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  My story in a nutshell...AKA Hi Im MelbaToast!

  by MelbaToast in

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  thought i would formally introduce myself.

  my name is melbatoast and im an alcoholic.... oops...wrong board :).

  but seriously, i really like this board, so glad i found it.

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  Ok. To all the women (mothers) posters

  by sunshineToo in

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  what did you do when you were 35-week pregnant.

  i'm so tired.

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  This is your subconscious speaking...

  by seattleniceguy in

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  many of us have had the experience of our subconscious trying to send us messages.

  sometimes we refuse to listen and it has to resort to more forceful measures, even making us physically ill. for example, while in the final throes of my witness-ism, i found that i would get horribly painful sore throats within seconds of repressing a thought about something that challenged my faith in a way i could not legitimately dispute.

  it was as though my brain was saying, "you need to think about this, now," and then punishing me for refusing to do so.. i was wondering if anyone has experiences like this.

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  Baptist funerals vs. JW funerals

  by jws in

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  i went to a funeral at a 1st baptist church this past weekend.

  it was for the son of a former co-worker.

  travis was 18 and was about to start his senior year in high school.

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  First Year Blues

  by MelbaToast in

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  this really doesnt have anything to do with jws, but i needed to vent.. .

  i am going crazy i think...lemme just blurt it out.

  my husband and i just had a baby last december and we're having problems.

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  more Hillbilly...

  by hillbilly in

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  sorry i got to get this out.... late nights i hear her calling.

  the house quiet , her voice is clear.

  the memories uninvited.

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  What did you actually enjoy about JW meetings?

  by Pinned Blouse in

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  as much as i dreaded going to all the meetings there were things that i did enjoy.. 1. no special parking spaces for the elders, etc.. 2. no collections plate going around the room.

  3. no one person giving the talk every single week (can you imagine the same speaker 3 to 4 times a week, every day?

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  Weird--Christian Album Covers

  by IronGland in

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  Kingdom Hall Spankings

  by JH in

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  most meetings i went to, children were brought to the washrooms in the back to be disciplined.

  often i could hear a child yell or cry due to the spanking given by the parent.

  people in the hall would have that look on their face meaning that it was alright to discipline a child by spanking him.

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  How Women are treated in the WTS - from the Awake!

  by hawkaw in

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  below is a scanned article from the august 22, 1967 awake!

  magazine that deals with women and why they don't hold positions of authority in the wachtower.

  metatron brought this subject up a few months ago and someone was nice enough to give me the actual article.

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