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Reminds me of when I first stumbled upon Waydale. I was so indignant and so offended at the stuff people were saying about my heros - til I was able to digest it and considered their words. It's a lot of tough pills to swallow. Maybe your friend might consider reading smaller amounts til they can handle more at a time. It's a painful process, but it does get better. I thank God for Waydale and GreaseSpotCafe. We who were duped by twi were duped by really good con artists. It's quite a blow to face that they were up to such alterior motives. I hope your friend sticks around. That pain in their gut won't last forever. Maybe they like music and would enjoy some of the games in the Reading Room? Maybe they might check out the My Story where we get real personal. I'm not sure what'll do it for them specifically, but I'm praying for them and their peace of mind. And I'm glad to see you posting. I've been wondering how you are. :)

Notta, I'm sure you're right! Oh, I forgot my other biggest question. How in the world does the average twibot send in their abs knowing that Donna Martindale is at the top of their food chain? I mean everyone else whose husband was dropped from the corps was kicked off grounds along with him. Just how did she secure such a cushy position and nobody balks about it? Hell, she's not even a wierwille. How's she get to live in the Chalet all these years and don't "the people" care?

What I don't get is how they get away with being lesbians when they teach that it's the worst of the worst in God's eyes. I don't understand how they keep the two top jobs and are supported by "their people" yet they teach against the very lifestyle they live - does nobody catch on to this??? Do the masses really believe they're "just friends"? Was lcm ousted only because he was such a slutface about his extramarital activities? Personally I think if you find love you're mighty lucky - I don't think its my place to judge women who are with women or men who are with men. But the way is FULL of hatred for those relationships, yet their top two dogs are not heterosexual and not abstinent from all accounts... And whatever happened to the president of the cult being a 5-year-term when she first took over? It sure seems she's planted pretty firmly there. And isn't she over 70 years old? Even the founding president retired before age 70... Sorry, don't know who put a quarter in me, but I've been wondering these thoughts for a while now.

Guess it's up for grabs - nobody knew this one from the first verse Low Budget by The Kinks Cheap is small and not too steep But best of all cheap is cheap Circumstance has forced my hand To be a cut price person in a low budget land Times are hard but we'll all survive I just got to learn to economize I'm on a low budget I'm on a low budget I'm not cheap, you understand I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land Excuse my shoes they don't quite fit They're a special offer and they hurt me a bit Even my trousers are giving me pain They were reduced in a sale so I shouldn't complain They squeeze me so tight so I can't take no more They're size 28 but I take 34 I'm on a low budget What did you say I'm on a low budget I thought you said that I'm on a low budget I'm a cut price person in a low budget land I'm shopping at Woolworth and low discount stores I'm dropping my standards so that I can buy more [Quality costs, but quality wastes, So I'm giving up all of my expensive tastes. Caviar and champagne are definite no's, I'm acquiring a taste for brown ale and cod roes ] Low budget sure keeps me on my toes I count every penny and I watch where it goes We're all on our uppers we're all going skint I used to smoke cigars but now I suck polo mints I'm on a low budget What did you say Yea I'm on a low budget I thought you said that I'm on a low budget I'm a cut price person in a low budget land I'm on a low budget Low budget Low budget Art takes time, time is money Money's scarce and that ain't funny Millionaires are things of the past We're in a low budget film where nothing can last Money's rare there's none to be found So don't think I'm tight if I don't buy a round I'm on a low budget What did you say Yes I'm on a low budget I thought you said that I'm on a low budget I'm a cut price person in a low budget land I'm on a low budget Say it again Low budget One more time Low budget [i look like a tramp, but don't write me off, I'll have you all know, I was once a toff At least my hair is all mine, my teeth are my own, But everything else is on permanent loan. Once all my clothes were made by hand, Now I'm a cut price person in a low budget land. I'm on a low budget I'll have you all know We're on a low budget I'm on a low budget]

Cheap is small and not too steep But best of all cheap is cheap Circumstance has forced my hand To be a cut price person in a low budget land Times are hard but we'll all survive I just got to learn to economize

Cheap is small and not too steep But best of all cheap is cheap

Cheap is small and not too steep

Interesting subject, Shell! My first thoughts after reading your post were that once upon a time in a cult far away I thought I had a lot of friends. In one fell swoop, when I was falsely accused of being homosexual, I found out I had ZERO friends in that cult (I didn't think of it as a cult quite yet even when I tried to call a few of those I had considered my friends and heard them say the words out loud to me that they could not speak to me lest they too become marked and avoided...) and that was quite a blow to my heart. I found that I had a handful of "never-been way" friends that still loved me and offered to help me out when the cult threw us out. It's about 15 years later now and I'd say I've made about 10 of what I today would call friends. Yes, these are people that I would feel free to call up and say I'd like to come visit with you for a day or so, do you have room to put me and mine up or can you recommend a clean hotel nearby (preferably with a pool)? I have invested emotion, time, heart - and mostly I feel I get back as good as I give. Or, I'm in trouble in some way or don't know what to do - and can trust them to advise me in my best interest on any given topic. Every once in a while I'm disappointed to find that what I considered a pretty good friendship really was only a one-sided deal with me giving 95% and more. Or they say they want a 100% truthful relationship with me and when I tell them the stuff that's hard to say, but 100% true they cease contacting me or set up rules as to when they want input and when they don't - and the rules change as their moods do. It never ceases to amaze me how humans will treat each other. Hmmm, I just did the math and added up the people I consider friends and I'm surprised to see that I might have 5 true blue serious friends. Maybe 3.

