MelbaToast
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.when were the 'seeds of doubt" (intelligence) starting to grow ?
by MelbaToast ini remember being in third grade.... did a report of dinosaurs, mom wanted me to bring out the evolution book, it was brand new at the time...but i researched the report and got an a!
i got really interested in science at that point, but when i asked about how all those dinosaurs died, my mom told me they died in the flood and quoted scriptures....blah blah blah.
the seeds of doubt were planted, thank god.
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What did you actually enjoy about JW meetings?
by Pinned Blouse in.
as much as i dreaded going to all the meetings there were things that i did enjoy.. 1. no special parking spaces for the elders, etc.. 2. no collections plate going around the room.
3. no one person giving the talk every single week (can you imagine the same speaker 3 to 4 times a week, every day?
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Convention time this weekend
by Doubtfully Yours inspent a bunch of money getting the car ready for the trip, buying silly clothes to avoid the looks i'd get if we show up with the same old kh outfits; plus the money spent in hotel stay and the food consumed at lunch and dinner out the 4 days.
it's an awful expense when you factor in the time taken off from work for this event too.. the outcome of all this effort?
just the same old talks and warnings i hear day in and day out at the kingdom hall.. i'll try to make the best of it, but i'm sure to be bored out of my mind most of the time.
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My story in a nutshell...AKA Hi Im MelbaToast!
by MelbaToast inthought i would formally introduce myself.
my name is melbatoast and im an alcoholic.... oops...wrong board :).
but seriously, i really like this board, so glad i found it.
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Ok. To all the women (mothers) posters
by sunshineToo inwhat did you do when you were 35-week pregnant.
i'm so tired.
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I could REALLY use some help right now....
by babygrl4903 inhey all,.
ok...i know for a fact that you have all probably heard this before but i am new here so i don't really know all the topics that have been discussed.
so, at the risk of repeating past topics.....here i go.... i am 16 years old and have a boyfriend who is a jw.
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JWs forced to accomidate Apostates at SF DC
by ezekiel3 ini just got word that protesters have been allowed on the "cow palace" convention center property (near san francisco) with a valid permit.
see the link below for a the happy jw news release on this convention.
http://www.sanmateocountytimes.com/stories/0,1413,87~11268~2309259,00.html
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This is your subconscious speaking...
by seattleniceguy inmany of us have had the experience of our subconscious trying to send us messages.
sometimes we refuse to listen and it has to resort to more forceful measures, even making us physically ill. for example, while in the final throes of my witness-ism, i found that i would get horribly painful sore throats within seconds of repressing a thought about something that challenged my faith in a way i could not legitimately dispute.
it was as though my brain was saying, "you need to think about this, now," and then punishing me for refusing to do so.. i was wondering if anyone has experiences like this.
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First Year Blues
by MelbaToast inthis really doesnt have anything to do with jws, but i needed to vent.. .
i am going crazy i think...lemme just blurt it out.
my husband and i just had a baby last december and we're having problems.
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more Hillbilly...
by hillbilly insorry i got to get this out.... late nights i hear her calling.
the house quiet , her voice is clear.
the memories uninvited.