i haven't had chance to post on jwd recently but reading some posts the last few months it seems that many friends on the board are going through rough times because of the jehovah`s witness cult.
my heart goes out to them and hope everything turns out well especially those who have been rejected by spouses, children and family or maybe have the prospect of being shunned if they act according to their conscience.
i don't know what`s going on at the meetings as i haven't set foot in one for 4 years but it seems jw's are being whipped up into another armageddon frenzy and are therefore putting pressure on ex-jw's to rejoin.
You live at home and you are griping about what your parents are doing to you? Cripes man its their house.
I read this thread previously and thought exactly the same. Sorry, you need to take this advice: grow the f*ck up already, move out, get a steady job, and quit mooching off your parents. Sorry if that's harsh, but that's the truth, dude. BA- I have never met such an individual in my life, unless they had mental problems. PS- No harm meant, if you do.
no thanks.. disgusting!.
It is clearly the JW understanding, and teaching, of God, you have an issue with.
If you researched history and thought about it you might come to a different conclusion.
Things aren't what they sometimes seem to be.
It is wisdom to reserve judgement.
BA- I now return you to your regularly scheduled program.
PS- Chil out, have a splif or your fav'rit beverage, dude.
hi guys, i'm asking for your support as i face a frightful event...back surgery.
excrutiating pain for about 6 weeks due to the l2-3 herniation.
i have had problems only since.
AJ,
I speak from experience.
Google "Statistics back surgery"
Or, if you are not internet savvy:
Research it.
It is voodoo, at best.
Take control of your life.
Exercise, as I stated- hyperextensions and crunches.
Watch how much (and what) you eat.
BA- Don't do it, unless you want to be a Guinea Pig.
just thought i'd do something i always wanted too.
mr c always said he's dump me if i had a tattoo, well we're not together anymore so i can and i am!
richie or those in the know - how much pain can i expect to look forward to?.
Go for a field of poppies and a field of garden spiders, encompassing them.
That way, you could continue the theme.
BA- Botanicals for me.
i really do hate smoking odors.
i do not really hate pets but i am allergic to them.
what about you?
Like cigars on occasion, love pets.
hi guys, i'm asking for your support as i face a frightful event...back surgery.
excrutiating pain for about 6 weeks due to the l2-3 herniation.
i have had problems only since.
AJ,
Don't do it.
Give it a year.
Exercise (crunches and hyperextensions at a minimum)
After a year of doing these, and seeing chiropractors and massage therapists,..
I would still avoid back surgery.
Statistically, back surgery is in league with predicting the weather.
BA- All better for decades, after a no-show for back surgery.
PS- You must be willing to exert yourself to avoid the knife, but it is well worth it.
i've been writing down russell's chronology (no, i don't believe a word of it).
he had 539 ad to 1799 ad as 1,260 "days.
" 1799 ad (the pope had to go to napolean; the ability for the papacy to persecute was waning) to 1914 ad was the end times period.
Q: What did 539 AD mean to Russell?
A: A $5.39 advertisement for the Golden Age?
please indulge a little whining.
i don't go out in service--i don't comment.
they assign talks (once, one of the highlights of my existence) to me every couple of months.
I believe in doing what is right.
Sometimes, that means doing what isn't popular.
Sometimes, that means being hurt deeply.
Sometimes, that means having to endure the worst you've ever experienced.
Sometimes, that means thinking outside the box.
Sometimes, that means acting on knowledge.
Sometimes, that means taking the time to listen to your conscience.
Sometimes, that means giving more than what (you think) you've got.
Sometimes, that means facing the unknown.
Sometimes, that means being patient.
Sometimes, that means helping others, including your family, to stop living a lie.
Always, that means living a real life.
You are not living a real life now.
Good luck on your journey into real life.
BA- Good luck.
PS- Use your cahonies if you've got them, man.
the book study overseer hasn't asked why i won't come to the bookstudy, he gets .
be the month i stopped going to the k.h.
not going this week than it was about missing other meetings.. i told her that i would not be going to the meetings at all anymore.
I perhaps owe you a much better reply than this, but I am trying to be succinct:
It's a roll of the dice, my Brother.
I have heard my (ex) wife state the same, yet it ended not as I intended.
The Elders, CO, PO, all the king's men, etc don't give a rat's ass.
It's all about appearances, my friend.
BA- My advice is follow your gut and your conscience, and get ready for the ride, wherever it takes you, it will eventually be better than where you are now.
PS- I speak from experience, and it ain't easy doin' the right thing.
mine would have to be "dark days are here!
men live in fear!....
" followed by the annoying change to a happy beat before the chorus "but the bible gives us a reason for cheer.." .
I am fortunate enough to have forgotten most of the songs.
I occasionally think of those I was once touched by.
I never think about those I detested, but I do vaguely remember that some reminded me of a funeral dirge.
Reading this thread, however, one stands out- the one about bees molested, beating them off. LMAO! I remember that now.
I also remember one that me and my siblings used to laugh at, and mock:
Move ahead, move ahead...
We used to push each other's head with our hands while we were singing that- brings a smile to my face as I think about it now.
BA- Ramble on.
