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  Does Devil Talk Irritate You?

  by love2Bworldly in

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  i enjoy reading the bible on my own since i left the jw's.

  i get extremely irritated when other people talk to me about how satan is causing certain things in my life--example is if i'm not getting along with a coworker or anything like that.

  (my husband also blames satan).

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  Golden Girl

  "The Devil made me do it" Honest!....

  Snoozy........
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  Why do you post here?

  by seattleniceguy in

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  for me, it's mainly the money and the women, i suppose.. no, but seriously, i was thinking the other day about why i post here.

  in september it will be two years since i left the organization.

  i don't much care for doctrinal debates anymore, and i usually pass on threads that are concerned with he-said-she-said kind of stuff inside the organization.

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  Golden Girl

  Because us women just LOVE to talk...

  No really..the XJW boards gave me a common bond with some of the posters..(the real ones)

  No one I was around shared the things I was going through as an X JW..I found that here.
  Having a JW hubby was tough. I had left and he got stronger..go figure...
  Anyway..I had JW realtives to deal with besides..
  I received a lot of encouragement here and just kept coming back..then when hubby was sick I got a lot of good advice on dealing with the problems I was facing. And a lot of sympathy..which made me cry but that was a good thing!

  It hasn't always been a piece of cake on the boards..there were always the troublemakers and I fell right into their traps a few times..but it allowed me to let off steam..which was a good thing at the time.
  Now I think I come because it is so interesting. I enjoy the chit chat and the ones seeking advice..I feel sorrow for those going though crisis..for I have been there.

  I enjoy pointing new ones to links that provide info about the deceptions taught by the JW's..trouble is not many respond. There seems to be a lot more pop-ins..that sprout off and never come back..I don't know if it is a real person or someone on the boards playing a prank.

  I can't believe how fast time goes when I come here..Maybe I should set an alarm clock..I might get more done..

  I didn't have a computer for a long time as mine broke..I didn't miss it at all. But now it is fixed and I really enjoy coming here..

  Snoozy..(Told you we love to talk!)
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  JW women have 4400 % higher chance of dying of obstetric Hemorrage. Study

  by Faraon in

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  http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/dec01/other.html

  multiplying sorrow.

  women who are jehovah's witnesses have a 44-fold greater risk of maternal death due to obstetric hemorrhage than do other women.

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  Golden Girl

  I believe it!..

  I had to have emergency surgery (In the same area...) to correct what a Dr screwed up during a previous surgery..being a JW I told them "No Blood"..well I was laying in the ER..they had put me on and examining table and left me..hemmoraging!

  Another guy came in complaining of chest pains..well I laid there bleeding to death while they ran tests on him..turned out he had gas! They gave him a bicarbonate ..he burped..and they sent him home.

  Then they got around to me..examined me again..said to admit me..took me to a room..it was a redone utility room as they were swamped for some reason..I finally got my bed..took me for surgery to correct his mistake.I.Later found out the first Dr had sewed me up with the wrong thread and they had desolved...my wounds were wide open!l

  Fast forward to waking up in the recovery room..a male nurse was standing over me and told me that he noticed I was a JW and found out my blood was dangerously low!..I had a IV in each hand. All they gave then was that dextrose stuff..I was weak fro a long time but he hinted I could have died!

  When I went home I could hardly walk I was so weak..it took a good 3 or 4 months to get some strength back..thank goodness for my Mom coming to watch the kids and fix dinner. The JW's had disappeared.. Course it was by their recommendation that I went to that Dr in the first place!

  (I later learned his nickname in the hospitals was Dr Butcher!)

  Snoozy...Who if she hadn't of been a JW that was so forgiving..would have sued his pants off! how stupid I was...I was just glad to be alive!
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  Boy! Do women love to talk!

  by Maverick in

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  "we need to talk"!

  men hate to hear those four words coming off of their gf's pouty lips.

  we know what they are really saying is, that they need to chew our butts and we need to take it!

