ok, I had a visceral reaction to the mention of vests and now i've had some soothing tea.
Let me qualify a bit. What you've described is SHORT sleeve shirts....and I suppose they button up and down the front since you said you would wear them "open." FIRST MISTAKE! Short sleeve shirts that open are not kind to either sex in my opinion. Then wearing a VEST underneath, I cannot even fathom this.
However, SOMETIMES vests are ok. For instance, if a woman is wearing a Classic suit mirroring mens suits' tailoring, with the trousers, blazer, etc, then a well tailored fitted button up vest is appropriate and can look fetching.
A suit-style vest OVER a LONG SLEEVED OXFORD STYLE COLLARED shirt that is well tailored with trousers can ALSO look fetching.
L.L. Bean style woodsy vests that zipper up and down and people have worn OVER their shirts look idiotic IMO. I have made this fashion mistake in the past, I admit.
But, a vest top under an open SHORT SLEEVE shirt is a recipe for disaster as I am picturing it in my mind.
Now, I'm sorry to be so hard on you, but its important to me and the community around you that I fully disclose my feelings on the issue.
The very word VEST conjures firstly in my mind homemade multipattern attrocities with loud colors worn over busy strawberry patterned turtlenecks.
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daft fashion question
by Ellie inbefore i got pregnant i bought some nice short sleeve shirts, now that i've had my baby they are quite tight across the chest and my belly, so i was wondering if i could wear them open with a vest top underneath, or would this look daft?.
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Looking for friends
by happy now inis there anyone on this site from cape town south africa?
i am looking for friends who have also moved on.
i was a witness for thirty years and now have my life back.
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hi happy town!
I know there is someone from South Africa on the board, I'm not sure if its Cape Town or not.
His username slips my mind at the moment!
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daft fashion question
by Ellie inbefore i got pregnant i bought some nice short sleeve shirts, now that i've had my baby they are quite tight across the chest and my belly, so i was wondering if i could wear them open with a vest top underneath, or would this look daft?.
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VEST TOP!?!?!? NO!
No vests EVER if you're a woman,,,PLEASE!!
Of course you're english, and this could mean something completely different to you than it does to me, but you put a horrifying image in my mind of a VEST TOP under a shirt?! aggh!
Is it possible to just get a few new PROPER SHIRTS to adjust to the difference for now??? I mean, congratulations on having the baby on recently,,, makes it even a little more urgent for me to insist emphatically,,,NO VESTS! There is now a young mind that is highly influenced by its mothers choices in garments! Don't misuse that kind of power! NO VESTS!!... say it five times every morning you wake up!
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AT 1:26PM FRIDAY OUR DAUGHTER WAS BORN!!!
by Es inwell its all happend, got to the hosp early friday morning, had my waters broken at around 7:30am had to wait for an hour and a half to see if labour would begin naturally, it didnt so at 9am i was hooked up to the drip, man that was intense, put it to you this way, blakes labour was about 8 hours all up kaia's labour was 3 hours and i would rather go through the 8 hour one anyday.. it was a very short labour, kaia was born a bit shocked as it happend so fast so she was rushed up to nursery for a bit as she was purple and not breathing properly but after an hour on oxygen she was fine, me on the other hand had to be stitched up coz pushing a 9 pound 1 baby out naturally with no drugs does damage heheh, then i had to be hooked up to a drip for 4 hours as i lost a bit of blood.
but once we were all sorted it was all good.
she is doing so well we are at home now, she is beautiful and very content.
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ahhhhhh WOOK AT DA WIDDLE BABBYYYYYY!!!!!
Congratulations Es! Your son is adorable too!
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Baby Clause and Reindeer Oscar
by megsmomma inpicture of our baby and dog dressed for christmas.... .
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Tooooo cute! Your baby is gorgeous!
I wish cats were more chilled out about dress up like dogs. But no, you try to put a pinafore on them, they try to scratch your eye out.
That would make a great Chrismas card by the way!
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My younger bro/sis saw it and they really liked it.
Penguins are so adorable, I love the way they walk, and how they fly out of the water just like dolphins.
No Honesty, happy feet are the feet of the auxillary pioneer, happy feet spreading happy news! Violent destruction and annihilation is near....What joy! -
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Pray Or Give Your Thoughts To My Gradson
by Undecided ini don't believe in prayer now, but i could be wrong so would you give some good vibes for my grandson?
he is 16 and they discovered a big growth on his lymph node near his heart and will operate on him monday afternoon.
it could be cancer but i sure hope it isn't.
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That is scary since it is effecting the lymph nodes.
I will pray for your grandson.
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So there's this girl...
by Anony-Mouse inthere's this girl at our congregation.
i thought she was cute and all...but one day she actually comes up and talks to me.
i'm a shy person at the meetings, but once you get to know me, i'm plenty fun :p .
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Pretty sure she likes you :) Particularly if she doesn't approach many other boys that you can see.
14 is young, so is 16. Just have fun having a friend for now. It's always awesome when you get on well with someone else.
She might just be a bit of a rulebreaker if she's listening to music with a little colour in it. Perhaps she would be open to finding out what you have at some point :)
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Is it really that difficult to leave?
by smily inmy friend is a jw born and raised and has been disfellowshiped.he is unsure if he wants to go back or not but it seems to be such a heart wrenching decison which as a non-jw iam having alot of trouble understanding!
he still goes to meetings and seems to have alot of trouble letting go...i have met alot of his friends and he does not seem to hide me away although he is careful to only see me at certain times.. iam afraid to encourage him to leave as it seems so difficult.i know he feels he would be letting alot of people down but he already does alot he should not like drinking and sports...and seeing me?!.
is it really so difficult?.
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Well, I'm sure anyone can tell you its difficult to even ATTEND meetings when you've been df'd and not officially "reinstated." It seems that no one will talk to you, you're relegated to the back corner and ignored. Something like that.
HE SHOULD LEAVE. I'd talk to him. I've never been a witness myself.
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What proof is there that the JWs were chosen by Jehovah to be His people?
by VM44 inwhat proof is there that the jws were chosen by jehovah to be a "people for his name"?
growth in numbers is not proof, other religions also have displayed such growth over the last 100 years.. material prosperity is not proof as other religions also have considerable wealth, both in cash, property and real estate.. printing the watchtower and awake!
magazines certainly is not proof!.
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That's as hopeless as asking for papers from the local schizophrenic that proves he's the Emporer of Uzbekistan. Even though its doubtful since he lives in a cardboard box in Wichita.