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  Where are you right now? What do you do all day?? Do you post from work??

  by Kudra in

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  i just wonder if you are all posting at work or are at home on workers comp but but spending your time here on jwd ;) ... .

  what are you guys usually doing when you are posting here?

  what do you do all day?

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  I don't have any time to work, i'm too busy posting on jwd, lol.

  I'm at home, with my laptop in front of me, listening to music, posting and drinking a lovely big drink of................ water of course
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  Funny answering machine messages

  by ButtLight in

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  i found a few that gave me a laugh.

  hi, we're not home right now so leave your name and number after the beep, if you are calling to collect an outstanding debt, please leave your name and number before the beep.. hi, you've reached the home of ............... if you are calling to collect a student loan, gambling debt, or other obligation, please press 1 and hang up now.

  if you are selling any product or service, or requesting charitable donations, please press 2 and hang up now.

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  I'm really tempted to change my answer machine message now. I love messing with people's minds.
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  Funny answering machine messages

  by ButtLight in

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  i found a few that gave me a laugh.

  hi, we're not home right now so leave your name and number after the beep, if you are calling to collect an outstanding debt, please leave your name and number before the beep.. hi, you've reached the home of ............... if you are calling to collect a student loan, gambling debt, or other obligation, please press 1 and hang up now.

  if you are selling any product or service, or requesting charitable donations, please press 2 and hang up now.

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  LMAO Butt
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  Elders Giving Personal Opinions as Counsel,How did it Affect You?

  by flipper in

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  hey everybody.

  when i was a witness one thing that drove me crazy was getting counsel from elders shooting personal opinions off their hip like it was from jehovah god himself.

  how many times at assemblies, wt articles, etc.

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  I knew an elder that hated sisters wearing jean skirts the meetings or on the ministry. So he made it a rule that no one could, even though this made it really hard for certain families that were living on single incomes. But he didn't care, he made sure jean skirts were erradicated.
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  Update! Drew Sagan is no longer a Jehovah's Witness

  by drew sagan in

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  as promised here is all of the info regarding what has been going on.

  per the last jc with the elders i realized that all i had done was buy time.

  they felt that we should be df'ed right on the spot, but because i made a plea to wait for a letter coming back from the wts they decided to hold on taking such action.

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  Wow you can really see they were guided by the holy spirit, not.
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  Non-JW Family

  by Wordly Andre in

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  growing up, we were only allowed to associate with our jw side of the family, over the past 10+ years i have been getting closer to my "worldly family' all i have to say is man i didn't know i had such loving, normal family.

  it was a little too late when i started to visit my grandfather, he died shortly after my attempts to connect.

  however, it was really weird at first, getting to know cousins, aunts and uncles who i've always had such limited contact with, i feel really pissed off about it, i have such a great family that i missed out on, i am now writing once a week to my uncle who is in iraq, and trying to keep contact with everyone, and even meet some cousins who i never met before, but i feel like someone who arrived late to the party.. does anyone else have the same kind of story?

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  I had a similar experience to yours. We didn't have much, if any, relationship with family on either my mother or fathers side. I feel like i really missed out so much, now it feels like it's too late with some of my cousins, like im not in the club, they all know each other but i don't even know what some of them even look like. It makes me so mad that i missed out on so much, especially as during my childhood I was so lonely.

  Now like you i am trying to re connect with family members, and it's been really nice getting to know them.
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  A BIG Thank You to You All!!

  by R.F. in

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  i know i've been posting here on jwd for only a month and a half or so, but i would like to give everyone here a big thank you!!.

  i know i've come here and it seems like mostly venting from me, but it means alot for you all to listen and give much advise.

  it's kinda like big sister or big brother....you've been there and done that(still doing it for many of you) and your giving little brother valuable advise.. there has been so much to go on in my life in the last month or so that i've never been through, but i'd first say that i've gotten this unbelieveable strength from god, along with your helping hands along the way.

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  Hey R.F I know how you feel, this board is such a great source of unconditional support and encouragement, something I know, for the most part at least, was sorely missing in my life.

  I really enjoy reading your threads and posts.
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  Last Night an Elder called me,,,,but

  by orangefatcat in

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  i didn't answer the telephone, i just didn ' t feel like getting all riled up as i have enough on my plate right now.. it was the same elder who showed up at my bedside while i was recently in the hospital.

  i told the hospitals administration years ago to take my off the jw list for visitations.

  so i was quite shocked to see this guy.

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  OFC I know that feeling. I do that too, especially when i don't feel up to a 'witness,' it's just too tiring.
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  Life lost

  by Phil in

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  i have previously posted on the subject of finding people who could help me get some testimonials from experienced jws who have been shunned by friends and family.

  this was my way of getting my daughter to wake up to the realities of what is going on with the organization she is associated with.

  much to my sadness, i have been notified by her husband that she died this morning of lung cancer.

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  I'm really sorry for you and your family's loss Phil.
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  Talked to an OLD Friend last night

  by RichieRich in

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  so, when i was little, there was this guy i used to hang around with.

  he was like an older brother to me.

  in fact, 8 years my senior, he might as well have been.. his mom and my mom were best friends.

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  Ritchie im so happy that you were able to reconnect with him. That was such a nice experience to read, you've made me start reminicing now.