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  Long Intro From A Long Timer

  by hillary_step in

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  2. friends

  i am a new to posting on this board though i have been actively reading your posts the past while and i thank some of you for the interesting viewpoints that you have verbalized and that i have enjoyed thinking on.

  i am still an active jw, in fact an elder of 20 years standing hence my need to limit information about my personal circumstances.

  i have served in a number of countries in europe as a pioneer and elder over the past three decades.

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  Odrade

  He may have come a long way (if you say so *shrug.*) I don't know about the "we" thing you claim though.
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  What book are you reading right now?

  by Wordly Andre in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am reading buried alive: the terrifying history of our most primal fear, it's really cool

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  Dunno how new it is, the edition I have is 2007, but looks like the first volume was printed in 2003? It's the Marvel universe except 400 years earlier. Really good. Gaiman said he couldn't figure out how to put Ironman (and a few others) in the series using Elizabethan technology, but it has Peter Parker, Nick Fury, X-Men, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, etc. Pretty good. They have it at Powells, but you might have to order it in from Beaverton.

  Hadn't heard of the Stirling series. Sounds right up my alley. On the list. Thanks!
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  Recovery of an Adult Convert (Excluded from Christmas)

  by lonelysheep in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on my previous thread, i wrote about reconnecting with my family:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/146360/1.ashx.

  too little, too late, i sadly admit.. holidays, specifically christmas, were always special for us since we were able to all be together.

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  I totally agree with whyizit. We have been out of the WT now for 5 Christmas seasons. We are not invited to any family gatherings. Although the family is fragmented and the gatherings are small, it would be nice to be included. I know, (because I have been told,) that people in my family don't know what to do since they formerly were informed (by us,) that we would avoid all holidays. Over the years, they have been turned down, had gifts sent back, had watchtowers pushed in their faces that condemn the holidays, and now all of a sudden, here is a person who wants to forget all of that and do the holidays?

  Not saying that they are holding a grudge, because they are not. But their traditions do not include us. I suppose if we want them to make room, we are going to have to get up the courage to just push our way in.

  If you want to be included, you may have to not only ask, but tell your family that you find it incredibly hard to ask them to include you. Ask them to please remember and help you to be more "normal," since you know you were misled by JWs and are having a hard time finding your footing again in the normal world. I did this with a cousin who lives far away. Do you know she is the only family member who makes absolutely sure to send me a card and a little gift every year.
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  So, some of you know i was in a

  by orbison11 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  very nasty relationship, for 8 years.

  about 14 days ago, i was finally able to find place to live with my dear pup:).

  today i went to get my last load from the house,,,,,he was gone,,,,,but what do i find on his dresser???

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  Odrade

  I'm sorry, I did misunderstand. I thought you meant that you poked holes in the condoms, but left them intact so they would be used without anyone knowing. I have known of many women who have (claimed to have) done this. It always makes me very angry due to the increased chance of conceiving an unwanted child to a bad potential parent.

  But in your case, I misread, as it seems you simply opened the condoms (made them completely unusable,) as a statement. In which case, good for you. (In my defense, I'm not the only one who mistook it this way.)

  eta: you can also buy in packs of 3. So maybe he has used 2? not 20? Not that it makes it any better...
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  Chapter from my novel

  by Abandoned in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  chapter 1 taken.

  the stranger glances side to side, eyes peeled, studying the tranquil neighborhood, searching for motion, for movement, for any sign of activity, as he glides his beige chevy cavalier station wagon to a stop in front of the elegant white house.

  he cuts the engine and with it the air conditioner as the punishing sun journeys between the sparsely positioned, comic book character clouds and endeavors to bake and blind him.

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  Odrade

  quite good. Thanks for sharing.
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  What book are you reading right now?

  by Wordly Andre in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am reading buried alive: the terrifying history of our most primal fear, it's really cool

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  Odrade

  I've heard of persepolis, but haven't looked for it yet. Thanks for the reminder, I'll add it to the list.
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  What book are you reading right now?

  by Wordly Andre in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am reading buried alive: the terrifying history of our most primal fear, it's really cool

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  Odrade

  Fray (Joss Whedon -graphic novel)
  
  1602 (Neil Gaiman -graphic novel)
  
  Absolute Sandman Vol.2 (Neil Gaiman -graphic novel, what can I say I'm on a kick right now, those things are ADDICTIVE!!!)
  
  Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart, an Arthurian story)
  
  A Hat Full of Sky (Terry Pratchett)
  
  Dune: Battle of Corrin (Brian Herbert, well, trying with this one. I think Brian missed the boat a bit, so I'm just slogging through the last 1/2 so I can finish the series.)
  
  on audiobook:
  
  1984
  Einstein
  Some pahlaniuk shorts
  
  At this point I'm starting to get a little bit confused. Usually I don't have more than 2 books and 1 audiobook going at once, but I got on this comic thing, then I read Wee Free Men on the airplane from Texas and HAD to read the next book, etc. HA!
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  So, some of you know i was in a

  by orbison11 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  very nasty relationship, for 8 years.

  about 14 days ago, i was finally able to find place to live with my dear pup:).

  today i went to get my last load from the house,,,,,he was gone,,,,,but what do i find on his dresser???

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  Odrade

  very bad idea. YOU have created a possible situation where an innocent child has to be subjected to a "very nasty relationship." Bear in mind your responsibility for it if that happens.
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  JW Teens Die in Accident

  by Kenneson in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "teen brothers remembered at memorial service.

  teens killed in wreck studied to be nurses.".

  http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpmemorial1230pndec30,0,2937934.story.

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  Spit, it wasn't higher education. The two boys were enrolled in one of the "career" high schools.

  Such a shame.
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  I am having a bad day

  by Vivamus in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  it is wearing me down.. my constant companion in life, my skull-breaking- mind-blowing- daily migraines finally got the better off me six months ago.

  i broke down, i cried and cried and cried.

  not only cuz of the pain, but more for the fact that painkillers were not helping me anymore.

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  Odrade

  I hear you, Viv. I also will mix alcohol and migraine meds. It boosts the effects (and also raises the risk,) so when in extreme pain and nothing is working, I will resort (out of desperation) to a mix of triptan, ibuprofen and alcohol. The greatest risk of this combination is actually the ibuprofen/alcohol combo, since the booze thins the blood and the heavy ibuprofen use increases the chances of a stomach bleed. Stupid, but desperation will make you do really stupid things with hardly a second thought.

  That risk also makes me hold out as long as possible before taking meds, but I always end up taking them in the end.

  I've also been on the receiving end of "Just don't think about it." Right. Come over here and let me hammer this nail through your thumb, then I'll tell you not to think about it. Whatever.

  I've heard of maxalt, but never tried it. Sometimes my Relpax makes me feel like my head is detached from my body, and I careen off the walls when walking around, but it's better than hurting.

  There's book by Oliver Sacks (the Awakenings guy) called "Migraine." It's not a treatment book, more of a dialogue about migraines.

  Blurb:
  "The many manifestations of migraine can vary dramatically from one patient to another, even within the same patient at different times. Among the most compelling and perplexing of these symptoms are the strange visual hallucinations and distortions of space, time, and body image which migraineurs sometimes experience. Portrayals of these uncanny states have found their way into many works of art, from the heavenly visions of Hildegard von Bingen to Alice in Wonderland. Dr. Oliver Sacks argues that migraine cannot be understood simply as an illness, but must be viewed as a complex condition with a unique role to play in each individual's life."

  I've ordered it from Powell's, it should be an interesting read.