After years of being forced into submission and having to follow whatever was fed to me by the 'brothers' I am happy to say I came out shining as a leader!
And I like to think that I'm a good one too! :o)
misspeaches
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Are you more of a "Follower" or "Leader" type of person ?
by JH in.
let it be in groups, or just at home with your family, are you a leader or follower?.
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Sponsoring Kids
by hamsterbait ini sponsor a couple of kids in the third world.. how many do that?
i reckoned that i could easily give some of the money i spent on booze and do some good.. what bugs me is that i want to go and find the little ones and rescue them from their hell.
then when i see how many children are suffering i get all upset and want to drink again, because i can't see that me doing anything is any good.. maybe i should just get rid of the tv.... hb
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misspeaches
My boyfriends sisters family (phew) sponsored a child through Christian Childrens Fund on behalf of their children. They did this to help them appreciate how some people are not as fortunate as themselves. Since then they have had heaps of correspondence from the kiddy and the family go between them. My boyfriends brother-in-law (phew again) went overseas last year and had the opportunity to meet their sponsor child. He said it was one of the most beautiful experiences of his life. It was really like a second family. He was able to see the improvements the family have thanx to the sponsorship. There was a big celebration in his honour held in the village when he arrived.
I think child sponsorship through some charity funds really does make a difference. Me and the boy are going to sponsor our own kiddy too...
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Wifey is now a 'churchgoer'!
by AK - Jeff in.
she has gone several weeks in a row to two different churches - i would go too - but i work on sunday.
she likes it - and the demonz ain't got her yet.
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misspeaches
Jeff that is great news.
As an ex witness you tend to be more cautious about getting involved in any organised religons so I am sure she has found a church that fits her spiritual needs.
Although some ex-witnesses choose not to get involved in any religon (and as far as I am concerned that's great if thats who you are as long as your a good decent person) I have found a great local church. Its so different to what I ever expected and there is never any pressure or guilt trips laid upon me.
Good luck to you and your wife!
Miss Peaches
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New here.....kinda
by lola28 inhey everyone, this is my first post and i'am terrefied.
i have been lurking for over a year and finally decided that it was time to post.
i feel like i know all of you and feel more at home here than at the kingdom hall.
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misspeaches
Hello Lola
It can be such a disappointment to find that an organisation you held on a pedestal doesn't live up to the standards it claims to have. You are not alone in your experience and feelings. I am confident that you will find a terrific support network here and people willing to answer any questions you might have. I too am a fader from the Borg and although it was difficult at first I am the happiest now that I have ever been.
Miss Peaches.
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misspeaches
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood. As much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood!
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Homosexuality What the Bible Really Says...
by EvilForce into all my very patient friends out there thank for your support here.
over many threads i have argued and posted on what various indivdual versus in the bible say.
to put it all together i decided to create it's own topic thread so it could be referred back to in the future.
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misspeaches
Hi EF
Thanks for taking the time to collate that material. I found the whole thing very interesting and important for any christians to assess thoroughly.
Despite that I don't feel that a persons sexuality should have any bearing on their personality of people should judge them for it. I believe that a person should be acknowledged for who they are not what they do. The whole gay/straight thing has never been an issue for me. And I think your lovely anyways.
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My Car...
by RichieRich inso- here's some good news, and some bad news.. bad news first.. my alternator is dead.. good news.. no service for at least a week.
bad news.. had "dates and such" i had to cancel.
good news.
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misspeaches
Hey Richie my car is due for a major service and the timing belt (?) needs replacing. When can I bring it round...
hehehe
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Venting Frustration
by prophecor ini've invested energy unimagimable into this relationship.
i'm getting older, and more bitter as the days go by.
loving on next to nothing was a tune sung by gladys knight & the pips sometime ago.
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misspeaches
Hi Prophecor
I'm sorry to hear that your finding things difficult and frustrating. I wish I could say something completely profound and appropriate for your situation but I am stumped.
Hope things look up for you soon. You've had some really positive thoughts to share in the past for myself personally and others so you certainly deserve the good things.
Miss Peaches
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Just venting.....
by swiftbreeze inmy sister wrote me a letter telling me how she's going to all her meetings.
she has two personal bible studies a week, goes to two book studies a week plus all the other meetings.
first of all my sister was a drug addict.
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misspeaches
Hi Swift
Its good to hear that your sister has managed to give up her drug addiction. However I think I understand how you are seeing the situation. Its like drugs were filling a void in her life and now she is studying with the JW's and using that as a crutch. Its a really unfortunate situation. Sounds like your sister has been through some really difficult times and has a self confidence problem. I hope that you can continue to be a strong support to her and she can see that the blood ties you share are stronger than any religon.
Miss Peaches
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Up to our elbows in Newbs on JWD
by IP_SEC inwow, what's going on here?
i look at all the new folk here that seem to have joined in the past 2 months and are posters who are under 100 posts and i gotta wonder why.. has something happened in dubland recently to cause a lot of folk to reach out?
if you are new here at jwd, how did you find us?
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misspeaches
Well if we are counting since January I proudly declare myself to be one of the newbies!
I was bored at work one day and decided why shouldn't I google Jehovah's Witnesses to see what comes up. (Too scared to before because I was scared of all the evil apostates )
But then being the ditz I am it took me another month to realise why I couldn't do anything on the site after I registered. I had problems working out what my user ID was...
I'm getting there but!