Posts by crmsicl

Ldrnomo's granddaughter (and mine) has learned at 5 years old to live a double life. She knows she can't have a birthday party so she celebrates birthdays for her little stuffed pets. She gets me to help her decorate and engage with her. I don't use the word birthday but she knows it's safe here and she can play out her needs. I told her parents that we don't encourage or discourage (maybe a little :) there beliefs so when she asks us: Grama do you like Halloween, Christmas etc. I tell her I don't mind them.

The other day when we picked her up from school and brought her to our house we were playing in her cute little playroom under the steps. She was using a new electronic toy that her parents just got for her. She wanted to click on the ghost but said "I better not press that one", I said nothing. She held her ground for about a minute but then went for it then said "uh-oh I made Jehovah sad". I couldn't let her think that so I said "He'll get over it". That seemed to satisfy her.

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"the mess in the west"

by Hortensia in

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last night the folks on the weather channell were referring to our rainstorm as "the mess in the west.

" they always have to have a catch phrase, don't they.

i understand oregon is getting dumped on, up to a foot of rain in some areas, but we're closer to the southern end of the storm and they say we're just getting a few inches.. anway, isn't rain glorious?

crmsicl

It's shining now!

Forget those national weather forcasts that make it seem like it always rains in the NW, sometimes the clouds get hung up in the mountains and there are two mountain ranges so here in the middle Sound area it can be quite nice. Still, it does rain here.

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"the mess in the west"

by Hortensia in

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friends

last night the folks on the weather channell were referring to our rainstorm as "the mess in the west.

" they always have to have a catch phrase, don't they.

i understand oregon is getting dumped on, up to a foot of rain in some areas, but we're closer to the southern end of the storm and they say we're just getting a few inches.. anway, isn't rain glorious?

crmsicl

After a brief 15 minute shower the clouds are even higher and there is more blue sky. I predict the sun will shine within 15 more minutes. yay.

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"the mess in the west"

by Hortensia in

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friends

last night the folks on the weather channell were referring to our rainstorm as "the mess in the west.

" they always have to have a catch phrase, don't they.

i understand oregon is getting dumped on, up to a foot of rain in some areas, but we're closer to the southern end of the storm and they say we're just getting a few inches.. anway, isn't rain glorious?

crmsicl

I live in the Pacific Northwest. It has been raining a lot but I love what the weather people out here call "sun breaks". One is trying to come on now. It rained last night and now the clouds are high and moving north (kind of unusual) and there are patches of blue here and there. I predict some "sun breaks" today.

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I Saw 2 Hispanic Witnesses On My Street This Morning & They Looked Afraid Of Me

by minimus in

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they had book bags strapped to their shoulders.

they watched me as i turned my car around and i think they might have thought that i was going to clip them.

the younger 20 something year old man, raised his hand to acknowledge me as if to say, "hi and thanks for not hitting us".. they continued their s l o w "pioneer shuffle" and i went my merry way..

crmsicl

Over the summer two sisters came to the door asking if i knew of any Philippino families living in the neighborhood. Caught me off guard, I wish I could have said something meaningful to them. I just gave them a smile like they were nuts and shook my head. That was a first. I didn't even know of any Philippino congregation around here.

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Can a JWs Elder be "removed" if his wife is known as the congregation "gossip"?

by booker-t in

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i remember in my kingdom hall one of our 5 elders bro.

"smith" had a gossipy wife sis "smith" who would be known to gossip from the time she enter the hall until she left.

i don't know how she never was reproved or counseled for her gossiping.

crmsicl

I definetly was not a gossipy elders wife. honest. not that it really matters just thought I'd pipe up.

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Hi Everyone

by Skbj in

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hello people,

i'd like to start by saying wow!

i've only just discovered this "world" of ex jw's so i'm still catching up on lots of stuff, my story is a bit long so don't know if people have patience to read :p but if you can bear the reading then i'm happy to share.

crmsicl

Wow, quite a road you've traveled. I like your accent, you're very fiesty too..I'm flabbergasted that at age 13 you grabbed a guy by the neck and slammed him to the wall and grabbed his jewels because he called you a "Jehovah". But seriously I applaud you for listening to your instinct and acting on it at any cost. You're a winner.

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Voting for the first time!!

by wolfman85 in

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i'm 45 years old and i was raised as a jw.

i left the "truth" two years ago, but i am not disfellowshipped.

any of you ever voted being an active jw?

crmsicl

I heard it's actually not a disfellowshipping offense. Still it wouldn't be something one would not mention indiscriminately since it would be a stumbling act.