I love Dog and Beth too! They always gather around for a prayer before going on a day's work. If they can help someone thru kindness or give them a push on the right path, they do. They show compassion towards the outcasts, more than I can say for many snotty elders and elderettes! I think they show Jesus' spirit towards their fellow man. Now, that is a witness!
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"Giving a fine witness"
by Lady Lee inrecently i have heard a few movie stars make the comment that entertainers should not look at their on-screen image as any sort of idea of who they really are.
trying to live up to a manufactured image for the screen is a huge mistake.
i know what they are talking about
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Another Anti-climactic weekend....JWs you can breathe again
by LDH inyep, so much anticipation and adrenaline used in preparation for the district convention.. well, we've just passed the first weekend of conventions and what do we see?
are there any earth-shattering revalations?
did anyone (ex-jw) who attended the conventions come back here and tell us they heard one scintilla of evidence that these people speak for god?.
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"I feel sorry for the families who are spending their hard earned money and vacation time..."
Speaking from the employer's point of view, I wish they were spending their vacation time, lol! Too often, they call in sick if the vacation schedule is full, and it's a bear to cover for them. It's no secret they are at the convention. I had two elders who flat out refused to come to work, citing religious accomodation, when called in the office. They saved their vacation days for their family trips to Cancun, etc.
My Dad was good for this too, when I was growing up. Demand the days off from the boss, and threaten to quit if the boss said no. He was good at his job, so they let him go, but he was very resented by the other guys. Gave quite the witness, haha. Then, he preserved his three weeks intact for our family summer trip.
Yes, we can breathe again... our office is fully staffed till the circus ass-embly!
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The Single Most Dangerous JW Meeting....in my opinion!
by enlightenedcynic inthe way i see it, pretty much everyone here knows that the 5 weekly meetings, the memorial, the dc's and ca's are all a bunch of rubbish and jibber jabber.
there is still one other meeting, not as frequently held as the others, that jw's use very effectively to control existing members and bring in new converts and this meeting sadly plays apon the emotions of all in attendance.. what meeting is this?.
a kh funeral!!!.
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Virgochik
Welcome, DoubleVision! Love to hear your story, if you care to share what brings you here,
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Funny Memory
by Synergy inwhen i was 19 i was married, for two years already.
the elders in our hall went to my husband and told him to monitor what i wear more closely because it was too revealing.
they told him that a sister in our hall came to the body of elders and complained that before she became a witness she was a lesbian and my revealing clothing made her have immoral thoughts about me and asked the elders to please have me change my wardrobe so her thoughts would stop.
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Before she became a Witness, she was a, gasp, lesbian! Haha, and she still is! Like that's gonna change anything! Hanging out with Jehoopla's people won't change the way she was born.
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Shave heads?
by dothemath in.
just a few weeks before the district convention, there was a brother playing a major part in the drama who decided to shave his head.........(there wasn't a lot there anyway) (this happened 3 or 4 years ago somewhere in canada).
as a result, he was told he could no longer be in the drama...........and someone else had to step in on rather short notice.. it seems they still equate everyone with a shaved head as some kind of a "skinhead", belonging to a gang or something.. is this how it's views elsewhere?
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That's too funny, Lost-light! I bet they're just shocked at the new generation of Dubs who say, "Fine, give the stinkin' part away, then!" Luv it!
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The Most Humiliating Thing That Happened To You As A JW...
by Country Girl inwhat was the most humiliating thing that happened to you as a direct result of being a jw?
for me it was when i was made fun of at school for wearing dresses down to my knees, and tights, when mini-skirts and pantyhose were all the rage.
i remember that i got this orange plaid jumper dress (dates me) from a friend, and i would hide it so that i could change into it in the bathroom at school.
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It doesn't sound like much, but I used to always have to pee during Saturday morning field service. The cargroup didn't want to break off to drive me to a restroom, so I had to wait. A few times, I had to go so desperately on those cold mornings, that I'd beg a householder to let me in to use the bathroom. I was a teenage girl at the door alone, out of view of the cargroup. Can you just imagine what could've happened to me? That was just humiliating! I now realize I had a urinary tract infection, more than likely, but my parents weren't into taking me to a doctor to get checked out. They just thought I was being a pain. It was SO humiliating that I still remember vividly, twenty years later.
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My girls (The twins)
by MsMcDucket inthey are happily enjoying being witnesses.
they are young and beautiful.
when they came over today (to pick up a check), they look healthy (a bit too healthy) and happy.
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Just shows how much you love them, MsMcDucket. You're looking towards the long term, towards one fine day when they wake up from their zombie walking and it all pays off. You'll be so glad you kept on decentl terms with them. Hang in there!
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Is it My Imagination ?
by LoverOfTruth inis is my imagination so many young jws are dropping dead and no autopsies are done?
last year a young man in his late 30s, perhaps early 40s died.
another ex-jw and i went to the viewing to give our condolences to the family.
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I'm sorry this has happened and is upsetting for you. It'll be interesting to see if other posters can tell us if this is happening in their area, too. I'm guessing, they're not all that interested in why someone died because Armageddon's coming any second anyway, and they'll be assured of a resurrection. So, they may actually see it as a positive thing. Twisted, isn't it?
Take care.
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a fly on the wall
by Lady Lee inif you could be a fly on the wall at any time in history up to the present - which conversations would you like to have listened to?.
you don't have to list only one.. i'll be back after i finish burning supper to list my own.
lee
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Bill and Hillary Clinton
My parents when I was a teen
What burnt for supper, by the way? Was it salvageable, lol?
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Oh sigh.....what do you do when your Virgo is depressed?....
by kittyeatzjdubs inmy poor baby has been in this awful funk all week.
he hates his current job so much and feels so completely unfulfilled.
he would love to do anything pertaining to drawing...especially being a tattoo artist, but he's just stuck in this awful rut.
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Freedomlover is right...we feel better when we're ready to, lol!
Peace and quiet time by myself is so therapeutic for me, some down time to sort things out and meditate restores me like nothing else. That's when i can figure out what's bugging me and get over it.
Also helpful: being taken out to eat at a favorite restaurant, or going shopping, or a ride in the country.
Virgochik, wife of a longsuffering hubby!