Posts by heatherg

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fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome

by reneeisorym in

i remember when i was in the dubs, there were tons of sisters all with the same set of mild depression and fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue syndrom symptoms.

i wonder if this was related to the hell jws put you through or if it was just something one woman had to have because the other did.

i haven't heard of hardly anyone having it outside of the dubs but in the congregation about 75% of the women had it!

heatherg

I knew lots while I was in, now ironically now that I've been out for 10 yrs I now have sever fibromyalgia.... maybe I should go back HA!!!

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Question: Demons

by ladybug25 in

growing up, i remember hearing stories from my own parents and others in the congregation about experiences with demons.

sister x wore a t-shirt that she purchased at a second hand store and the demons attached themselves to the shirt and gave her problems.

certain movies and/or cds would give a family problems.

heatherg

fingers crossed, ha ha!! I try to do at least one pagan thing per day, makes me feel clean! Heather

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Question: Demons

by ladybug25 in

growing up, i remember hearing stories from my own parents and others in the congregation about experiences with demons.

sister x wore a t-shirt that she purchased at a second hand store and the demons attached themselves to the shirt and gave her problems.

certain movies and/or cds would give a family problems.

I personally have NEVER had experiences but now, of course, I have fear that I will because I am leaving "Jehovah's protection" if you know what I mean. Crazy how messed up the mind can get....please help!!! I did have experiences when I was a JW, have not been one for 10 years now and have NEVER had another experience! My opinion,,,,when in the borg,one has an open channel to demons, once out, they can't influence you anymore. Any thoughts? Heather

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Was anyone at Bethel on 9-11-01?

by snarf in

was anyone at bethel on 9-11 or know of anyone who was?

i was just wondering the reactions to the bethelites there on that day.

also, was bethel close enough to ground zero to have any effect on the publishing that day?

heatherg

My brother was there on one of those bus trips to Bethel when it all happened. It messed him up pretty bad, he's on all kinds of meds for it now

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How would witnesses respond to this quote?

by gumby in

1991. watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.

publishers.

watchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc.. international bible students association.

heatherg

cuz the dubs say close kin can come home if'n they are in a bind doncha know? I don't know, my Dad is an elder and when I got df'd I got kicked outta the house, asked to never come back, plus I could only have what I could take with me at that moment. I've been denied anything that I used to have, including heirlooms given to me by my grandparents! When people meet them for the first time, I've found out that they never knew my parents had a daughter they thought they only had sons (my brothers). So my ex-parents took it to the extreme, whereas other families I knew of while I was in regularly visited with their df'd children. Heather

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What reaction would the JW's have if you walked into the Kingdom Hall?

by JH in

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for those who didn't attend meetings for a while, imagine that you just walk into your kingdom hall 10 minutes before a meeting.

what would be their reaction?

heatherg

Ha Ha, that would be funny if they had to count us df's if we partook!! Imagine how bad it would mess up their numbers. I've often fantasized about going back to my old hall dressed in disguise, having everyone clamber to be the first to say hi and welcome the new person. And then freak them out by calling them all by their names before they introduce themselves! Hg

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Remember those toolbox-like briefcases some of the brothers had?

by WingCommander in

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i bet some still carry them.

you all know what i'm talking about; there were at least 3 brothers in the congregation that had one.

thank god my father wasn't one of them.

heatherg

Yeah I remember tripping over those stupid things! Do you remember mostly with the older ones, the leather or hand made bible covers. Usually had a flower or initials on it. hg

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Blood oranges-Should you abstain?

by gringojj in

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when oranges are not orange.

by awake!

writer in italy .

heatherg

LMAO!

The only reason they published that was because JWs were getting DFed for eating oranges.

Elsewhere, tooooo funny! It's sad but probably true. hg

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