And were encouraged to be 'balanced,' yeeks.
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by eiu2003 inwell, let's try posting a topic.
one of the things i felt i missed out on while i was a witness, other than wild sex when young is higher education.
i quit hs to pioneer and now have just recently finished a college degree and am still working on my masters, but i find myself resenting that i have had to do this all at night and while in my forties.
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Today is my parents 60th anniversary!!
by Dogpatch intoday is my parent's 60th anniversary!
i am so happy and proud for them.
it takes a lot to make it that long, especially when you have to raise wild kids like me and my sister were.
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Awesome !!!
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Do you still get embarrassed by it?
by Mr Ben inthe other night in the pub a guy pipes up, "hey, how you doing mate?
then proceeds to inform everyone that i used to try and convert him to jwism about 8 years ago.
i say, "how you doing dave?"...
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Nope, no need to get embarrassed nor be degrading. In fact, if anyone wants to discuss it, I will accomadate them. When someone speaks ill of any acquaintaince (witness or not) I will jump in and defend them. This berating others is immature and childish. Why can't we talk about the strengths and weaknesses of others without assassinating their character?
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Disturbing phone call yesterday....
by codeblue ini would have posted this yesterday but for some reason it was unavailable.. i called one of my jw sisters, my turn to call.. a couple of months ago we all got together...hadn't seen any of them in 5 years.. well...she met my hubby and she said what he said was bothering her...i said: oh, i wasn't in the conversation what was it that bothered her....(my first mistake) seems like he brought up the un letter and something about what the real good news is.. she then started her hitler/nazi questions saying she is concerned about my spirituality....... i told her i have a relationship with jehovah and that is what matters...didn't stop her...i also told her i am a big girl and have taken care of my spirituality since i married the first time and left home.. i got off the subject by calling after my dog...and i was shaking the whole afternoon.. ya all know i am fading....geez...i wasn't prepared for this conversation...i am debating on telling her if she wants to continue a relationship with me then she needs to respect my spirituality and not question it...according to romans 14 where it says: each one has an accounting before god.
while i was married to husband #1 she never wanted to hear anything negative...so i had no support during that time and during my divorce as well.. she mentions she is concerned about my spirituality cause i don't talk about meetings or field service.
i would like to reinforce the fact that she doesn't like negative conversations, remind her of my marriage and divorce and after my divorce when i wanted to have an ear to listen to me, but she didn't...so since she set the rules of no negative comments that is why i chose not to talk about meetings or field service because they are negative>.
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Does she take Biblical advice? 1Thess. 4:11 "...make it your aim to live quietly and to mind your own business..."
I'll let you do the rest.
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"What is politics?"
by WildTurkey ina little boy goes to his dad and asks, "what is politics?".
dad says, "well son, let me try to explain it this way: i'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me capitalism.
your mom, she's the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the government.
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Let's face it. The main reason to be a JW is the feeling of belonging.
by new light indon't you agree?
the doctrine part has its appeal for some people, but most join and stay because it feels good to belong to something larger than yourself.. realizing this may make it easier for some to stay away.
that longing you may feel at first to join them or go back to them is not holy spirit, it's just the natural human inclination to belong to a group.
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Isn't a good marraige a belonging? Two become 'one' flesh.
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Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 wins top award at the Cannes film fest
by Realist incannes, france (reuters) - u.s. director michael moore's ``fahrenheit 9/11'' won the top award at the cannes film festival saturday.. thanking the jury headed by cult director quentin tarantino, moore said: ``you will ensure that the american people will see this movie.
'' moore's win capped a politically charged festival, with documentaries and films reflecting troubled times and french show-business workers staging demonstrations and sit-ins to protest against cuts in their welfare benefits..
nice!
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Simon has dibs on this topic.
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How Does It Feel Knowing That You Were Once A Member Of A Cult???
by minimus indoes it bother you?
the more i think about it---the angrier i get.
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Gee Min, for me, posing that question makes it sound like I was released from a 'nut' house, how about from an animal farm?
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GREAT SINGERS
by sandy ini love when i discover great singers.
i just discovered the.
"late" great eva cassidy within the past six months or so.
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Sandy, you got my vote for being our 'entertainment' informer. If, that's alright with you.
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ALL TIME FAVORITE "OLD" MOVIE
by sandy ini just finished watching "splendor in the grass".
for some reason i love to torture myself with sad movies and sad songs.. the end of that movie is so heart breaking.
actually its bitter-sweet but when you are still stuck on someone who you cannot have it is heart-breaking.. i had to restrain myself from calling my ex.
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Sandy, if memory serves me right, wasn't that, 'Splendor on the Floor' with W.Beatty & N. Wood? (pun)
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