•The pretense of love.
•The return of never feeling good enough.
•Alowing a nearly illiterate man to read from the platform just because he suffers through more hrs. in FS than I do.
•Nosy people.
•Getting stares because of my hair, my growing beard and my piercings.
•A little kid getting slapped because he can't sit for two hours with nothing to occupy his mind.
•Canned answers.
•No windows to look out of when my mind started to wander.
•The exact same music all the time. I hated when it went to prerecorded music.We had some really good pianists when I was younger.
•Getting lectured by several elders because I dared speak to a single sister™ before my divorce was final. (okay that was dredged up from the past, but it was still irritating.)
•Seeing men in short sleeved shirts and ties.
•Running over time. And then blaming the Holy Spirit™ for their inability to stick to an agenda. "Such a spiritual abundance for one meeting," was overheard.
I have to stop now, I'm getting worked up. :)
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Lets say you went to a meeting, list what would irritiate you...
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in my case, it was always the length of the meetings that bothered me.. no matter what meeting it is, you have to get there prepared, and that means lots of time reading the darn literature.. another thing that would irritate me, is all the magazines that come in faster than i can read.. i'll let you guys add to this list.. .
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Depends, what are you trying to accomplish by taking your date to Hooters®?
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What age group has to sacrifice the most to be a JW?
by JH in.
what age group has it easier or harder to be a jw?
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I'll agree the young are the most damaged, but anyone still inside is making too great a sacrifice for what amounts to an empty promise from a dying corporation.
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The e-mail
by lola28 inhey bob, .
this is really hard for me to write but i feel like i need to do so in order to get some peace of mind.
i met with you and bill last week and we had a nice meeting but i don't think i was very clear on one very important point, i should have let both you and bill know that i have no intention of becoming an active publisher again.
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Right on, Lola.
Of course they will interpet this as an invitation to "help" you so you may have to send a version of this email a couple of times more... -
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What have you done for yourself lately?
by MsMcDucket inafter reading greendawn's post, it made me realize that i do more for other people than i do for myself.
i put off buying things for myself and gave up doing certain things when my husband became ill... but, the one thing that i did do for myself and family was get all of us a computer.
having a computer gives me time to relax and roam around on the net doing random stuff.
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Hi, Serendipity;
Yeah life is pretty much on the mend, funny how things work themselves out. -
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What have you done for yourself lately?
by MsMcDucket inafter reading greendawn's post, it made me realize that i do more for other people than i do for myself.
i put off buying things for myself and gave up doing certain things when my husband became ill... but, the one thing that i did do for myself and family was get all of us a computer.
having a computer gives me time to relax and roam around on the net doing random stuff.
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I bought new plants for my porch garden.
I bought a Wacom tablet for my laptop.
I brought out my Mt.bike for the first time in months.
I'm growing my hair out (thank the FSM I still have hair) and I've stopped shaving. -
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No need to be lonely. There are good people here. And a Gumby.
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Are Public Talks Really Public?
by Blueblades inwhat would the watchtower say to that?
notice that no public talks are shown on their official site.
ever wonder why public talks are not really public.
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COULD YOU KILL SOMEONE?
by Mary inand under what circumstances?
would you kill someone if they molested your child or your spouse?
what about drug dealers or terrorists?
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As to the act itself, if I had the distance, I say I could. For instance, if I were a sniper.
Not up close and personal, though.
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I know there's bigger news
by cyd0099 inbut my girlfriend dumped me last night.
she lost the spark she had for me she said...
i am alone again and i could use a hug.
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I've decided to purposely take like two months off from even looking at women, save some cash get focused on my art (I committed to having paintings for a November show the shop ) resume writing again and take a week's vacation to Portland in June.
A relationship is a wonderful thing, but it consumes you. Your time and enery and money. And it's worth it, I believe that.
But I need to be selfish right now. To rediscover those elements of who I am and what makes me kick so much a$$.