I was just the opposite. I would occasionally read the Awake. The only time I opened a Watchtower was at the Sunday study.
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Did You Regularly Read The Watchtower & Awake?
by minimus inelders were supposed to set the lead so that the rank and file would follow suit.
i generally read the watchtower thoroughly but seldom did i read the awake.
were you faithful readers of those rags?
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Aljazeera skewing the news again
by Elsewhere inthis morning it was all over cnn about how the us intercepted a letter from al-zawahiri (al-qaida's #2) addressed to al-zarqawi (al-qaida in iraq).. in this letter he said:funds are drying up, and actually asked the al-qaida members in iraq to send money.
al-qaida has lost many of its key leaders.he is resigned to defeat in afghanistan.complained that the al-qaida activity in iraq that is killing iraqi civilians will likely alienate the "muslim masses".. basically the letter talked about how bad things are for al-qaida.. i went to the aljazeera web site to see their spin on it.
what i found was nothing.
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Unfortunatey I have to agree with tfsm on this. In my opinion, CNN is not the most unbiased news source. They rank right up there with FOX.
From what I have heard, the terrorists in Iraq are not slowing down and new ones are created daily.
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Do you think 13 is too young to...
by alreadygone inmy daughter is going to a school dance on friday.
she is extremely excited because a boy she likes asked her to go to the dance.
she is in 8th grade.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Purza that is exactly how I feel. I want her to experience a "normal" childhood, but being raised as a JW, I don't really know what that is. Trying to find a good balance is what it is all about.
HL, I saw the pics you took of your daughter when you originally posted them. I remember thinking "they look like they are having a blast, they will remember that night for the rest of their lives." I know my daughter is going to have those same kinds of memories.
Hopelessly, oh yes my daughter, son and I have regular conversations about boys/girls, sex, drugs and all that stuff us parents have to worry about.
Nicolaou, thank you that is really all a mother wants to hear
You must be doing something right.
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Do you think 13 is too young to...
by alreadygone inmy daughter is going to a school dance on friday.
she is extremely excited because a boy she likes asked her to go to the dance.
she is in 8th grade.
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You should have heard how exited she was when she called me at work to tell me the boy asked her to the dance. Even if I wanted to, I don't think I could have dashed her spirit telling her she couldn't go.
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Were there any unofficial predictions in your congregations?
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i understand that carey barber?
once told someone that the end of the world would came before the awaji bridge was built.. were there any similiar predictions?
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Yeah, we used to take bets on how long the newly wed
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Do you think 13 is too young to...
by alreadygone inmy daughter is going to a school dance on friday.
she is extremely excited because a boy she likes asked her to go to the dance.
she is in 8th grade.
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My daughter is going to a school dance on Friday. She is extremely excited because a boy she likes asked her to go to the dance. She is in 8th grade. Her 11 year old brother will be at the dance also. This isn't the first dance she is going to and she is just meeting the boy at the dance. So why do I feel like she is growing up too soon?
(((Troucul))), we can't keep her locked up.
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Finish This Sentence....You Know you're a JW teenager If....
by doodle-v induring class the teacher asks "who all plan to go to college?
" and you shrink down in your seat in an effort to become invisible as everyone in the class raises their hand.
-doodle-v. your turn!
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.....walk in the school Halloween parade but skip the rooms that you know other jw's are in.
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What's my role here????
by bythesea inmy daughter (29)is expecting our first grandchild first of nov (not that i trust dates!
) and i plan on being there for the birth.
my dilemna is that i am trained as a doula(labor coach), and have assisted some of her friends in their birthings, but now that its my daughter's turn i'm worried about how to handle it!
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I agree with Old Soul. Just be Mom this time. Your training will no doubt come into play, but don't make that the first hat you wear. IMO
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So, are you, by nature, and introvert or extrovert?
by onacruse inmulan's thread, and simon's post thereto, got me to thinking about this, especially in terms of what i might be today, minus the influence of the wts.. by nature, i was always an introvert.
early on (age 10 or so), i immersed myself in mathematics, physics, chemistry...the "pure" sciences, devoid of "worldly" meaning...just the plain and simple facts, thank you ma'am.
i'd stay in my room and study stuff until my mom had to literally grab me by the ear and say "craig, go outside and blow off the stink!.
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I am definately an extrovert. I work in retail/customer service and absolutely love the interaction with people. Even when I was a dub I was always outgoing (not a submissive person at all - bad jw). I've know this about myself for as long as I can remember.
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Where do you consider would be the best place in the world to live?
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what do you think?.
i love canada, but i would rather a warmer climate.. to me australia would also be a nice place to live, large country, english, and warmer than here.. i'd love to live in the us too.
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I actually like where we live. We moved here about 5 years ago. When we retire, I want to go to Arizona. Oh I can't wait for 120 degree weather. I love the heat.