Posts by PoppyR

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Wow, didn't expect this

by mavie in

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well, got a call from my sound assistant...to see how i am doing.. this brother suffers from frequent feelings of low self-worth and is actually one of the people my wife and i feel comfortable talking with.

he asked where i have been...i said taking care of my wife.

i told him that my wife has expressed the very real possibility she will hurt herself to me...and that i couldn't live with myself if i was giving a talk at the congo and that happened.

PoppyR

I think this is good for you, however I would echo the concern, I have been in a situation where I thought we were 'exchanging' feelings about the JWs, but later found it had all been reported back as me being the one who was stirring things up.

Many people get down and get doubts, but it takes a strong person to actually get out. And you may find yourself disappointed (as I have been several times!) that people cannot seem to see there is another way.

I've heard so many people quote that scripture "to whom would we go"... they just dont know what to do beyond the witnesses.

Thinking of you.

poppy

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UPDATE 2: Since Freedom is Free, Why is it Taxed?

by RichieRich in

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yesterday after school i had to go work on a project with friends.

mom said be home by 5, but there was a huge accident a mile from where i live, and i sat on the road for like 10 - 12 minutes, and was 5 minutes late getting home.

mom was there (didn't go to work- guess why) and she was pissed.

PoppyR

I have envelop to send him and hope you all have one

Nope... sorry, I feel for the guy, but there are people in far worse situations that could use that money a lot more. Many of us grew up with REAL abuse, not mothers opening our mail and taking away our car keys. This guy has already told us he's got a well paying job and an inheritance coming his way. Hardly a charity case. He caused this situation with foolhardy behaviour and will have to take the consequences of a parent that is justifiably very upset to see her son sticking his finger up at what she believes and stealing from the congregation. As far as she was aware he was a good witness boy, her world has been turned upside down.

Yes she is part of a cult, but dont you all remember how that felt????? She thinks he's going to die, she will do anything to stop that happening. Give the woman a little respect. Put yourself in her position, imagine how desperate she feels. I read it here that's the type of reaction you'd get if you found out your child was taking drugs.. to her it's probably worse.

I sometimes cant believe how little people here remember, most of us have been witnesses, maybe I haven't been out long enough to forget.

Kudos to you Richie, I used to admire your balls, if you really have them, then branching out on your own will be the making of you.

Poppy

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How embarassing...

by wombat in

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imagine starting a topic and hardly anyone replies.

and you have to keep bumping yourself to the top because of either your ego or passion for the topic.. unc did a number on this a couple of days ago but it was too subtle.

(unlike him).. i have no passion for this topic.

PoppyR

Actually I'm not really sad...just figured out that not many people here are really interested in my life. But that's ok, I've got people in my real life who seem to like me. So I just try to remember not to post anything about my life here...keeping it light.
Josie

I think the point is people read a lot here and dont post. I always read your posts, always think they are interesting and often find myself nodding in agreement. I was determined not to post here because I am a guaranteed thread killer... DAMN

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You know you're an elders' wife when...

by stillAwitness in

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...you're asleep in the back of the hall after the meeting while waiting for your husband to finish up another elders' meeting.

PoppyR

You see your husband briefly between him coming home from work and going out again on a 'shepherding' visit.

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4/20 - smoke'em if ya got'em

by BrendaCloutier in

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accepted origin

, high times magazine, the marijuana-logues, and the straight dope claim that in the early 1970s, a group of teenagers at san rafael high school in san rafael, california used to meet every day after school at 4:20 p.m. to smoke marijuana at the water tower.

one piece of evidence supporting an origin of the term from the time 4:20 is the fact that the number is always said "four twenty" and not "four hundred twenty.

PoppyR

Hey I got married on April 20th.. I feel a lot better about the date now!

This will be the first year (in 15) that I have not celebrated an anniversary. Feels a bit weird, cos of course that was all we ever celebrated.

Made up for it by my birthday and Christmas though..

Poppy

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UPDATE 2: Since Freedom is Free, Why is it Taxed?

by RichieRich in

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yesterday after school i had to go work on a project with friends.

mom said be home by 5, but there was a huge accident a mile from where i live, and i sat on the road for like 10 - 12 minutes, and was 5 minutes late getting home.

mom was there (didn't go to work- guess why) and she was pissed.

