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  My First Post...

  by BirdFood in

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  hi, i finally created an account, although i have been lurking (here and on jwd) for about 2 years.

  i just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.

  i wasn't able to fade as gracefully as some here have been able to do, so i lost all of my jw friends and family.

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  palmtree67

  I feel presumptuous welcoming someone else, when I am so new here, too.

  So I'll just say HI!!

  From, Palm
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  Can we blame our ancestors for our own shortcomings?

  by undercover in

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  in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.

  i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.

  they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.

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  "Who puts caramel on top of strawberry-ice creme?!!

  It`s a Culinarey Disaster I tell you!"

  I agree. This could also be the cause of global warming.....
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  Can we blame our ancestors for our own shortcomings?

  by undercover in

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  in a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.

  i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.

  they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.

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  Homosexuals
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  Out of the Closet

  by darkl1ght3r in

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  hi everyone... you might remember me from the username 'darklighter' ... if you don't, no big.

  i used to post on here about a year ago.

  i was stuck inside the watchtower corporation, with everone around me still believing.

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  palmtree67

  Your description of how you were welcomed by "worldly" family brought tears to my eyes.

  My Witness family shunned me long before I was df'ed in March. ( That's a long story... totally dysfunctional family....) And I have no worldly family.

  All the best to you.
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  When love dies...

  by JustHuman14 in

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  in my mind lately this thought is spinning round and round.

  can you find real love in the wt world?

  i guess you cant.

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  I know of a situation like that, too. Two pioneers ""encouraged" to get married without actually being in love. (Sounds more like a merger than a marriage to me....)

  They've managed to keep it together for almost 30 years, but they are both obviously unhappy. She has told people that she never expected it to go on this long, as the new system was sposed to be here by now......
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  Insomniacs...your tricks for staying asleep?

  by restrangled in

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  personally i have tried ambien,....yes puts me out but i am up in 2 to 3 hours.....heavy doses borrowed from those taking it for years.

  they are shocked it dosen't keep me down.

  i just wake up woozey....i hate it.. i can fall asleep easy but just dont stay asleep....its absolutely awful.. i wake up probably 3 times a night if not more, ....i take the dog out, whether he wants to or not, go out smoke a cig and then go back to sleep.. what i find helps me is very fresh ironed sheets with lavendar scent.....that will give me 3 hours without waking up.. the blankets can't be too cold or too hot,..which is almost impossible to get perfect,....the pillows cant be too hard or too soft....i have at least 6 on the bed to choose from..... what the hell is wrong with me?

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  I don't know how old you are, but this is very common in peri-menopausal and menopausal women.

  (Trust me......)

  I sometimes take a Gravol before bed, they are great.
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  Birthday Celebrations & other shenanigans

  by homeschool in

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  2. beliefs

  well, here's my latest "thing"...i plan on speaking with my siblings & their mates in the near future.

  i have told them that i have questions regarding some doctrines, mainly stuff like birthdays, mother's day, father's day, etc.

  my hubby has some questions for them regarding their wacky blood doctrine (but i wont cover that in this thread).

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  Is God really that insecure that if one human gives a gift to another human and says, "Hey, I'm glad you were born!" that he is so jealous because it takes attention away from himself???

  Just wondering.....
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  Another Day With Betty ...

  by sacolton in

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  awildflower, her husband and i took betty to penn square mall on sunday ... .

  treating betty to a massage chair before shopping.. .

  betty with her new jacket .... .

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  Very sweet, you guys!

  Thanks for the update and the pics!
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  How many here actually still believe that there is a God??

  by annalice in

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  after being gone from the jw's for many years now , and having done extensive research on the history of god and the belief in him , i can't seem to find any logical way to have a belief in an invisble being up there ruling over us.

  how many here still believe?

  how many don't?.

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  palmtree67

  I do.

  But I'm struggling right now with what kind of God he is and what it is he expects from me.
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  A T T E N T I O N PLEASE

  by purplesofa in

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  i wanted to draw attention as to how a new poster worded the opening to their thread.. .

  with renia now gone i feel more confident to tell my story without being belittled.. .

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/179341/1/my-story-my-sins-and-their-consequences.

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  palmtree67

  I didn't care for her. Everything I told about how I felt, she put a "dirty spin" on it, til it wasn't what I felt at all.

  She's a perfect example of "Just because you have an opinion on something, doesn't mean you have to say it."