I had an UBM and was definitely treated differently. Not important to anyone and considered spiritually weak because I was unable to do all that was expected or as much of it. My kids quit going to meetings quite young with Daddy's encouragement, but I can sure understand why because they were treated badly. Why did it take me so long to open my eyes?
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Sisters with unbelieving or DF'd mates
by lalaa inmy mother had left the truth for 4 years in the early 90's.
when she came back she was already remarried.
he started to study and got baptized.
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mimimimi
How are you going to stop a dog from peeing on the mailbox post? Don't think so, especially if it is a dog just running around the neighborhood, which is not supposed to happen around here because of the leash laws, but does happen all the time.
If I was walking my dog, I would not let her pee on a mailbox post, but our street is really the only one in this area that has mailboxes out by the street, and there are only 4 houses on this street. The rest of the streets around have have the mailboxes on the side of the house.
Actually I never thought about this before, so if we had been walking along and she started to pee on a mailbox post I might not have worried about it because I figured it was somewhere a lot of other dogs had peed, so what's the difference. It's not like they could pee on the mailbox itself.
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36 rules/teachings that "go beyond what is written"....in bible
by oompa inwitness rules and teachings that go "beyond what is written" in the bible............(feel free to add more here or on other thread).
1. hatred of men's facial hair and sideburns ...................................(privileges withheld if you have too much or wrong style) also length of men's hair.
2. clothing requirements................. ties/jackets/suits mandatory for ministry/talks/privileges....and sisters can freeze there ass of rather than wear a hilliary clinton pantsuit or they can not be on the school.
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mimimimi
How about .............
You cannot have a tubal ligation or a vasectomy.
You cannot raise tobacco.
You cannot do some type of work in a hospital, etc. in lieu of military service. In fact, where does the Bible say you cannot serve in the military?
At one time, they said you could not work for a company that produced ammunition that was sold for war effort.
No R rated movies -- and PG are questionable (CO Michael Emilio said PG stood for "pure garbage")
You cannot buy Girl Scout cookes or contribute to any charity that is run by a religious organization.
You cannot allow your children to be in Girl Scouts, Brownies, Boy Scouts, or Cub Scouts.
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How Old are You ?
by flipper ini know- you aren't used to seeing me ask a simple question like this.
so- i'll start .
i am 49 years old, will be 50 in october .
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mimimimi
I am 57, but feel so much younger.
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Ladies, please explain your behavior
by Elsewhere ini recently asked a girl out.
she was excited to go so we nailed down some plans and i bought some tickets for a live show at a theater.
the show was for 7:30 pm on friday.
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mimimimi
Ya know what - don't even worry about the reason for her inexcusable behavior. It's not even worth thinking about. Just move on and do not contact her again, and ignore or rebuff any attempts on her part to contact you.
As far as "Ladies, explain your behavior", a lady would not behave in this way. I certainly would not, nor would most women including those on JWD. You just dodged a bullet.
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Your Favorite Movies of All Time ?
by flipper ini know we've had this thread before - but thought i'd be the first on the new board !
some of my top picks as follows.
more to come.. 1. jaws.
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mimimimi
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Unforgiven
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What did you not do because of attending the Tuesday night group?
by eyeslice inas a loyal witness i would never have done anything on a tuesday night except attend the group study.. when i was at school it was a definate no to after school activities on a tuesday (though it was much the same for other nights of the week as well).
then i would never go to any night classes on a tuesday, which somewhat limits access to higher education.
never stayed in to watch tv no matter what was on..
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mimimimi
Actually Tuesday night was the Ministry School and Service Meeting because we had two congregations meeting at the same KH.
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What did you not do because of attending the Tuesday night group?
by eyeslice inas a loyal witness i would never have done anything on a tuesday night except attend the group study.. when i was at school it was a definate no to after school activities on a tuesday (though it was much the same for other nights of the week as well).
then i would never go to any night classes on a tuesday, which somewhat limits access to higher education.
never stayed in to watch tv no matter what was on..
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mimimimi
I once wanted to take my puppy to obedience classes, but the only one available was on Tuesday night so I did not. Wish I could do it over and take my dog.
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He Needed Jehovah's Witnesses [or at least religion]! A True Story.
by AK - Jeff ini was a dyed in the wool jw.
he was a 'call' turned over to me by my best friend when he headed off to bethel in '73.. the first time i called there, i nearly gagged with the filthy living conditions.
i hate the religion of jehovah's witnesses.
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mimimimi
Definitely there are some people who are helped by it. I totally agree with that. I feel that my mother is one who was helped. She had a violent schizophrenic father and an alcoholic adulterous mother. Her brothers and sisters were all alcoholic but one, who died at an early age of cervical cancer. My mother needed something to help her escape from what would very likely have been a very bad, probably alcoholic life. To convince her that the religion is wrong, especially at the age of 77, would take away something that has been of benefit and joy to her and would probably make her feel totally hopeless.
The Watchtower does great damage to families and i think there are those who need to be helped out of it, but not everyone.
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I see that I can post on JWN now!
by AK - Jeff inplease do not try it - the balance of the thread will explain.
i am locking this thread and letting it fade away, but those who read it should see that there are some problems by some that i did not experience before i posted the thread.
i have notified admin to address the email/identity issues.
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mimimimi
What is the web address for JWN? Oompa asked, too, so would someone tell us, please? Thanks.