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  I don't see how I will ever date as a witness

  by nowawake14 in

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  i am very headstrong when it comes to jw rules.

  im not even gonna go there with chaperones.

  screw that bs.. i dont want to date a person with someone breathing down my neck.

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  just fine

  I had my fair share of crazies, the ones that thought because you said hi when they said hi, you were interested in getting married. On more than one occasion I was greeted with “hi, are you married?”.

  I did date some guys in the religion. One told my father I was “too headstrong”. I had two relationships that were a lot of fun. One - his family was crazy, his dad was an elder and I would stay at their house over night (gasp). We just didn’t go to the meeting when I came to visit. Never had chaperones.

  The second, got out long before I did. In fact that’s why we broke up. We had a lot of fun skiing, going to movies, hanging out. His mother would rent us movies to watch in his bedroom (hah!). We did go to the hall when I visited him and would just tell everyone I was staying at his brother and sister in laws house, so nobody would bitch.

  The best advice I got from my elder father was to not bring anyone I was dating to our hall, and try to avoid the guys hall when possible. What people don’t know they can’t talk about. I got away with a lot that way.
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  Ladies First

  by snugglebunny in

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  i know a lady who says she feels demeaned if a man walks on the outside or opens a door for her or stands aside to let her pass.

  i just think it's good manners.

  being a gentleman has nothing to do with equality in my opinion..

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  I am a woman, I work in an executive position for an international company. I always smile and say thank you when someone holds the door for me.

  I have had great success by implementing “if you want to be treated equally you have to act equal.” I was fortunate early in my career to have mentors give me advice on how to successfully navigate being a woman in a male dominated business.

  And for the pay gap, I believe part of it at least at my level, is that women don’t negotiate their compensation packages nearly as often as men do. One of my male mentors told me to never accept the first offer even if I’m happy with it. Negotiating for pay makes me uncomfortable, but I have never had a company reject my counter offer to their salary/benefits-package.
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  Do You See JWs Going From House to House Anymore?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i used to see them in my neighborhood or while driving.

  there is a hispanic congregation nearby.

  i used to see witnesses out all the time, some even doing the slow pioneer shuffle.

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  just fine

  I tried a different tactic this time. I told them I had looked in JWs before but I just couldn’t get past how families would treat their children in the disfellowshipping scenario. It was unfathomable to me how anyone could do that to their child. They danced a bit but then relented and went with keeping the congregation clean.

  I said your faith would have to be pretty weak to allow someone else to sway you from it, just by associating with them.

  and yes to the counting time- it was a whole minivan load of them, and where I live you have to drive from one house to the next.
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  Do You See JWs Going From House to House Anymore?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to see them in my neighborhood or while driving.

  there is a hispanic congregation nearby.

  i used to see witnesses out all the time, some even doing the slow pioneer shuffle.

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  Arrgghh - they were just here again twice in 2 months. This time ladies from a hall about an hour away. I seriously live in the middle of nowhere......
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  What’s The Worst Thing About Jehovah’s Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  witnesses brag about their brotherhood and incredible love that exists within the organization.

  they say they are really the only true religion.

  is the jw religion the closest thing to jesus christ himself?.

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  just fine

  That’s easy! There is no true religion, it’s all made up bullshit, no matter where it comes from.

  The worst thing about Jehovah’s Witnesses is their lack of appreciation for this life we have. They don’t appreciate this is it, whether that be education, healthcare, exploring this world, accepting others, helping others........
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  Do You See JWs Going From House to House Anymore?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i used to see them in my neighborhood or while driving.

  there is a hispanic congregation nearby.

  i used to see witnesses out all the time, some even doing the slow pioneer shuffle.

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  just fine

  Maybe because I live 40 miles from the nearest Kingdom Hall we are blessed with their presence more often. They were here just two weeks ago, and usually come out a couple times a year.
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  US WITHOLDING TAX PROCEDURS CHANGE NEXT YEAR

  by blondie in

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  https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/another-tax-headache-ahead-irs-100101435.html.

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  just fine

  My paychecks were bigger this year and my refund smaller, which is how it should be.

  I made more money and ended up paying less in taxes overall 2018 vs 2017. Still ended up paying $25,000 in just Federal Income Taxes though, even with all my deductions for/from AGI (vs almost $30,000 in Federal Income Tax in 2017).

  My husband and I are not rich but middle class, so the tax reform did help us.
  
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  Tony Morris video footage of him buying a dozen bottles of scotch

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  i was howling watching cedars latest video of tm111 buying a dozen bottles of scotch ((maccallans scotch).

  you can't write this stuff.

  right, i'm now off to buy a bottle of maccallans 😂..

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  just fine

  If everything I do in my private life is up for their scrutiny and judgement - I don’t think anything the GB does is off limits for bringing to peoples attention.

  When the GB learns to keep their noses out of peoples personal lives they will deserve the same respect, until then I wish I could hire a PI to follow the GB around and expose every last hypocrital thing they do.
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  This Forum. Has it changed? For the better or for the worse? Or not a at all?

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  when i post i try to imagine that i am at a social gathering or sometimes in someone's house as a dinner guest.

  that way it is easier to follow the community guidelines and posting rules set out on the site at the bottom of the page.

  i wouldn't want to make a fool of myself in public.

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  just fine

  Of course the forum changes over time because we change over time. When I first came here I was young, scared, broken, still believing I would be killed for leaving the JWs.

  Now I’m in my mid 40’s, career, marriage, life have all carried me along my path. I’m no longer young, scared or broken.

  You are supposed to grow and change, challenge beliefs that don’t serve you any longer, adopt new ones as new evidence presents itself. And keep going down your path......
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  "Be Strong!"---SAD

  by eyeuse2badub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  attended the sad yesterday with my wife.

  bethel speaker flown in to california which made it "special".

  (his talks were infomercial bs, but at least he was a good speaker.

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  just fine

  Any organization that’s isn’t financially transparent is a target for financial abuse. There is no accountability so they can spend whatever they want, and make up whatever “expenses” they see fit.