Posts by concerned mama

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Exercise support group

by hungry4life in

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we have had some posts concerning body size, build and weight and it seems to be an issue that concerns many of us.

well ok i am tired of complaining about feeling out of shape and i am finally ready to do something about it.

i started jogging tonight not a whole lot (1 1/2 miles in a jog/walk combo).

concerned mama

Does shoveling snow count?
Good job on the exercising! I am off to the Y tomorrow. You have inspired me.

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hey everybody, i'm a christian, but i'm not a jehovah's witness and i recently made friends with one, i know little to nothing about this religion and i would like to know more, can anyone help me out by way of how it is different from say, an evangelical free christian church?

and what sort of theology and doctrine jw's go by and such, i'd really appreciate it, thank you

concerned mama

Hi Konkreetgurl,
My daughter has a JW boyfriend, although they are quite a bit younger than you are. I have this feeling that things will start to get very confusing for you.
Welcome, and you will find the people here very helful in understanding this alien, somewhat scary religious group.

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Weight

by gilwarrior in

well today i went to my trainer and i weighed myself.

i weigh a disgusting 258 pounds!

i new record for me.

concerned mama

An excellent book on insulin resistance is "Eat Yourself Slim" by Michel Montignac. Someday, I will have the will power to follow it.
Sigh...I, too, fight the battle of the bulge.

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Knock Knock...

by KistByQpid in

i'd be interested in hearing some of the exjw's door-to-door experiences.

i've probably had the saturday morning door knocking...maybe 6-8 times.

i've never been "rude" except for once...when i had a particularly aggressive pair who wouldn't take "no thank you" for an answer.

concerned mama

We never get JW calling at our house (well, maybe once in 13 years), and I never see them in the neighbourhood. I would just LOVE them to show up now that I know at least a few questions to ask them. I would still try to be polite though.

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Some "Informal Preaching" with my Par...

by mindfield in

hi everyone.... as some read in my "an update on my situation" post, i'm trying to gradually leak some small truths to my parents... the key word being gradually.

so, a few hours ago, we received a phone call from a "brother" in the cong... he was excited about something.

my dad took the call, and started asking something about abc (the tv channel).

concerned mama

Hi mf,
I think that you are handling the situation very well. Be patient with your parents. I'm guessing that the longer that you stay consistant in your beliefs, the more credibility you will have. It may take years, but bit by bit, perhaps some of the things you say will at least modify their beliefs.

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Hello...may I post here?

by KistByQpid in

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i've been lurking here for some time now.

i'm not a jw, never been a jw, and don't plan on becoming a jw...however my life has been effected by the jw's whether i like it or not (dad's death/mom's conversion).

seems most here are exjw's or jws...so i'm not too sure if i'm welcome or not?

concerned mama

Hi QPID,
Welcome, I'm not JW either. The people on this board are really great at letting us see into that really alien JW world. It still boggles my mind.

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She's Leaving Home..Bye Bye..

by Englishman in

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your 20 year old son / daughter announces that he / she is involved in an intense relationship with someone that is causing you to have some misgivings.. said offspring also announces that wedding bells will be ringing inside a year or two.

firstly though, our two lovebirds have plans to set up home together and live in delightful sin whilst they save up for the big day.

convene a judicial committee?.

concerned mama

I have an 18 year old son, as well as Birdie, so this is a situation that I have thought of many times. I admit I personally find it hard, but we have to let our kids go and make their own decisions, including mistakes.

I lean towards Nelly and Mulan's take on the situation. Don't create an adversarial situation, because they are going to do what they want anyway. He is a self sufficient adult, so it really is his business. You want to give them room to be able to back out of the situation with whatever dignity and grace is possible if it isn't working. Real life will sort it out. I would, however, encourage birth control.

How do her parents feel about it?

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Now this will make you sick....

by William Penwell in

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friends

this story about this local church was on cbc last night.

does it remind you of the dubs?.

https://web.archive.org/web/20050226212127/http://www.cbc.ca/disclosure/archives/020226.html.

concerned mama

Will,
I saw the same show and had the same reaction. Can you imagine how hard it would be to live in that little town with that horrible, very powerful person there? Not much of a "man of god" is he?

My husband and son know very little about dubdom, and were somewhat startled as I kept exclaining "THE JW'S DO THAT TOO!!!!" I don't think many outsiders have any idea of how controlled the JW life is!

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