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  Do you remember this?

  by Gorbatchov in

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  when g. was a litle kid, remembering the watchtower study at age 9, hearing all the stuff, the paragraph, the questions, the answers, about topics i could not understand, so it became so abstract that it was not entering my ears and brains.

  it felt that i was no part of the group, someone alone on a distant planet.. do you remember this feeling?.

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  I used to wonder if I was in some kind of experiment and everyone around me was an actor (see profile pic!!).
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  Stock market 2018 turbulence

  by mikeflood in

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  last week was awful for the stock exchange..... do you guys think something like the 2008 crisis could happen again?

  the prophets of doom are talking about a 10 % correction....

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  There needs to be a 50% correction. It is cyclical and the U.S markets are extremely overvalued at present.
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  Married for 30 years

  by nugget in

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  today we celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary and my sons 16th birthday.

  i feel privileged to be able to show my appreciation and love for both the men in my life without feeling guilt.

  we left in 2009 as a family and have not regretted the choice.

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  Congratulations Jane And Angus xx
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  How many here think Trump's news conference this evening was absolutely brilliant

  by ShirleyW in

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  i'm being serious, i would like to hear from folks here that support him describe to me how that news conference was absolute brilliance, he answered all the questions, he knows what he is talking about.

  just want to compare note with those who aren't his supporters (and have common sense) as you know this forum is here to hear both sides, so, have at it .

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  I saw some of it. He's delusional. And that's being charitable.
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  JWs and 9-11. What was your reaction when it happened?

  by kairos in

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  it was shocking.. all these years later, i found myself crying for the dead for the first time..

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  Disbelief. I was at work in the UK and didn't see a TV until I got home. But I had been to New York 18 months before and stood at the top of the trade centre. I didn't see how it was possible for the buildings to collapse.

  I went back a couple of years later and went to ground zero. I plan to go back up the new tower next year.
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  Sex before marriage

  by Jules Saturn in

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  for ex jws, pimos, pomos, faders, born again christians, agnostics, atheists, etc.

  what is your opinion regarding sex before marriage, has your view been influenced since you left?

  in western society, you’ll probably find yourself ridiculed to be an 18 year old virgin so i am curious to hear opinions from here.

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  I was raised a JW and observed their rules on sex before marriage. As long as my children are legally of an age to engage in sex then I would have no problem with them doing so outside of marriage. I will talk to them about protecting themselves physically and emotionally of course but they're not quite at that age yet.
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  S 147 for august 2018

  by obarac in

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  anyone have s 147 for august?.

  rumors about big announcement.. any hear about that..

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  What's S147?
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  The urban legends we heard as JWs!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  how often have we heard some sort of sensationalist urban legend as jws?.

  here is an example i was told as a kid:.

  the experience of a sister who knocked on a door and was greeted by a big fierce looking man- intimidating and mean.

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  You should avoid washing powder made by Proctor and Gamble, their logo is a satanic.

  

  http://www.businessinsider.com/pg-puts-moon-in-new-logo-despite-satanist-accusations-2013-5?IR=T
  
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  Screwed up sexually

  by purrpurr in

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  i was thinking about how the borg screws up and sexually neuters their flock by telling them when single to "deaden their body" and then boom as soon as there's a ring on the finger to not be denying eachother.. do any of you know of jws who have been screwed up by these teachings?

  i know 2, 1 elder came back from honeymoon having a nervous breakdown unable to cope with the cd that sex produced in his head.

  and the other called up her parents while on honeymoon, crying and begging for themto come and get her, since she was so shocked that sex hurt.

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  Yes 2 female friends who couldn't have penetrative sex for years after marriage because of the psychological damage of being raised JW. With medical support and counselling they both recovered and went on to have children. They both had vaginismus.
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  Paradise delayed and the marshmallow test

  by Mickey mouse in

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  i recently read a book called the marshmallow test by walter mischel.

  it describes research which stemmed from an experiment in the 1960s where children were offered the choice of 1 treat, sometimes a marshmallow, or 2 treats if they can wait a while.

  one of the unexpected findings was that children who perform well in the test (delay gratification) generally have a better chance of having a happy successful life, even earning more than their peers who wanted the treat right away.

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  I recently read a book called The Marshmallow Test by Walter Mischel. It describes research which stemmed from an experiment in the 1960s where children were offered the choice of 1 treat, sometimes a marshmallow, or 2 treats if they can wait a while. One of the unexpected findings was that children who perform well in the test (delay gratification) generally have a better chance of having a happy successful life, even earning more than their peers who wanted the treat right away.

  One section explained the link between a child's ability to delay gratification and their previous experience of whether good things really had come to them when they had waited in the past. This made me think about the JW life which is basically one big long delayed gratification for the "real life to come". Is it any wonder that so many JWs seem to have poor control when it comes to things like food and alcohol!? Their previous experience tells them that good things don't come so may as well eat, drink and be... Well, there aren't that many merry JWs now I think about it.