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54Hello
by Octavia inis this jehovah's witnesses annonymous?
hi... i'm octavia, and i'm an ex-jehovah's witness.
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Kids and meetings
by Stefanie ini remember when they would discourage kids from taking colors or coloring books to the meetings.
so i thought ok, i will give my kid a pen and my book of bible stories to keep him busy.
then they said that was a bad idea because he might write on the furniture and it wasnt good to teach them to write on the wbt publications.
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luna
Not really a Meeting experience, but close.
When I was about 5, I was at a wedding. (JW wedding, of course, so the "kids can't act like kids" motto was in full force.) Now, rational people would not expect a five year old to sit still at a reception, and not "dance" when everybody else is on the dance floor. It wasn't like it was the first dance, it had been going on for a while, and there were other kids out on the dance floor. Well, for some reason, this "nice" elderly sister decided to take it on herself to teach me a lesson. My mother wasn't really paying attention to what I was doing, so she didn't notice me getting dragged off the dance floor. This lovely lady decided to perform what I can only describe as a death grip on me, and held me her lap, and wouldn't let me down. All the while telling me things like "GOOD little girls don't make a spectacle of themselves" etc. I was a hyper kid....let me be a kid. Anyhow...after a while of this little prison, I decided I needed to go to the bathroom. Of course, she didn't believe me, and wouldn't let me go. I pleaded with her for a while, and she wouldn't budge, and still had the death grip on me. So, I got mad. .......and peed on her.
Needless to say, she let me go REEALLY quick.
Amazingly enough, I didn't get in trouble. My mom thought it was hysterical. Looking back, if my daughter had done that to someone, I would laugh too. Stupid old biddy deserved it.
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Cat Dictionary: Contributions Necessary
by Stephanus incats may well live with us, but they don't live like us.
i've noticed over the years that how we perceive stuff and how cats process the same info is often so different as to be almost alien.
here are a few i've been thinking about recently (all contributions of more examples gratefully received!
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luna
Mouse- The Ultimate Gift to be presented to your human caretaker. It is even more of an honor if you can present them with HALF a mouse.
Lizard/Snake- If you want to see your human caretaker do a little dance of joy, and make shrill sounds of appreciation, be sure and opt for the Lizard/Snake instead of the mouse.
Hairball- Your human caretaker enjoys the honor of seeing what you had for dinner last night. Be sure and present them with the Hairball when you are on their lap, and they are relaxed. They appreciate the invigoration that the sudden appearance of the Hairball gives them.
Alarm Clock- When you are hungry, be sure to visit your human caretaker when they are sleeping. The human caretaker enjoys it when you sit on thier chest, and wake them up by gently attaching your razor-like claws to their bottom lip. Be sure and do this around 2 am, as that is the optimal feeding time.
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I Thought I Was a Goner (Again)!
by Stephanus inyesterday afternoon i took the boys for a two-mile or so walk along the beach to stay at my mother's house for the night as sort of a last hoorah for the holidays (school starts back wednesday).
after dinner we went for a further walk of several miles further up the beach and back as a recreational outing in the cool of the evening.
this morning after breakfast i started developing an asthma attack that wasn't responding at all to ventolin and serevent, the two drugs i had with me.
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luna
I don't know what it is w/ Asthma lately. It seems to be really bad this year.
I have it really bad, also, and have been having a non-stop attack since before xmas, really. It was so bad my lungs had partially collapsed....which is not a fun feeling.
The Doc has me on all sorts of crazy meds, and weeks of prednisone, which i hate, but it works.
Stephanus, I know it's scary as hell when those attacks happen. I doubt that your heart is having any adverse reactions to the medicine tho'. It just feels like it, because all the steriods make your heart rate jump, and then you get all jittery. I have chest pains all the time when i'm on doses and doses of medicine, but I think my heart is actually probably the strongest organ in my body....at least I haven't had any heart issues yet. Just lungs.
GO TO THE DOC!! I put it off and put it off before xmas, thinking "oh, it's just another attack, it'll get better", but then i started feeling just crap awful, and super tired, tired of not being able to breathe....and the doc ended up finding out that not only were my lungs collapsing, but I also had a bit of pneumonia on top of all the asthma, and that was making everything even worse....so, it pays to go get it all sorted out.
They'll probably put you on a major prednisone regiment, but it seems to kick the asthma while you're on it.....
GOOD LUCK!!
Luna
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What is the strangest thing said in service?
by codeblue induring the month of december, the usual offer is the "my book of bible stories.
well, i was paired up with an elderly sister.
after presenting the book she concluded by saying: "this would make a nice christmas gift"...i almost fell off the porch.
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luna
Strangest thing I ever heard was:
"Do you want to skip the doughnut break, and go to a few more Not at Homes?"
Yeah....that was pretty strange....
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Spankings at the hall.
by avishai ini knew some parents who really beat the hell out of their kids.
anyone else remember this?
seems like when i was a kid, you could'nt go to a meeting without hearing screams of pain from either the b room or the bathrooms.
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luna
The hall I grew up going to was actually a remodled dance hall. Really kind-of a cool place when you were a kid. Had an upstairs that had a few rooms that we used for service meetings, etc, and also had this giant room that used to be a the dance hall....wooden floors, the whole deal. Only it was fire damaged, and never really fixed, so it was nice and spooky when you were a kid. The place also had a REALLY spooky basement w/ a baptism pool that never got used, and lots of burnt out staircases and dark rooms.
Anyhow, I digress....as far as the spankings go, this hall had a huge room adjacent to the women's restroom. The elder's always called it the "nursing room" (it was full of comfy couches and had a big changing table built into the wall), but, it really was the "beat the hell out of your kids" room. It was far enough away from the auditorium, so you couldn't hear the kids screaming. Plently of women in that hall used that to their advantage. I remember being in the bathroom, and hearing the echos of kids getting the crap beat out of them.
Luckily, my parents didn't really believe in spanking....one of the few witness parents that didn't, so I never really had the fear of that room that the other kids did. But, I remember seeing kids herded down the ailse back towards the bathrooms, and thinking "ooh, they're going to get it".
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luna
Are you calling us "boogers", or are you saying you collect them?
Valis- I didn't think you were a stupid head, I just thought you were going w/ the thought process of "the United States Quarter is the only quarter in the WHOLE WORLD!!"
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luna
Nos,
He was probably talking about the US quarters...the ones that are being released w/ the states. (different state, different picture on the back of the quarter).
Is Canada doing the same thing as well?
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luna
I'd have to say books.
Unfortunately, I don't have anywhere to really put them right now, so they're all packed away in boxes and boxes in the barn.
Someday, if I ever win the lottery, I'll have a house that has a LIBRARY....that would be ideal. But, until then, I just keep buying books, and packing them away...
Other than that, not really a collector. I've always thought about finding something to collect, but have never really found anything that's grabbed my attention.
Luna
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Why bother reading this post? Indeed, - whyyy? For Petes Sake ...
by Celtic inceltic harumphs.. despite the jw whatdoyoucallit doodahs, how is it possible, and, can you hang onto your childhood dreams, without going bananas in the process.. i know in my business the grass is'nt always greener on the other side, my point is, how do i / can i become an economic migrant or expatriate let loose to explore the world and new horizons.
is it possible to start out with 500 quid?.
if i stay in this country much more, i will go stark staring bonkers.
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luna
Well, here in Sunny California, it was sunny yesterday, at least....and about 65 degrees.
But, alas, today it is rainy, gray and cold...probably comparable to Cornwall.