Posts by tweety

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Hello to all, and thanks for your kindness...
by james_woods in
1. jw
2. experiences
james here; exjw for about 25 years.

was "in" from 1963 to 1980 due to parental "guidance" beyond my own good sense.. have been to elder school, bethel, wthq, etc..., knew many of franz heretics in the mid-late 70 trouble from oklahoma city.. have many silly stories to offer...but for now just will say this - .

if your "god" was really going to come down here and kill everybody on earth except for the wt people who the society liked, would you not stand up to fly the first fighter jet against such a horrible alien?.
tweety

Welcome! Loved your intro....can't wait to hear some of your stories from bethel!
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Name one thing.....................................
by defd in
1. jw
2. friends
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you like about one person here.

d.
tweety

As you can see...I don't post that often... most of the time, I jump on and read the comments. But I had to reply to yours.
First would be:
Simon - for putting this forum together and helping so many.
Upside/Down - for his funny comments & his sense of humor
Terry - since I love to read...his writing skills are excellent!
Stillajwexelder - his suggestions/comments make sense and they get to the point
Richie Rich's - he's just, down right FUNNY - he makes me laugh
Blondie - for her vast knowledge/comments with the watchtower study
and there is so many, many more!
Tweety
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No blood dub PRINCE 'HIP OP'
by DannyHaszard in
1. watchtower
2. medical
prince facing hip op

contactmusic - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago

pop superstar prince is facing painful hip surgery to help him cope with discomfort brought on by years of performing in high-heeled boots.
tweety

Oh that is too bad...well I suppose he is not wearing high heeled boots to the meetings or out in field service! He's probably only 4' 7" tall without his platforms on.
Do you think that he still wear's his make-up/lipstick to the KH? haaa
Tweety
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You're going the thong way!
by tall penguin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so a friend told me something recently that just blew my mind.

she was interrogated by some elders regarding her choice of underwear.

she was being questionned regarding her conduct with a man and apparently her choice of undergarments reflected the level of intent in her actions.
tweety

So, let me get this straight. Someone was checking out her ass, noticed the lack of panty-line and got the elders involved? Let me guess, some shrew of an elder's wife?

I think that daystar got it right! My quess is that an elders wife was jealous that this young girl was wearing a thong and didn't want her husband looking at her a$$ and made a big thing over it. haa
They pick people apart over the most stupid things!
Tweety
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Yes, a Bethelite Woman Provided "Spiritual Food" to Jehovahs Witnesses
by Dogpatch in
1. jw
2. experiences
october 8, 1986 awake!

i did all of the research for awake!

editor and senior writer, harry peloyan, for the 1993 booklet, "what is the purpose of life?
tweety

Thanks Randy for posting this about Barbara and all the work that she had done. As I read over your post, a lot of the publications/articles I can remember reading. And the whole time it was writen by a women?.... Amazing!
Tweety
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Hello all!
by exJW_2004 in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm new to these boards.

i'll introduce myself.. i was raised a jw, baptized at 13, pioneer at 15, married at 18, divorced at 21, disfellowshipped and pregnant at 22, and here i am.

i gave birth to a beautiful baby boy about five months ago, and i've never been happier, but that has required a lot of sacrifice and hurt.
tweety

Welcome!
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Another newbie here...
by tall penguin in
1. jw
2. friends
my apologies in advance for the long post.

this is the story i thought i'd be taking to my grave so just to have the chance to put it out there feels so freeing.

thanks for listening.
tweety

Welcome to the board!
Dee
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The Anointed, the Numbers and the GB
by thinker in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
have you ever considered the anointed, the number of partakers at the memorial and the governing body together?

if you examine the number of partakers you can clearly see that sometimes the numbers increase.

i asked some jws about this and their reply was, "those are replacements for unfaithful ones".
tweety

I had noticed that the numbers had changed from one year to the next. So in 1991 I took all the publications that I had in my little library and placed them on the floor. When I noticed that the numbers were changing by a few hundred, I thought that this must be an error. I called one of my local elders and he told me that 'you are studying way to much and not to question what is printed in the publications.'
'hmmmm studying to much?' Not long after that, I was out....and I never looked back.
Dee
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Did You Keep That Soft Voice After You Left The JW's
by Honesty in
1. jw
2. experiences
?
tweety

I know exactly what you are talking about.
My mother is from Germany and when she spoke, she emphasized certain words harder than others. So an elder approched me and explained that when I speak, that I hit certain words harsh and my voice is like my mother. ( I was so shocked when he was telling me this....)
He told me that I needed to tone my voice down and stretch my words out. This will soften my tone of voice. His example was when I say 'hi' or 'hello'. The elder said to me, 'say it like this, Helllloooooo'.
Who talks like that? But I tried it, to please Mr. Elder and began speaking softly and streeeetchinnnnggg out my words.
Needless to say, since I left the JW's, no one has ever told me that I needed to tone my voice down or stretch out my words. haaa
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Do you love your pet?
by AK - Jeff in
1. jw
2. experiences
mine is a lab/boxer mix.

she is about 8 months now and thinks she is a lap dog!

she is as graceful as a cat, and can be on my lap in about a second with no notice.
tweety

I have a cat named Pheobe and my husband and I spoil her so much.
She sleeps with us and she has a bad habit of waking us up at 3 am, to scratch her back. That's spoiled!
But we her dearly!
Dee