I'm a JW in pretty good standing. However, I choose to stay home during most holidays because I work quite hard secularly and I need rest myself.
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so on the "up" side...
by elderelite inits a "worldly" holiday and both my daughter and i are at home, not in service.
i got up, made us breakfast, (sausage and eggs) and now i'm playing on jw net.. on the downside, my wife and son are out in service and i have to sit down and put together my service groups time and turn that in to the secretary... (although my son didnt want to go.. he complained "cant we just have a chill day".. i was going to let him stay home but he changed his mind to go see a friend who said he was also going out...).
all you active jw's... did you or are you going out..or are you ditching?.
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Do You Constantly Think About The Witnesses At This Point in Your Life?
by minimus ini was just talking to a guy who's been df'd for years and he still talks about things like it was yesterday in watchtowerland.. are you still consumed by your jw past?.
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It's like that song, Hotel California by The Eagles: "You can check out anytime you want, but you can never leave."
You should know about that Minimus quite well.
"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"
Resistanceisfutile, youwillbeabsorbed!
DY
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Von voyage!!!
Remember you're always welcomed back... only when you're ready to play by the Biblical rules.
Happy trails!!!
DY
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SMOKING
by Quentin indue to health reasons (cost of a pack as well) i've gotta stop smoking....terry suggested smokless cigeretts.
what's a good way to stop?
i have managed to cut down to less than 10 a day, but have got to stop period.
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There's a person in my place of work that tried the electronic cigarrette and has had tremendous success with it.
I sincerely hope you conquer smoking and that your health improves.
DY
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People Who Refuse to Tip at Restaurants are Embarrassing!
by White Dove inegg and i were treated out to dinner three times last weekend by out of state visiting relatives.
just found out last night that they don't believe in tipping, at all!
we suggested the places to eat and frequent those places ourselves.
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If the food or service is really bad, I'll then tip 10%, but not without making the observation to the manager or person in charge. I've gone as fas as putting it in writing, with the name of the waiter if that's the problem or the date and time of my visit in case the cook is the problem. To my surprise I've gotten replies with apologies and coupons to return.
People that wait tables live on tips, so I'll tip even when the service is less than expected.
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How many times (after high school) have you fallen in love?
by UnConfused inand how far apart were they?.
thanks.
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Never fell in love during my school years as I really concentrated in the secular curriculum, you know, the real purpose of school. While in college experienced the so-called "first love", then many years later fell in love with the man that is now my husband; still very much in love with him.
Even more strange is that the love I feel now is much stronger than that first love or any other infatuations along the way. I feel really blessed in this regard.
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People Who Refuse to Tip at Restaurants are Embarrassing!
by White Dove inegg and i were treated out to dinner three times last weekend by out of state visiting relatives.
just found out last night that they don't believe in tipping, at all!
we suggested the places to eat and frequent those places ourselves.
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Doubtfully Yours
Many in my Hispanic fellow community need help desperately in this regard; they're horrible non-tippers (for the most part). It's caused largely due to the culture in many of our countries of origin where tipping just doesn't exist.
I know that in our Spanish congregations there's usually a big article on tipping whenever assembly time rolls around, in order to educate us all in the importance of tipping. I make up for it by leaving 20% tip in most cases, also by educating my fellow hispanics whenever I get a chance about tipping practices here in the USA.
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Elder got df'ed
by XPeterX inhe had relationship with a female jw of the same congo.now that they are both df'ed they are gonna get married and then get reinstated.his ex-wife will have to see the new happy family 2 times every week at the meetings.sweet.
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p.s:this is a classic one.
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This is a horrible situation for the innocent in the marriage. Sure puts to the test the trust in Jehovah.
Wow. I personally hope these two do not get reinstated for a long, long, long time, and that family and all really show them the non-treatment disfellowshipped people should get.
Sincerely sorry to hear about this.
DY
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JW'S AND GOSSIP...MY GOD!
by airwlk149 ingeez- does gossip spread in j dub land.
last night when i got home there was a message from a jw friend asking me to call her.
well, i did and she had heard that i had moved in with a "worldly" person and asked me how i was, etc... i asked her where she had heard that and she told me so&so told her.
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No, no "fine art" just for JWs. Gossip happens all over, but it's more noticeable for us in the case of JWs because it's the community we interact with the most; it's also the group of people we love to complaint about the most.
The non-believers I work with are the gossipiest group, and horrible/malignant gossip at that, I've ever interacted with; sure put my JW peers to shame when it comes to gossip!
The meetings/assemblies help a bit in curtailing that common human tendency, though. Provided we practice what's taught there, of course.
DY
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JW'S AND GOSSIP...MY GOD!
by airwlk149 ingeez- does gossip spread in j dub land.
last night when i got home there was a message from a jw friend asking me to call her.
well, i did and she had heard that i had moved in with a "worldly" person and asked me how i was, etc... i asked her where she had heard that and she told me so&so told her.
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I understand your gripe; however, it has nothing to do with being a JW or not but rather with the imperfect condition of us all as humans.
Unless you're no longer committed to staying a JW in good standing, close ties with non-believers is a big "no-no".
DY