I can also remember reading the record cover for my Rick James/Funkadelics over and over again, wondering what "funk" meant, but having no one to ask! (about 1976)
Posts by nsrn
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28Anyone else miss their record collection?
by free2beme ini was just thinking today about the 1980's and all those records i used to have.
i remember how they skipped through some of the best songs, or warped in the heat on the way home.
how i thought i was some hot property for getting the beloved diamond needle.
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How many generations of yours were lemmings?
by free2beme ini was a forth generation witness.
my great-great grandmother came in near her death when she and my great grandmother lived in new york and would go to rutherford's talks.
then my grandmother got baptized in her late 20's and went inactive.
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nsrn
My mother is 86. Her dad was a "Russellite" and I grew up hearing about colporteurs (sp?) and wind up record players....
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Anyone else miss their record collection?
by free2beme ini was just thinking today about the 1980's and all those records i used to have.
i remember how they skipped through some of the best songs, or warped in the heat on the way home.
how i thought i was some hot property for getting the beloved diamond needle.
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nsrn
Wait a minute!!!! Am I the ONLY one here who still has a collection of 8 track tapes?!?!?!?! Who can forget the fade out and loud 'ka-chunk' sound every 3 or 4 songs, and the endless repeats, and the challenge of switching tracks to skip/relay certain tracks?
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Date of Memorial This Year? & Hello Everyone
by adelmaal init's been awhile since i posted
i'm trying to figure out when the memorial is this year... anyone have the inside word?
thanks in advance
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nsrn
Beats getting home on the 11th!!!!
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What Went Thru Your Mind While Sitting at The Meetings?
by minimus ini used to listen but not really.
i'd look at the platform/speaker stand, look like i was paying attention, get antsy, and find another elder to "discuss" something ith.
i just got to the meeting----right before it was to start and if the talkative po decided that his last part was going to go overtime, i'd put on my coat and look at the big clock on my way out in front of everyone and leave for the local bar.
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nsrn
I was a good little elder's kid, and had to set a "good example"--no little toys or coloring. So I learned to daydream some fantastic adventures. I remember holding my dad's hand and tracing all the lines and callouses--now his hands are so old and wrinkled but still so familiar.
I have an old study book of my dad's, and every picture has a penciled in funny caption. He was probably more bored than he'll ever admit, too.
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If you were newly inactive, did you feel pressure to attend the Memorial?
by truthseeker in.
i'd be interested in hearing your experiences, if you were newly inactive and felt pressured to go to the memorial.
did the jw's pressure you to go or did you feel guilty for missing the lord's evening meal (well, we all miss it anyway when we pass it round)
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nsrn
My mom coaxed me into coming one year to Memorial and bringing my then 5 year old for the first time. As I got out of the car with my daughter, I mumbled,"I feel like a whore in church!" and trudged in. Of course, we weren't there two minutes before my kid said loudly, "Grandma, why does Mommy feel like a whore in church?"
Silence.
Then my ever polite mother (bless her heart) said, "Well, honey, I guess she just feels a little uncomfortable here. It's been a long time since she saw some of these friends." Calm as can be.
I have only been back for funerals since. It was just not worth the stress. And to my folks' credit, they have never asked to take my daughter again!
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questions?
by nurse ini'm a nursing student and i have to do an essay.
the case study i'm doing is of an elderly gentleman who is a jehovahs witness and i'm wondering if any of you can tell me besides refusing a blood transfusion, if there is any other beliefs that would affect medical care?
i'm not a jehovahs witness but would be very interested to hear your comments and thank you in advance!
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nsrn
Regarding nursing care plans for Jehovah's Witnesses: (observations from 25 yrs in nursing)
In a critical care setting: they won't welcome a visit from the hospital chaplain or want prayer said by anyone but a witness. They don't believe in guardian angels or dead loved ones 'waiting' for them in heaven. They believe you 'sleep' in death, so a comforting thing to say to a dying witness is, "You've done a great job, well done, you can rest now." as opposed to "take Jesus' hand and go with Him" (that wouldn't make sense to them).
In an extended care area, they won't attend a service in the chapel (even non-denominational or inter-denominational). They won't go to a 'gospel sing' or Christmas carol. They won't gamble--so no casino night or bingo. They may not want to socialize with 'worldly' people much, and will try to preach to other patients. They will need good lighting and somewhere prominent in their room for their Bible and literature. In a Catholic facility, they won't want a crucifix on their wall in the room.
I know I'm rambling, but you are also welcome to p.m. me. I was raised a witness, out 25 years.
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"WHERE ELSE WOULD WE GO?"
by bonnzo ini have a rather lengthy question/statement, so please bear with me.
i would like to apologize in advance if i offend anyone with this post.
i dont mean to judge anyone here.
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nsrn
Hi, Bonnzo,
I don't think anyone 'goes' from JW to another organized religion overnight. At least, not in my experience. People leave over various issues, and I know I didn't have ANY use for religion for several years. It wasn't until I started yearning for something else that I was open enough to even consider 'somewhere else'.
Life's a process. I'm still tearing down walls.
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Assembly Hall Intermission Music
by JH in.
remember that dull kingdom music.
what music are you thinking about that would have been more appropriate?
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nsrn
John Doe, I was just thinking the same thing. I played that song and immediately remembered every word. Made me want to cry...Remember the sound of thousands of folding chairs scraping concrete as we all stood up? Remember all the magazines and programs being fanned at fussy babies? And the food service bags of fruit?
I'm kind of a new poster, forgive me if this rambling is totally off topic.
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nsrn
Thanks, Sad Emo. Yes, there are representatives from the organ bank that counsel with the donor families. These are most common in larger hospitals with trauma centers, where patients are on ventilators after severe head trauma or overdose or such, and they can 'harvest' every intact organ while they are still functioning. In the more rural area where I work, the nursing supervisor or charge nurse (sometimes me!) approaches the family of a freshly dead patient and asks if the patient ever expressed a desire to be an organ donor. If so, we have them sign consent and a team comes up from the organ bank to 'harvest' eyes, heart valves, muscle fascia, skin, and long bones. There is no cost to the donor family.