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  paranoid and ready to officially leave!

  by leftchica in

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  2. scandals

  so i officially realized today that i am paranoid!!

  everytime i hear a car door slam outside i peek out the window.

  my blinds are closed and the telivision is on low.

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  StoneWall

  leftchica,

  Welcome to the forum!

  I would like to make a few comments, suggestions, recommendations regarding your situation you described.

  From what I can tell of your statements you're a grown woman (married), and you have your own place.

  Never ever let Elders or anyone else for that matter invade your personal space(home), and intimidate you into

  feeling like a prisoner in the one place you should feel most at ease,relaxed and secure.

  This is your place not theirs. You call the shots not them. This isn't the kingdom hall so some elders you have to remind

  just because they have the title/position of Elder doesn't give them the right to pop in anytime they want without

  calling ahead and verifying it with you first.

  They want to know if " I have any further questions i want to go over"

  Just tell them you appreciate their concern but no you don't have any questions you want to go over.

  Tell them you are trying to resolve some personal issues. If they try and draw you out by saying something like "we would

  be glad to help in any way we can because we miss you at meetings", tell them thanks but thats why you said "personal"

  issues.

  It's sorta like when someone tells me they have a personal relationship with God, I say "good for you, but if you tell me

  about it, it's no longer personal but public.
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  New here

  by goldensky in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear all,.

  i discovered this site only a couple of weeks ago and i already feel affection for you.. i am a 48-year-old woman and i live in spain, where i was born and raised, so i apologize in advance for my inevitable lack of style and possible grammar mistakes, due to english not being my native tongue.. i grew up in the truth and jehovah and the congregation have filled my whole life.

  i've had little contact with the outside world.

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  Welcome Goldensky!

  Very nice introduction of yourself.

  Looking forward to hearing more from you.
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  New to Halloween...What do YOU do?

  by Bourne in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've never celebrated halloween (too bad none of you live around here - jacksonville fl), but for whatever reason, i have alot of good memories from the anticipation of the various holidays as a child (i'm originally from a state that actually had seasons), even though we as jw's did'nt participate.

  i still remember being at friends' houses, seeing them apparently happy and found myself wishing that i could have something to look forward too that was fun and not just the memorial (such a solemn occasion).

  i have swore to myself that when (and if) i ever have children that i will celebrate them (the holidays + birthdays) as would want them to have some of the memories that i was denied.. am i making too much of this?.

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  New to Halloween...What do YOU do?

  You go out and try to scare the bejeebus out of people is what you do.

  And if anyone gives you a hard time, its always a good idea to have a extra carton of eggs and roll of toilet tissue

  in the car. Your instincts will tell you what to do with the eggs and roll of paper.
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  One hundred eleven assemblies

  by JimmyPage in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my dad visited recently and somehow we got on the subject of assemblies.

  he's been in the truth 37 years and figured he'd been to 3 assemblies a year.

  that meant he had been to 111 assemblies in his life!

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  StoneWall

  It would be interesting to ask your dad out of those 111 assemblies how many he was at and they said the end was

  close?
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  beer

  by John Doe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i never really liked beer, but, i got a hankering for one on the way home from work.

  i picked up a six pack of foster's (never tried it before) and i must say, it's prettty danged good.

  what do you drink?.

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  John I was a little worried about you on that other thread about buying a sewing machine.

  But now that you're buying beer to go along with it....I might try my hand at sewing

  (and will probably wind up sewing my hand after I've had a few cold brews)
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  I've been thinking!? What happens after Armageddon?

  by LucyA in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  given the fact that the majority of jw are lets say less educated than the general population.

  whose going to run the hospitals power plants waterworks you know general infrastructure in every country there are jws after armageddon or is jehovah simply going to get the angels to do the grunt work?

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  StoneWall

  Well after Armageddon according to Rev. 19:21 the birds will play a big role in cleaning up the earth. It says "And all the

  birds were filled from the fleshy parts of them."

  Then just a couple chapters later in chap 21 it tells us basically that we won't have need of hospitals and funeral homes

  since " God himself will be with them. And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither

  will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”

  And there won't be much need for electricity anyhow since people will grow their own food, so no need for all those

  grocery stores and storehouses. And you'll have all the time in the world to dig your very own water well by hand

  just like the patriarchs of old did. So no need for any water treatment facilities.

  And we can all play tag football (not flag football since all flags have been outlawed.)

  Of course the football must be made of coconuts since we can no longer use pigskin(no more harming the animals)
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  What do you think about David Letterman now?

  by asilentone in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i am sure all of you know about it by now..

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  StoneWall

  Just think he only needs to bang about another 500 or so to be in the running with King David and Solomon for who

  scored with the most females. When you add up all their wives and concubines it would be hard to even come

  close to being in their league.

  Edited to add: Maybe he wants to become known as King David Letterman
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  Just got back from a mini vacation...Here are a few Pictures

  by StoneWall in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the vacation was only for 4 days in myrtle beach,s.c.

  but we had a blast in that short time .

  i've never posted pics on here before so i hope this turns out.. i'm only posting pics that i hope won't blow my cover since i'm somewhat in the j.witness protection plan.. if my wealthy family members find out its me they will probably cut me out of their wills and give my part to.

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  After consulting with both my wife and son, I've decided to go with their recommendation and remove 2 pics on this

  thread (to protect their identity) since its in the public section and not members only section.(This is like the public edition

  and members only WT)

  I figured since we had on sunglasses and/or hats in each of the pictures it'd be alright but I do agree with them that

  people that knew us real good could make the connection.

  I hope in the near future to make either a My Space or FaceBook account so we can control somewhat who views the info

  and pics that we post and feel at ease to show many of such.

  Just wanted to type this up so that if any of you get a picture not available or similar message, you would understand

  why.
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  I'm new, let me introduce myself

  by no lies please in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been lurking here for many months.

  i served as an elder for many years, and regular pioneer for much longer until recently.

  i'm also a mts grad and was used extensively on the circuit and district level.

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  N.L.P.

  Welcome!

  Looking forward to hearing more from you.

  This is sorta like a talk on the ministry school. We have your introduction now we are keenly looking forward to the body

  of your talk. Lot of us are still working on our conclusion.
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  MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS DIED

  by Mary in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is one post i had always hoped i would never have to do, but after a long and brave battle, my beloved brother in law has died.

  i have done a couple of threads on this in the past, so many of you know the battles he was facing.

  he had been diagnosed earlier this year with myelodysplastic syndrome and the mortality rate of this disease is quite high.

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  StoneWall

  (((Mary)))

  I would like to extend my family's condolence to both you and your sister's loss.

  It speaks volumes about the type of man your bro-in-law was by your choice of words and the care in which you express

  them to us.

  I come from a large family and so many times I've seen and heard were many in-laws are just tolerated to keep peace

  in the family, and that many don't really care that much for the individuals.

  It is nice to see that your bro-in-law had such a positive and uplifting affect on you to the point of even feeling more

  like a brother to you. Truly something to be cherished as well as missed.

  Our hearts go out to you at this difficult time.

  with much love to you and your family,

  StoneWall and family