I just read that 13 were killed in Arkansas, 7 in Tennesee and 3 in Kentucky. Tornadoes scare the crap out of me. I watched one go over my house when I was a teenager. I was sitting in the car in the driveway. Never been so scared in my life.
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Cross quote Mar. 1, 08 WT
by eby inmarch 1, 2008 page 22.why do jehovah's witnesses not use the cross in worship?
"in agreement with this, oxford university's companion bible says: 'the evidence is...that the lord was put to death upon an upright stake, and not on two pieces of timber placed at any angle.
' clearly, the churches have adopted a tradition that is not biblical.
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HEE HEE ...Oompa said penis pole. (laughing and pointing at Oompa)
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The NEW MEMBERS ONLY WACKTOWER????
by Honesty inthe reason i ask..... a cultist on another board says it is "just as freely downloadable as the public edition.':.
well, a little different from the km.
i agree it is geared to jehvovah's people, mainly, but it was amusing, when the change was first being discussed around here, it was all like.... "oh the supersecret jw wt!
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That surprises me. Very interesting. I wonder if it will continue to be available.
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My daughter's boyfriend was in Arkansas driving a semi on RT. 40 when he called her last night. He's been driving a truck for 15 years and said he's never seen anything like it. The winds were fierce. It scared Shannon to death because when he was talking to her he said all of a sudden it got real quiet. He never saw a tornado though. Pretty scary stuff.
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One Sentence
by joannadandy ini look back on all my posts here sometimes (ok not literally - i'm too verbose to look at all of them) and can't believe where i am today.
not that i am sitting on top of the world as the most successful person - but the small victories i have achieved over the past few years really did seem impossible to my pessimistic and damaged little mind when i first started posting here.
when i look back i have a lot of anger in my first posts - and man oh man what a rocky relationship with my parents.
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Joanna - The blinders came off about the cult and my perspective changed dramatically and quickly. I saw my motherhood for what it really was, not just what I had made myself believe. I went from being an excellent mother to one that was brainwashed and put the cult ahead of the best interests of my child. ************ ********************************************************************************************************* The year and a half before my awakening I attended a lot of counseling with my daughter. Her life pretty much blew up and she was checked into rehab due to alcohol and substance abuse. I could see that a lot of her insecurities and bad choices had to do with how my expectations had contributed to her perception of the world. We became a little closer then but nothing like we are now. I didn't REALLY get it until my eyes were opened about the cult. The guilt over what I did to my kids has been the hardest part of my awakening to deal with. I feel fortunate that they love and forgive me. Forgiving myself is not so easy.**************** *********************************************************************************************************** Point being that as long as your mom is in that evil religion there will still be a bit of a barrier. Know that she loves you and she probably did the best that she could do under the circumstances. It is very difficult not to go a little crazy when your child is making choices that will cause them to "lose their eternal lives." Even seeing you as successful in Satan's world is hard for her to approve of or even allow herself to be proud of. It's a total mind f**k.************************************************************ *********************************************************************************************************** She is lucky, as am I, that she has such a forgiving and loving daughter. Good luck to you. If you ever want to talk to someone who's been on the dark side, pm me and I'll give you my number.
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First Kiss
by Bumble Bee inso, it's your first kiss and several questions might come to mind:.
is it the right time?
is anyone watching?.
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I started a new thread for that topic.
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Tell Us About Your FIRST KISS
by AWAKE&WATCHING ini was not raised in the cult.
i lived across the street from a county group home that housed 10-12 teen-age boys at any one time.
i was 14 and in heaven.
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I was not raised in the cult.
I lived across the street from a county group home that housed 10-12 teen-age boys at any one time. I was 14 and in heaven. Some of these boys became as close as brothers. Some of them I had crushes on and some had crushes on me. I tutored a few of them in Spanish.
One of them was my very first kiss on a magical summer afternoon on the front porch of the old Victorian house. I'll never forget it as long as I live. Red headed Eddie Murphy asked me to go steady and I said yes. Then he walked up to me, put his arms around me and leaned in. I was a little surprised, I mean aren't you supposed to discuss this kind of thing first? I had no idea what to do! I remember not knowing what to do with my hands and wondering what the heck was going on with his tongue.
I'm sure it wasn't a kiss he would remember but I got much better at it as the lazy summer days went on.
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First Kiss
by Bumble Bee inso, it's your first kiss and several questions might come to mind:.
is it the right time?
is anyone watching?.
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How about if I just promise you'll be my next kiss? Either you or BB. LOL
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by joannadandy ini look back on all my posts here sometimes (ok not literally - i'm too verbose to look at all of them) and can't believe where i am today.
not that i am sitting on top of the world as the most successful person - but the small victories i have achieved over the past few years really did seem impossible to my pessimistic and damaged little mind when i first started posting here.
when i look back i have a lot of anger in my first posts - and man oh man what a rocky relationship with my parents.
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That was very touching, you really have a beautiful way of expressing yourself. So heartfelt and loving. Maturity and time are both incredibly healing. I was the crazy JW mom so my daughter and I had major issues. Like your mom I just wanted her to know how much I love her. I feel responsible for her never learning to think for herself.
When I realized I was in a cult I totally broke down realizing how much damage I caused in the name of love and my desire for her to be approved by Jehovah. My daughter, who at one time truly hated me, put her arms around me and said "Mom, you did the best you could with what you had. You really thought you were doing the right thing."
I don't think that I've ever cried so hard in my life.
My daughter and I have become extremely close in the last 8 months. I thank JWD and posters like you for that. I'm glad things are better for you and your mom as well. Don't be surprised if you make even more progress and get even closer. The more you open up, the more she will.
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First Kiss
by Bumble Bee inso, it's your first kiss and several questions might come to mind:.
is it the right time?
is anyone watching?.
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oh... I thought we were going to tell about our first kiss.
Piglets are cute but I don't want to kiss them.