Posts by diana netherton

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Video of Public Talk
by Pig in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for those interested in jehovahs witnesses or those wanting to return to the kindom hall, this video is to give you a realistic look at what goes on at the meetings.

enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxmjm0muvvs.
diana netherton

I can't stop laughing....it's so realistic!
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LETTER TO ELDERS CONCERNING THE NEW ELDERS BOOK.
by iknowall558 in
1. jw
2. friends
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diana netherton

That was just a brazen thought on my behalf. Perhaps I ought to be
the poster child for brazen..
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LETTER TO ELDERS CONCERNING THE NEW ELDERS BOOK.
by iknowall558 in
1. jw
2. friends
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diana netherton

Think I'm in the mood for some "BRAZEN CONDUCT."
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Email I sent to mom after huge fight today
by meangirl in
1. jw
2. experiences
well my mom and i got into a pretty bad argument today over the phone.

it basically came down to the fact that she couldn't handle what i was saying about the organization, etc and all she could come back to me was that i "hated her?

" i guess i just wanted to share and vent a little too....thanks for letting me do so.. .
diana netherton

That is very well written. I had a similar conversation with my mother last year. Told her
that although she THOUGHT she was doing the right thing by me in raising me in the org,
in fact, it wasn't in reality. It's a hard pill to swallow. But it will most likely fall on deaf ears. She'll just deem
you even more in need of intervention and prayer. It's sad...
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LETTER TO ELDERS CONCERNING THE NEW ELDERS BOOK.
by iknowall558 in
1. jw
2. friends
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diana netherton

Can anyone explain why they are so obsessed with the lapel cards and
who has them, etc???
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I Want Some of That Convention Pudding!
by snowbird in
1. jw
2. friends
along with one of those cream cheese danishes, and a lemon-lime shasta.. know what i mean?.

syl.
diana netherton

I remember the rush to get the food even before Amen was said.
Those annoying tickets too. Couldn't pay with cash. I think Shasta
went out of business when the food thing went.
It's all part of "Jehovah's loving arrangement."
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WT December 15, 2010
by Designer Stubble in
1. watchtower
2. bible
wt december 15, 2010. snippets from this watchtower are below.

keeping in mind that all articles are written with an agenda, to address problems in the organization or to pave the way for new guidelines, look at what i highlighted.

my conclusions are:.
diana netherton

Question about the new song book...is there anywhere I can go to hear
how bad they really are? I'm just dying to hear a few!!! Worst part of the meeting
for me. EVERYONE sang the soprano line out of tune.
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Mistresses??
by diana netherton in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what are your thoughts on them?

would i be a simply terrible person if i became one?.

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diana netherton

No way. I'm done. I think I've learned my lesson here.
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Mistresses??
by diana netherton in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what are your thoughts on them?

would i be a simply terrible person if i became one?.

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diana netherton

Of course I didn't expect many of you to advocate it, quite
the contrary. I'm not naive at all. I just didn't expect some
of you to judge me like you have. That's all. I thought this was
a place where I could be open and express my thoughts freely;
and while I do expect some harsh feedback, as the subject is controversial,
I guess I just expected some of you to be a bit more sympathetic. NONE of
you have walked in my shoes. It's not like I'm doing it or have decided to do it.
I'm not jumping into something without thinking about all the consequences.
I just have no one to talk to.
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Mistresses??
by diana netherton in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what are your thoughts on them?

would i be a simply terrible person if i became one?.

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diana netherton

Syl,
You're the nicest poster on this board. Thank you for not attacking me.
I guess I thought that this board would be less like being in a JW congregation
than I thought. I've had enough years of being judged. No one knows my personal
circumstances. Yes, bankruptcy has crossed my mind a few times but it would ruin
my credit and perhaps my chances of future employment, since they do check.
Part of the problem is that I assist my siblings financially quite a bit. My brother's always
in danger of losing his apartment (and has two children -- their mother died three years ago) and
my younger sister can't find work even though she has a degree and is sleeping on someone's
couch while waiting tables. For years I helped my sister in Florida with her bills while she was in
nursing school. I guess I just didn't think too much about putting aside more money for leaner times.
I had a huge pay cut recently as well.
I am going to try and hang on and get through this with drastic options like bankruptcy.
I hope in future that some of these posters get kinder feedback than I have when they
need someone to talk to.