So are you calling paw an anticult cult leader? I personally cruise through the twi forum some, but mostly I'd say I come here to hang out with people I like that come here and discuss music, current events, our families, recipes, gardening, even chat in "real time" in the chat room. I get your point, CJ, but it seems a bit of a stretch. It smells to me like you're poopin' where you eat with your opening post. I'm not sure what you're goin' for there, bud. Sounds pretty much like you're intention is to offend as many of us as you can in one post.

Tracks of My Tears - I think by Smokey Robinson, but I may be wrong on the artist.

You're funny! :wacko: No, I've never shot a potato cannon, but I have shot a water balloon cannon and the notion of lobbing a few over Hwy 29 or Weirwille Rd. and landing them on the cult's president's head or the heads of the "safety dept" characters is kinda fun to imagine. I do wonder sometimes if they've got someone to age-enhance those very old photos of us - else they wouldn't recognize us if we did decide to go slumming on over for a Sunday night snoozer service...

My daughter had no hint of any relapse at all. She had been playing volleyball on her school team, but the season ended while she was home sick. She missed the first week of basketball practice and between that and just being weakened by the flu, I pulled her out of basketball after a week of attending practice. She was miserable and just not catching up. I went to bed several times last week between 8 and 10 pm which is unheard of for me, but I was just that beat. I usually get up pretty early, but this past week no earlier than I absolutely had to. Sunday I took a 2-hour nap and could have just gone back to sleep at that point. I'm not bouncing back as well as I usually do when I get sick, which isn't very often. I took my daughter to the doctor and bought the antibiotics for her. I used home remedies for me. I still say the salt water was the single best thing I did for myself. My appetite is just now coming back.

Got it. Very simple. Thanks!

Is it possible to block someone's posts now?

Why not? The first reason that comes to my mind as to why I wouldn't want to come there is because the last time I tried to come there to straighten out the way's insistence that my son and I were homosexuals and to be thrown out on the streets after putting our all into the family corps, I was told by the trunk coordinator that there were "armed guards with photos of my son and me and we were most definitely not welcome at the way." I've just never had a desire to go back there ever since...

I hope you got to do something you really enjoy!

You asked so I'll tell ya straight. I find that trivia game too annoying. :)

I hope you get the relief I did from posting my story. It's a bit tough to do, but man, the relief was way worth it! A bonus I'm seeing reading your story is that it's interesting reading, not just cause I know you and love you and want to see you get the benefit from letting it all out, I can't wait to hear what you say next cause it's just plain good reading!

Yes, I forgot to mention salt. I gargled with warm salt water twice a day and I rinsed out my sinuses once each day with salt water. I'm sure that's a big reason why mine was so short-lived. But I have to say, I thought I just might die when I was lying there covered in sweat for 4 days. Even stepping out of the shower, within a minute or two I was all covered again! What a fabulous list, Krys! Thanks! That's such good advice!

I'm curious as to how many of us have or have had the flu in our homes this fall. My daughter had it for about 11 days and needed antibiotics to get rid of the sinus infection that went with it. The doc even tested her for mono (which was negative). I caught it and took 5 or 6 days to get through it using teas, vitamins, tons of sleep and sweat 24/7 for 4 days. This was the "regular" flu, not the H1N1.

That's r-i-i-i-ght!!!!! I'm not afraid of you running away, honey, I get the feeling you won't!

Its all right if you love me

I saw the bit on Oprah about this guy. The week before he attempted to rob this lady he had robbed someone else, again, using a firearm. His reason for resorting to robbery was that he'd lost his job over a year ago when his driver's license was suspended. I don't know why that happened, but I do know it was not for being an exceptional driver. This man has problems that he needs to deal with - absolutely. I pray he gets good counseling and can turn his life around. He has not worked for over a year - that's a mighty long time for an able-bodied man who says he wants to provide for his family. His girlfriend (mother of his 2-year-old daughter) has been supporting him all this time. I don't think he needs as severe a punishment for this attempted robbery as he does for the actual robbery last week that he admitted to on Oprah, but I think he needs to do some time for walking into a place of business with a loaded weapon and threatening to use it at all. I'm delighted that he changed his mind midway, but he went in there with a premeditated plan. No doubt about it. I'm happy for the lady that she was able to help him see reason. I'm sure they'll be lifelong friends and that's lovely. I do not want to see this horrific behavior rationalized or "forgiven" because he changed his mind midway, regardless of why he changed it. Had this been his very first incident with a gun and with scaring the tar out of another human being, maybe. But this is at least his second offense. I think it'd be interesting to see just why his driver's license was suspended. Seems to me this guy's been making really poor choices for a long time and it always catches up with ya - maybe not the first go 'round. Another thought I had was that on Oprah his girlfriend was talking about him driving her to work and picking her up - seems he's driving on a suspended license. I don't know. Maybe he's resolved that issue, but this guy sounds to me to be in serious need of a timeout.

YOU ROCK!!! Thanks so much!

Oh my! I can't believe this one hasn't been answered! All You Need is Love The Beatles