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  When Making Decisions - Do You View Taking Risks as Positive or Negative?

  by flipper in

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  you know we all took a risk in leaving the jehovah's witness organization .

  and for many of us this risk has proved to be a positive force in our lives .

  it has opened up a new possibility of an uncharted, yet exciting future for us to pursue , whether it be going back to college and getting an education , or if we are religious , some here have found a more appropriate religion for themselves.

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  I'm a risk averse person, but force myself to take calculated risks.
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  Why do you HATE to cook?

  by GentlyFeral in

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  2. friends

  me, i love cooking.

  hearing someone say "i hate to cook" is like hearing "i hate being literate," or "i hate being able to walk.

  " i just don't get it.. but there must be reasons - enlighten me, ok?.

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  I have to be in the mood to cook. The downside of cooking is all the cutting involved and then the timing to add ingredients or stir, etc. Somedays, it's stressful.
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  Journal of a JW - Introduction

  by Nosferatu in

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  it's quite rare (or even non-existant) that we get to read the feelings and experiences of a faithful jw who is still in, and has not been influenced by apostate literature.

  however, i have in my posession a journal written by a jw; a single woman in her 20s named kim.

  i came into posession of her journal back in the mid-90s when i was still in myself.

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  Did you get her permission? IMO, this feels like a violation of privacy. I wouldn't like it if my journal was posted, even if the names were changed.
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  What did you do today?

  by horrible life in

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  2. friends

  what have you been doing today?

  i have spent the last 7 hours, deleting emails.

  i had over 7000, when i started.

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  Went out to lunch (steak) and then browsed Borders bookstore. Had a good laugh at one title there: "How to Tickle his Pickle". Watched some cooking shows, and surfed the net. Checked an online dating site for some potential victims, er I mean dates.
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  Thinking about going GFCF (gluten "wheat" free and casein "milk" free)

  by mrsjones5 in

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  2. family

  for the sake of my youngest son joshua who has autism specturm disorder.

  it would mean overhauling my family's diet but i think it would be worth it.

  i've found a few websites that look helpful like this one: http://www.gfcf-diet.talkaboutcuringautism.org/index.html and it seems encouraging and doable.. is anyone dealing with this dietary issue?.

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  My daughter had ear infections constantly when she was little. I removed dairy from her diet and the infections went down to 0 within 2 years.
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  Burning Bridges here- got my baby back!!!

  by burningbridges in

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  yea!!!

  i have my sweet little daughter back in my arms.

  i've had her for two days actually, i was just too busy playing "cut the pickle tickle tickle" to write on here!

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  Great news!
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  How long do you stay in love?

  by Thegoodgirl in

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  2. relationships

  i have a question:.

  how long do you stay in love?

  for those of you who are married, are you together "just for the kids"?

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  Velta: Congrats and Happy Anniversary! Very beautiful: "By coincidence, today is my husband Joe's and my 59th anniversary.... Joe is almost 81 and has diabetes, but we love each other more than we did at the beginning of our marriage. One day, one of us will go on to be with our Lord (or as some believe on this board to non-existence) however our lives have been full. I will not regret whatever happens because I have loved and been loved largely. "
  
  My feelings of infatuation lasted anywhere from 6 - 18 months. I don't think I've experienced true love.
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  How many finally feel comfortable in their own skin?

  by dinah in

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  2. friends

  took awhile didnt it?.

  at what point did you ever look in a mirror and thank yourself for working through this?

  it took me about 5 years after i finally realized the wt was a sham.

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  Hi Dinah,
  I don't recall exactly when it happened, but I remembered turning 40 in 2003 and thinking "40 feels pretty good", especially compared to how bad I felt in 2000. I was still an inactive, liberal, fringe JW then. My apostate inclinations didn't surface until 2004.
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  Tell Us About Your FIRST KISS

  by AWAKE&WATCHING in

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  i was not raised in the cult.

  i lived across the street from a county group home that housed 10-12 teen-age boys at any one time.

  i was 14 and in heaven.

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  We were sitting on the couch watching some old movie. He looked at me then pushed me backwards and just devoured my mouth - all tongue, no lips. I tried to kiss him "properly" but it was useless. I was so embarrassed I just buried my face in the couch for a few seconds and then said "let's try that again with less tongue." He never did learn.
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  TwiLight Zone...What was your favorite episode?

  by FreedomFrog in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  chickpea started a thread on "time freezes in grand central".

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/27/152305/1.ashx.

  and i got the idea of starting a "twilight" thread...chickpea's thread made me remember of the episode of stop watch.

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  Bourne mentioned mine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_at_20%2C000_Feet