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  Why are people so dramatic

  by rebel8 in

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  i want to retire.

  i'm quite a ways off from the age to collect social security and all.

  i don't hate working--i actually like it.

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  Oh, dear! I have some bad news for you, dear. I am retired, live in a senior apartment complex. I never saw so much drama! Right now terrible drama over elections for the residents' association board. I do believe -- and I'm not kidding -- that the police will be called over this one. One gal has had to be taken to the hospital because her blood pressure got too high during a shouting match. She wasn't shouting, just being shouted at. Oh lordy, emotions run high around here. Over everything. As you said, "Drama, drama, drama. It's like how I imagine Survivor to be--someone's always trying to build an alliance and vote someone off the island." Right now they're trying to vote the current residents' association president off the island.

  I recommend a desert island. Except that as soon as you get there, Survivor will show up and start filming.
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  Ongoing frustration with wife

  by Flipping El in

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  i've tried taking the slow, patient approach with my wife.

  i believe i first posted here about 13 months ago about my wife.. we've always had good communication and could talk endlessly about philosophy, neuroscience, sociology and then when i learned the ttatt, i clammed up a bit about spiritual things.

  i'd always been fairly liberal, suggesting other alternative ideas, but then i told my wife about the un/ngo scandal (i ran across the guardian story doing a talk as an ms, lol!

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  Hortensia

  I agree with apognophos. She may be trying to get you to tell her you won't leave her and don't want another wife. She may be trying to say what she thinks you are thinking, trying to get you to get off the fence. If you want the marriage to last, then you should start reassuring her that you love her, even if you don't believe in the wtbts. You might be a little too delicate in your attempts to not rock the boat.
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  I have nothing left in the tank, I need help

  by Yondaime in

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  i dont have the willpower to attend meetings anymore.

  i'm literally on the sound system list every week.

  i'm either reading on sunday or tuesday, praying on tuesday nites, adjusting mics, passing mics, or working the sound system, or doing last minute parts for the service meeting.

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  Hortensia

  Maybe find out about studying overseas for a year. Exchange program or something. Germany, maybe? After all, it's a good JW thing to learn a second language anyway.
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  just wanted to introduce myself

  by TheMark in

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  i've been a lurker for quite some time and enjoy the forum.

  i've reached a point in life where i don't argue ideologies anymore so i don't have much to say.

  i've been out for decades and believe i've been mostly de-cultabilized (if that's even a word).. my family is still in and i haven't had contact with them in years.

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  Hortensia

  Hi, from another Californian

  northern California, that is, the state of Jefferson (LOL)

  Welcome to the forum

  Hortensia
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  The fight between God and Satan. Boob job or not.

  by Gnostic Bishop in

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  the fight between god and satan.

  boob job or not.. .

  i am on bible gods side for perhaps the first time in my life.i too think a boob job in order for satan.. .

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  Hortensia

  I don't understand entirely. BTW, watch British television instead. I notice that the Brit television shows seem to use male and female actors who look like real, ordinary people.
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  Nome Alaska: Tax Them Churches !

  by metatron in

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  http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/2/nome-looks-to-spike-church-sales-tax-exemptions/.

  bring it on !.

  metatron.

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  Hortensia

  Amen, thank you Jesus. Tax those churches! Let them pay sales tax, property tax, income tax, tax on profits, and every other tax they can think of -- just like the rest of the country.
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  wow, shaking my head

  by Hortensia in

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  my neighbor told me she had been talking about me recently.

  "i was saying to carrie in the office i just don't see how anyone can deny the existence of a higher power.

  she needed some q-tips, and found a box of them on the free table by the office.

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  Hortensia

  Well, that's it, isn't it? God seems to be more into little parlor tricks than into doing anything actually useful.
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  wow, shaking my head

  by Hortensia in

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  my neighbor told me she had been talking about me recently.

  "i was saying to carrie in the office i just don't see how anyone can deny the existence of a higher power.

  she needed some q-tips, and found a box of them on the free table by the office.

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  Hortensia

  So my neighbor has a neck spasm. She called all her psychic friends for advice, and was given lots of info about how she's holding in anger from a past life, etc. Had some healing done over the phone. Neck still hurts. I gave her a little neck rub, talked about over-use, advised some ice and aspirin. Her neck feels better. Do I get credit? Hah! But she did call me and ask for another neck rub.

  Well, I get a lot of amusement out of it all. Sometimes it's perverse amusement, like stirring a nest of ants with a stick.
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  wow, shaking my head

  by Hortensia in

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  my neighbor told me she had been talking about me recently.

  "i was saying to carrie in the office i just don't see how anyone can deny the existence of a higher power.

  she needed some q-tips, and found a box of them on the free table by the office.

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  Hortensia

  All of you make good points. I wish you were my neighbors!

  Simon, still laughing at your scenario. Spelled out like that it's obviously absurd.

  Since she had to come down to see me and defend herself again, maybe my little shot has her feeling uncomfortable enough to do some more thinking about what she believes. One can only hope.
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  wow, shaking my head

  by Hortensia in

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  my neighbor told me she had been talking about me recently.

  "i was saying to carrie in the office i just don't see how anyone can deny the existence of a higher power.

  she needed some q-tips, and found a box of them on the free table by the office.

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  Hortensia

  the continuing saga . . .

  My neighbor came down to see me this evening. Said she'd been thinking about what I said. Then she said the reason all those people are starving is (insert long drivel here) and, "so you see, help is available from higher powers but they have to ASK for it." I said, "you think no one over there prays?"

  Long answer about yes, they pray, but not asking the right things, blah blah blah. Sometimes it takes generations of reincarnation to correct these things. Evil seems to have a strong grip on things. They need to pray for help.

  Arghh! I said I don't believe any of it. It isn't logical. So, then she went back to "god works in mysterious ways."

  I think that if you don't question the existence of god, then you say shit like that because you really don't have an answer and it really doesn't make any sense. When you can say to yourself, "there is no god," all of a sudden things start to make sense.