I also work with someone who is still active (pioneer) and she avoids me as much as possible at work. She only talks to me if she has to. She only does this I'm sure because I don't hold back from talking the way I want to (about sex and swearing). I thought JW's were supposed to have "LOVE" for everyone? why go door-to-door otherwise?
Calico Ethel
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So I guess they have noticed at work I am no longer a JW
by troubled mind inat one of the places i work the secretary is able to bring her kids to work with her .
last week her oldest turned four years old and they had treats and several of us brought her gifts during the day .
today one of my co-workers came up and wanted to know if she could ask me a question .
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Is the Higher/ Further Education still enemy number one?
by Jerohobobonadad ini went to university without any problems in the cong.
two others in my hall went and no one made a public complaint.
i was interviewed age 15 on the platform by my dad (elder) about whether i would pioneer when i left school or not.
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Calico Ethel
I don't know about other cong. but in the one I grew up in, I never heard anyone say that they would want to further there education on the stage. I think that was taboo to say that. they may have thought/felt that, but to say it in front of others, it wasn't done! I want to go back to school now, but if I were still going to the hall, they would discourage me for doing that for sure. I know I got a lot of grief from my sister (pioneer) who REALLY hated that idea....I was supposed to pioneer like her.
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Impending Divorce
by love2Bworldly inwill someone please tell me things will get better for me.
i know i'm going to end up filing for a divorce in the near future, and i've already moved out.
but i feel terribly guilty, as i was not really in love when i married my spouse 3 years ago--and he is ending up to be such a mess for me financially and emotionally.
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Calico Ethel
You will get through it, as I did recently. I felt horrible when I kicked my husband out, but it was strange how happy I was the day after the divorce. There was a period of many months in between though that I felt like crap. I did hate him for awhile afterwards because I found out he had cheated on me, but then I let that go too. I now don't have hatred for him like I once did and I have moved on with my life. I am enjoying life once again and discovering myself all over again. You will get through it and talking with friends, family, us...will help. I've talked to so many people about what happened between my ex and I and it really releases all that pent up frustration you have. Let it all out!!! You will feel better. Cry if need be, don't hold back the tears. They will go away after awhile. You have to trust me that things will get better for you and you don't have to feel bad for what you did. It's not right to stay with someone just because - you have to have deep love for them and if that's not there, then you shouldn't be either.
hope things get better for you. PM me if you want to talk more
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Hospital ordered to give Jehovah's Witness transfusion
by Gilberto inhttp://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=83890466&p=8389x768&n=83890846.
hospital ordered to give jehovah's witness transfusion.
21/09/2006 - 5:28:29 pm.
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Calico Ethel
I've heard of many cases in the United States where the court ordered doctors to give blood transfusions to minor's, but I've never heard of them doing that to an adult. However, since it wasn't in the US, maybe there laws are different over there????
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I get free food
by Calico Ethel ini apparently turn on fast food employees so much so that i get free food frequently.
today i went to fazoli's to get food for myself and 2 co-workers.
the guy at the drive thru window thought i was hot and gave me all my food for free - no joke!
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Calico Ethel
Restrangled - thanks for apologizing. It takes a big person to do that. I'm glad that you can understand I wasn't trying to use someone.
Besides I have my OWN money - I can pay for my own SH!T ya know???? I have a somewhat decent paying job....enough to buy myself clothes and shoes and get massages every now and then (hehe)
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I get free food
by Calico Ethel ini apparently turn on fast food employees so much so that i get free food frequently.
today i went to fazoli's to get food for myself and 2 co-workers.
the guy at the drive thru window thought i was hot and gave me all my food for free - no joke!
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Calico Ethel
I understand that restrangled was probably saying that, and I really don't look at people just for there outward appearances, however in this case, you need to understand that this guy was only giving me the food for free because he thought I was good looking, so isn't that the same thing then??? someone wanting something because of someone else's looks? I wasn't USING the guy because I think I'm so hot that I can get free food all the time...that's not it in the least. If you knew me, you would know that I don't think I'm hot at all! My confidence may be better than what it once was, but I'm in no way vain! And my original message was more of sarcasm than anything else, but I guess it's hard to get sarcasm across in an online message. You would just have to know me as a person face to face to know what I'm really like.
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I get free food
by Calico Ethel ini apparently turn on fast food employees so much so that i get free food frequently.
today i went to fazoli's to get food for myself and 2 co-workers.
the guy at the drive thru window thought i was hot and gave me all my food for free - no joke!
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Calico Ethel
Vitty - the disquisting guy didn't make or package the food....I saw a different guy do that. So at least I know it's ok.
I've gotten drinks bought for me or have gotten free food about 20 times since the divorce which was in April. So that may not seem like a lot, but it is to me, since that NEVER happened when I wore a wedding ring!
and I'm not trying to brag here, I just think it's flattering that people find me attractive now. After years of not feeling attractive because of neglect from my own husband, I wonder why I would like that now???? I'm even flattered when a girl will come up to me and say she likes my outfit or my shoes or something...
I got teased my whole childhood for looking ridiculous, so now I'm dressing better and I feel more confident and people notice that I guess.
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I get free food
by Calico Ethel ini apparently turn on fast food employees so much so that i get free food frequently.
today i went to fazoli's to get food for myself and 2 co-workers.
the guy at the drive thru window thought i was hot and gave me all my food for free - no joke!
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Calico Ethel
It usually just happens at fast food places, and for some reason it's usually Fazoli's???
I do get free drinks at bars from guys too...
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I get free food
by Calico Ethel ini apparently turn on fast food employees so much so that i get free food frequently.
today i went to fazoli's to get food for myself and 2 co-workers.
the guy at the drive thru window thought i was hot and gave me all my food for free - no joke!
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Calico Ethel
Thanks for sticking up for me. Nice to hear that others are happy for me (ahem - restrangled, show some love)
I'll forgive you though.
I donate to different stuff all the time now. It's funny how we were supposed to donate to the WTS, but we were discouraged to donate to other organizations????
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I get free food
by Calico Ethel ini apparently turn on fast food employees so much so that i get free food frequently.
today i went to fazoli's to get food for myself and 2 co-workers.
the guy at the drive thru window thought i was hot and gave me all my food for free - no joke!
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Calico Ethel
Restrangled - I'm not juvenille in the least....I kept telling him that I wanted to pay, but he insisted he didn't want my money, what was I going to do - throw it through the drive thru window at him????
the only reason why I wouldn't go back is because he was quite nasty looking - not just that he wasn't attractive, he was disquisting!!!!
no need to use the big words either, you could just come out and say you don't believe me...
I'm an adult and I act like one. I don't go out of my way to get free food, but if it happens, so what??? again, it's not that I didn't try really hard to get him to take my money, he just didn't want it.
I just wanted to share my story to cheer some people up - that good stuff can happen to good people (or in my case, fairly good people)(some of the time)
I really don't care if you think any less of me, some people are happy for me