Posts by stillin

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Why Did You Stay In The JW Religion As Long As You Did?

by minimus in

jw
friends

were you so indoctrinated that you just couldn’t leave?

was it due to family pressure?

was it your friendships that you didn’t want to lose?

Simon ? help me get Marvin back as my Avatar please ?

by smiddy3 in

hi, simon i don`t know how or why my avatar marvin has disappeared and my old avatar has re surfaced but i would appreciate getting marvin back please..

stillin

Welcome back! I'm working on my image as we speak.

woohoo! Look at my pitcher!

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Do you have a barking, snarling, vicious Brain-Dog too?

by Terry in

jw
friends

there is a snapping vicious junkyard dog in my head.

a dog constantly barking, hungry, terrifyingly intimidating, and above all...relentless!.

unless i feed it a constant stream of input - it threatens to eat me alive.. (it is that monster from the id in forbidden planet.).

stillin

I took the test. Cool! It says that I'm a mediator.

I have real dogs in my home that are good friends sometimes, but mostly a chore.

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Simon ? help me get Marvin back as my Avatar please ?

by smiddy3 in

hi, simon i don`t know how or why my avatar marvin has disappeared and my old avatar has re surfaced but i would appreciate getting marvin back please..

Simon ? help me get Marvin back as my Avatar please ?

by smiddy3 in

hi, simon i don`t know how or why my avatar marvin has disappeared and my old avatar has re surfaced but i would appreciate getting marvin back please..

stillin

Blondie, I like your new "do." Is that Debbie Harry?

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Half Your Children Are Dead And Your Still Happy?

by The Bethelite in

jw
friends

half your children are dead and your still happy?

i have/had a jw friend who has five daughters.. she was a born in as her daughters were also.

two of the daughters are out and have waken up.

I can't see just kicking your kids out simply because they don't want to live the JW lifestyle. But this shouldn't be confused with enabling your kids to live unhealthy lifestyles. Or to take having your home for granted, just being lazy. Life is tougher these days, it's true, but they should carry their own load in life if they are to ever grow up into responsible adults.

I still hold marriage in high regard, for example. No, I will not provide a bed for one night stands or things that don't meet my own standards of decency. But I would help them in their apartment search, job search, career search or education, with some time limit attached. Communicating with them as adults about this might help them to get a glimpse of maturity.

None of my kids stayed in the religion. We all have good relationships. They are all on their own and each doing well in their choices. You have to consider your own tolerance level and they should respect that.

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Simon ? help me get Marvin back as my Avatar please ?

by smiddy3 in

hi, simon i don`t know how or why my avatar marvin has disappeared and my old avatar has re surfaced but i would appreciate getting marvin back please..

stillin

Yeah, I miss the little feller, too.

I've gotten used to looking ridiculous, myself. ;)

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Pick the low-hanging fruit

by stillin in

i happened to be standing nearby when an outside contractor, out of the goodness of his heart, approached a fellow worker and invited him to his church.

the fellow worker is a known problem-drinker and actually, probably could use some discipline in his life.. anyhow, after a gushing account about how vibrant his church is and what a great guy the preacher is, he said that the lord moved him to speak with the problem-drinker.

well, i'm feeling left out, neglected, dejected and finally chimed in.

stillin

It's great to find this balance here. Smiddy, the religion helped me to fight my demons too, in my younger years.

I once met a man who told me that he woke up in the middle of the night and there was a blue man standing at the foot of his bed. The blue man was the Lord and he told the man to stop his drinking. He hadn't had a drink since then. Who am I to set him straight, right?

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Pick the low-hanging fruit

by stillin in

i happened to be standing nearby when an outside contractor, out of the goodness of his heart, approached a fellow worker and invited him to his church.

the fellow worker is a known problem-drinker and actually, probably could use some discipline in his life.. anyhow, after a gushing account about how vibrant his church is and what a great guy the preacher is, he said that the lord moved him to speak with the problem-drinker.

well, i'm feeling left out, neglected, dejected and finally chimed in.

stillin

I guess the hard-core atheists tend to dominate. Maybe it's the good manners that the believers have. Nice replies, all.

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Pick the low-hanging fruit

by stillin in

i happened to be standing nearby when an outside contractor, out of the goodness of his heart, approached a fellow worker and invited him to his church.

the fellow worker is a known problem-drinker and actually, probably could use some discipline in his life.. anyhow, after a gushing account about how vibrant his church is and what a great guy the preacher is, he said that the lord moved him to speak with the problem-drinker.

well, i'm feeling left out, neglected, dejected and finally chimed in.

stillin

I happened to be standing nearby when an outside contractor, out of the goodness of his heart, approached a fellow worker and invited him to his church. The fellow worker is a known problem-drinker and actually, probably could use some discipline in his life.

Anyhow, after a gushing account about how vibrant his church is and what a great guy the preacher is, he said that the Lord moved him to speak with the problem-drinker. Well, I'm feeling left out, neglected, dejected and finally chimed in. "Hey, doesn't the lord care about me?" He says, " you're always smiling and happy. I figure you're alright."

I'm thinking, yeh, I'm smiling and happy BECAUSE I made my escape from all of that self-deception. But, I don't want to rain on anybody's parade and I manage to keep my mouth shut.

I actually suggested to the drinker that it might be a good thing. Are you guys going to crucify me for that?