Posts by dazed but not confused

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Question

by Fading Begins in

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i am sure that this has already been discussed, so maybe someone could direct me to the correct link.

i just haven't been able to access this site as often as i would like.

at the meeting tonight (i wasn't there but was told about it), the brothers were told to pack up a "survival kit" with enough provisions to last for six months - water, medications etc.

Yes, this same thing happened in my old hall about a year ago when my wife was still attending. It was printed and bound locally. I think the elders were instructed to make their own nonofficial manual based on suggestions from the WTBTS hive mind. She brought it home and I looked through it. I will ask her tomorrow if we still have it. I think I threw it out along with all their other trash I had piled up over the years. Now I wish I kept it.

Also I remember her telling me they asked all the Bros and Sis to update their personal info – phone numbers and email and home addresses – with their service group overseers. She said it was primarily for the “friends” to have a go bag incase of natural disaster. Also they did mention it would be good to be prepared for the big A, but I do remember her telling me it was primarily for natural disaster preparedness.

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Strange things happening...

by DS211 in

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some strange things are happening.. 1. wife started smoking.

2. wife agreed that the whole "clean up after armageddon while growing to perfection" thing is all speculation.. 3. as i was going to the meeting tonight (i had a part and kids are sick so she stayed in) she says "do you have to go?"..

4. when i got home she says " i wanna go out and party..... hmmmmmm.

dazed but not confused

Nice.

I started smoking cigars once in a while after I left.

Enjoy the freedom.

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Strange things happening...

by DS211 in

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friends

some strange things are happening.. 1. wife started smoking.

2. wife agreed that the whole "clean up after armageddon while growing to perfection" thing is all speculation.. 3. as i was going to the meeting tonight (i had a part and kids are sick so she stayed in) she says "do you have to go?"..

4. when i got home she says " i wanna go out and party..... hmmmmmm.

dazed but not confused

Your wife has gone from complaining that you don’t do “family worship night” often enough to smoking? Just 2 months ago you wrote… Wife is a born in and still very strong in her beliefs, or rather very controlled.

So what has changed?

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Dying to Believe

by Watchtower-Free in

just saw this and thought i would pass it along .

its about a young jw who died.

because of jw blood policy.

dazed but not confused

So sad.

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24 hour field service marathon ??

by gingerbread in

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field service for up to twenty-four hours non-stop.... it's a bit of a fad in our area with pioneers - the twenty somethings especially.

we've heard from other family members and a jw friend that it's a thing in their part of the country as well.. it sounds like a group decides on a day and then piles into a van or suv to 'work' the territory - 12, 18 and even 24 hours.. anyone else hearing of this?.

ginger.

dazed but not confused

Wow. Not that much, but when i was 17/18 we would go out after meeting till abour 12 or 1 am. We would hit gas stations and truck stops.

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Hello, its good to be back, seriously!

by AllTimeJeff in

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for the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.

never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .

(btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).

dazed but not confused

Its great to hear from you again. If your even in the Denver area, send me a PM. I’d love to meet you. I just read your very first post. Sounds like you’ve had quite a life. I look forward to hearing more from you in the future.

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An Interview with an Apostate: happy@last

by happy@last in

tell us a little about yourself and your family.. born in the 1970s in glasgow, currently married, 2 children in their early teens.

were you a born in or a convert?.

neither, my mother became a jw when i was 7, she was a single parent by this time having divorced my father.. are your parents / family jws?.

dazed but not confused

Thanks for sharing.

Good luck with the "loose ends" you need to tie up.

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Surrounded - Yet All Alone at the same Time

by offgrid5150 in

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i've been lurking for a while,but figured i'd introduce myself.

i was born in, and i'm 30 years old.

it's hard to just read as a guest, and not share with anyone eventually.

dazed but not confused

Your only 30. That’s great that you woke up so early in life. I was 27 when I began to awaken nearly 3 years ago. We are lucky. Some here (JWN) woke up much later in life. Take your time, especially with your wife. There is a lot of time left in your life. Good luck. I look forward to hearing more about your life. You’re in good company here.

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