A 5-year-old boy went to visit his grandmother one day. Playing with his toys in her bedroom while grandma was dusting, he looked and said, "Grandma, how come you don't have a boyfriend now that Grandpa went to heaven?"
Grandma replied, "Honey, my TV is my boyfriend. I can sit in my bedroom and watch it all day long. The religious programs make me feel good and the comedies make me laugh. I'm happy with my TV as my boyfriend."
Grandma turned on the TV, and the reception was terrible. She started adjusting the knobs, trying to get the picture in focus. Frustrated, she started hitting the backside of the TV hoping to fix the problem.
The little boy heard the doorbell ring, so he hurried to open the door and there stood Grandma's minister. The minister said, "Hello son, is your Grandma home?" The little boy replied, "Yeah, she's in the bedroom bangin' her boyfriend."
The minister fainted.
TJ - iAmCleared2Land
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Gramma, Gramma, Gramma, tsk, tsk, tsk!
by TJ - iAmCleared2Land ina 5-year-old boy went to visit his grandmother one day.
playing with his toys in her bedroom while grandma was dusting, he looked and said, "grandma, how come you don't have a boyfriend now that grandpa went to heaven?
grandma replied, "honey, my tv is my boyfriend.
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Reinstated 5 yrs ago
by Treebe ini am just trying to understand what my choices are.
i have been reinstated for just over 5 yrs and still have not had my privileges back.
i am a single mom and have been to all the meeting that we can, doing our best outside of kids colds and flu's, not to mention car trouble, but i have always turned in my time each month and study reports, but still i can not answer.
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TMS said: One of my lowest points as an elder: I encouraged a young married sister to consider auxiliary pioneering. She looked at me quizzically. "You've never restored my privileges! I can't pioneer or even comment yet." I felt about an inch high. It was a terrible injustice. There is no real system in place to monitor the restoration of privileges for reinstated persons. It totally depends on the alertness of the elders and the aggressiveness of the one reinstated.
This is 100% spot on. Even when we were trying to be alert, things fell through the cracks. There are no forms, no formal review, no process to ensure that people don't languish in a state of despair over their privileges being restored. I saw what TMS describes many times during my service as an elder... and honestly, it wasn't malicious, there was just more process, procedures, and forms built around ensuring the KH was maintained properly than there was around making sure the people were cared for, especially those that were struggling to return post-discipline.
You've seen it yourself... there are more reminders in the Kingdom Ministry to the PO to ensure the congregation accounts get audited than there are to make sure the ones with restrictions in place, or missing meetings, or in poor health get a visit from the shepherds...
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Reinstated 5 yrs ago
by Treebe ini am just trying to understand what my choices are.
i have been reinstated for just over 5 yrs and still have not had my privileges back.
i am a single mom and have been to all the meeting that we can, doing our best outside of kids colds and flu's, not to mention car trouble, but i have always turned in my time each month and study reports, but still i can not answer.
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I would like to encourage you to find true happiness elsewhere.
Actually, here is where she'll start to find it... not there!
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Reinstated 5 yrs ago
by Treebe ini am just trying to understand what my choices are.
i have been reinstated for just over 5 yrs and still have not had my privileges back.
i am a single mom and have been to all the meeting that we can, doing our best outside of kids colds and flu's, not to mention car trouble, but i have always turned in my time each month and study reports, but still i can not answer.
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TJ - iAmCleared2Land
Welcome to our web family, Trebe. ((hugs)) to you and your kids!
I was an elder before I left a couple years ago... let me assure you that FIVE YEARS on restrictions from commenting is unheard of. We're talking a serious lack of follow-through by your elders. If getting those privileges back is something YOU want, then yes, you should be taking this to the next level... talk to the circuit overseer. You don't have to wait til the next time he comes around... get his number from one of the elders (if not in your hall, then from a neighboring congregation).
This kind of abuse of the friends by shepherd neglect makes me ill...
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My story: "Pop!" goes the Little Circuit Breaker
by TJ - iAmCleared2Land ini guess it's about time i write my story.
i've put this off for a long time... primarily becuase, while i thought my story was bad, i've read so many worse and heart-rending stories here.
i think, though, there is some therapeutic value in 'letting it all out' with others who know what 'it' was like.
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Once again, ((hugs)) to you all... we'll all survive this... we HAVE survived this....
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Have You Ever Been Stalked?
by eclipse ini 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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ninja: he killed her and stuck her in the freezer
I read the thread up to this point to my wife (she wondered why I busted out laughing, at Ninja's reply).
She laughed too, then said seriously: "No, she killed Andre and is now posing as him on the board!"
There's a scary stalking thought!!
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Can I please be the first to say...
by sweetface2233 inhappy birthday tj - iamcleared2land.
here is a link to his story, http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/150796/1.ashx one of the most heart wrenching i have heard in my entire life.. jwd has his birthday showing as today, january 20th, however it is really tuesday, january 22nd.
also, for those who have read his thread (and if you havent, i highly encourage that you do) his sister's birthday is monday, january 21st...tomorrow!
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Wow, guys... thank you all very much!! I'm HAPPY to be celebrating my first birthday with y'all!!
Crissy, thanks for "remembering". :-) I'll let my sister know about this thread... she would benefit from meeting all of you.
OK, gonna take a deep breath now... to blow out all those candles!
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My story: "Pop!" goes the Little Circuit Breaker
by TJ - iAmCleared2Land ini guess it's about time i write my story.
i've put this off for a long time... primarily becuase, while i thought my story was bad, i've read so many worse and heart-rending stories here.
i think, though, there is some therapeutic value in 'letting it all out' with others who know what 'it' was like.
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I posted this same story on an ex-JW site my brother and sis-in-law frequent. He wonders what it will be like when the monsters are no longer alive on this planet.
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My story: "Pop!" goes the Little Circuit Breaker
by TJ - iAmCleared2Land ini guess it's about time i write my story.
i've put this off for a long time... primarily becuase, while i thought my story was bad, i've read so many worse and heart-rending stories here.
i think, though, there is some therapeutic value in 'letting it all out' with others who know what 'it' was like.
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I wish you would consider publishing this.
Thanks, Changeling... publish how? You mean write a book?
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The Father of the Watchtower Society
by Honesty indo you think jehovah is the father of the watchtower society?
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So, Velta, let me get this straight, the reason this person's prayers weren't answered was because he was using the wrong name for God? So God can see what this child is going through, he can see him praying desperately for help, but doesn't bother to do anything? "Sorry kid, that ain't my name, nothing I can do for you." What a loving God you have!
I know Gramma Velta wrote what she did with sincerity... but I wondered the very same thing when I read that reasoning. I think it gets down to "nobody is really listening" when you pray...