it was so ridiculous! but I should thank them for opening my eyes. I don't know if I would have ever questioned anything without that little crack in the respect I had for their authority.
Rocky_Girl
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what is the dumbest thing you've been reproved/chided/df'd for?
by rather be in hades ini'm a big science nerd and i remember when we were going over the creator book, that the big bang doesn't necessarily prove there is no god.. i said this comment during book study and the conductor's jaw dropped.
everyone was pretty uncomfortable and it didn't help that he ct me off as i was explaining the red shift and mom wasn't too happy about all that.
i had to do a lot of bible research and write some nonsense about how the big bang was not reality or some sort...ugh.. .
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what is the dumbest thing you've been reproved/chided/df'd for?
by rather be in hades ini'm a big science nerd and i remember when we were going over the creator book, that the big bang doesn't necessarily prove there is no god.. i said this comment during book study and the conductor's jaw dropped.
everyone was pretty uncomfortable and it didn't help that he ct me off as i was explaining the red shift and mom wasn't too happy about all that.
i had to do a lot of bible research and write some nonsense about how the big bang was not reality or some sort...ugh.. .
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Rocky_Girl
Lol! I was screaming, but not the right way, haha!
they questioned him and he didn't know me by name. He was angry that he was pulled into the whole mess...
My reproof was for my unrepentant, stubborn attitude. I would describe my reaction as fear and confusion, because I had no clue what they were talking about, but to each his own.
They were questioning me about what happened in someone else's dream. The only ones accusing me were the elders that read the diary. Even the words in the diary said it was a dream. The elder leading the jc had a problem with my family and I'm sure he was just trying to be a dick. The day my reproof was lifted and I was given back my priviledges, I attended my last meeting.
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what is the dumbest thing you've been reproved/chided/df'd for?
by rather be in hades ini'm a big science nerd and i remember when we were going over the creator book, that the big bang doesn't necessarily prove there is no god.. i said this comment during book study and the conductor's jaw dropped.
everyone was pretty uncomfortable and it didn't help that he ct me off as i was explaining the red shift and mom wasn't too happy about all that.
i had to do a lot of bible research and write some nonsense about how the big bang was not reality or some sort...ugh.. .
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Rocky_Girl
I was reproved (privately) because a friend of mine wrote in her diary that she had a dream about me getting drunk and giving a guy she liked a lap dance. She said in the diary it was a dream, she told the elders it was a dream, her mother agreed that we had not spent any time together in months, and it was obvious that I was shocked when they asked me about it. Yet, they reproved me because I didn't seem "repentant" in my responses to their questions. In other words, I had the nerve to stand up for myself when falsely accused.
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Ex-JW Teens Get Screwed Out of College
by dontplaceliterature inmy kid sister is dfd and can't get federal aid because she is still considered a dependant.
she lives alone, has no job at the moment, and has no friends.
my folks won't give her a dime for college, so she's basically screwed.
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Rocky_Girl
that would be so frustrating! hopefully your sister will follow through.
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Ex-JW Teens Get Screwed Out of College
by dontplaceliterature inmy kid sister is dfd and can't get federal aid because she is still considered a dependant.
she lives alone, has no job at the moment, and has no friends.
my folks won't give her a dime for college, so she's basically screwed.
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Rocky_Girl
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there are literally hundreds of scholarships out there that are only an essay away. Go for the little ones that require more writing, they are less competitive. My first semester, I wrote one
5 page essay and submitted it to 30 $500 scholarship committees; I won 17 of them. I almost never won the big ones... I financed half of my education this way. That is over $50,000. I nurtured a relationship with financial aid, they looked at me like a daughter and forwarded all scholarship opportunities to my email.
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Ex-JW Teens Get Screwed Out of College
by dontplaceliterature inmy kid sister is dfd and can't get federal aid because she is still considered a dependant.
she lives alone, has no job at the moment, and has no friends.
my folks won't give her a dime for college, so she's basically screwed.
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Rocky_Girl
if it's possible, go in person and talk to a financial aid officer at the college. They are overwhelmed with emails right now. Key words: financial independence, possible scholarships and grants. Admissions counselors have nothing to do with financial aid and can be very unhelpful if you aren't the typical student. Get your sister involved in this process.
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Ex-JW Teens Get Screwed Out of College
by dontplaceliterature inmy kid sister is dfd and can't get federal aid because she is still considered a dependant.
she lives alone, has no job at the moment, and has no friends.
my folks won't give her a dime for college, so she's basically screwed.
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Rocky_Girl
I actually had a lot of success getting scholarships when I described the way I was raised and the hostile view of college I call it a win win, money for me and anti-witness to the scholarship committee.
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Ex-JW Teens Get Screwed Out of College
by dontplaceliterature inmy kid sister is dfd and can't get federal aid because she is still considered a dependant.
she lives alone, has no job at the moment, and has no friends.
my folks won't give her a dime for college, so she's basically screwed.
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Rocky_Girl
There are processes in place for students like your sister. She needs to talk to the financial aid office at the college she is pursuing. I was able to get federal financial aid even though I was still officially married to my husband, who makes a lot of money, because the financial aid officer helped me get in touch with the right people to explain my situation. They also helped me get scholarship money. I also got a few private loans and none of them required a down payment. In fact, no student loan has to be paid in any way until 6 months after the student stops attending full-time. Get her in touch with a financial aid person, universities want the tuition and so are motivated to find a solution for any student. Good luck to your sis!!
PM me if you would like to know more of my strategies for financing my education.
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A fun break from yard work today...
by Rocky_Girl ini'm outside in the 90 heat doing landscaping with my neighbor/ friend.
two women in dresses, nylons, and heels walked carefully across the newly tilled dirt to get to us and start their presentation.. woman 1: we are talking with your neighbors about the increase in crime lately.
do you worry about your safety?.
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Rocky_Girl
Mrs Jones: :) thanks!
Shirley: No kidding! And it was especially strange in our neighborhood - where everyone knows where the secret hiding place is for the keys to the neighbor's truck, just in case we need to borrow it.
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Serv. Mtng DEMO from last week: How would a "real" householder respond?
by Open mind inmy wife and i call in to the cbs/tms/sm once or twice a month and only listen to the announcements.
last week the announcements included a demo of a jw woman trying to peddle mags to a female householder.
her intro went like this:.
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Rocky_Girl
I was the householder in a demo once with an elder friend. He asked me last minute because the other guy didn't show up. He told me that I was supposed to be busy and to just think of something to say to that effect.
On stage, without any rehearsal, I said, with a straight face, that I was in a hurry because I was about to go sky diving and I didn't want to miss the plane.
After he regained his composure and the audience stopped laughing at his stunned reaction, he went on with his schpeil. He always specified what I was supposed to say after that...