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  Some one broke in my house yesterday

  by rhett in

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  there's this guy who i used to be friends with who thought that the only reason my kids loved me was because i rewarded them.

  of course, i had to prove him wrong.

  last friday i heard him talking to some people that he was going to break into my house and kill a few of my kids as well as trash the house.

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  rhett,

  Wow!! That illustration was really good. As I was reading it I was thinking how the witnesses always try to use illustrations to prove their point. I guess they won't be using yours from the platform anytime soon. :)

  I was talking to my mother the other day about how the witnesses have no respect for someone who decides that this religion is not right for them. And she went on with some illustration about going out in a boat on the ocean when a storm is coming. And not heeding the warning. I may have to use your illustration on her someday. I wonder what her reaction would be. ;)

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  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar
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  Attention Utah people - Circe????

  by Kismet in

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  i just signed a contract which will require me to spend almost a full month in and around the salt lake city area next february.. looking for any suggestions for things to do and or see plus want to see if anyone is interested in getting together.. please drop me a note here or at my email [email protected].

  thanks.. kismet

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  Kismet,

  You are so lucky!! Our family went on a skii trip to Salt Lake City 2 February's ago. We stayed at the Embassy Suites in Salt Lake and went skiiing at Deer Valley, which is in Park City. There is also a tube hill on the way to Park City that looked like fun. It was closed the day that we tried to go.

  I hope that you have a good time and enjoy yourself. Just watch out for all those Mormons!!! ;)

  Duped

  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar
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  HOW DO YOU MEND A BROKEN CHILD'S HEART?

  by termite 35 in

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  please, anyone broken their children's heart over the wtbts?

  i've been away from meetings for quite a wwhile now and have finally had to face the fact that i am responsible for my childrens 'lost' looks lately.

  i've tried to sow a few little gentle doubts to ease them into the thought that were not going to meetings as 'the org may have got some things muddled up'.but its so strange to find yourself in this position; the worst is seeing their little faces as you struggle to find the right words that won't upset them.

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  Termite,

  I'm dealing with some of the same issues you are. My children are 11 and 7 and both of them are dealing with it differently. Neither one of them are too upset about not going to the meetings. And they never made any friends there. We have been outcasts for the past 5 years anyway.

  I had a conversation with them about the possibility of celebrating holidays and the 7 yr old was like "bring it on". But the 11 yr old is completely against it. So I made the decision that until he is ready we will not participate.

  I mentioned the possibility of going to visit the Unity Church with a dear friend of mine who I greatly respect her beliefs, and my whole family responded as if I had said I was going to rob a bank. So I decided to hold off on that for awhile also.

  I think you are right about taking it slow, and also letting them know that everyone on earth is trying to figure it out. But maybe we're not supposed to have everything figured out. Maybe we're just supposed to be the best person that we can possibly be.

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  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar
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  WT on its knees in Czech Rep....Answer from Norm!

  by ISP in

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  here's the figures the from the other thread.. czech republic.

  1992 service year report.

  av.

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  Biblexaminer,

  I have to disagree with you on the Bible statement you made. It has been my experience that you were looked down on at the Kingdom Hall if you didn't always have a Bible sitting on your lap, looking up every scripture that was quoted from the podium. Of course, that's not to say that they didn't always put their own slant on the scripture.

  I bet one big difference though, between the witnesses here compared to the witnesses there is the amount of materialism here. I saw so many witnesses with big extravagant houses, expensive cars, always name brand clothes, the women's faces painted up with lots of makeup, big huge diamond rings on their fingers. I even had an acquantance mention to me that the PO's wife who used to study with her seemed very "adorned", and wasn't that wrong? Evidently she missed that scripture.

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  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar
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  Which major country of JW"s will fall first?

  by sleepy in

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  there has been major declines in european countries.. will one of these be the first to have a catastrophic decline.. i predict britian and france falling quickly maybe under 100,000 in a year or two.. when one country fall significantly say britian going under 100,000 will this set off bigger falls here and else where when people start to jump the sinking ship?

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  Lovesdubs,

  You hit the nail on the head. That's why when people like me start questioning the validity of the organization our Mother tells us that it is Satan trying to influence our thinking. Which in turn makes us question whether Satan really is influencing our thinking. Which in turn makes us really screwed up in the head. Thanks WTBS!!! :)

  Basically you can't reason with unreasonableness.

