I was out a good few years before I had the courage or inclination to do a search on the net for JW stuff. The first site that really made me sit back and think was the silent lambs site. I looked at the JWD site a couple of times and somehow, last year, while I was eventually, when I had a some time on my hands last year I really started to lurk and that was that - I joined up and have been posticg ever since!
Princess Daisy Boo
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How did you find JWD?
by sweet pea inprompted by the thread about jwd v wts i wondered how many of you found jwd via the internet or friends/partners?
what were your first impressions?
i found this site through besty (husband) once my faith had crumbled after reading www.jwfacts.com.
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why do jw look down on someone going to college?
by jetery ini wil never forget how when i graduated from high school in 1988 i had the opportnity to go to college.
all expenses paid.
my dad didnt approve of it and he was so emotionally abusive that i didnt go because i was told that i had to pioneer.
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Princess Daisy Boo
Sad isn't it Jet!!! I know the feeling!
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Be honest. Would having more money make you happier?
by nicolaou init's not that simple of course but i would certainly appreciate the freedom and time that cash in the bank would give me.
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how about you?.
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Princess Daisy Boo
The key to cash though is balance!
Yes... A higher bank balance!!!
And to Bring the Light - when can we meet???
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I joined Weight Watchers today!
by Princess Daisy Boo ini am a bit of a yo yo dieter - i have been dieting ever since i was a teenager, and my role model for this was my mom of course.
in fact one of my very early memories of going shopping with mom and her buying a diet shake mix.
well... i have a little girl who is almost three and i have been thinking about things and i really need to break this cycle of crash diets, losing 5 kgs and picking up 10 once i have lost motivation.
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Princess Daisy Boo
So, it has been one week since I joined WW and went for my fist weigh in today - I have lost 3.2kgs (7.05 lb)!!!
Wow! Now I know that first week results are always good but I am really stoked! I ate generally quite well, and I can definitly do this!!!
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How many JW that are not raised in the truth have left the organization?
by THE_CHOSEN_ONE inaccording to watch tower statistics about 30000 thousand people per year left the organization.
my question is: how many of them in are not raised in the truth?
sorry for my poor english.
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Princess Daisy Boo
Born in, Faded at 18.
Edited to add: I thought more "Born Ins" would have responded?
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The Death Thread
by Open mind indo you fear death?
i typed in "fear death" into the search feature and it looks like jwd hasn't had a "death thread" in quite a while.
i'd really enjoy hearing the perspectives of current posters.
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Princess Daisy Boo
I fear dying painfully and I fear dying young and I fear dying unnoticed, but I don't fear death as such.
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Blue about Monday!!!
by Princess Daisy Boo ini was on leave all last week and tomorrow is back to work.. bleggh!.
anyone else feel like me?.
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Princess Daisy Boo
Here in SA, last week Monday was a public holiday - Freedom Day. Thursday was Workers Day, and Friday was a Holiday because we missed some or other holiday earlier in the year due to easter, so I took Tuesday and Wednesday off to complete the week
Ah Well - I am already 4 hours into the day and things aren't as bad at work as I thought they would be, so the insomnia and knots in my belly last night were all for nought!
Have a great May Day everybody!!!
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Are we hyper-sensitised to JW changes? Do we exaggerate their importance?
by yadda yadda 2 insometimes i think we lose all perspective at times on here.
that we are just as prone to over-magnifying any meaning behind relatively minor changes like this in the organisation in the same way jw's are prone to over exaggerate every bit of bad news in the world to mean armageddon is near.. when you sit down in the cold light of day, this change to the bookstudy arrangement for example, is it really that much a big deal?
i strongly doubt it really, despite initial reactions (including my own).
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Princess Daisy Boo
This is exactly what I was trying to say in my thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/157292/1.ashx, but I think Yadda Yadda has been more eloquent than I!
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a couple of movies I don't get
by Hortensia ini watched "children of men" a couple of nights ago.
it was pretty interesting, but i have to say i didn't get it completely.
maybe because i missed the beginning.
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Princess Daisy Boo
I am a girl and I lovedFightclub - I loved the twist in the end.
I did not much like the Matrix - I only saw the first one when it came out and I have to say at the time I didn't get the fuss, but maybe if I were to watch it again (with the whole red pill blue pill thing in mind) I would enjoy it more?
LOTR were great - I loved them and am glad glad I saw them because I dont know if I would have had the staying power to read the book - I am not a huge fan of fantasy.
I haven't seen The Village.
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American-isms
by White Dove inwhat are some words or phrases that people outside of the usa find amusing or interesting?
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Princess Daisy Boo
Lol at Hot Choc - the robot thing gets everybody - goodness only knows how we came up with that one!!! I think that South African Engish tends to be more like Aussie and Brit English than American, but we really do have our own take on some things!
I love the way that language is animate and ever evolving,
I thought of a few more:
"Pavement" for "Sidewalk",
"Biscuits" for "Cookies",
"Cell Phone" for "Mobile",
"SMS" for "text",
"Lounge" for "Living Room and
"Couch" for "Sofa"
We call a barbecue a "Braai" and we call "trainers" or "sneakers" - "tekkies".
"Thongs" are called "Flip Flops" or "Slip Slops".
BTW, in SA, a fanny refers to a girls no no bits as well, and not the bum!