Posts by logic&reason

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Loneliness

by B_Deserter in

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i wasn't sure i was ready for it, but i did it anyway...i put out a personal ad.

i've gotten a few responses, but nothing seems promising yet.

i get the feeling that internet dating is more about quantity than quality, but i think that's what i need right now.

This trip to the Beach

by purplesofa in

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i went to the beach today, it was cloudy and looked like one hell of a storm was coming toward us.

somehow it missed us, but the cloud and lightening display was awesome.

i fed the gulls part of the bread from my sandwich teasing them to come closer and closer.

logic&reason

Sounds like you had a good day at the beach purps...

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ewatchman

by logic in

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has anyone been to e-watchman-exposed.com site.

i was reading some of the post and i get so frustrated with their illogical reasoning that i have to stop and come back to it later.

and of course no one is allowed on that doesn't agree with them.

logic&reason

Granny, if you want to have a good laugh, you might want to browse through some of the stuff on that board.

I was just reading a post where they were discussing how that some "brothers" were getting confused after talking to some "evil apostates" on a Beliefnet forum...

Here is the end of the discussion: (notice the last comment... We are "retarts"... LOL )

abrother -
grissom

Let's don't talk about fighting here? Because I will punch you in the eye and knock you out!!!

Jim

You are right, VAT 4956 and Ptolemy is totally off. Do you know what Apostates, VAT 4956, and Ptolemy have in common? They are totally off!!
grissom6471 -
Debating with apostates is like watching last week's Apprentice when Piers Morgan and Omarosa were verbally fighting the whole show. With apostates playing the part of Omarosa. The result is just ugly.

Apostates are ugly.
abrother -
Grissom

Not only they are ugly, but retarts too.

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Where was the joy they kept taling about

by heybaby in

ok, so i have been thinking about my time as a jw (i'm fading out - read my other posts for background info).

you know how you always hear how the ministry will bring so much joy and contentment, yadda yadda yadda?

i always hated service...always!!

logic&reason

Field service, Talks, Meetings, Commenting, The "Privilege" of cleaning the Hall, Conventions, Assemblies... Zero Joy.

There were fleeting moments of Joy that resulted from the false sense of accomplishment after completing one of the tasks above.

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Hello everyone

by Ray Bailey in

shame on you for not worshipping the fds!.

rock on!.

logic&reason

Welcome to the board...

Aren't the elders are such a loving provision!!!

"Butthead..."

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my soon to be ex husband takes my daughter, who is two and a half, to the meetings still because our divorce judge awarded him her on those nights since i didnt attend a place of worship at the time of our split.

(well duh, i was recovering from a cult) i recently found out she has been "answering" at the meetings.

(she is very advanced for her age, very talkative and articulate) i'm just sick from this.

logic&reason

Children almost always look over at their parents after they comment.

You can watch for it like clockwork.

Usually they have no idea what they have just said, they are just repeating words trying to gain the approval of the adult.

Parents will almost always reciprocate with smiles and nods of approval, which is all the kid really wants.

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Anyone had a tooth Implant?

by The-Borg in

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are they as good as they make out, any drawbacks to having one?.

i'm thinking of getting my crown replaced with one but wonder if the 3000 ($6000) is worth it.. .

logic&reason

My Dad has had several, and they look like natural teeth. They even colored them a little so that they would match his existing teeth.

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There's a crack in everything...

by Confession in

it's unavoidable... when a jw finds out you no longer believe it's "the truth," they're eager to jump on flaws in your thinking.

they (and formerly, we) want to believe that, when someone leaves, there must have been something that "soured you" to the organization.

some personal thing that resulted in bitterness and therefore your departure.. it's good to be able to say that you didn't leave because of any big scandal or personal affront, isn't it?

logic&reason

This is a great post Confession.

For those out there who have to deal with relatives or friends that try to convince them that their "one" reaon for leaving is trivial... it can be very frustrating.

They don't get the point that "one" little, trivial detail is just part of a huge mountain of facts that prove the WTBS is a fraud.

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Please Watch this Video, and Tell Me if I'm Over-Reacting

by jamiebowers in

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this just really shook me up.

i would love to see tons of comments about how this little girl very well may be df'd someday.

pay attention at the 53rd second,.

logic&reason

Something went wrong with my last post... oh well, I guess I am typing too fast and not looking at what I am doing.

Anyway. I watched one of the other videos they have posted. It is of their kids playing bible charades on vacation.

This reminds me of a family in my current hall. The parents are real JW nazis. They spend vacations doing unassigned territory, and they have family study on the non-meeting nights.

Pretty sad for the kids.

Sometimes I think when you look at the kids (both are barely pre-teen) it's like they keep ckecking their watches to see if they are 18 yet.

When they are old enough to decide for themselves... POW! they're gone.

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Please Watch this Video, and Tell Me if I'm Over-Reacting

by jamiebowers in

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friends

this just really shook me up.

i would love to see tons of comments about how this little girl very well may be df'd someday.

pay attention at the 53rd second,.