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rache31  I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"


Oh, how many of us heard that we wouldn't make it to graduation or get married in this system? I thought I wouldn't grow up.  No one talked about preparing for the future.  I didn't think about college, only pioneering, and I didn't save money.  Passed up opportunities to advance on my job, turned down overtime because it interfered with meetings.  I used to be so angry but now I find myself laughing at all the bs I was told. (maybe a coping mechanism)  I'm so thankful that I can move on with my life, seeing that I did grow up after all! And I can teach my sons some practical things about life and living it to the full.  Just a thought I was having since I am thinking about going to school...
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AbandonedRe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"

((((((((((Rachel31))))))))))

Boy can I relate to your story.  I wasn't raised in the borg, but I gave up everything to honor their fictious god.  Hopefully we'll be able to get a class action lawsuit against them some day.

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Bumble BeeRe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"

Man!  I can realate.  I was never supposed to start school, never supposed to graduate, never supposed to get married yadda yadda yadda. 

BB

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XOCORe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"

i was not alive in 1975 lol sorry, i missed the part about not getting married or having children in this system of things. in my opinion ppl in my hall are poppin out kids left and right so i assume it was not mandatory or anything. but the after HS thing an elder consulted me with that.

No one talked about preparing for the future

of course they did, we told u 2 pioneer, attend the meetings and donate 2 WBTS and above all to rely on jah put his kingdom 1st

turned down overtime because it interfered with meetings

I know XOCO would not pass up a promotion but i just can't stand wk overtime where they don't give u a shift differential

And I can teach my sons some practical things about life and living it to the full.  Just a thought I was having since I am thinking about going to school...

i knew that u were a supper nerd

XOCO

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loosieRe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"

My mother told me ever since I was around 10 that I wasn't supossed to go to school in this system. I started school in 1975. Now my daughter is in Jr high school.

 Iguess that is why my mother enrolled me in a JW school instead of normal public school. I guess Jah would protect a witness school in case armageddon came while I was in school.while destroying all the worldly kids in public school.

 

weird thinking those jw's have.

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Finally-FreeRe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
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Aren't you glad armageddon didn't come in 1975?

W

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babygirl75Re: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"

Yeah, it's sad isn't it...

I think about all those that did take the advice of not advancing in their career, getting married, having children, etc.  Now there are so many that are unhappy and lonely, and for what??

I'm glad that I was smart enough to continue in my education and to start a family. I couldn't imagine my life without my son!

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XOCORe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
my mother enrolled me in a JW school instead of normal public school.

WOW their are actually schools like this 4 dubs? how come i did not attend one of these schools? can someone enlighten me here

XOCO

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DorktacularRe: Re: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
I wasn't supposed to graduate from high school because "this generation" of 1914 was to come to an end right around my senior year of high school.  Then, the year after I graduated, they changed their doctrine so now "this generation" has the potential to last forever.  Oh well.  I guess it's a good thing I didn't listen to them and I went and got an education and a 401K plan, huh?  I might be an old bastard before "this generation" comes to an end.  When they said "Millions Now Living Will Never Die".... now I do have faith that might be true.  I didn't believe it at first, but just the other night, I was watching the ball drop in Times Square and who did I see??  That's right!  Dick Clark!  HIS old ass is still alive and he has to be about 1,000,000 years old.  So, I guess if he's still alive, there's still hope!  (yeah, right.) 
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knock knockRe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
Well, they were right on my account. I STILL haven't grown up!!! Ain't gonna either. :)

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babygirl75Re: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
JW school instead of normal public school.
I know there are home schools that are for JW's only. I don't know of any actual school building though??
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mentalclearnessRe: Re: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
I remember thinking I wouldn't see my nieces and nephews graduate or be teenagers in this system, but look at them now!!! Already getting ready for college. And now of course I'm thinking about my future and my childrens. In fact will be setting up a college fund for them as well.
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BryanRe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"

Yep...

I wasn't suppose to make it to 30 years old. For sure we would never see the year 2000, because once the new system was here there would be no need to keep counting days and years.

Well, today I'm 43 and I really enjoy counting the years past 2000. My life's goal now is to get my 22 year old daughter out. She hasn't spoken to me in about 4 years.

 

Bryan

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WTWizardRe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"

Dick Clark deserves to live forever (something that cannot be said about Ted Jaracz).

I have heard the line about that they were not supposed to have grown up in this system.  Once a mother with kids said that she wasn't supposed to have graduated from high school, and she had kids that themselves were getting old enough to graduate (and that was in the early 1990s).  Then there was a person that didn't want to turn 40 in this system, and is now 48 as of this year.  One person thought that 1995 for sure would not end in this system (it did).  And there was a person that said, in 1988, that anyone getting disfellowshipped then wouldn't have time to return.  That was false:  I saw two people get disfellowshipped and return, twice, all within that time limit.

Definitely, if you haven't gotten ready for retirement, now might be a good time to start.  Whether you are in your 20s or 60s, it pays to not take a pay cut now just so you can pioneer.  If you do that, your Social Security is going to be much smaller than it would be if you stay full time.  Everything you can save instead of donating to the Worldwide Pedophile Defense Fund is going to help you in the future, whether you save it as cash to spend then, or as Christmas decorations that will likely become heirlooms (and you will not have to buy more) when you get older.  Children should go to college, unless they are very independent and/or have showbiz jobs where they are doing very well without.  And you should plan on getting a job that maximizes your potential.

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jambon1Re: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
I shouldnt have been born & my sister should have been killed by god. Reptiles.
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rache31Re: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
Lovin the feedback.  I didn't know there were any JW schools!  I wouldn't have wanted to go anyway, can you imagine their curriculum?
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tooktheredpillRe: Re: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
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tooktheredpillRe: Re: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"

I've heard that there are "only-JW" schools in Tampa.  Is that true?

TTRP

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Must obey!Re: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
The WTBS is a monstrous energy vampire that sucks natural & healthy ambition away...
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nomoreguiltRe: I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GROW UP IN THIS "SYSTEM"
Here I am at 57, living proof that I grew up, no 401k, no college ed., no lightning bolts from heaven. Last of all..............................NO MORE WTBTS BULLSHIITE!!!
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