Bummer, when I came on it was some kind of trivia - what color was one of Rutherford's 2 Cadillacs - didn't stay on long enough to hear the answer -I'll have to catch up with the pod cast
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Rick Fearon's Conference Call Was Cool Tonight!
by jamiebowers inlady lee was the guest, and farkel, flipper alltime jeff, middleman, mouthy and some other jwners lent their voices to the mix.
it was so cool to hear them talking!
sorry that i didn't mention everyone by name, but i didn't catch some of them.
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The coldness of Watchtowerism thread
by Brummie inwhen my dad died on november 9th none of my jw family turned to comfort my mother, no phone calls no cards no words of comfort.
its over a month now and still they havent made any contact.
it doesnt really matter since they are all jws on my moms side but dads side of the family are catholic so they were all there to give the strength needed to cope.
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Be careful what you ask for - I could go on and on and on.
First let me say that your experience might finally explain why whenever I gave sympathy cards to other JWs they would all be shocked. For the longest time I couldn't figure it out. I now know that they weren't used to getting support from JWs so it was a surprise when someone like me came along and thought enough to give them a card. But it still makes no sense to me. I was not raised a JW. I was not taught by my family to write such cards. It was from reading the WT and Awake! that I learned that it was the proper thing to do! So why don't more JWs do it???
I had a horrific loss myself and and shortly thereafter moved to another city. I was still deep in grief, which had been made worse by lack of support. I kept reading articles in the WT about how if something is bothering you that you should talk to a "mature" Christian about it. Well, in the new congregation there was a couple that had been considered for circuit work. I figured, how much more "mature" could you get than that. I confided to the sister about my loss and how I was having a difficult time with it and with the lack of support I had gotten from the congregation I had moved from. Nothing. I let a few weeks go by, thinking maybe she was taking some time to think how best to comfort me. Nothing. I approached her and told her that it had taken a lot of courage for me to share something so personal and devestating with her and how hurtful it was that she never reached out to help after I made it clear that it was others' lack of support that had made it worse to begin with. What did she say? She said that she has never been the kind of person to be a close friend to others in that way. She went as far as to tell me that her own daughter grew up feeling neglected by her parents because they were too busy with theocratic activities to attend to her needs. Well, if the woman can't show love to her own daughter, what chance did I have of getting it? And yet this is the type of people I was constantly faced with as a JW. Someone please tell me- just where are those loving JWs I had always read about in the WT and Awake! I'd really like to know.
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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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He saw our 50 inch TV on the wall and made a side comment about it being the most domineering thing in the room.
Maybe you should have said to him, "No, actually you are."
You all are bringing up so many memories. When I look back at all the C.O.s I had the "privilege" of working with and hosting, I can't think if one that I actually enjoyed being with. Trouble is, I couldn't share my feelings with anyone, since I would be talking against a "spirit-appointed" servant of Jehovah. And who was sure to make that point clear? A C.O., of course! Should have been a clue right there. Anyway. We had an elderly C.O. with a really cranky wife (Adams). The wife did not hold back from using the time I was serving her lunch to complain about the other sisters in my congregation, and some others I did not even know who were in the circuit. When the sisters in my congregation made a big show by buying her balloons, she changed her tune and was all smiles and friendliness. I remember thinking that it was pretty hypocritical - could have taken a lesson from many of you that let such hypocrisy of others help them out of the religion.
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Received a call from my parents today
by Elsewhere inthey only call when someone in the family dies or there is some other sort of "family emergency".. .
my father told me that he has been diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mesothelioma.
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I disagree with some of the advice given here. Based on my own personal experience I say go ahead and be honest with your father, even if it takes seeing a counselor or someone similar to help you formulate what you are going to say. It's true that there are some things you can't take back when someone dies. But it is also true that when someone dies you may never have the chance to tell them how much what they've done has hurt you, either.
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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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I knew a young couple in training to be CO and CO's wife. They were visiting with both the CO and the DO and the young JW in training made the comment that she learned from the other wives not to have dessert. I wonder whatever became of them. Anyway, it's got to be difficult to not be able to choose your own meals day after day, year after year. Add to that, the schedule that does not allow much time for physical activity or exercise, and yes, I can see why some might feel they shouldn't have dessert. And to think - at one time I thought it might be nice to be a CO's wife - silly, silly girl!
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Awake 2009 has Pioneer lying in court..would you tell others not to join army..NO, they decide!?
by Witness 007 inawake 2009 sept p.14 judge asked a pioneer in indonisia in court "would you tell others not to join the army?
no said andre "it is for them to decide....." .
theocratic war strategy!
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Would love a scan or this article. 'Tell others' is too general. If they asked, "Would you tell other JWs'...than that would be a lie.
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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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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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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.