Posts by Woofer

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Why it is wise to...

by lighthouse19something in

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i recall wt article titled "is it wise to examine your relgion" and encourged it.s use in fs.

funny they don't want rank & file examing them.

Woofer

When is that Watchtower from? The 70's? 80's? I like the first paragraph that says evidence shows that God will soon destroy the wicked!

The guy holding his nose because he is thinking "something stinks about this!"

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Did you have a Fierce Rival in the Organization?

by The wanderer in

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did you have a fierce rival in the organization?

the organization always painted a picture that.

it was a peace loving organization.

Woofer

I didn't but it seemed that my mom did.

She was refused for pioneering several times. My uncle was an elder in our congregation and he and my mother never got along. He wouldn't call on her during the Watchtower study. My mom used to do a ton of research and she usually had very thought out and in depth comments. If he did happen to call on her, he would say from the platform "Thats an interesting comment sister, I'd like to know where you did your research" (in a condeseding tone) - he was just trying to embarrass her.

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Hate Nosey Dubs!

by Woofer in

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my son's father and i are divorced.

my ex still an active dub.

my son (age 13) asked me if he could go to the movies last friday with some of his friends from school and a parent of one of his friends was going with the group.

Woofer

My son's father and I are divorced. My ex still an active dub. My son (age 13) asked me if he could go to the movies last Friday with some of his friends from school and a parent of one of his friends was going with the group. They were going to see The Grudge 2. I looked to see what it was rated, PG-13, so I said ok. I dropped him off and he called me when the movie was over.

Long and behold, a couple that goes to my son's hall sees him going into The Grudge. They wasted NO TIME in calling my ex THAT NIGHT and reporting their findings. My ex left a semi-nasty message on my son's phone telling him that he knows what movie he went to see and that he will be grouded when he goes to his dads. Why do they have to be so nosey and get my son into trouble????

A little background: My son went to go live with his dad last year. He had been going through this phase for about 3 years when everytime he was mad at me or didn't like my house rules he would say "I want to live with my dad!" His dad took me to court 2 years ago to try and get custody of him but my son ended up telling the judge that he was just mad at me and that he wanted to stay with me. I was relieved, and a little upset with him because that cost me about $900 in attorney fees - which I had to put on my credit card because as a single mom, I didn't have the extra $$$ laying around. Last year he pulled the same stunt with me again and this time I just said "You want to live with your dad? Then you can". I didn't have the money for the attorney again as I was still paying off the attorney fees from the previous year. We now have a shared parenting arrangement which works out fine, we live about 10 minutes from each other. He doesn't pay me child support and I don't pay him any either.

My son is now seeing that living with his dad was a mistake. He admitted to me that he is miserable. I told him that I just want him to have a "normal" childhood - something that I NEVER had. I told him that going to movies with his friends is NORMAL. I told him to not let his dad and step-mom pressure him into getting baptized, especially if he is not sure he wants to be a dub for the rest of his life. He will be 14 in December and I think thats about the time that the pressure hits for getting baptized. I cried and cried last night for my son - I feel so terrible that he is going to get into trouble for something that is a normal part of growing up. I guess the good thing is that he is having doubts now about wanting to be a dub.

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Did you ever say "Swear to Jehovah!"

by Kudra in

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...instead of "swear to god!

all us kids in the hall did.

it really meant we were telling the truth.

Woofer

Yes! We said that allll the time when we were kids!

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How old did you expect to be when the New System would come?

by JH in

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i became a jw at age 28 and no way did i expect to ever get older than 40 years old in this system.. maybe at the extreme, i could have imagined being 45 years old, not more..

Woofer

My dad said the end would come before I graduated high school. I recall him telling how lucky I will be to witness the end of this system of things. Hmmm . . ..I've been out of school 16 years now!!!!!!!!!!!

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Dating experiences anyone?

by greendawn in

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what were your dating experiences like?

anything unusually good or bad in them?

i never had much in this way since i used to meet women where i was working as a supermarket manager.

Woofer

No much of any "dating" experiences. We only knew each other 11 months before we got married and we only saw each other about every other weekend. Of course someone was always along to "accompany" us. I didn't know the real him until we lived together. Boy was I in for a shock.

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What do YOU say to people in hopeless situations?

by AlmostAtheist in

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sometimes you have a friend that falls on hard times.

their health fails, they lose their jobs, they spend their last dollar -- whatever.

they don't have anything good on the horizon.

Woofer

I offer a sympathetic ear. I find that most times people are not looking for advice, just someone to talk to, or someone to validate their feelings.

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Did You Ever Dream Of Being A Jehovah's Witness???

by minimus in

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every so often i dream that i still run into jws and most often in the dream, i'm trying to get away.....any thoughts???

?

Woofer

I have had dreams over the years of being at the assemblies and also going out in field service.

I'd better watch what I eat before I go to bed!!!!!!!!!

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I'm I nuts?

by Justice-One in

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i have a really really bad neighbor.

(i even had to take her to court in an attempt to get a restraning order on her.

) now that it is down to a pissing contest, i was thinking about getting a really scary looking voodoo doll and putting it in the tree in my yard, that is beside the fence we share.

Woofer

Thank goodness we have nice neighbors.

I did however think that they were going to strangle my son 2 weeks ago. My neighbors JUST moved into a new house that they had built and my son and his friends were outside goofing around with his paint ball gun and they accidentally shot the side of their house. My son went to the door and explain what happened and told them that he was going to clean it up. The neighbor was VERY nice and said "oh ok". The paint ball pellet is made with vegetable oil so it cleaned up right away. My husband went down later that day to welcome them to the neighborhood and also to apologize for the paint ball gun incident. The guy was also nice to my husband and said "no problem" about the paint. Whew!

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Still smoke-free.....still determined. :)

by Frannie Banannie in

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there are two things that helped me psych myself up for this effort, and yes, i'm still holding onto my determination not to smoke and i'm still smoke-free for 4 days now.. .

one....crabby pants buys some really foul-smelling cheap-assed cigarettes that smell like someone's lit a chemical fire under my nose when i'm in the same room with him.

they're called "monarch" and they make a person's nasal passages, sinuses and throat burn like they're on fire, plus if you are even in the same room with the smoke it makes you cough something terrible.

Woofer

Congrats .. .keep up the good work.

I stopped smoking 5 weeks ago so I can understand what you are going through. Me and hubby decided to stop and he bought a pack the next day. I've noticed he's been smoking a lot less though since I have quit. I think him going out by himself to smoke is helping him smoke less. He doesn't have his "buddy system" anymore,.