this continues as pt.2 of: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/132920/2365238/post.ashx#2365238.
william miller began his preaching reluctantly.
he had no formal training and he was self-educated.
Terry,
Thank you those two posts. It amazes me how much I learn from reading on JWD. I am one of those who normally does not read long posts but your writing style keeps me interested.
BFD
btw- did you write a post a while back where Russell gets resurrected and meets Rutherford at Beth Sarim? I remember reading that when I was lurking and to this day I still laugh when I think about it. If it was you, Thanks for that too it was great!
crying doesnt make me any less of a man, said the 1-12 commander, lt. col. morris goins, who tears up as he recounts how one of his soldiers drowned in a canal, trapped in his bradley fighting vehicle.
to not show emotion, youre an idiot, or youre living a pipe dream.
if someone were to tell me not to show emotion, id hit them in the lip..
Crying is a great way to release stress. I feel so relieved after a good cry.
I went to see King King with my niece and nephew a while back and when they saw me cry at the end of the movie they looked kind of embarassed. But afterward, we had a good laugh. Damn ape!
BFD
when we were kids, my best friend and i would do each others hair.
wed have our barretts and elastics and the whole bit.
then when we got a little older we used to do our nails nail polish and all .
Go to the bathroom and masturbate. -BA
I actually did that once when a teenager, -Nvr
And "they" say gay people are pervs. Honestly! 
BFD
a successful rancher died and left everything to his devoted .
wife.
she was determined to keep the ranch, but knew very little about .
Now that's a good one! 
BFD
when we were kids, my best friend and i would do each others hair.
wed have our barretts and elastics and the whole bit.
then when we got a little older we used to do our nails nail polish and all .
The KH that I attended had the acoustic ceiling tiles. You know, the ones with all the little holes in them. Well, I used to try and count the holes in the tiles! I am so weird.
BFD
on the 30 april i will be giving blood for the first time.
this seems to be a nice period of 1st for me:.
first tattoo.
BFD - You'd be willing to go straight for me? Wow! LOL
Why not? It's been a long time since I've batted for the other team. In fact it's just been a long time, period.
BTW, How's the syphilus thing coming along?LOL
BFD
on the 30 april i will be giving blood for the first time.
this seems to be a nice period of 1st for me:.
first tattoo.
First hug/kiss with an American on American soil?
Do you have a lay over in NY? I am an Italian American born here in the good ole US of A.
BFD
i originally began my communications thorugh freeminds which i found thru google - one of the writers for freeminds suggested this forum.
i hope that i will find some ansers thru you.
below are some of the questions that i have.. .
Can you live with limited or no contact from your family and loved ones? NOPE
Welcome to the forum, Donnalee.
I was raised as a JW and was baptised when I was 14 years old. I was disfellowshipped at 17. My mom is still an active JW and I have not seen her in 10 years because she shuns me. I have two brothers and one sister that are also shunned by her. My mom has 11 granchildren and has only met 8 of them. They do not know her.
She is doing this because this is what she is told to do by the "brothers". Although she did not shun us for some time, I was told it was because she was "weak". Somehow in her mind now the shunning makes her stronger spiritually. This cult has broken my family apart. When my dad died (he was never a JW) she did not even have the respect to show up at his funeral. This is the wake that the JWs have left behind for me in my life and this is only the tip of a very large iceburg. It is only recently that I became aware that I am not spiritually dead as I had believed I was since 1977.
I am sorry for your pain right now but if you follow your BF into this mind control it will only get worse.
Respectfully,
BFD
was talking with my therapist this morning and i made the comment "i guess i don't mind if she is a witness as long as it doesn't harm the kids.
" this got me thinking about all the ways that being raised as witnesses harms or can harm children.
1) teaches children to have an air of superiority regarding other human beings.
How about
Growing up thinking my father, grandma, grandpa, aunts, uncles, cousins will be bird food "really soon".
Thinking I was going to be bird food "really soon" because I could not live up to the standard
Afraid every time I got a cut that I would bleed to death because I was carrying that effing blood card around with me
Being told that Satan's demons lurked around every corner
What a healthy way to raise your kids.
BFD
just heard it.
this year only 49 states are going to participate in the miss black america pageant.
nobody wants to be idaho.. .
Make it 50 again. Where can I sign up....IDAHO....make-up!!!!
BFD
