Posts by Dawn

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Blood family vs. adopted family

by jws in

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my wife and i are trying to decide where our children should go in the event of our deaths and have narrowed it down to either my brother and his wife or my wife's sister and her husband.

there are pros and cons for each, but one thing in particular seems important to me.

my wife is adopted.

Dawn

If you suddenly found out one day that one of your children had been switched at birth and that your son/daughter was not your actual blood son/daughter - would you love them any less? Would you be willing to let them go? Would you still die for them? I know I would - my kids are my life and it wouldn't matter to me if they were natural or not. My love for them has grown from my relationship with them - not from some biological similarity.

It's the same with adoption. Adopted children take hold in a parent's heart with the same strength and depth that a natural child does.

If it was all about biology then how could you explain natural parents that abuse their children? It's not about biology - it's about love.

So......with that in mind......choose the parents that you believe have the most love to give.

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Another exam passed !

by Simon in

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i've been posting my progress on my efforts to get microsoft certification which i hope wil be good for work, esp.

when we move abroad.. i passed my exam !

wohoo ... passed another exam !.

Dawn

Awesome!! Aren't those tests nerve wracking? I have not made it as far as you - but did get my Novell Network Engineering certification (7 tests) - now I'm working on finishing my bachelor's degree (major in Network Security).

All the while playing the lottery and hoping to win some day so I never use any of this knowledge except to link up my laptop to e-mail from a remote carribean beach!

Ah..........what dreams!

So Simon - what's next after the certification? Planning to kick back and take a vacation - recoup?

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Gossip

by Sassy in

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did you ever notice when you were a jw, that even though we were told not to gossip, told it could be as serious as a disfellowshiping offense, but everyone still gossiped any way.

sometimes i think they have their gossip circles much worse than anyone else.

people in the 'world' have a life.

Dawn

sns: two simple reasons......(1) they're bored, (2) they have low self esteem

Gossiping about others can relieve both problems - at least temporarily. I'm ashamed to admit that I did the same thing

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Children and the Troof

by Nosferatu in

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in relation to the "six year old" post by countryguy, i wanted to write about children and the troof.. the jws have absolutely nothing to offer a child.

all they have is books.

young children don't like reading books in their spare time, or can barely read at all.

Dawn

Hey - what about computer games? The WT society could release a computer version of "house-to-house" where the main character has to aim/fire WT/Awakes into houses, outrun dogs, maybe even leap over fence gates, etc.

If he doesn't make enough points he gets booted out of the game and is struck down by lightning.

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Children and the Troof

by Nosferatu in

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in relation to the "six year old" post by countryguy, i wanted to write about children and the troof.. the jws have absolutely nothing to offer a child.

all they have is books.

young children don't like reading books in their spare time, or can barely read at all.

Dawn

I agree. My daughter went to vacation bible school last summer and had a blast. The Theme was the tabernacle, and at 6 years old she knows more about the tabernacle than most JW adults. I actually learned from HER things I didn't know. But they learn through doing and playing: dramas, arts/crafts, music, dance, games, etc.

She would go crazy if she had to sit for a wt study! And she probably knows more about the bible than the WT study conductor

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Would You Like It If The Elders Called You To See How You're Doing?

by minimus in

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i read how some seem to complain that the elders never visited or even made 1 call to see how they were doing.

would you really want the elders visiting and calling you at this point in time?

Dawn

I already have a nice young brother calling on me - seems I'm progressing quite well and he has offered me a study

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Anyone Remember the Skating Parties From the 70's ?

by Perry in

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here in the usa during the late 70's, witnesses would rent an entire skating rink and hundreds of kids would show up.

it was great fun and a chance to socialize without quoting scriptures.

it seems like just because some were engaging in fornication and smoking in the parking lots that the society put a stop to it.

Dawn

some were engaging in fornication and smoking in the parking lots that the society put a stop to it.

Man..........are you telling me the skating parties could have been even MORE fun?! Darn, I missed it.

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ok someone answer me this then!

by zelevis in

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i had a gay guy try to "reason" with me, i know ur story i looked on ur web page too and well (romans 1:26 and 27) (1 corinthians 5:9-10).

but hey pal, ur a godly man right and therefor have the knowledge to speak out against jehovahs witnesses!

as for the rest of what i see on here matthew 3:17 read this scripture , and if the trinnity is the truth was god talking to himself?luke 3 : 22 , see the holy spirit was a "force " given to a dove and the god spoke to his son, god told jesus "you are my sone< i have approved u".

Dawn

Gosh - I remember having that much anger when someone argued with me against the WT doctrines. Looking back now - I think it was mostly seated in fear - fear of finding out that I was all wrong.

I hope that Z is able to move past this fear and do some real research.

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