Topics Started by Laika

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Give Blood!
by Laika in
1. jw
2. friends
looking for a way to stick two fingers up to the watchtower and do something useful?.

well, ever considered giving blood?

if you're eligible to do so i would encourage everyone here to go for it, the world needs more blood donors, it's always nice to help out and given our history i find there's something very enjoyable about it.
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How do you respond to JW family?
by Laika in
1. jw
2. friends
for those who have left and are still in contact with jw family, how do you usually respond when they bring up jw stuff, i.e.

start talking about the nearness of armageddon or things like that.. i usually say nothing and just let it pass but i'm considering changing tact to something more confrontational, less because i want to change their mind and more because i find it tiresome.

thoughts?
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Hello
by Laika in
1. jw
2. friends
hi all, i haven't posted here in a while, felt like a break and have been insanely busy, i don't think too much about jw stuff now, but wanted to pop in anyway.

have i missed anything recently?.

i am very happy, much to my surprise, i think it would be nice to go back to the end of 2013 and tell the depressed and lonely version of me that he can't even comprehend how good life could be.
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Jehovahs Witness new mother dies after she refuses to be given blood
by Laika in
1. watchtower
2. medical
just spotted this on the tube ride home.

sorry if it's been posted already, didn't see anything.

i've noticed the standard prints a few articles about jw scandals, i wonder if they have an exjw in their midst?.
Another JW in the news
by Laika in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/upper-norwood-paedophile-pretended-working/story-22927514-detail/story.html.

upper norwood paedophile who pretended to be working for crystal palace given sexual offences prevention order.

did anyone else know this guy?
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Birthdays
by Laika in
1. jw
2. friends
i had my first real birthday party yesterday.

call me an irredeemable pagan, but i was massively excited about this, the whole thing was very special, i got a little emotional and i think my friends must have found it a little strange but it was just nice to be creature worshipped.

when i was a child my parents always used to tell people i didn't miss out by not celebrating my birthday but i did miss out.
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New DVD review
by Laika in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i managed to catch the new dvd on youtube last night before the inevitable takedown.

as a film i felt it wasn't anywhere near as good as the prodigal movie, the story wasn't as dramatic, the characters much less interesting and developed and the direction weaker.

i found the prodigal relatively entertaining (all things considered) this one was just dull.. here are some of my random thoughts anyway [spoiler alert - ha!].
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JW presence
by Laika in
1. jw
2. friends
the underground station i live next to in london is usually relatively quiet, however it is also the local station closest to the wimbledon tennis courts, so for about 2 weeks a year it really comes to life, starting today.

(yay wimbledon!

i saw no jws last year, but they seemed to have cottoned on to this opportunity and were out in force today.
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Wimbledon!
by Laika in
1. social
2. physical
starts today!

now that england have slightly spoiled my world cup with their early failure, i am focusing a little more on the tennis.

i happen to live 15 minute walk from the wimbledon tennis courts so am completely caught up in the atmosphere, i will be joining the queue with a friend thursday night, camping out for the ticket queue early friday morning.
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The world cup
by Laika in
1. social
2. physical
4 weeks of football and wimbledon tennis in between!?

life is beautiful.. aaahhhh!

i'm so excited!.