Posts by Country Girl

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Samurai sword-wielding man terrorizes church full of Jehovah's Witnesses

by jgnat in

this is a local news item.

i doubt the link will last more than a day.

it appears the man had no connection to the jw's previously, he just considered them an "easy mark".

Country Girl

Awww... that lame dame down near the bottom paragraph says she feels traumatized, especially when she goes to Church. We know the *real* reason she feels traumatized, now, don't we? <grin>

I think it'd be pretty frightening for that to happen!

CG

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DAing within the next few weeks!

by be wise in

glad to say my internet connection is still up, my parents phoned to disconnect it on monday but its still going.. i havent officially dad yet but it will happen within the next few weeks.

i will also be sending the da letter to all my immediate family.

as soon as they announce my da my parents will be chucking me out but are helping me get sorted for my flat.

Country Girl

Be Wise --

GO GETTUM COWBOY! You got the world by the tail!

CG

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What Did You HATE Most About Being a Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

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when you look back at it, what irked you most about being a jw?

What i hated the most was just pure and simple: being different. I detested when I couldn't put my hand over my heart and say the pledge of allegiance. I hated when the girls cornered me in the bathroom in sixth grade and were asking why my dress was so long. I hated being liked so much by my classmates and not being able to go to their birthday slumber parties. Every time I turned around, my difference was such a big problem. Kids don't need anymore problems. They want to fit in, they want to run and play with other kids like them, they don't want to be singled out. I just wanted to be like other kids: to play. That's not a big job to ask! My religion caused me so many problems... because I was just so different that special things had to be done for me. It caused a big uproar. I didn't want that.. I just wanted to be normal.

Thank heaven its not like that now... I stil have two family members in the JW's.. but most of them are out and they share Xmas and Thansgiving with us. That is gratifying..

CG

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Questions for hubsters or male significant others...

by Country Girl in

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i hate nagging.

my mother nagged me the whole time i was growing up.

i came to despise the image of female nagging.

Country Girl

Sheila:

The real reason that I don't want him to chomp his ice <which I do know he dearly loves> is 1) he'll wreck his teeth (the dentist told him that) and; 2) it makes me want to choke him. It's one of those noises that makes you want to throw yourself off of a building. I know.. I know.. this is something personal with me, and probably my own problem. There is some noises that just drive me totally out of my mind: chewing with the mouth open, smacking gum, slurping, high pitched security systems, water dripping, high pitched voices, etc. I'm really noise sensitive and they drive me literally to insanity! I like to chew my ice, too, and it doesn't bother him.. so maybe it's just the noise. I can't stand to go to movies because the chomping on the popcorn bothers the hell out of me. That might be just my own wierdness, I don't know.

As far as the leg shaking, it's just his thing. When I have had too much coffee, I shake my leg, too, or can't sit still and it drives him nuts. That's just a little thing.. That doesn't bother me too much.. But I swear..

If I had a dime for every time I mentioned to quit chomping your ice or quit shaking your leg.. I'd be a millionaire! LOL! But, of course, he doesn't like some things I do, either, and he nags me about it.

For everyone: What does your mate/significant other do that really bugs YOU?

Country Girl

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What if JWs had never been part of your life......?

by Scully in

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prisca's topic about personal responsibility vs blaming the jws (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/56286/824979/post.ashx#824979) got me to thinking..... where do you think you'd be if the jws and the wts had never been part of your life?how would your life be different from what it is now?what do you think you might have accomplished or done differently without the encumberances of the jws in your life?what kind of relationship would you have with your family?who would you be?.

there are no right or wrong answers, but think about those what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up ideas you had as children and whether those dreams could have become a reality.. .

love, scully

Country Girl

Well, I wouldn't be where I am today, and I'm not sure if I like that idea all too well. Life has taken some valuable turns for me because I *was* a Witness, and the experiences I garnered from it have served me by some token over the years. I might be someplace else, but I am not sure if I would have appreciated it quite as deeply, or as thankfully, as I do now.

CG

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Questions for hubsters or male significant others...

by Country Girl in

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i hate nagging.

my mother nagged me the whole time i was growing up.

i came to despise the image of female nagging.

