Posts by sowhatnow

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Trying to find an opportunity to discuss the TTATT with my Father.

by joe134cd in

just recently i've been thinking about trying to talk about ttatt to my father.

i'm just trying to find an opportunity.

i know he will never leave it - or i would be surprised if he did.

sowhatnow

Im not too keen on trying to wake my mom up, i need all the help with her that will hopefully come her way,lol

shes so unreasonable and cannot make heads or tails of anything said, that i have not let her drag me into what basically turns to me defending my right to use my brain, and nothing more. it just goes around in circles.

now if you and your father have an awesom close relationship and you have known him t oopenly question things in the past, and hes a man who has read things outside the org, like ANY real news magazines or documentaries. you might be able to slip in a comment every now and then

but ask yourself this, as I did.

what is your desired result? will it improve his situation or yours, or the families? or is it simply for the purpose of him knowing what you now know? is he financially secure, and can survive in the old way till he passes? if so you might not really benefit.

my mom knowing what I know would not change her one bit, shes still opinionated, think shes right about everything, does what she wants how she wants, and can live in a world with no other books accept the ones the watchtower wrote and thinks it equals a college education! lol. and she would suddenly not have anything to look forward to Sunday morning and Thursday night. she would loose what little social life she has now,[my sister already suffers from 'too much mom'] and shes in her early 70's her health is starting to suffer, and within ten years, she will be needing help, and me, I plan to be too busy making up the last freaking 40 years of my lost life to be driving her to the kin dum hall .

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thanks jah, for her win... say serena williams?

by sowhatnow in

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/serena-williams-secret-weapon-jehovah-god_55a06ed9e4b0ecec71bc445b?.

a huffington post link to an article where serena williams 'secret weapon' is you know who..... interesting read .

sowhatnow

lamol bonsai well that would be an interesting touchdown dance !

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Why Is This New Batch of Governing Body Members So Stupid?

by Brokeback Watchtower in

well there are lots of reason for sure, denial, delusion, wishful thinking, ego maniac, infantile understanding of ancient writings, satanophobia, xenophobia, out of touch with reality, limited choices scrapping the bottom of the barrel,and many more.. listen to this ted talk and see if you can pick out something that helps explain why these guys are such ass holes:.

organizations are often run according to the superchicken model, where the value is placed on star employees who outperform others.

and yet, this isnt what drives the most high-achieving teams.

sowhatnow

nice ted talk, im going to post that one my Facebook page and see if any one actually watches it. lol

as it applies to all of humanity as a whole.

I always wondered, were those in attendance at the convention where these guys gave these blubbering opinions, allowed to bring newly interested one? or stream the talk onto someones private tv or computer?

can you imagine what these people thought upon hearing all that?

a sure way to alienate everyone id say

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WT Society Makes Light of Child Abuse Crimes by Portraying them as Cartoons

by flipper in

i commented on this on another thread- but i believe this has enough importance to create a thread about this situation in and of itself.

at the current district convention as you know the wt society released a " sophie & caleb " video allegedly warning parents about the dangers of child abuse.

they don't really use the words " child abuse " in the video - but just say if " someone tries to touch you in a manner you aren't comfortable with " and portray it as a cartoon !

sowhatnow

justvisiting

[Flipper, use real humans as real actors portraying real situations? Are you serious? I can just see it:]

had the same idea that i had only i think it should be a live drama at a convention,lol after all arent the dramas supposed to be warning examples? lol how to identify satans tools? [no pun intended]

I can see it now, in front of a live audience, a full grown adult man with a little girl or boy on his lap in pajamas reading a book, slowly stroking the little tot's back and leg, until relaxed, and then.. his hand into the no no zone,

how would that go over??? grandma would pass out, lol

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New grandson!

by mimimimi in

our youngest son and his wife (matt and star) welcomed a baby boy yesterday at 7:04 p.m. ivan tomas, 7 lbs.

11 oz., 20 1/4" long.

he is their second child.

sowhatnow

awe,

congrats

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thanks jah, for her win... say serena williams?

by sowhatnow in

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/serena-williams-secret-weapon-jehovah-god_55a06ed9e4b0ecec71bc445b?.

a huffington post link to an article where serena williams 'secret weapon' is you know who..... interesting read .

sowhatnow

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/serena-williams-secret-weapon-jehovah-god_55a06ed9e4b0ecec71bc445b?

a huffington post link to an article where Serena Williams 'secret weapon' is you know who....

interesting read

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JW Org Flags at R.C.

by ToesUp in

photo was posted on jw-archive.

j.w.org flags flying at the 2015 r.c.

in fribourg, switzerland..

sowhatnow

so, if its true, someone needs to get hold of one, any sort of flag, and burn it in the trash heap, or toss it in the garbage, or use it to wrap muddy shoes, lol, while there are a few jw onlookers, and see the reaction.

if they get upset, its idol worship indeed.

