Posts by amama2six

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Just got invited to my first family Birthday party

by Bumble Bee in

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just got an email from a cousin.

i'm invited to my aunts 65th birthday this month!!

this is the first real family birthday party i've been invited to!

amama2six

That's great Bumble Bee...go and have a BLAST!!!

I watched a YouTube video of this guy who had an Elder call him about him and his wife having b-day pictures for their little one on the internet that some "witnesses" had seen (they had faded for at least a year, I think). The video was audio of the messages left and conversations had with the Elder about the "situation"...along with a slideshow of text thoughts and pictures of the party in question. For the one showing the kid's presents he said something about the possibility of John the Baptist's head being in one of the boxes...had me in stitches! hahahahaha

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Suggestions on how to properly get disfellowshiped

by IreallydidwalkoutofaKH in

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here is how i would like to get df'd.

during the service meeting of cource the announcement would be made.

i would like to walk in the meeting during the song (preferably..."then they will know") leading up to the the announcements and walk to my seat in the front of the kingdom hall dressed as darth vader.

amama2six

LOL Hortensia...I am SO tempted to attend the KH down the road from me dressed like a common whore. Since they don't know me or that I'm DFed I could play off the whole "I was just looking for some religion" thing...all the while having a blast giving them a run for their "moral" money. hehehe I have a video camera...I could probably buy a cheap purse, cut a small hole in it, and video all the reactions! That sounds SO fun right about now...

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I just came from my elder's meeting

by BonaFide in

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just to review, i had my meeting today with the two elders who say a sister has accused me of "grinding" with her and thus porneia.

so i printed out several of your comments on how to defend myself.

i felt good about standing my ground, and repeating that i had not "grinded" with this ex-friend and that she wants to ruin the relationship i have now with the sister i am dating.. however, the two elders today really tried to pressure me.

amama2six

No kidding, that's how Yikes got out of being DFed. He started naming off all the Elders' daughters he'd messed around with...they swept everything under the rug and let him fade into the sunset. :D

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Just got a phone call...

by amama2six in

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my oldest daughter (who is currently up in ct) just called to tell me my stepmother (wicked witch of the west) was in an accident yesterday evening.

she was riding a moped and crashed it into a parked car (don't ask me what an overweight 53 year old woman with bad knees is doing on a moped but whatever...supposed to save on the cost of gas or something).

anyway...she shattered her right leg and wrist in the accident (her good walking side) and apparently will never be the same.

amama2six

Well I tried to change my picture and I can't figure out how, so it will have to continue looking like my neck is jacked up...whatever. So anyway, I wanted to just get back on to the topic at hand but apparently my update got lost in all the chiropractic chatter. :(

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Just got a phone call...

by amama2six in

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my oldest daughter (who is currently up in ct) just called to tell me my stepmother (wicked witch of the west) was in an accident yesterday evening.

she was riding a moped and crashed it into a parked car (don't ask me what an overweight 53 year old woman with bad knees is doing on a moped but whatever...supposed to save on the cost of gas or something).

anyway...she shattered her right leg and wrist in the accident (her good walking side) and apparently will never be the same.

amama2six

Ummm...ok then. Thanks for the "heads up".

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Just got a phone call...

by amama2six in

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my oldest daughter (who is currently up in ct) just called to tell me my stepmother (wicked witch of the west) was in an accident yesterday evening.

she was riding a moped and crashed it into a parked car (don't ask me what an overweight 53 year old woman with bad knees is doing on a moped but whatever...supposed to save on the cost of gas or something).

anyway...she shattered her right leg and wrist in the accident (her good walking side) and apparently will never be the same.

amama2six

My stepmother was supposed to have surgery yesterday morning, so I called today to see how she was doing. My Dad said they delayed the surgery until Monday because she lost so much blood in the accident...three units. I guess this means that despite being inactive for probably over 10 years she's still sticking to the no-blood rule...otherwise wouldn't they just throw a few bags in her and go for the surgery?

Apparently the bone in her upper leg (above the knee) is toast...they can't even put rods in it at this point because it's broken up so bad. She's getting plates instead, then they'll try to piece the bone back together in there and I guess hope it grow back over time. Also, her wrist popped out of place, they put it back but the bone there is also broken in four different places so she'll need surgery on it at the same time as the leg.

She will spend at least another 4-6 weeks in the hospital, then transfer over to a convalescent home for around 3-4 months before finally being able to go back home. That's if everything goes as planned, which of course it might not.

I'm not going up there just yet in light of the fact that she'll be in there so long and I really don't have the money for it. I told my daughter I'll make it a point to head up there within the next few months, though. For now I'm just staying in touch with my Dad and told him to tell her I loved her and was thinking about her. I'll probably try to call her tomorrow before she heads in to surgery on Monday just in case something goes wrong and she doesn't make it (her doctor said the surgery is definitely "life-threatening" and she's not the healthiest person on the planet). I'll let you all know what happens after that!

Thanks again for all the thoughts and advice, I really appreciate it!

~April

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Question from a recent JW Wake

by robhic in

i used to be involved with a woman who was a (not very good) jw.

we hadn't seen each other for a few years and last month her sister called me to inform me she had died.

she had been living in a nursing home for years so this event was not unexpected.

amama2six

Maybe it was taped for members who were unable to attend the wake.

I always remember wakes being discouraged (especially open-casket...one sister was frowned upon for having an open-casket funeral for her 3 yo son who died of liver cancer even though it appeared it was mostly to appease her non-believing husband). The preferred method was cremation and a funeral talk at the KH...nobody even going to the gravesite afterward or anything. It kept costs at a minimum; less money spent on caskets and elaborate wake/funeral proceedings meant more money could go into the donation boxes instead. I remember loved ones of the deceased asking people to donate to the hall instead of the family. Giess they thought (or were told) this was the more "christian" way to handle things and would be what their deceased JW family member would have wanted.

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Let's help the friends give the #3 talk

by CombattingTheCult in

i thought it might be considerate to help the friends who have the #3 talk this week.

the subject is "true prophets did not always understand how and when things foretold would happen".

any modern day applications would be especially beneficial for the audience.

amama2six

New Light = This lie isn't working for us anymore...we're going to get called on it soon!

That's right, call it "new light", claim a little human error while still maintaining your status as "Jehovah's human channel". Oh, and don't forget to reiterate time and time again that looking at any outside information pertaining to the history of your "organization" constitutes "apostasy"; wouldn't want anyone figuring out what you're REALLY doing now, would you?

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cut and paste from a Yahoo witness group

by booby in

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notice the admonition to follow the fds.

you might think they would have said to follow the biblical counsel, but oh no, it's follow the counsel of the fds.

the cut and paste follows.

amama2six

Yeah, the FDS already read and interpreted the Bible FOR you, so why bother?

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How do I find my old friend?

by Fishbulb in

a long time ago, well, 1992, hurricane andrew hit the homestead area of southern florida.

among the relief work, the witnesses jumped in to help, mainly their own.

before i was even baptized i headed down with a group of "brothers" to join in the relief work.

amama2six

Freedom, have you tried www.classmates.com or www.reunion.com? When ladies sign up for those they let you put both your married AND maiden name (after all, none of your old school buddies would know you by your married name). Perhaps she is on one of those!