i was 28 when i got borganized....i wish i could remember the names of the sisters that studied with me....one of 'em's name is barbara, the other one was a pig...guess they're not that memorable....but the plano congregation had not been started when i first got baptised or it had *just* been started in 1973....my best sis friend was carolyn nelson, a six feet tall sis with two kids, harris and april....i was really dumb and married the first elder that asked me....it was a total flop of a marriage, his teenaged son caused all sorts of problems for us.....i "ran away" from it and went back to the "world" for a while....i suppose because they hadn't gotten the "worldliness" out of me very well at the time....when i returned, they publicly reproved me and we divorced....his name was bob repp....he was an elder in the white rock congregation....i can remember a few names...the farmers, steve scott and his lovely red-headed wife, but that's all i remember..... .
then i moved back down here with my older two children, where i was raised and later went back into the borganization....i moved to california in late 1988, got in an auto accident in late 1989, and everything went downhill from there, borganization-wise...i had seen so much cruelty from the platform....even a p.o.
who graphically and sneeringly described explicitly...the sights, sounds and smells of alleged sexual acts between two pioneers, as he disf'd the pioneer sister, while she sobbed her heart out in front of the congregation and only reproved the pioneer bro.....made me wanna hurl....the elders treated me like a meadow muffin the whole time i was in cal.
<blushes>GEESH, Rayzorblade, I can see that I'm gonna have a hard time livin' up to those kudos, but thank you for the warm wcm, cher....and yer right on tha money when you say "snippets" cause I just skimmed the surface of the story....and I often appeared to be more of a pain in the butt to 'em, tho I was just doin what comes naturally....to me ....There are just scads and oodles an' caboodles of interesting and funny peeps on this forum, including yerself & yer mate....and everyone has been just wonderful....how did I miss out on this so long? <scratches head>
Vicki, we hadn't met before, cher, but WELCOME to the board....there are some Canucks in my XJdub support group, I'll post the part of your reply concerning wanting to meet up with some xjdubs from Toronto area on the support group list, with your permission, of course, and see what happens, chica...lemme know.
a texas state trooper pulled a car over and told the driver that because he had been wearing his seat belt, he had just won $5,000 in the statewide safety competition.
"what are you going to do with the money?
" asked the policeman.. "well, i guess i'm going to get a driver's license," he answered.. "oh, don't listen to him," yelled a woman in the passenger seat.
This is cute! Watch what happens after you send it on in an email!NEVER SAY TO A COP 1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer. (OK in Texas) 2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in.3.Aren't you the guy from the Village People? 4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up with me. Good job! 5. Are You Andy or Barney? 6. I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a police officer. 7. You're not gonna check the trunk, are you? 8. I pay your salary! 9. Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer only gave me a warning, too! 10. Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just so one of us does. 11. I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, I know there are no othercars around. That's how far ahead of me they are. 12. When the Officer says "Gee Son....Your eyes look red, have you beendrinking?" You probably shouldn't respond with,"Gee Officer your eyeslook glazed, have you been eating doughnuts?" *** Forward this to at least 5 people and see what comes on your screen,you will laugh your head off!!!!!!! This works. I don't know how...
Tonyend, I think ya oughta submit it to the WT-BATS for publishing in their "toilette paper" mags....and please research and do an article on why jdubs shouldn't wear clothing, since it was part and parcel of their punishment for sin, and jdubs are sposed ta remain clean.
Deb, I'm sorry to tell you that when I left, the Jdubs shunned 'em dead or alive....and I'm sure it hasn't changed to this day, cherie....doesn't make sense, does it? Especially since they also "claim" that a person's sins are paid when dead....also that Christ paid for our sins...but that opens yet another can of worms....I'm so sorry to hear the loss of your friend, (((Deb)))
Metatron, the emerging Schizophrenic Witness persona you describe signifies the divisions "within" many jdubs, caused by the mixed messages of WT-BATS words vs. actions/inaction....self-divided ones can be conquered.
