Maverick
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I thought I was over it .
by jumper inmy name is joel i was raised as a jw, dunked at tweleve years old df 'ed at 17, 19, & 21 and then back in at 24 my father was an elder, my mother was the perfect model of subjection.
four times a week we would all put on our smiles and go to the kingdom hall the book study and out in service.
dressed impecably, and always well prepaired, all seemed as it should be, but at home things were crazy.. im sure that my experance is much like many of yours.
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Did a 'major-event' cause you to join/leave JW?s?
by cyberguy init seems to me, many people become jw?s after a major event in their lives.
perhaps it is the death of a loved-one, such as a father, mother, child, wife, or husband.
on the other hand, it?s also my observation that a "major-event" often causes an active jw to rethink what they are doing with their life, whether they are really in the "truth," as jw?s call it.
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Emergency!!! - Crabby Pants Bought a GUN!!! I Need Advice ASAP, Please...
by Frannie Banannie inmost of yall don't know that i live with my ex-hubby (just watchin' his back)...he's retired from the navy, a stroke victim with an anxiety disorder among other psychological problems stemming from his iq of 85, i'm sure.....his stroke impaired his left side and he was left-handed, so the use of his right hand is unstable....i live with him to see that the water gets turned off when he leaves faucets running and goes to the store, to see that he eats regularly, to see that doors are closed and locked when he goes to bed or leaves the house, cause he forgets and leaves 'em open and/or unlocked alla time....and to loan him money cause even tho he makes more than i do, he can't handle his finances successfully from month to month...... this morning, he ranted and raved and called the police dept.
to report that two garbage trucks were cruising down our street side-by-side blocking traffic while they were picking up garbage (they do this every week)....he wasn't going anywhere, just got irritated that they were blocking the street as they went about their business.....a short while later, he went somewhere and came back with a loaded gun in a shoulder holster....my mouth fell open and i asked very mildly..."what are you doing with that gun?
"......he said that he bought it and starts classes tomorrow to be certified to carry a concealed weapon......he says things are getting too nasty around town...... friends.....we're talkin' about "forrest gump with a bad attitude" here.....question is: how do i handle this without pissin' him off....if i call his sis or son and give them a "heads up" he'll know i told 'em.....i could call the class instructor where he's going to be certified, but there's no guarantee they'll listen when i tell 'em the problem and no guarantee they'd take the gun away from him anyway......my only other choice is to let him just go ahead and "do his thing" and "hang" himself for mopry with intent to creep.....or whatever they charge people with who have no business with a gun in the first place.. help, please....i need advice pretty soon here..... frannie b
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.A question for the guys about VASECTOMIES!!!
by nicolaou inwould you recommend it?.
i've got an appointment to see my doctor in less than an hour for some pre-op discussion.
i guess they want to make sure that i am sure!.
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A rather annoying occurance...
by Enishi inhere i am, sitting in the college library, reading this site, when some guy walks by me, turns around and glances at my computer.
he steps back, takes a closer look at it and says "hmm, what site is that?
jehovahs witness?
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Rosie O'Donnell reads the Watchtower....
by jimbob inokay...i don't know if she reads it or not...but check out the pic on the link below.
she probably picked it up off the street and was looking for a trash can.... .
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/r/rosie_magazine_suit?site=1010wins
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"Winging" OFF the board!
by Bendrr ini decided to annoy someone other than simon and the moderators for a change.
so i decided to raise the ire of my local bible-thumpers.
well actually this ain't the first time, but the local paper put my letter in a special spot on the letters page this time so i expect some fire and brimstone very quickly and heavily.
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Finally saying hello
by pillsbury ini have been lurking here for quite a while and have decided to officially introduce myself.
i am still an active jw but i am in a holding pattern of sorts right now because of many of the things i have read on this form.
they truely have been eye openers.
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"JUST DO IT"
by minimus inthose 3 words embody the basic direction of the governing body, the watchtower society, the district and circuit overseers and the elders...."just do it!
".....you're depressed because you've just lost your job?
you are heartsick because you realize that your father has got cancer?
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Circuit Accounts Servants Confesses how the SCAM WORKS!!
by JT inyes, i too have wondered how an assembly that is held in a fully paid for assembly hall, with no food service, could possibly have $10,000 in expenses.
i suppose the bethel speakers have transportation expenses - maybe $1000 or so.
as for rent on the assembly hall, well you have already paid for it once, why pay again?