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  The old big orange "Paradise" book

  by aquagirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone remember that?

  i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.

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  changeling

  you have a pm, Mad sweeney :)
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  The old big orange "Paradise" book

  by aquagirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone remember that?

  i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.

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  changeling

  Ahhh... the dog...i forgot the dog... Yikes!
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  The old big orange "Paradise" book

  by aquagirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone remember that?

  i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.

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  changeling

  "Paradise" came first (1961???). And it was never intended for children, it just ended up that way because it had pictures.
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  The old big orange "Paradise" book

  by aquagirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone remember that?

  i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.

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  changeling

  There was an orange dragon towards the end. I would hit the page and say:" bad, bad!"
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  The old big orange "Paradise" book

  by aquagirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone remember that?

  i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.

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  changeling

  That's not the book. The old Paradise book did not have colored pictures. But they were as graphic as the one you posted. Or more so, one picture had a little girl falling off a cliff...
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  My mothers wedding

  by finding my way in

  1. jw
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  dear jehovah's-witness.net,.

  thanks for letting me vent.

  it's been quite sometime... i've had a baby and been moving around for months because of my husbands job (14 flights since the baby was born) and now that i have time to breathe, i need you again.. my mother and i have been on the rocks for years!

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  changeling

  My dear, you were the bigger person attending her wedding knowing it would be difficult. My guess is that your mom prolly did not attend your wedding if you were DF'd at the time.

  You underestimated just how badly things could go, but that's not your fault. Your mom cuddled up to you after the baby was born because, after all, she is human, and wanted to get to know her grandchild...But that was in the privacy of her home...The wedding was a public occassion and she prolly felt the need to show the cong. and her "new" family how theocratic she is by treating you like dirt.

  Love in JW world is conditional and strange. I know how much this hurts you and I feel terribly. Move of with your life and offer your children and husband real love. Build a beautiful family and have a wonderful life. It's your mom's loss.
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  Anyone remember this illustration?

  by Soldier77 in

  1. watchtower
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  do any of you remember or have heard recently the illustration, "imagine yourself working in the sun on a hot day, you're parched, thirsty, you need a drink.

  would you drink a glass full of water if it had a drop of poison in it?

  no matter how thirsty you are, would you?

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  changeling

  I do remember, and I do like your turnaround; it's fair play, after all... :)
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  The old big orange "Paradise" book

  by aquagirl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone remember that?

  i learned to read on that book.there were some very disturbing images,like the earth opening up and people falling into it.like upside down ladies and hippies.id love to get a hold of one and peruse it with a friend and some herbal medicine.maybe there is one in the attic?anyway,that and the image of the snake talking to the beautiful,bare shouldered eve,who was holding an apple,made a big impression on me.any else have any faves from that book?is it still being used?.

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  changeling

  It was the "children's book" in my day. I knew all the pictures by heart before I could read and Mom would use me to demonstrate the book door to door at the age of 3. Sad but true.
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  Which juicer do you have - Mine just died.

  by hamsterbait in

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  my juicer just died - it had been acting up, making slight burning smells.

  i didn't allow it a blood transfusion.

  i want one that can juice very hard things like fresh ginger root, and is easy to clean.. what make do you have - how long has it lasted?

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  changeling

  Must be a bad day for small appliences. My toaster just bit the dust. :)
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  Please Tell Me ...

  by snowbird in

  1. social
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  when i use the colloquial expression, "this here," does it irritate you?.

  my mother talked - and others down here still do - that way.. she worked like a dog to see to it that her 12 children received an education.

  mother deceased in 2005. one of my sisters and i like to use that expression as a bittersweet reminder of her and our victory over poverty and despair.. however, when i use it on here, it rankles a prominent poster.

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  changeling

  I like it when people say "whilst". :)