Posts by Dagney

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If You Got a Call or Visit From The Elders How Would You Deal With Them?

by minimus in

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just curious..

Dagney

Minimus: My mom is very ill and the congregation has been very good to her. I think she may be in a hospital soon or elsewhere. I think I will be seeing some elders who might try to love bomb me.

If I knew the person calling I would act happy and very surprised they were calling. Thank them for doing so and start asking about them, their family etc. In my case it has thrown them off course, then "Oh dear, I really have to go. It's been great catching up with you. Take care, say "hi" to the Suzie and kids."

If they sneak in a request to visit, I just say "now isn't a good time. I'll let you know."

Best thoughts to you and your mom.

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Pete Seeger, the great peace activist and folk singer, has passed

by designs in

pete seeger wrote songs that became the heart and soul of the civil rights movement- where have all the flowers gone, if i had a hammer, turn turn turn, waist depp in the big muddy, we shall overcome.... we traveled to the newport folk festival, which pete helped establish, and got to sing with the great man himself.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y2siieqy34.

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Dagney

What a sweet, recognizable voice. RIP Pete. Well done.

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Does Anyone Feel the Ministerial School Helped Them?

by Band on the Run in

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as a born-in, i was eager to join the ministry school.

my cousins were also born-in but lived in different states.

there was keen competition to see who could do mature things, such as baptism (my mom said when i was 35) and ministry school.

Dagney

I took my assignments seriously and always tried to figure out a practical application even when some of those topics were just plain ridiculous. I the the exercise was good overall to learn something new and step outside your own box.

However, with that being said, everything I learned in the TMS I could have learned by participating in school activities. In fact I could have learned much much more.

The last talk I gave in the TMS was when the school overseer said from the platform "I had a hard time finding anything wrong with your talk." I figured I was done. About a year before I left the org, I handed the talk assignment slip back to the overseer and told him "I graduated."

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Born-in memories, etc this is my first post, guys ;-)

by ThunderStruck52 in

so i have decided to jump in and for the first time and share some of my random memories that seem to have been floating around my mind more and more lately.

mostly if all the weird anxiety i experience from time to time is related to it.

i guess that would be a different topic to post!.

Dagney

Welcome TS52 and thank you for sharing your story. Glad you made it out for yourself and now you can raise your kids to be free from the pressures we had growing up.

I went to Dodger and LB as well, still in the area. Nothing quite like those stifling, hot Sunday afternoons if you ended up in the 3rd base sections. :)

Look for ward to your posts.

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Does anyone know the curent understanding on Chess for JWs?

by BU2B in

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i seem to remember chess was frowned upon by some jws.

is this like the oral/anal sex policy?

just ignore it and hope it goes away...

Dagney

It's so abundantly clear these guys have nothing better to do for the world than take every single thing and run it through the JW filter. They can and do find something wrong with every single thing.

What a useless existence they have. So unproductive and unreasonable.

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How Many Remember the Mass Skating Rink Parties of the Late 70's ?

by Perry in

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they were a hoot weren't they?.

Dagney

So much fun.

The boys helping you lace up your skates...innocent and fun.

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Paleo Diet. What do you think?

by DATA-DOG in

i have been suffering from fatigue, burning in my stomach, and i have always had canker sore issues as long as i can remember.

whether it's from stress or not, i can't say, but i might be getting an ulcer.

the burning in my stomach and intestinal puffiness is getting to be be chronic.

Dagney

It's good. I happen to not do well with grains and legumes etc, even though I love them. I ate this way very strictly for about 3 months, then started adding back things to see what my system will tolerate. It's been educational.

It's a very healthy way to eat for most people, and may reduce inflammation, which is a big cause of a lot of what ails us. Good luck.

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For the many who remember "just2laws," he had a massive heart attack last night...

by AndersonsInfo in

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and died at home in panama city beach, florida.

steve imhof, a bethelite in the 1970s and former very active elder who became a very vocal wt critic starting in 2002, was 65 years old when he died.

he was father to three children and two grandchildren.

Dagney

Oh so sad. I do well remember his posts when I started peeking at this board around that time.

My sincere condolences to his family.

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New here, just wanted to say "Hello"

by Goldiver in

hello all, it is nice to have a forum for former jw's and see i wasn't the only one out there having serious doubts.

my parents got into it when i was about 4 years old.

my family was part of the granville ny congregation.. my dad in time became an elder.

Dagney

Welcome!

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Hold me, thrill me, kiss me..... a tribute

by FlyingHighNow in

have i ever told ya'll about my grande ma ma?

my daddy's mother?

i can't recall.

Dagney

Lovely story. Thank you for sharing.