Posts by Nancy Drake

I always envied the kids who got to sit up on top. I had to be a good little elder's girl until I was 18. 1997 was the only year I got to sit up on top, and I was not a good example. I certainly didn't pay attention, except to the boy sitting one section over.

Cute boys were the BEST distraction at the convention.

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What's ABBA song(s) you like ?

by jwsons in

for me, it is "the day before you come" and sometimes when i am very lonely "fernando.

" what's yours ?

jwsons

Nancy Drake

Dancing Queen, S.O.S...Fernando!

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Just being honest...

by Country Girl in

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for me, being raised as a jehovah's witness denied me of the feelings of empathy other people feel.

for so long, i felt no love for my family, no closeness except that closeness that is demanded by my being greek.

i think it made me into a robot.

Nancy Drake

Wow, that is a very honest thing to say, Country girl. I felt the exact same way as a JW. My only strong feelings came when I had a crush on a boy and caused me to be extremely obsessive about it. I'm not sure why this was the only emotion I allowed myself to feel besides jealousy. This made me a pretty messed up person because I was almost like I was inventing my emotions at times when I knew I should be emotional.

When I left the JW's I immediately jumped into a terrible relationship. I started to feel hurt and pain. I started to like the feeling of hurt and pain because at least it made me feel alive.

I am happy to say that I am much better now, 7 years later. LIke Brenda said, eventually the floodwaters came after my son was born, and I felt every emotion intensified to the millionth degree. It was too much to handle at the time, but eventually I came to have control although I am still very sensitive.

I am so happy you posted this! Good to know I'm not the only one.

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COFFFFFEEEEE!!!!!!

by Soledad in

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i'm so thrilled i bought my stove top espresso maker today!!!

yipeeeeee!!.

i've been looking for these for months!.

Nancy Drake

I adore coffee, but unfortunately, my coffee pot has been producing nasty tasting coffee lately. I tried a coffee machine cleaner and running several cups of vinegar through, but no luck. Any tips from anyone?

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Remembering Halloween As A JW Kid . . .

by Corvin in

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i remember my mom and my aunt making us kids open the door to the trick-or-treators and instead of giving them candy, we had to put wt and awake!

magazines (back issues) in their bags.

how embarrassing.. anyone else have the same experience?.

Nancy Drake

Mom handed out tracts one year, and that night our house was egged and some kids put some lit firecrackers on our window sills. The cops found them because it had snowed that day and the kids left footprints all the way home. Mom didn't hand out tracts after that.

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Son says, "Dad, I want to bleach my hair" - a heartwarming story

by GentlyFeral in

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/141/story_14137_1.html

Nancy Drake

That's a beautiful story. So many "Christians" that I've met are so judgemental, but this story is written by someone whose words glow with kindness. That's nice.

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Any Ebay-ers Out There?

by Englishman in

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i'm becoming intrigued with dabbling on ebay.

i've made a bid for some goods and i'm waiting to see if i've "won".. any advice for a newbie ebay-er?.

buying, selling, whatever?.

Nancy Drake

Don't get too addicted or you'll go broke!

Take it from me, I never knew how many items I couldn't possibly live without until I found eBay.

If you really want something, make sure you are on your computer a few minutes watching it before the auction ends. Lots of people like to bid in the last few seconds to win it at the lowest possible price without the chance of the previous highest bidder outbidding them. Make sure you read the feedback of every seller you are bidding on. If they have negatives, look at the comments made about them. See how they respond to the negative feedback and see if they leave retalitory negative feedback to the buyers. Make sure you thoroughly read the desciptions of everything, and get a paypal account if you can.

I know several people who make a lot of money on eBay and have a lot of fun with it, but I haven't got into that yet.

Hey, did you know that you can buy lots of JW stuff on eBay? Just type in Jehovah's Witnesses in the search bar. Yearbooks galore!

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Terrorists in Milwaukee?

by Nancy Drake in

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http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/oct04/265487.asp .

this made news on cnn!.

apparently a utility tower fell into another causing both to crash.

Nancy Drake

Remember Joe McCarthy was from Wisconsin and he saw a Communist under every toadstool.

LOL, Blondie! How is it that I missed the fact that he was from Wisconsin??? Looks like I need to brush up on my history.

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When & How Did You Get The JW ULTIMATUM?

by Corvin in

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flyinhighnow's recent post about the nephew and his ultimatum email got me to thinking .

when and how did you get the ultimatum (to come back to jehovah or lose my love and friendship/association) and from whom?.

corvin

Nancy Drake

When I was thinking about leaving the truth, my dad told me that I was putting his eldership in jeopardy. He had already been forced to resign when my brother was disfellowshipped 10 years earlier and it took him several years to climb back up the ladder. When I told him I didn't care, he tried to bribe me. He said he had a large sum of money that he had been saving for me in a secret account that was for my "JW" wedding. But if I left him then I wouldn't get it.

I laughed at him and left, though I was so hurt that he was more worried about his position in the congregation than losing his daughter forever.