Posts by Joysome

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Visit From Elders

by laurelin in

it's been awhile since i've been on here.

due to death in the family, chicken pox in children and other nasty things.. i posted here awhile ago about things i had found the unsettled me.

i was due to have a visit from two elders and a lot of you gave me lots of help and encouragement.. well, the two elders visited and i have to admit that it was nothing like i expected.. they sat down, and told me straight away that there was nothing i could say or ask that would hurt me.

Joysome

If I was stupid enough to kill my kid by trusting a religion that I had'nt researched enough to realize that blood is'nt a big deal, yes, I should be judged AND punished.

So were you ever a JW or just always opposed? If you were once a JW then at one time you did believe believe in not giving blood. If the need were to have come and your child or yourself needed blood you probably would have made the decision to not allow the transfusion. I would not judge you for it...that is your decision. You have that right....and some people have researched and have come to the conclusion that it isn't something that they would choose be it for religious purposes or whatever.

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Visit From Elders

by laurelin in

it's been awhile since i've been on here.

due to death in the family, chicken pox in children and other nasty things.. i posted here awhile ago about things i had found the unsettled me.

i was due to have a visit from two elders and a lot of you gave me lots of help and encouragement.. well, the two elders visited and i have to admit that it was nothing like i expected.. they sat down, and told me straight away that there was nothing i could say or ask that would hurt me.

Joysome

How many children died because of their parents choices?

Again, it's choices. I don't know if you have children....but you may make choices that directly affect your children. But should you be punished or judged if you feel you were doing what was right at that time?

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Visit From Elders

by laurelin in

it's been awhile since i've been on here.

due to death in the family, chicken pox in children and other nasty things.. i posted here awhile ago about things i had found the unsettled me.

i was due to have a visit from two elders and a lot of you gave me lots of help and encouragement.. well, the two elders visited and i have to admit that it was nothing like i expected.. they sat down, and told me straight away that there was nothing i could say or ask that would hurt me.

Joysome

Blood saves lives.

I'm not saying that it doesn't....at all. It's just that it is a risky thing and I personally feel it isn't for me. Again, I can't say if I'm dying and they say that have give me a transfusion that I would say no cuz I've never been in the situation but I would try every other alternative.

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Annual guilt trip - Memorial time!

by FreeWilly in

well i spoke with my mom this past week.

she made sure to remind me that the memorial was coming.

she pressed me for a promise to attend.

Joysome

I haven't even gotten an invite. :(

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Since leaving how have you changed?

by Joysome in

what do you find yourself doing differently?.

do you ever feel a little shocked when your opinions on certain things have changed?

things that you were once so adamantly against?.

Joysome

Here's another example....I said Happy Birthday....and I almost got sick. It was weird.

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Since leaving how have you changed?

by Joysome in

what do you find yourself doing differently?.

do you ever feel a little shocked when your opinions on certain things have changed?

things that you were once so adamantly against?.

Joysome

What do you find yourself doing differently?

Do you ever feel a little shocked when your opinions on certain things have changed? Things that you were once so adamantly against?

I go through that from time to time. The simple fact that I'm on this site...although i don't agree with everything, some things have opened my eyes to different things.

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Favorite Cars

by dustyb in

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i'm a youngster, so i don't like the old cars as much as i do the new cars.

my #1 favorite car is (any year) ferarri f50, but a 1993.5 toyota supra comes close.......

Joysome

2004 Mazda6. one day...one day....

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Another Reason For Proper Hygiene...

by cypher50 in

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the townspeople might come and subdue you because you smell so rank...

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Joysome

My thought is...wouldn't you knock yourself out if you smelled that bad. I just don't get how people with B.O. don't know they smell.

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LEAST FAVORITE MEETING

by new light in

it's so hard to choose, but i would have to say the theocratic ministry school was my most hated meeting.

the first few talks were a rephrasing of mind-numbing society doctrine.

then it was time to listen to a ten-year old read nwt to us........... #3 talks, don't even get me started!

Joysome

Public talk. Our meetings started at 9:30 for a while and I had the HARDEST time staying awake. Especially if we had a "dry" speaker.

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Visit From Elders

by laurelin in

it's been awhile since i've been on here.

due to death in the family, chicken pox in children and other nasty things.. i posted here awhile ago about things i had found the unsettled me.

i was due to have a visit from two elders and a lot of you gave me lots of help and encouragement.. well, the two elders visited and i have to admit that it was nothing like i expected.. they sat down, and told me straight away that there was nothing i could say or ask that would hurt me.

Joysome

What are you talking about, they kill each other all the time, daily, it's estimated that 3 people per day die because of the JW's blood policy

There are so many blood alternatives that I wish people would stop using blood altogether. It really is frightening to know that you could get someone's contaminated blood. My aunt who is a nurse and NOT a J-dub and never has been will not take blood. I don't know if her feelings would change if it came down to it. But that is how she feels currently. What everyone is failing to realize that we all have choices and no matter what we all have to accept the consequences of these choices the people that died due to not having a blood transfusion died because they chose to not have the transfusion so it's not something that we can blame the WTS about.