Posts by Nina

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District Convention Resolution of 2003

by Agent 1 of 1 in

jw
friends

does anybody have the resolution that was given on the last day of the 2003 dc?

when i heard it, i almost fell out of my chair.

the brother said there were 10 guidelines we needed to follow in the resolution.

My daughter is scared of crocodiles. Any advice?

by myauntfanny in

every few nights my daughter calls me in and says she's worried about the crocodile coming to get her.

i know some people on here have small children (she's three), what do you say to them?

i tell her there's not really any crocodiles, but it doesn't seem to help.

Nina

Give her a ticking clock. Tell her that as long as that clock is ticking no crocodile will come near.

Wind up the clock every night just as she gets ready for bed.

Don't read her the story of Peter Pan.

Nina

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A Question Of Manners.

by Englishman in

i'm looking for some feedback here.

hl and i like to socialise sometimes, and this often results in us hosting small parties for a few friends.. often our friends reciprocate, and then we enjoy being guests instead of being hosts.. but we keep encountering a dilemma.

one set of friends like us to visit them for afternoon bbq's or sometimes for evening dinner parties.. now, no problem with dinner parties, but if say we go to a bbq at around 4.30, they expect us to remain with them for the entire evening right through until around 11 pm or midnight, the same time as we'd stay to if we went to a late dinner party.. personally, i've had enough at about 9 pm, that's 5 hours, so we like to leave and have a pint or two in the pub on the way home.. now this makes them quite angry and they say that we're being anti-social because we are off to the pub instead of spending the whole evening with them.. i maintain that if you go to tea or a bbq in the late afternoon, then it's quite acceptable to depart earlier than if you went to a late dinner party.. what do you think?.

Nina

The next time an invitation is extended, say "we are available from 5 until 9 (or whatever), if this suits your plan we would love to accept". Then everyone knows in advance what to expect.

Then stick to it.

Nina

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Let's face it. The main reason to be a JW is the feeling of belonging.

by new light in

jw
friends

don'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.

Nina

I don't agree but you are entitled to your opinion.

Nina

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ALL TIME FAVORITE "OLD" MOVIE

by sandy in

i 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.