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  A Guy Having Menopause With His Wife

  by compound complex in

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  new york times.

  june 2, 2009, 9:37 a.m. .

  my brief life as a woman.

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  Thanks. I had to share it with a few of my menopausal friends. They loved it.

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  The Pacific Northwest

  by compound complex in

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  Love the painting CC - just beautiful. I have in-laws in the PNW - otherwise I would visit more often.

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  Have you forgiven your parents for bringing you up in the JW cult?

  by Gayle in

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  i had to sort through that for some years ago.

  i concluded my parents were victims of the watchtower society too.

  dad was a prisoner of war, under nazis at 19 yrs of age, almost died there due to no medicines or antibiotics and lost almost half his weight, his nerves were shot and he was drawn to the jws promise of a new world without war.

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  I never even thought of blaming my parents. They did what they thought was right. The sad thing is, they don't want to let me do what I think is right now that I have been an adult for many, many years. They try to punish me by shunning me for having a mind of my own.

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  How ZEALOUS a JW were you?

  by BonaFide in

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  or maybe you are still a zealous jw.

  i became a regular pioneer while i was still in high school.

  i used to set my alarm for 5 am three times a week and walk a few blocks to do streetwork.

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  Nowhere near your zeal BF. Damn, I was lucky to put an hour a month in. I could have done more, by studying with my daughter, but I just didn't have it in me.

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  Service group overseer says can't put 0 down for me

  by garlic81 in

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  service group overseer called thursday before the meeting looking for my may time.

  he tells me to email it to him and gives me his email address.

  i email once from my cell, and from my pc when i get home; and i leave a voicemail for him.

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  Its all about appearances.

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  What goes on at these Conventions??

  by lavendar in

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  my family member is attending a jw convention as we speak.

  what happens at these conventions?

  is it all just talks?

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  It is boring as hell! And if you don't get there early, you could end up with crappy seats. I can't even imagine sitting through another convention again.

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  When is it time to say goodbye?

  by PEC in

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  our cat carmel has been sick for over a month.

  she started puking every morning and about a week later, on barbara's birthday, she puked five time before 8:00 am.

  we canceled our plans and took her to the vet, he ran a bunch of tests and sold us some medicine for the puking.

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  Hey there. Where I work we are a group that loves our animals. One woman was unable to have children, so her dogs are her children. She had to let one go a few years ago and it broke her heart. When you ask her about it now, she said it was the best decision - so the animal didn't have to suffer. So although it is hard to let go, if the kitty is suffering then it is time. And I know this may sound crazy, but I read somewhere that animals accept death better than us humans. They do not have fear of it. Whether or not that is true, I do find that kinda comforting.

  She is a beautiful kitty. Looks like a flame point. My thoughts are with you and Carmel.

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  2009 Drama Synopsis and Comments

  by jabberwock in

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  this year's drama was based on the parable of the prodigal son.

  the theme was "your brother was dead and came to life".

  as some have probably heard, it is a modern day story based on that parable, so there are no fancy costumes or fake beards.. .

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  Jabberwok - I just read this thread today on my iPhone. I can't post, but I read the board every day. I read your post and I felt myself getting angry - it is so clear (since I am now on the outside) that the brainwashing and indoctrination is still running strong. It makes me sick! And they buy into it hook, line and sinker. How were you able to sit through it? How is anyone who "knows" about this organization able to sit through this sh*t?

  Thank you for posting - it really hits home that the truth is not the truth.

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  gays in your congregation...?

  by Albert Einstein in

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  according statistics, there should be in every congregation about 4 gays.. my experience is, that some decided to live a "normal" life and get married and you hardly noticed them.. but there are some types, who, from how they speak and behave, are absolutely obvious gays.

  did you have them in your congo?

  how did your congregation treat them?.

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  I never had "gadar" when I was a dub - so I generally wouldn't know. I did have one friend that I grew up with that I always suspected was a lesbian. Turns out she is - she was DF'd for awhile, but back in and still unmarried, but always living with female "roommates".

  For the most part, I think I went along as a good JW thinking the best of everyone and never realizing there were gay individuals suffering as JWs.

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  Who is going to the District Assembly this year?

  by asilentone in

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  i do not think i will be there!

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  Dear god - the thought makes me want to hurl! We always had the DC when it hit 90+ degrees in San Francisco and the venue had no AC. No way would I even consider going.

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