You know I have been misreading this thread all these days... I thought it said 'Underated Toys' hence my previous post, lol, I would say an underrated joy would be...
Yawning & going mmm mm mm
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29Underated Joys
by PaulJ inwhat things are absolutely fantastic, but go unrecognised?
rubbing your eyes.
having a good scratch.
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The verdict is in! Michael Jackson is . . . . . . . . NOT GUILTY!
by nicolaou inthe full list of charges faced by michael jackson at his child abuse trial.
count 1: conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion between 1 february and 31 march 2003. not guilty.
count 2: lewd act upon a child between 20 february and 12 march 2003. not guilty.
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dh
glad to see this verdict, it will be great to see jacko back on stage.
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At what speed are you comfortable driving on the highway?
by JH inhere in canada, it's maximum 100 km/h or 62 mph.
thats not fast enough for us quebecers.
we like driving atlest at 120km/h or 75 mph when the conditions are perfect.
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it depends on the car, my current car i tend to sit at 100mph, but will go up to 120 if i need to. some other cars i will cruise at 120 most of the time. but if the car is not particularly great then of course i would just drive 80-85. i think a lot depends on how the car feels at different speeds, some cars feel more comfortable at 100 than they do at 75. i don't consider myself to be a fast driver by any stretch of it, but on motorways if there is room, i will drive at the pace i feel comfortable at that time.
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Cook at home or eat out?
by greendawn indo you know how to cook, even just a few simple recipes, or do you hate the idea of home cooking and prefer to always rely on restaurants and take aways, or just prepare easy snacks like sandwiches and melted cheese on toast?
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dh
I like to cook, but I also like to eat out.
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My Mother
by funes ini was disfellowshipped when i was 16, it really isn't clear because i stopped going to meetings, left home, etc.
i was 28 before i truly stopped believing and have grown to love every day of life i've had the privilege to live.
my mother was a missionary, my brother lives at one of the farms, one of my sisters is a special pioneer overseas and my other sister is a special pioneer in the states.. .
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dh
How a person treats a df'd person is open to a massive amount of interpretation... 'Necessary family business' is enough. & if your mom really wanted to see you, she can, and doesn't have to tell any other JW, and if any other JW finds out, she can tell them 'it was necessary family business'... and if they ask what business, she can tell them 'it is a private family that is none of their business'
This is what my mother always said, and my dad who is an elder still see's my brother who is df'd, although he might not go and talk about it to other JW's, what you do in your own time is up to your conscience, and the way any real parent should see it simple... Seeing their child is in point of fact 'necessary family business'
I know other elders who see their df'd kids, they may not live with them, but they are still family. It all depends how self righteous the parent is, but she can see you without you going back to la la land, but that's for her to decide if she really wants to. If she thinks she won't have a clear conscience if she see's you, how can she expect you to have a clear one by becoming a fake JW again.
So, bottom line is that if she wants to see you, she can, and if she only wants to pressure you to be a JW, she will not look at options like those I've stated.
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Would the Governing Body use a "Worldly Consulting Agency"? CIA?
by frankiespeakin in.
pros and cons please.
plenty of room for speculation!!!!
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dh
Not the CIA I don't think, but I imagine they use plenty of non-JW sources.
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What was your breaking point?
by soundbox_guy inokay, i'm new as you all probably know, so my question may have been discussed several times in the past.
i'm just curious as to when some of you came to the conclusion that enough was enough and that you didn't want to attend the meetings anymore or not be a jw.
was it in field service, at home, at the hall?
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dh
Right around 2 Kings 2:23-24
23. And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24. And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
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How do I control my jealousy?!! Help!
by Crumpet inthe first time i can vividly recall feeling jealous was when i was 7.. my dad came home from visiting a client with gifts for me and my sisters.
my younger sisters got a beaufiful handmade doll dressed in pink lace called betty and a handmade cotton cot.
i got the 1982 yearbook of jws.
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dh
Don't try to control your jealousy, instead try to find something you feel contented with.
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If you won the lottery would you still work anyways???
by JV ini'm really, really curious about everybody's opinions on this.
say you won the lottery would you continue to work???
or would you retire to pursure a shuffleboard career among other things??
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dh
In one way or another, yes.
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The least likely of people are the ones who shun you...
by dh inas anyone who might remember will remember, i posted some time ago that my mother finally stopped going to jw meetings a couple of months back, after 30 years of being an anchor of her congregation... now, ever since leaving there have been no elder visits (my dad is still an elder), and the c/o came around and my mom talked to him one on one, and that all seemed sorted.
'sisters' from the congregation still come around and see my mom (but only 'ones' that we here 'friends'), and there were about 150 'we miss you' 'please come back' cards... but as much as most of the people in my mom's congregation are 'cut up' and 'sad at the loss of sister _ _ _ _ ', they still call around for a coffee, or meet my mom for a coffee and are ok about it... this in itself might seem strange, but not so, considering the congregation i grew up in, everyone would still talk to me since i am not df'd and they always ask how my brother and i are doing.... anyway, to cut a long story short, i asked my mom how her oldest friend was, a woman who was her friend when she first became a jw in the mid 70's... now this is a person who always lived over 100 miles away from us, but would come and stay at our house every now and then, for assemblies etc, a person my mom had a very special friendship with... a very open minded and spiritual woman by all appearances, somewhat eccentric and a big fan of dr. seusse (which is where i get my love of dr. seusse from)... well, it turns out this one person who you would never in a million years expect to pass a sweeping judgement, when my mom told her she would no longer be going to meetings, she said 'then i don't want to speak to you again' the end!
can you believe that garbage?
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dh
As anyone who might remember will remember, I posted some time ago that my mother finally stopped going to JW meetings a couple of months back, after 30 years of being an anchor of her congregation... Now, ever since leaving there have been no elder visits (my dad is still an elder), and the C/O came around and my mom talked to him one on one, and that all seemed sorted. 'Sisters' from the congregation still come around and see my mom (but only 'ones' that we here 'friends'), and there were about 150 'we miss you' 'please come back' cards... but as much as most of the people in my mom's congregation are 'cut up' and 'sad at the loss of sister _ _ _ _ ', they still call around for a coffee, or meet my mom for a coffee and are OK about it... This in itself might seem strange, but not so, considering the congregation I grew up in, everyone would still talk to me since I am not df'd and they always ask how my brother and I are doing...
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I asked my mom how her oldest friend was, a woman who was her friend when she first became a JW in the mid 70's... Now this is a person who always lived over 100 miles away from us, but would come and stay at our house every now and then, for assemblies etc, a person my mom had a very special friendship with... A very open minded and spiritual woman by all appearances, somewhat eccentric and a big fan of Dr. Seusse (which is where I get my love of Dr. Seusse from)... Well, it turns out this one person who you would never in a million years expect to pass a sweeping judgement, when my mom told her she would no longer be going to meetings, she said 'then I don't want to speak to you again' The End!
Can you believe that garbage? You can be friends for a lifetime, and then snap, it's over and the illusion is broken... This ex-friend of my mom told my dad she was hoping to shock my mom... Funny after 30 years of knowing my mom, a person should know that she doesn't play games or take shit off anyone (excepe me, ha ha ha), and because of this person's stupid narrowmindedness, a friendship is over, or should I say, someone's mettle has been tested, and failed to pass.
What's ironic is that this is a shunning from your closest and oldest friend, even when they do not have to shun you because you are not df'd. To my mind this is very ill.
Funny how the cookie crumbles...
Anyways, just wanted to share the experience... feel free to chime in if you have any similar ones.