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  Do you have a pet next to you?

  by moshe in

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  i am relaxing in my lay-z-boy recliner, online with a laptop.

  our dog , sparky, is lying right next to me.

  he is a 12lb silky terrier- he looks like an overgrown yorkie .

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  I have two beautiful babies that bring sunshine to each day. One lays at my feet and one in my lap.
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  Raymond Franz

  by KW13 in

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  raymond franz was a member of the governing body and was a jw for many years till he left.. he wrote a book which provides a great insight into jw's but what is really good about it is he isn't bitter when he comes across and so far i am really enjoying the read.. also in there are copies of letters sent from him to the society or the other way around and i recommend anyone who can find it should read it!.

  http://www.watchtowerinformationservice.org/cocbr.htm.

  i am only just into it and i am hooked.

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  My husband finally convinced me to read it as well. It was a really hard step for me to take, but a good one. I am left frustrated because the veil is lifting and the truth isn't at all what I thought it to be. I want to share it with my parents and brothers but I can't lose them, family is a strong tie.
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  Hubby's home!

  by MsMcDucket in

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  my husband is back home.

  his hemoglobin is at 11. i will have to keep monitoring his stools for blood, and he will have to go back in for lab draws for blood counts.

  but, he's doing well; and he's happy to be home.. thanks again to everyone for your kind thoughts and messages!.

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  Glad to hear it, hope he has a speedy recovery.
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  My husband had a heart attack

  by MsMcDucket in

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  hello all, the last 24+ hours, i've been at the hospital.

  i took my husband in because he was having chest pains.

  come to find out his cardiac enzymes were elevated and his ekg was abnormal.

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  I am sorry to hear about your husband. My father was in the same situation, he too was in the VA. He received great care and has done really well. I know what you are going through and will keep you in my prayers.
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  What's your favourite food?

  by Spectrum in

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  i've got lots but the one i'ed like right now is... .

  curried goat or fish west indian style with basmati rice or lentil filled roti bread.

  has anybody ever had lentil filled roti?

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  Good old mashed potatoes and gravy with wilted lettuce on the side.
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  To Those Who Still Go To Meetings, Do You Sense Anything Different?

  by minimus in

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  are people excited by anything in the organization?

  are they tired?

  mostly missing?

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  I am no longer regular at the meetings but at the last circuit assembly only one person was baptised. It struck me as very odd, I have never seen so few baptised. My parents were falling off of the wagon but are alive and kicking strong again. I do get the sense through their comments though that there are problems with the young ones. Not only in their hall but in the whole circuit.

  I did attend all of the 2005 Assemblies and Convention and for the first time nothing struck me as encouraging. In fact I think the baptism talks are real downers. When we were young they were more "warm and fuzzy", now they are very formal and legalistic. If by chance I do go to a meeting it only makes me depressed because everyone wants to know what happened to my husband, yada, yada, yada. I decided that I couldn't take the feeling of "worthlessness" I walk away with.
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  My Dad died this evening

  by Mulan in

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  i thought i would let you know that my dad, passed away a little while ago, tonight, january 23. they called me at 6pm to tell me.

  he had been failing rapidly for the past month, and had completely lost his hearing and was totally blind.

  the dementia was extreme too, and he still knew me on thursday, but didn't wake up to know me in the following days.

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  I am sorry to hear about your loss.
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  I ran into a sister at Wal-Greens

  by lostlantern in

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  don't you just love those days when you are out shopping and right as you turn the corner you are face to face with someone from the hall?

  it's really bad when you can't remember their name but they remember you.

  i was a walgreen's and ran into a sister from the hall i am supposed to go to.

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  Don't you just love those days when you are out shopping and right as you turn the corner you are face to face with someone from the hall? It's really bad when you can't remember their name but they remember you. I was a Walgreen's and ran into a sister from the hall I am supposed to go to. She was nice, very peppy and after a minuter of chit chat asked me which Kingdom hall I was going to. At first my mind panicked but then I just looked her in the eye and said "I'm not really going anywhere" You should have seen her face, her mouth dropped and she got a tear. She gave me a hug and said well what can we do about that, here is my phone number, we can talk. I said thank you and then excused myself very quickly, I actually felt bad.

  Then at the Assembly with my parents they introduced me to one of the Elders in their hall. He was nice but asked the inevitable question, "So who are the elders in your Hall?" To which I said, " I really don't know, I've only been a couple of times" He was speechless, didn't know what to say in response. I thought my parents would die but when we got out to the car for lunch my Dad hugged me and said he loved me. He actually said he appreciated my honesty and humility. I was shocked. My dad's reaction did make me feel better.

  At the Convention I ran into the classic. My mother and I were walking and ran into a Brother from her Hall. The first thing he said to me was, "Sister, where is your name tag?", very seriously mind you. I didn't get a chance to answer, my mom was very quick: "We forgot them." Good grief, you would have thought that we committed a huge sin, how ridiculous is it to judge someone because they don't have their name tag?
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  A recent Awake that said earth's population would fit in T

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  i bumped into a jw at the store the other day.

  he doesn't know i'm df'd (apparently) and i didn't decide to enlighten him.

  he banged on for a bit about people we both knew, how service was that morning, etc.

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  Has anybody been to Texas lately? Take Austin for instance, it is busting at it's seems. I don't like to drive in the current population of Texas, imagine the world's population. I wonder what the suicide rate would be?
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  Post your funny here!

  by misspeaches in

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  2. humour

  thought we could share any funnies we have in this thread.

  no commentary is needed.

  lets just make it solely jokes, cartoons, funny pics etc..

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  lostlantern

  
  NEVER, EVER, EVER

  FART IN A WET SUIT