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  Newbie intro

  by Just as I am in

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  i have been lurking here for a few months now, reading all the net soup archived postings and wanted to make an intro.

  i've never posted to a forum before, so please excuse anything not in proper form!

  like many of you, i was born and raised jw, third generation.

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  nsrn

  Welcome! Great post! (I think you must be my long lost twin or something...we have lots in common!) Great to have you here!
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  Masturbation quotes

  by 5thGeneration in

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  i didn't want these buried deep in the favorite quotes thread because they are just too dang funny and/or weird.

  *** watchtower 1973 sept 15 pp.564-5 breaking free of self-abuse-why?

  that masturbation is abnormal and unnatural is also indicated by the fact that abnormal, mentally deranged people are notorious masturbators.

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  Breaking Free from Self Abuse-- I SO remember when that article came out. I was a young adolescent. I didn't know anyone ELSE ever did such a thing (like I'd discovered something no one else knew?!?!?!) And I was certain I was doomed. Swore I'd never do it again, then fail.....terrified that my folks would want to discuss the newest magazine over dinner...afraid I was gay or mentally ill (like my sister, in a state hospital at the time)...
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  Be Careful Whom You Tell You're A Witness

  by RevFrank in

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  a friend of mine had a little different happening.

  i'll call her andi.

  well andi was a witness, single, and decided to go visit a bar she heard about in san bernadino california.

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  There are JW's working in medical records at my place of employment, too. Our hospital makes a HUGE deal about HIPPA with annual manditory education, etc. Hope they paid attention.

  That Awake article failed to mention a third scenario: Mary approaches the sister, who tells her 'how dare you...say one word and I'll have your house/job/insurance/4-door sedan...my attorney will be contacting you.' Forth scenario: Mary approaches the sister, who draws her loaded concealed weapon...

  Sorry, my imagination is running wierd. (Sleepless night)

  Has there been any further mention of the federal privacy act in the literature? Seems like a lawsuit for breach of confidentiality could include the borg, since the instruction in that Awake is to violate the law.
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  Where is Gumby???

  by mouthy in

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  havent heard for awhile on here????

  i have so many grandkids on here have to check up on them???

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  OMG! What if he's gone APOSTATE?!?!?!?!?! (Or maybe he's just taking a ride on Pokey.)

  Seriously, tho, I do love to read his posts.
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  OMG Spray Tan Disaster !!!!

  by Sirona in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  now i wasn't going to share this, but i just have to!

  i can't tan (had melanoma skin cancer) so i decided that for the long-awaited bbq on saturday i'd treat myself to a "spray-tan".

  for those of you who don't know, its false tanning where you are sprayed with the tanning all over and it lasts about a week.. what a disaster!.

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  Go back and insist on a free 'touch up'. Remind them that you are their walking billboard, and they want to tell all your friends about the quality of care you received from them.....
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  OMG im addicted to E-Bay

  by Es in

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  heheh i only just signed up on the weekend, thought id see what the fuss was about.. well now im addicted, i sit there and check how my bids are going on a regular basis, im always looking up new things.

  its sooo much fun, well for me a boring housewife anyway.. hubby calls me ebay now.

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  Ebay is REALLY addictive as my husband and I found out, buying antique medical equipment ( know it's wierd, but you gotta have hobbies!) A word from experience: we spent way too much money very quickly. I do best with paypal coming directly from my checking account, NOT THE CREDIT CARD.

  Isn't it fun, tho???????

  Nancy
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  Can you admit that you "used to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses"?

  by undercover in

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  i was reading about minimus' trip to the hospital and his telling them that he "used to be a jw" but he would take blood now if needed.. it got me to thinking; i don't like telling people that i used to be a jw.

  that's in my past and i prefer to keep it there.

  if asked about my upbringing or religious preference, i usually just comment on being brought up in a strict religion but i got over it..and then try to change the subject.

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  "My parents are Jehovah's Witnesses. I was raised that, but I left. Now I'm a Methodist." I like seeing other people's reactions. Some people look puzzled. Others look shocked or just don't know what to say. We talk about religion at work quite a bit. There are several witnesses in the company, including the CFO, so I'm pretty careful to not say a lot outside my department. But my closest coworkers are very supportive.
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  CD of the whole convention

  by ex-perfectdaughter in

  1. watchtower
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  my mom sent me a cd of the entire district convention.

  if anyone would like one pm me.

  i haven't listened to it, don't intend to.

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  Okay, forgive me for asking, but.....

  who the heck could listen to it!?!?!?!?!?!? Just the thought---well, I'd rather get run over by a truck!!!!
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  Pet owners update: What would you pay?

  by frozen one in

  1. jw
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  i had my cat put to sleep this morning.

  he had really gone down hill overnight.

  i asked the vet if she thought the catheter breaking was not preventable.

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  So sorry you had to put the cat down. That is so heartwrenching to go through. I'd wait briefly to decide about another pet.
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  Thunderstorms: Scare You Now?

  by serotonin_wraith in

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  i'm fine with storms now but before if i was sleeping and thunder woke me up i'd automatically think this could be the end.. i know an exjw now who gets nervous if there's a storm, she hasn't been able to break free completely from that childhood belief in the back of her mind.. how about you?

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  I have always loved a wild thunderstorm, but I'm not always sensible about when to take cover. Years ago my husband and I were on the local volunteer fire/ambulance service, and now my daughter and son in law are on it. Give any of us an emergency and we are "Johnny on the Spot". Blizzards kind of scare me, though. I've been out in snow, cold and disoriented, and that was frightening.