Absolute pure genius!
bay64me
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Words of wisdom from david brent (The Office)
by Simon init's the team that matters.
where would the beatles be without ringo.
if john got yoko to play drums the history of music would be completely different.. what does a squirrel do in the summer?
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How many times a day do U think about being ExJW?
by LyinEyes ini thought about this tonite, i was out on the town with my husband, trying to forget about the week i had of being sick.
trying to not think about my 3 kids problems they all have,,,,,,,,like who gets to do what this weekend and who's turn it is to call the radio.
just trying to unwind a bit.
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bay64me
I think about it quite often now as my daughters birthday is coming up and I am already xmas shopping. I get paranoid at the shops when my trolley is filled with presents or if I wander down the aisle with the birthday card etc. I feel that I ought to be looking over my shoulder and that I will have some explaining to do if I happen to bump into any of them.
I also feel regret over the wasted years, although I wasn't in as long as you were. Although I must admit that the regret is only a tinge compared to the freedom I experience in having choices over the music I am able to enjoy, places I can go, clothes I can wear, tv programmes I can watch etc, etc.
So yes I probably still think about being (ex)jw most days, several times, but do you know what I really enjoy now? I really love having a laugh over the stupid things we did when we were in. We can sort of take the pee out of ourselves for being so naive and stupid. I cringe at how gullible I was and how I took everything I heard from the platform so seriously. I suppose being able to laugh at ourselves now has in someways replaced the anger and bitterness that we once felt.
But being a jw is not normal, it is a totally ABnormal lifestyle and I don't know if the experience of spending a considerable amount of ones life like that will ever depart from us?
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Aren't the annointed in heaven bored?
by SpannerintheWorks inthey must be just sitting there waiting for armageddon to happen.
boring!.
i tell you what, i'd much rather be down here having a good time!
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bay64me
As a child, I had recurring nightmares about living forever in heaven. I would cry and wonder what I was going to do all that time. ( I must have picked something up at sunday school) ? !
When I first met the witnesses, I must admit that their idea of NOT going to heaven really thrilled me.........That was, of course, before I had the oppertunity of learning just WHO I would be living forever on earth with!.........Soon changed my mind about that too!
Death and permanent nothingness is the option I'll stick with thank-you.
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What Was The 1st Thing That Made You Question?
by minimus inas a youngster raised in the "truth", i had my questions.
but anytime you ask a question that is unanswerable, you are told to just wait on jehovah.
as time passes, i believe that we store up a number of unanswerable questions that forces one to eventually think about everything.
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When I observed the way that a certain sister was treated by her husband. He physically and mentaly abused her and her children, the elders knew and gave her shit advice, like stay with him and be a better wife, blah blah blah.
Final straw came when he hit her youngest child and threatened to murder her. She left him and went to a battered wives refuge and spent months living in just one filthy room with all of her kids.
I was disgusted with the lack of support for her and her family.
She no longer attends the meetings and I am the only person that bothers with her now.
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Big Mud Puddles and Sunny Yellow Dandelions
by kelpie inhere is a nice thought for the day.. may we be like children and look for the positive things in life!
big mud puddles and sunny yellow dandelions author unknown .
when i look at a patch of dandelions, i see a bunch of weeds that are going to take over my yard.
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bay64me
I enjoyed reading that. I think similar thoughts myself sometimes.
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Are You Embarrassed To Admit You Were A Witness?
by minimus inif the subject of religion or even jehovah's witnesses ringing your doorbell has come up, do you shy away from talking about ever being a witness?
some have indicated that they felt stupid for ever believing in the watchtower.
others have said they have a responsibility to help others not get involved in this "cult".
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bay64me
I do actually feel rather embarrassed that I am a jw and would rather not confess openly at this point in time. Maby that will change with time.
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Trigger Happy TV
by LDH indamn you brits!!!
this show (airs on comedy central) nearly has me needing depends.. any other fans here?.
lisa
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bay64me
HELLO?
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bay64me
How true.
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bay64me
Those are good. They reminded me of a catholic lady that I called on one time, out on field service. She swore blind that the virgin mary had appeared to her in a cloud one day. She grabbed a camera and took a photo, got it developed and guess what ?.......she got a photo back of a cloud!
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halloween, the straw breaker
by wednesday inmy husband and i have just had a big fight about, of all things, halloween.
our dgt.
in law is bringing our cute little grandbabies over to show us their costumes, plus she is taking them to business's to trick or treat.
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bay64me
Sorry about your fight.
I think I know what you mean about this strange middle world. It makes me feel a bit awkward. All this halloween, bondfire night, poppy day, harvest festival and the BIGGY christmas!
I feel unsure to as what to do, as it all seems to be thrust upon me, without me having thought it through.
However, this evening I thought I'd just go with the flow and gave the kids sweets as they knocked on my door. This is my first 'pagan involvement'!
I felt a mixture of rebelliousness, naughtiness and also a sense of taking a step toward normality.