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  War of the Worlds

  by CaptainSchmideo in

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  saw it last nite, very intense!.

  the first part was particularly good, and felt real in the way the characters reacted:the father trying to get his kids out of the area, the kids acting like kids (the older one is slow and uncooperative, the younger one is a spaz and hysterical.

  ) dad gets pretty frustrated and trying to hold down the panic.

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  I liked it as well.

  I would recommend it.
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  Just curious

  by pratt1 in

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  since this is the 4th of july weekend, do any of you display the american flag in or around you home?.

  i have to admit, although i have been faded for many years, i find it difficult to even own anything with the american flag symbol.

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  Since this is the 4th of July weekend, do any of you display the American Flag in or around you home?

  I have to admit, although I have been faded for many years, I find it difficult to even own anything with the American Flag symbol.
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  Were the elders in your congregation good,bad or indifferent?

  by badboy in

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  The elders I interacted with fell into one of three catorgories.

  1. Bethel Elders - Pretty naive and had very a bad manner when it came to children and husband and wife issues.

  2. The "I'm a big man in the congo but I am a nothing outside the hall" - Discouraged any ambitious or upwardly mobile behaviour. As a man just be a janitor and make sure that your wife pioneers and everything will turn out just fine.

  3. "I am going to make a difference Elder" - really wanted to help the congo. Was usually younger, really studied the bible, and if not educated, was at least fairly successful in both secular and personal life. Unfortunately, this elder usually did not stay an elder long.

  Probable, he's on this web site right now.
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  S*its about to hit the fan with my in-laws

  by pratt1 in

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  brief history:.

  both my wife and i have faded from the borg for about 10 years.

  we still maintain close relationhips with the dubs in our family on both sides.. my wife's sister has not only faded, but she has become an ordained minster, thus my mother in law calls her an "apostate" and refuses to have any contact with her.. her 4 year old daughter will stay with my family for about 2 weeks in august.

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  Thanks for the input.

  Over the last few years there has been many breaches of trust amongst my in laws, almost all of the incidents, some how revolved around the "troof". I believe that my wife hopes that this will motivate my MIL to re-evaluate her position on shunning her daughter and her family and somehow they can begin to act like a real family.

  I have my doubts about that outcome and I do believe that my wife's actions will definitely destory her relationship with her sister.

  I will talk with her at the right time over the next few days and hopefully the adage" Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." will resonant with her.

  Thanks for you advice.
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  What's Your Favorite Sport?

  by minimus in

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  personally, i play tennis about 5 times per week , especially in the summertime.

  what's your favorite sport to play or watch?

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  To play: Golf and raquetball

  To watch: Basketball and Football
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  S*its about to hit the fan with my in-laws

  by pratt1 in

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  brief history:.

  both my wife and i have faded from the borg for about 10 years.

  we still maintain close relationhips with the dubs in our family on both sides.. my wife's sister has not only faded, but she has become an ordained minster, thus my mother in law calls her an "apostate" and refuses to have any contact with her.. her 4 year old daughter will stay with my family for about 2 weeks in august.

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  Brief History:

  Both my wife and I have faded from the Borg for about 10 years. We still maintain close relationhips with the dubs in our family on both sides.

  My wife's sister has not only faded, but she has become an ordained minster, thus my mother in law calls her an "apostate" and refuses to have any contact with her.

  Her 4 year old daughter will stay with my family for about 2 weeks in August. Since my mother in law has never met her grand daughter, she would like us to bring the child to her house while she is visiting.

  The problem is MY mother in law has never met the child because she refuses to communicate with the child's mother.

  My wife is begining to bow to the pressure of her mother and is now considering bring the child to grandma's and not tell her sister, who is vehemetly against it.

  I feel that this is a huge violation of her sister's trust and I also agree that since grandma refuses to talk with her daughter, then she should not see this child unless the mother is present.

  To make matters worse my mother in law is not above speaking badly about this "apostate" daughter to anyone who listens, including this sisters older children who live nearby with their father.

  My wife and I have always maintained an united front at least in public, even if we dis agree about a situation in private.

  My problem is I am finding this action to be so against my conscience, that I have doubts if I can support my wife' decision if she choses to introduce Grandmother and Granddaughter.

  I've decided to be perfectly honest about my feelings about this matter, and maybe we will just agree to disagree on this, however I would like to encourage my wife against this, if only because I feel she will cause serious damage to her relationship with her sister.

  Also, since I am the in law, I don't want to interfere in their family dynamics, but I just feel that this is wrong.

  Words of wisdom, please?
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  What Were Your Experiences In Dating JWs?

  by minimus in

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  were they all dates from hell?

  any "immorality"?

  did you ever "date" knowing the person was never "marriage material"?

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  I dated a lot. different sisters from different halls. Since I was a MS it was pretty easy to get the best looking sisters to go out.

  Sexually no more then a little heavy petting would occur, but on a few occassions I did go all the way.

  Although I consider myelf great marriage material, only the sisters who did not go all the way wanted to get married. The sisters who did go all the way, were happy being young, free and single, completely not ready to settle down.

  In hind sight, I wish I had married on of the "bad girls" instead of the half virgin I did marry.

  I had more in common with the "bad Girls".
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  Funeral arrangements - What would you do?

  by pratt1 in

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  i just found out last night that my aunt died.

  my mom and dad are arranging the funeral arrangments, and because my dad is not a dub the fumeral will be held in a church.

  most likely my mom will not attend the service.

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  Good point Joelbear.

  I am considering that option as well.
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  Funeral arrangements - What would you do?

  by pratt1 in

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  i just found out last night that my aunt died.

  my mom and dad are arranging the funeral arrangments, and because my dad is not a dub the fumeral will be held in a church.

  most likely my mom will not attend the service.

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  I just found out last night that my aunt died. My mom and dad are arranging the funeral arrangments, and because my dad is not a dub the fumeral will be held in a church. Most likely my mom will not attend the service.

  Because of this event, my mom said that my she and my dad are making arrangements for their funeral and they wanted me to follow their instructions exactly.

  I asked my mom if I died before she, would she arrange my funeral in a church if that was my desire. She flatly said no, because as my dub a church funeral would violate her conscience and it is against the way she raised me.

  I answered that that I could accept that because I would not allow her funeral to be held in a KH because it violates my conscience and I definitely would not allow a dub to give the memoral talk because I (her only child) would receive not comfort from anything a dub would say.

  Needless to say this upset my mom greatly (much tears).

  Although I feel firmly in my beliefs it really bothers me that in her mind, it is okay to ignore my final requests, but it is not okay to ignore hers.

  My dad smartly stayed out of the converation and said to me later, that when they die I should due what brings me comfort.

  My mom's last comment was that she would now leave her instructions with the brothers on how her final arrangements should be handled.

  I said that the had better hire some really good lawyers, because I will contest with every dime that I own.

  Maybe I am just being stubborn, but I refuse to give in to that cult when it comes to my parents.

  Has anyone else had a similar experince with a family member?

  What would you do?
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  cruises

  by pratt1 in

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  has anyone gone on a cruise for vacation?.

  i am going to the bahamas on holland american, leaving from ny and since i've never gone before, i don't know what to expect.. what was your experience like?

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  Has anyone gone on a cruise for vacation?

  I am going to the Bahamas on Holland American, leaving from NY and since I've never gone before, I don't know what to expect.

  What was your experience like?