For the new ones to this site....

 

I would also like to extend a very big WELCOME to new posters here.

Yes, this place can get quite rowdy sometimes, but it is also a very loving a supportive place to share experiences and just plain vent. Many people here a very angry about what the Borg has done to their families and their own lives.  And because of the continued abuses and constant flip-flops by the society, it never quite goes away.

I've been here a year and lurked for a few months before hand. I gotten to know some really interesting and very caring people. We are our own little global community. Yes, we disagree with each other. Sometimes very heatedly. I've been involved in some of those types of threads. If you find yourself in the middle of one of those types of discussions, don't get chased off. Keep your head and stick to the topic. And if someone uses a cuss word, don't freak out.

The term "Dub" is "slang" for JW, you know, JAY DUBYA. Also, the term "Borg", instead of Org(Organization) is used to refer to the WTS. If one watches Star Trek, The Next Generation, they have heard of this and understand why it is such a fitting term. 

Stick around. But, be warned! This place is addictive!

 

Andee

To Been There: Thanks for asking about Mom.  She has settled down, and is staying put.  It's a 'fun' ride, dealing with her.

There is alot of humor and sarcasm here

There is?  Glad to be aboard!

Beautiful Garbage,

Can you tell us how you came up with your name?? Your picture says you are very beautiful, but I don't think you are garbage.   Shutterbug

Aye, like to extend my greetings to the lot of you too.  Can be a right cantankerous old sod at times as quite a few here will testify, however, inside is a heart of gold that has much concern for many of you.  Welcome, and I hope you find your stay here a memorable one.

Also posted under the username of 'Celtic' until I behaved inappropriately to some degree (arguable depending on perspective), if you wish to check the history of my posts for whatever reason.

To 'Lamia', whereabouts in the UK are you?  Did you know there is a bbq this weekend coming at Weston Super Mare in Somerset courtesy of poster 'Englishman'.  I'm driving up or maybe hitch hiking from West Cornwall if you would like company and/or lift en route.

Welcome again!!

Mark 'Celty'

http://www.can-online.org.uk

Edited for grammatical error

Edited by - invisible on 17 July 2002 11:57:2

Thanks for the welcome.  When you are new and there are so many people that frequent this board, you feel like no one even notices anything you say.  Rarely does anyone comment on what you say.  SO THANKS!!!  Nice to know someone noticed the new ones.

Leslie

Don't worry ... everyone thinks that people don't read or answer their threads but they do. Angharad (my missus) thought she was the "thread killer" 'cause after she posted on a topic it died a death.

 

LOL Simon! And I thought that *I* was a thread killer. I nearly started a thread on the subject, but I was too afraid that nobody would respond.

 

Shutterbug,

My name comes from a song on a favorite CD of mine. Hole's Celebrity Skin. I just like the oxymoronish sound of it. I used to have Courtney Loves pic in my profile because I wanted to stop giving the impression that my Username (my third, BTW, Sorry Simon) was picked on the basis of what I look like. However, I must say, "Trashy" would be an apt description when I get up in the morning.

Also, I love art, especially sculptures, that are made out of discarded items. I am in awe of those that can take something that nobody wants, have a vision, and make it into something inspiring. Literally, Beautiful Garbage.

Plus, I used to manage a recycling plant. So, garbage literally paid my bills.

And last, but not, least. I am completely taken back by some of the people in this forum. Especially, those born and raised in the WTS. So many were given a life of Garbage, and upon leaving they were able to make it into a thing of beauty. These people touched my heart in ways that have changed me forever.

Andee

BTW: Thank you for the compliment. Nice to know the girl still had it at 39 (I'm 40 now).

((((Mimilly)))) Thank you for the welcome! When I am not posting and away from here, you are one of the people I think about! I mean it...maybe it was something you said to me or to someone, but I agree, you have a big heart and I am so happy to meet you!

Love,
Dottie

Thanks for the welcome :)

~Bugs

Thanks Simon for addressing my post!!!   You are the very first person that has ever done that.  I feel privileged.

Leslie

This really is addictive!...

thank you mimilly for response, and also to beautiful garbage for answers,.... i have more questions! what is the true meaning of life then?........   this could either be humour,     or an entirely new thread altogether

my belief now is...... an it harm none,....do what ye will.   + i mean NONE!

 

Beuatiful Garbage, you say you admire someone who can take something of little value and make something of it. Well, that is what my wife did to me. As Bob Dylan sang, If not for you winter would have no spring. Wouldn't hear a robin sing, wouldn't have a clue, if not for you. If not for you the sky would fall, rain would gather too, if not for you.... Those Dylan words are dedicated to my wife.