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  Golden Girl

  I agree!..We do talk too much..I wonder why we do it?

  Hubby was quiet but he sure could get going with his airplane buddies!..I guess if you are talking about something that interest both of you ...you could have a decent conversation..We did great if we talked about things he was interested in..but if I talked about something that interested me..he got a blank stare after a while..

  I sure wish hubby was here so he could ignore me...

  I have so much to tell him!...

  Snoozy..

  ps....Enjoy the fact that you have a mate to talk too! (Or ignore) You could be talking to yourself.. And that ain't no fun!....So I talk to my parakeet..and he just starts squawking..or saying "pretty bird" so I ignore him..it's always about him!.

  He has a nasty attitude problem!
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  Bo or Carrie?

  by TresHappy in

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  Golden Girl

  It's over!..It's Carrie...(I'm such a spoil sport!)

  I feel sorry for the ones that couldn't remember their lines in the interviews and got booted..some of them had pretty good voices...

  And being from St Louis..lost interest after Ozzie's son got the boot ...twice...!

  Snoozy...
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  The Shawshank Redemption

  by stillajwexelder in

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  just watched this agai i love the message of get busy living or get busy dying spoken by morgan freeman at the end -reminds me of my attitude since leaving (emotionally anyway) the wtbts

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  Golden Girl

  My brother in L.A. wanted me to tape it for him as he didn't get the channel it was on. So thinking it would be some boring movie watched it anyway while taping it.

  I got the biggest surprise!.I was glued to the set until it was over. It was one of the best movies I have ever seen.

  I've seen it 2 more times and love it everytime.

  Snoozy...a BIG Eddie Murphy fan... And Morgan Freeman..(couldn't remember his name had to go back and find it and edit!
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  This post is for Whyamihere ( lets cheer her up ) : )

  by kls in

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  all jokes and any humor here for our brooke who needs cheering up today .

  come on you all cut lose and lets get her laughing .

  let me add,,,, and to all that need a little pick-up today.

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  Golden Girl

  I get it!...

  Thanks for the laugh!

  I am reading these posts and laughing my butt off!

  I sure hope it helps WhyamIhere...

  Snoozy..
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  Are you having a Good day or a Bad day?

  by whyamihere in

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  good or bad day and why?.

  i guess bad.

  i am so sad today and i don't know how to make the sadness go away.

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  Golden Girl

  Well..I tried to edit my post as it was way too long...but I guess it was too late..

  I just wanted to say I hope you're feeling better..

  Nothing worse than feeling crappy and not knowing why..

  I hope tomorrows a much better day for you!

  And Love yourself..........that helps a lot!

  Big hug..Snoozy..

  
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  Another JW alternative

  by Justin in

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  for those interested in an alternative to the jws, check out http://www.bibledecoded.com/index.html .

  the lws claim to be the successors to the jws!

  they have their own chronology, disfellowshipping rules, etc.

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  Golden Girl

  I like the part about the remaining remnant going to "Gehenna" unless they join the L.W.
  

  Different name..same rules...

  Couldn't even stand to read it all..been there done that...

  Snoozy..
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  Smoking

  by Es in

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  why do we continue to do it even tho we know its bad for us?????

  i gave up bout a year ago but still have one occasionally i dont even know if i enjoy it all that much but i still do it.

  ive seen three of my family members die as a result of smoking and yet i light another one up!

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  Golden Girl

  I know!..

  I quit for over 10 years..then when hubby died I picked one up a year later..and that was enough..I picked up another and another..now I just got a prescription from the doc to help me quit again.

  When hubby died from lung cancer..we were shocked. He never smoked in his life and I was a outdoor only smoker earlier..I refused to smoke in the house and smell it up.We asked the Dr how that could happen..his answer was it was "Environmental"

  Go figure........ It's in the air!

  What do we do now? Quit breathing?

  All puns aside..I just remember how good it felt not to smell like a cigarette!I want that again.