Born in, baptized at 15, inactive by 19, df'ed at 20.
Tina_Belina
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How old were you when you left?
by somebodylovesme ini only know a handful of witnesses, but i do know several ex-witnesses.
all of them left in their late teens, which (as i've read here) is pretty common.
i know there are a lot of people here who left later in life.
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Women's Fashion Woes...a fluffy rant
by Frannie Banannie inokay...the fluff is running rampant on jwd this weekend, so i'm just jumpin' in with my .02...... i hate the way fashion designers dictate what we're gonna be wearing for the next year or two or three (if they can't come up with something new and innovative or retro to titillate the egos).
take for instance those needle-nosed shoes they're pandering to the public lately.....besides being extremely uncomfortable and likely to trip the wearer up with the extra length required to extend the toes of the shoes to a needle point, has anyone seen what they do to ppl's feet years later???
just visit your local nursing home and take a gander at all the hammer toes, bunions and crossed toes of old peeps that were slaves to similar fashions decades ago!
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Tina_Belina
The neckline and the arm holes (on sleeveless tops) don't need to be that big!! I have an awful time finding tanks or sleeveless tops (I live in Phoenix, remember - we need sleeveless!) that don't show the whole side of my bra!
I agree completly! Or how about a strapless bra that is actually comfortable and supportive for us more "well endowed" women. Do they honestly think those tank tops with the built in bras hold up anything past a B cup?
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Women's Fashion Woes...a fluffy rant
by Frannie Banannie inokay...the fluff is running rampant on jwd this weekend, so i'm just jumpin' in with my .02...... i hate the way fashion designers dictate what we're gonna be wearing for the next year or two or three (if they can't come up with something new and innovative or retro to titillate the egos).
take for instance those needle-nosed shoes they're pandering to the public lately.....besides being extremely uncomfortable and likely to trip the wearer up with the extra length required to extend the toes of the shoes to a needle point, has anyone seen what they do to ppl's feet years later???
just visit your local nursing home and take a gander at all the hammer toes, bunions and crossed toes of old peeps that were slaves to similar fashions decades ago!
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Tina_Belina
I admit I like the pointy toes and the higher the heel the better.
The one popular style out now that I cannot stand is the shirts with the huge bell sleeves. Ugh! Those do no look attractive on anyone.
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South Beach Diet update
by Mulan inlast week i posted i was starting this diet.
today is day 8 and i have lost 5 pounds!!.
i am never hungry, and feel so good.
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Tina_Belina
Congrats Mulan! I have been on it for about a week and have lost 5lbs also. I didn't think I was going to make it through the first few days, mostly because no sugar meant no more soda! But like you I feel great now and don't crave anything.
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An evening of debauchery -- brought to you by Jehovah's Witnesses
by logansrun inhow did i spend my new years eve?
with a bunch of drunk jehovahs witnesses, that's how!
my best friend -- who hasn't been to a meeting in three months and has referred to isaiah books i and ii as "shit" -- has connections with the outer periphery of the organization's young folk.
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Tina_Belina
Surreptitious......just about anything.
Tons of underage drinking, thats not so shocking though. Drug use, sex, homosexuality, group sex. You name it, it went down at these parties.
Then of course thier concious would bother them and they would go cry and "repent" to the elders. The next weekend we would be out doing the same things. It cracks me up when I see some of the guys I used to party with now. They'll walk by and smirk at me with thier sweet little dub wives by thier side. I just have to laugh.
I still consider myself a partier, but I think I'm actually tamer now than when I was a dub.
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To my Italian-American Friends.
by El Kabong ingot this from a relative and just wanted to share with everyone.
all italians have a $40,000 kitchen, but use the $179 stove from american appliance in the basement to cook.the living room couch was covered with plastic.strohmeman and wonder bread was for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches only.there is some sort of religious statue in the hallway, living room,front,porch and backyard.a portrait of the pope and frank sinatra in the dining room.god forbid if anyone ever attempted to eat chef boy-ar-dee, franco-american, ragu, prego or anything else in a jar or can (tomato paste is the exception).the following are italian holidays- first weekend in october- grapes for the wine, 3rd weekend in august- tomatoes for the gravy.
speaking of which, it's gravy and not sauce.meatballs are made with pork, veal and beef.
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Tina_Belina
LOL Cute and true.
We could also add....we find any reason to have a "family dinner" which includes cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and that wierd Uncle Joe who you swear is in the mafia. Ok maybe that's just my family.
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An evening of debauchery -- brought to you by Jehovah's Witnesses
by logansrun inhow did i spend my new years eve?
with a bunch of drunk jehovahs witnesses, that's how!
my best friend -- who hasn't been to a meeting in three months and has referred to isaiah books i and ii as "shit" -- has connections with the outer periphery of the organization's young folk.
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Tina_Belina
Sex, drugs and rock n roll saved me. It was my out. It wasn't until after I left the dubs that I realized how truly f'ed up thier "belief system" was.
As to the orginial post...I can still to this day say some of the wildest parties I've ever attended were dub parties. I saw or participated in just about anything you could imagine at them. Of course they are all in "good standing" now.
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SEX talks at the sunday meetings
by wannaexit inthe last little while there have been many talks on sex at the sunday meetings.
it is sickening!
they are very explicit in nature.. don't they realize that there are many children in the audience that are not really ready to hear this particular information?.
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Tina_Belina
Yes those talks were always uncomfortable. But you should have heard some of our local needs talks. Talk about squirming in your chair.
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What Ways Did You Rebel Against The Elders & The "Truth"?
by minimus ini used to get a kick out of how some people used to push the elder's buttons.
sisters would wear a dress that was 1 inch above the knee just to get the brothers going.
or brothers would grow something a little longer than a mustache......what did you do to exert your independence??
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Tina_Belina
Surprisingly they didn't. But my poor mom did. LOL She didn't like my answer.
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My son taking actions to get himself Dfed
by freeman inlast night my older son, (now 20) decided to smoke a cigarette in front of active witnesses.
of course they will be obliged to report this at once to the elders, who will question him about it.
i knew something big was coming as i overheard him say to my wife the other day ?your not mad at me because of anything i did, you?re just mad at me because i?m an atheist?.
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Tina_Belina
Good for him freeman! It seems especially hard at his age. But he'll soon find true friends. And they'll be a hell of alot more fun. He's lucky to have someone like you who understands what he's going through.