Posts by sparrowdown

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We talk a lot about conditional friends on here

by cappytan in

jw
friends

so, when people post about being shunned by their friends, i've heard several posters say things like, "their friendship is conditional.

real friendships aren't conditional.".

i'm sorry, but that just isn't really true.. if you and i were friends, there are conditions.

sparrowdown

Stuck - you had me up until ..."calmly and with dignity"

Personally, I enjoy loud, passionate debates about nothing with close friends over beer and pizza.

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3 words to describe.....

by punkofnice in

..your experience with the watchtower corporation:.

i'll start...... bully boy elders.

How long till the hounders come back ?

by Clambake in

after having a baby ?

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we just had an elder drop by and invite my wife to the kh with a 21 day old baby.. i thought it was kind of classless.

sparrowdown

These people are un-fricken-believable in the way they take liberties.

Personal-space-invaders is what they are, politely but firmly let them know you and your wife will do things when you are ready, and not before.

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Unbaptised son maybe asked to be in assembly ... Suggestions please!

by 4thgen in

my husband and i are divorced.

i have custody of my tween son.

i left 3 years ago on principle.

Unbaptised son maybe asked to be in assembly ... Suggestions please!

by 4thgen in

my husband and i are divorced.

i have custody of my tween son.

i left 3 years ago on principle.

I can understand your concern, performing on the platform like trained seal together with the applause and back-slapping afterwards can be a very powerful cult drug to any of us, let alone, an impressionable young man.

Tell them you insist on both parents permission to appear on the platform, as he is underage.

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We talk a lot about conditional friends on here

by cappytan in

jw
friends

so, when people post about being shunned by their friends, i've heard several posters say things like, "their friendship is conditional.

real friendships aren't conditional.".

i'm sorry, but that just isn't really true.. if you and i were friends, there are conditions.

sparrowdown

Yes. Friendships are conditional.

That is exactly why I am no longer friends with "the friends," and I'm not talking about Monica, Joey, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler and Ross. I have raised my standard for friendship, I have introduced conditions into my friendships now.

In the congregation you are expected to be "friends" with everyone JW, enforced friendship based on psuedo cult-unity. And brainwashed cult members don't make good friends.

In fact I would say true connection in the cong is impossible.

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