Posts by Still Totally ADD

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Thunderous Applause Around The Stadium

by Number 6 in

growing up in the 70's and 80's in the jw religion who remembers the massive stadium gigs the watchtower used to hold?.

we used to denounce false religion in the starkest of terms.

we were right and by god we were letting anyone who listened know it.

Still Totally ADD

Phizzy like you I am a old fart born in the mid 1950's. I remember very well the large conventions, new information and more so called enlightment. It was exciting when a new book came out. The 1971 conventions come to mind when the new elder arrangement came out. It was a time of of fear and excitement of the new system.

By the late 1980's all that started to die down. No exciting new information, books were mostly rehashed stuff from older books and then the boring conventions came. By the time 2000's came and no new system in sight it all became changing major teachings to peat and repeat. Along with the art of dumbing down everything. By the time I left in 2010 it was the start of the big money grab. Next it's time to become a televangelist organization. If they do it right they will be richer than ever just like the other televangelist scam artist on TV. Still Totally ADD

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J. W's Are Afraid of Old Literature

by IWant2Leave in

i'm reading babylon the great has fallen, god's kingdom rules, published 1963. this was studied years ago when i was about 10-12 years old.

i wanted to just read some of the beliefs from decades ago.

my wife wants to know why i'm reading this book.

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Ding I would have said are you saying the wt. is apostate since they published it? Lol. Still Totally ADD

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My parents died from the corona virus

by Hotpepper in

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both my 84 yr old jw father and my never my jw mother 82 with both together died from the the corona in 24 hours of each other.

i can tell many fighting i have had here in the last 20 years.on this site .

i juy hope they rest in peace.

Still Totally ADD

So sorry for your loss. I wish you peace of mind and spirit as you go through the emotions of your loss. As was said to me last week on the death of my Mon give it time and allow time for your emotional feelings to heal. My heart goes out to you. Take care. Still Totally ADD

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Did ancient Hebrew's get hign during temple

by Fadeaway1962 in

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-discover-cannabis-biblical-site-1874790 .

would explain daniel and ezekiel and their visions.

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They were the orginal Zig Zag man. Far out man. Lol. Still Totally ADD

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Do You Think We Will Ever Get Back To “Normal”?

by minimus in

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friends

i hope that within the next several months we will get back to some type of normalcy.

will restaurants ever get filled again?

will you ever be able to sit at a bar or go to a concert or broadway show?.

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As was said in the movie young Frankenstein. I feel it will be abby normal. Lol. I feel the so called good old days are a thing of the past. Still Totally ADD

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2020 Convention streamed

by Rattigan350 in

2020 convention of jehovah’s witnesses.

we warmly invite you to watch this year’s three-day convention presented by jehovah’s witnesses.

as a result of the novel coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic, this year’s convention program is being presented online at jw.org.

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Problem is the only streaming I know how to do is when I drop my fishing line in one. Lol. Still Totally ADD

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My Mom died last week.

by Still Totally ADD in

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friends

last wednesday my elder brother called me to let me know mom had died.

she was 97 years old and was in a nursing home for the last 7 years.

her mind had left her many years ago to the point she didn't recognize any of us.

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So many heart warming condolences. Your love and concerns has lifted my spirits. It has taught me everyone of us is in the same boat in one way or another when it comes to losing a parent. It also reminded me how precious life is and not to be wasted. I will never forget your heartfelt thoughts and encouragements for the rest of my life. Thank you to all.

Also I would like to thank Simon for making this possible. Take care. Still Totally ADD

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Why Do You Think People Become Jehovah’s Witnesses?

by minimus in

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besides growing up in the religion, why do you think people turn to jehovah’s witnesses?

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what made you become a witness?

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Boundaries from the cult saved my parents marriage. So I was born into a concept. It was all I knew. Still Totally ADD

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My Mom died last week.

by Still Totally ADD in

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friends

last wednesday my elder brother called me to let me know mom had died.

she was 97 years old and was in a nursing home for the last 7 years.

her mind had left her many years ago to the point she didn't recognize any of us.

Still Totally ADD

Thank you all for your kind comments. Little more information on my older brother. He is 77 years old and is a elder. We are 11 years apart and we were never close. He has always treated me like a step child instead as a brother. He is what he is and I have accepted that. He told me 10 years ago that he felt he would die in this system. So deep down there are doubts in his mind.

My Mom in many ways was kind and loving to me but her mental health was always in the way. I learned at a very young age to avoid her certain times of the month. She would be so, so parts of the month then for about a week would be very happy and loving. That's when I knew the misery would begin. Anger, hateful speech, violence and screaming. I would just stay away during that period. There would also be times she would be having screaming conversations with people who would not be there. I learned from her doctor 10 years ago she was most likely suffering from paranoia schizophrenia. After Dad die it worsen to the point she wanted to kill my wife. At that time my brother took over taking care of her and we moved to PA.

Anyway that's the short story of it all. I will work on thinking only on the positive things she did and was. Life is to short to dwell on the negative. Again thank you all for all your kindness. Still Totally ADD

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My Mom died last week.

by Still Totally ADD in

jw
friends

last wednesday my elder brother called me to let me know mom had died.

she was 97 years old and was in a nursing home for the last 7 years.

her mind had left her many years ago to the point she didn't recognize any of us.

Still Totally ADD

Last Wednesday my elder brother called me to let me know mom had died. She was 97 years old and was in a nursing home for the last 7 years. Her mind had left her many years ago to the point she didn't recognize any of us. There will be no funeral service because no one knows her anymore from her congregation. Most have moved, died or new move in's. Both of us can't do it because of distance and health problems.

I had not talk to my brother for over a year and he was quite civil with me. Found out he has had 3 heart attacks in the last year and other health problems. His wive is just as sickly. He seem to be humbled in some way. He has always been very arrogant and looking down his noise at you all my life. Anyway we had a very nice conversation about mom and how unhappy she was all her life. There was a relief we both felt that she had died which I thought was a odd feeling to have. She was never happy being in the borg. She missed all the holidays and her relatives. My father was a hard nose jw. She went along with it and eventually used the wt. teachings as a weapon against others in the congregation. She could be a holy terror. Anyway I felt sad, happy and indifferent this last week about her death. I hope all of you on this board have or had better relationships with you mom. Thanks for listening. Still Totally ADD