i have seen and noticed that most people who are raised as jw's get baptized at a young age.
ages like 14-19. how is it that someone can dedicate their life to jehovah at these ages, when maturity is still in development?
this seems to be something that jw's push and practice on a regular basis.
I was around 16 or 17 I think. I did it because I got tired of everyone asking me WHEN I was going to do it. Then I went to school the next day and kissed a boy and smoked a cigarette. lol!
There was a girl in one congo I attended who got baptized when she was like 6 or 7. She was in one of those ''super family's''...elder dad, super pioneer mom...you know. When I found out, I just thought...poor kid.
~luv, jojo
ok, i got him an mp3 player.
a) open it and upload his favorite play lists?.
he's not computer savvy.
OR...you could upload a recording of you purring, and dance around in something slinky while he listens to it.
~luv, jojo
does anyone have a scan of the new blood card released in the us?.
i'm dying to know if the us bethel is asking for local elders or liasion committee to have access to a person personal medical records?.
Remember too that only baptised dubbies "in good standing" are eligible to receive one.
When a JW is DF they are supposed to surrender their
I.D. cardblood card .
Correction....I was actually given a NEW blood card the first time I was disfellowshipped back in '03 or '04...maybe '05. 2 elders signed it as witnesses for me and everything. When I got disfellowshipped the 2nd time, noone asked me to surrender my card. I had already burned it anyway.
Boy that ''new light'' can flicker and change.
~luv, jojo
i'm worried because i sent a christmas card plus had a gift sent by ups over the internet about 7 days ago and haven't heard anything.
i would feel really feel bad if my person didin't receive their gift or card.
so i think we need to have an official post place.
I just mailed mine out!!!!
It should get there in about 2-3 days hopefully.
Hope you enjoy it!
~luv, jojo
i'm the early type, i do everything way before hand.. how about you, are you the early type or the late type of person who does everything at the last minute?.
just like the christmas gift exchange on jwd, do some of you wait to the last minute to go buy a gift and send it?.
mine is already sent and received....lmao.
Mine is already sent and received....lmao
I can confirm this as I am wearing the gift right now. lol!
I haven't sent mine out yet. I'm a major procrastinator. I'm definitely going to get it out this weekend though!
~luv, jojo
about a week ago i had my little meeting with "the bobs" (yuk yuk), and i got the whole thing digitally recorded.
it's available online, along with a written transcript here...
http://www.ichthusstudios.org/cults/jw/
As JW's we joined of our own free will. We agreed to the rules, of our own free will.
Correction W.Once....
Many of us, such as myself, were born into this cult and had no choice in the matter. I never agreed to anything. It was basically follow our rules or else.
Recording like these are good b/c they allow the rest of the world to see what really goes on in the Borg.
~luv, jojo
when you will have been an exjw for as long as you were a jw?.
i was raised in the jws from before the age of 10, and stopped going to the kh at the age of 31. i was involved with the jws for a total of 23 years.
i will be 54 years old by the time i have spent more of my life as an exjw than i did as a jw..
Hmmmm...
17 when my eyes started opening...soooo....34.
Not too shabby.
~luv, jojo
from as long as i remember the watchtower society has painted an idyllic rural scene for their future existence on the planet earth, free from the non jehovah servers that live now.. my mother regularly talks about her 'little donkey and cart' that she's going to own in the 'new system of things'.. so do the jehovah's witnesses dream of living in an 'amish paradise' minus the amish, of course?.
do they have any idea what kind of nightmare existence that entails, especially adding on top of that five meetings a week, continuing fs, studying etc?.
And do they have any idea how hard it is to make the panes of glass that all those houses (Halls) seem to sport?
'Hovah's gonna make trees that sprout glass planes. DUH! jeez....it's so obvious.
~luv, jojo
i hate when people use the "i'm new here" excuse, and then do absolutely nothing to try and find out what you are inquiring about or at least transfer you to someone that can help.. what are some of your "customer service" pet peeves?.
As a CS rep, I can tell you plenty of things that peeve me about customers. The majority are rude, demanding, don't give a rat's ass that you ARE trying to help them, but there is only so much you can do b/c of these little things called LAWS! Yes I understand that you're upset b/c you've been on hold for 15 minutes...but guess what! I'm on the phone for up to 8 hours a day talking to rude people just like you! So when you call in and the first thing you say to me is, ''Is this a real person? I've been on hold for 15 damn minutes! What the hell is wrong with you?''...chances are, that is NOT going to put me in a very good frame of mind.
There are RUDE CS reps out there, but the majority of us try to be nice. But you have to understand...we've been on the phone for 8-10 hours with maybe a 30 minute lunch and MAYBE a 15 minute break. So if you call in with an attitude or a smart ass tone, it's not going to rub off very well on us. If you're polite to me, I'm more than happy to do everything in my power to help you get what you need. If you're just an a-hole, then I just start caring less and less about your problem.
Example-this lady's package got lost by FedEx. I spend the ENTIRE day talking to FedEx, state offices, supervisors, EVERYTHING, because she needed it in 2 days for a trip. So after making this woman's issue my own problem ALL DAY, I finally get it resolved. Great, right? Wrong. I call this ungrateful beeyotch to let her know that she will have her package GUARANTEED tomorrow...what does she say? "Tomorrow? Seeing as how ya'll treated me, I should have it TODAY! Whatever.'' And she hangs up.
Oh My God....I was FUMING! See...I didn't HAVE to help her. According to protocol, I should have just said, ''This is between you and FedEx lady, not me.'' But I didn't. I went above and beyond to help, and this is what happened.
I'm sorry this rant is so long...but's we're so busy today, and it seems everyone is in a pissy mood for one reason or another. I just want to go home.
~luv, jojo
i feel very offended and distrurbed when i see people covered with tatoos.
some people have tatoos all over their bodies, even on their faces.
there are also tatoo programs on the tlc channel that children can watch without a forewarning before the show comes on.
show some honesty and admit that you are fashion victims, and that come what may, you are lumbered with your fashion choice for the rest of your life
No, I am not a ''fashion victim''. The only way I would consider someone who got a tattoo as a fashion victim is if it was done the night of a frat party after about 12 beers. The majority of tattoos are very well thought out and have a meaning behind them. Mine has a very deep meaning to it, not that I'd waste my time explaining it to someone who is as obviously close-minded as you...
This has no relevance to the fashion issue at all Kitty
On the contrary, it does. The Japanese adopted tattooing from other cultures thousands of years ago, and it is still practiced over in Japan. And the fact that most Americans are closeminded, it seems to just have taken a bit longer to gain acceptance over here.
People with closed minds should have clenched mouths.
~luv, jojo
