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Hi ~ new here...

by Riverwatcher in

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19 years ago

i'm so happy to have found this site.

i'm not a j/w, but my son is.

several years ago, he became involved with a j/w, although she was being shunned at the time.

19 years ago

tweety 19 years ago

Welcome Riverwatcher,

I have to agree with what NYCkid stated:

Certainly he will be encouraged by congregation members to be cautious with you. Signs you've probably noticed already can include the avoidance of holiday-related functions, birthday celebrations etc. All you can do is keep the line of communication open and be aware that eventually they will try to convert you and your husband as well. If he and his wife do begin avoiding you or state that they need to shun you because of your religious disparities,

Sad to say...being a JW for 19 years, I have seen this situation happen! Hopefully, the bond that you and your husband have with your son, this might not happen. Stay close to your son, Daughter in Law and grandchild as much as you can.

All the best to you

Dee

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Get ready, get set.............GO!!!!!!

by ozziepost in

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19 years ago

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mrs ozzie and i wish you all a happy and peaceful 2006.

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19 years ago

tweety 19 years ago

Happy New Year to Everyone!

Getting ready to go to a party....7 more hours to go!

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Winning the lottery, would it really change your life?

by JH in

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19 years ago

imagine that you won a couple of million $, would this have a huge bearing on you or would you just make slight ajustments to your life?.

i'd be the same person, but with more resources, that's all !!!!.

i'd be more "me" and wouldn't change into someone else because i became rich.. how about you?

19 years ago

tweety 19 years ago

I think that it would change my life and you would have relatives coming out of the wood work....saying, 'here I am, your favorite ____'

A few years ago...I was at work and collecting money for a lottory poll. I collected $5 from 19 people. We won $150,000.00! We were one digit off from millions. ( our last number was a 7 & the lottery number was an 8 )

Money makes people go crazy! There were people at work who were mad at me for not collecting thier money. I got threats from people! Some stopped talking to me. Days later...I was at work and crying over how my co-workers were treating me.

If that situation would ever happen to me again...I would never tell anyone that I won. I would never sign the agreement to have an interview or to make it public.

Just as a note: You don't get your money right away...the lottery does a back ground check for liens, back taxes and etc. When you get your check, it is surprising how much taxes they take out. haa

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What view did you have of apostates when you were a JW?

by bull01lay in

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19 years ago

i can remember being an attendant at one of the circuit assemblies in nottingham, where a group of pentecostals were picketing out by one of the gates.

i was intrigued for a short while, until a guy in a motorised wheelchair type thing, tried to get into the assembly by ramming himself into us.

i could of quite happily baptised him in the trent !!

19 years ago

tweety 19 years ago

Why was he called Mr Coffee? I do have to admit, he was a little scary, but those guys should of never threw paint on him.

From what I remembered of him, he was an older guy! That could of gave him a heart attack!

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What view did you have of apostates when you were a JW?

by bull01lay in

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19 years ago

i can remember being an attendant at one of the circuit assemblies in nottingham, where a group of pentecostals were picketing out by one of the gates.

i was intrigued for a short while, until a guy in a motorised wheelchair type thing, tried to get into the assembly by ramming himself into us.

i could of quite happily baptised him in the trent !!

19 years ago

tweety 19 years ago

I remember in the 80's being in New York City at Bethel. It was during the summer and the front doors were opened....so you could see the street and the people walking by.

It was only for a brief moment, but a man (an apostate) was standing at the front doors and staring at me. You would think that most people would keep walking, but I couldn't stop looking at him.

He stretched out his left hand and his fingers pointing at me, he screamed out, ' CONDEMNATION ON YOU '!! He kept on saying it over and over again. I couldn't move.

One of the sisters standing by, grabbed my arm and told not to look at him. The brothers walked up to the doors and closed them! (Of course he was still screaming Condemnation on you!

The women who pulled me away, told me that he is called the Coffee Man. He use to be a JW, but Df'd and we nicked name him the Coffee Man.

Yeap, it sure did scare me!

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Name your favorite.......

by AK - Jeff in

19 years ago

wine?

coffee?

beer?

19 years ago

tweety 19 years ago

Wine? Yellowtail Shiraz-Cab (it's a little dry, neighbor got me hooked on it.)

Coffee? Folgers or Starbucks

Beer? Corona

Pizza? mush/onions

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Pioneer Sisters & Field Service

by prophecor in

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19 years ago

some of you sisters were so adept at going out in service, that it seemed as if you really didn't need a brother, who was willing to take the lead.

many of you were already well suited in marking out and mapping out the territory, and sometimes big brother such and such, who just happened to be newly baptised, but is now in a position to serve shows up and begins to make himself feel useful.

i mean, this is how the climbing up the ladder begins for us brothers, isn't it?.

19 years ago

tweety 19 years ago

As a pioneer...I lead the group plenty of times. How hard is it to cover your head, read the text and say a pray!

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Hello, I'm Aaron, and this is my story...

by MetricRX in

19 years ago

dear reader,

my name is aaron, and i have a brief story to tell regarding my youth as a jehovah's witnesses.

my story is all too familiar for many who had the misfortune to find themselves unwilling participants in the religious activities of this group, but i would like to share my experience.

19 years ago

tweety 19 years ago

That was a great story! Welcome!

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I have to take a little break...

by AuldSoul in

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20 years ago

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i don't think i can successfully put a clamp on my mouth if i don't take a break from this place.

i want my wife to wake up, but i think i can't do what that would take if i keep myself up-to-date on all the worst going on currently in dub-land.. i love you all and i will be back, i just have to take a breather.. auldsoul

19 years ago

tweety 20 years ago

AuldSoul,

You can see that I hardly ever post any messages here...but I take my mini vacations from here and from time to time I will slip in during the day and read a few posts that interest me.

Enjoy your mini vacation from here.....and we will hear from you when you are ready!

Love Tweety

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The Watchtower Game!

by Confession in

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20 years ago

during the nineties, there was a big mexican family that attended our congregation.

while they were not financially well off, they often enjoyed having the friends over for gatherings in their large home.

did it have something to do with the way sister oliveros actually said the word broom-ho?

20 years ago

tweety 20 years ago

I played this game with my kids and their friends, but it was always called 'Broom Over'.

Tweety

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