We had the BS in our home for a short time. It was the worst experience of my life. I never wanted to have it anyway, but I believe my mother wanted the glory and attention. And boy did she get it. Yeah, the house always had to be spotless, or as spotless as we could get it anyway. She also insisted on refreshments after every BS. And me and my siblings were always the ones that had to do all the cleaning and preparing of refreshments. The people who attended our book study were never grateful. We'd have the air conditioning on so it would be cool, and they'd complain it was too loud and they couldn't hear. Then we'd turn it off, and they'd complain it was too hot. Then my siblings and I--not my mother, mind you, whose stupid idea it was to even have the BS at our house--got hauled in the back room because the "friends" were complaining that the house wasn't clean enough. Yet none of them offered a helping hand, or offered to have the book study at their house, they just wanted to criticize and complain. @$$holes.
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by pratt1 in.
did anyone have the book study group meet in your home?.
my family had the book study group meeting in our basement and it was such a drag.. some of the reasons why it sucked.. the house always had to be spotless.. my mom insisted that there was always refreshments available for after the group meeting.. some dubs used to wander into other parts of the house, including my room.. if i missed the bookstudy because i was sick, some would actually come down to my room to talk.. there were many times when little things would go missing, glasses, magaizines, books, food, you name it.. people would check out my music and books all the time.. i have long since moved out, but mom still has the book study meeting there..
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I received an E-mail from an old friend....how do I respond?
by schne_belly into my dear xxxxx hello there-how are things going with you?
i've been thinking of you a lot, i've wanted to write you this for quite some time.
i guess we both know that things aren't the way they used to be-between you and i; between you and jehovah's organization-and i just want you to know how much i miss you.
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Chia
Whoa Schne. I just noticed you are one day older than me. Weird.
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Black vs white families - do they treat DF'ing differently?
by JustTickledPink ini know of someone that is a disfellowshipped black jw that has been df'd for 11 years.
anyways, found out his mother never shunned him.
never quit associating with him, never gave him a hard time, nothing.
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Chia
Not in my case. I'm not even DFed and my mom still shuns me. She's hardcore. There are no generalizations. It all depends.
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Chia
Yes indeed where is she? I miss her too.
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What was Jesus implying...........................
by defd inat john 10:30 jesus said " i and the father are one" what was he implying?
was it a claim to be almighty god?
what is your thoughts and why?
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Questions for Jgnat
by Shining One injgnat, .
you had some points that i missed in a previous thread.
here are my answers to your charges.
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Chia
That is a terrifying--no wait, sickening--thought.
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I received an E-mail from an old friend....how do I respond?
by schne_belly into my dear xxxxx hello there-how are things going with you?
i've been thinking of you a lot, i've wanted to write you this for quite some time.
i guess we both know that things aren't the way they used to be-between you and i; between you and jehovah's organization-and i just want you to know how much i miss you.
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Chia
when I read over their letters, it was purely emotional and about them. There wasn't ONE question about how I was doing. I realized that if they were true friends, they'd be concerned about my well-being. They would go straight for the guilt trip.
Exactly. And when you look at that letter, your friend never asked how are you are doing. They said they've been thinking of you a lot, but then went on to tell you how difficult it is for them now that you left. And the reason they don't ask how you're doing is because they're afraid you'll say, "Wonderful!" And then they don't have anything to stand on.
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I received an E-mail from an old friend....how do I respond?
by schne_belly into my dear xxxxx hello there-how are things going with you?
i've been thinking of you a lot, i've wanted to write you this for quite some time.
i guess we both know that things aren't the way they used to be-between you and i; between you and jehovah's organization-and i just want you to know how much i miss you.
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Chia
Ahh...the guilt trip. I love it. I would curse 'em out, but that's just me. That would only serve to fuel the "angry apostate" label that they give you. That whole e-mail is basically saying it's all your fault. You allowed your faith to become weak. Never mind all the lies we've been fed. If you had just shut your eyes and ears to the truth and listened to the WT fairy tale, everyone would be happy right now. GRRRR.
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70 Year Old Grandma Accused of Looting
by Chia ini think this is ridiculous.
i'm curious to see what everyone else thinks about this.
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050915202209990025&ncid=nws00010000000001.
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Chia
I think this is ridiculous. I'm curious to see what everyone else thinks about this.
http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050915202209990025&ncid=NWS00010000000001
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do you like your women natural?
by kittyeatzjdubs innot like hairy armpits, hairy legs, and no deodarant natural... the no makeup, kinda unkempt hair natural.
matt swears i look the most gorgeous in the morning when i first wake up and my hair's all messy.
he doesn't like me wearing makeup (which is fine w/ me
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Chia
I don't know if this goes under the not natural category but I've always felt that if a man has muscles bulging out all over the place, it means he spends an extraordinary amount of time at the gym. If he spends that much time working out, and he's that into himself, then how will our relationship work out? That's honestly how I think about it. I like a man who cares about himself, but doesn't go overboard with the whole thing.