Yes, you're right, Robdar, it would be second hand to you. However, I was sharing what I found to be true in my experience.
As for "telling" anyone what my post said, knock yourself out. You sound very defensive about the whole thing and as you know the group of which I'm talking about, it makes one wonder. I certainly could care less what they think.
alamb-
What a horror to live through...and how you must've wanted to choke the crap put of that liar!!
Isn't it weird to see the lies from this perspective? Thanks for the clip; it helps in the healing process.
i have recently been having a dialogue with my jw friend on the "blood" doctrine.
i've heard about others who have used the wt involvement with the un (which i am not very familiar with).
others say to use the failed prophecies.
unique1 - Gasp! I always wondered what the deal was with the song book change. I mean, I was pretty young at the time, but even I was like, huh? Hah, all the things that happened that I hadn't even realized...
Robdar -
Hearsay constitutes a second hand report. It is not hearsay as I lived it. Perhaps because you live in this area you are accustomed to the Walmart Stepford wives, it is normal to you. I am only guessing at your reason. I find the entire Walmart way of life to be a joke and wouldn't wish it on anyone.
now, that i'm in my forties...heading toward fifty, fast; i feel old.
i feel like i've wasted a good part of my life with religious hang-ups!
i think that i would have done a lot of things differently had i not been raised the way i was.
I'm only 31 and I feel OLD! Yes, Ms. McDucket, the bitterness and pain wears on a person. I have several chronic health conditions that also wear on me, but mostly, I think carrying this anger is what really has taken a toll. I want to find a way to just end it once and for all and let it go. I probably need to go to therapy, but after having done that years ago, the thought of starting over is overwhelming.
P.S. I think you're all beautiful people! You take the time to share your spirits, thoughts and hopes. Can't get any better than that!
first.....a big thank you to all who answered my very first thread yesterdayabout the "no windows" thing.
i realize i am not alone in my quest to help my young df'd friend.
even though i have read practically everything on freeminds.org and silentlambs.org and a few others i am going to need some help.
Approach carefully! Remember that this time in her life is a lot like drug detox...she has been looking at the world through a very filtered lense her WHOLE life, and is just beginning to see it clearly for the first time. Go slowly, and whatever you do, do not get her on the defensive, even accidentally. That can push a lot of newly hatched right back into the egg, so to speak. The last post was really good, look together for the truth in context and let her come to her own conclusions.
Good luck, and Bless you for having a kind spirit!
ohhh .. you crazy crazy fundies.
trading spouses margaret freaking out.
something tells me this person could have been a graduate of awake!
Starting Over - Couldn't have said it better...I almost cried for that little girl, she was so scared. She doesn't realize yet that her mom is a freak. How incredibly sad.
Yes, Walmart is evil, and I have a unique perspective. First, I used to work in the WalMart cult, and, yes, it also is a cult. Anyone want to actually see it, go to Bentonville, AR. The wives of the HQ people aren't "encouraged" to work and should stay home, raise babies and volunteer in the community to give Walmart a good name. You are "encouraged" to go to church (Christian only please), stay with the Walmart crowd, and in general, devote your life to the company. Forget raises or promotions if you don't. They pay and treat their employees with about as much respect as they show their consumers.
By the way, ever wonder why a Sanyo TV is so much less at Walmart? Because it isn't the same one at Best Buy or where ever. They are cheap knockoffs. Walmart strong arms it's vendors into producing the lowest price stuff it can, they actually do dictate price to the vendors. Why does this matter to you? Because they are causing prices to go up everywhere else! Ever notice that Oscar Meyer bacon is way more expensive at the grocery store than any other brand? Because Walmart "owns" Kraft and dictates price to them. They then have to make up their differences everywhere else they sell it. This causes loss of competition, and once Walmart has a strangle on the market, they raise prices anyway!
Consumers must make government stop Walmart form killing our economy. They are the number one leech on us right now, and people need to get more educated about it. They are already crossing so many employment and fair trading practices laws that it boggles the mind.
i can't believe this!!
i have a 7 1/2 month german shepherd puppy that apparently just went into heat.
kinda early for a dog her size, but the vet told me they won't perform spays on bitches in heat, so, get ready, i should put her on the pill!
Ms. McDucket -
I laughed too, so please don't feel bad! Actually, I thought the vet was kidding, but no, the joke was on me.
My husband is Catholic, so I asked him if he had any objections!
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did anyone ever actually admit it if they hated it?.
cyp
LOL @ Mouthy!!
I hated FS, but I was always so in awe of you guys that loved it and knew your stuff. I was a kid and I hated bible study, so I wasn't as well versed as some (although now I'd probably be shocked at what I could spout!) I felt very inferior, and then eventually lost all interest in trying.
