I love validation in every form, it always feels good.
You will never get it from the GB, you must go outside to find it.
aSphereisnotaCircle
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Saw a Therapist yesterday,,,,, interesting
by man in black ini da'ed myself two years ago, one of the main reasons was because my mother died and the congregation was more interested in"meeting attendance, and service" than anything else.
for the first time in 30 years the very conditional friendship offered by the jehovahs witnesses came to the fore, and i was literally blindsided by it.. several months later i attended a grief support group at our local hospital, and boy it was a real godsend for me, i realised that the so called "worldly people' could actually be nice, supportive, and lend a real listening ear.
the hospital had one of their grief support counselors lead the meeting, and she was really good at what she does.
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District Assembly Dramas - where the heck do they come from?
by babygirl30 indespite growing up a jw i was always curious where this corny plays came from?
my best memories of them were when they used to turn the lights out in the convention center - cause that meant i could sleep!!!
but seriously, who writes them?
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aSphereisnotaCircle
"Say pop, can me and brother Irregular go see that hip new film at the drive-in this Friday?"
"Well son, your question reminds me of the story of Ahokalugiah from the book of Judges in the Bible. It's a swell story! See, in Ahokalugia's time..." <voice fades, orchestral music swells with a good number of shaking tambourines in it, a handful of drones cover the stage furniture with persian rugs and other blankets to make it look like ancient Israel, brother Brownnose in a skirt and bad fake beard walks to center stage talking to himself>
"ASSOCIATION! Who would have ever thought so much misery could be brought about just by association?"
Blah, blah, etc. etc.
Apparently, Mad Sweeny wrote and produced them all
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Silly things I wondered as a kid
by exwhyzee inif god is like a loving father why did he set up a way for adam and eve to possibly fail by putting the "magic tree" in the garden?
if my dad sabotaged his kids this way or felt the need to test our love him he'd be considered an abusive father.. when god put an angel with a spinning sword in front of the entrance to the garden why didn't a&e walk a few miles down from there and climb over the wall ?
was there a wall ?.
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aSphereisnotaCircle
Why does Hollywood use special effects for demonic movies when there are plenty of demons to use?
If Jehovah never even thought to have parents sacrifice their kids to Molech in a fire, then how come he sent fire to destroy everyone, including kids, in Sodom and Gomorah?
two goods one that I never thought of as a child.
I had plenty of others though, mostly mentioned here
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Girls - what subject got you thinking?
by wannabefree inreading the post "how long did it take you to leave", i can't help but be envious of those of you who refer to leaving as a "we" event.. i know it has been said that women tend to react to feelings/emotions along with logic, can you help me with ideas that got you to feel something was wrong?
what should i work on planting with my wife?.
thanks..
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aSphereisnotaCircle
Many many things.
But the big one was the day I realized my daughters were going to have a life like mine if I continued living as I did.
No, no way in hell, no way were they going to get the chance to treat my girls like they had treated me, hell no.
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Hard question
by dgp ina question for all those who managed to do it.
when you realize that it's unrealistic to expect someone in the wt to ever leave, and when you see the damage it does you to keep hoping, and to keep trying to get them out, how do you manage the pain?.
what do you do when you know that someone has spoiled the only life that person will ever have, yet you can't reach to them?.
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aSphereisnotaCircle
They have made their choice to stick with the WT in spite of it's flaws and the cognitive dissonance they have to put up with.
They are under mind control, they never get to have a choice.
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Audio: Generation teaching as explained at the San Diego District Convention 05-30-2010
by kurtbethel inthis is an excerpt from the final talk of the day, "remain in the secret place of the most high".
i looked around as this explanation was being offered up, and the looks on the faces of people there was mostly disinterest.
this is a very convoluted explanation that reminds me of someone running a con and trying to cobble together an explanation to deal with legitimate objections to their false claims.. http://www.sendspace.com/file/dodp4w.
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aSphereisnotaCircle
It's a little bit of an adjusted understanding,
haha HAHAHA
hahahahahah
just a little bit of an adjustment
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What happened to all the JW talk about the King of the North and Peace & Security?
by Think About It inwhen i left the jw's in 95', talk of the king of the north and peace & security was still big close to the end items.
haven't seen them mentioned much since i've been coming here.
what's the latest from the wts on these 2 subjects?.
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aSphereisnotaCircle
I think they would like to pin the tail on Islam but are afraid of some wack job with a packed vest walking into the lobby at 124 Columbia Hgts..
That' a funny statement, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if it were true.
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Has anyone had a WT literature burning party?
by lepermessiah ini keep staring at the bookshelf full of wt literature in my house and keep having visions of a red-orange glow as the flames crawl higher and higher.
my goal is to gather it all together, douse it with lighter fluid, and watch it go!.
ultimately, i dream of my wife being the one who strikes the match and joins me in the celebration.. has anyone had that experience?
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aSphereisnotaCircle
Iknowitall................ I am so stealing your photos.
One is going to hang on my fridge.
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Elders manual on ebay
by why144000 inhi, i have just put a couple of books up for sale on ebay.
one is the elders manual.
should i expect any flack for selling it?.
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aSphereisnotaCircle
Why not start the bidding at $144,000.
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Has anyone had a WT literature burning party?
by lepermessiah ini keep staring at the bookshelf full of wt literature in my house and keep having visions of a red-orange glow as the flames crawl higher and higher.
my goal is to gather it all together, douse it with lighter fluid, and watch it go!.
ultimately, i dream of my wife being the one who strikes the match and joins me in the celebration.. has anyone had that experience?
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aSphereisnotaCircle
You son of a [blanking blank]! THIS means the second death, [blanks]!"
OMG, the best laugh of my day so far!
thank you!