Posts by Snapdragon

I'm not joking when I say this tickled me. I saw other subjects welcoming newbies and felt left out. It was my own fault of course, I never really properly introduced myself. I lurked for too short a period of time before diving in.

kls, thank you for the warm welcome. This was my name in the marquee. Cool. Thanks everyone for saying hi......

"And I'd like to thank the academy and my mom and dad. You all inspire me. And thanks to my fans..." (Okay, so I sound like I'm giving a freaking speech.)

So far so good, I'm just trying to back read and keep up with all the discussion. This is a full time job! Hope my boss doesn't mind my productivity being way down!

~A

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Your story in 3 sentences or less.......

by ApagaLaLuz in

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hey!

shotguns post got me thinking.

post your story is 3 sentences or less, if possible.

Snapdragon

I was born and raised a JW, although never baptised....I really don't know why I never did, because all my friends did.?.

When I showed interest in a GREAT worldly guy, the elders found me an easy target to make an example of. (Naughty girl, not getting baptised when all the others were.)<--Doesn't count as a sentence.

The ease with which they pushed me out the door befuddled me, and now I don't know how to fill my spiritual void.

~A

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Welcome Newbies!!! What made you post your first post? Short version please

by frankiespeakin in

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i see many new posters welcome,,i'm frankie and i want to say hello.. i can be alittle funny at times and even rude please forgive me in advance.. post a little about yourselves but only as much as you feel comfortable.

Snapdragon

Hi Frankie, and thanks for the topic. I didn't ever really make a note of letting everyone know I'd decided to join. Just a small "hi" back a ways ago.

So what made me post? I'd been lurking for a few days. (Just like most people, apparently.) Then I came upon this hilarious thread about disgusting food...it made me laugh so hard. So I went and signed up and here I am...thoroughly enjoying this new group of friends. You all know why you're special; its the reason everyone's here.

My story in a nutshell:

I'm 26, I live in the dairy state (Wisconsin, USA for "out of towners") and I work at a hospital. I grew up a witness, never got baptised and left when they'd had enough of my insubordination (removed). It has been a lot of painful years of ignoring my previous life. But a recent reinterest in my spiritual side let me to a big searching, which lead to typing "Jehovah's Witnesses" on the search engine. 3/4 of my family's JW and the other 1/4 is LDS. Crazy family mix = plenty of issues = my new addiction to this website...because I don't feel so lonely. You have all been so genuine, thank you.

~A

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List Of Fun Things That JW's Are Allowed To Do:

by Englishman in

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umm..have a few friends round and enjoy a bible quiz.. umm..square dancing!

far better than normal dancing where (to roughly quote the wt), people of the opposite sex use this as an excuse to put their arms around another person.

gasp!.

Snapdragon

Well, there is the movie night. You know, someone finds some lame ass PG movie to rent. Usually and oldie because there wasn't so much inuendo back then. ( Anyone ever see "Its a mad, mad, mad, mad world"?)

And we can all make popcorn and the boys can be sure to sit at least a foot from their flavor of the month girl. And I can be jealous because the only person who ever sits near me is my friend's dorky older brother who has never scored with any girl.

I love R movies!

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Has Anyone Ever Had This Problem?

by codeblue in

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....ok...i have been trying to clean my house for the last 4 hours.......i just can't seem to stay away from this darn website....i am afraid my jwd addiction is keeping me from cleaning my house today..... can somebody please help me??????????.

codeblue

Snapdragon

I'm starting to get the fever myself. I have DSL at work and spend every free moment online. Now when someone comes in the room I casually click the minimize and stretch, like I was just about to get up and go do something productive.

Hey I work for a Catholic Hospital. They monitor all EM's, you think they like this stuff as much as I do?

~A

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Anyone up to sharing a drink with me?

by codeblue in

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ok...it's only 3:34...i am mixing me a drink, anyone else want to join me?.

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Snapdragon

Well, I'm a day late, but I'll have a drink by myself, belatedly. I just found out I passed my mammography registry (whew!) and plan on going to have a nipper after work.

Nothing like procastinating on studying, and then getting a decent grade anyhoo.

I'm happy and nothing's bringing me down tonight!

~A

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REPOST: For those without mothers

by Lady Lee in

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mothers day can bring up many issues for some of us.

for some their mothers have passed away and the opportunity to say i love you in person is forever lost.

for others our mothers are lost to the borg.

Snapdragon

For those without mothers, true loving forever-there mothers:

Lady Lee, Tex, Maya, Alias, Ohio Cowboy, Nos,

Your different pains are palpable, I feel it so profoundly across this electronic line. You make me feel selfish and small for disliking my own mom so much, when for all of her annoying habits I've never doubted her love. I'm sorry.

I've no doubt, that no matter how much you go on past the pain, you'll never be really whole. My heart and love go out to you all.

~A

I will never pull any of this $hit on my children, I can promise this much.

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What Made You Feel Most Guilty While You Were A Witness?

by minimus in

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for me, it was knowing that this wasn't the only "truth" yet feeling responsible to carry thr "party" line and "encourage" others to remain steadfast in the "truth".

Snapdragon

When my worldly catholic boyfriend pointed out how crappy the meeting songs were. I at first was deeply hurt, because "We Are Jehovah's Witnesses" was my favorite song. As he pointed out the lyrics ran something like this,

"We are Jeho-vah's Wi-tnesses. We are here to kick, your @ss. Ours is the God of true prophesy, a whu-ping is com-ing your way!"

I was so mad that he thought Ave Maria was a good song, compared to the little brown book? Ha! Nothing from babylon the great was inspired.

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Snow in May

by JH in

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took these pictures this morning as i got up.

i live in quebec by the way.

i think i'll put my snow tires back on.

Snapdragon

See, us northerners (although yous guys up there in MN and Canada may not consider me a true northerner) understand that sooner or later global warming will prevent anyone from living on or near the equator. So us, having this heads up, have added 30-80% bodyfat and moved up here. I don't know about you southerners, but 57 degrees F is freaking shorts and sandals weather. Its 67 outside right now and I broke a sweat on my lunch walk. I hate that, it might make me loose my survival fat.

Moo.