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  Saturday, June 14, Dallas, TX

  by cruzanheart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, it's not exactly on the date but the first opportunity thereafter!.

  it's been a hell of a ride.

  we were both regular pioneers when we met and we weathered the storms of getting married (both sets of parents did their best to keep it from happening), chris leaving the borg, me staying in for another 15 years and two kids, his family disowning him, my father's suicide .

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  MominAustin

  darn -- why not austin :D
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  JW's unwritten dress code and personal appearance standards-FROM WHERE?

  by Thechickennest in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one thing that always use to puzzle me was the personal appearance standards, espessially for meetings and service.

  the men always were expected to where a tie, suit, jacket, etc.

  no beards were allowed-mustaches were ok!

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  MominAustin

  about a decade before my dad died he got really sick and had a hard time breathing. Ties made it worse. Guess what happened? He was no longer allowed to give talks (service meeting, he was not an elder so no pub. talks) :( how sad is that!?!!!!!!!!
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  Can we get a Newbie head count?

  by kzjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i haven't been here long...so is it just me or are the long standing jwd members noticing an influx of newbies?

  to me it seems they are on the rise!

  newbies stand up on this thread, be counted -- and welcomed!

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  MominAustin

  :P - me ----- sorta
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  A little about me

  by MominAustin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i, too, was raised as a jw.

  my mom still goes to the meetings and out in service when she can, but due to age, she has some troubles (she's 69 and legally blind).

  my oldest sister is very active although her teenage daughters are inactive and disfellowshipped for very unfair reasons.

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  MominAustin

  ok- I am back. I've just been lurking. Just had baby #2. No advances on the new church. I'm still an honorary member. I love the people there but not sure where it's going to go.
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  What is the one thing you will never give up no matter how hard times get?

  by snarf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  with the talk of everyone trying to cut back and reevaluate their necessities due to the rising cost of products from gas to food, what is the one thing that will never go in your life...a "luxury"item that has wound itself so deeply in your soul you would be incomplete without it?.

  my item is a daily frapuccino, those little devils are so delish that i can't even think of going a day without.

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  MominAustin

  internet :D
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  did anyone on here ever have a paedophile in thier congregation?

  by looloo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  if so, did it bother you that he had been reprooved and forgiven rather than reported to the police?

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  MominAustin

  If I did - no one ever knew it :( - which is scary.
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  A little about me

  by MominAustin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i, too, was raised as a jw.

  my mom still goes to the meetings and out in service when she can, but due to age, she has some troubles (she's 69 and legally blind).

  my oldest sister is very active although her teenage daughters are inactive and disfellowshipped for very unfair reasons.

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  MominAustin

  Isn't that the truth (no pun intended there - LOL) I was talking to my mom about a year ago and she mentioned how I "know the only true happiness is when your serving Jehovah" HA!!!!!!! I've never been HAPPIER in my ENIRE LIFE and I haven't been to a meeting in YEARS. -- I didn't say this but just mumbled something . :D
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  When you used to go out in field service......

  by lavendar in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ......did anyone ever ask you a question that you couldn't answer??

  if so, what was the question?

  what did you say to the householder if you couldn't answer it??.

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  MominAustin

  All the time - I was a CHILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  Sunday Public Talk from 45 mins to 30 mins?

  by united states of nothing in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  has anybody heard that starting this new year they will be shortening the public talk from 45 mins to 30 mins?.

  does anybody think this might be a way to accomplish two things:.

  -get meeting attendance up.

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  MominAustin

  When my mom told me about this (I knew months before she did from these boards, heheH) I told her that was kind of silly, if they started too early they were going to be wasting time, people would still be at church or eating after church... she said -- you know how this system is -- people don't go to church anymore ((ROLLEYES))
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  A little about me

  by MominAustin in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i, too, was raised as a jw.

  my mom still goes to the meetings and out in service when she can, but due to age, she has some troubles (she's 69 and legally blind).

  my oldest sister is very active although her teenage daughters are inactive and disfellowshipped for very unfair reasons.

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  MominAustin

  It's a long story but I did a good fade.......and something happened a few months into my fade process so I had to move......the hall wasn't "equipped" for my new situation and they didn't want to bother to make it so......just wanted me to try and work around it.....I know I am being vague and I am sorry....I guess I just faded well/they didn't care enough combo.