went inactive in september 2002, joined in 2003 the memorial and that was it.
A general question - Is anyone on this site actually in good standing with their congregation?
actually, I am still greeted and invited for coffee aso, I still have friends there - that's why I don't da myself.
it is often difficult to see past the crass commercialism that is associated with christmas.
instead of buying one another presents, some families collect the money they would have spent on one another and donate it to a genuine charity to enable them to buy a donkey, a well, support for an orphaned child, or some other essential need for villagers in a struggling third world country.
doug
I guess I am an egoistic person: I never enjoyed a gift which told me that someone has donated something to charity. (there is a small insurance company here - sending each year a letter which is telling me "we have donated the amount else involved in the Christmas-cards to charity - and then I am thinking : you could have forget that letter as well and spent the money for the stamps as well for charity.)
I am not interested in the welfare gifts of others.
I think that it ain't opportune to let the world know that I (or whoever involved) is such a "good" person.
and in biblical terms: is'nt somewhere written that you would'nt let your left hand know what your right hand is giving ?
I do however admire the gift suggestions that some people made on occasion of their marriage or other special occasion telling: ïnstead of a present donate to (a specified) charity.
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Apart of all of this, I think that it is very healthy to spent money and gifts to your beloved ones as well...................
We have a little saying here: "Verbeter de wereld, begin bij jezelf" (Make the world a better place, start with yourself.)
we just had a horrible episode in our back yard.
as most of you know i have two warlock dobermans.
they are very large and powerful.
I think pit bulls should be outlawed. I think it should be against the law to breed and sell them. I hear too many stories about how "sweet and wonderful my pit bull is...I have no idea why he attacked the child...or dog..or whatever." I've had personal experience with this issue, and pit bulls are too unpredictable, imo.
actually, they are outlawed in The Netherlands. Once spotted on the street, the police will have them put to sleep.
I do have two Siberian Huskies - which I think will are "death on 4 legs" for other animals (experience). Except maybe other dogs.
I don't try to find out: whenever I walk the dogs out, and see other dogs approaching, I'll go to the opposite of the street - and I am walking outside the village where no or lesser risk is to meet other dogs. However, at one of my neighbors, a little Maltese is living. They are having a fence along the street, and that little creature is for allways running to the fence and barking to my dogs (who don't give a sound) Once the fence was open and that stupid little one flew itself on my dogs and next it was laying on his back yelping. You should think it would have learned from this occasion, but she still is trying to commit suicide every time she sees my huskies......
I should have mention that they did'nt hurt the Maltese.
my partner introduced me to a new man and since i met him i have slept with him every night.
hes very jealous and posessive and doesnt really like me to be out of his sight.
he has had me hard at it all night long and hes definately a boob man.. my partner has been relegated to changing his nappy and the odd cuddle when hes asleep.. here are some photos:.
congratulations, that's great - a gorgeous baby boy.
when i was a jw several brothers (ms) told me in private that the elders had asked them several times if they did not want to become an elder.
they said they rejected because it was too much responsibility for them.
were you ever approached that the boe wanted to make you an elder but you refused?
At the time I was glad that I was'nt a man and thus "never asked for"
so let's say we do everything that's expected.
what's the payoff?
SS - QUOTE - "why don't I deserve your respect? Is it because I have breasts?"
I didn't say I didn't respect you. Only that you're easier to love for, among other reasons, that you have breasts. And I get in trouble when I start respecting women. It just goes against the natural order of of things. LOL I can't help it. Would you really rather be respected than loved?
that's just bullshit. If you are serious, I feel sorry for you.
take the test and see .
i remember in high school, i was able to type at 40 words per minute after counting my errors, and they way they counted it, if i remember well, was your total words minus the errors you made to give an approximate speed.. here is the test.
it's only a fun quiz so don't be mad if i type faster than you .
68wpm - most of them correct - but only in Dutch.
a very good friend sent me a link to this site to assess my personality ;) .
anyho, i thought to share it with you guys, you try it too :p. what cracked me up the most i was not too far from being werewolf or dragon either lol, (heck i'm even demon over 50% lmao) i guess not too far from the truth either lol.
http://quizfarm.com.
| You scored as Dragon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon: Now talk about a legend. These magnificent creatures are of many species. Some can be as large as the Earth itself, while others are as small as a mouse. One image that comes to everyone's mind is the large, fire breathing Dragons that loathed humans and loved to sleep on massive piles of gold. Not all dragons have a bad reputation. Most dragons are very wise, caring, and protective. It would make a person very lucky indeed to meet a dragon. Especially if they walked away untouched. I admire your wisdom, for you are the Ancient Dragon. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
I am a very "complete" person all 208% percent of me. |
many of us who were once jehovah's witnesses had a measure of happiness in our lives.
for me, i had a hope in the future, i had answers as to why we are all here, i believed in a loving god who looked after me and cared about me, i had answers to all of lifes big questions.. when i found out the truth about the witnesses, i was lost in a great big world and now had no answers other than the fact that what i once believed was "the truth" in actuality wasn't the truth.i now had to start all over in my search for truth.
for me, it wasn't long before i found what i thought was the truth since i always believed in the bible.
Loosing the faith is'nt something that makes one happy so, no, I am not "happier" knowing the truth about the truth - but I am a lot relaxter.
No longer hurry to the meetings - endure the babbling around.
I 'm still wondering how I ever could believe their religious conviction - but it was so "easy" you did'nt need to think for yourself.
I am glad I did'nt have to make a decision like yours: going back and acting ...
i am trying to find something that will help me not to lose my remote control again.
i would like to find some kind of string that can be attached with the remote control from the recliner.
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there is a kind of keyring: when you lost your keys, you can wistle them and they wistle back - that way you can find them.
Ain't there something like that for a remote control ? or you glue the ring at the control.
