Farkel - wow he certainly did do you a favor! Guess that's why they have so many pictures in the WT of dressed up couples doing ordinary things - as a reminder of how JWs are supposed to dress. Would love to know exactly what you were wearing that was so inappropriate.
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Circuit Oversear for dinner..."sorry no time to talk" remember this! Like Jesus is coming!
by Witness 007 ina sister rang and left a message to see how we are....but i called back the next day and she said...."oh sorry i have no time to talk, the circuit oversear is coming for dinner, can you call back?
" this reminds me of c.o dinners it's a major suck up...like jesus and his apostles are coming for dinner.
the pioneers like this sister always get the c.o to come over.. anyone had the pleasure?.
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Circuit Oversear for dinner..."sorry no time to talk" remember this! Like Jesus is coming!
by Witness 007 ina sister rang and left a message to see how we are....but i called back the next day and she said...."oh sorry i have no time to talk, the circuit oversear is coming for dinner, can you call back?
" this reminds me of c.o dinners it's a major suck up...like jesus and his apostles are coming for dinner.
the pioneers like this sister always get the c.o to come over.. anyone had the pleasure?.
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Satanus - no, not demonized (calling her that would be complementing the COs wife), my kitty was just smart - I should have taken a clue from her.
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Anyone familar with Everest College?
by Pandoras cat11 injust curious if anyone has ever gone to this school and if they had a good experience.
it is one of those "career colleges" you see advertised on the t.v.
i have an appointment with one of the advisors next week.
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Yeah, I would agree. It's there are a lot of little "colleges" that are a waste of time and money. Get yourself to a community college instead.
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Circuit Oversear for dinner..."sorry no time to talk" remember this! Like Jesus is coming!
by Witness 007 ina sister rang and left a message to see how we are....but i called back the next day and she said...."oh sorry i have no time to talk, the circuit oversear is coming for dinner, can you call back?
" this reminds me of c.o dinners it's a major suck up...like jesus and his apostles are coming for dinner.
the pioneers like this sister always get the c.o to come over.. anyone had the pleasure?.
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Password - that is horrible! I for one never had a mother who would take the time to teach me to cook. Then, when I became a JW and would ask my "new spiritual mothers" to teach me, they never had the time either. Since I didn't go to culinary school and didn't know what most of the terms and tools described in cookbooks were, well let's just say my skills were very limited. Add to that my lack of education led to not being able to afford much food for myself, let alone all those I tried to be hospitable to! Kind of wish I had that CO wife say that to me so I could get some kind of answer from her on just how I was supposed to do what the GB expected as far as hospitality when it was because of following the GB's direction that I was left with so little life skills.
I had just mastered a decent lasagna when we were about to have the CO and his wife over. I made the mistake of asking her if there was any food they didn't like. She said they were sick of getting lasagna! I don't even remember what I made for them instead. I do remember that for all the praise that goes to COs and their wives, I couldn't understand what the deal was with this couple. There was just no connecting with them at all. At the time I had a sweet kitten who usually avoided company because she was timid of strangers. Don't know what it was, but my kitty did not like the CO's wife at all, and actually attacked her from behind while she was sitting at the table! I have to admit, I got a secret little satisfaction from it. Seems my kitty was able to act out her feelings toward people she didn't like while I had to smile and be quietly polite.
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WHAT HAS HELPED HEALED CURED YOUR BITTERNESS WITH THE BORG?
by freewilly01 inis there or has there been anything that has aided you in your quest to rid yourself of the bitterness and resentment of the jw's .
i know for some it has appeared that they have a newfound religion or religious belief, but that is not the case with myself.. for some maybe visiting these sites encourages them to shed those miserable memories?
for me it just builds more resentment.
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Not cured yet, but on my way to feeling better. It helps to not only talk about my experience but also to hear from others that had similar experiences.
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JWs who don't believe they have the truth. What percent?
by I quit! inevery year i think about this and i believe every year the percent goes up but it is hard to know what the number is because any doubting jw lives in fear of being found out.
they know how their lives would be permanently changed if they openly stated that they just couldn't believe it anymore.
i think there could be kingdom halls were 50% of the people attending don't believe they have the truth but think they are the only one that feels that way because every other doubter is doing the same thing they are doing.
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Well, based on what I've seen, not many doubt it is the truth. Since I've been out, I've tried to find those that always seemed the most miserable while in, figuring that by now they are out. Surprise, surprise, most are still in - with no indication that they have any doubts at all! Of the few that are out, not many have actually examined doctrine to see whether or not it was the truth. Some actually still believe that it is the closest to the true religion as can be but for whatever reason have just decided it's not for them anymore.
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Real Reasons Some Go to Bethel
by startingovernow ini've known known a lot of bethelites and it never ceased to amaze me when asked why they wanted to go there the kind of answers i got.
some included:.
my mom used to have dinner ready for me every night when when i was pioneering before i got married.
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Let's get back on topic. If you actually know someone who has gone to Bethel for reasons other than printed in the WT and Yearbooks, or have gone there yourself and want to share, please do. If you want to speculate on how many Bethelites are gay, please do so in another thread.
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Real Reasons Some Go to Bethel
by startingovernow ini've known known a lot of bethelites and it never ceased to amaze me when asked why they wanted to go there the kind of answers i got.
some included:.
my mom used to have dinner ready for me every night when when i was pioneering before i got married.
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Now, now, guberningbody - there are plently of Bethelites who are in no way gay. Some really are under the illusion that they are in God's House - extra protection when the big A strikes.
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Unloaded on the husband of my wife's study sister last night, how much damage did I do to myself??
by insearchoftruth inwell had a really good weekend away from home, but i guess i knew that the respite from the wts would end.
tuesdays are the day my wife has her personal bible study with the sister and she has also had the husband come over on tuesday afternoons so the son can have the pleasure of a bible study (which he loathes, he is a high school junior and has no interest in this stuff).
i get home from work late, after a fairly long day and the guy is still there.
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I'm curious why you think youv'e done damage to yourself. Sounds like you finally asked the questions that need to be asked. I wasn't aware that your wife's mother is DFd. Why would she want to get involved in a religion that would lead to shunning her own mother? And have you talked to the mother to get an idea of what life as a JW and a DFd JW is?
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Real Reasons Some Go to Bethel
by startingovernow ini've known known a lot of bethelites and it never ceased to amaze me when asked why they wanted to go there the kind of answers i got.
some included:.
my mom used to have dinner ready for me every night when when i was pioneering before i got married.
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Marlene- this is a whole other thing I'll never understand, how can college educated parents refused such an education for their own children? It makes no sense. It makes even less sense that he could marry someone so young...