Posts by 4JWY

We had been out to Applebee's and had eaten chicken fajitas - we returned home and when our pet chicken didn't come running across the yard to greet us we were worried.

Shortly thereafter, we spot a hawk sitting on the fence - he'd fly away and keep returning. Eventually I went to look over in that area, and I found my pet chicken's HEAD laying in the brush! Just the head - I freaked out and knew what Chirpy's demise had been.

I didn't eat chicken for a very long time after that.

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CNN , Headline News , and 1914 , hhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm !!!!!!!!!!

by run dont walk in

saw a great little piece on headline news or cnn the other night, they showed a memorial celebration of the 90th year of world war one.

now think about this, how many veterans do you think attended from world war one ???????.

the one veteran who layed down a wreath, was 108, and he talked a little, the best he could, and thanking his fellow war heroes.. this piece really hit home with me, because, didn't the watchtower once say, the generation of 1914 will not pass away, remember the early teaching, "they would have to be able to understand the things going on", "first started with 15 years olds, then ten year old, then can't be babies born, then can be babies born.

4JWY

Just seven months after our "walkaway" from JW, my husband's dad was awarded with 7 purple hearts,(60 years later, due to lost paperwork and red tape) - He had been a POW in Japan for three years and witnessed many of his comrades beheaded. We'd heard all the stories over the years - never really appreciating them of course or getting the full gist of what he'd experienced - not allowing ourself to FEEL the normal emotions.

Well--you've never seen a prouder EXJW stand beside his 80 year old dad at the ceremony and parade that followed with tears flowing freely. If the awards had been given in any earlier year, my husband would not have attended. It was a very surreal experience for him and one day a movie may come out of it. My father-in-law has already been approached by a producer in Hollywood who would like the story.

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God's will...

by Country Girl in

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all through our being raised as jw's, we've been told that we should sacrifice for the kingdom.

we've been todl that the more hours we put in, the more we will be blessed.

we've been told that we should "add" by giving money, by giving time, by giving our whole lives over to this religion, and oftentimes, the very gifts that god gave us have been sacrificed and ignored.. the governing body ignores the power it has.

4JWY

CG - great work!

It always irked me that we never did have ANY encouragement to be the best that we could be. (Had to join the Army for that!)

My husband recently asked a former JW "friend" in a very thought provoking way - Have you EVER done anything to the best of your ability?

The reply was an immediate, "NO" I just found that to be so sad that at 35 years old, he'd never had that satisfaction and joy of accomplishment.

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toot toot toot lookin out my back door

by xenawarrior in

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so i'm sitting here having coffee and i hear a very distinguishable sound out on my deck.

i looked out and this is what i saw.

i know they are around but i've never seen one come so close to the house before!

4JWY

With your topic : toot toot toot lookin out my back door

and it's a Saturday morning, I figured you had a cargroup of dubs heading your way!

Beautiful creature - keep any cats inside since he's checking the place out for some reason. Our pet chicken disappeared to one of these guys.

edited to add: Xena, we posted at the same time, yep, IT WAS A SIGN!

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What did you actually enjoy about JW meetings?

by Pinned Blouse in

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as much as i dreaded going to all the meetings there were things that i did enjoy.. 1. no special parking spaces for the elders, etc.. 2. no collections plate going around the room.

3. no one person giving the talk every single week (can you imagine the same speaker 3 to 4 times a week, every day?

4JWY

I enjoyed listening to my son all through the years, with a youthful exuberance, BELT out the songs with no care to the fact that he sang totally off key -

I think that's the only thing I ever liked.

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G'Mo's Poll#1-Are xjws more likely to have been "devout" than current jws?

by Glenmore in

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my theory is that a lot of us were really into the culture.

in our hey day jill (my wife) and i had two keys to the kh.

she pioneered, i was an ms and aux pio'd.

4JWY

I was a shining example of a skater and it has proven to be my saving grace in exiting.

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I don't play their game any longer

by Dawn in

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i've posted a few times about the troubles with my poor mom and the &*!

@# elders telling her she can't talk to her daughter.

being that i'm the only family she has here to take care of her.. anyways - i've kept my distance out of respect for her....that is...until a few weeks ago.