This is one thing that I always found weird when visiting England. When I was about 17 I went to my grandparents congregation with them and one of the first persons to come up and introduce himself was a middle aged man. My grandma told me to call him Uncle W******. Note, I had never ever seen him before and he was not related to me, so I felt odd. He must have sensed that because straight away he told me I could just call him W******. Where I live we maybe refer to relatives as Auntie and Uncle, but not usually anyone else.
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Kids referring to older ones as AUNTIE or UNCLE
by lowden ini don't know about other patrs of the world but in the uk, youngsters were expected to refer to older ones as auntie or uncle.
i publicly told my children not to do this, i thought it was reeeeally creepy.
my main reason for this is that i think it creates trust in people that are strangers to the family unit and for some kids, it's part of the grooming process for molestation.
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JW animated Armageddon and New World movies!
by Atlantis in.
a bit of a sour stomach after watching !animated armageddonhttp://www.latindimples.com/newbeginning/lastday.swf new dawnhttp://www.latindimples.com/newbeginning/newdawn.swf
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pisces
Did anyone sign the guestbook? I did, I basically told her that I would rather let my children watch "The Sopranos" than those cartoons. Anyway it says the entry will be reviewed by the administrator, so I doubt my message will ever show.
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DID YOU DO FIELD SERVICE IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD?
by badboy inone notices that some jws don't seem to do fs in their neighbourhood,is this common?
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pisces
My mom actually enjoys doing field service in her neighborhood. She points out houses on her street that are her return visits. I have been forced to preach in my neighborhood on several occasions when I was a kid. Because of this, a kid who lived a few blocks away would always say "Open the door, Jehovah's whore" every time we crossed paths like in the neighborhood or at school.
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What are your most hated JW words and phrases?
by Low-Key Lysmith inmine are, in no particular order:.
"the friends".
"glean".
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pisces
My most hated JW phrases are "We don't want to bring reproach upon Jehovah's name" and "Cause for stumbling".
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What effect did armaggeddon/possible persecution have on your mental state?
by jambon1 ini was`nt brought up in the `truth`.
i have recently left and am amazingly happy.. one thing that got to me was my mental state of mind which became extreemly negative about the future.. i worried very much about non jw relatives (good people) dying at armaggeddon.
also reading the endless accounts of bros/sis being brutally tortured/raped etc really disturbed me.
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pisces
I remember my mom used to tell me that we would probably be seized by the police and then thrown into concentration camps. Even now, I have problems looking at images of the Holocaust, and not just because it was horrific, but because that was what was supposed to happen to me.
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SELF ESTEEM in the organization
by justice for all indid your self esteem increase or decrease after being in the organization for a while?
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pisces
Growing up a Witness and going to public school brought on so much humiliation that I became a painfully shy and overweight child. To add insult to injury certain relatives would "encourage" me or shall I say make me feel like crap because I couldn't comment at the meetings or give talks. So as the years in the organization progressed, my self esteem plummeted. I have done a complete 180 since those days but my aunt still can not figure out why I am happier away from the borg
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Had my first visit today
by Ticker ini've got a couple older "sisters" that come around and call on me trying to share a scripture.
first visit since i moved.
i'm ready to bring up some real watchtower dirt and curious to see how their going to react.
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pisces
I've been living in the same area since 2003 and I am still waiting for a visit. Maybe my dog scares them away. By the way, Panda, I was in Eau Claire, WI congregation too!!!
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The real reason why young people get baptized
by free2beme inthe real reason why young people get baptized .... to make their parents happy and proud.
to be able to get married (which is some cases, is to get away from parents).
... okay, okay, i know it depends on how young we are talking.
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pisces
Three of my cousins got baptized at the same time. I believe their ages were 9,8, and 6. At the time I was about 10. Shortly after the baptism one of my cousins tried to "encourage" me towards dedication. I told him that kids in my cong didn't get baptized til they were closer to teenage years. His answer to that was,"you could start a trend like we did".
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Do the Witnesses apply this scripture?
by JH inso, how would you react if you saw a witness smoking a cigarette?
a) mind your own business.
b) go squeal to the elders.
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pisces
This situation happened to me. I worked at the same place as an elder in my cong. One day he must have seen me smoking, because my cousin told me he called her parents to let them know that I smoke. He never said anything to me. Where was my "loving counsel"? I suppose he just wanted to score some brownie points with an anointed guy. Oops sorry I meant he wanted to score brownie points with a complete LUNATIC. I wish you could have seen the jaws drop when I casually told my coworkers that he believes in shunning and thinks that Smurfs are demonic. By the way I would not tell on someone if they smoked. As long as they are adults, it is none of my business.
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Do You Feel You Give To The Board What You Take Out Of It???
by minimus inthis board is quite helpful in a number of ways.
do you feel that you contribute to the growth of this board or are you just a taker?
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pisces
Everyday I gain a little more knowledge from this board, so no, I feel that I take far more than I could ever give back.