Hi, integ. My two cents is the same regardless of any JW/exJW/nonJW angle: Your friend is married. If he wants to date or pursue other women, he should become unmarried first. The rest is just peripheral IMHO.
This sounds like a married person looking for justification to have an affair, and his main reason for holding back is "fear this is all a joke, and he is the punchline"? The real butt of this "joke" will be his wife, and regardless of the JW aspect or whether or not he's still "really" in love with his wife or whatever, I just don't think this is a cool or honorable situation at all.
Sorry if that sounds harsh, but it seems like a no-brainer to me.
***Edited to add: The original post I was responding to now reads very differently! I understand and respect the reasoning behind the edits, I just want to clarify that I was replying to something very different -- my post, in the new context of the thread, makes me look like a bigger a$$hole than I actually am LOL. I do stand by it though ;-)
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What to do???.
by integ inhey folks,.
just curious what your take would be on this.. i have a witness friend, who happens to be a radio announcer (dj) on a rock station ( yes i know, that is weird in and of itself).
anyway, he wants to leave the "truth" but family keeps him in.
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I'm so jealous of you guys...
by almostbitten ini see that many of you usually post some cool animated "smiley" at the end of your comments.
why can't i have or find them?
i'm a mac user with safari as my browser.
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There's a really good guide for Mac and non-IE users at http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/24/146155/1.ashx. It's definitely more complicated than for PC/IE people, but it can be done. The guide also tells things like how to quote other people's posts and make links clickable, in addition to how to use smilies (scroll down a bit and you'll see the original poster made the use of smilies even easier than he did in the initial post). I love this guide and use it a lot, I hope it will help you too!
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Dog lovers advice please ....
by troubled mind intonight something really scary happened with our dog .. we took him out for a walk along the canal near our home .it has been hot and humid today but we went out in the evening out of direct sun.
we walked a little over a mile and our dog had been panting quite a bit, but nothing real unusual .
as we were heading back he all of the sudden starts pawing at his muzzle then puts his face down and is scraping it in the gravel then just totally spasms .
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The part about his pawing at his mouth and scraping his muzzle on the ground sounds symptomatic of choking (obviously not the case here) or poisoning. Could he have picked up or injested something toxic during the walk? As others have said, seizures alone are not uncommon; many cats and dogs develop epilepsy or other neurological disorders that result in occasional seizures. It can be very frightening, especially the first time, but is certainly manageable once you know for sure what you're dealing with.
The sudden and frantic scraping at his mouth seems alarming though. I also think it's kind of alarming that your vet just said let him sleep and don't worry about it? If this is the first time your dog has ever experienced something like this, I think he should be checked out as soon as possible. If it were me, I would take him in first thing tomorrow and keep a close eye on him in the meantime.
Best wishes for you and your dog.
Edited to add: If he doesn't get better during the night and you think it might be a case of exposure to some sort of poison or toxic substance, the ASPCA's online FAQ at http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_faq might help you.
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***never mind :-)***
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That is truly bizarre
They're also pretty shameless in their liberal quoting of various chiefs completely out of context (big surprise LOL). The only people who wouldn't laugh out loud at this tract are ones who know absolutely nothing of native american ways and beliefs. I can't even imagine the kind of reception this is going to receive.
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Jesus, black or white????
by avishai inwhy the hell does it matter, and why do people make an issue out of it?
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Actually, Jesus is invisible
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~ Just found out that my dad has died ~
by FlyingHighNow inmy jw brother in law is one the phone with me right now.
when it rains it pours when it comes to sorrow.
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I am so sorry for your loss
I don't know you personally FHN, but I've read so many of your posts here and you seem to be such a sweet, strong, kind, lovely woman. I hope you won't mind some well wishes from a stranger.
I have enjoyed seeing the pictures you've posted of your dad, that's an honor to him and a collage of his life that seems to be good for you too, to examine and share. There's a sweetness and a tenderness to many of the pictures you've chosen, and your descriptions of them. You've alluded to harsh problems and pain as well, but it seems you're engaging in some fond reflections and I'm glad you have that.
As for the need to cry, that is a very real need and I encourage you to do it, for as long and as hard as you need. Shedding tears is cathartic in so many ways, and holding them in can harm you. I hope you will find a way that works for you to cry and to mourn, for all of the loss tied up in this.
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So, someone clue me in.
by Blasty inalright, so i'm reading on this site, and i'm not 100% sure what it's about.
it appears to be a bunch of former jw people bashing everything they can get their hands on in relation to jw's.. .
i was brought up as a jw, but when i got older and started to think for myself, i began to realize that i didn't agree with their teachings.
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Hi Blasty and welcome :-)
Until one day I started to study physics, and well the laws of physics convinced me to believe in God. How many people could do a math equation and find God in it? Probably not many haha.
I like you already LOL. I am one who doesn't fit comfortably into organized religion, and I don't want to. But I do see "God" in math and physics and biology, in nature and the world at large.
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For Yizuman's Wife
by Sunspot inhi folks....could we start a thread with cheerful thoughts and good wishes for her speedy recovery....and maybe yiz could print these wishes out and bring them to the hospital for her to see?.
let's make this a good jwd effort!!.
we are thinking of you and keeping you close to our hearts during this time.
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I don't know how to post a picture, but I am thinking of you both and sending wishes and prayers for health and recovery.
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If this is true, I swear to god I want off this planet.
by IP_SEC inhonest to god true story.. i went to the groc store saturday.
of the items bought was mayonaise.
(dont eat the shit myself but someone had to have it).
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Wow, that is really stupid. And why restrict it based on age? I didn't realize most mad bombers running around the US were children.
Maybe the manager just didn't know how to override the register thing and was trying to look smart (mission not accomplished LOL).