I'm not outgoing, but, one-on-one if I find some common interest, I can talk someone's head clean off, just like my daddy.
Can't stand to be in a large group.
I can happily spend more time alone than anyone I know.
ataloa
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Do you consider yourself to be quiet or outgoing?
by mrsjones5 insomething someone said on one of the popularity topics got me to wondering who on the board is quiet and who are the outgoing ones in real life.
i'm a quiet person in real life, takes me a while to warm up to folks that i just meet, but if i really like a person my rarely used gift of gab comes out.. how about ya'll?.
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Wife may have Breastcancer, not sure.
by KW13 inshe has had strange coloured discharge from one breast for a while now.
the doctor didn't really seem to take it seriously.
yesterday she shouts me screaming and she shows me blood coming from her nipple, like you would expect milk to.
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ataloa
So sorry. Hope everything turns out well.
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Hi! I'm a new member here
by faqs7719 ini'm a new member here but i have read this forum from about 6 months ago.. i was born in jw, all my family is jw.. one day i decide to make a research about the prophecies because i thought that would help me strengthen my faith.
i always like the prophecies.
i have started my research with jerusalem 607. hit the google page, start to search and whats up?
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ataloa
Welcome, faqs.
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30 Things White People Do That Black People Don't
by BizzyBee in.
still mopping up the tears of laughter!.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehryl_et5fu&feature=related.
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ataloa
lol. The funniest thing was when the guy got tickled at himself.
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Yoo-Hoo, deah Sno'birdie...
by AGuest inpiece t'ya'll, chile.
sumwherz on 'dis heah talkin' borwad ah seen whar ya'll sent me sum luv... 'but ah 'cain't fines hit no 'mo... an so ah jus' wontid 'ta giv ya'll a holla and say thanky kindly mah sistuh deah... luv rait bak at cha'll!.
da piece and luv 'o de lawd to yuh, mah dear wun 'n sistuh in 'de lawd, truly!.
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ataloa
For Misery and MrsJones: (warning - foul language)
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FlyingHighNow's Nephew's shunning - tragic ending
by Incognito inflyinghighnow (heather) updated her thread last evening about her nephew's shunning treatment by his own mother.
this story has now taken a tragic turn and because heather had updated the original thread, it has been buried and has not gotten the recognition it deserves.. the third page of the original thread is here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/196991/3/my-lovely-jw-sister-just-said-this-to-her-oldest-son last evenings post is about half way down.. .
please provide heather some kindness and support that she needs at this time.. .
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ataloa
So sorry, FHN.
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The pain got too much so I wrote to my daughter....
by Lozhasleft ini just wrote a message to my youngest daughter - its been over a year since we were in touch.
she moved to live with an older sibling and cut off contact with me.
she's only 17. its been heartbreaking.
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ataloa
((Loz and Palmtree))
So sorry, Loz. Palmtree made a good point. It's very important to make your feelings known to her, for the record. It may not have an immediate effect on her, but one day when she looks back, she'll know you did what you could and that she is loved. And if you have to take a punch for it, at least you know you can.
I think you did great.
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Those that just one day - were not there anymore
by just n from bethel ini, like otwo in another thread, never really had a bad experience with jws.
i never had any case of molestation come up in the the many congregations i served in.
i never had any major beefs with any elder body.
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ataloa
Excellent post; and this is a great line:
that I was waiting not on God but on men.
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Ladies - Have you ever thought about shaving your head - all off?
by Lady Lee ini've thought about it.
when i first moved to ottawa i knew a woman who had shaved all her hair off and had tattoos all over her head - bizarre but interesting.. a few actresses have done it and they look fabulous although not all do and i doubt most men would love it.. for you fellows that shave bald - why do ou like it.
avi had an awesome avatar of him shaved bald -- so sexy looking.
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ataloa
lol at flipper!
Yes I think about it almost daily; can't stand it blowing into my eyes and mouth when I'm trying to work.
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Something that's been on my mind for a while and I finally put into words.
by WontLeave inshould i turn "apostate"?.
when anyone is replying to a matter before he hears [it], that is foolishness on his part and a humiliation.
prov 18:13. .
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ataloa
Wontleave, you sound so much like me when I was struggling for so long to stay “in”. That was the reasoning I used. I kept thinking of the man Jesus healed that the Pharisees were after questioning him about Jesus, and he had to be so careful about the words he used in his answers so as to remain a part of that organization and not get himself disfellowshipped. I thought that’s what I should do too. I tried to stay, but I could not worship in truth and spirit in all that oppression.
There are other things taught in the Bible to also consider - “get out of her, my people, if you don’t want to share in her sins”. When you know harmful things, disgusting things are going on and you aren’t allowed to warn anyone, you are saying it’s alright by your silence. You ARE sharing in all those sins.
Now everyone must do as their conscience dictates - some will leave and some will stay. It doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve left god. And some need to start all over from zero to know if they even believe there is a god. Some end up atheists. Most of these people are just searching for truth wherever it may be found. What we think today may not be what we think next year - it’s a journey.
Apostate is the society’s word for anyone who disagrees with anything they teach; people here jokingly use that word on each other because it is how we’re branded by your organization, whether true or not.
Perhaps you think wtbts is god’s organization because of the “big” things - no trinity or hellfire, earthly abode, etc. (And those are things I still agree with, if there‘s a god, which I am not sure about). But really, when you think about it, aren’t the “big” things these - to love God with our all and our neighbor as ourself.
Truly I have come to think the ones that know how to love and respect their neighbors are God’s organization, no matter what their doctrine is. And I mean those who truly get it. The principles Jesus taught are right down there in their heart, part of the fiber of their very being, so as to not have to run to a book and look up every little thing so as to know how to act in every situation. Even some people who don’t believe in god naturally know how to treat others with love.
About the pride thing, it can be far more prideful and self-defeating to stay in an organization like that, than to have the humility to admit we were duped. If I hadn’t swallowed that pride, I’d still be there.