starfish422
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JW marriages: happy/unhappy
by starfish422 ini've been wondering how many jws have gotten married too quickly, without knowing their prospective "mate" well enough, and have ended up really unhappy.
it always seemed to me that a couple would be dating for, like, 6 or 9 months and get engaged, have a 9 month engagement and be married; often because they bought the "no sex before marriage" garbage.
i'm sure that there *are* happy jw marriages out there; and certainly being unhappily married isn't the sole property of jws.
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If your still-JW parent died...
by starfish422 inwould you attend the funeral/memorial service?
assuming that it would be held in a kh; or even if it wasn't.. this is something that's been on my mind lately; honestly, i'm not sure why.
my parents are both still relatively young; 60 and 61. my dad has been diagnosed with skin cancer but both are otherwise healthy.. i really don't know whether i would; particularly for my father.
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June 27th was...
by starfish422 in...my ten year anniversary of having made my stand.
i left my parents' home and the jws on june 27, 1993. .
also, a little announcement: hubby and i are expecting our second bebe in march.
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Elders' kids - special treatment?
by starfish422 init seems to be the opinion of some on this board that elders' kids received special treatment, weren't punished for their wrongdoings, etc.. as the daughter of the po in our small congregation, let me tell you that it was much harder for me than for the kids of those who weren't elders.
our family was expected to be the "model family for displaly purposes" and we were held up to very high standards so that we didn't "stumble" anyone.
at times i wished my dad wasn't an elder so that i could have a bit more freedom.
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How pathetic....
by starfish422 inwhen you think about it, how ridiculous and pathetic is the theocratic ministry school?
the dubs are so unimaginative and incapable of independent thought that they have to be spoonfed presentations.
the same goes for the "how to present the magazines..." section of the km.. i just cringe when i think about those silly little talks i used to give (sitting, of course!
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Have you had formal counselling/therapy?
by starfish422 ini am starting sessions with a psychologist in a couple of weeks.
i still have so much anger that i've been trying to deal with on my own for nearly ten years; well, technically for almost 28 years.
it is now manifesting itself in anxiety and depression.
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What are the baptism questions....
by starfish422 incan someone point me to a website with the baptismal questions on them?
just the ones they ask you during the baptism talk.
:) thanks.. peace.
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1914 Generation
by starfish422 inwas just reading on freeminds; was asked by a mormon poster on another board, to give a brief history of jw organization and i came across the following (here is the link: http://www.freeminds.org/history/5_eras.htm ):.
"finally throw out their "1914 generation" teaching with the october 15 and november 1st, 1995 issues of the watchtower, which was one of their main playing cards.
but simon says, "it's no thang," while older witnesses know better.
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When We Two Parted
by starfish422 inwhen we two parted in silence and tears, half broken-hearted to sever the years,.
pale grew thy cheek, and cold; colder thy kiss.
truly that hour foretold sorrow to this.. .