since a few weeks, i notice that windows live messenger, freezes up on me.
or i get this message: .
the following message could not be delivered to all recipients:.
I have this every now and then. When I check "network for errors" or whatever that is, it's always ok... I thought it was my computer (old POS) so do a shutdown/restart. Sometimes that fixes it, sometimes not. Usually I just give up and come back later.
Not much help, huh?
this past memorial was an exercise in waste for most people.
drive to the hall, fight for a parking space, get booted out of your seat, and then listen to a stale talk for 45 minutes.
then the big event: passing the plate of crackers and glass of spoiled grape juice.
This was always a huge sore point for me, too. I have three kids 'raised in the troof' until just over a year ago. They're 9, 11 and 13 and I always just HATED getting out of meetings so late on school nights, knowing the next morning would be a battle and that they'd be sleepy at school. Despite what the WT said, I was always and still am pro-education. Even at elementary level as that sets the routines for later. My poor kids were falling asleep Thurs nights in their seats and I just let them... screw what the elders thought. (but I did certainly find out what they thought -- they told me to keep them awake. Morons)
I agree that this cult system is NOT kid-friendly, and in fact goes the way opposite. I guess maybe keeping them tired keeps them susceptible for the brainwashing, who knows.
Stupid WTS...
~merfi
the watchtower scoffs at "apostates" because they want their "so-called freedom".
not practicing this religion does give you a lot of freedom and normalcy.
what freedoms do you cherish now?
I absolutely agree with the comments about birthdays & holidays. I just sent out three Mother's Day cards today and it felt so wonderful to do so. There was a twinge to it as well, having missed out on doing this for many many years. Now that I'm doing birthdays, it's amazing just how freaking MANY there are. LOL Relatives, friends... I'm turning into my mother who bought cards months in advance for nearly a whole year's worth of b'days & holidays. :)
There's also something about hearing my kids sing at the Christmas concerts at school... my middle one wanting to kick ass in track when she's old enough... my youngest wants my man to teach him to hunt....
A whole new free world. I almost want to add a sympathy card to my "send" pile to all the JW I left behind ... I don't think they know just how sad and trapped they really are.
~merfi
hey i'll come back and do some, but does anyone want to kick start it?
You know you're a JW if..
...you're always looking over your shoulder, literally, mentally, emotionally, spiritually....
the watchtower scoffs at "apostates" because they want their "so-called freedom".
not practicing this religion does give you a lot of freedom and normalcy.
what freedoms do you cherish now?
Ok, there really are *other* things I'm enjoying besides my man. I have a few close second-placers:
I enjoy sleeping in on Sat/Sun mornings, taking the kids for ice cream drives on "meeting nights", meeting an elder on the road and not worrying about who I have in the jeep that I'll get a "uh, Rachel? We saw you ALONE with a man in your vehicle..." phonecall (in fact, I've successfully flipped the bird to both elders on my JC while meeting them on the road... childish, yes, but needed done)... reading whatever the hell I want, including this board... going to any movies without having to worry about who's gonna see me there.... knowing that my life or the kids' WILL be saved with blood if necessary...
My biggest freedom, in all serious, is the freedom to just BE MYSELF. (including, but not limited to, that sex thing...)
~merfi
the watchtower scoffs at "apostates" because they want their "so-called freedom".
not practicing this religion does give you a lot of freedom and normalcy.
what freedoms do you cherish now?
Guilt-free, mind-blowing premarital sex.....
~merfi, Afterglowing Class
hello chumz on the board.
nothing really to do with jwism but who prefers the american 'bourbon' type such as 'wild turkey', 'jim beam' etc or who prefers a fine single malt scotch such as 'glenfiddich' or 'glenmorangie'?
i am not trying to stir up nationalism with this question but am just genuinely curious.. lfcv.
Not an expert by any means here, but I've tried a few different whiskeys and scotches. I went through a phase a couple years ago. Can't remember the names now. (maybe they were THAT GOOD?)
I remain a Jack girl.
~merfi
are you looking forward to the 2007 dc?it will be the best ever.will you be there for fellowship and association?have you started making preparations?have you requested time off work?have you booked your hotel room?what will your goal be at the dc this year?
all very good questions.. why is the 2007 convention special?
because you are invited.you will be given a special invitation.in fact,there is a worldwide campaign to advertise this convention with a special handbill.per km02/07 is the fallowing presentation"this is your invitation to an upcoming important yearly event.you will be warmly welcomed.
Man, that new hibachi should add zest to the tailgate party I'm planning.
I think I like this idea. Set up some grills with some brats, burgers and chops sizzlin... Cooler of Bud Light... That would have gotten MY attention at a DC.
~merfi
i had a dresser for sale on craigslist and as so often occurs some guy wants to buy it and have his shipper pick it up- i emailed him and told him that craigslist says he had the m-o of a crook.. he emails me back and say he is still interested and will pay the fullprice, so i changed the emailed header from re: dresser $55 to re: dresser $955 and emailed back was he ok with the price and how did he want to pay for it.
his english has the syntax of someone who uses it as a 2nd language- he never saw or the mentioned the price change i did!.
so, true to form he was going to send me a cashiers check - for $3000 and i was to keep out my money and then send a western union mailgram for the difference to the shipper in a city 300 miles away- .
Would that be the name of the trailer park caretaker...?
lmao. Nice work!
~merfi
were you discriminated against for any reason in the "christian congregation"?
Divorced 120# blonde female, drive a Jeep, fix my own electrical, plumbing etc and work FT in the medical field. They had issues about me, yep.
~merfi
