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In Memory of Sheeba
by ziddina in
1. social
2. family
(i'm not sure this is the correct sub-heading, but - since i was her 'doggie-mommie'...).

this is in tribute to the best doggie weve ever had, sheeba.

i first met sheeba in the autumn of 1997. id been driving past the local countys animal shelter the dog pound for several years.
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Latest "Shun Your Family" Statement - Jan 2013 Study WT
by LostGeneration in
1. watchtower
2. bible
solomon alluded to it yesterday in a thread, i found the online large print pdfs here, not sure where the regular version is yet.

here are the full paragraphs, grab your barf bags .

19 on the other hand, if you choose the path of resentment.
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Will Jehovah Protect You When Cthulhu Awakes?
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
http://whalesinspace.com/2010/04/29/the-bloop-and-cthulhu/.

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if he returns, i hope he eats detroit first.. metatron.
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Who here lives in California?
by TimothyT in
1. jw
2. friends
if you do tell me a bit about where you live in just a few words.

:).

timmy :).
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Incest
by LoisLane looking for Superman in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
as a born in, one of my earliest thoughts has always been jehovah has an angel that writes down everything in a big book, all the good things that happen to me/others and everything bad that happens to me/others.

i faithfully and honestly believed that.. in march of this year i read c of c. by 5 am the next morning i was out.

24 hours before, a true, steadfast believer.
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Brothers playing sports are so aggressive.
by Kaiser in
1. jw
2. friends
this summer i started to play football(soccer) with "wordly" people.

it s been so nice and relaxing without flashovers.. contrast for playing with witnesses is huge!

here is couple examples of witnesses games from where i live:.
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What Did You Do As A Witness That Could Have Gotten You Into Trouble Had The Elders Ever Known About It?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
my elder buddy and i would frequent strip clubs when we wanted to.. a few friends knew i enjoyed clubbing and music concerts and i seldom ever spoke of my private social life to others.. i know many jws, including elders, that drank excessively but that wasn't considered too big a deal..
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Any born-ins have this attitude about converts?
by Nambo in
1. jw
2. experiences
so there was this great gang of us, from south london, manchester and wolverhampton, went to socialise with a group in fishguard in wales.. amongst the conversations one of the single sisters stated, "i could never marry anybody who used to be in the world".. i guess a lifetime of knocking on doors had given her the impression there couldnt possibly be a convert in her midst, never mind later alone with her in her mgb.. so whats with this, did you think we had rat scabies or were possesed by demons or something?.

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Was There Anything You Actually Enjoyed About Being A JW?
by MrFreeze in
1. jw
2. experiences
i'm sure this question has been raised a lot but it is always good to look back.

the last 5 or 6 years of me being a jw, i did not have a very good go of it.

one thing i actually did enjoy was going to the international convention.
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Was I the most fanatic Witness or can you beat this??
by Witness 007 in
1. jw
2. experiences
at 18 after the quick build at our hall i gave up on a career {except window/toilet cleaning} and became a rabid pioneer/servant who, get this...made a plastic sleeve necklace so i could put my blood card in it!!!

i had one in my wallet and one hanging on my neck.. can anyone beat that?

fast forward to 2001 when fractions became a "conscience matter..." i remember shaking my head during that watchtower study...i destroyed my blood cards and asked my doctor to put me down as "no religion.