Posts by smack

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The Watchtower 1st September says "Learn to answer in youre own words'

by barry in

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friends

fair dinkum thats what it says.

i realise that when i went to meetings it was done by some people but was frowned on but now here it is on page 21 "our publications need not be quoted verbatim.

jehovahs witnesses do not simply repeat what their publications say.

smack

No,

you may answer in your own words, but the words must conform.

Steve

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Great meetup at Lake Ginninderra

by barry in

jw
friends

yes i had to leave early as the good wife was shopping at the mall and i didnt want to be sleeping in the doghouse for being late.. kim, mr kim, ossie, mrs ossie and mr and mrs bliss were all there as well as some other exwitnesses.

lots of good food slowly cooked was had by all [the electric bbqs were free but im not sure if the council likes to pay there electricity bill].

and ossie had plenty of that red shiraz, there probably still up their drinking that.. barry

smack

I R green with envy

Steve

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Reverse Shunning

by StinkyPantz in

jw
friends

my mom calls every few months to "hear my voice".

whenever this happens i am very sad and very angry all mixed together.

i am torn.

smack

When I left, I was the one that cut all contact. I did let them know where I was, and how to contact me. But I didn't contact them at all for about 2 years. It was more than just not being a dub tho, they refused to come to my wedding, they called the wife at the time a bitch (and meant it) and tried all sorts of emotional blackmail. I found it easy to ignore them.

Then out of the blue, my father rang to say they were moving, and then he apologised. Talk about a shock!

Anyhow* we went and visited them in their new house that night and although the relationship isn't as close as it could or should be, it is better. That was 20 years ago. I think we all realised that there was just to much to lose. I mean, they were gonna live forever and I wasn't, so they may as well have contact while they could.

It might have helped that mom wasn't born in, she married in and continues to have a close relationship with her siblings. Dad was born in and half of his brothers left when they were young. Dad's best friend (for over 40 years) is not a dub.

It's your call Bridget, I could live without them, and they knew that. They can't live without you! They are showing you that.

Steve

ps Dad was right, the first wife was a bitch, why didn't I listen?

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StinkyStrips

by StinkyPantz in

smack

hmmmm, true life drama!!

very good, I almost smiled

Steve

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Why do they bury people that commit suicide?

by Blue in

jw
friends

if they think suicide is so wrong and then drive people to it by disfellowshipping them or threatening them with disfellowshipping

smack

My nephew suicided a few months ago. He had 2 services, both from JW elders. First one at the crematorium, 2nd at the hall.

He was cremated. I don't think I've been to JW funeral in Aus where the person was buried.

My father in law (a top bloke) died 12 years ago, he's still in our wardrobe somewhere. jmack just hasn't decided where

his final resting place will be. (Yes he was cemated)

When my grandfather died in the early 70's he was cremated. The crematorium rang grandma up months after and asked

what did she want done with the ashes. She'd forgotten about them, and they were of no significance to her. Maybe my mob

don't get attached to remains, it may be an Aussie thing.

When I die, I told the missus to cremate me and send me to Bondi. I want the full tour of Sydney's sewer system. Full flush too,

none of this half flush for me.

Steve

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JESUS SAVES !!!!!!!!!!!

by Hamas in

jw
friends

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but beckham scores on the rebound !

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smack

get a room you two

Steve

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JESUS SAVES !!!!!!!!!!!

by Hamas in

jw
friends

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but beckham scores on the rebound !

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smack

but not on my salary

Steve

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Flashing and Society rules.

by caspian in

jw
friends

last year, we had a strange one at bethel.

a bro used to go on the adult chat channels, and send web cams of himself aroused for all to see.

any a little while later he sold his computer a bro and sis thinking that he had erased all the pictures.

smack

wasn't me. I ain't NEVER sold a computer. Sheet, I still got my megadrive and N64

Steve

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Are You Married to / Partnered with / Related to a Fellow Poster Here ??

by xjw_b12 in

i came across a post here a day or two ago where the poster mentioned they were the spouse of so and so.

so in the interest of board harmonics, (really i'm just a curious / nosy sob) ...... 1. who here is married / partnered with / related to other posters here ?

and what are your usernames / aliases?.