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My mother wants to see my kids

by mrsjones5 in

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i decided to call my mother more often at the request of my brother (the parental units have been driving him crazy and my calling more hopefully will decrease the craziness my brother has had to deal with).

so i called her last tuesday and the first thing that pops out of her mouth is she recovering from a weekend of babysitting her "substitute grandchildren" (her exact words and actually my nonjw cousin's children) since she doesn't get to see her own grandchildren.. wonderful .

there are reasons why i don't take my children to my mother's house.

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Mrsjones

My mother-in- law hasn't liked me from day one. She told me to my face that she never liked me and that she wished that my wife married her prior boyfriend . She's colder than ice.

I only say hello and goodbye to her. I have never called her. I never visit her home over the holiday's when my wife and kids are invited. She has been in the hospital numerous times. I have never visited, sent a card or called to see how she is doing.

My wife and I argue all the time about her mother. She will never understand why we dislike each other.

Your husband sounds like a wonderful man to let you decide if your kids can see your parents. He's not missing much when someone dislikes you for no reason and is not welcome in your parents home. Worse is that your mother bad mouths your husband.

Since your mom has no respect toward your husband you don't owe them the rights to see their grandkids!

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The heartless Witness and his treatment of his two brothers at their aunt's wake!

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

my cousin by marriage had a wake for his mom last night.

he's a jehovah's witness and so are his cousins ( 3 brothers ) .

two of the brothers are disfellowshipped and the oldest brother serves as a ministerial servant.. i walk in the funeral home and see one of the disfellowshipped brothers sitting in the last row of seats.

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My cousin by marriage had a wake for his mom last night. He's a Jehovah's Witness and so are his cousins ( 3 brothers ) . Two of the brothers are disfellowshipped and the oldest brother serves as a ministerial servant.

I walk in the funeral home and see one of the disfellowshipped brothers sitting in the last row of seats. He never got up from his seat . The second disfellowshipped brother sat in the break room all night and stood by the back door all night.

I make small talk with the middle brother by the break room. He tells me that he found out that his aunt died by a posting on his facebook page. He tells me that he's had no contact with his two brothers in years.

As we're standing by the break room, his ministerial servant brother walks in with his wife and proceeds to walk right by him. No hand shake , no greeting whatsoever. He walks right past his other brother that is sitting in the last row and sits near the front of the funeral home.

Around closing time, the two disfellowshipped brothers walk up to the front to pay their last respects to the family. The brother (who is a ministerial servant ) sees his two brothers walking to the front and proceeds to get up with his wife and walk out of the funeral home.

What a cruel and heartless organisation! Has it come to the point where shaking hands at a funeral is forbidden?

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BADGES COMING TO LOCAL KINGDOM HALLS, FINALLY RESPECT I DESERVE!

by AuntConnie in

badges are coming to distinguish real christian effort!

1. badges: i want my badge to be different from the other brothers and sisters badges coming!

the society has realized they can't live without us and now they are giving us a little something extra ,it's going to be a blast!

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Which prayer will Jehovah answer?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

in matthew 7:7 jesus says:.

ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

for every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

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In Matthew 7:7 Jesus says: Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or what man of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Which of these prayers will Jehovah listen to and give good things to those that ask? You already know the answer!

'' Jehovah, I ask for my cancer to be cured so that my 3 small children will have both parents to guide them!

'' Jehovah, please let this company hire me since my benefits ran out and our family has no income to pay for rent and food!

'' Jehovah, please help the Faithful and Discreet Slave in their preaching and teaching work and help people learn the ''truth''. Help all the brothers and sisters that are physically and spiritually sick '' !

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Watchtower - You Have Been Asked to Respond...

by headisspinning in

the watchtower has been invited to respond and comment on any aspect of the menlo park kingdom hall cases as discussed in the videos here:.

http://ex-jw.com/menlo-park-legal-advisor-tells-his-story.

their representatives can make contact by email at [email protected].

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"Respond? We ain't got no RESPONSE. We

don't need to RESPOND! I don't have to show you any RESPONSE!"

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Weird "new world" artwork from the 2013 calendar

by cedars in

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my mother-in-law has a strange obsession with calendars, and orders the society's calendar each year.

this year's calendar is especially weird.

it features images depicting future events - in particular, the society's vision of the new world order.. i've taken the opportunity to scan some of the images for you all to check out.. please note - there are captions for each of the images, but i don't have the english language version of the calendar so i'd rather just quote the scripture used so as not to reveal which country i'm in.. .

