Topics Started by mtbatoon

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flowers are forever
by tenrats in
1. watchtower
2. bible
this is a quote by ciro aulicino that was given in a talk oct 2001 i'd like to just share one thing, so, to let you know how much god loves you.

did you know he made over 250,000 flowers?

how, you say, well, what does flowers have to do with this?
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Chauvanism or Chivalry?
by stillajwexelder in
1. jw
2. friends
over the years i have become less of male chauvanist pig and much more chivalrous - my wife says she as a woman likes men to be men and hold doors open for her and stand up on an airport shuttle bus etc .

if there are no seats left.

to me the wtbts is very chauvanistic and not very chivalrous.
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What upset you about your past in the org?
by Nicolas in
1. jw
2. friends
personnally, what upset me the most is all the wasted time.

i'm now 21 years old, you'll say that i'm still young but i know someone you were at the same elementary school than me and she's now in university.
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Finish This Sentence....You Know you're a JW teenager If....
by doodle-v in
1. jw
2. friends
during class the teacher asks "who all plan to go to college?

" and you shrink down in your seat in an effort to become invisible as everyone in the class raises their hand.

-doodle-v. your turn!
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Dingbat.
by Englishman in
1. jw
2. friends
.

patitlm.

englishman.
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My mothers unbelieving mate :( WT kids)
by Brummie in
1. jw
2. friends
this is a long post, i dont usually post in these lengths so bare with me.

i wrote the following letter some years ago for someone who was battling to see their children, parts of the letter became used in court cases, a lot of info is deleted but i have kept the drift.... .

dear ***.
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I was Molested by my CO grandfather
by AshtonCA in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i was molested by my grandfather from the age of 3 to 7. he was also molesting his daughter (my aunt) and maybe others.

it was covered over and my entire family was actually shunned when we went to the elders when i was 18. i did not tell anyone about it until then because my grandfather had me believing our relationship was special and it was our little secret.. when confronted, he of course denied it.

my mother even spoke up of a time when he had tried to molest her when she was 8 months pregnant with one of my brothers.
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Warm Shock On A Cold Day
by Sunspot in
1. jw
2. friends
for those of you that know my background, you know that my only sibling, a sister (nonjw) disowned me back in the '70s along with my parents when i became a jw.

when i daed myself in '99, i wrote them and apologized for making a terrible mistake, etc and heard nothing.

i just got an email from my sister asking for my address because she wants to write to me, and she signed it "love, your little sis"..
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UK & IRELAND MAP
by ballistic in
1. jw
2. friends
i had an idea that i could build a uk map of everyones location which would show you instantly who is in your area from jwd.. (it might be an idea to do a seperate us one aswell but i'll wait and see if this one takes off first, or if anyone from the us wants to volunteer to do that one).

(and australia but you are all in the same backyard anyway - literally!!!).

anyway, all you have to do is post or email me your username and town and i will draw you on the map above which will change gradually to include everyone!.
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car chase by elders at age 11
by ashtheflash in
1. jw
2. experiences
hello there i would like to tell a story that will shock you.

this is how it all started... my sister at 19 was planning to marry a brother into the kingdom hall, she was not yet baptized so she was trying to keep her marriage plans a secret.

a couple of weeks from her marriage the elders of the congretation found out and contacted my mother whom we were still living with.