Posts by changeling

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Why its important to raise your voice even if its controversial

by Qcmbr in

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depending on what frame of mind i find myself in i can by turns get offended by rebuff, mortified by public sleight , annoyed by misinterpretation , amused by clever riposte, thrilled by polite validation etc.. the thing i'm posting about today is with regard to the question that i'm sure we've all faced - whether to post or not (often can i be bothered to be offended / ignored again) especially in the face of an inflmatory thread or one wher we may hold strong opinions but little empirical or bookish knowledge.

having just finished reading the wisdom of crowds by james surowiecki i can now say with a resounding 'yes' that we should participate.

its only be each of us having different opinions , sharing those opinions and then aggregating those opinions that we can express a collective wisdom.

changeling

I'm assuming that by "raising your voice" you mean to put one's 2 cents in, not actually shouting. That being said, I agree, all pionts of view are valid (at least to the one who holds them), and worthy of being expressed. It's only by hearing all thoughts and opinions that we can make our own mind up as to which opinion is best for us.

It sounds as you have been hurt or slighted my expessing yourself here on this forum. I'm sorry for that. Please don't take it personally, we all get picked on every now and then. No harm is meant.

I look forward to your voice being raised.

changeling

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Why did you get married?

by pratt1 in

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as a young dub in the 80's me along with many of my friends got married, either in our teens or early 20's.. in my area, if you were over 25 and not married, it was percieved that something was wrong with you or you were probably engaging in sex with a "worldly" person.. by why did so many of us feel the need to get married so young?.

i believe it was because of one of three reasons.. 1. you wanted to get out of your parets home.. 2. you had already gone "too far" with you girlfriend or boyfriend.. 3. you were just an average normal teenager and you knew this was the only way you could legally have sex.. .

was this true in your area?.

changeling

Renee: You were married 3 times when you were 18??? Must have been a busy year!

changeling

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On fading

by lola28 in

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so i was thinking about this today and wanted to see what you guys think about fading?

for a long time i thought that this was the way to go especially if you wanted to maintain certain relationships be it with family or friends but lately i'm not so sure that fading is the best way to go and here is why.. the stress of having to go to meetings is some times overwhelmingthe amount of time you waste going to meetings when you no longer believe is time you will never get back, time that could have been spent doing something that you really do love, life is short why waste it in the hall?

the end results are the same if you are dfed, daed or fade.

changeling

What you are describing with all those meetings and such is not what I call fading. I called fading going to less and less meetings until you don't go anymore. That's what I did. As soon as I was convinced this relegion was baloney I stopped going out in service. Then over the next 7 or 8 months I tappered of meetings, until I was no longer going at all.

I will not DA and hopefully will not get DFd. My family means the world to me.

I know there are some who go to meetings and FS as usual and no longer believe. I don't get that. That's not fading.

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Why did you get married?

by pratt1 in

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as a young dub in the 80's me along with many of my friends got married, either in our teens or early 20's.. in my area, if you were over 25 and not married, it was percieved that something was wrong with you or you were probably engaging in sex with a "worldly" person.. by why did so many of us feel the need to get married so young?.

i believe it was because of one of three reasons.. 1. you wanted to get out of your parets home.. 2. you had already gone "too far" with you girlfriend or boyfriend.. 3. you were just an average normal teenager and you knew this was the only way you could legally have sex.. .

was this true in your area?.

changeling

Because I love him and I always wanted to marry and have a family.

changeling

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Parents - Be Vigilant as Regards those Toys.....

by AK - Jeff in

i purchased a small green dinosaur for my almost 3 year old grandson yesterday.. it was one of those real 'rubbery' ones, soft to the touch, about 6 inches in length.

in the center of the belly of the beast is a small hole that was created by the injection press that produced it.

[for those in the know, a sprew hole].

changeling

AK Jeff must be demonized. Weird things keep happening to him. LOL

changeling

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Fun WIth Covers 5 completed. Thanks... more to come

by Wasanelder Once in

hey all, fun with covers 5 is complete and here's the link:.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzyinboa8zi.

thanks for your efforts.

changeling

Oh my goodness, that was soooo funny! I read all 5 of them.

Thanks, I needed that!

changeling

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How Did the Watchtower Piss You Off?

by nvrgnbk in

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changeling

Stole my childhood.

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What Lies or False Statements Has The Watchtower Society Been Guilty Of?

by minimus in

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for an organization that claims to be the heralder of the "truth", it seems they have a history of mistakes.

they assert that one must believe their "faithful slave" but who is that "slave"?

is it charles taze russell or all the anointed ones living on earth at a given time?

changeling

"We have new light"

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We must get the new Study Edition of the WT on this site

by jambon1 in

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for some, it will be their only chance to get to see what their family are being fed.

i really hope that we can have the same coverage of the articles as we have had.

i really do believe that these articles are going to become more controlling as time moves on.

changeling

I'm sure Blondie is on it.

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I used to go to the bathroom alot...did you?

by Dragonlady76 in

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growing up, i hated sitting through the borefest meetings with a passion, to complicate matters i have add and could not sit still during the meetings, so i used to make excuses about having to go to the bathroom constantly, this way i could get up and move around and tune out the meeting for a few minutes.. sometimes i wished that i had a baby, since the sisters got their own nursing room during assemblies, and in the kingdumb hall they could take the babies to the bathroom, there they could hang out for a bit.. what did you do to escape?.

changeling

TMI