Did you ever see "Drop-Dead Gorgeous"? It's a mockumentary about this beauty pagent in Wisconsin (if I remember correctly) and the coordinator always chooses these wonderful themes: one year it's "Proud to Be An American", the next it's "100% American", then "All American" - you get the picture. Reminds me of the convention themes!
kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
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2004 district convention theme is...
by brianhenke in.
..."walking with god.
" why not call it "walking with god after we just gave him glory"?.
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SEX: As a JW, Were you ever thisclose to having sex and then chickened out?
by Funchback inas a jw, were you ever thisclose to having sex and then chickened out?
being raised (since the age of 7) as a jw, i grew up very frustrated sexually.
everything about sex carried a heavy burden of guilt.
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
Um, doc, remember the alley near my old house? But no, nothing too risque, although guilt was rife for the mere thought of what I wanted to do...
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Witness parents?
by happysunshine indo any of you have witness parents?
if so, how do you deal with them?
i'm not fealing really great about the way everything has turned out.
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
Oops, I mean Theodon and his niece. Anyway, same point.
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Witness parents?
by happysunshine indo any of you have witness parents?
if so, how do you deal with them?
i'm not fealing really great about the way everything has turned out.
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
My parents and I had our "goodbye" conversation a few weeks ago. My dad said if I ever needed a "refuge" they would be there for me, even if I was df'd, but that was all our relationship could be. Basically, if II want to leave my "controlling" husband I can come home to them and they'll save me. Sorry, no thanks. I miss them sometimes. Maybe I miss the idea of good parents more than really missing them. When the doc and I went to LOTR last week I was bawling watching Theodon and his daughter and the loving relationship they had. I think what I really grieve is the life I wish I could have had, but there's really no point in that. I have a great life now and one day the doc and I will have kids and I'll have another chance at the mother-daughter relationship. I will always miss my dad I think... but in the end it's healthier for me not to be around them anyway as they just push my buttons and I fall into every manipulative guilt trip and trap they (perhaps unknowingly?) set.
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Norway...take #1 in World Idol !!!
by Special K inas per my prediction on morrislamb topic thread around christmas.. and i quote:.
"so .. i guess i'll go for the hobbit to pull alot of votes, i think he might be an underdog type winner."...
and yes.. he did win as the "world idol"...norways, kirt nielson... a plumber, married and father of two.
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
I haven't watched the results yet (it's on my Tivo) but I voted for Norway last week. I thought the Polish judge was hilarious, or possibly insane, not sure which. Also, I really loved the music the girl from Jordan (?) chose, very haunting, and a reminder that English is not the only language in the world. I like Kelly - voted for her throughout American Idol - but her first cd was just produced way too fast and lacks depth. Hopefully her next cd will have more of her ini it. I did happen to hear a song on the radio tonight that I hadn't heard before and I liked it right away, turns out it's Clay Aiken's first single. I want to buy Ruben and Clay's cds but feel burned by the less-than-expected cd from Kelly and think I may just wait till their second cd when they've had time to mature into their own personalities. (Still waiting for that to happen to me!)
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Was Being A Jehovah's Witnesses A Bad Investment For You?
by minimus inyou could look at being a jw in a negative or somewhat positive way.
by that, i mean, for example---some say that had they not been witnesses, they are sure they'd be in jail today.
others might say, their whole lives were robbed of fun and money---simply because they filled their times as preachers and meeting attenders.
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
Welcome Millie!
I suppose on the good side of things being a dub kept me away from underage drinking, smoking, drugs, and sex before I was ready. I learned how to speak publically and that Christmas lights still on a house in June meant the householder probably wouldn't be too mean. I'm a great fundraiser for the local Humane society because asking for money to save animals is a hell of a lot easier than forcing religion down peoples' throats.
And as for the bad, where do I even start? I grew up with no idea of who I was or what mattered to me. I had no opinions of my own, only those of the dubs. I worked insanely hard trying to fix my broken, screwed up family. I have an eating disorder that I don't doubt has something to do with the control the religion forced on me for so long. I still have no self-esteem and blame myself for everything wrong in the world. My family doesn't talk to me, not only my parents but all my extended family I was once so grateful for. If I had it to do over, I would pray that I would never have gotten baptized...of course then I wouldn't have ended up with my fabulous husband.
For the sake of meeting my husband it was worth it. Everything else is crap.
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Are You Still SEARCHING For The "Truth"?
by minimus infor many of us, we are "all searched out".
i'm presently, not looking for all that much.
are you yearning for "truth"?
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
When I first left I felt so burned and betrayed that I threw out everything the dubs had taught, God included. Now I've come to realize that I don't know if there's a god or not; it's not like he's going to knock on my front door or anything. So I pray and I tell God that I don't know if he's there or if he cares but I'm searching and please lead me in the right direction. I mean, what the heck, it can't hurt and if it brings me some peace then it doesn't do any harm either. But I would never tell anyone else how to feel about God/god as I realize that not only do I not have any answers, it's pretty impossible to have any for sure answers.
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coming to terms with the fact that jw families really suck!!!!
by freelife ini know that everyone who is a member of this site has heard the same sob story a million times but, this hopefully can help my healling process.
i have like most everyone else in this site have lost all that i had for friends and family.
i never had realized how tough it was for anyone to have this happen.
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
Welcome Freelife!
I am so glad you've "outed" yourself for your sake. The Witnesses are so ridiculous in that they make the dubs believe that the "wrongdoer" is "selfish" because they prefer living life on their terms over being a drone. I used to think that when I was a dub. But you have so much support here. You know, one of the other posters mentioned suicide and in the short time I've been here I have personally met three people whose loved ones committed suicide as a direct result of the JWs. Live your life, love your wonderful woman, and know that there are a lot of people here who are very happy you are free.
Hugs,
Kitties
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My brother died last night
by doodle-v inmy brother turned 21 on september 24th, a month later the doctor told him that his leukimia had returned and he had a 10% chance of surviving.
ten days before he died he spent four days at my house.
he had already made up his mind that he wasnt going to take blood.
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
Doodle,
I can't even imagine the pain you must be going through. I'm so sorry. The doc and I love you.
Kitties
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Overeaters Anonymous
by kitties_and_horses_oh_my! inhas anyone here joined oa or any of its sister organizations?
i know i'm a compulsive eater - i can remember sneaking food when i was 8 or 9 years old, and it's just gotten worse from there on out.
i went to my first oa meeting last saturday and have (amazingly) managed to remain "abstinent" (three meals a day with nothing in between) for almost the entire week.
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kitties_and_horses_oh_my!
Thanks guys for all the supportl I went to my second meeting this morning. It's such a freeing experience to be truly open and honest about a part of me that I thought was unloveable. I really like the idea of looking at the higher power as the natural order in the universe that makes things work out right. You know, I wrote a paper for my Biology class and one of the sources I came across said that perhaps there's just a natural order in the universe and it makes life not only a possibility, but a probability - that there's something driving us to evolve. Anyway, it was an interesting idea.
I had a pretty good day with my eating but learned a new lesson: I have to eat a decent size meal when I do eat. I ate a really small lunch and ended up having to eat again at 3:30 cause I was absolutely starving and couldn't wait till dinner. But I figure it's a lesson learned, and I'll keep going.
By the way euph - drwtsn sent me a link to the pix - you and your wife are beautiful together! Please give her my love.