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BREAKING NEWS!!!

by DATA-DOG in

breaking news from co!!

according to a reliable source, the co in my area says that jws may have been hearing the phrase, "final push" being used.

what sage advice did this shepherd, duke, and "star" of revelation have to say?

sowhatnow

wow, If it wasn't for the fact that I would start laughing and have to leave, Id go listen to that talk just to hear it myself. i haven't heard a peep from my mom, so maybe it isnt something popular here on the east coast pa new york area?

to place people in this constant state of anxiety, is what places them on anti depressants,lol

good heavens, did not it say in scripture something like stop worrying about tomorrow there are enough anxieties for today? gee I wonder what sort of article they would print up on that ONE scripture.

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I joined this site 13 years ago...

by Funchback in

jw
friends

hello, all.... i posted something here under 'friends' but i couldn't find a way to change it to 'experiences'.

sorry for the inconvenience.. brian.

sowhatnow

i wish 13 years ago i knew places like this even existed to begin with! i was clueless until a year ago!

I just think how much things would have been different for me if i have even those 13 years back.

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ladies , its not just me, is it?..

by sowhatnow in

ok ladies, has there been any documented studies on the role religion or society plays in keeping women in an economical and social disadvantaged state ?

im wondering how many other women out there in the world, who either being raised or being long term followers of a strict religious faith,with traditional family structures, have upon either divorce or death of a spouse find it nearly impossible to find a mate or economic stability , and live out the remainder of their lives struggling and either bouncing from one guy to another, being disappointed or used, or simply alone.

i have personally felt, that i, being a xjw and now divorced woman , with no acceptable work skills,[ ie: fancy resume with degrees] living of low wage part time work and barely any alimony , will simply be viewed as someone trying to get another man to support her.

sowhatnow

well to inform you on your curiosity, i have not looked to men based on income, that is not available info on the sites i have been on. i go by the profiles, its all i got. your right maybe it will take time. but i feel so cheap and sleazy being on those sites. i get like hundreds of views, and dozens of relies and its troubling to me. i don't like being looked at in that way.

i am not super picky with appearances either, but i do have to at least find them marginally attractive knowing that those photos are not at all what people look like. from those two experience they post older pics when they were younger and thinner, lol but no so me.

too many guys are overweight and have motorcycles smoke pot,have tatoos, and drink beer, i was never attracted to that. I have always been naturally attracted to nicely dressed conservative middle management business type men, maybe with normal short close shaved beards, not goatees neck hair, or those weird ones just around the mouth, ew.

even if I never was a jw, lol. that's just me. it has nothing to do with income. accept oddly, that people who are blue collar, even after work, generally dress like they dont know how to buy clothes that fit, and look to me, sloppy. my husband rarely dressed nice, he was in over sized work jeans and a t shirt every day, and he was a sheet metal worker, he got dirty. the only time he got cleaned up was after dinner, and put on sloppy sweatpants, or for the meetings he rarely got cleaned up for me.

lisarose,

yea i was hoping to find some sort of club to join or classes to take, but where i live there are none. its all online classes. oh well. i have nothing special to offer, thats the point, what do men think a women has to offer?

if not money then what?? i can do domestic things, its all i know how to do! cook clean, sew, garden, what else is there? what do i want from a man? he can provide for the family, and in return he gets a clean house well cared for offspring, and sex. lol. what else is there? what should i have to offer? i can work part time, thats not a problem, so what is it? ok guys, what do you want??

I should have had the chance to go to college, but we were a poor family, and i did badly in school, i had no help or encouragement from my mom, since Armageddon was around the corner. lol.

I have never led the men i dated to believe I was not confident in my job, i do ok, i work hard and get paid well. but im scraping by, and im ok with that, im not in need of anything. but at my age, why do i need to ruin my body , falling apart, by scrubbing shower stalls and floors, when a nice loving husband should have me in one piece, and able to help him? that was the arrangement when i was married, i did all the housework,errands, took care of the kids, got repair work done, ect ect, and he worked and then came home to a hot meal and did what i could not physically do like fix the car. it was 50 50. its the alcohol and regrets that ruined our marriage. it never was just the religion for us, it was the beer, he wasnt a jw when we got married. and he hasn't been in years. but beer, it ruined his body,and his mind, his mood, and his desire. and ended his marriage.