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Saturday's Quote of the Day

by codeblue in

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your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.

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Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.

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after considerable discussion on where to go, lots of good advice, several attempts at reservations that did not pan out, i have finally reserved a place for dinner.. anyone in or near the seattle area please join us on february 7, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. at tony roma's at southcenter.

for those coming in from out of town, southcenter is located close to where i-5 and i-405 meet south of seattle.

type in this address into mapqwest or into yahoo maps or whatever other mapping program you use:.

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Yeah...count on Mr. CB and me!!!

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I need a strategy---Any Ideas?

by codeblue in

jw
friends

in about a month, i will be at a family reunion.

none of my family knows i am fading.

i was on the phone the other day and a family member asked me where my d.convention is and i (totally offguard) said "i don't know"...they replied: "shame on you"...yikes....yes, i am the youngest of the family, so hearing that made me want to just crawl in a "hole".... well, i need a strategy for how to answer any questions on the religious nature that they may bring up....i do not plan on disussing my fading process, i am not there to discuss it, but to have a "nice family reunion" (only 1 is not a jw---so she will never bring up anything in relation to religion).

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Mustang...great idea: reread Blondie's WT study comments!!!

Blondie: selective deafness may be the key...after all, I will be at a home I have never been to before and yes, they have a dog!!!

Keep the suggestions coming in...I appreciate them all.

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I need a strategy---Any Ideas?

by codeblue in

jw
friends

in about a month, i will be at a family reunion.

none of my family knows i am fading.

i was on the phone the other day and a family member asked me where my d.convention is and i (totally offguard) said "i don't know"...they replied: "shame on you"...yikes....yes, i am the youngest of the family, so hearing that made me want to just crawl in a "hole".... well, i need a strategy for how to answer any questions on the religious nature that they may bring up....i do not plan on disussing my fading process, i am not there to discuss it, but to have a "nice family reunion" (only 1 is not a jw---so she will never bring up anything in relation to religion).

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hehe...Jgnat....of course, I forgot...I use to place many there myself!!!

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I need a strategy---Any Ideas?

by codeblue in

jw
friends

in about a month, i will be at a family reunion.

none of my family knows i am fading.

i was on the phone the other day and a family member asked me where my d.convention is and i (totally offguard) said "i don't know"...they replied: "shame on you"...yikes....yes, i am the youngest of the family, so hearing that made me want to just crawl in a "hole".... well, i need a strategy for how to answer any questions on the religious nature that they may bring up....i do not plan on disussing my fading process, i am not there to discuss it, but to have a "nice family reunion" (only 1 is not a jw---so she will never bring up anything in relation to religion).

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I have enjoyed reading your ideas and thanks to all of you.

I would just like to mention that I live states away from these family members and haven't seen the JW members in 5 years. The only thing they know about me is since I have relocated, that I have said that the congregations are very "cold"...unloving....I have already gone into how child abuse is rampant in the WTBS and they would not respond to that comment (like their head is stuck in the sand?)

Do any of you get the magazines regular? and if so, how do you get them? My problem here is that in order to keep up, I have no one to bring them by or they will ask me "why aren't you at the meetings"...quite frankly I can't deal with that.

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I need a strategy---Any Ideas?

by codeblue in

jw
friends

in about a month, i will be at a family reunion.

none of my family knows i am fading.

i was on the phone the other day and a family member asked me where my d.convention is and i (totally offguard) said "i don't know"...they replied: "shame on you"...yikes....yes, i am the youngest of the family, so hearing that made me want to just crawl in a "hole".... well, i need a strategy for how to answer any questions on the religious nature that they may bring up....i do not plan on disussing my fading process, i am not there to discuss it, but to have a "nice family reunion" (only 1 is not a jw---so she will never bring up anything in relation to religion).

codeblue

In about a month, I will be at a family reunion. None of my family knows I am fading. I was on the phone the other day and a family member asked me where my D.Convention is and I (totally offguard) said "I don't know"...They replied: "Shame on you"...Yikes....Yes, I am the youngest of the family, so hearing that made me want to just crawl in a "hole"...

Well, I need a strategy for how to answer any questions on the religious nature that they may bring up....I do not plan on disussing my fading process, I am not there to discuss it, but to have a "nice family reunion" (only 1 is not a JW---so she will never bring up anything in relation to religion). They are die-hard Jw's and I can expect that if they find I am not doing according to the JW schedule, they will shun me.

Any suggestions as to turning the quesiton around with a question or statement that is non-offense and won't get them asking any more questions?

I would appreciate any suggestions.

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Please Help Me !!!! Desperate !!!!

by Puternut in

jw
friends

i am in serious need of some direction.

for those of you are df'd and have children in the borg, i am going through a crisis.. i have two daughters 19 and 17 years of age and i was privileged to have met with them last night for about an hour.

i haven't seen them for about 7 months, and was able to convince them to meet with me.

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Puternut:

How about showing them from your elders book the Official view of how to treat a df'd close relative:

Amazing made a thread on this topic: A Secret of Df'ing that Elders Will Not Tell You (Sept.14, 2003):

Paying Attention to the Flock: Unit 5A:

"Normally, a close relative would not be disfellowshipped for associating with a disfellowshipped person unless there is spiritual association of an effort made to justify or excuse the wrongful course."

You have that book ...use it to your advantage!

I hope this info helps ( I have never been df'd. Mr. CB was df'd but his kids didn't care about the df'ding and his daughter was baptized at 10)

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Do you love God?

by fearnotruth22 in

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how do you feel about god?

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I do love God....and I believe there is a God because of the marvelous creation we have to look at everyday.

I do feel that imperfect MAN is the one I am angry at, the ones in position that have caused so much pain to others. (elders and others in postion that THINK they can judge us, play with the outcome of our life with THEIR RULES and cause much anguish).

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There ARE Times When ..

by Englishman in

jw
friends

..only a pot noodle will do.. but afterwards, i always feel so... .

thing is, we're really good about about eating healthy stuff.

black pudding, hedgehog baked in mud, steak & kidney pie..but what is it that gets the old taste buds going, then afterwards it leaves your mouth feeling like the bottom of a parrots cage?.

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Oh Englishman:

That picture brought back memories I choose to forget...You see, I have had the stomach flu twice in the last 3 months....very painful!

Can you have a thread with some beautiful English scenary, I would love to see that....since I have never been to your country.

Thanks,

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Ladies....do you still talk to your ex's?

by logansrun in

ladies,.

how do you feel about speaking with ex-boyfriends?

can you still be "friends" with someone you broke up with?

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I quit talking to my "ex" when I found out he was going to our son's wedding with my Bible study on his arm. You see, he had cheated on me several times...he convinced me he had changed.

Like Dr. Phil said: "The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior". (onces a scumbag--always a scumbag) I have no respect for people who show me "no respect".

That summed the "ex" up for all his worth...and my Bible Study, let's say she wanted my husband all along, she is probably the one who sent me an anonymous letter just before my EX left me.

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