Posts by Casper

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Recent qutters, do you even have a social structure now?

by oompa in

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at least when i was in high school, i had lots of somewhat secret worldly friends.

i fit in well for guy with short hair.

my liberal elder/dad let me play on the tennis and soccer team....and go to the prom with my catholic girlfriend...talk about scandal.

Casper

Sure, Oompa...

Come on down, we'll get you behind the wheel. Just remember to "Always" turn left...

Cas

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Mr. T does not love Jehovah

by MissingLink in

the "why can't jws say good luck" thread made me remember something from my childhood.. i was a child in the 80s.

mr. t was huge back then.

he used to say "i pity the fool that ______" (insert anything here).

Casper

I had a habit of saying... "Oh God", or "Good Lord" before becoming a witness... they quickly let me know that wasn't

going to work. Took me forever to learn to say............ Gee, My Goodness, or their favorite... "Oh My".

Just never had the same effect for me tho.

Cas

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Is anyone else hoping for the Society to "crack down" on the friends?

by Olin Moyles Ghost in

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there have been a few threads speculating about possible future actions by the society, triggered in part by the "valueless things" article and losch's alleged new light re: bablylon the great.

personally, i hope they do something crazy and make up some new unscriptural doctrines and/or rules.

this may help some of my family members to "see the light," so to speak.

Casper

Mr. Ghost.... I sooooooooooooooooooo - ENVY- your avatar...

I agree, as the society gets crazier and crazier, it may cause some to just call it quits. I have no family in the organization, but I do feel for those that do. One can only hope.

Cas

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What do you remember about the Conventions?

by ScoobySnax in

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when i think back, i remember being excited in the 80's.

i remember the 5p food token strips at twickenham, london.

you could get hot fresh doughnuts and burgers.

Casper

I used to Love them too. I know many say they were too long or boring or such, I just didn't see them that way.

I worked in all the foods areas at one time or another, arriving there sometimes at 3:00 am and work most of the day. Bone tired when we finally got home, but it as a "Good" tired.

I enjoyed all the people, the brotherhood that I felt, and the hope of learning something new.

I miss them, but not enough to climb back in the box...

Cas

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Recent qutters, do you even have a social structure now?

by oompa in

jw
friends

at least when i was in high school, i had lots of somewhat secret worldly friends.

i fit in well for guy with short hair.

my liberal elder/dad let me play on the tennis and soccer team....and go to the prom with my catholic girlfriend...talk about scandal.

Casper

Oompa,

None of my family are in, or associated with the witnesses, so it was easy to get involved with their activies.

They are all into Dirt Track racing, as is (was) my hubby. We just recently sold out, since he retired. But, our social circle revolves around a shared hobby with others. It gives us something to do with a large group every Fri. or Sat. night.

It really helped with the transition from the witnesses. Otherwise the loneliness would have been hard to deal with.

Cas

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my wee mum is not long for this world

by ninja in

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she has lost over 7 stone due to her cancer and is finding it almost impossible to eat now.....see the difference in a couple of years .. ......she has been giving all her belongings away too recently