so my "bethalite" sister calls me last night for a chat (now i must digress slightly and say that conversations with my sister are few and far between - we have very little to say to each other and any calls to each other are merely out of duty) .
after all the small talk, she tells me that she was doing stocktake in the tuckshop for a change instead of the usual housekeeping job that she is meant to do.
i ask her why and she tells me that all the dept's within bethal who keep a supply of products have to do a stocktake in preparation for the big courtcase on friday.
Sigh, dreams of elders wives on the branch committee, oh boy, wouldn't that be fun for the good ole boys club??
An Ode to Bethel:
I wish I wish with all my might,
that new york bethel would lose such a fight,
women in power at the top of the rung,
the bitching and whining of the brooklyn boys has only begun.
Oh yeah, I would PAY to see that!
just curious as to what difficulties have faced people dating as an ex jw.
myself, i have noticed the glazed over look in a guy's eyes when you try to explain why your family doesn't celebrate the holidays with you etc.
new to this board, so if this has been well covered before, please forgive me.
Like a number of posters have said, I find just saying I grew up in a cult, doesn't work, that always leads to more and more questions and a more puzzled and holy crap that's wacked look on the guy's face. LOL
I think saying its like being Amish is a good idea, although alot of people out there now, are really misinformed about JW's. They think they are just another, albeit, fanatical, christian religion. I would think dating an ex jw would be easier, you dont' have to explain anything, they would automatically get where you are coming from. But I certainly, like sweetface said,wouldn't limit myself to only ex jw's. Having never dated an ex jw though, I would definitely find it an interesting idea.
on weekends i am the conductor on a first class dinner train.
in addition to my conductor duties i walk through the train and schmooze with folks.
couple of weeks ago there was a party of four, man and woman in their mid thirties with a three year old girl and a mid fifties age man.
I once asked a woman waiting in the ultrasound section of the hospital (I was pregnant with my first child) when she was due, she looked at me and said she wasn't pregnant.
what are some of the stupidest warning labels you've seen?.
i just bought some sleep aid pills, and get this, they may cause drowsiness..
WARNING: This is a work of fiction. Do NOT TAKE it literally. CONTENT ADVISORY: Contains verses descriptive or advocating suicide, incest, bestiality, sadomasochism, sexual activity in a violent context, murder, morbid violence, use of drugs or alcohol, homosexuality, voyeurism, revenge, undermining of authority figures, lawlessness and human rights violations and atrocities. EXPOSURE WARNING: Exposure to contents for extended periods of time or during formative years in children may cause delusions, hallucinations, decrease cognitive and objective reasoning abilities, and in extreme cases, pathological disorders, hatred, bigotry, violence including but not limited to fanaticism, murder and genocide.
WARNING: The above posting was a joke and is not meant in anyway to detract from Christianity or those practice its tenets. All rights reserved. Your mileage may vary. Not valid on weekdays or weekends ending in the letter "Y" See your Rabbi for details.
I should have worn depends before reading this. That would have been a good warning!
what are some of the stupidest warning labels you've seen?.
i just bought some sleep aid pills, and get this, they may cause drowsiness..
Heating massage oil, Warning this product may cause tingling. WTF? Isn't that the point?
*sigh* i was seeing someone for several months, but it is not working out.
so i went back to my only way of meeting men thus far--online dating sites.
i have had some really cool experiences, but i think i am getting burnt out....if i read one more email from a guy that reads "u r booteful and i wud luv to chat with u and then maybe we go out and eat" (or my personal favorite today--"you are eye-popping"--i am busty and the current picture reveals that little fact) i think i will puke!
alot of my friends are like that. i just roll my eyes. i'm not hot stuff, but, always dated beautiful women. my friends would ask how i did it. i'd look at them, and say, well, talk to them like a human, instead of a sex toy.
And that Gentlemen is the key to success!
*sigh* i was seeing someone for several months, but it is not working out.
so i went back to my only way of meeting men thus far--online dating sites.
i have had some really cool experiences, but i think i am getting burnt out....if i read one more email from a guy that reads "u r booteful and i wud luv to chat with u and then maybe we go out and eat" (or my personal favorite today--"you are eye-popping"--i am busty and the current picture reveals that little fact) i think i will puke!
