Paralipomenon

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  Husband talking about having kids, reading awake to me, keeps asking ???

  by cognac in

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  2. friends

  so, first he calls me at work, we've been getting along fine, and asks me the % of how much i want to be in the truth.

  i told him 50/50.

  i like the spiritual aspect of it, the people, etc.

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  Paralipomenon

  As scully said, kids really complicate matters.
  
  Like you I drifted along with the witnesses for years for the sake of my wife. I would go to the meetings because it made her happy though inside I really saw them as a huge waste of time. Even after we started our family it was okay. Eventually I had stopped attending other than assemblies and memorials but the real challenge came when our kids started school.
  
  I remembered how much I stood out as different. How much abuse I took from classmates and how I never really belonged. I did it because my parents believed and I wanted to please them.
  
  Since I no longer believed, how could I call myself a good parent and allow them to be teased and bullied because I couldn't be bothered make a stand one way or another. The good news was that shortly after making a stand myself, my wife started to research things on her own (unrelated to my arguments) and now we both raise our kids normally.
  
  I'm still not big on holidays, but the kids just love them.
  
  The biggest question would be, if you are okay with your children being raised as a witness, do you realize that one day they may be required to shun you because of your beliefs?
  
  Not worth the risk in my opinion
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  FRENCH WWI VETERAN DIES.

  by badboy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think that there is only 1 other french wwi veteran alive.. would the death of the last veteran be seen as significant by jws?.

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  Paralipomenon

  Whoa... wait a minute here...
  
  the french had an army?!?
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  Please give me a laugh

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  after all the drama that has been on so many posts .it got me very depressed .

  you ( many of you ) say your my great-grand kids or kids.

  well granny needs a lift.

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  Paralipomenon

  This one's all for you Mouthy:
  
  Our middle child (5y old) is essentially a nudist. We try to keep clothes on him, but he sheds them faster than we can put them on.
  
  Well I am using the washroom and he comes in completely naked waiting his turn. In this time he decides to tell me his latest revelation about his *ahem* parts. He pulled back his foreskin to enlighten me on the fact that he discovered where his pee comes from.
  
  He is really beaming with pride and then looks puzzled as he notices that daddy is circumcised.
  
  A bit awkward, but I decide to tell my son about circumcision in about the easiest way that I possibly could to a five year old. I explain that when I was a baby the doctors cut off the extra skin and that's why I look different.
  
  Well, his eyes get HUGE. He holds his little parts in a white knuckled fist and starts to scream. I have to reassure him that it won't happen to him, but I thought his reaction summed up what every man thinks of when considering it.
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  what reason do you give your kids for why jw grandma dosnt come to visit?

  by looloo in

  1. social
  2. family

  do i tell her that jw granny is a "true christian" that is why she does not come to see you and wicked worldly granny cant keep away because she loves you loads, what the heckers do i say to her ???

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  Paralipomenon

  We just tell ours that Nana and Grampy are mad with mommy and daddy. Which is true. We had to let them know that it wasn't something they did.
  
  Our 5 year old went up to my wife and meekly offered to give up Christmas to make nana and grampy happy again. But next Christmas, because this one was so close.
  
  Poor little guy.
  
  My biggest dilemma is how to handle things when they hit their teens. My parents would dearly love to see their grand kids, they just don't want to see their own children. So rather than my kids getting upset with me later on for "denying" them their grandparents, I plan to invite them over once a month for supper and keep a log. If my kids ever ask why I denied them, then I'll let the grandparents explain why they turned down years worth of invites to come over.
  
  The kids love their grandparents so much, I'd just hate to see them conned into becoming a witness later in life in an attempt to win the affections of their estranged grandparents.
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  Bizarre conversations

  by RebelWife in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  tula and i started talking about this yesterday.

  can anybody tell us what's going on here or how to deal with these goofy conversations?

  we're not talking about anything even remotely connected with religion, god, the bible or jws.

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  Paralipomenon

  RW: Is your husband a computer geek?
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  What Are Your Goals in Posting on JWD in 2008 ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, happy new year to all of you, my friends here on jwd !

  it should prove to be another rockin' and rollin' year here on jwd !

  so, what do you hope to accomplish or take away in a beneficial way from posting on this board in 2008 ?

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  Paralipomenon

  I think my goal will be not to be.
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  ATHEISM - Better World When Christian Are Gone?

  by writetoknow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  stereotypes and prejudicessynopsis.

  genocide is the ultimate expression of hatred and violence against a group of people.

  this chapter traces the steps by which a group becomes the target of prejudice, discrimination, persecution and violence.

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  Paralipomenon

  It is an part of human history to exploit others for personal gain. To date religion has been used as an easy means to do this.
  
  I think removing religion would just make people find another means to exploit others.
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  Have You Ever Been Stalked?

  by eclipse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am not refering to the elders staking out a house to see if you're in there alone with another person who isn't your mate.. .

  i am talking about 'regular stalkers' who stalk you for the obsessive psychological reason of needing to be near you physically.. ever been followed?.

  ever had the feeling someone was looking through your windows?.

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  Paralipomenon

  Wow, sucks to hear this guy went nutty on you. Good to hear he'll be going to court.
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  Any videogamers here?

  by R.F. in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  this is my #1 hobby.

  i have a ps2, psp, and xbox.

  i was mainly an xbox kind of guy until they completely abandoned it soon after the 360 was released.

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  Paralipomenon

  We got a Wii for Christmas and are loving it.
  
  I am really impressed with the new Metroid title and the system overall, though I've had it crash a few times. Not used to consoles doing that, I thought that was just a XBOX feature. :p
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  Hot and Bothered

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it is about 30 degrees c outside (and it is 9:39 in the evening here), i am headachy, sweaty and just feeling generally crap.

  my husband is busy killing gemans in his ps2 game and i am bored.... just thought i would share....

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  Paralipomenon

  Cold and Relaxed