i will start this o.p by a review of the mental conditioni i find many former or current witnesses at when they join the board :-.
1. broken relationships.. 2. lonliness/ depression.
3. guilt / shame .
Rebel,
Then there is always that other group of us who was really stupid enough to get involved in a relationship with a JW. He never talked about his religion or his beliefs for five years then I asked a question and started a debate. That got me LOL an email "good bye have a nice life ". So I ended up here to find out what are JWS and found a great support system.
was doing some research this evening and i think ive found possibly the most damaging awake magazine issue the jw's could have printed.
april 22nd 1970. you can download the entire 1970 volume here: http://da-ip.getmyip.com:8080/pdf/old%20publications/?sort=d.
in this issue, the watchtower calls other religions on their hypocrisy for changing doctrine, upbeat music in their services, the clergy meddling in worldly affairs (un anyone?
ToesUp are you in Florida?
was doing some research this evening and i think ive found possibly the most damaging awake magazine issue the jw's could have printed.
april 22nd 1970. you can download the entire 1970 volume here: http://da-ip.getmyip.com:8080/pdf/old%20publications/?sort=d.
in this issue, the watchtower calls other religions on their hypocrisy for changing doctrine, upbeat music in their services, the clergy meddling in worldly affairs (un anyone?
ToesUp,
We have a Baptist Church that is extremely close to the local KH. This church is so large that they use a shuttle bus in their parking lot to transport people from their cars to the entrance of the church. The lot far exceeds the size of any Walmart parking lot by at least 2X. Everyone in the neighborhood knows when this church let's out and you do not go on any of the surrounding roads because the police are there to allow this traffic out of this church for the next 30 minutes.
"if you are a young person you need to face the fact you will never grow old in this system of things.. why not?
because all the evidence in fulfilment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years...as a young person you will never fulfil any career that this system offers".
may 22 awake!
Never a JW.
No wonder that has disappeared!!
But 1969 was a good year had a full time job and was attending college full time AND I was pretty wild back then.
of providing high quality food?.
personally i prefer the small restaurants with a owner who cooks the food.
often the food is equally imaginative and just as tasty as the more expensive restaurant.
JWdaughter,
Oh you just made me very hungry for the foods I used to love. All those delightful healthy beans and homemade breads!! Those were the days, long gone now. I still make homemade muffins for the family which of course I cannot eat because of the wheat.
As for dining out I much prefer the hidden little no name mom and pop places. Our family generally loves BBQ and the initial trip down looking for a house to buy, one of the crazy out of the way houses we found this hidden BBQ restaurant. This place has two dining rooms on either sides of the parking lot absolutely nothing fancy about it. From the time they open to the time they close there is a wait for a table. Last month online a list came out top 10 best hidden restaurants in Florida. Well I guess the lines are going to get longer. Maybe carry out will be an option now. LOL
till yesterday it seems my world was very quiet.
my kids and friends kept telling me you are so hard of hearing.
finally i got tired of asking them to repeat what they had just said.
Yes Smiddy the idea of waiting on Jehovah would never of cut it with me. Since higher education is a big part of my goal for all kids that would have been a huge clash.
till yesterday it seems my world was very quiet.
my kids and friends kept telling me you are so hard of hearing.
finally i got tired of asking them to repeat what they had just said.
Phizzy,
The snap on and off is for the shower, swimming pool and bedtime. OH, when I just want to turn someone off I just need to reach behind my ear and touch the button and like majic silence will return. My dil says I am very lucky because my 2 year old grandson has no volume control button installed on his voice as of yet.
till yesterday it seems my world was very quiet.
my kids and friends kept telling me you are so hard of hearing.
finally i got tired of asking them to repeat what they had just said.
Cha ching,
It is great. I am in the yard with my grankids, I can hear every word they say and my granddaughter loves the birds AND we both now can hear them!!
till yesterday it seems my world was very quiet.
my kids and friends kept telling me you are so hard of hearing.
finally i got tired of asking them to repeat what they had just said.
BluesBrothers,
Up until yesterday not much of anything was very loud to me. LOL.
My daughter just graduated with a degree for deaf education and when my hearing test was completed I sent her a copy. Her response Mom if you were an elementary student they would go straight to American Sign Language and you would be eligible for the School for the Hearing Impaired.
till yesterday it seems my world was very quiet.
my kids and friends kept telling me you are so hard of hearing.
finally i got tired of asking them to repeat what they had just said.
Thank you Millie,
The greatest part was taking my 2 two year old grandkids to the appointment (they waited in reception area) it was their voices I wanted first. What a delight to truly hear them and take them out to eat.
