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  Does Your Family or Friends Call To Check to See How You Are Doing?

  by minimus in

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  i ask this because i have noticed that many people in your life just don’t communicate like they could.. i realize i come from a different generation but does anybody ever use the phone and give someone a call?

  i know of people who never answer their phone unless they listen to a message that would be left.

  you are lucky if you get a text..

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  On the other hand, I, who remember my childhood phone number and how calling Grandma and Grandpa was on a rare Sunday when a 5-minute call was cheaper, am somewhat relieved that I have no telephone. I simply could not get our local provider to install a landline (my preference) in my new home. So much for 40 years a customer.

  The benefits of this form of communication -- telephone -- were spoiled for me by its abuse by friends and foe alike who know nothing of telephone etiquette: a call that Brother Garrulous keeps going for two-plus hours, an alcoholic "friend" who calls a dozen times a day and makes you feel guilty for not picking up, telemarketers who are incredulous that you ask for their personal number so you can call and interrupt their dinner, ad infinitum . . .

  I'm all right with emailing and personal visits. I email Brother Garrulous I'll be over to visit, and when his nonstop chatter wears me out, I get up and say there's a dog waiting for me to walk it.

  No lie there.
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  Does Your Family or Friends Call To Check to See How You Are Doing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i ask this because i have noticed that many people in your life just don’t communicate like they could.. i realize i come from a different generation but does anybody ever use the phone and give someone a call?

  i know of people who never answer their phone unless they listen to a message that would be left.

  you are lucky if you get a text..

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  This seems to be an issue not just with WT. It seems to be a issue with non JW's as well. It is a sad state of affairs. Everyone just seems to be into themselves. Go figure!!! -- ToesUp

  I have an uncle, nearly 80 years old, who's always been a real people person. He has telephoned as well as visited his friends and family since I was little. He lamented to me that no one seems to reach out and take the initiative. Even at his age, he will travel a great distance to see someone -- an old friend, a former neighbor, a dying relative . . .

  He is a faithful and loyal person who does his duty and has had no regrets.
  
  
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  Does Your Family or Friends Call To Check to See How You Are Doing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i ask this because i have noticed that many people in your life just don’t communicate like they could.. i realize i come from a different generation but does anybody ever use the phone and give someone a call?

  i know of people who never answer their phone unless they listen to a message that would be left.

  you are lucky if you get a text..

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  You know who your true friends [and family] really aren’t!
  

  A good and up-to-the-minute OP, minimus!

  Thanks!
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  Does Your Family or Friends Call To Check to See How You Are Doing?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i ask this because i have noticed that many people in your life just don’t communicate like they could.. i realize i come from a different generation but does anybody ever use the phone and give someone a call?

  i know of people who never answer their phone unless they listen to a message that would be left.

  you are lucky if you get a text..

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  "You never write, you never call . . ."

  We were in the midst of an evacuation last fall due to wildfires within a couple of miles of home and there was not one call of concern, can I help, etc.
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  JW stance on blood transfusions for animals?

  by phats in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  our dog needed some serius surgery recently & my wife (still in) was very concerned that if he needed a blood transfusion she thought this would constitute a misuse of blood.

  i was stunned as never heard of this.. is this a thing?

  i left 12 years ago & wondered if it's always been or introduced in the years after my leaving.. any info would be great.. phats.

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  compound complex

  see also:

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5278059071537152/if-your-cat-catches-mouse
  
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  JW stance on blood transfusions for animals?

  by phats in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  our dog needed some serius surgery recently & my wife (still in) was very concerned that if he needed a blood transfusion she thought this would constitute a misuse of blood.

  i was stunned as never heard of this.. is this a thing?

  i left 12 years ago & wondered if it's always been or introduced in the years after my leaving.. any info would be great.. phats.

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  How irrational the Society could be was experienced by the sister-in-law of ex-bethelite William (Bill) Cetnar when ...

  at the suggestion of her veterinarian, she had a blood transfusion given to her poodle to prolong its life. She couldn't believe Bill [Cetnar]when he told her that the Society would say she had violated God's law. At his urging she wrote the Society on the matter and the response she received informed her that she haddone wrong. Phyllis thought that this was ridiculous. She wrote again and asked if her cat eating a mouse would also be a problem; was this too against God's law? She was told that she should keep the cat under restraint and be more careful in handling it. She thought to herself, "How many cats have I seen which have drained the blood of their mouse victim before eating it?"

  Recounted by Joan Cetnar

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/205253/blood-ban-your-pets
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  My JW Elder Brother Passed Away

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  he was basically a good man, just a believer in the religion.

  when we were both elders we were best of friends and then things deteriorated when i was not an elder for a while.

  then after becoming an elder again, i slowly drifted away from the religion and he drifted further away from me.

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  Sorry for your loss, Minimus.

  Mixed emotions for sure. I have been debating within myself about attending the memorial for an elder I've known for over 40 years. Then I recalled the Society's advice about showing we care when a non-Witness has died. Our "conscience" says we would not attend a service conducted within "Babylon the Great," but we demonstrate our love for the bereaved by preparing a meal, writing a note of condolence, etc.

  Their advice works for me -- helping the family but not attending the service.

  Depends, I guess, on what you or I call "Babylon the Great."

  Take care, mon ami.
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  Honoring a Fallen Marine

  by compound complex in

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  "over a year ago, i volunteered to escort the remains of marines killed in iraq should the need arise.

  the military provides a uniformed escort for all casualties to ensure they are delivered safely to the next of kin and are treated with dignity and respect along the way.

  " -- lt. col. michael r. strobl.

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  Your post is very much appreciated, Giordano. Thank you.

  There is so much bad that goes on behind the scenes, and that for political gain. I was not aware of the circumstances you wrote of. I am both enlightened and saddened.

  Again, my gratitude.
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  Honoring a Fallen Marine

  by compound complex in

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  "over a year ago, i volunteered to escort the remains of marines killed in iraq should the need arise.

  the military provides a uniformed escort for all casualties to ensure they are delivered safely to the next of kin and are treated with dignity and respect along the way.

  " -- lt. col. michael r. strobl.

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  "Over a year ago, I volunteered to escort the remains of Marines killed in Iraq should the need arise. The military provides a uniformed escort for all casualties to ensure they are delivered safely to the next of kin and are treated with dignity and respect along the way." -- Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl

  Last night, I viewed an HBO movie called Taking Chance. I've seen many war movies that left me in various states of emotional and mental conflict. This particular film has no action sequences depicting the horrors of war. Any action having taken place in Iraq has been described by fellow Marines and friends of Private First Class Chance Phelps, killed in action outside Baghdad.

  What touched me as events unfolded was the honor, respect, and dignity afforded those fallen in battle. During the deceased's entire journey home, he was accompanied by a uniformed escort. The remains were slow saluted at each move from one conveyance of transport to another. Workers and others along the route -- at airports and on whatever path the fallen took -- would stop and put their hands over their hearts. Many were crying, asking the escort to pass on their heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family. Ordinary citizens knew; they didn't need to ask.

  My heart is still lodged in my throat . . .

  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-050123strobl-story.html
  
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  P-ed off with WT Dogma

  by AFRIKANMAN in

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  Pup took a pee on the LITERATURE!!!!! -- Atlantis

  Come to think of it, we used to train our pup to pee on old newspapers. The pooch I'm caring for now loves the white carpet, no matter all the time we spend outdoors.