Posts by somebodylovesme

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First Post

by Purza in

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i am currently supposed to be working on my homework for a college course i am taking, but i seemed to be hooked on lurking.

i have been lurking for about a week now.

i made an appt.

Welcome to the board, and thanks for sharing your story. There are a lot of great people who have been through everything, and I know (although I was never a Witness) that people have found a lot of strength in common experiences!

Best wishes to you as you start counseling. Take care. :)

SLM

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Have You Ever Heard This Explanation Why 144,000 is a Literal Number?

by Had Enough in

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the speaker said tonight (yes i went to the memorial to appease my worried family .

well he said its very simple....the scripture talks about the lamb and the 144,000. it doesn't say lambs as in more than one....no, it says lamb referring to the "literal number of one lamb".. so thats how we know that the 144,000 is a literal number and not symbolic like all the rest of revelation.. ok....now am i going bonkers...or has anyone else every heard that explanation before?

i know i never have and that doesn't make any sense to me at all.. had enough

somebodylovesme

I was never a Witness... but if I were at the Memorial or a meeting for the first time, I would probably never come back -- what kind of a crap explanation is that??

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Does anyone have a Pontiac Vibe?

by somebodylovesme in

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we are looking at getting one -- just wondered if anyone had any input/advice.

:) .

slm

somebodylovesme

LMAO ~ Well, a month after I started this post and it reappeared. We have the Vibe and we love it!! Love having the sunroof open... ahhh.. Good times.

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Non Jw Dating a JW

by propel in

i'm a non jw currently seeing a jw.

i am not totaly clear about the rules about jw's in dating.

could someone explain this to me and does it vary from family to family at all?

somebodylovesme

For what it's worth...

When I started dating my now-husband, he was an active Witness. He stopped going to meetings soon after we got together, not because of me, but because he finally felt like he didn't HAVE to, like there was someone to support him outside of the congregation. His last girlfriend was a Witness, but they were a match made in Hades and it was disastrous. So, he wasn't strong in the "truth" to start with, and our relationship was very, very normal. (Planning the wedding - now, that was another story.)

So, I guess I'm saying, I don't know what it would have been like if had been strong in the faith. But when we got together, he looked (to others) like he WAS. I, of course, was blamed for his fading, but we both know (and I know from his writings before our relationship) that he was mentally and emotionally out of the religion long before we fell in love.

If the person you are dating IS strongly in the faith, then you will have a harder time. But if there are doubts or if the person wants to live outside of the religion, then I think there is a greater chance for success.

Best of luck to you .

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Daylight Savings Time

by Jim_TX in

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hey folks!

for those in the u.s. - don't fergit to push yer clocks ahead an hour tonight.. if you _do_, you'll be late to a few appointments tomorrow.. regards,.

somebodylovesme

Dan ~ Good idea. I am closer to Indiana, anyway. Arizona would be too hot. hmmmm ... things to keep in mind next time I move. ;)

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Memorial - What are people actually thinking during it?

by asleif_dufansdottir in

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i had posted some of this on another thread, when i thought it might be fun to have a thread of "what is actually going thru people's minds" when they are sitting there at the memorial...

"i don't care what mom says, i'm never going to this dumb thing again.

she could at least let me have my gameboy if she's going to make me come to these dumb things.

somebodylovesme

I went once with my in-laws: 2 thoughts ~

#1. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... *yawn* .. (looks around, lost) ... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

#2. This is a bunch of crap. This is a bunch of crap. This is a bunch of crap. How does anyone sit through this three times a week?

;)

SLM

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The Washington Post: Why we need an amendment:

by Gretchen956 in

aisle be damned bush hates gay marriage.

god knows why.

i think we can all agree with our president that gay.

somebodylovesme

That is AWESOME.

E-mailing it to my likeminded buddies now...

SLM

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Being weak in the truth or just less interested

by JH in

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often the witnesses will say that someone is weak in the truth, if they don't do as much as the others.

i don't think that they use the right expression, because someone could just be less interested in these things, but not weak.

no one likes to be labeled "weak", so i wonder if this is not another way the watchtower has to make someone feel guilty, so that we will do more, just to be accepted by the others in the congregation?

somebodylovesme

When I was around Witnesses more, I heard a young man referred to as "weak" because he didn't keep up on the readings. Turns out the guy can barely read - he was doing the best he could and received criticism instead of support. Very sad. :(

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Daylight Savings Time

by Jim_TX in

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hey folks!

for those in the u.s. - don't fergit to push yer clocks ahead an hour tonight.. if you _do_, you'll be late to a few appointments tomorrow.. regards,.

somebodylovesme

Stupid time change. :( Now my 6:00 AM alarm wake-up tomorrow will feel like 5:00.... grrrrr....

Can I move to Arizona? :)