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  Ok... I read more than I post.

  by Priest73 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  but i've been here for about two years, and i feel like i'm friends with so many people that have no idea who i am.

  i post every now and again, but mostly i just read.

  any other lurkers who feel the same way?

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  Thegoodgirl

  Hey, Priest, you and I are in the same boat!

  I like to drop in and read from time to time, but I only post when I feel I have something to say. I like the comment by (someone's)mom that said more than one similar opinion is valuable too. Thanks!
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  Did you ever 'Turn Someone In' to the elders? Do you regret it now?

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am not proud of that, for i know the pain i caused someone as i look back.. i turned in 4 people for 'gross sins' over my tenure as a jw.

  i wish i could take it back now.

  were these people guilty of 'sin' as defined by the wts?

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  Thegoodgirl

  I did, and really regret it. My mom really pushed and pushed us into telling and reporting on people. So sorry to those who I told on.

  See how a cult will warp a poor girl's mind? No wonder I didn't have great friends at the KH. Finally, when I was in late teens, I met other girls in the cong my age just as "spiritually strong" as I was. Well, they of course turned their backs on me as soon as I honestly told why I wasn't going to meetings anymore. So I got a taste of my own medicine.
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  Is it appropriate for a stranger to comment on a woman's bruises?

  by rebel8 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  if you saw a woman in public, and said woman was a complete stranger to you, would you feel it's appropriate to discuss it with her (if you're concerned she is in an abusive relationship)?

  if you did, would it be appropriate to do it within earshot of others?

  and if she offered you an explanation other than abuse, how would you proceed?

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  Thegoodgirl

  Rebel8, That is absolutely ridiculous that people should think it's their place to ask you if you're in an abusive relationship.

  Do they stop at the homeless man at the corner and see what they can do to help? Do they stop by the poor kid's house on the street and offer their money?

  The only reason to pick on a woman is because an abused woman is looked upon as weak, and they want to be a hero. If a woman is abused, it's a sad and terrible thing, but it certainly isn't a stranger's place to tell her it's time to leave the guy.
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  Blonde, Brunette, Redhead? Do you have a favorite?

  by Paralipomenon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a fun question that i like to pose in social settings.

  regardless of who your significant other is, i've found that people have a definite preference for hair color.

  what i found even more interesting is that people usually preferred a hair color different than their own.

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  Thegoodgirl

  Dangit, JH, I really don't like it that you chose Redheads last BOTH times!
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  What sort of a witness were you?

  by brinjen in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm talking door to door service work here.

  were you the kind who would insist on getting a conversation at ever door?

  or where you (like me) the kind who would take a "not interested" as an excuse to get the hell out of the householders face?

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  Thegoodgirl

  I was "The Good Girl."
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  I must say that I am very curious

  by Grins in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am looking for information on the beliefs of jehovah's witness i do not know much and i am afraid that most of what i am finding is biased information one way or the other.

  i did find a "fact sheet" and i am wondering if all of it is true or not.

  i looked at the watchtower website for answers to a few of these and so far i am finding them to be true.

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  Thegoodgirl

  I'm not sure about the "antichrist" one, and the school play would be up to "your own conscience" (though I know my mom wouldn't let us). However, yep, everything else on the list is true.

  K
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  If someone offerred you one wish to change your life ...

  by zagor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a lady friend living at my condo asked me the same question today and i had to really think hard.

  what would be the one thing that would definitively change everything?!

  one thing that would pull all other strings together?

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  Thegoodgirl

  Blondie, you are truly SUPREME! What inspiring words. Now I'm gonna grab that stack of paperwork, and head out to a coffee shop for some decaf and hard work!

  K
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  Is God your best Friend?

  by TooBad TooSad in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this statement.

  started me thinking.

  i love god and pray to him but i am not sure that he should be considered.

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  Thegoodgirl

  God was my best friend for a time. When I was a depressed teenager and had no one else to talk to, I'd pour my heart out in prayer. But I doubted more and more that there was someone in the heavens listening. I finally "left", and found out that my world didn't crash in. Prayer to "God" did help me through hard times, though.
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  My Mom died yesterday

  by skeptic1914 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mom passed away yesterday.

  she was a die-hard jw.

  i tried to explain why i couldn't accept certain teachings but rather than rationally consider what i had to say she chose to believe i was just "confused".

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  Thegoodgirl

  My condolances, Skeptic. Sounds like no matter what you chose in life, she always viewed you as a good person deep down.
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  Tampa, Florida

  by Glissando in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone.

  just wondering - is anyone in the tampa, florida area?

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  Thegoodgirl

  Hey me too! Hernando county. PM me for more info.

  The Good Girl