Posts by MsMcDucket

Sounds like you two know each other. 1 of 12 I'm one of thirteen. I guess it's not that unusual in the USA. Which number child are you? I'm the 7th daughter and the 10th child.

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I'm supposed to be studying

by MsMcDucket in

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i rather read this board then study.

i'm having a hard time reading my telemetry paperwork.

don't even want to begin.

I rather read this board then study. I'm having a hard time reading my telemetry paperwork. Don't even want to begin. Here I sit, reading post after post. I have to tell you, after leaving the dubs, there was a time that I could barely read anything...not even the comics...and I come here and try to read everything. Now, if I could apply this to my telemetry homework (the zeal that I have for reading here), I'd be done in no time.

I worked from 6p to 12a last night. They let me off early so that I could go to the telemetry class this morning at 9am. When I got off work, I read a little of the paperwork; but found it to be boring. So, I left it lying in the middle of the floor on my pallet (blanket on the floor). Could somebody put the telemetry paperwork here on the site so that I could read it?

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I think I'll take a few days off to DA....

by AuldSoul in

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since i'm da'ing this week, i think i'd better make myself scarce around here.

my nerves are in a knot and i'm not in the most rational frame of mind to be posting in good judgement.

wish me luck!

MsMcDucket

Armageddon-outa-here

That's cute. I like that. I'm going to have to remember that one.

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Hello Everyone From a Newby

by Apostate Kate in

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i just wanted to introduce myself.

i have read many threads here for several years, but never made a commitment to stick around.

tonight i understand why.

MsMcDucket

Go at your own pace. Trying new things is always overwhelming, at first. It will get easier as you go. You've got a lot of deprogramming to do. Once you start doing that the fears will start decreasing. We'll be here for support.

There's a lot of nervous people here! I guess I'll have to pass Ativan and Xanax to all!

Heck, I'm nervous too!

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I think I'll take a few days off to DA....

by AuldSoul in

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since i'm da'ing this week, i think i'd better make myself scarce around here.

my nerves are in a knot and i'm not in the most rational frame of mind to be posting in good judgement.

wish me luck!

MsMcDucket

You can do it! You have been very supportive to me. Now, you've got to do it for yourself. You know everything that you need to know about the "troof". I'm rooting for you! Get it over with and be done with it!

Come back when you feel less stressed.

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Abortion

by Ellie in

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i don't know if any of you brits saw the 'this morning' show today but they had a woman on it whos mother had tried to abort her at 7 and a half months pregnant, apparentely they gave her mum some stuff to drink which burns the baby inside and out, but fortunately this baby survived and now as a woman she is campaigning for anti abortion laws to be brought in.. so, what are your views on abortion?

MsMcDucket

Jehovah is the Source of life. All living things owe their life to God. ( Psalm 36:9 ) Life is sacred to God. Even the life of an unborn child inside its mother is precious to Jehovah. To kill such a developing baby on purpose is wrong in God's eyes.— Exodus 21:22, 23 ; Psalm 127:3 .

Ok, if life is so precious to Jehovah, why is he going to kill everyone but dubs at Armaggedon? Also, if the "breath of life" (key point here) goes back to the one who gave it, is the baby really dead? Remember that witnesses believe that the baby has to take the "breath of life" to become a soul. So, if it was never a soul (according to the witnesses), it was never alive.

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What do you feel is truly and absolutely IMPOSSIBLE?

by AlmostAtheist in

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a friend of mine told me tonight that he believes something is impossible.

this happens to be a something that i feel is not only possible, but 100% proven beyond all doubt.

interesting.

MsMcDucket

Spirits can kill. Over indulgence in alcohol has killed many.

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My first time being shunned in public

by xjwms in

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so thats what it feels like.. i am not df'ed or da'ed, ... i have just stopped going to meetings.

my wife is trying to be as active as she can.. so all morning i am out of my regular routine.

late getting out of bed and late about everything today.. so i leave the house, and before getting to the office, i decide to stop at the mall for a quick, maybe 15 min, walk.. as soon as i get inside, taking my coat off, here is the elder who did everything he could in his power to get me out...and lied...and added to gossip that ran me outta there.. he and his wife spot me .. and turn there heads away and continue on their walk, .. eyes fixed on some thing away from me.. so thats what it feels like.........now i know.

MsMcDucket

what if it is all true .....what do you do then ....

That's just my point. I don't believe it's true. I'm tired of what ifs. I have to live my life according to my own abilities. Believing in the witnesses does not qualify. I just don't believe it anymore. So, I guess you could say I'm in search of my religious calling. I tried being a witness and that ain't it.

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My first time being shunned in public

by xjwms in

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so thats what it feels like.. i am not df'ed or da'ed, ... i have just stopped going to meetings.

my wife is trying to be as active as she can.. so all morning i am out of my regular routine.

late getting out of bed and late about everything today.. so i leave the house, and before getting to the office, i decide to stop at the mall for a quick, maybe 15 min, walk.. as soon as i get inside, taking my coat off, here is the elder who did everything he could in his power to get me out...and lied...and added to gossip that ran me outta there.. he and his wife spot me .. and turn there heads away and continue on their walk, .. eyes fixed on some thing away from me.. so thats what it feels like.........now i know.

MsMcDucket

so what now is your expectation of life .... do you have any hope of life after death ....do you believe Armagedon is real and soon to come

You're asking some pretty deep questions. I really don't want to tell you what I really feel because it may be too hard for you to accept. I don't believe that Armagedon is coming soon. I don't even believe in Armagedon. I think that Jehovah's Witnesses are like all the other doomsday cults. Jehovah's Witnesses use Armagedon like other religions use hell. They use this to scare you into serving God. I don't think that you should be afraid of God. Nor, do I believe that God would want you to serve him cause you're afraid that he's going to kill you. This is like staying in an abusive relationship! Not leaving someone that's beating the hell out of you because you're afraid that they will kill you. Then believing that you should let that person keep abusing you instead of kicking his/her butt, and letting them know that they can get killed too! Fear of man is what lays a snare. I chose not to stay in a religion that is abusive, that makes you go against your basics instincts on what is right and wrong.

Life after death? Who knows? If there is life after death, I know in my heart that it's not based on you being a Jehovah's Witness.