Posts by berrygerry

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The Memorial- Passing the emblems, a prime display of weirdness

by Darth Fader The Sequel in

not sure if this bothered other people, but it absolutely drove me crazy!!!!.

ok, typical annual memorial.

the emblems are being passed around.

berrygerry

2 Memorial memories

Long time ago - anointed sister at the front of the hall. Has put 2 drums of lipstick on. Virtually the whole hall ends up passing this glass gobbed in lipstick. Hilarious.

Splane munching crackers. Guy always creeped me out.

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Would you do this to your kids? Is this cold or am I crazy?

by BU2B in

my mentally in jw wife is trying to organize a "princess party" for my 4 year old daughter and her little cousins and friends.

she was looking at prices of a tent for the backyard party in case it rains.

she asked the hardware store how much and they said 90 dollars for the day.

berrygerry

You do realize that your period of trial-marriage has ended, and that the bride-price is now due your F-I-L.

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so when exactly did babylon the great fall?

by Crazyguy in

in another thread a sister is being told that babylon the great fell in 1918 but all growing up i was taught that babylon the great was about to be destroyed by the un.

so what am i missionng here or are they caught in a blatant contradiction?

or was i hearing it wrong?.

berrygerry

Hmmm. Whore-sniffing beasts.

Sounds like a new TV series in the making.

37

How many things did you toss out in the name of Jehoover

by love2Bworldly in

i had a flash back yesterday.

my non jw husband and i went to disneyland and bought my young daughter a set of 7 dwarf toys.

after a few months i felt guilty and threw them away, thinking they were demonized.

berrygerry

MINT albums (got a $1. for them at the record store - the clerk was stunned at their condition),

books,

the job that is/was my favourite,

finishing post-secondary education,

my teeth and my childrens' teeth,

not marrying for profound love,

not being financially anywhere near where I should be at this stage;

my and my childrens' mental health,

true friends;

all things considered, not many regrets.

(This doesn't count the MANY thousands of dollars of antiques the OPOMC destroyed trying to silence voices in her head.)

38

Need a Game Plan

by bafh in

i'm not sure what is going on at the convention, but i just got a desperate call from a friend wanting me to attend sunday's morning session.

last weekend, my mom invited me too.instead of saying something like, "i'm sorry, but i have no intention of going back," and having them completely freak out - i agreed to go to the sunday morning session.

any recommendations?

berrygerry

If you're in or near a major centre, spend time going through meetup.com

There are scores of groups.

Force yourself to go at least to one - force yourself to talk to people for even 1 minute. Go back to their next meetup. People are great.

38

Need a Game Plan

by bafh in

i'm not sure what is going on at the convention, but i just got a desperate call from a friend wanting me to attend sunday's morning session.

last weekend, my mom invited me too.instead of saying something like, "i'm sorry, but i have no intention of going back," and having them completely freak out - i agreed to go to the sunday morning session.

any recommendations?

berrygerry

There was a post somewhere where an elder said "We want a broken person."

This "religion" thrives on guilt and fear. No one is accepted unless they feel worthless.

If you have skill, talent, education, ability - you need to be knocked down.

As a parent, it is the exact opposite of how I want my children to feel.

For those who feel God is our parent, He does not want his children to feel like they're shit.

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Commenting At The Meetings---Did You Enjoy It?

by minimus in

jw
friends

was that important for you?

most people, i believe, forced themselves to give an answer.

i knew many elders and servants over the years being counseled because they rarely answered.. funny thing....my mom who is 88 cries if she doesn't give a comment.

berrygerry

I love that there is such pressure to comment, yet those with restrictions usually include "no commenting" ????

21

There Goes Jim Garner

by Iown Mylife in

one friend of mine who has also passed, just loved rockford files.

feeling saddened today reading about james garner passing on.

goodbye jim - you sexy hunk!

berrygerry

James Garner is tied with Clint for all-time favourite male actors.

I still remember a dream I had eons ago of racing down an L.A. street a la Rockford.

12

Ken Little

by expatbrit in

jw
friends

hello.. ken little is the canadian branch overseer.

i have met him once (across the lunch table at a circuit assembly).

my immediate reaction was that he is a complete company man, and fulfills his name perfectly.. i should like to know a little (har har) more about him, his background, business dealings, watchtower career, personality.

berrygerry

H-o-r-r-i-b-l-e speaker.

Only met him once - no comment for now.

Wonder if the age limit for COBE's applies to Branch Overseers too - hence his retirement article?

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Mormon Discipline For Those Who 'Want To Know'

by Qcmbr in

this is funny and yet so spot on.

i bet this could be substituted almost directly with jw 'loving' discipline.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpcznoummys.

berrygerry

See, there is choice for cult-seekers.

Alcohol and caffeine users, join JW's.

Abstainers, join these guys.

I wonder if the disciplinary groups network to share ideas.