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I noticed that they are wearing hard hats and safety straps! If they fall, could they suffer a broken leg? If they cut themselves and bleed, would they to be taken to a hospital? Can they suffer a concussion if they fell or got hit in the head with a 2x4? Can they fall to their death? Who would be the emergency room doctors? Where would they go for their training? Would the doctors work 80 hour weeks? Can they get fired for bad medical care?

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Stop Putting Apostate Stickers On My Literature! They "Cost Lots of Money!"

by AuntConnie in

"true story" the circuit overseer came to our kingdom hall and read us the riot act (local needs style) "magazines of this quality are not free, they cost money and we are not generating enough donations to defray the cost of the magazines(or running the top of the line printing presses) i get my ass out of bed to place literature in the laundray cleaning, coin opperated shops and some asshole puts his apostate stickers on our magazines.

do you know how hard it is to get up at 6:00 am and how expensive those magazines are costing the organization to print?

please stop defiling our literature, i dont post hateful stickers on your website so please leave my magazines alone.

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I think that AuntConnie is/wannabe African GB Member. His threads should be in the Jokes & Humour section. He's an annoying satirist!

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GIVE A PITHY recounting of what 2012 did to or for you life!

by Terry in

i moved in with my cousin deb and her husband bobby at the first of 2012.. this mean i didn't live alone any longer.

that was both a good and a not so good thing!.

i eat home cooked meals.

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Terry

2012 was the worst year of my life!

* My lovebird died. He was 12 years old and never sick. I took him out of the cage and looks like he's dazed. He flaps his wings out, spins in a circle and is gasping for air. He dies a couple of seconds later. I bought him as a baby. He sat on my shoulders and slept in my hands.

* My uncle passed away after serving the WTS over 50 years. Never got to see the '' new system. "

* My mom, mother-in-law, brother and uncle all were in the hospital during 2012. We spent close to 30 days in all visiting them and many times not sleeping or having time to eat because of going to/from hospital.

* Choked on a piece of bread. Luckily I didn't panic and stuck my finger down my throat to dislodge the bread. No one was home at the time.

* Was diagnosed with sleep apnea and tinnitus. I sleep with a cpap machine and have constant ringing in my ears which I'll have the rest of my life.

* Had the worst year in business with everyone trying to save money due to the economy.

* Didn't go on my planned 10 day vacation with everyone so sick. Sat home and did nothing.

* Lent my daughter money to purchase a new home. Her bank didn't come through at the last second to close on the purchase. So we took out home loan help her close. She cannot get a new mortgage until she lives in home for six months. Hope I see my money soon.

* Fell and hurt my back. Have a herniated disc which I will not repair. Hope I can live with the pain.

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The privileged Bethel speakers and the rest of us Jamokes.

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

cicero,illinois 1970's.

our four day assemblies in the 1970's through the 1980's were pure torture.. they were held at a horse race track in cicero,il in the smoking hot and humid month of july.

they charged around $2 for parking.

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OnTheWayOut

The N.I.U. basketball auditorium in Dekalb, Illinois is where my family attends the summer assemblies. It is about an hour away from their house. They leave at 8:00 a.m. and arrive home around 6:30 p.m. Talk about a long day!

My family somehow made it through the Hawthorne racetrack conventions with it's brutal heat. But as my family aged, the conventions at White Sox Park were more brutal. The stands were more open with no shade. The upper decks were so steep that you needed to firmly hold the handrails or you would fall. The sun beat on you all day long. The only relief was if the clouds blocked the sun. The skyboxes were the only way to go. But,as you said... they were taken by the elite.

The Bethel family and all the planners should of been made to sit outdoors in these venues with no water and suffer heat stroke. Then they would of understood why Witnesses hated outdoor venues.

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The privileged Bethel speakers and the rest of us Jamokes.

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

cicero,illinois 1970's.

our four day assemblies in the 1970's through the 1980's were pure torture.. they were held at a horse race track in cicero,il in the smoking hot and humid month of july.

they charged around $2 for parking.

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GO TO FINDAGRAVE.COM AND TYPE IN WILLIAM LLOYD BARRY . YOU WILL FIND THAT HE COLLAPSED GIVING A TALK IN A CONVENTION IN HAWAII. CAN SOMEONE CUT AND PASTE. I CAN'T SEEM TO DO IT.

THANKS PAINTEDTOENAIL AND WILLIAMHCONLEY FOR THE INFO.