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I do some gift buying for the 2 people who are closest to be just for the fun of it. And if needed I help my boyfriend pick out gifts for his nephews and nieces (they don't exchange adult gifts).

It definitly has nothing to do with beliefs though. I don't claim to be christian or any other 'ian' or 'ist' or 'ic'. So christ birth or non-birth existance or non-existance holds no meaning for me. But of course that's just me ...

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What sends you over the edge?

by restrangled in

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there was a recent thread on spelling, sentence structure, etc., that was legitimate, but probably made other's feel stupid.. my question is, what is your personal pet peeve?.

i've got a problem with poor construction inside my home...i hate the trim work, some cut too short so it looks like mouse holes over the floor.

i had my kitchen redone and the layout was so unusual that i can't open a fridge door unless i pull it forward or push it back to open a drawer.

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I dont go 'over the edge' because it is not that crucial but it does rub me wrong when a person gives their 'opinion' on a subject in such a way that it seems like they expect everyone to feel the way they do and if people dont then they must be ignorant or stupid. It seems so demeaning. As if that person feels they are right no matter what. As if they dont understand it is ONLY their opinion or belief. That whole giving an 'opinion' with some kind of misplaced 'authority' just reminds me of the JW way of doing things and it's quite a bit repelling to me.

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tattoos and piercings, do they have a meaning for you?

by memario in

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lately on here someone got a piecing and my question is did it mean anything to you or was it a thing to do?

i have thought of getting a tattoo but i don't know what to get.

it needs to repersent something of significance in my life.

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I have a pair of eyes on my right shoulder. I saw this on a girl when I was about 19. It caught my eye and I wanted it right away. I didn't know why it attracted me so intensely. I waited 2 years or so before I got it because I wanted to make sure the desire for it would last. I have never regretted it.

What it means to me: Through the years I have always wanted to see things clearly. To see what is REALLY going on with people and situations not just what appears on the surface. It played a huge part in my parenting, in my growth to healthiness (releasing a jacked up childhood), and in my waking up and leaving JWism. Interesting enough I just took the Briggs personality test. I wouldn't normally put any stock in stuff like that but it described me to a T. And validated my feelings in this reguard by calling me a 'Seerer'. Pretty Cool!

I do want another one 'a cum shot one' (oops, did I actually type that? tehehee). One in the small of my back. I want it to be like a yin/yang made out of two people in motion circling each other. I can see it in my head but I have yet to find a good pic of what I see in my head. So anyone reading this feel free to pm me if you run across anything like that.

BTW ~ I also had my navel pierced for years. It didn't mean anything I just thought it was sexy. It started feeling irritated off and on so I took it out.

ENJOY ~ Whatever you decide to do. And remember piercings can be taken out but tats can not be removed.

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Conversations with God...

by tan in

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has anyone read this book?

i've just started...just wondered what your take was on it...

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I have the books (1, 2 & 3). I thought they were pretty cool.

Of course I look at them as fiction and I don't believe as the author believes on probably 75% of things but I remember it as being nice reading a couple of years ago. And there were a few things that i truly felt inside at the time that he happened to put into words in those books. I don't think I read them all through though.

Enjoy!!

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Does your personality type affect your belief in the divine?

by Paralipomenon in

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recently, i was reacquainted with a friend that i knew since i started grade school.

he grew up in the world wide church of god and i as a witness.

neither of us did christmas so often we would find ourselves in the library while the rest of the school did christmas activities.. .

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I know Briggs says INFJs are pretty rare but we have had 4 in a row here.

Makes me wonder how rare we are ... tehehee

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Does your personality type affect your belief in the divine?

by Paralipomenon in

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recently, i was reacquainted with a friend that i knew since i started grade school.

he grew up in the world wide church of god and i as a witness.

neither of us did christmas so often we would find ourselves in the library while the rest of the school did christmas activities.. .

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INFJ

Raised JW

Spiritual but in NO WAY religious. Do not believe in God the religions and most people define that word.

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growing emotionally :)

by Missanna in

i've been thinking a lot lately about how much i've changed over the last year.

i've only been out of the borg for a year but i've changed so much.

my father called me the other day and told me that he found out that my husband has been going on these xjw boards and wanted to know how i felt about it.

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Wow!! U Go Gurl!! Sounds Like you are 'coming into your own'. AWESOME!!

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