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  Training the child regarding right and wrong

  by man in black in

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  interesting experience i had friday morning :.

  here is illinois we had freezing rain, so while waiting for the train at 8:00 am people were slipping and sliding all over the place.

  i was on the platform, 5 minutes before the train pulled in, quite a few people were also waiting.. a lady ( about 40 years old) was holding onto her mother, who looked to be in her mid 70's as they crossed the track platform.. suddenly the mother slipped and fell, i dropped my coffee and ran over to help her along with one other man.

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  Open mind

  Thanks for sharing this bittersweet event with us maninblack.

  Half-way through reading it, I thought one of the ladies was going to be a JW and try "witnessing" to you.

  A variation on this kind of situation that I'm sure you're familiar with is when a JW does a good deed and then tells the person they helped to make sure to "listen to JWs the next time they knock at your door".

  Even as a true-believing JW, that kind of thing always seemed wrong at a gut level. I never could bring myself to "advertise" in that manner.

  Here's to humans helping out fellow humans!

  om
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  WATCHTOWER IN A PANIC!

  by JW GoneBad in

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  jws are in need of more kingdom halls in many major u.s. cities.

  at this years agm where it is expected that most of the faithful will be able to listen to the meeting (being tied in by video), dont be surprised if the wts 8 gb members take part in a symposium delivering some long winded appeal, petition, plea, proposal, proposition, solicitation or otherwise hit-on the masses for $$$ in order to lighten the burden and overuse that many kingdom halls are experiencing.

  an acquaintance from the west coast mentioned to me that in late august thru early september of this year that a number of pow-wows involving close to 5,000 elders from numerous areas (riverside, los angeles, ventura and orange counties) took place to drum up financial support from the 800+ (not sure) congregations in those areas.

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  Any LA-area, long-time posters able to verify?

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  So I get a knock on the door...

  by wearewatchingyouman in

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  2. friends

  a few minutes ago.

  it's a buddy of mine from my old hall.

  i occassionally study with him when i can tell he's feeling guilty about hanging out with me, but it's been months since i've seen him.

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  Q: What should you do if a thunderstorm comes up while you're out on the links?

  A: Hold up a 1-iron. Even God can't hit a 1-iron!

  Good job!

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  I have JUST become a GREAT GRANNY Of Twins.

  by mouthy in

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  henry 51bs 12 oz,eve 51bs 14 oz...phil my grnason by marriage just called.. ashley the new mum) my granddaughter who herself was a twin,from my melanie who died when she was 42(cancer).

  they are doing well born by ceaserian at 2.40p.m today!!!!!

  !.

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  Congratulations Grace!

  Spoil 'em rotten!

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  Just out of curiosity, how many elders (current & ex) do we have here?

  by mrquik in

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  me.

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  Open mind

  Was an elder for 10 years.

  After 7.5 years of serving, woke up to TTATT. Kept my elder hat for 2.5 more years until my wife also smelled the WT coffee and we began a fade together.

  "Free at Last!"

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  My Story

  by Brother Mike in

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  my story is long, heart stopping, tragic, and puzzling.

  since i posted what was said to be my last post, i received a private message which sparked my attention about the watchtower.

  immediately i did research, and have found not only proof from outside sources, but the watchtower openly admitting it.

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  Wishing you strength and peace on your path.

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  My sister died

  by poppers in

  1. social
  2. family

  just got word that my sister died.

  she had surgery for heart valve replacement about 5 weeks ago, and when they opened her up for it they found cancer.

  we had an extra special relationship since i was her "birthday present" when she turned 10 in 1951. this is my second sibling to die of cancer in 14 months..

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  poppers, our hearts go out to you. Please accept our deepest sympathies and know you are in our thoughts.

  om & ms. om
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  Hello, its good to be back, seriously!

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  for the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.

  never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .

  (btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).

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  skeeter:

  That was a lovely read on my mid-morning break.

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  Hello, its good to be back, seriously!

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  2. friends

  for the last year or so, the opening lyrics to gloria estefan's "always tomorrow" have been howling at me.. i've been alone inside myself, far too long.

  never really wanted it that way, but i let it happen..... .

  (btw, the message in that song is great for former jw's, if you want to think about the lyrics that way....).

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  Open mind

  Well Daayyyuummm.
  
  Until today I would have put you near the top of a short list of former JWNers who I thought got their shit together and moved on.
  
  So on the one hand, I was very happy to see that you're back because I always really enjoyed your posts. On the other hand, I'm sorry you've been damaged so much that you felt it would be good to come back here for support and camraderie. (Hope that makes sense.)
  
  Bottom line: We're here for you!
  
  Hey, not sure what part of the country you're in, but if Flipper does his Lake Tahoe Apostafest again this summer, it's a really fun time.
  
  Again, welcome back!
  
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  Surrounded - Yet All Alone at the same Time

  by offgrid5150 in

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  i've been lurking for a while,but figured i'd introduce myself.

  i was born in, and i'm 30 years old.

  it's hard to just read as a guest, and not share with anyone eventually.

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  Open mind

  Welcome offgrid5150!

  (Guessing by your name are you a little bit crazy and living in the boonies?)

  That's great you're able to confide in your brother. I awakened to TTATT about 7 years ago and had to patiently wait another 2.5 years for my wife to finally smell the JW coffee. Thanks to my DFed older brother and this place, I was able to vent, fume and scheme without alarming my wife.

  I'll be sending you a PM shortly.

  Best regards,

  om