Posts by PoppyR

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Are you tired of the whole atheist/believer debate?

by nicolaou in

i'm usually the first one to stir this particular pot but it get's so frustrating to keep coming up against the same old arguments.

the phrase "banging your head against a brick wall" springs to mind.

how many times have believers argued for a designer but refused to answer the obvious question of the designer's origin?.

PoppyR

I never get tired of a good debate, I do get tired of people telling me I'm stupid to believe what I believe. Just because you cannot convince someone of what you are sure is true, does not mean they are stupid. It could possibly mean YOU are stupid for believing it. And it certainly means you are a proud person to think that you must be right.

I think back to my days as a JW when I shook my head at those who could not see the OBVIOUS truth! Now of course I am the one left red faced!

Poppy x (of the yet to be convinced group)

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A "Friend" Writes

by geevee in

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geevee, what's the story?

word on the street is that your not going to well spiritually.

i hope it's not true.

PoppyR

Isn't the lack of love so evident when you drift away? I attended a family gathering at the weekend where all but 1 were JWs, all used to be close to me and ALL knew that I am now not attending. And also since seeing them last I have found myself a single parent.

Only ONE person said anything to me about it. I'm not bitter, but when I mused on it, I realised they just all wanted to carry on with their happy little worlds and not have a blot in it, like someone who does not believe any more!

I find it very hard to bite my tongue when people DO say something and would have found it hard not to reply to that email, but my self preservation gene is high! And I want to continue this sucessful fade. But hats off to you for trying!

Poppy xx

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Brain Science Teaches You How to Fade Away As a JW!!!!

by metatron in

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so, you feel trapped as jehovah's witness and want to get out, but don't know how?

you keep agonizing about your witness family.

and "friends" ( trust me, very few witnesses are really your friends, since their friendship is entirely conditional on meeting attendance.

PoppyR

It's so hard to fake depression though when you feel this happy

But I agree with you, it's the easiest way out of the back door, most elders in most congregations are too tired and busy themselves to deal with your mental health issues! The odd one will pursue people, as we've seen, but I've known people fade really well so now nobody really is bothered what they are up to.

Poppy x

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JWD Beer

by confusedjw in

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friends

dundee beer -- amber lager & pale ale ---- yup.

anyone else drink it?

they also have a good honey brown

PoppyR

perfick hangover cure

Mac Donalds Breakfast! Sausage and Egg McMuffin, Hash Brown and orange juice, then a nap... and I'm right as rain to drink again by tea time!

Poppy

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Why do the British dubs have such an animosity to Harry Potter?!

by CaptainSchmideo in

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if i have ever mentioned that i've seen the movies or read the books to a witness in gb, i get the kind of reaction that used to be reserved for smurfs here in america.. i am not naive enough to not understand any discomfort with a school for witches, but this stuff is about as threatening as casper the friendly ghost.

i find the books charming, if a little long winded and formulaic.

the movies, especially the later two, tighten up the plots and jettison a lot of excess baggage.

PoppyR

Well come on... it's magic, spells, chrystal balls, ghosts, Dark arts, dementors.. have you read the books!

I personally love them, and my son has the full set, but I can see why the JWs dont go along with it. I actually tend to forget the smaller 'silly' rules now and it's only when I see my family getting uncomfortable when my son talks about Harry Potter that I remember it's a no no!

I dont feel the Uk is any more or less strict, it's just different strokes for different folks!

Poppy

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Can you be disfellowshipped for eBaying?

by jwfacts in

i have been busy on ebay the last couple of weeks, and am finding it really addictive.

i know a lot of jws that go crazy using ebay all the time.. i have worked out why ebay is so popular.

for buyers it combines the shopping addiction many have with the element of buying things on special.. selling on ebay is gambling.

PoppyR

Damn, if you can I dont need to worry about any of the other things I do wrong! I'm an Ebay addict.

However.. I do try not to watch the end of an auction, because I just end up paying more than it's worth, instead I set myself a price at the beginning and set 'bidmate' or some other tool to bid for me.

Poppy x

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Best ways to disrupt meetings, assemblies, etc...

by What-A-Coincidence in

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shine a laser pen on the outline given by the speaker at an assembly.. take notes in finger paint.. at sensitive moments, blow your nose raucously.

apologize for your sinus condition.. wear a disposable paper face mask.

tell the brothers: hey, you don't want to catch what i've got!.

PoppyR

that infuriated me.. i asked my then husband if the mirrors in the mens room were covered..he said no .. next time i went to the bathroom, i ripped the paper off one of the mirrors to check my appearance before i went back out..several women gasped..couple of them applauded lol

I just cant believe this!!! Who makes that kind of decision need I ask?? The old elders who think us women have nothing better to do than stand around putting make up on!!

I thought we were bad, our recently refurbished assembly hall had individual cubicles, none with mirrors and they place a large mirror right out in the foyer so if we HAD To check our appearance it was in front of the whole assembly!!

So i used to make a point of straightening the seam on my stockings, only ONCE a brother came and told me it wasn't appropriate, so I asked him if there was a private mirror and he had to say no! So I asked him what I should do? He said maybe wear more 'appropriate attire'.. lmao.

Makes my blood boil!!

Poppy x

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questions to ask your BIBLE STUDY CONDUCTOR

by jwfacts in

i have just written the following (long) article.

i would appreciate comments and suggestions on things i can add or subtract.. .

baptism as one of jehovahs witnesses is a significant step as it is a life time commitment to the watchtower society.

PoppyR

I really enjoyed reading these jwfacts. Although I am convinced now that the WTBS do not have the truth, it is always good to read something so simply put and obvious.

Thanks for all the work you have put in.

Poppy x

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I need to lose weight. but HOW?

by Sirona in

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i've gained a lot of weight recently.

i really need to lose some.

now, my diet isn't the problem as such....its the excersize part.

PoppyR

And what I did on the diet was look at every aspect with the Tesco motto "every little helps

Some really good suggestions, but I like this one best. You know if you just cut out 100 calories a day, that's roughly a pound a month. This time next year, you'll be almost a stone lighter.

thats just ONE biscuit. Less than one glass of wine. Hardly a huge change, and something you can do without it being painful,

It sounds great to change your eating and exercise habits completely, but realistically you know you're not going to stick to it!

Little is good. Save that 100 calories! It'll avoid the Yo-yo diet effect and give you slow consistent loss.

Poppy xxx (but I share your pain!!)

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Love Is . . . . .

by nicolaou in

when you give your 12 year old daughter a big squeeze when you get home from work.

she'll feign embarrassment and complain "oh dad" because she's not a 'kid' anymore but she won't pull away.

nic'

PoppyR

.....when you put your children to sleep after a crazy day, then 20 minutes later you want to wake them up, because you miss them so.
Brooke

Damn... guess I really dont love my kids! When they go to sleep after a crazy day, love is a large glass of wine! Poppy