about two weeks ago i was having lunch at an establishment that has tables set up on the outside (actually a sidewalk) and as i was waiting for my order, i overheard two guys talking at the next table.
a homely guy who had a pretty girl on his arm brought this response.
"wow man, look at that!
Yes, it is; I've seen a lot of it. Only, some better have some money or some watchtower ambition, or they still won't get a date.
That's why there are so many pretty ladies here. A woman wouldn't dare be born ugly in that religion; she wouldn't have a chance.
was there one issue or incident, final straw, so-to-speak, that made you leave once and for all?
i know there was for me.. i had been having doubts for years, and had stopped believing it was the truth.
but i labored on as a jw, in part because of my family, and in part because i had invested so much of myself in it.
Geeze Donny, whatever happened with that "sister" at work?
I was never the same and I understood how much control they had over me.
Yes!! That's how it feels.
i never, ever thought i would ever be posting on a board such as this but here i am.
i've been reading the boards for several months and despite my initial conscience twinges, i couldn't help but follow a logical thought process on many issues that were causing me grief.
over this past week, due to the things i've read on here, i've had a massive cloud lift from me and i'm starting to feel joy and love in my heart that i've *never* felt before.
Silent,
I'm sorry for your pain, but I just had to laugh at this:
I even went shopping for a gun at Walmart but I couldn't buy one because I was too cheap and frugal.
Now THAT IS chintzy! But then again, I had thought of using water, myself.
I hardly ever read long posts, because it's hard to focus that long, but I did read all of yours, and I'm glad I did. As purplesofa (aka purplerain) said, there are some here who still believe some of the doctrine. Welcome to the board!
for myself, i'd have to say hugh jackman, although, i'm better looking.
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According to myheritage.com, I look like these people.
I can dig Adam Ant, but what's Mao doing there?
I really don't look like any of 'em.
we needed one today.
we woke up to flash flooding this am, .
the first two pics are the front yard i had just jumped out of bed, in my nightgown and grabbed the camera.....took some pics, battery went dead....ran in the house, .
Purps, I was beginning to think I was the only one. It still has not stopped here, but right now it has let up a little. At least it didn't come inside my house.
I have 18" tall planting beds on either side of the gates, but you'd never know it. The mountains sound awfully good right now.
i saw my first while out on errands today!.
bought a 68 camaro in 1977. paid 700$ taxes, title, registration, inspection & new tires!.
i wish i still had mine.
Like Jaguarbass I had a Ford Galaxy but mine was a 1960.
Me, too, only mine was a 67; I've been thinking all these years it was a 68, but when I looked up the pics, i saw it was a 67. That was some car, only I didn't realize it at the time. A subtle turquoise. Wish I had it now, but my first husband wrecked it. So roomy and so....metal. A real car. With a bench seat so you could snuggle up to your honey at the drive-in movies.
Hubert, I would like to see the 58 chevy convertible; do you have a pic? Was supposed to go to a car show on Saturday, but plans got cancelled at the last minute. We just love the old cars.
special about it???????????.....zero!....
that is what......it will be the same as every other one i have heard......nothing special...nothing new......yet wife says it is special because so many from the memorial will be there??
?.......dammmmmm.......i sure doubt that.........always a dub answer dammit.........dammit......dammit........oompa....
Lol at Billy! Too funny. Yeah, and the women are thinking, "I don't want to stand up for the song; what if there's something on the back of my dress?"
i needed room when i moved so i sadly threw my entire library away.
i mentioned this to an exjw.
he and his wife took all the hundreds of books, including bound volumes from the 1800s and are now using them for research and proof of watchtower lies.. what did you do with your books?.
I left them for my ex to read . As long as I was on the road to hell , I wanted to travel light.
arrrggggg...... door on garden wasn't full secured this morning...... deer, darn deer !!!!.
it is all gone, every plant has been stripped bare!.
now in my frustration i am pondering hydroponics (outdoor, indoor and organic).
Sorry about your garden, yknot. I'm trying a few tomato plants in my waterlily pond this year. So far they look good, but I have no idea what I'm doing and don't know how to handle the fertilizer. Maybe someone with some knowledge will come along to help us.
i followed my instincts that the changes my 14 year old son is going through ran deeper than teenaged angst and i made an appointment for him to see a counselor through the county so he could talk to someone.
it took two months to get it.
we went yesterday, he and i. i spoke for a little about our life now, including the separation, the house, the jws, the shunning, my husbands alcoholism and his treatment of the kids, my husbands familial bipolar and depression and adhd...and then she spoke to my son separately.
WLD, my heart goes out to you.
