FLOWER!!!!! GO TO YOU"R ROOM AT ONCE!!!!!
ok granny grace, but can i bring someone with me?
Posts by flower
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67If JWD were to shut down tommorow......
by ScoobySnax infor good....... just say...... all contacts on here would be shut off, you would have no way of contacting anyone on here that you may have done before or do now, you would be left as you stand now, still with your family and friends, work colleagues in whatever capacity you enjoy them in real life, but without those you now know onscreen through this forum.
would you be able to pick your life back up and carry on.
i don't ask this lightly, i just wonder after reading a few posts recently in the last couple of years just how seriously some hold this forum almost to the point that it seems central to their lives (and that maybe so).. how would you feel?.
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If JWD were to shut down tommorow......
by ScoobySnax infor good....... just say...... all contacts on here would be shut off, you would have no way of contacting anyone on here that you may have done before or do now, you would be left as you stand now, still with your family and friends, work colleagues in whatever capacity you enjoy them in real life, but without those you now know onscreen through this forum.
would you be able to pick your life back up and carry on.
i don't ask this lightly, i just wonder after reading a few posts recently in the last couple of years just how seriously some hold this forum almost to the point that it seems central to their lives (and that maybe so).. how would you feel?.
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flower
Simon and Ang have put up with so much, and received so little in return
i am sure they didnt start the board to get something in return. they are ex witnesses with good hearts like the rest of us and i'm sure the satisfaction of knowing they have provided a means for hundreds or thousands of people to connect with others who can help them through a horrible experience is more than enough for them.
personally, i feel satisfaction every time i get an email or a message from someone who says i helped them by something i said or shared about myself. it makes me feel good and knowing i helped someone through a tough time is enough to keep me sharing my experiences no matter how embarrasing or traumatic. the tons of messages of appreciation they get from sincerely grateful members, i'm sure they would agree, is a lot in return.
a bit off topic, i know but worth mentioning imo
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If JWD were to shut down tommorow......
by ScoobySnax infor good....... just say...... all contacts on here would be shut off, you would have no way of contacting anyone on here that you may have done before or do now, you would be left as you stand now, still with your family and friends, work colleagues in whatever capacity you enjoy them in real life, but without those you now know onscreen through this forum.
would you be able to pick your life back up and carry on.
i don't ask this lightly, i just wonder after reading a few posts recently in the last couple of years just how seriously some hold this forum almost to the point that it seems central to their lives (and that maybe so).. how would you feel?.
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flower
I would spend way too much money on porn thats for sure
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flower
thats really strange!
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flower
aww they are cute!
ok heres a really stupid question, which is taking too long to find on the internet.. what is it that your supposed to do on easter?? whats the whole premise behind the holiday? i need to know for next year cause this year i nursed a hangover while my kid played superhero and then we went to the park. was i supposed to, like pretend that an easter bunny came in and hid eggs in the house and then left a basket of candy? what is the standard thing that people do on this holiday besides going to church in their sunday best? i'm stupid, cause I really dont know!
:)
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THE BLAME GAME--need help with this
by cyber-sista injust commented on recent topic titled: who do you blame for the time you wasted as a dub?
this questions got my brain tweaking in some different directions.
some who i admire and respect the opinions of said that they no longer blame anyone and that blaming is a waste of energy.
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flower
There are many definitions of the word blame. Personally I am referring to this one.
Being the cause or source of something: A freak storm was to blame for the power outage.
I guess I dont really see the word blame as a bad thing. Knowing who is responsible for what happened doesnt mean that we are unable to move past it and it doesnt have to mean one isnt over the anger involved. The person responsible is responsible whether or not someone is angry at them or not. I just see it as a fact..like x=y.
I think some people think of a different definition when they hear the word blame and therefore feel its a negative thing. Like this definition might conjure up negative feelings.
To bring reproach upon; to blemish.
This is not how I feel about my parents even though I blame them for a very bad childhood/young adulthood. I dont wish any harm on them and if they unplugged themselves one day from the matrix, ALL would be forgiven...and there is a LOT to forgive believe me.
I do feel this kind of 'blame' towards the WTS and I wish it all the harm it deserves. I think the WT is going down and I am glad to be a part of its demise. I disagree that it isnt good to feel this kind of blame. Its this kind of feeling that will ultimately bring down the WT.
If everyone just 'got over it' and 'moved on' then no one would be compelled to write books, start web sites, march for silent lambs, ect,ect.
In some situations the person to blame made an innocent mistake (ie our parents) and in some cases they delibrately decieved people. Those delibrately causing harm need to be punished.
just my opin
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Question? Agnostic now?
by pc inwhat i find so interesting so many who were devout jw's have now become basically agnostic.
am i wrong if so then what do you believe?
if i'm correct why?pc
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flower
I think when you spend your life living in the Matrix, if you take nothing else from the experience you at least learn to question, argue, and explore EVERYTHING that is meaningful to you.
When one lets go of the 'need' to believe in God and explores the question of Gods existance with an open mind and without blind faith, there is very little chance one can come to the conclusion that there is a God.
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Little Toe????
by mouthy inso you think i remind you of who!!!!?????
?dont you dare say the watchtower else you will feel a big foot!!!!
i wasnt allowed to reply on the thread about who do you associate with.... wiping my eyes from crying- little toe says i remind him of the wt boo-hoo
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flower
((((hugs)))) no worries grace, you dont have any resemblance to the wt. you are far too loving and accepting :)
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Who do you blame for the time you wasted as a DUB?
by Thunder Rider inthink of all the time and energy you wasted sitting in meetings, going door to door and refraining from making friends and having enjoyable association with non dubs.
think about how much of your finite life is lost to you because you were a witness.
think about how foolish you looked, hanging on to the false teachings and empty hopes for the future.
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flower
The tobacco analogy makes no sense at all.
If the tobacco comany was beating the shit out of babies and little kids and teaching them they will have their eyes plucked out by birds or get ripped apart by wild animals because not smoking a cigarette would anger JEHOVAH, and they beat them physically and mentally/emotionally for many years until they were but a shell of a real person, then YES you do blame the tobacco company when that child grows up to be a smoker. duh
Sorry, Flower, your feelings on this are just not right. It is a choice. I had four children, but only two of them chose to be JW's. One of the others went along with it, but only for appearances. The other one, rebelled and said he would not be a JW when he was 17. (none are JW's now, thankfully)
What he asked what who do you blame for the time wasted as a dub. I am not to blame that any of my time was wasted as a dub. I didnt choose to be a dub, had I been allowed to make my own choices I would have chosen not to be a dub, when I finally had the freedom to choose I took my leave.
That 'theres always a choice' mentality, imo, gets filed right up there with the absurd argument thiests make to explain how humans 'choose' to go to hell.
flower
ps. surely you meant, sorry flower, your feelings on this are different than mine.
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Woman performs own Caesarean to save baby
by wednesday inthis came in on a list i am on.
i found it so incredible, i wanted to share with u guys.
woman performs own caesarean to save baby.
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flower
very strange story! but it seems to be all over the world news the past couple of days....i would think if it was false it would have been found out by now. maybe she just got lucky with not killing herself or the kid while doing this. i definatlely couldnt have done it on just a few shots of liquor!