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FreudianSlip
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Can you see it?
by TweetieBird ini don't know if this will work or not but notice anything?
(hope it works!
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My Comprehensive Introduction
by Fadeout insorry since im not dfd and still have family in the org id like to remain in contact with, i have to keep this deliberately vague..
raised a jw, i was never considered zealous but was always good.
the kind of guy that gets encouraged to reach out for privileges.
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You seem like a really interesting person. Welcome!
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What Movie Could You Watch Over and Over Again?
by Abandoned infor me, there are a number of movies that i never tire of.
here's a partial list:.
elfthe holidaytommy boyplanes trains and automobilesdumb and dumber28 dayswhat are yours?.
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Dumb and Dumber, Office Space, Shawshank Redemption, Scary Movie, all of the Indiana Jones movies, Aliens, Terminator 1 & 2, The Green Mile, The Little Mermaid, and Friday. Strangely enough Crash is my 2nd favorite movie of all time but I wouldn't want to watch it over and over again. It's pretty deep and needs to be viewed only every once in a while.
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Kensei- LOL.. I agree that most Blacks loved the Clinton era. Although he wasn't the best husband, I appreciated him as a President in many respects. Still, Hillary is not my first choice. My primary draw to Obama is his stance on healthcare. I, personally, want the country headed towards a nationally funded healthcare program SIMILAR (but not identical) to Canada and England. He is the closest front-runner to my ideal. As for my comment about Blacks liking Clinton best I posted that just to counter someone's claim earlier that Obama appeals to Blacks SIMPLY because he is Black. If he were a Republican and Black I doubt this claim would have been made besides the fact that some polls show that Clinton (a White lady) appeals to more Blacks than Obama.
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Are Witnesses really all that different today, from other religions?
by free2beme ini know that in the early days of the witnesses, they really stood out from other religions and shocked people with their thoughts.
this was a different time, a more conservative time, in which new ideas were often seen as trouble in a world that seemed to be doing just fine the way it was.
today though, despite their desire to seem different.
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I agree JWs aren't drastically different from others. One area is that they consistently go door-to-door. Only the Mormons could really compare but to a lesser degree. OnTheWayOut- "No organization [religion?] asks you to shun your grandchild and certainly to never eat with him." Uh.. that's not really true. The Amish practice shunning to a greater extent than JWs. Also, many Catholics will not associate with Catholic's that have been excommunicated. Muslims would not associate with a Muslim who said he or she was gay. Almost all religions recommending shunning in some fashion if a person commits CERTAIN "sins".
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Do you let your dub relatives watch your kids?
by avishai inthis was mentioned on another topic but it needs it's own thread.
ok, i'm gonna say it again.
if your relatives will not speak to you.... do not let them have any contact with your children, period.
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Carla- I have been df'ed for 7 years and was a very prolific poster on this for years so I know many of the stories. I'm not a "newbie" in the traditional sense. Still, everyone is not the same. My parents and I have a strained relationship and I made it more strained by moving out of state. My mother is eager to become a grandmother and she's never been pushy to me about returning. I've already told her my rules about contact with my future children and she has agreed. She will not take the chance of not seeing her grandkids, especially since I am the only married child and the most likely to have any kids soon. Also, like I said before.. if she did pray with them or read them Bible stories, it wouldn't be the end of the world. My experience as a JW was not horrifying. This is a bit dramatic, "I don't care what you have to give up to protect your kids from the potential physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental abuse the jw's hand out on a daily basis, never ever leave a child with a jw. Sometimes you have to put your career, a fun night out, and even your life on pause to protect your children. No babysitter is worth the very life of my child." I did not have ANY of these experiences as a child of a JW couple. My parents were NEVER abusive in ANY fashion. I'm sorry that you have gone through that. I was raised by my parents, not you. They in no way abused me and I have no reason to believe they will be less of a grandparent because they are JWs. Also, I believe in the benefit of the doubt. If my kids come home asking about Jehovah I'll sit them down and explain things, then I will give my parents an ultimatum. I used to be a JW, apparently some around hear have forgotten how they used to feel about the df'ed and da'ed. My parents are the victims of a form of brainwashing and although they haven't treated me the best way in the past few years, I DO understand.. I used to shun people too.. even close friends. So, if they want to see my kids, I think it will benefit all parties involved. My in-laws are Muslim and they are very good parents. I'd let them watch my kids too.
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Do you still have faith in humanity?
by lfcviking injust yesterday at the airport i dropped my wallet coming out of a shop and a very kind man picked it up and ran up to me and asked "excuse me is this yours?
" to which i gave a startled but relieved reply of "yes, thankyou very much!"..
i was amazed by his honesty & kindness for doing this deed and wondered for a moment what would have happened if he'd have put it in his pocket instead.
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I never lost my faith in humanity.
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Do you let your dub relatives watch your kids?
by avishai inthis was mentioned on another topic but it needs it's own thread.
ok, i'm gonna say it again.
if your relatives will not speak to you.... do not let them have any contact with your children, period.
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Yes I would absolutely let my JW parents and brothers watch my children (when I have them). In fact, if I ever move back home, I hope that my mother will be my children's daytime caregiver when I am at work. I certainly trust her far more than strangers, she raised me well. Since I don't want them indoctrinated in the JW belief system I will simply require that my family not take them to JW meetings or in field service nor talk to them about religion. It's not a big deal. If they don't follow those simple rules then they will only see the children while supervised. My family is not sneaky nor would they disrespect me as a parent. Besides all that I don't feel like my religious upbringing was some horrifying experience and even if my children learn about the JWs I already plan to have an open-minded, humanist foundation for them to build on. Most often grandchildren open the relationship back up. Yes, some parents are stupid for cutting off their children, but most of us followed the exact same belief system until we were given a good enough reason to bend and then eventually break the rules. Grandchildren can be a way to regain what was lost.
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Cip- Black Americans need a Black candidate to be happy? Many polls have shown that Black Americans are more in support of Clinton than Obama. (Of course I don't necessarily trust polls). http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/17/poll.blacks.democrats/index.html
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Bav- What you just said makes me like the guy even more! Gregor- "Obama has a convenient skin color. If he was a Republican he would be trashed by most of you." And your point is? I think you are saying: I support Obama because of his politics, not his race. That's true.