken from john 15:12 which says..... " this is my commandment, that you love one another just as i have loved you".. anyways, it goes on to say what jesus told his diciples who asked him which was the greatest of all the commandments and jesus answered them that "you must love god with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself".

then it went on to ask if this law was also important to christians today and the comment was.... ( and heres the kicker) "absolutely, the law of christ involves a heartfelt love of god and includes a new command.....christians are to have a self sacrificing love for one another".. so rather than say christians are to love your fellowman, they twist the scripture and say christians are to love other christians.......and we all know by that statement they mean other jehovah's witnesses since they hold no regard for christians of this world.

yes, once again they play mind tricks on the publishers and tell them to love each other...rather than your fellowman and people of this world in general as was the case in the illustration jesus himself gave with the good samaritan.. it's no wonder jehovah's witnesses are despised by many in this world with their self rightous attitudes and beliefs regarding their fellowman that is induced in them by a few old men from brooklyn new york.. i hope your reading this wtbts spies, i really do.

Odrade

There was a fascinating story on Oregon Public Radio today about youth street "families", mainly on the streets of Portland. It talked about the cult of family, and how calling one another "brother" and "sister" creates a bond where the "families" stand together no matter how heinous the actions of other members. It also makes it nearly impossible to leave because of creating a new family to the exclusion of real family and friends. Interest listen. Go here: All God's Children: Inside the the Dark and Violent World of STreet Families I saw so many correlations with the way congregations operate, once they started talking about the psychology of the street family.

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Legal wrangling concerning the Governing Body today from my mom.

by restrangled in

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she stated that the attorney handling her estate, because of florida law could not take the "death requests form, from the society" because of the case concerning terry shiavo.

(the attorney handling my mom's case is not a witness and she was furious that she was asked to sign a document stating that if the governing body changed their minds on something this would apply to her.. what is strange is that an outside attorney would have a document like this.

is anyone aware of this?.

Odrade

Well that is good news. Good for your mom for putting a stop to being duped.

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Legal wrangling concerning the Governing Body today from my mom.

by restrangled in

jw
friends

she stated that the attorney handling her estate, because of florida law could not take the "death requests form, from the society" because of the case concerning terry shiavo.

(the attorney handling my mom's case is not a witness and she was furious that she was asked to sign a document stating that if the governing body changed their minds on something this would apply to her.. what is strange is that an outside attorney would have a document like this.

is anyone aware of this?.

Odrade

I think the attorney knows more about the JWs that she has told you. Hmmm.... :) Wait a minute, I am confused. Your MOM refused to sign? or the attorney? Who made the false religion comment?

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update on my divorce situation

by depressed in

i'm shocked!

if you remember my experience, in a nutshell, basically my ex-bethelite ex pioneer husband cheated on me with an older "worldly woman" from his job and left me suddenly.

i had no idea that we had trouble with our marriage, however, when i discovered the love letters from the other woman, he moved out, and a week after that, i received divorce papers.

Odrade

Yes, I can be quite mean when I'm disgusted by someone's behavior. You are the one who said you divulged the secrets of other people not even involved in your little divorce mess, in some ridiculous attempt to get back at your ex and the other woman. Revenge is one thing, deliberately spreading personal information on innocent people in such a way that it could hurt them is wrong, wrong, wrong. No matter what you say about not being able to use it if she hadn't said it first. YOU escalated. YOU did damage to innocent people. THAT is what I object to, that behavior is despicable.

But if you want to keep doing crap like that, and damaging innocent bystanders like your ex's new woman's co-workers, in some vengeful attempt to prove him a liar, then so be it. Says a LOT about the type of person you've become. Did you learn that in your 10 years of pioneering and 5 years at Bethel too? Anyone's life is fair game as long as you can destroy the one you're angry with?

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What is love?

by onacruse in

"love my enemies.".

"love those who love me.".

"love my family.".

Odrade

I agree, I think "love" is an inadequate word used to describe a broad range of emotions and actions. Defining "love" in English is nearly impossible, since you have to set the stage so completely to even ask the question. I mean, we "love" these shoes, "love" our mate, "love" our children, "love" asparagus, "love" our neighbor... etc. All a completely different meaning.

When I first left the JWs I had a terrible time with the "agape" concept of love, but finally came to the conclusion that, for myself, this kind of love shows itself when you feel care and compassion for individuals you have never met. It shows in tears for strangers in tragedy, joy for strangers in abundance. This is a far cry from the type of "love" I feel for family.

It seems unfortunate that we only have the one word, and must come up with an entire story to explain what is meant.

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Combatting Cult Mind Control

by sandy in

by: steve hassan .

.. i'm sure a lot of you have read this.

i finally picked up a copy and i am finding it quite enlightening.

Odrade

My husband read this one before he started talking to me. It worked, I guess... I quit. LOL!