twinflame

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  That education I didn't get....

  by sass_my_frass in

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  2. experiences

  yeah, so instead of moping about being discouraged from pursuing higher education i've decided to take advantage of this new freedom and have enrolled myself in an undergraduate degree.

  i'm going to start on it part-time, and study via correspondence.

  the materials for my first unit arrive next week and i've been gearing up for it for a couple of months starting with some short study skills practice; trying to get my dried-out brain working again.

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  twinflame

  Good for you Sass. Congratulations and good luck to you!
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  What's the most recent compliment you've received?

  by lonelysheep in

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  let's hear it.

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  twinflame

  I was told I am a natural encourager

  I'd have to agree with that jgnat. You have been very encouraging to me and you are so positive!
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  What's the most recent compliment you've received?

  by lonelysheep in

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  let's hear it.

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  twinflame

  the nurse told me that I was very good at holding my breath

  Maybe from the practice of holding it while waiting for Armageddon?
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  What's the most recent compliment you've received?

  by lonelysheep in

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  let's hear it.

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  twinflame

  "Wow, you're really losing a lot of weight." Love it!
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  What is on your keychain?

  by lonelysheep in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't changed or added anything on mine for about a year.

  so it's the car dealership tag, mario from super mario bros., 7 savings cards for grocery stores and the gym id tag.

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  twinflame

  Keys and two pics of my grandsons. Their school pictures could be made into bookmarks or keychain 'thingys'. What a cool idea!
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  Do you know of any "baptized" JW's single sisters that got "pregnant"?

  by booker-t in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was just curious about this question.

  when i was a jw i remember a young baptized sister that got pregnant and she was unmarried.

  i was waiting for the elders to either disfellowship her or reprove her but nothing happened to her.

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  twinflame

  My daughter got pregnant at 19 and was DFd. There was an elder's daughter in the same congregation that got pregnant at the same time; they had grown up together. The elder's daughter was not DFd because she was a little slow, mentally. Funny, she attended classes with my daughter all through school. She never did seem like the sharpest crayon in the box, but she knew right from wrong. I remember running into her in the store shortly after my daughter was DFd and she made quite the show out of how sorry she felt for me because my daughter had been DFd. Somehow the little smirk on her face when she said it made me want to punch her!

  Yeah, we've all seen the partiality and double-standards for elders' families at one time or another. Hypocites!
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  Mom Makes Daughter Stand on Street Corner

  by daystar in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm rather conflicted on this.

  what do you guys think?

  does this qualify as psychological abuse?

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  twinflame

  Wow, I saw the subject of this post several times before I opened it. I thought for sure it was going to be about a JW Mom making her child stand on the street corners with the ragazines.
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  I Called the FBI Today

  by Gerard in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  yep.

  never thought i'd do a thing like this.

  it started with a search for a spooky avtar for this forum, so i downloaded a photo from the "10 most wanted criminals" fbi site.

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  twinflame

  Wow, that is awesome!
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  where are you right this minute? It

  by coffee_black in

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  twinflame

  Work, taking care of important business first!
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  Priestly Blessing at Work

  by twinflame in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just have to vent.

  we got an email from the owner of the company a couple of hours ago that said: .

  this afternoon, our priest from our church will be on premises to extend a blessing of our facilities.

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  twinflame

  
  
  I just have to vent. We got an email from the owner of the company a couple of hours ago that said:
  

  
  
  This afternoon, our Priest from our Church will be on premises to extend a Blessing of our facilities. You may or may not be aware of Fr. Hebda presence. There is no requirement from anyone, but perhaps you may see us walking throughout the premises.
  

  
  
  

  So the owner drives up a little while ago with his priest and they go to the upstairs level of the building that has a balcony that overlooks the rest of the work space. Next thing you know, this priest starts giving his blessing/prayer very loudly so all can hear. It lasted at least 10-15 minutes. I had some business to take care of with a fellow employee who happens to be JW and when I went over to her, she was sitting there plugging her ears so she didn't have to listen. I made her pay attention to our work at hand and take her fingers from her ears so I'm sure she felt like she was going to be struck by lightning. I didn't know if it was rude to talk/work while this was going on, but I was absolutely livid that this was going on at work. From what I understand, since it is a small, family owned business it is legal to do something like this. That may be so, but I thought it was in extremely poor taste and my blood pressure jacked up so high it almost blew off the top of my head!