I miss my old life...,,,,,, it was good. Freedom to go where I want, when I want. I miss vacations and concerts. I even miss traveling for work.
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Since We Are In 2020 What Do You Miss?
by minimus ini miss listening and dancing to live music on a weekend night.. i miss going into a crowded mall store to window shop.. i miss going out into public and not having to wear a mask.. i miss seeing people freely mingle on a busy street or sidewalk.. what a difference a year makes!.
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Did You Have Good Relationships With The Elders?
by minimus inmy experience was that most jws wanted to have an elder “friend” just in case they got into any “trouble “.kinda like knowing that certain cop who might get you out of a jam.
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of course there was another group who did everything they could to either kiss the elders’ ass or stonewall them anytime they came snooping around.. how did you and the “older men” get along?.
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Yeah, it was pretty good. As a female I had a lot of “privileges”.
Working in administration at the conventions, working fun assignments for the rbc.
I remember once at an RBC a “brother” was really rude to me because I was a woman, and one of the elders heard about it, went and found him and made him apologize to me.
Another time I was staying onsite at the RBC and it was cold. The elder I was working with got a salamander (heater) for the tent we were working out of so I could sleep in semi-comfort.
One of the prominent elders in our circuit was worried about me when I started to falter and met me for a drink at the hotel bar during a convention to try and encourage me. It was thoughtful and nice, not creepy.😀
Even when I left once and went back before leaving again permanently the elders didn’t hassle me at all, just told me to keep quiet about anything that might have happened while I was away, but didn’t ask about what might have happened.
All of them pretty much looked the other way when I was dating someone, as in I didn’t get hassled. And when other sisters tried to start shit about my dress/grooming the elders shut it down. Others were not so lucky.........
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Out Of All TV Shows Over The Years Which Were Your Favorites?
by minimus inthe sopranos was my number one show.
to me it was the best series ever.
for a good laugh, i still enjoy the beverly hillbillies reruns.
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Hill Street Blues - we used to come home from the Thursday night meeting and watch.
For a more recent pick I am loving Yellowstone.
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Are You Afraid To Publicity Express Your Opinion?
by minimus inare you reticent to express your opinion when it comes to religion or politics?.
when we were jws , we had to be so careful that we didn’t stumble anyone.
are you comfortable saying that you don’t agree with someone or something even if it appears you are in the minority?
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With my friends - no not afraid. With strangers - I do not. People are crazy right now, especially if you are conservative.
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Do You Believe Polls Saying Trump Will Lose To Biden?
by minimus ina new fox poll says biden is up by 12 percentage points.
of course, most other polls say trump will be trounced this time around.. do you think the polls might be right this time?
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I wish there was another choice. Neither Biden or Trump instill confidence at this point.
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JW.ORG delivering food to JWs in California
by NikL inso a couple of weeks ago my wife (who is an active jw) got a delivery of apples, oranges, potatoes, carrots and onions.. the story i heard was that the "branch bought a bunch of food that would go to waste and was delivering it".. i am in california and a friend of mine in another cong.
50 or so miles away had the same thing happen.. a few days ago we got another delivery and as a matter of fact my wife was asked if she could "help jehovah with delivering his gifts".
unfortunately she is in poor health and unable to so so.. anyway, the story seems fabricated to me and i am wondering what is really going on.. does anybody have any ideas?
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They are well within their rights to possess and distribute the boxes - there’s no illegality or other smoking gun here to go to the media with. While what they are doing may not be exactly what was intended it wouldn’t rise to fraud.
It’s more just misleading their members than anything nefarious.
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JW.ORG delivering food to JWs in California
by NikL inso a couple of weeks ago my wife (who is an active jw) got a delivery of apples, oranges, potatoes, carrots and onions.. the story i heard was that the "branch bought a bunch of food that would go to waste and was delivering it".. i am in california and a friend of mine in another cong.
50 or so miles away had the same thing happen.. a few days ago we got another delivery and as a matter of fact my wife was asked if she could "help jehovah with delivering his gifts".
unfortunately she is in poor health and unable to so so.. anyway, the story seems fabricated to me and i am wondering what is really going on.. does anybody have any ideas?
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It’s not “stealing from the USDA”. Any 503c entity can apply to be a distributor. Why lie about where the food is coming from (in this instance)?
I actually think it’s the first time I have ever heard of WT providing some sort of relief for their members so I guess that’s a positive. It’s an attempt to make themselves look good to their members and I bet will be used to garner donations in the future.
Doctor Who - I’m not sure about your situation, but I’ve seen the box given to my family member.
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JW.ORG delivering food to JWs in California
by NikL inso a couple of weeks ago my wife (who is an active jw) got a delivery of apples, oranges, potatoes, carrots and onions.. the story i heard was that the "branch bought a bunch of food that would go to waste and was delivering it".. i am in california and a friend of mine in another cong.
50 or so miles away had the same thing happen.. a few days ago we got another delivery and as a matter of fact my wife was asked if she could "help jehovah with delivering his gifts".
unfortunately she is in poor health and unable to so so.. anyway, the story seems fabricated to me and i am wondering what is really going on.. does anybody have any ideas?
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Biahi - you are correct it is the USDA program “Farmers to Families” it’s meant to be for food banks and religious organizations that support them - but as we all know that’s not how the JWs work.
Members of my family that are well off also got a box delivered to them from the “circuit” on the east coast. Not saying it’s not a good program but the JWs are giving the boxes to only their members regardless of need.
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Would You Like To See Your Police Departments “Defunded”?
by minimus indo you think it’s a good idea?.
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No - just no. I wouldn’t want to live anywhere that defunds their police force.
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Do You Think We Will Ever Get Back To “Normal”?
by minimus ini hope that within the next several months we will get back to some type of normalcy.
will restaurants ever get filled again?
will you ever be able to sit at a bar or go to a concert or broadway show?.
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Where I live things are back to “normal” enough that it doesn’t feel like we are under house arrest. I’ve been out to eat, went to the salon, did some shopping for fun. All of the large events are cancelled but smaller events are being allowed.
I’m waiting for the rest of the country to catch up so we can rebook the vacations we had to cancel. 2021 is looking like a good year to have some fun.🤞