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  Well, wish me luck, I'm about to start my finals today....

  by FreedomFrog in

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  today is the day i do my finals for my algebra class...i'm nervous but i think i've got most concepts down.. i won't be on much here more than likely until i've completed it.

  i should get my scores back either tonight or tomorrow...i'll let you know how i did when it's over.

  i have all day and i plan to take each question with as much time as i need to get the best possible score.. coffee is ready.

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  Good Luck!!!!!!!!

  Positive thinking!!!!!

  Mandette
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  for "born-ins"

  by Mandette in

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  does anyone remember being a little kid and being forced to sit through those 2 hour meetings?

  specifically being made to listen to graphic accounts of whatever country that was going through horrific persecution.

  (or any other horrors you might remember).

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  StAnn and BB

  Too funny! The cops I know aren't that stupid!! GEEZ! And the JW's aren't that smart!

  Here come more memories thank you very much BumbleBee! Worrying what I'd do if my parents were hurt in front of me.

  OH yeah and what would we do(sarcastic) if Armageddon came when I was in school. My imagination ran absolutely wild!!!!

  Mandette
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  do you love/like/tolerate/hate.... your job??

  by oompa in

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  i want to find something i love....so i will never have to work another day in my life.....maybe mark twain said that....not sure...but a good idea.................oompa

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  My job is never the same thing every day. It's always something different or new. And it has it's share of challenges. And it can be extremely dangerous. It's decent pay and a good retirement. And it depends on the day on whether I love it, hate it or just don't care!!! And I've learned tons!!!!!

  Mandette<<Professional Garbage Watcher but should've been a Veterinarian
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  for "born-ins"

  by Mandette in

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  does anyone remember being a little kid and being forced to sit through those 2 hour meetings?

  specifically being made to listen to graphic accounts of whatever country that was going through horrific persecution.

  (or any other horrors you might remember).

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  Oh yeah the "Paradise Lost" book! HORRIBLE! Scared me so bad. And later the Revelation book with the computer images to make everything even more distinct. And I could really imagine my face on those dead and dying in the pictures. And that's still something I'm working on to get over!

  I thought that the police were going to come yank me out of bed. Funny how now I have best friends that are cops! And you know something? They don't even think about the religion aspect.

  My imagination was very good and very active! Worked wonders on my fears and guilt. OH and I am an elder's daughter so that was even more fun too. Have to be perfect now!!

  Mandette
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  for "born-ins"

  by Mandette in

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  does anyone remember being a little kid and being forced to sit through those 2 hour meetings?

  specifically being made to listen to graphic accounts of whatever country that was going through horrific persecution.

  (or any other horrors you might remember).

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  In the KH I grew up in, it was the furnace room in the basement. AND everyone knew what was going to happen when you went downstairs.

  OH and I remember the graphic accounts of the Holocaust too. All the experiences of the JW's that were in the camps and what happened to them.

  Such wonderful thoughts to have at 8 yrs of age.

  Mandette
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  for "born-ins"

  by Mandette in

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  does anyone remember being a little kid and being forced to sit through those 2 hour meetings?

  specifically being made to listen to graphic accounts of whatever country that was going through horrific persecution.

  (or any other horrors you might remember).

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  Does anyone remember being a little kid and being forced to sit through those 2 hour meetings?

  Specifically being made to listen to graphic accounts of whatever country that was going through horrific persecution. (Or any other horrors you might remember)

  I remember being a little girl and wondering how I could be faithful if I was persecuted. I was probably around 7 or 8 yrs old. I remember sitting in my nightly bath and wondering what I would do if some bad person turned on the hot water on my bare feet. That was the worse my young mind could imagine at the time that persecution could be.

  I also remember being told that I was at the age of accountablility(another JW catch phrase) because I misbehaved during the Memorial. I was maybe 8 or so then too. I was told that I could be destroyed at Armageddon for that.(yeah for being a little girl and giggling with my little friends). I remember praying hysterically that night.

  And it goes on and on.....as I write this so many other memories come to the surface.

  And I had it easy compared to some.

  Mandette
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  How Many Are From The South (USA)?

  by snowbird in

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  thank you, professor.. you are most kind.. sylvia.

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  I've lived in Michigan(BRR) all my life...but my Mom is a transplanted southerner.......her side of the family goes back to colonial times in the North Carolina area. We have family records that are just fascinating.....

  I ADORE southern food....my tea MUST be sweetened with lemon....and I can talk southern with the best of them(absorbed from maahh Mama).

  Mandette
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  What is it with these conventions?

  by tryingtounderstandjws in

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  my friend that is a jw spent the last week doing all kinds of things that go against everything i've been reading about jw's.

  for example, drinking, hanging out with "worldly" people, gambling, having sex outside marriage and just basically living it up and doing whatever they wanted.

  now, they're at this convention for the last two days and they're acting like a robot, spewing bible verses and talking about how evil the world is with all it's problems and immorality.

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  In witness jargon your friend is living a "double life". He's very very confused and most likely questioning all the JW stuff that he's fed. It's very difficult to leave that religion. If he does, most likely he'll lose his friends and family. A lot of JW's do that.(My sister refuses contact with me)

  Continue to be his friend!!!! When I was in the process of leaving that religion my non-Witness friends were my lifelines. They showed me that I was not alone and that I wasn't going to be alone if I left that religion. Be patient with him. He's very torn right now.....That religion rules it's members by guilt and fear. That's one big reason that your friend is having such a rough time. The JW's teach that if you're not a JW or if you leave you will have no hope of salvation. That is a very scary thing to face. And one of the more difficult things to overcome. It's still hard for me and I've been gone for 15 yrs or so.

  I'm glad your friend has someone that cares enough about him to try to figure out what's going on with him. If he manages to break away he will need a lot of support and reassurance that he is a good person whether he's a JW or not. Being a JW does not a good person make!

  Mandette
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  Most JW's Really Hate Going to the Conventions/Assemblies. Some Admit It.

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  so the wife and i met up with an old friend.

  the woman actually grew up around my .

  wife, i knew her as a young adult.

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  I remember in the 80's going to the DC's. My girlfriends and I would BEG to sit with each other...to alleviate the massive boredom. Then we'd use are notebooks to write back and forth to each other. If we couldn't sit together then the time was spent doodling pictures or finding unique ways to sleep in those horribly uncomfortable seats. During the lunch time we would walk and walk and walk around the radius of the stadium to look at boys.

  In 1987 my girlfriend and I were sitting together when the speaker announced that 1987 has been declared the year of peace and security(does anyone remember that talk??). Trish and I looked at each other and said well it's been good to know you! We figured we were toast. At the time we were sneaking around doing normal teenager things like dating(gasp).

  I would volunteer for the First Aid department just to get out of sitting in the stadium listening to my brain cells scream and die.

  I do NOT miss those things. The gossip was horrible. It was like a meat market with all the little pioneer girls trying to snag a husband. Always after those things there were tons of engagement announcements. Made me gag!!

  Mandette
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  Movie with the best music

  by beksbks in

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  i'll throw out the harder they come.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkmzuxlkqv8.

  fiddler on the roof.

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  The Rocky Horror Picture Show

  The Sound of Music

  okay I admit it.......I walk to a drum that no one else hears! But I don't listen to the voices...usually!

  HA!
  Mandette