Posts by ShirleyW

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Elder wants to stop by with the CO for a visit .

by NikL in

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so i got a text from an elder who i consider one of the good guys and a friend in his own way.. he asked if he could bring the co by for a visit.

he said it would be "just a pleasant call and visit and will hopefully encourage my wife".

he says that "he knows she is dealing with a ton of pressure".. in all my years around the organization, i never had a visit from the circuit overseer.

ShirleyW

You know when the CO comes to town the Elders break out the list of the inactive ones, that's a "come back to Jehovah" visit. If your wife is still in she might've dropped a hint to pay you a visit.

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Pet rock is back..

by James Mixon in

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you can purchase one for $60-$85.00.

i wonder do the rest of the world believe we are nuts here in the usa..... nordstrom sells out of $85.00 pet rocks..

ShirleyW

Don't you remember the Pet Rock that came out late 70's early 80's? This is the latest version but I don't think this will be as big a seller as the Pet Rock

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JW Ideal candidates for Life Insurance?

by MNLifeAgent in

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i am not a jehovah's witness, although i do respect your religion entirely.

i am 27 years old, and live in minnesota.

i have an older cousin, who's mother (not with my uncle -separated when my cousin was a baby) had been a witness, grew up in your word, and about 12 years ago she fully converted.

Have to share a story about insurance and JWs that happened in my area of NYC that even made the newspapers about 20 years ago. Some brothers got together and formed there own insurance group and of course the brothers and sisters were their clients, and they ripped them off royally, as mentioned it even made the news here, a few of them were Elders and were disfellowshipped, but I don't think all the brothers that were associated with the insurance co were Dfd,

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This could prove to be awkward!

by Thisismein1972 in

imagine noting the not at homes down in this village.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fucking%2c_austria?wprov=sfla1.

ShirleyW

Soooooo, Twat doesn't have the same meaning in Scotland as it does in America since a Church includes the word in its name?

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"While I love my two children very much, I feel today I should never have had them."

by running_away in

this is interesting:.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38145118.

"a whole lot of the time, i just don't like being a mother, and i generally don't fit well into this role.".

ShirleyW

I respectfully enjoy the comments of those here who are all "gung ho parenting", but, I'm sure they will even have to admit that it's not easy sailing, like I said in my first post, one of the most truest sayings of all time is "wait till you have children of your own". I don't have kids of my own (never wanted any and have no regrets), but have observed that to be true in my fifty plus year of life, the parenthood job just ain't that easy.

I have quite a few friends who have visited me at my home and the first they say is "wow, it's so quiet here". One couple who visit me frequently who have three grown children, walk in sit down and take a nap, no joke, they notice how quiet it is and just sit down and fall asleep for a quick nap every time they visit, notice I said there kids are grown, so they're in grandparent mode, but still enjoy a quiet home front and no, I'm not offended when they fall asleep and take a nap, I understand.

Another friend who is a divorced mom of two kids has said about my apt, "this is what I need, a place just for weekends to get some rest", sound familiar parents out there?

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JW Ideal candidates for Life Insurance?

by MNLifeAgent in

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friends

i am not a jehovah's witness, although i do respect your religion entirely.

i am 27 years old, and live in minnesota.

i have an older cousin, who's mother (not with my uncle -separated when my cousin was a baby) had been a witness, grew up in your word, and about 12 years ago she fully converted.

ShirleyW

Just wondering, how did you arrive at the conclusion that JWs aren't heavy drinkers?

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"While I love my two children very much, I feel today I should never have had them."

by running_away in

this is interesting:.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38145118.

"a whole lot of the time, i just don't like being a mother, and i generally don't fit well into this role.".

ShirleyW

Anybody remember when Dear Abby posed that question back in the 70's I think, and the majority of folks said they shouldn't have had kids.

I think there's a lot more people that are out there that won't admit that they wish they had waited or didn't have kids at all. As the saying goes "wait till you have kids of your own" that's probably the number one truest statement ever said . . .that's why I don't have any! I've observed my whole life how parents raised kids, never appealed to me.

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Scientology special on A&E tonight with Leah Remini

by nonjwspouse in

i'm not sure where it is airing elsewhere, but on the a&e channel, at 7p then again at 10p est tonight, leah remini is doing a scientology special.

it looks to be a great show.

i am not sure if it is one time, or the beginnings of a series.

ShirleyW

I agree with FLipper, like I said in an earlier post here I wonder why the JWs don't have someone like a Leah Remini type to stand up bring out the what's really going on behind closed doors. Like you said It won't be Serena Williams or George Besnon, because they just call themselves a Dub and probably haven't knocked on a door and turned in a time slip in decades.

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