PoppyR

I may not have been following this right, but weren't you going to move out when you were 18 anyway? So didn't you have plans? Money in place? Somewhere to go? I thought you were just waiting til you turned 18 and going to DA, so this happened a week earlier?

I'm all for helping someone out that is desperate, but to be honest, from 16 years old I had to pay my own way, earn my own money and pay for every single thing I owned. Never had a car anyway til I could buy one myself. Sounds like you have a reasonably well paying job, a LOT of money in trust to you and your an intelligent person. Your mum is being unreasonable, but hardly abusive!

I feel bad for you, but I cant imagine for a minute you didn't think you would be found out sticking your finger up at the camera in your avatar.. What did you think would happen?

Part of growing up

Poppy

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The Big Four-Oh Today...

by Confession in

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so i'm 40 today.

wow.... not only have i never celebrated my birthday, but my "date-of-birth" (april 20th) has always coincided with that of adolph hitler's and, more recently, the 1999 columbine student massacre.

furthermore my daughter has just informed me that today (4/20) is also inernational marijuana day, apparently to coincide with the term "four twenty," which stands for pot.. anyway, although age 40 has traditionally been one of the major mile-markers in peoples' lives, i feel great!

PoppyR

Happy Birthday Confession!

You've really turned your life around and know which road you're on! I hope you find everything you're looking for.

Poppy xxxx

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Depression

by luna2 in

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okay, so this isn't long-term (i hope) horrible depression, just....a bad couple of days.

i'm taking suggestions on how to pull out of it.

ideas?

PoppyR

Spend 10 minutes thinking about what you are thankful for.

It's so easy in this life to concentrate on what we dont have, but when you actually sit down and dwell on what you do.. I find it can change my black mood into a grey one, and before I know it.. I'm singing again.

For starters, be thankful you recognise the truth about the 'truth' and just look here for all the people who care about you!

I am not being facetious, I understand being low and even depression, but I have found I can change my thought pattern if I really concentrate on it.

thinking of you!

Poppy xx

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Do you still refer to God as Jehovah?

by nomoreTRUTHplz in

i am curious if anyone still calls their god jehovah.

when i think of jehovah all i can think of is what they taught me.

it was true at first i felt a much more personal and stronger relationship with god when giving him a name, however certain things they taught forced me to see him as a cold and unloving god.

PoppyR

Firstly I would have to clarify, I'm not sure if I believe in 'a god' anymore.

However, I do not think of god as Jehovah, this stopped quite quickly when I realised that Jesus and all his apostles never did! The WTBS have put the name in the new testamant in thousands of places where it wasn't in the original Greek. Please check this out for yourself, it's quite disturbing!

I did an internet search under tetragrammaton and found some brilliant websites, I will try and look them up for you.

If Gods own son did not mention his name in every sentence, and neither did the people who knew him intimately, I presume it was because they did not use the name Jehovah.

It appears you want a relationship with 'God' so I may not be the best person to ask, but I think Lord, or Father is a much better form of address.

Poppy

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My Wife Just Called Me...

by XJW4EVR in

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she found an envelope with my name and "personal & confidential" typed on it taped to the door of our apartment.

i asked her to open it and read it, and evidently there is some evidence of apostacy that they want to review with me this saturday (4-21-06) at 7:30 pm.. the funny thing is that i have not been to a meeting since 1993, the last time i was at a circuit assembly or district convention was 1995!

i know that i have been spotted going to my church (3 blocks from the king-dumb hell).

PoppyR

I had a disagreement with an elder about this, I know of a woman who was not a witness for more than 10 years, but was then seen attending a local church.. so she was disfellowshipped.

Now the scripture clearly says "anyone that says he is a brother" And the guidelines are if anyone considers you to be a witness.

Clearly nobody does, it's pure and simple vendetta. What a waste of time and energy. It makes me feel lke DAing just because at least you know it's OVER! It seems you can never fade succesfully!

Poppy