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  The Watchtower Society—a Woman's Perspective

  by The wanderer in

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  <!-- .style1 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #b450ab; } .style2 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; } --> the watchtower societya woman's perspective often times, i wondered how the sisters viewed the organization.. there will be two or three inquiries regarding this discussion so.

  any information regarding it would be appreciated.. the way the sisters dressed according to the way the society viewed women what did you.

  think about there standards regarding the dress code?.

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  as I was brought up a jw I didn't really have a huge issue with the way the society treated women as it was all I knew, I accepted that that was the way it had to be. Although I did find it a bit odd that sisters had to cover their heads and not talk to the audience when on the platform. As I grew older a did have big issues with clothes and the way I was expected to dress.

  My mother however is a whole different story. She had massive issues with her lesser role and resented the fact that she could not progress within the organisation. The fact that my father was able to become ms, elder, school overseer, po, etc she got very jealous about and once she even made the elders tell him to stand down! I feel that she has used the religion as a way of controling her husband and children and to this end it has been hugely beneficial to her but it has not stopped her resenting the female issue.

  She is not a typical female jw in the submissive way - she wears the trousers that's for sure!

  Having been out so long, when I think about how jw women are expected to behave it just makes me laugh that in this day and age they go along with it
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  Womens Right`s are they Wrong?

  by dido in

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  women today fight for `women`s right`s` but are they doing women any favours?

  as far as i can see, they have just made it harder for them.

  now they are expected to have the kids, work full time, clean house, cook, babysit, taxi drive, nurse, etc., i think they have done us a disservice, by trying to be `equal` to men in the workplace.

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  solo- if you choose not to have children and be happy

  you make it sound like the alternative is to have children and be miserable , surely this can't be true!!!

  Sorry, this really made me laugh, must be my warped sense of humour!
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  Womens Right`s are they Wrong?

  by dido in

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  women today fight for `women`s right`s` but are they doing women any favours?

  as far as i can see, they have just made it harder for them.

  now they are expected to have the kids, work full time, clean house, cook, babysit, taxi drive, nurse, etc., i think they have done us a disservice, by trying to be `equal` to men in the workplace.

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  then of couse there's those who don't want children, so I'm very grateful to those women for what they did all those years ago

  a while ago I was working alongside a man with a degree (I am a female without) and he was earning my salary plus half again to do a lesser job than me

  I have also been in many situations where a female collegue has gone on maternity leave and I have been expected to help cover her job without an increase to my salary or even a bonus.

  I don't want children but I would love to take a year off work to persue my interests whilst still being paid with the opportunity to return to my post when I'm done!

  I'm not bitter don't get me wrong, we all want different things out of life. I am independent and self sufficient, I would rather look after myself and am proud that I can and do but at the same time I love my relationship with my man, I am with him because I want to be with him not because I need him or need looking after.

  Other women want marriage and babies and a man to look after them, if that's what you want and you can find someone to do that for you - good for you!
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  Squirrel in my Bedroom

  by OUTLAW in

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  good morning jwd!..as many of you know i live in the wilderness.this morning i woke up to scatching on my window..odd i thought,what is that?..just then a squirrel comes diving through my partially open window..i did what any fearless mountain man would do.i hid my nuts..lol!

  !..i tried to catch the little varmint with a fish tank net.that didn`t work,he`s just too fast..so i brought one of the huskeys in the house.took him about 5 minutes to figure out why he was in my bedroom.dogs are never allowed in my bedroom.he finaly spots the squirrel grabs it and took it outside..he got a nice treat for that..whats next?..a deer in the dining room..a bear in the bathroom?...outlaw

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  I wonder if I have a squirrel in my bedroom because every morning I wake up to my fella scratching and grabbing his nuts?
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  Chris Tarrant JW sketch.

  by Ironhead in

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  i saw this on youtube.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7c6_uxlovk.

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  that is just hysterical! I never saw it first time round because tv was banned in our house for being an instrument of satan.

  that summed up my preaching, I never had a clue what to say or what scriptures to use, I just hoped the door was never opened!

  Crumpet - surely CT is in some bedsit now due to his extra-curricular activities!
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  Is God Self-Sufficient

  by Undecided in

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  does god need worship and love from other entities?

  it seems so by the way he made intelligent creatures.

  if they are to be accepted as his children they must conform to his designated way of life and thinking.

