Nope. Didn't have a fear of the microphone ... I simply didn't like commenting. Heck I wouldn't even comment when there was no microphone involved (at the book study). As for giving talks, those were the worst 5 minutes of my life!
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Did any of you have a microphone fear/phobia?
by eclipse ini did.
i hated commenting because of it...i hated giving talks on the main school, .
i hated hearing my own voice...,my voice always sounded like i was scared shitless lol.. anyone else?
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Did anyone here ever really like field service?
by exwitless inas i have stated in previous posts, i absolutely hated field service.
hated it.
i dreaded it with a passion and couldn't wait to be done.
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There aren't any words in existence to express how much I hated going on field service! Conducting "bible studies" was even worse! The whole reading ... question ... answer thing was soooo monotonous and incredibly boring. zzzzzzzzz ...
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More JW e mail drivel (PUKE)!
by NikL ini just had to pass this e mail along to my friends here.. .
angels in the field service!!!
>at morning worship with the bethel family, brother lett of the governing .
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Are angels such morons that they have to wait until a JW knocks on a door to read the householder's heart?
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Baptized at 12 years of age
by Frequent_Fader_Miles ini recently had a very interesting conversation with an online friend.
she was baptized at 12 years old because her 15-year-old boyfriend was baptized, and she wanted to spend time with him.
pioneering was the only option, so she got baptized.
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Mum, you said:
If you are still in touch with this young woman who sounds very confused, tell her she needs to know who she is and what she stands for before getting into a relatiionship. She is not in a good frame of mind to choose wisely, and the fact that she is involved with someone who is unavailable is pretty good evidence of this fact.
Yes I still am in touch with her and I agree with you that she is very confused. Not only is the man she loves a married man, he's also visually impaired. I believe her self esteem is questionable also. I think her life would be a whole lot better without the JW-instilled guilt and fear. My suggestion that she move out of her parents' home was also shot down; she's scared to do that too.
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Baptized at 12 years of age
by Frequent_Fader_Miles ini recently had a very interesting conversation with an online friend.
she was baptized at 12 years old because her 15-year-old boyfriend was baptized, and she wanted to spend time with him.
pioneering was the only option, so she got baptized.
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how old is she now? I'm assuming she's and adult
Yes she's in her twenties now. She's unmarried, and is in love with a married non JW who happens to be her ex-boyfriend. She admits to being torn between him, and looking for someone within the organization.
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Baptized at 12 years of age
by Frequent_Fader_Miles ini recently had a very interesting conversation with an online friend.
she was baptized at 12 years old because her 15-year-old boyfriend was baptized, and she wanted to spend time with him.
pioneering was the only option, so she got baptized.
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I recently had a very interesting conversation with an online friend. She was baptized at 12 years old because her 15-year-old boyfriend was baptized, and she wanted to spend time with him. Pioneering was the only option, so she got baptized. I was alarmed, wondering how a parent can allow a 12-year-old to make such an important decision. Her mother's explanation was that there was an article in one of the magazines that "advised" parents to let their young ones get baptized IF THEY WANTED TO. How does such a young child even know what they want anyway?
Since then, she's been twice DF, and now she's questioning whether she wants to remain a JW. She commented that sometimes she feels like she's living for her parents and elders, and not herself. She's depressed, unhappy, and utterly miserable. I asked her whether she truly WANTS to be happy. She replied "Yes, but I don't want to die at Armageddon either"
I tried to reason with her that if Jehovah judges the heart condition, and she's "serving Him" with the wrong motives ... it makes absolutely no sense continuing! She also agreed with me that her life shouldn't be ruled by guilt and fear. I believe that deep down she knows what she should do, but she's just so very scared of making the decision.
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Guilt over a happy marriage
by Frequent_Fader_Miles inlong before i began my fade, there was a certain "sister" in the congo who married a non-jw man.
she was very happily married despite of all the forecasts of "doom and gloom" among the "friends".
how sad it was to hear her make the following comment in conversation - "sometimes i feel badly about marrying an unbeliever, since other sisters may look at me and follow my example.
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being a fading witness, being married to a nonwitness is wonderful.
I couldn't agree with you Mr. Flipper ... it certainly is wonderful!
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As a JW, did you ever stand for the national anthem ...
by Frequent_Fader_Miles inmy conscience wouldn't allow me to do otherwise.
after all, this is the country that schooled me and fed me.
i use all the infrastructure here, and am entitled to all rights and benefits that any other citizen was entitled to.
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I always did. My conscience wouldn't allow me to do otherwise. After all, this is the country that schooled me and fed me. I use all the infrastructure here, and am entitled to all rights and benefits that any other citizen was entitled to. If I'm free to reap benefits, then why not stand for the anthem and show a little respect?
The "sister" who studied with me was such a zealot, that if she was standing when the anthem began, she would go out of her way to sit down even if there were no seats around! I never agreed with that sentiment.
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Child sacrifice
by veen inso everyone always goes on about how terrible baal worshipers were, sacrificing their children to him etc.
do not parents therefore, of children who die from not accepting blood, carry out a very similar act.
essentially, they allow their children to die just to please their god, and would be praised for standing firm right to the end, as they stood by and watched their child slowly slip away, knowing that they could save their life at any time.
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In addition to the whole "blood issue" and children, I believe the JW sacrifice their children in another way. Every time I see a child being baptized at the Assemblies/Conventions I see that as a sacrifice.
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They knocked this morning, dog was NOT happy.
by Odrade inthis morning an older gentleman knocked on our door to give us the leaflet invite to the d.c. which is being held locally this year.
my husband answered because i was still in my oh-so-sexy stretched out hot pink pajamas.
neither of us recognized him, but i knew the name because my parents talk about him sometimes (friends.
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What sort of freak is that dog? He is brown but he has a huge red tail with black spots???
Pope