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  Did you do K P at a Summer Convention??

  by orangefatcat in

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  remember when we had those large conventions and you volunteered for k p work.

  i can't remember how many bushels of potatoes and onions i peeled over the years.

  it was alot of fun when we had a group doing it and all the while missing out on all the spiritual food.

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  Beachbender

  Oh yes those were the days! Now those were good JW memories!

  I did prep, and serving line usually. loved it! That`s when you got to *scope* out all the cute

  guys!!!
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  Vote on Brummie's Avatar

  by JH in

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  which avatar do you prefer for brummie?

  new avatar) .

  old avatar)

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  Beachbender

  The one and "only" original will do! That avatar brings a smile to my face everytime I see it!
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  Were your parents control freaks?

  by Dustin in

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  growing up in the jw religion and having a dad who was an elder, i remember how controlling they were.

  i find it amazing now just how much of my childhood i missed out on.

  i couldn't watch alot of t.v.

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  That was funny Nina!

  Most of these stories are all the same, and mine is in there as well. And we`re all about the same

  age bracket, give or take 10 years. Says alot for what the WTS called "discipline" for your kids.

  Totally controling. If there wasn`t physical there was definitely emotional abuse going on!

  No wonder we ended up here looking for compassion, and answers.
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  What are yer favorite song lyrics???

  by missy04 in

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  what's everybodys' favorite songs/song lyrics??.

  "boulevard of broken dreams" by greenday.

  "my shadow's the only one that walks beside me.

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  I love this topic! anything music!! One of my favorites is by a hard rock group that just brokeup last

  year. doubleDrive: Imprint

  One step I make an imprint, two steps it`s commitment, three steps I`m not done yet

  draw my other leg up and the pace is set.

  Gotta believe in what`s real, you gotta go with what you know, you can leave here with a good feeling

  you let them know you told them so, Jesus Christ and heaven`s always been there, gotta believe in

  what`s real, you gotta go with what you know

  one step I make an imprint, two steps it`s commitment, three steps I`m not done yet, draw my other leg

  up and the pace is set,

  Gotta tell you what I feel, although your tank is running low, over the split line for real, pat the hood....

  you`re good to go, hear you now, you`re cut from the cords of the wicked, gotta believe in what`s real,

  you gotta move on down the road

  one step I make an imprint, two steps it`s commitment, three steps I``m not done yet, draw my other leg

  up and the pace is set.
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  Blondie . You are amazing

  by littlemike in

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  blondie i cant help but think how long it must take you to do all your posts.

  are you a full time messenger on here!

  i dont think i knew as much as an elder with all the pre-study and preparation for all my items.. how do you put together all the references.

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  Yes Blondie I agree with carefullyfaded, would you mind telling us "newbies" your tale? Please.
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  Tuesdays and Thursdays

  by Dustin in

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  for the longest time i used to hate tuesdays and thursdays.

  those were the nights of the bookstudy and the theocratic ministry/service meeting.

  every time when i was at school or work on these days, it seemed i was never in a good mood.

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  Beachbender

  I hated those meeting nights because of having to get up for school the next

  morning! It still amazes me when I think back that studying and preparing for

  those meetings was far more important than my homework or any projects I had due!

  I did like the stopping afterwards though, we would slide into DQ before they closed!

  Mouse "Welcome"
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  I received the answer to my question

  by JustTickledPink in

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  yesterday i had a conversation which i mentioned on another thread but will detail more here.. i left the jws when i was about 19 and drifted and was df'd 5 years ago.

  i'm now 30. my issue always has been and still to this day was the fact that my mother basically disowned me.

  that has been an extremely difficult concept/doctrine for me to accept.

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  Beachbender

  JTP, I know where you are coming from, losing my relationship with my mother

  was the most traumatic thing for me. But in truth I lost a bond with her before I

  left the JW`s. I don`t know she simply closed the door and washed her hands of me.

  Being my stepmom I believe in her own heart this made it easier for her, for our

  relationship started going down as soon as I was older and capable of asking to

  many questions that she wasn`t happy about answering. So now we just don`t talk

  she actually told me that my husband & I would burn in hell!!!! Jeepers!!! Hang in there

  and keep moving forward, my 30`s were the time in my life where I questioned everything,

  I drove my husband crazy!!! I did find answers, and a little peace of mind, it will come.

  In my thoughts.
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  Puddy Cat Question..

  by Englishman in

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  george is my big, cuddly, long-haired ginger tom.

  i love him to be bits.

  he's a real in-your-face character cat.

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  Beachbender

  Good recommendation JH, Englishman did you send these people a question??!

  It sounds just like adolescence!! He might have figured this new thing is quite enjoyable

  and will tire of it soon! I have a shorthair that constantly rolls in the dirt outside. Though I

  live in Florida, so I`m thinking this is mainly for the fleas! Then she spends the day cleaning

  herself. Hopefully this isn`t anything health related, good luck.
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  As a young kid how did you invision Armagedon?

  by PinTail in

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  as a kid i felt that jehovah would bring his big hand down from the sky and slap the hell out of the ground, and if i was under it then it would be real bad.

  the fact is i found it hard to camp outside and enjoy looking at the night sky with all of its stars, fearing the big old hand was going to slap the area around me at that very moment and ruin trees shrubs the fish we had caught our tent my dads truck, and us oh man everthing else too.

  shane

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  Beachbender

  WoW !! Brenda I`m impressed!!

  and Blondie, I recall that picture too, very scary for a kid! Totally how I would picture

  the big A. Throw in terrorism! Yikes!!
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  Is anyone on this forum disfellowshipped?

  by Kimmee in

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  and if you are do you care to tell why you are disfellowshipped?

  for those who were not what prevented you from being disfellowshipped?

  curious minds want to know.

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  Beachbender

  I am Df`d, I was an unwed mother, and had a blood-transfusion during childbirth.