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  Did you ever choke while offering prayer?

  by Jourles in

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  of all the times i was called upon to say prayer, i only remember choking once - but it was such a big choke i totally embarrassed myself for days on end afterwards.

  and this one time wasn't even at the kh, it was in a home right before we were going to pre-study the wt.. there were roughly 3 elders, their wives, and some other close friends of mine in the living room.

  i'd say there were around 10 of us total.

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  Bobbi

  Kind of off topic but Para will laugh at this story.
  
  My Mother used to complain to me that none of his family used "Jehovah" in their prayers. She said it was a sign that they weren't really spiritual. I started paying attention and they do use god's name just not all the time.
  
  FIL gives nice prayers.
  
  Bobbi ( waiting for Para to flip out)
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  Learning a "lesson" from my 3 yr old daughter...

  by FreedomFrog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so here i was watching diego with my 3 year old daughter sierra.

  when the show came on they were talking about three-toed sloth being in trouble and needs to be rescued.

  for some reason i thought they were saying "floth".. anyway diego says "say sloth...say sloth"...i said "floth"....my daughter turns around and says " nooooo mom, it's "floth"...(hmmm, that's what i said.

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  Bobbi

  My youngest says "Sh*t" for sit and "F#*k" for truck. So listening to him playing is worse that hanging around the local hoodlums.
  
  As Para says "Foul mouthed little boy isn't he?"
  
  Bobbi (who's nephew learned to say "F*&k" while at the mall with her and practiced it all day)
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  How to Ruin a Childhood

  by WTWizard in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  here is one effect of our going out in field circus, that they will not tell you about.

  no, not the getting persecuted.

  no, not that last-call syndrome where the last call takes forever.

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  Bobbi

  I never really thought about the late meeting nights and how that affected my learning. I did pretty well in school until Mom started taking us to meetings on weeknights. Also no one noticed I couldn't read until grade two when the teacher told my mom. So much for the theory that witness kids read sooner than non Dubs.
  
  Bobbi
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  Did you ever choke while offering prayer?

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  of all the times i was called upon to say prayer, i only remember choking once - but it was such a big choke i totally embarrassed myself for days on end afterwards.

  and this one time wasn't even at the kh, it was in a home right before we were going to pre-study the wt.. there were roughly 3 elders, their wives, and some other close friends of mine in the living room.

  i'd say there were around 10 of us total.

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  Bobbi

  I choked with anger once while offering a prayer before service.
  
  The idiot brother who was there had his privileges taken away so the sisters had to do the service arrangement themselves. I figured being the youngest one there (18?) someone older would do the prayer.
  
  Hell no, the self-richeous biddies thought I should even though the brother was a friend of mine and I was terribly embarrassed for him and pissed at him for even putting us in that position. Sorry Para but your mother was one of them and even ran out to the coat room to get the lovely rain hat for me to wear.
  
  I think they couldn't decide if the brother should do the prayer or not and none of them wanted to take the chance on angering God or WTS or who ever.
  
  
  Bobbi (who will never wear a plastic rain hat ever again)
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  DAD'S how much time do you spend,,,,

  by Quentin in

  1. social
  2. family

  as a father, or grand father, do you get your kids up in the am, feed them breakfast and get them off to school?

  pick them up after school...take them to piano, or, any other activity?.

  if so, why... and for how long?.

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  None of us want to be like our parents. My mother should have been spade like a dog however good thing she wasn't cause I like being here. I take the good things from my parents and fight the bad. My mom was great at entertaining groups of kids. She would let us get as dirty as we wanted and never complained about the laundry. Now, I have the same policy, if the kids are clean after playing outside all day, they didn't have any fun.
  
  Bobbi(don't anyone tell me I am like my mother)
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  Moving out deja-vu ... just reminiscing

  by Frequent_Fader_Miles in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this weekend one of my colleagues at work moved into her new apartment.

  i'm very happy for her.

  my parents had no clue as to how much i was dying to leave.

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  I'll have to remember this for when my boys get older. I stayed at home for too long as well. My mother also made it impossible for me to leave by charging me so much to live at home I couldn't save any money.
  
  I used to get so mad about spending what it would have cost to live on my own with all the freedom and space, to live at home under her thumb.
  
  I hope my kids get a better deal out of life.
  
  Bobbi
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  The Countdown is on......

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for the new 'jw only, don't you damn apostates dare look at and analyze it anymore watchtower' dated january 2008.. any bets as to whether we will see an issue before the rank and file?.

  jeff .

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  Bobbi

  I think the powers that be are just trying to create a climate of fear and paranoia among rank and file so fewer will look outside the organization for anything.
  
  
  Bobbi
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  Did everyone see this?

  by Eliveleth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjzbht4vzty.

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  Bobbi

  Good way to pad your post count.
  
  Bobbi (going to find the video to watch right away)
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  You know you're going to get old - do you take better care of yourself?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the wt has pulled the carpet from under the dubs feet again and again concerning the nearness of armageddon.

  now that you know you're getting older, do you look after your health more?

  do you try to stay looking young?

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  Bobbi

  LOL, I have started using a facial cream to help minimize the crowsfeet and laughlines.
  
  Para and I are both on diets, although he is doing better than I am.
  
  Bobbi(fighting the signs of aging)
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  What Are your Favorite Hobbies? Things you do for Fun ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello folks.

  just a little continuation thread of another one i did.

  would be interesting to see what fun things people like to do, so we can get to know one another better.

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  Bobbi

  I love to garden. I also crochet and needlepoint. I like to read, sometimes to learn but mostly to relax. Para and I are also into online games.
  
  This is all when we have time between three kids, career and the massive pile of laundry.
  
  Bobbi