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  JW funerals

  by Phil in

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  would someone describe the traditional jw funeral?

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  mia_b

  My husband (non jw, never been a jw) went to my nan's funeral with me when we were going out, we'd been to his nan's funeral 3 months before.

  he was impressed that the elder giving the talk knew my nan

  the funeral of his nan was done by a vicar who had been passed information by his horrid aunts who claimed they'd looked after her in her old age when it was actually him.

  but my nan was cremated and the talk was held at the crematorium and that means u only get a 20min slot so they didn't have much time to waffle, so it was half her and half her beliefs.

  at least the dubs dont say that god has taken the person who died - so sad when its a child and parents are told that god wanted the kid so took them.
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  What's the worst injury or sickness you have seen participate at a meeting?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  i once went to a 2 day assembly with 4 wisdom teeth pulled the day before.my gums were bleeding but i stayed at the assembly with gauze inside my mouth and rinsing my mouth every 10 minutes.a brother had major back operation a couple of days before but he made to the assembly laying on a mattress in the back of the hall for 2 days.wow!

  we thought we were zealous.now i look back and see how stupid we were.

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  I feel really sorry for the guy with aids
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  My JW mom just passed away............

  by troubled mind in

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  my mom died last wednesday.

  we buried her monday .

  i am a bit numb still , she had been in ill health and i had tried to prepare myself for this day .

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  Sorry to hear about your mom - glad the funeral went as you wanted it to and that people treated you right.
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  Arrogant JWs are seriously irritating!

  by Gill in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  every so often, i can get seriously irritated with jehovah's witnesses!

  especially my daft as a brush parents.. one of my children has just moved in with his girlfriend.

  they're a lovely couple, both adults and happy with eachother.

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  re zimmer frame aka walking frame - an old elder, nice guy, now dead used to get mixed up with words and in a talk spoke about his elderly mum using a climbing frame. i still smile when i imagine and 80yr old on a climbing frame.
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  A quick question:

  by Vinny in

  1. jw
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  i disassociated one year ago.

  no meetings, no memorial no nothing since then.

  there was one jw young man that talked to me continuously and who also lived right next door, 25 yrs old, a best friend of my step-son, (we all fished on my boat at least a half dozen times together).

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  mia_b

  Go to it, you'll only regret it if you don't.

  I was ignored at nans funeral but i did have hubby with me. can u take a friend?
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  OWWWWWWWW!!!

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  holy mary mother of ..... ouch!.

  ouch!.

  ouch!.

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  mia_b

  I can't get my nose pierced it would just look too wrong, but I got my navel pierced sometime between 23 and 25. I wanted my nose pierced but as I was still associating it wouldn't have gone down too well.

  It's not too bad but it can take a LONG time to heal (3-6 mths). Also I didn't realise how much you move your torso! My recommendation is not to do what I did which was to drive there and back. Get driven or walk or use public transport but don't drive. It hurt to change gears and turn on the radio, I listened to the same station for weeks. I suppose if you don't drive stick it wouldn't be so bad.

  After the first day or two it was fine, it did get a bit infected but I just had salt baths.
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  Why is Europe more liberal then the United States?

  by free2beme in

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  2. friends

  i have wondered this for awhile and can not figure out why.

  any ideas?

  apparently being liberal does not lead to an economic power house, but it does lead to a lot of hatred of the united states in these countries.

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  THE REASONS WHY EUROPE DOESNT LIKE THE AMERICANS

  The Spanish - Because they'd like the Caribbean back

  Um fifi40 I'd just like to point out that the Caribbean is British Commonwealth , head of state is the Queen, policed by British police and they play Cricket!
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  Why is Europe more liberal then the United States?

  by free2beme in

  1. jw
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  i have wondered this for awhile and can not figure out why.

  any ideas?

  apparently being liberal does not lead to an economic power house, but it does lead to a lot of hatred of the united states in these countries.

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  THE REASONS WHY EUROPE DOESNT LIKE THE AMERICANS

  The Spanish - Because they'd like the Caribbean back

  Um fifi40, WE own the carabbean theyr'e part of the british commonwealth, head of state is the Queen and they're policed by bristish police, surely that means that the spanish should hate us intead? lmao
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  I scare Jehovah's Witness away

  by I quit! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my cousin and his family are visiting me from edmonton.

  they just informed me that when jws call on them they tell them they have a cousin who used to be on and left when he found out it wasn't the truth.

  they said it works every time.

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  me too! my hubby said one called today. all he had to do to make em go away was say his wife used to be a witness :D
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  How Do You Feel About Life & Yourself Now That You're Out?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
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  personally, i'm feeling better about things.

  i don't cringe when i see a witness now.

  i may still try to avoid contact with certain ones but now i feel more than ever before that jws are crackpots and whether they look down on me or not, they are the ones with the issues----not me!

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  Hmm - think that still too soon for me. I don't get suicidal anymore and i have a husband who loves me so much. he tells me everyday. i feel so much happier in myself. i don't think of myself as a bad person as much anymore,

  i still get very sad about my friends and family who knew that i'd been abused and stumbled and who still dont talk to me (im not df'd) - not one person rang to give comfort and encouragement when my nan died in mar 2005, except my lovely mom of course.

  i miss my friends, i find it so hard to make new ones.

  i feel i'm on the road to recovery though. the glass is half full, i'm slowly making new friends.

  i don't want a huge chip on my shoulder about the dubs but i've got one and i'd like to get rid of it.