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  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar
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  RU British? No! I'm English!

  by Englishman in

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  gambler brought up an interesting point earlier re an english couple getting snotty because someone asked them if they were from australia.. it's a fact that guessing at someones accent is a risky business, especially if you get it wrong.

  i had a canadian friend who was always being mistaken for an american, and boy did he ever get pissy about it.. same with new zealanders, i don't mix 'em up with aussie's because i have kiwi pals and am tuned into to the softer intonations.

  my wife has a swiss friend who hates being mistaken for being from germany or austria and makes no bones about letting you know it.. i used to laugh at what i considered to be over-sensitivity, until someone suggested that i came from yorkshire.

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  Englishman,

  I enjoyed your post. I agree that it is risky business asking "are you .....?

  I had a funny experience recently talking to another Englishman. I was at my husbands class renunion. One of his classmates had brought an Englishman that she was dating. After having a few to drink I started up a conversataion with him. I've always prided myself on being able to imitate other people's accents, so I started talking in my "English accent." He proceeded to tell me that my English accent was "crap". I admired his honesty :). Will I imitate anyone else's accent? Depends on how much I've had to drink! :)

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  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar
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  About stumbling

  by crownboy in

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  how many of you were ever "stumbled" as a jw?

  i always thought that claiming you were "stumbled" was just an excuse to stop going to meetings etc.

  (should have thought of it myself .

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  I can't even count the number of times that I "should" have been stumbled. Of course I was programmed so well, I would NEVER be so "weak" as to allow a fellow servant of Jehovah to cause me not to return to the KH.

  Let's see.........There was the MS who would come and have lunch with me at my work (I worked for his Father-in-law). I knew he was coming to see me because he would stay and eat with me even if his Father-in-law wasn't there. And when I decided to change jobs he called me and told me that I was making a bad decision. And then when my husband confronted him about it he quoted Proverbs 14:17 about him being foolish for being quick to anger.

  Then there was the time after my husband wasn't going to meetings anymore and I was struggling with two kids by myself a MS came up to me during the halftime song and in front of everyone sitting around me asked me if I could keep my daughter more quiet during the meeting. She was probably 5 at the time and IMO she wasn't being noisy at all. But because there were no kids in the hall at the time any noise my kids made seemed loud.

  One time I was having a home interiors party and i was handing out invitations at the KH. I was young and naive. And an elders wife told me I wasn't supposed to be doing that. How silly.....I could go on and on.

  Basically I always felt like there were all these rules and regulations that I couldn't keep track of and every time I turned around I was breaking a rule and getting in trouble. I can't tell you how free I feel now that I don't have to worry about all of their silly rules. But I know most of you already know how I feel. :)

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  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar
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  OK, OK, 10 reasons Why..You Know The Rest..

  by Englishman in

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  1. we got pubs.

  1000's and 1000's of pubs.. 2. liz hurley.. 3. manchester united.. 4. the harrier / concorde / a380xxx.

  5. we got more overseas territories than anyone.it is still true, even now.. 6. the s.a.s.. 7. lots and lots of steam railways!.

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  Nigella Lawson

  The Beatles

  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar
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  fruitcake - yes!

  by lauralisa in

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  fruitcake for the holidays!

  sample the whiskey to check for quality.

  check the whiskey again and go to bed.. rum may be subsdtitutied for the whieskey, althouth, it doens't make much of a difference where you throw the bowl!.

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  bitter mango,

  don't feel bad. i've done stuff like that. that post link was funny though. :) i agree though that it would have been a waste of good whiskey had it gone into the fruitcake.

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  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar
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  fruitcake - yes!

  by lauralisa in

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  fruitcake for the holidays!

  sample the whiskey to check for quality.

  check the whiskey again and go to bed.. rum may be subsdtitutied for the whieskey, althouth, it doens't make much of a difference where you throw the bowl!.

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  Bitter Mango,

  Did you read the recipe? Lauralisa....lol. What is strain your nuts? Sounds like something my dad did when he lifted something too heavy. :)

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  "Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug." Mary Chapin-Carpentar