CountryGuy

Joined

• started 28 topics
• posted 959 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by CountryGuy

• 
  23

  Growing up a Gay JW

  by ScoobySnax in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that for me was just about the hardest thing to deal with growing up.

  my mum was a witness, my dad never was.

  many times my mum would struggle to get my sister and me on a bus to get to the kh when we were little kids, despite suffering from nerves herself, without dads help.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  Hey Scoob,

  Being a teenager was tough. Being a JW teenage was even tougher. But being a gay, JW teenager was almost more than I could take.

  I know what you're going through. Everything is one more "Maybe this will work and 'cure' me." Because we all know that Jehovah will lighten our load if we throw it upon him... or some sort of WT phrasing like that. If I get baptised, maybe that will work. If I aux. poineer this month, maybe that will work. If I regular pioneer, maybe that will work. If I become a MS, maybe that will work. If I marry Sister So-and-so, maybe that will work... but none of them do. And they don't work for the simple fact that God doesn't care whether or not you are gay, straight, bisexual or asexual. You are who you are meant to be.

  Honestly, you will never feel whole until you get rid of the WT drivel that was pounded into our heads about homosexuality. And, I KNOW it's easier to say it than to do it. But you have to work through those 'demons' on your own terms and in your own way. I would still be carrying around all that baggage if it weren't for this, and other, boards. If you ever need an ear to listen, please feel free to PM me.

  CountryGuy
• 
  27

  kerry sucks

  by kilroy2 in

  1. social
  2. current

  well lets look at the other side.

  kerry said he voted for the war just before he voted against it, and acted like this was a smart statment.

  huh

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  Heck, McCain as president would be better. But, I'm foolishly wishing for Kerry to pick him as his running mate. There's just something about Kerry I can't put my finger on.
• 
  27

  kerry sucks

  by kilroy2 in

  1. social
  2. current

  well lets look at the other side.

  kerry said he voted for the war just before he voted against it, and acted like this was a smart statment.

  huh

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  See, that wasn't so hard was it? It was not about censorship or freedom of speech; it was about thread hijacking. That being said...

  I have to agree. I don't get Kerry, either. In this year's election, the Repubs have a sitting president that is as vulnerable as W. is and the best the Dems can do is Kerry? I'm worried W. might actually get re-elected. I hope Kerry chooses a great running mate. (I'm wishing, foolishly I know, for John McCain.) Sigh.

  Country of the "Not Happy With Either Choice" Class
• 
  36

  Dallas Will Never Be The Same... With Pix

  by Country Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, it was quite an exciting weekend!

  the best fun i've had at one of these ever!

  around 48 people showed up, and it was great to meet all the new people, and visit with the ones i already knew.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  (((((CG)))))!

  Thanks for the recap. I wish I could have made it down and met you all. Can't wait to see the pics!

  CountryGuy
• 
  43

  WE JUST SAW "DAY AFTER TOMORROW"

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well me and a couple of co-workers took the afternoon off and we went and saw the day after tomorrow.

  i was greatly disappointed i must say.

  if you don't want to know too much about the story, don't read any further.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  Went and saw the movie last night. When we came out... there was a giant cloud wall to the north with lightening on the north, west and east of us... very surreal.

  I liked the movie, a lot. Much better than VanHelsing. But then again, I'm with Doc... for some reason I love those End-of-the-world-we're-all-gonna-die-and-there's-one-scientist-who-can-save-us-all-but-no-one-listens-to-him-until-it's-too-late-then-he-does-something-heroic-and-saves-us-and-while-some-of-the-minor-characters-die-almost-everyone-central-to-the-story-makes-it-out-alive-and-the-divorced-couple-gets-back-together-again movies.

  I just have three questions:
  1. Where did the name "Day After Tomorrow" come from? Is that how long it took to write?
  2. Am I the only one who thought the Pres and VP looked an awful lot like W. and Cheney?
  3. Did anyone else look for the WTs buildings when NY was being 'destroyed' by the wall of water?

  Country
• 
  10

  Let's Officially welcome Serenity!!!

  by codeblue in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  serenity: i think you deserve a welcoming thread!!!.

  glad you are here!

  maybe you can share your life story one day!!!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  Welcome to JWD, Serenity!

  CountryGuy
• 
  30

  My Gay Life

  by joelbear in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems millenia ago that homosexuals dared not declare that fact about them out loud for fear of being imprisoned, beaten to death or at least ostracized by society.

  true, some are still ostracized, some are still beaten but more and more they are simply becoming a part of the social fabric of families, communities and society as a whole.. was it just 1969 that a handful of drag queens decided enough was enough and refused to meekly be led off to jail for the night simply for socializing with each other in a bar in new york city.

  i was 11 years old when that happened and was just beginning to understand that i myself was a homosexual.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  Joel,

  Thank you for taking time to share your story. In a time when there is so much hatred, violence and terror in the world, it's good to hear of love prevailing in the end. Stories like yours give me hope that my partner and I can make it 10, 15, 25, 50 years together. Congratulations on the life you've built with Mitch.

  Country
• 
  30

  Words and Phrases from the UK

  by Nosferatu in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is mostly directed to all of you from the uk.

  i listen to a lot of music from the uk, but there's some, i guess slang that i don't completely understand.. raw ramp: as in "you're a raw ramp".

  i have no clue what this means.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  The one British word that has found it's way into my vocabulary is: daft. And, believe me, when these Arkies hear me use it, they look at me like I'm daft.

  (I hope I used it right. Otherwise I haven't been using it properly at all!)

  Country
• 
  29

  RIP 1934 -2004

  by ScoobySnax in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after a relatively short battle (5 weeks) my great aunt died this am at 02:30. of course she'd been ill much longer, losing weight, but she hated visiting doctors, and never wanted to make a fuss.

  i saw her on tuesday, and felt embarrased to stand at her bed as she looked so bad after what the cancer had done to her, reduced her to someone i hardly recognised.

  what happened to that glamorous woman of not so many years ago, immaculate in every way?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  Sorry to hear of your loss.
  I wish peace for you and your family.

  Country
• 
  51

  I been shunned by a Baptist,

  by jst2laws in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just moments ago i was on the back deck looking at the stars and a renter next door came out to do the same.

  i said hello and we talked about where we were from and where we are at, spiritually.

  after a few clues the neighbor asked if i had accepted jesus as my personal savior.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  CountryGuy

  Not that I want to stir this up again, but I didn't see the responses until now and I do feel that I need to clarify my statement, since I obviously have offended Billygoat and possibly a few others.

  When I said:

  Baptists, JWs, Pentecostals, LDS... not much different in that respect, are they?

  I was not intending to be a religious bigot. Ouch! Those words hurt! That is the last thing I want to do. I was a JW for far too long to criticize anyone else's religious choices. All I meant by that statement is that no matter what religion, you're going to have people who act this way. I felt that most of us, having been JWs, could relate to how the lady, a Baptist, reacted. (I put the other two on there because I felt it rounded out the comment.) I did not intend to put a negative connotation on it, but unfortunately, that's the way it came across to some people. Try reading the statement with these words:

  Puppies, kittens, goldfish, ponies... not much different in that respect, are they?

  For some reason, that doesn't come across negatively. (Unless you hate puppies. ) Oh, and thanks to Willy and others who tried to help others understand what I meant.

  That being said, I offer my apologies to any that I may have offended. I did not intend to express negative opinions against any religion, I merely wanted to show their similarities.

  Country

  (Billygoat, you have a PM.)