I want a tattoo - badly - but have so many allergies I'm afraid to. Allergies can show up years afterward and I just know I'll be one of the few who has a reaction.
A great resource (some graphic photos/stories): www.bmezine.com
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Tattoo you?
by mrsjones5 inok, i've been watching the show "inked" on a&e and i think it's a really cool show about tattoo artists in las vegas.
and lately i've been thinking about getting a tattoo somewhere on my body, possiblely my lower back.
my sister has one there and i think it's really cool.
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Does it bother you to realize that life is normal for those left behind?
by free2beme inyou know when you leave a religion or a place you worked at for a long time.
you want to feel that perhaps there will be a missing irreplaceable piece, that represents the effort you put into the work.
you know what i talking about, the comment at work of "this place would be lost without me" or in the religion "i am the main person who encourages field service around here.
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Learning how wrong I was when I was a JW made me very humble very quickly. I don't even think about whether I'm missed or not. (Though my Mom makes a point of letting me know when someone at the Hall asks after me.)
My heart really aches for those in the Org for whom life goes on as "normal". They haven't got a clue.
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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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bythesea - Sticking to the Mom-role and having an associate be the Doula sounds like a good idea to me.
When I was training as a Doula, we were advised against formulating birth "plans" with clients and leaning more toward a birth "wish list" instead. Some medical professionals are less intimidated by the idea of a "wish list" and Moms tend to be less disappointed if everything doesn't work our "perfectly".
Another topic we discussed was not ruling out interventions completely, instead discussing something like an "escalation procedure" to walk Mom through a series of scenarios where she imagines how much pain she can handle, when to bring up suggestions for various pain management techniques, and a code/indicator that tells us that she's had enough and is ready for more serious pain relief (i.e., epidural).
All the best to you and your daughter!
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I wish my former friends would leave the "lie" I mean "truth"!!
by weinermcgee ini still dream about this often!
some of my childhood friends stop being jw's so i can have them back as my friends, it would be like a dream come true.
but some of you might say: "you would take them back as friends?
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I keep having that fantasy about my parents...
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 10-2-05 WT Study (Law of Love)
by blondie ina law of love in hearts
jehovah wrote those .
jehovah wrote--did he really?.
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Paragraph13: We cannot truly love or trust a stranger.
Paragraph16: As Christians, we allow our love for... neighbor to motivate us to share in the Kingdom-preaching and disciplemaking work.
Which is it?
Paragraph 18: Sonia, "I explained that to me, Heidi was really my sister, as close as if we had the same mother and father. Having come to know this new sister of mine, I found it a pleasure to take care of her."
I wonder what would have happened if Heidi had changed her mind about the Org at some point before she died. "Having come to know" this person, would Sonia have still cared for her if Heidi had decided she couldn't share every aspect of "The Faith" with Sonia?
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"What will I do with all my suits?"
by jgnat inthere's a very exciting development in our little jw family.
i've kept the news close to my chest, as i wouldn't want to jinx it.
it's a great story full of drama, intrigue, a mild sunday school teacher, the internet, and a bunch freaked-out elders.
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Really like the casino illustration, jgnat.
He could donate the suits to a job center for the homeless or any program that tries to find jobs for the poor. Those who are too financially strapped to be able to afford a suit/dress for a job or job interview would surely appreciate it.
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Are you a witness because it is the path of least resistance?
by tfsm ini think most (particularly those with witness parents or family) are witnesses because it is easier to stay than to go.
what i am wondering is- why would a reasonably educated adult choose to become a witness in the first place?
my parents got into it when i was about five and i have asked them what the reason was and the answer has varied over the years from "the world is a sick place and we did it for you" to "we were lost and looking for something".
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I think most (particularly those with witness parents or family) are witnesses because it is easier to stay than to go. What I am wondering is- why would a reasonably educated adult choose to become a witness in the first place?
It's such a surprise to see this post because I was thinking about something similar tonight. I had just had dinner with my JW sister and her husband and was feeling a great deal of guilt and loss. The guilt was from knowing that my stance likely makes her feel uncomfortable around me and I never wanted to cause that. The loss is from knowing the relationship with my immediate family (all JWs) will never be the same - for as long as we even have a relationship, that is.
I found myself thinking, "What have I done?" I know what I've done - given up the illusion, the comfort of letting my personal responsibility rest with an organization, given up on feeding relationships that were conditional on swallowing doctrines whole. But I had an overwhelming moment of tiredness - exhaustion with uprooting all my old beliefs, with remaking myself, with feeling like I've stepped off the edge of a cliff. Just for a moment, I wanted everything to be the way it was: my family happy with and approving of me, a belief system that had all the answers, the assurance that I was wanted and special and that somebody in Brooklyn had it all figured out.
If leaving is so hard, I can only imagine how seductive the party line can be when one is first coming to it from a vulnerable place.
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Post something to make me laugh
by JH in.
post anything to make me laugh, a picture, a riddle, whaterever
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Prophecies and 'end'
by jamesd2004 inhey ya people,.
hope all is well :) i know i havent posted much or atall really so sorry about that im just needing a little help i am i8 years old......., im just wondering because i am curretly friends with jw's and stuff (im not babtised though) and they keep sayng to me about the prohecies in the bible like the bible preticted ww1 to the exact date...religon is going to be banned in the great tribulation (then the end will happen) about the 7 global powers or something, and america now are the last superpower before the world ends, (anglo-saxon or something...) .
i just need help about these...are these true?
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they keep sayng to me about the prohecies in the bible like the bible preticted WW1 to the exact date
Hi, James.
There are a few things you can point out to them that are just plain wrong. Like 1914. C. T. Russell (claimed as the founder of JWs) introduced this date after "borrowing" it and the chronology leading up to it from Adventists. And he didn't predict World War I. Russell said Christ's "presence" started in 1874 and predicted Armageddon would occur in 1914. He later changed it to 1915 when it didn't happen. It wasn't until decades later that JWs revised history and claimed Russell predicted Christ's "presence" would begin in 1914.
And when it comes to scare tactics related to the end of the world: You can take your friends to their Bibles and show them that when Jesus predicted wars, pestilence, famines and earthquakes, he also told his apostles that these things were just the "beginning of pangs of distress", but that they should "look out that nobody misleads YOU" and "do not be terrified" because "the end is not yet... the end does not [occur] immediately." [Matt. 24:4,6,8 ; Mark 13:5,7; Luke 21:9] Just about all Jesus' descriptions of these things are bracketed by such statements. In short, these are not signs that the "end" is imminent; they are only the "beginning of pangs of distress" (the "beginning of sorrows", according to the New King James) and there is no time limit placed on them.
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Great Crowd vs. Other Sheep
by prophecor inwould someone briefly help me understand the divide that exist between the great crowd and the remnant, 144,000 who go to heaven?
what scriptural backing does the society use to justify their position that they are the only ones who are able to enjoy a covenant relationship with jesus christ, where those of the " great crowd " are only granted a relationship through extension through the 144,000?.
i've been around the truth for a large portion of my life, never really knowing this was an issue.
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I was taught that there's also a difference between the "Great Crowd" and the "Other Sheep". The "Other Sheep" include all those Jehovah's Witnesses who have ever had an earthly hope, living and dead [All "other sheep not of this fold" John 10:16]. The "Great Crowd" is made up only of "Other Sheep" who survive Armageddon ["These are the ones that come out of the great tribulation" Rev. 7:14].