Posts by love2Bworldly

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What Is A Good Friend To You?

by minimus in

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friends

how would you describe a "good friend"??

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I have become good friends with a lady I work with named Sandra, and she is the best kind of friend anyone could want. If I'm having a bad day, I can cry on her shoulder. I can tell her absolutely anything personal and she never judges me or gossips to other co-workers behind anyone's back--which is an extreme rarity in the office I work in. I was there for her when she was separated from her husband, and now she is there for me when I have similar issues. I have a couple other girlfriends, but Sandra is the most loyal person I've ever met. I know I could call her day or night if I had an emergency and she would not make excuses that she's busy like other friends might. Nobody is perfect, but she is the most sincere friend I have ever met. I want to be more like her.

Some of you sound sad because you don't have close friends--believe me I didn't either for many years while being a JW and after coming out of that cult. Give yourself some time--the best places I've met people is through my different jobs.

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Good News - it is basal cell cancer....

by AK - Jeff in

to those who have followed my previous thread - here is the latest update [and hopefully the end of the story].

though this sounds bad enough - no one wants to have cancer of any sort - this is both the most prevalent and the most treatable of all skin cancer.

it is tied directly to uv exposure.. the good news is that basal cell is treated with simple proceedures of removal of the affected tissue in most cases [including mine.

love2Bworldly

Thumbs up!

I have a lot of freckles, so I worry about my skin. I do have the doctors look me over once in a while.

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Dictionary Definition of JW

by love2Bworldly in

i thought some of you might find this interesting.

i was looking in a dictionary today and passed the word "jehovah's witness" and found the definition quite interesting.

(the dictionary is "merriam webster's collegiate dictionary" tenth edition.).

love2Bworldly

I thought some of you might find this interesting. I was looking in a dictionary today and passed the word "Jehovah's Witness" and found the definition quite interesting. (The dictionary is "Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary" tenth edition.)

It states that the beliefs include "...the sinfulness of organized religion and governments."

What about the organized religion of Jehovah's Witnesses with all its' stupid rules and regulations? How come the people who made the dictionary didn't word it differently? Makes me wonder if they were scratching their heads at the irony of that definition.

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WTBTS guidance on SMALL social gatherings.

by Gill in

the october 15th watchtower gives advice on social gatherings.

try not to throw up or pee your pants laughing at some of the advice!.

'paragraph 5 page 24.. 'many hosts have faced the issue of whether to serve alcoholic beverages.

love2Bworldly

OMG Those Kingdumb melodies alone would make me barf. Amazing that all over the world, wicked worldly people have fun gatherings all the time that don't include getting drunk or having orgies!

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Thanks I'm home and angry

by hambeak in

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friends

i am angry because my adult children who are active jw's think i should be dead or suffer for not being a witness and i supported them comfortably and they shunned me and show hate i am sad and probably won't do the chemo thing and just let nature take its course.

any ideas?

i am taking pain meds so this is probably messed up with my message help.

love2Bworldly

Very sorry you are so sick, but hang on and don't give up. It's normal to feel depressed when you're sick and in pain, and on top of that the way your kids are treating you. You will get better, you just can't give up.

So sorry your kids are so brainwashed--but I used to have that negative attitude toward 'worldly people'. Don't give up on your kids, people do change--look at all the posters here who have been able to leave that awful cult and start a new life.

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Whatever happened to Richie Rich?

by love2Bworldly in

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friends

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richie used to make me laugh, and i don't always get a chance to peek at the board every week.. is richie still around?

hope all is great with him.

love2Bworldly

Richie used to make me laugh, and I don't always get a chance to peek at the board every week.

Is Richie still around? I wonder how he's doing. Hope all is great with him.

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Is it me, or is this as tacky as it comes?

by Icansaylucky in

this week there was a obituary of an elder i knew when i was a witty.

he had several children and a wife.

the obit didn't say anything accept: "so and so died after a lengthy illness, he was member of the jehovah's witnesses.

love2Bworldly

Makes me sick really. It's not just tacky--it shows how little regard they have for other people.

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Separated and dating a JW

by goldenshell in

is the 1st time i write in here .

am really confused about my jw boyfriend attitude .. am separated and with a child .i went through a really bad time after separation (7 months ago)and one of the reasons the relashionship wth my husband ended is because i fell in love with my actual boyfriend ..was love @1st sight ...we didnt make love 4 obvious reasons related to his faith but @the beginning things were much easier :he allowed me to touch him in his intimate parts ,we touched each other (we saw each other naked without making love once)and was very exciting...but the more we were getting involved the accraction was growing more and more and even if i am from a different belief (converted to islam)we agreed that nobody should try to change the other or impose anything ,,,but now i feel he is a bit selfish >he doesnt allow me to touch him under the belt (telling me that recently he discovered he is not allowed to do that )he doesnt even touch my breast because he is not supposed to(after he did before)he is 30 years old ,very good looking man and he keeps telling me when he sees me (once a month :which is even too much)that he cant resist me !but is actually the opposite !!

!he is resisting me ...before i will be able to committ to him i will have to wait 3 years which means also have sex >i dont know and i dont think i will be able to resist after 5 years of marriage and ''regular'' sex life //i am tired of seeing him once a month because his family doesnt know about us (he tells me that if they knew they would tell him to stop helping them with money and to stay with me :but he doesnt wantto make that choice,since he was young he supported the family //on top of that after marriage he doesnt want to have children and he tells me that i have already 1 child (we spoke many times bout that and to make sure he wont have children he wants to do an operation that will sterilize him ).

love2Bworldly

Golden--sorry for your heartache, it's difficult when you love someone. You need to put your child first though. Maybe some counseling would help you to get over this person--the JW religion only brings heartache and you need to get out before you get in any deeper. Wish you much luck!

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What are you reading - Summer 2006?

by eyeslice in

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friends

always a popular thread the what are you reading at the moment thread?.

my favourite reads for the summer of 2006:.

the history of love by nicole krauss.

love2Bworldly

Anyone read "A Million Little Pieces" & "My Friend Leonard" by James Frey? Those were my first summer reads this year.

I love his style of writing, it's very poetic the way he runs his sentences together. I found the stories very moving, and made me realize that drug addicts are humans just like us and it made me feel less judgemental toward other people.

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My dog has been shunned......

by LuciousJ in

ok, everyone, you know my story by now.

we da ourselves a week ago.

my mom wrote me a letter saturday disowning me.

love2Bworldly

Tigerman--I like how you think!

I can't believe the JWs act this way, I thought the Society always counseled on how it is ok to continue business relationships with ex-JWs. That religion really screws up people's emotional make-up, so very sad!

I think you should threaten to sue both of the companies, maybe you'll get a few dollars out of it and bring some reproach on Jehoover's organization!