fun things for us apostates to do at the kh..
pull aside an unruly child and say: "if you're bad in here, you'll go to die at armageddon.".
put stray dogs in library.
Put gooey, sticky candy in Contribution Box
Put slips of paper with "I want my money back!!!" written on them in the Contribution Box
Put up a "Bingo Tonight" Ad out in front of the KH
Eat a bowl of beans with broccoli and coliflower before the meeting
(This is fun) Thanks for starting it WT!!!
CC
my daughter would be turning 13 tomorrow, if she were still alive.
it's been nearly 5 years since her death, and yet the pain and the sense of incalculable loss is still there.
her birthday is one of the hardest times of the year - one where the hurt really manifests itself - we should have been having a big party, but all we have to remember her by is a hard cold lump of stone with her name on it.
(((((((((((((((((Stephanus & Family)))))))))))))))))))))
My heart goes out to you and your family Stephanus. I am sorry to here that you had such a great lose.
CC
to be able to properly "encourage one another, more so as you behold the end drawing near", we as jw's were instructed to do the following: .
(1) stay after the meeting for "upbuilding association", and .
(2) rather than talk about mundane things of life, discuss the finer points of the meeting just held.
Gopher, your observation is correct. I've been all over in many parts of the US, Canada, and Europe and found that after assemblies, meetings, and during field service that conversations are almost always about sports, clothes, movies, tv programs, and very rarely about spiritual topics. Minimus is right. A large majority also come late and leave early, just going thru the motions, so to speak.
CC
i have been lurking around here for some time,,, i personally know laurie fitzwater and what she has gone through we lived in bradenton.
florida in the late 80's .... she is the one telling me to come here for help ,,, a hug ,,, i have a nightmare of a story which involves married to a professed annointed one who made me and my childrens life pure hell on earth....i guess he needed to be replaced as he was df twice and was never a ms or elder..... go figure i suffer from severe depression and post-traumatic stress and have tried to end it all numerous times... but the turning point for me was this demon--inspired internet and all the truth it contains i also read george orwells.. 1984 --big brother is watching ,,,, doublespeak;;;; its us versus them just to name a few of my eye---opening events i have 5 children,,, and only one my baby (16) in the borg....... i really cant go on ,,, i have emailed lady lee and she helped me alot .... but i have to be careful...... there are spies everywhere....i still attend meetings.
to some extent... missed the assembly this weekend tho.. so please be gentle and reasure me.... i am baby--stepping,,, i am doing the work.............
Welcome to Wildfire and welcome to Kelpie. You'll soon find out that your not alone here. Take your time and share what you can, when you can. Go at your own pace. I liked your poem Wildfire. My wife post's here under Tinkerbell. She has found that writnig poetry about what she's been through to be very helpful in her healing process. Feel free to e-mail us if you'd like. Again a big welcome to both of you!
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well, i got a brand new pair of roller skates.
i got a brand new pair of roller skates.
well, i got a brand new pair of roller skates.
Hi Andee...Tink and I loved this thread. We downloaded Melonies song from KaZaA. Tink was painting a rose and singing the song while it was playing and our parrot "Rascal" was bobbing up and down and singing away...LOL
When that song came out I was 16 and Tink was the same age as you were. A local radio station DJ had a dispute with the station in our city and he locked himself in the booth and played the song over and over again with no breaks for two days. I don't remember what ended up happening with his "beef" with the station, but I could never stand listening to it for quite a while...LOL
My favorite car singing song was the Zombies..."Time of the Season"...Good tune...great organ and drums...but I felt the lyrics were alittle too provocative to post. You know when we were kids the only ones who listened to the lyrics were our parents...LOL
Thanks Again
CC
i'm pretty sure i'm right about this.
i haven't been in the org for a long time, but it seems that whenever someone sneezes, you are not supposed to say "bless you" ///// why is this so??
i personaly don't see anything wrong w/saying bless you !
I also heard the Heart stopping explaination. Who knows?
Does anyone remember the Pink Panther movie where Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers) was in the back of a patrol car and had a cold and sneezed. The driver said Gesundheit and Clouseau said...YES..YES...I KNOW THAT!!!....thinking the driver said..goes-in tight...LOL
CC
as a whole, i believe most witnesses to be pretty good people.
misguided, sure, but overall, decent people.. what i want are opinions on how good they actually are.
for example, i went to a non-denonimational church recently.
Back in Ct where I was from, there were 9 cases of adultery including my situation with my EX. All were Elders, MS's and Pioneers. The WT conductors daughter who pioneered had a child out of wed-lock. All within a years time. That was a major reason for me coming to the south. When I did...I found it to be just as bad here.
So are JW's more chaste...? I tend to think not.
CC
how many of you have been through a divorce?
what was harder , leaving your spouse or leaving the org?
jurs
$$ Ditto on what Minimus said$$
CC
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well, i'm a little on the jealous side.. i always here of posters here who seem to personally know each other....of coarse not most.....but many.
just curious who knows who in the flesh?..........well partially covered flesh anyways.. when you meet them for the first time....are they way different than you expected?.
Tink and I have met:
Silentlambs and his son
Joe and Barbara Anderson (even though they are not posters here yet)
Worldly Girl (she's visited us and we met her hubby after an aposta-meet-up)
Noidea and Hubby
Myself and her nieces
RecoveringexJW
I know D Wiltshire from the Borg days and talk to him frequently on the Phone
Hey TR...we had Helen and her daughter to visit us last year...took her to the GrandOleOprey...had a great time.
We are planning to have Wild Turkey and Lyin'Eyes up to visit soon.
I'm sure as time goes on were going to meet more of you...it sure is better in the flesh...LOL
CC
hey everyone..sorry for the disappearing act.
i got real busy at work and helping tink recover and was just too worn out to post.
i did get on occasionally to read some to stay up with some of the topics.
Thanks for all your concern..I'll be back up and about in a day or two. Some asked what I take for it. I take Prednizone. Only when bad attacks come. The rest of the time I take Celebrex or Naproxen (Prescription). The Prednizone is the only thing that helps at all, but the doctor will only prescribe 100 tablets a year for me. I use them only to fight the bad attacks. As time goes on I hope someone finds a better treatment.
Tink is doing really well. She is at the doctors now for a follow-up after her surgery. She is still alittle sore, but is getting her strength back each day.
She's upset right now due to some news we got about one of her brothers in Fla. He was in a bad car wreck and is going to be in the hospital for quite awhile. An 80 year old women had crossed into his lane while he was going to work and hit him head on doing 50mph. I do not know how fast he was going, but he did not have time to react at all. She had an airbag that prevented her from any injury at all. He however, was not so lucky. He was wearing a seatbelt, which probably saved his life. We found out his left arm and wrist and also his left leg were shattered. The doctors had no choice but to put metal rods in place. The bones were shattered beyond repair. She talked to him by phone, but he was not able to speak too clearly due to the med's for pain.
It's a long story so I'll let Tink explain in more detail later. She wishes she could be down there to help, but some friends who are there told her that right now there is not too much anyone can do. The doctors and nurses are doing what needs to be done to help re-habilitate him.
Thanks to all for your concern
TR your a great friend to us,Thanks! ...Mouthy your a sweet lady hope your doing OK Searchin', Ima, and Sentinel your also great friends to us. Thanks again.
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