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  god is just like a spoilt child, he was obviously bored on his own so he made something to entertain him, then when adam and eve went their own way he had a sulk, then a tantrum by causing the flood and spitting at soddom and gommorah, then he sulked again so Jesus said don't worry I'll go and talk to them. Well he made a few friends who would play ball but Jehovah still isn't happy so looks like he'll be throwing his toys out the pram at armageddon. Maybe he just needs a good woman
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  Out of the blue

  by uriah in

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  i was thinking the other day about a problem and you know how one thought leads to another and you go off at a tangent and arrive somewhere totally unrelated to what you where thinking about.

  well i arrived at a time when i was walking home from work.

  i pass by (thankfully) a cemetary and i was looking at all the graves thinking (at the time i was a good dubby but not very active by-the-by)about the ressurection and how i hoped not to die and all the usual programmed stuff when out of the blue a thought, as though injected by some other-worldy means entered my head and said, clear as a bell "what if it's not true".

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  when I was a dopey dub I can honestly say I never had any such doubts, I had a good honest, brain washed upbringing which obviously worked very well

  I was thinking the other day about a problem and you know how one thought leads to another and you go off at a tangent and arrive somewhere totally unrelated to what you where thinking about.

  This made me laugh, this is what I did to pass the time during the meetings. Then I would think about my end thought and work my way backward through all the tangents to see if I could remember what triggered it all off. Hours of fun!
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  Shattered Lives—The Watchtower Trauma and your Healing Process

  by The wanderer in

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  <!-- .style1 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #0033cc; } .style2 {color: #ff00ff} .style3 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; } .style4 {color: #000000} .style6 {color: #009900} --> shattered livesthe watchtower trauma and your healing process a few days ago a topic of discussion presented itself .

  regarding the subject of suicide and former jehovah's.

  witnesses.

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  onthewayout: what you say about blame is interesting. I look on it much like jealousy and hate, the only person who is really damaged by these emotions is usually the person feeling them. What does blame actually achieve? If you feel wronged should you allow it to stop you moving on?

  just get over it and move on: I could not agree more, this is exactly what I did and I have benefited enormously from doing so. I completly turned my back on jws and got on with my life. But everyone is different, still I think my advice would be to move on, but admittedly getting over if can be a lot more difficult and take a long, long time.
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  Anyone know a good hangover cure?

  by fullofdoubtnow in

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  not for me, i might add.. my boyfriend, who isn't a big drinker, went out with his best mate and a few other friends last night on a birthday celebration.

  they went to see some led zeppelin tribute band, and around a few pubs as well.

  he staggerred in at around 1:30am, just after i'd gone to bed, very much the worse for drink, and had to make frequent visits to the loo all night.

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  after a very heavy nite out my tip to avoid a hang over is to have at least two pints of water and half a loaf of bread before you go to bed. Or better still drink equal parts of water to alcohol during the nite. This can be difficult though due to the ridicule you may receive from those who are more hard core drinkers. Alternativly you can just order ice and water and make out you are drinking neat vodka - that works well, make you seem like you hold your drink well.

  If i wake up with a really bad hang over I go for the toast and jam and lots of tea. A fry up is great as long as you don't feel sick otherwise it's a disaster!

  If nothing else works just head to the pub for a lunch time drinks and a big feed, that should do the job.
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  Confessions to Elders

  by megsmomma in

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  i was reading the masterbation thread and it reminded me of my experience....it is sooo embarrasing!

  when i was 13, my jw friend and i dicussed this topic.

  we both admitted that we had the "m" problem...and we tried to help eachother with it by checking up on eachother...."hi....how are you doing with your "m" problem?.......not so good....did it last night....me too....." so we decided we needed to talk to the elders about it and on a thurday night we both asked to meet with them.

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  well I discovered the big M myself without being told what it was, I thought I had discovered something wonderful! I must have been an early starter

  I remember we were having this WT study about single JW mothers and how they may get lonely in the evenings after they put their children to bed. I thought to myself that maybe I should share my discovery and tell my parents that these single mothers could amuse themselves during those lonely evenings but partaking in this thing I had discovered. Anyway I came to my senses and decided to keep it to myself.

  I was glad I did because the following week we studied the big M chapter in Your Youth and Getting the Best out of it! Although I think I already had!!!