Posts by owenfieldreams

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I need to get my husband some help...

by mrsjones5 in

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my husband has an ugly temper.

it rears it's ugly head rarely (well used to be rarely) and now it pops up mostly when my oldest boy messes up.

it's so bad that anyone seeing it would call it abuse.

owenfieldreams

Josie,

Anyway you look at it, it's evident that your husband has serious issues that need to be addressed, anger management being one of them. Whether it's due to his upbringing or not, responsible, mature adults learn to overcome these kinds of problems and do not repeatedly go off into fits of rage against other people. Discreetly encourage him to recognize that he has a problem and get help with it, or remove yourself and your child from the situation, it's as plain as that. No one should have to put with what you described.

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How Well Does the Watchtower Educate?

by The wanderer in

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how well does the watchtower educate?admittedly, my opinion about the watchtower is that it trained.

and educated individuals wellin particular when it came .

to reading and public speaking.. education or propaganda?

owenfieldreams

the only aspect that I personally seemed to derive some longterm benefit from was the public speaking done in the TMS. Other than that their efforts to "educate" are pretty weak, IMO.

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How many still live with consequenses made as a teen that still affect you?

by megsmomma in

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with so many of us having gotten baptised at a young age and now dealing with the results of it.... it made me wonder how many decisions made at a young age still could and do affect your life.. example: when i was 14 i thought it was a good idea to marry this weird brother that was our land lord.

(thank goodness i was too young to do so) also, i thought it was a good idea to have pet monkeys....and a good idea to have my own apartment with several other young jw sisters...even thinking it would be a good idea to have babies.... i was too young to do any of those things...so i have no consequences from having those ideas....yet, getting dunked at that age was perfectly acceptable....and now i still pay the price.. are there any things you can think of that you would have done at a young age that could have made you pay for years to come?.

owenfieldreams

No college education or degree is one regret for me. Of course, as I've gotten older, my view of academia and college has evolved as well--I don't happen to think it is as important as it used to be, unless of course you want to go into a highly specialized field. I've actually been fortunate and done well without one. Nonetheless, I think all young people should have the OPPORTUNITY to go, if that is what they want to do.

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MATT 24:11 BEING FULFILLED

by CD in

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**looks like someone in the wtc made a booboo******** lol!!!!!

& it is not the 1st time.

can anyone say damage control!!!

owenfieldreams

I sort of figured this would happen. we all know examples of do's and co's going "off script" in their talks, and eventually being taken to task for it, and then six months down the road it is mentioned in a km or wt article. I dont doubt for one minute that there has been chatter in the halls of brooklyn and at morning worship about the matt 2414 fulfillment, but i simply cannot imagine this being meant to come down as some kind of edict from the gb. after all, if that happened, i think you would see a steep decline in hours spent in the ministry and literature placements, and i don't think anyone in brooklyn wants to see that take place--at least not yet.

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Pre-Paid Legal...

by rolling rock in

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anybody know anything about this service or have/use it???

please share any info you know about it... thanks chad...

owenfieldreams

I would recommend against it. The company that I work for offers a prepaid legal plan through Met Life that i gave serious consideration to enrolling in. but, once i started examining it and reading the fine print, I realized that they basically covered NOTHING, outside of preparing a will or other very simple legal filings. For instance, when it came to family law, they virtually covered nothing. My advice--you probably don't need it. And usually you are locked into paying premiums for a full year in order to file any kind of claim.

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I miss the days when my buddies were in charge...not!!!

by thecarpenter in

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remember these two guys, i met them in bethel and got a little grilling from ganges.

ex: how fast does light travveeel?

did you guys ever met fast freddie or school master ganges?.

owenfieldreams

I never met Franz when i was there, but used to run into Ganges all the time, when he was still roaming the halls of the 124 building.

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Memorial 2007 - Has the date been announced yet?

by moreisbetter in

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does anyone know if the 2007 memorial date has been announced yet?

i've searched the wtbs site and can't find it if it's there.

.

owenfieldreams

I heard someone from bethel say one time that the memorial date is the same every 19 years. Anyone here ever verified that?

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How to get a scriptual divorce?

by helncon in

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just wondering on how it is possible to get a scriptual divorce as my dad needs to get one but as much research done i can't see how he can get one but he says he has spoken to some elders and that they have said it can be granted but on what grounds?.

i know if you have committed adultery and extreme cases disertion but other that these is there any way else.. you see my mum basically up and left my dad and they have reconciled once but now its definately over and have a legal divorce, so would disertion come under this catorgory?

also my mum has battled mental illness(mainly major depression) for as long as i can remember can he do it on the grounds of mental capacity?.

owenfieldreams

The only scriptural ground is adultery. Desertion cannot be used to obtain a scriptural divorce in the org. The only exception that I know of would be if the ex totally disappeared and was declared legally dead at some point. Then, in that extreme case, he could sign a statement acknowledging responsibility for whatever may happen and the elders would recognize him as scripturally free to remarry.

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Drinking (booze) among "Gods" people......More then ever now?

by new boy in

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looking back its amazing how many alcoholics i knew in the "borg"...................... there are 3 elders in my old hall alone........ that are full blown alcoholics...................... when, have you ever heard of someone.......anyone.......let alone and elder............ getting "dfed" for drinking too much?.

when i was at bethel........you wouldn't believe how much drinking was done there!.

there are stories of the old days ( russell & the judge)..where they would find guys passed out in front of the 124 building on sunday mornings........no big deal, just dust them off.............. and bring in.

owenfieldreams

I concur. Back when i was at bethel in the eighties, the liquor flowed pretty freely, especially at the gilead grad. dinners and after monday evening wt study. if you were 21, it was like having a free pass to drink as much as you want, as long you were at morning worship the next day.

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Name Some JW "Double Standards"

by minimus in

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here's one: you can't give blood but you can take a blood fraction (which someone else has to give).

owenfieldreams

it's frowned upon to save, earn, and invest for retirement(greed), but the org always has their hand out for money and even has a charitable giving office so they get your stocks, bonds, and real estate when you dy.