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my mom-in-law (a jw for 50+ years) was just on the phone with an old childhood friend of hers (a baptist and perfectly content with her religion) that lives down south and she told her that "god doesn't want you to have a christmas tree...you should know that by now.

" grrrrrrrrrrr......i just wanted to slap her.. how dare she try and ruin someone else's holidays spewing her poison!

astro_girl

Hi All! I'm fairly new here (more of a lurker than a poster)

My mom-in-law (a JW for 50+ years) was just on the phone with an old childhood friend of hers (a Baptist and perfectly content with her religion) that lives down south and she told her that "God doesn't want you to have a Christmas tree...you should know that by now." Grrrrrrrrrrr......I just wanted to slap her.

How dare she try and ruin someone else's holidays spewing her poison! Her dear friend just lost her husband and since then I've noticed my mother-in-law moving in for the kill. Get 'em while their weak and vunerable. Just pathetic.

She seems desperate these days to convert someone....ANYONE!

All of her children have rejected the religion and got out as soon as they were old enough to make that decision (teens) My husband said he realized what a sham it was early on, all the hypocrisy and lies.

Well, thanks for letting me vent and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!

Astro-Girl

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Encouraged NOT to have kids

by JustTickledPink in

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i was just thinking about the publisher stats and the birth rate, that was mentioned.. do you all remember in the 80's at the assemblies everyone was encouraged not to have children, to spend their time pioneering, because at armeggedon and in the time of the "tribulation" that it would be difficult with small kids.... to wait until the new system.. i remember a couple that pioneered and she really wanted kids, so her husband made her a deal that they had to pioneer for 5 more years and if the "end" hadn't come yet, they could have kids.

i think they were reaching 30. i do remember 5 years went by and they had a son, that was probably 15 years ago.

can you imagine the people that followed the advice and now are too old to have kids, but spent plenty of time pioneering?.

astro_girl

Just a thought...could it be that by discouraging offspring, chances are greater that their members will leave their estates to the WTS? It seems they would have plenty to gain from members that are solely devoted to their lies in life and in death.

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What Do You Do When You Get The "Blues"???

by minimus in

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friends

every once in a while we all get the blues.

we start overthinking, overanalyzing----we dwell on negatives.

what do you do to get out of this frame of mind?

astro_girl

A date with

always helps!

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Red Sox, Yankees and my Comforter w/ special POWERS - a love story.

by confusedjw in

the red sox are down 3 games to 0 on sunday.

as the hours get late i pull out a comforter from the closet, not realizing the special powers it holds.

the red sox win it in extra innings on a david ortiz home run and comforter on the couch.

astro_girl

After the Sox win the World Series, will you be putting that comforter up on Ebay?! Bet it will fetch a pretty penny! Just kidding! I know the comforter is an official member of the family now.

Heh-heh! I woke up to read some pretty hilarious headlines this morning! I'm just LOVING IT! "The Choke's On Us" "Damned Yankees" heh-heh

A soda at Yankee Stadium...$50 Bag of peanuts at Yankee Stadium...$75 A hotdog at Yankee Stadium...$150 Seeing A-Rod get the spanking of his life by the Red Sox....PRICELESS!

Uh-oh...better cut this short...hubby's coming this way (sad sad Yankees fan, tsk-tsk )

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Red Sox, Yankees and my Comforter w/ special POWERS - a love story.

by confusedjw in

the red sox are down 3 games to 0 on sunday.

as the hours get late i pull out a comforter from the closet, not realizing the special powers it holds.

the red sox win it in extra innings on a david ortiz home run and comforter on the couch.

astro_girl

So far, soooooo good! Let's hope that "Yankee Magic" is shut down for the night! (Jeter has a puss-face on)

Gotta love that Damon Grand Slam!!!! WOOO-HOOO!

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What Are You All Reading?!

by Doubtfully Yours in

so, what's everybody reading these days?.

i used to read so passionately, but i've lost the hobby due to everyday life stress and distractions.

i want to get back into reading again.

astro_girl

"Wicked" by Gregory Maguire...half way through and I like it a lot more than I thought I would.

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Red Sox, Yankees and my Comforter w/ special POWERS - a love story.

by confusedjw in

the red sox are down 3 games to 0 on sunday.

as the hours get late i pull out a comforter from the closet, not realizing the special powers it holds.

the red sox win it in extra innings on a david ortiz home run and comforter on the couch.

astro_girl

Tee-Hee! I love your comforter story too! My comforter has no special powers. It's just wrinkled.

As a native New Yorker, I am expected to back the home team (according to my hubby at least) but nope...I'm just loving all this Sox drama and excitement! I hope they go all the way! The Yanks (the B-I-G money team) have had their fair share of the glory...let those Sox have their year in the sun!

If they spank the Yanks tonight, I'll be hooting and a-hollerin' for 'em to win it all! GO RED SOX!!!!

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Did you personally know one of the 144,000?

by badboy in

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friends

were there any in your congregation?

astro_girl

My husband's Aunt Margaret KNOWS she's one!

astro_girl

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