Topics Started by marcosgarcia

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Hi everybody, I´m a new member from Spain
by benito in
1. jw
2. friends
first of all, i want to apologize for all the mistakes i will probably make, i m not very good at english, it s very hard for me to think in another language different than my native tongue (spanish, of course!!)..

i ve been lurking through this forum for a long time but i didn t dare write here because of my lack of knowledge of the language but i changed my mind.

i think i can give a different point of view from other members of usa of uk, it seems that most of the members are from theses countries.
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A very lonely life.
by Harpy in
1. social
2. relationships
how do i stop having a lonely life?

i am 33 years old and have never had a relationship with anyone.

i have never dated..and as much as i would like to blame the jws, truth is i have never been asked out by anyone..ever.. i am a bit large, but i am not too fat or ugly and i think i am a good person, so why can't i find someone??
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Need a little advice on calorie counting and weight loss
by Leander in
1. social
2. physical
i just started working out again over the last month after a layoff of about 10 years.

so my questions are how can i find out how many calories a 280 pound guy burns off just doing everyday activities?

how do i determine how many calories i need to take in to maintain the muscle i have but still burn off fat?.
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taking care of my elderly JW mother
by desbah in
1. jw
2. experiences
after lurking around this and other forums, i decided to add my personal experience.

first i was raised in the so called "truth" i was forced to attend meeting in the 60's when i was a teen and i later quit going to the kh in the early 70's, when i graduated from high school and left my parents house.

in the 90's i started a book study with a really nice jw sister and attended several jw meeting, conventions and memorials, i was ready to get baitized, but i decided not to go through with it.
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Spitting
by chachasmum in
1. jw
2. friends
i absolutely hate men that spit.. where they get the idea that it is manly to engage in this revolting practice i do not know.

every morning .

whilst waiting for the subway i see and hear the awful sounds eminating from their throats followed by a .
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Why Are Some Superstitions Okay?
by Swan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is one of the things i never understood as a jw.

i was told that jws were not superstitious people.

as followers of the true god jehovah, we weren't to give in to false beliefs, even if others were practicing them.
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A Jehovah's Witness CANNOT Say These Words
by steve2 in
1. social
2. humour
.

in five words or less, please give examples of statements no jehovah's witness in good standing could ever say.

here are two examples:.
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A Divided Household
by HadEnuf in
1. jw
2. friends
whilst taking my morning shower, where i always seem to do my best thinking (please, no rude remarks concerning showering, thank you)...i got to thinking about my dad.

our family was raised jw's; except for my dad, who knew better!

he passed away about 20 years ago and today, whilst in my shower, (oh yeah, i said that already)...i thought how hard that must of been on him.
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Three of the most important question you will ever ask yourself:
by Chance in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
at some point everyone asks these questions?

what is the meaning of life?

why has god let terrible things happen?
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A Degree....... I can't do this.... HELP!!!
by ScoobySnax in
1. jw
2. friends
having had my 1-2-1 with my boss yesterday on my performance in managing an acute surgical ward, she informs me that she expects me to commence a course in critical care at degree level commencing september.

the reason being our surgical ward is being converted into a high dependancy unit (like an itu) and she wants me to manage it and gain the necessary skills.

i already have a diploma in higher ed.