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  A Toast to All the Brave Kids Who Broke Up with Their Toxic Moms

  by rebel8 in

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  2. friends

  sometimes holidays can be hard on us.

  some of us deserve a little toast today.. a toast to all the brave kids who broke up with their toxic moms.

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  ShirleyW

  I was just about to cut off my mother if every time we're in the same room and she'd try to think up something that would get a conversation started about why I should "come back"., which always ended up in an argument. She got sick and was in a nursing home before I could do that, but the way I feel about how she lied to me has not changed one bit.
  

  I always wondered what she would say now if I could get hold of one of those mediums like Theresa Caputo, I wonder if she's offering an apology now saying I tried to steer you the wrong way.
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  A Taxi Driver Gave Me 4 Magazines This Morning

  by Tempest in a Teacup in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as we had reached my destination, i paid him and was getting down when he handed me something.

  then i saw it was the wt and awake.

  i just had the time to say: "oh, okay, thank you!

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  ShirleyW

  Just think of how much literature he's gonna put down on that timesheet and feel so proud of himself.

  I think his employer should be made aware of what he's doing.
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  Can JWs now join Boy/Girl Scouts?

  by ShirleyW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i get the google alerts for the jws and below is from one of the obits it sent out regarding a sister that was 76 years old when she died:.

  joan attended beauty school and was a certified nurses assistant at the manor nursing home.

  she was a member of the cowlitz congregation of jehovahs witnesses.

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  ShirleyW

  I get the Google Alerts for the JWs and below is from one of the obits it sent out regarding a sister that was 76 years old when she died:
  

  Joan attended beauty school and was a certified nurse’s assistant at the Manor Nursing Home. She was a member of the Cowlitz Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Joan was a Girl Scout leader and the craft consultant for the Northwest Washington region. She loved her cats and being around people.

  When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's Girl Scouts wasn't permitted. So when did this new light happen, or is it just a regional new light, since in certain parts of the country Dubs are doing things that another part of the country can't.
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  Witnesses Preach to Dog

  by snugglebunny in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "in el salvador, one man tied his vicious dog in front of the door whenever he saw jehovahs witnesses nearby.

  the man would wait for the witnesses to move on, and then he would bring the dog back into the house.

  the brothers were never able to speak to the man.

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  ShirleyW

  Well, I must say it's a bit more dramatic than the urban legend story when I was growing up in da troof about the two visible angels at the side of this sister who knocked on a door where an Avon lady was assaulted earlier.
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  Saw my first JW literature cart

  by undercover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i saw a jw literature cart, and two dubs standing behind it this weekend.

  they set up at a popular well attended event in a small town that brings thousands of people from around the country.

  even though i've been out and away from jws for some time, and no longer identify as one of them, and the people i was with had no clue, it was a bit embarrassing to see the cart and cult zombies with it.

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  ShirleyW

  The cart is all over the place now and this is the first time you've seen one? Well, I guess that counts as luck or something

  Like OWTO says he's seen the breakdown of the cart from the back of a car, i've seen the breakdown in a subway station and I must say, taking into account the table and trash (literature) I'm sure it was mentioned in the meetings that a brother must be present, that was quite a load they had their after they packed up. Just imagining those fools loading all that on the subway and carrying it up the stairs if their particular station doesn't have an elevator.
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  So who's going to the meeting in Baltimore tonght?

  by ShirleyW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm sure some kind of arrangement was made, some of the uber dubs in a panic as to what they would do if the couldn't get to their meeting tonight.

  probably bumped it up a few hours so they wouldn't be out at night for those that live in the middle of what's going on..

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  ShirleyW

  I'm sure some kind of arrangement was made, some of the uber Dubs in a panic as to what they would do if the couldn't get to their meeting tonight. Probably bumped it up a few hours so they wouldn't be out at night for those that live in the middle of what's going on.
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  The elders came to talk about my facebook comment

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, not long ago i've told you guys how one of my only two jw friends saw my comment against the borg and called me about it.

  well, the little fraker also called the elders to tell on me.

  i know i've been a huge idiot for posting a comment about jw's on facebook, but nonetheless i did it and what's happened, happened.. two idiot elders came all the way from the nearest congo, 30 miles away to talk to me about it.

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  If you're still attending the meetings I can kind of understand their Gestapo tactics. But if you're not attending meetings why didn't you tell them to the "F" away from your house and their own business?
  
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  is this still a belief? no 'marraige' after being resurected?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was having a discussion with my sister yesterday, and she said to me,'mom told me that if dad dies at armageddon, she cant get remarried in the new system' .

  i told he i have never heard such a thing, but i do recall that it was believed that anyone who dies now, cannot be married in the 'new world' because they are to be as angels in heaven.. she said , so why be resurrected if yiu cant live your dream of having a loving mate and perfect children?

  god is still dictating to you how you will live.

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  ShirleyW

  This flip-flopping speculation is my favorite:
  

  Women may be turned into men - Golden Age 1930

  I'm interested to see when the old guys in Brooklyn bring this one back, I wonder how many would just follow along blindly like they always do on that one?
  
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  Scientology and JW's

  by MTSman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, i just signed up for hbo now and after binge watching entourage and game of thrones, i clicked on going clear, which is an expose of l. ron hubbard and scientology.

  i was mortified at the similarities of that cult and the witnesses.

  it's crazy!

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  ShirleyW

  I agree with Vidiot, the JWs or total wackjobs, but Scientology takes it just a bit further with that truth machine or whatever it's used for. Don't be surprised if sometime down the road the Dubs come up with their own mind reading machines though.
  
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  Does The Music in This Songbook Sound Familiar?

  by berrygerry in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  heard/saw this 30-second commercial last year - they just started it up again this growing season.. pink songbook memories, anyone?.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocuojb1ripq.

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  ShirleyW

  Doesn't sound familiar to me