Sweetstuff--we should double date sometime--I bet we would have a lot to laugh about
If I ever take a trip to Virginia, yer so on! I almost pity the guys though.
*sigh* i was seeing someone for several months, but it is not working out.
so i went back to my only way of meeting men thus far--online dating sites.
i have had some really cool experiences, but i think i am getting burnt out....if i read one more email from a guy that reads "u r booteful and i wud luv to chat with u and then maybe we go out and eat" (or my personal favorite today--"you are eye-popping"--i am busty and the current picture reveals that little fact) i think i will puke!
The best online date yet...blind date, guy didnt' have a cam or a photo. Dumb me took him at his word, described himself as 5'11, athletic, blonde hair, blue eyes. So, I thought, what the heck you never know right? Well, I got to cafe, there is this man waving at me, he stands up, he is about 5'6, brown hair, I should clarify, Donald Trump combover, with the belly of a nine month pregnant mother. Well, I wasn't happy that he lied, but thought, stick it out, he might be a nice guy.
He proceeds to snap his fingers at the waitress, demanding her immediate attention in a cafe FULL of people, asks her to replace his spoon, its not clean enough, through the course of coffee, hauls her back, to reheat my coffee, telling her the customer service was terrible, (by this point, I wanted to crawl under the table), brags about how much money he has, how successful he is, that he wants to leave a dynasty for his children, would I be willing to have at least three??
I decide to end it, tell him I have to go, then he asks me if I wanna come back to his place to try out his new "hottub". OMFG! I politely decline, say it was nice meeting you, and head out to my car, he follows me to my car and tries to kiss me, I quickly give him the cheek, hop in my car, lock the damn doors and get the heck out of there. Yeah, that was a night to remember!
*sigh* i was seeing someone for several months, but it is not working out.
so i went back to my only way of meeting men thus far--online dating sites.
i have had some really cool experiences, but i think i am getting burnt out....if i read one more email from a guy that reads "u r booteful and i wud luv to chat with u and then maybe we go out and eat" (or my personal favorite today--"you are eye-popping"--i am busty and the current picture reveals that little fact) i think i will puke!
sigh* I was seeing someone for several months, but it is not working out. So I went back to my only way of meeting men thus far--online dating sites. I have had some really cool experiences, but I think I am getting burnt out....if I read one more email from a guy that reads "u r booteful and I wud luv to chat with u and then maybe we go out and eat" (or my personal favorite today--"you are eye-popping"--I am busty and the current picture reveals that little fact) I think I will puke!
Don't get me started on the ones that I find interesting who either make it a point to state that anorexia is preferred or they live in NY, DC...too far to get involved as far as I am concerned. Right now I could have 20 dates (no joke)lined up and not one of them is interesting on "paper".
So, ladies, how are you meeting men?
LMFAO, AMEN SISTA!!
I hear you, believe me. I have tried the online dating thing and some of the emails are so laughable, I have gotten rather smarta**ish with my replies. I love the 18 year olds who say, hey baby your a hot MILF, I reply, if I wanted another kid, I would have one, thanks. Or the arabic men who say in the first email, I want make you my wife. Umm, geesh, what the hell happened to coffee??
Or the profiles that state how hot they are and that they are looking for barbie. Ever notice those guys are usually fat, bald and have an IQ of 100??
I have met a couple of great guys online however. Not mister right for me, but good guys none the less. I have met guys through other ways, friends, work but so far, found no more success that way then online. If you find a great one, do us all a favor, CLONE THE BUGGER FAST!
it just hit me 144,000 are married to the jesus christ yet it is made of men and women all kings.
so really he is technically gay.. .
so then why are the witnesses for not for gay marriage?.
Because Christianity itself is womyn hating and has perpetuated the stone-aged belief that womyn are inferior to men for thousands of years. It's a power thing. There is an imbalance when one is perceived and treated as less than the other. All things in life and nature must balance or they will fall apart, eventually. Violation of homeostasis results in sickness physically and socially.
That's what I am trying to say White Dove, Jesus chose to hang with chicks, he chose to appear to them first, not the apostles, then cranky butt, er Paul came along and his attitudes boiled over into the mainstream of christianity. Should be called Paulianity if you ask me.
