Posts by cat1759

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Who do you love now?????

by Sky in

i was brand new when this post was up.. now i wanna know who everyone loves, so i kow who you're talking about!.

kisses!.

sky

My all time favorite is mindchild. He has the brains to follow his dreams and actually make them come true.
My second favorite is Celtic..yeah I know he gets a little antsy sometimes, but what can I say.
JanH and Harmony..enough said.
Sky, Mommiedark, Nancy, Xena, and all the wonderful people that come here make it so much fun.
I have enjoyed reading all your posts and also the chat room. Excellent conversation most times.
I wish everyone here blessings and peace throughout the year and may all your dreams come true.
cathy

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Please help me understand a JW dream

by Mindchild in

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please help me understand this jw dream.. my therapist once told me that dreams are one of the ways that our subconscious mind have of telling us something emotionally urgent about ourselves.

as i had a dream last night that really aroused my feelings, i was wondering if anyone cared to take a stab at what it is trying to tell me?.

the dream.... i find myself at an indoor circuit assembly.

cat1759

Excellent dream interpretations. Very impressive. I have learned something new here. Thanks for the great reading.
cathy

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JW's one of the Most Dangerous Religions?

by Mindchild in

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skip starbuck aka mindchild .

many years ago on a spring day to pleasant to be outdoors pioneering, something strange happened to two jehovahs witnesses.

have you ever wondered exactly what it was inside religion that makes people kill each other?

cat1759

Now I have to print this out and go back through everything. This is to much work right now.
I agree with your theory. Viruses try to attack and usually do succed unless the host is healthy. How many of us are truely not healthy in a mental capacity.
I hate science, now I know why! You expect my brain to pick up everything that was posted? I know have to print off and take it the bathroom with me next time so I can have some peace and think about what was being said.
cathy

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The coming Death of Simon's Board?

by Mindchild in

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is there a cure for the cancer that is growing on this board?

i discuss this below and think there is and maybe you will like it.

if you didnt know it already, im a veteran of web-based communities and i can trace my virtual roots to living in the first generation of online hangouts (which were direct dialup electronic bulletin boards before the web was around) like the well and echo.

cat1759

Mindchild,
Like other boards there are going to be nasty individuals. If you dont like their postings you have to go past them. I agree about moderators. There are other places i visit and they have the same problem. I just ignore those posts unless I get really mad.
Ok..with that said...I didnt realize you were older than the hills...just teasing..god can't you take a joke?
cathy

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A story for Venice

by Mindchild in

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venice tossed her dress on a chair and mixed herself a drink.

taking a long swallow she thought of the strange man she met earlier.

i need something more out of my life than the witnesses could ever offer.

cat1759

Yes we want more...what is the point of stopping in mid story. Get with the program.
cathy

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Powers of the Dark Side

by Mindchild in

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hi there ex-borgie friends and enemies .

sorry i've been away so long...you have no idea of what my withdrawal symptoms were like after going over a week without being on the internet.

it was much worse than going without sex .

cat1759

Ok, Ok, enough already..you have me convinced. You have way to much time on your hands.
This was to funny.
cathy
still looking for the post on gilligan..you actually expected me to find it on this site?
I know I am illiterate, some help would be nice.

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To all North Texas Posters...and other apostates!

by Billygoat in

happy holidays everyone!

hope this season has been good for and to you!

some of us thought it might be fun to have a "get-together"...haha...before the end of the year got here.

cat1759

BillyGoat,...lol...Andi

I do so enjoy your posts. Glad to hear you are all getting together for diner and drinks...
Think it would be so much fun. Think of me up here in the cold northeast.
cathy

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God's Weapons !!!

by thinker in

i think it is fair to say that whoever wrote genesis had a very limited scientific understanding of the world in which he lived.

most of nature was a mystery to him.

let us examine what he did "know"; namely, god lived in heaven, which was in the sky.

cat1759

Now this is a different theory. LOL...would be interesting to find out.

I also agree with the bible on its history. That is about it. I think the main quest for the bible was to show love. Also I just found out that books were taken out of the bible. So I gather they have the information needed to make a more informed decision on the bible.
The only one I am sure of right now is the book of Thomas.
I think once all the pieces are put back in the bible..things will be what they should have been in the first place.
Religion was created to keep people downtrodden. If they did what they were told they would go to heaven. If they were bad, they were going to hell.
They didnt want anyone thinking for themselves. That includes the WTBTS.
cathy

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What made you a JW?

by radar in

why did you become a dub?.

a hope for something better?.

an acceptance that your parents religion was the truth?.

cat1759

I was raised in it. I would never have left if my son was not molested as I never questioned their beliefs. Just knew that is was all I knew and therefore the truth. After things started happening and I saw a different side to those people I left.
After leaving I felt hopeless and guilty. I was no longer a good person. I was no longer going out in service. I chose working to get away from my own guilt. The more I worked the less pain about life I felt.
That carried me until 1996 when i came online. I met some wonderful people, wrote my story for the net and the bitterness has been slowly ebbing away. Before that time I tried several times to go back to the hall as I was not disfellowshipped. Each time they would all welcome me and I would get so mad I could spit in their faces. My therapist told me to stop going as I had no will to live. I just wanted it to be all over. I only got depressed when going to the hall.
After that, studied the bible on my own to find out what the bible actually had to say. I was shocked and amazed. Jehovahs Witnesses are wrong, they are demonic and should be recognized for the harm they have done to others.
I have enjoyed the posts on these sites. So interesting.
cathy

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When a Woman's Fed Up.......

by Tatiana in

when a woman's fed up...... a man comes home from work early to surprise his wife with.

my ribs that are stinging me right now is the fact that i. still love you.

killed someone you probably are going to jail for a long.

cat1759

Tatiana,
I dont know what to say. I had four kids and knew I couldnt take anymore. I didnt have an education. I only had JWS. Even they told me to take him back. They knew he had abused me on many occasions. I did what I was told. After the first restrainng order I continued to suffer the abuse. When I looked at my sons eyes who was holding my youngest daughter I knew I could no longer let this go on. My son signed the restraining order with me. He was only 10. After the elders got done telling me i had to take him back and apologizing to me i spent the next two years running away from his abuse by working. Finally one night after working 15hrs I came home and he started. I was tired. I hit my head three times before going down. I had a concussion from this time. I didnt care. I couldnt see him, i only saw red literally. I had no use for my life anymore. I couldnt take it. I went after him, not being able to see him only hear him. I told him to finish the job this time I couldnt take anymore. Just kill me get it over with. He tried...my eldest was beating on his father 12yrs old this little guy was...trying to save me. The other child called the police. My ex called them back and told them everything was fine. When he was on the phone..i got away and went to a friends house and called the police. The chief came and sent him away....upon leaving he told me he would be back for me this time to kill me. The chief told him to get out right now or he was going to jail.
That was the end for me that night. 13yrs ago. I have had the hardest time trying to move on in life with men. I just dont ever want that to happen again and dont trust my instincts. I want something better. I want to feel alive and live again. I want to find a man who could love me for who i am. I have not wanted this since my divorce. For the first time in 12yrs, I am actually thinking about moving on. It took that long to get past the till death us do part. I chose no money and working my ass off to make sure my kids could have the world because they loved me so much and I owed them everything I could give them..no excuses. I am tired inside. I want to share the rest of this life with a man who can show me the good things in life.
Your post has me in tears. I know this is still going on and for those women who are still suffering I hurt for them.
We made it! You have some special children!
thank you for posting...like all things, these feelings will pass.
cathy