Country Girl

Thank ya'll so much for the different viewpoints and opinions on a problem that appears to bother lots of people! They're very welcomed and appreciated. I've done the heart to heart thing with him, and he's good for a few weeks, and then just forgets. I do go to school part time, too, so it's not like I just hang out all day waiting for his shoes to drop on the floor, or the clothes to be scattered everywhere. He's a good soul, and I thought maybe I might be making too much out of nothing. Perhaps I was. However, it just gets to you after awhile about why this person that you adore doesn't want to do a few extra actions to make your life a little easier. His work is so mental, and mine is so physical, and I just need some extra help sometimes is all. Anyway, thank you so much for all the suggestions and advice. I'm going to think more carefully on all this and see if there isn't some creative things I can do to make it a little easier without "nagging." Hugs.

CG

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Give experiences as to what it felt to be a female in the JW's..

by Country Girl in

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i can tell you how bad it felt.

it felt bad every time i put some "doily" on my head cuz some fourteen year old baptized freak was saying the pryaer that day.

it felt good when i had to put a napkin on my head, knowing i was the oldest child, because my brother was baptized... and i was older and babysitting him.. to show "submission.".

Country Girl

I can tell you how bad it felt. It felt bad every time I put some "doily" on my head cuz some fourteen year old baptized freak was saying the pryaer that day. It felt good when I had to put a NAPKIN on my head, knowing I was the oldest child, because my brother was baptized... and I was older and babysitting him.. to show "submission."

I want to ask all of you, what did YOU think of SUBMISSION? to us... it was a fun feeling, knowing that you weren'nt good enough to pray to Jehovah unless some stood in for you.. . Funny.. how they stood in for you, those that were hypocrits and freaks... you knew that and I knew that..

athene

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Questions for hubsters or male significant others...

by Country Girl in

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i hate nagging.

my mother nagged me the whole time i was growing up.

i came to despise the image of female nagging.

Country Girl

Six:

I love your sound advice. But it's just not PRACTICAL. Ya can't just do what you want in a marriage... okay... well ya can.. but it won't go over real well! hehehe. Not if you want to have a marriage that is based on what both people want! I likje this guy.,. he's my best friend.. but he's a big ole slob... so there! I told it! he's slobby..

I love this guy.. love him to death.. but he's a big ole slob! What I wanna know is HOW I can turn him into a perfectionist OCD creep like me <smiles>,

CG

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I just received this e-mail. Thought I would share. IMPORTANT !!

by avengers in

announcer: youre listening to the laurie roth show.

lr: and what did they tell you?

lr: so where has it gone from here.

Country Girl

Well.. I only saw one quarter of it... but it looks pretty.. ummm.. confrontational.

CG

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Should have seen the signs...

by breal in

***the 4 door car***the inability to attend the annual family picnic on sunday ***the attitude so childish yet judgemental***

....funny thing is the words jw flickered in my mind on the second day i was there....and i never gave it much thought other than to wonder where the hell that came from...

the story: i started a new job recently.

Country Girl

When I encountered JW's in the work place, at first, I tried to convince them their religion was a lie. It was a big mistake. They are programmed to "not argue" with you, even though they ask YOU to examine your religion, and say they are free to examine theirs. Yes, sir. You can examine the holes in your religion, but don't ask them to examine the holes in theirs. At least don't ask them to do it with literature other than their own. The best thing to do is just what Gary B. says and say a nice polite hello and get on with your business. You're not there to convert them, and you don't want to. You are there to have a nice time, and that's all your concerned with. You're done with them. You can lay some hints with your behavior, and a fresh smile, but really... why waste your time?

Everyone knows that an addict can't be helped unless they want to help themselves. A JW cant be helped unless they already have doubts and are questioning. Otherwise, you can't force them to. In fact, if you FORCE them to, they'll only think it's persecution and just another indication of the time of the end. YOu only encourage them that way. That's why I've given up. If my relatives want to find the TRUTH, they will. I leave hints around all the time. They can take them or not.

CG