Retire. According to the May 1969 Awake, I wasn't supposed to graduate in "this system." But I did---one month later. I also got married, had 2 children, owned 2 houses and 2 co-op apartments, divorced, survived through tough times, became a grandma twice,, learned TTATT and got out!
Cangie
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What were you never going to do in "This system" But did it?
by karter infinish school.. finish my apprenticeship (why are you doing that brother karter you will never finish it in this system).. buy a house.. pay the house off.. karter..
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Courtesy Towards Senior Bicyclists, or First Time Riding in 45 Years!
by compound complex ingreetings, fellow posters:.
i bought a nearly new 7-speed bicycle at a yard sale for $30 last weekend and took it out this morning on our paved local bicycle/walking trail.
the last time i rode was in my early- to mid- twenties when i used a bicycle to get to and from the kh for my pioneer service.
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Cangie
The idea of so many "mature" posters bike-riding makes me happy that I am not alone. Since I don't like standard exercise but I loved bike-riding as a kid, I thought I would get a bike when I move to another state soon. I have been influenced by my son and DIL, who are semi-pros (participate in races, have a "team", build their own bikes, etc.), but I will only be able to tool around town for fun. It is encouraging that you don't forget how to do it even if, like me, you haven't done it in about 40 years. (Wish me luck as I start slowly...) -
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Quotes JWs Don't Like...
by JW_Rogue in"you miss 100% of the shots you don't take".
"you always regret the things you didn't do more than the things you did".
"think for yourself, question authority".
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Cangie
"A man is accepted into a church for what he believes and he is turned out for what he knows."
Samuel Clemens
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GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)
by AnneB inhe seemed like a decent fellow.
i miss his talks.
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Uh, poopie..."coleredbro?" (sic) Really? In 2016? (facepalm and a whole lot of SMH). -
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(This is why I love) FLOWERS
by Terry in(why i love) flowers.
hummingbirds and honeybees will never wear out welcome,.
nor august afternoons of summer rain.. .
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Anthony Morris claims "dogmatic" does not apply to GB.
by Sanchy inso i was scrolling through the latest morning worship videos and found our good friend tony m. explaining why the gb is not dogmatic.
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you can find hirs reasoning at around the 3:30 mark here..
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Cangie
What I got from this was never mind whether the GB is dogmatic or not, you'd just better not criticize them or point them out as being such. Otherwise he will accuse you of being an "apostate." JUST OBEY! Every. Single. Time. (which is not being dogmatic...at all.) -
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GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)
by AnneB inhe seemed like a decent fellow.
i miss his talks.
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Cangie
I'm not going to belabor this, but I would like to clarify, since some of you were not aware of this, and I think it is a rather interesting phenomenon. In the history of the US South during slavery and for a long time afterward, it was common for a white male, especially, to address a black male as "boy" and a black female as "girl." This was to make it extremely evident that they were not respected, were not their equal and were considered to be on the level of a child. This was ok even if the white person was much younger, and the black man (or woman) was 80 years old. It was also common for a black man/woman to be addressed only by their first name, no matter how old they were, and never as "Mr. or Mrs." This led to the common behavior among black people of referring to one another by only their last names, therefore, if a white person wanted to address them, they only had that name by which to do it.
I'm a black woman, and to this day, I will NEVER allow a child to address me by my first name, as is the customary habit among young parents today. I also lived in the South for a period of time, and was referred to as "the girl" when I was grown, married, and the mother of 2 children. That got corrected quick, fast, and in a hurry, as you might imagine...lol This is why it was an offense of the highest degree for the young Bethelite to be called "boy" by Sydlik and I can't imagine what he felt at being addressed as the N-word!
Climbs down off of soapbox, and wanders off to put it away... :-)
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GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)
by AnneB inhe seemed like a decent fellow.
i miss his talks.
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GB Daniel Sydlik died ten years ago today (on April 18, 2006)
by AnneB inhe seemed like a decent fellow.
i miss his talks.
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Cangie
"Dan Sydlik: (to the African American "new boy") "Hey son, pass me the potatoes."
It is my understanding regarding this occasion by someone who was in Bethel that Sydlik said "Hey BOY, pass me the potatoes." If he had called him "son" it would not have been considered an insult by the African American guy. Calling him a "boy" would totally explain his negative reaction to what Sydlik said.
@suavojr...Calling a Black man a "boy" is an insult of the greatest degree. There is nothing amusing about it.
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Model Jw family?
by MrTheocratic ini would like to get the opinion of those on this community.
does serving as an elder make one a bad family man.
with all the demands placed on those serving... how can one make time for family life?
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Cangie
My family was considered a "model family." In reality, there was a lot of dysfunction in our home---my elder father had a problem giving up smoking and occasionally "slipped", he was a functional alcoholic, he had no ability to connect emotionally to his children. My mother was angry, abused her children, and she misused prescription anti-anxiety pills that she did NOT get from a doctor. So, our home life was totally unlike what we presented in public, the congregation and when being used for parts on the assembly/convention programs.
But looking good was all that mattered to my parents and what people thought of them---and their children--- was the most important thing. I felt more like a performing pet and less like an appreciated and loved child. I couldn't wait to get out of their house, so at 19, I married the MS who most closely matched their attitude and behavior, thereby repeating their pattern of living in a crazy house and having to hide how bad it really was.