Thanks for the welcome and a big HOWDY to y'all too!  I know when I first started to look at these sites, I felt extremely nervous and somewhat ashamed.  I just knew I would be found out and DF'd before I even got home.  It's nice to be somewhere though where I'm not going to be judged and condemned just for having a different viewpoint.  Personally, I don't care if the talk veers off into sex, sarcasm, etc.  Nothing says I have to read it.  A bit like the TV, isn't it?  If I don't like it, I can change the channel.  I guess that's why they have chocolate and vanilla.

  

Thanks for understanding, Lady Lee (who wrote: GRITS being split for a while is part of the process - It goes away after a while -- faster if you hang out here). I know THAT's true... I think it's happening already. ;-)

Mimilly: Will do re: the Newbie Education Idea. (Just wondered if it had already been done. Didn't want to duplicate effort.) -- Also, are you lying on a pillow in your picture? :) (joking). Maybe it's that toothache, eh? I empathize with that, got a few hairline fractures in mine which need crowns and stuff. Not Fun!

Lamia wrote: "well i myself personally for 15 of those 19 yrs woke up + fell asleep every day saying...... 'its today , armygiddyon, its today!!!!!!" ---- Ain't THAT the truth! Many times I would say the same thing to myself, actually in FEAR, 'cuz still thinking I'm going to have the Angel of Death visit my door when Armageddon strikes. I just try not to think about it...

I forget who wrote about fear of being a thread killer... Had the same feeling a time or two, but my "reasonable" mind says that's my insecurity speaking, and not true at all. There's just TOO MANY threads going ALL the time. Impossible for everyone to keep up with them all, I'm sure, though I sure do keep trying! :)

Big Tex... Now why did you have to go and mention CHOCOLATE! Now I WANT some! ;)

Thanks to everybody who posted their greetings. That really is a nice thing to do.

And as a Fairly-New-Newbie, I greet and welcome the other Newbies!

GRITS

Grits - Actually, I am on a pillow in that pic.  It was taken just after my oldest daughter came home from having emergency surgery for an ectopic pregnancy.  I had friends bugging me for a pic, so I took a pic here and there and then finally, laid on her bed set up upstairs so she'd be on the same floor as the bathroom and it worked nicely.   I was extremely tired - went for five days without sleep looking after her and this pic was I think two days after she came home.  I slapped on some make-up and snapped away.  I think I fell asleep after that.  LOL.  It was this past April.

And yes, post your idea cos I think it would be an excellent addition to the site.

hugs, Mimilly

Mimilly,

Can you read my mind or what!    Your post is very timely and appropriate.

I too have noticed sooo much activity, I cannot keep up lately.  So many new posts and new friends.  So much to read.  And the way you described the Forum here, is right on the mark.

Many of us have been very damaged and very hurt by our experiences, and are naturally cautious.  Your recommendation to just browe around the Forum and be selective according to your choice is good admonition.  We will be drawn to areas where we find what we need, whether it be a caring ((HUG)), some help and direction, some answers, some affirmations, or just a fun laugh or two.  Other posts might offend us.  We don't judge.  We just pass those by.

Not everyone on here is of the same mind.  Some are not JW's, but are familiar for one reason or another-marriage, family, friends.  Some have been inactive for a short time or a very long time.  Some df'd or da'd, losing friends and families.  Some are still JW's with serious questions.  And, then we have a few troublemakers, but Simon usually shows them the door. 

And through the e-mail connections here, I have come to know some wonderful, sincere friends. Most of us have a unique common bond, so we truly already understand so many things that people that have never had any contact with the JW's do not.  My husband's response to me, after locating this Forum, is that he is so very glad that I have "a place to go" where I can relate to a group who would truly understand my experiences. 

Also, at times, what we mean to say or express might not be taken the way we intended. Sometimes we have to say we are sorry, or make a clarification.  Printed word does not give all the expression of feeling as direct contact.  We just have to try to give folks the benefit of the doubt most times.(I still need to figure out how to use those other icons??)

Along with Mimilly, I  Welcome All

Karen/Sentinel

Thank you from a quiet lurker, who's just learning to open her mouth

I have learned to so much being here, after being disfellowshipped in 1970 I am just learning to speak up.

For 2 months I have been reading, I think I am ready to talk.

cabm52:

Welcome.  I lurked here to a couple of months too.  We would love to hear your story when you're ready.