Posts by diana netherton

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Do you get to choose who you" fall in love with" ?

by caliber in

it's possible to choose people you get to know.

so, in learning about the people around you, it is possible that the things you learn about them could be things you appreciate or, at the very least understand.

many ex-jw's believe they married for other reasons (than love ) such as spiritual qualities or for security.

diana netherton

What's the saying...once for love and once for money?? :)

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Wanted: Website developer

by Jim_TX in

i always have a difficult time deciding which is the most appropriate section to post non-jw issues in.

when i post in the 'private' section, i get no (or very few) reads.

so, i am posting here in this section.

Thank you watchtower...

by punkofnice in

..having been raised in your nutty cult i now have confusion over my world view!.

as i'm a brit we don't go in for therapy.

i tend to see it as some bloke trying to ask about freudian sex associations from my childhood.

diana netherton

Yep, pretty much f*$ed my life up as well. Made my childhood unbearable.

All those wasted hours at those horrid meetings. And the bathroom was always

minging. I hated it so much I used to make myself sick just not to go. I even

contemplated running out in front of a car once on Thursday nite.

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My grandmother has died - All I am thinking about is the JW funeral...

by exjehovah in

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friends

my jw grandmother passed away last night after a long battle with alzhemers disease.

she suffered a lot at the end of her life, a shell of who she ounce was, so i am happy she is at peace.

as i mentioned my brother died a short three months ago.

diana netherton

ExJ...

I am pleased that you decided to go. I have a grandmother who has been a JW for over

60 years..she's 87 and still pioneers. I have and always will love her very much..she's is

the kindest person I know and never tries to shove religion down my throat. Like you, I

chose to leave as soon as I could because I could not reconcile the belief system. I will

be in the same quandary as you when she does pass, and I dread it. But I am so glad that

your time went well and everyone behaved. That's what your grandmother would have wanted,

I'm sure. My condolences....

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I have allegedly been charged with apostasy

by Igot2bme in

jw
friends

i recieved a letter today and it reads:.

sister jennifer b****,.

we request your presence for a judical hearing.

diana netherton

Tell them you'll come...with your lawyer.

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Superiority of Divine Education

by 2tone in

jw
friends

i have to give this talk in a few weeks.

any ideas.

im the most educated person in the hall.

diana netherton

I can't believe how dumb that article sounds suggesting part time work. Doesn't give any suggestions on what to

do once you get too old and sick to clean restroom bathrooms now, does it?

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My JW sibling & his family are coming over friday night

by TTWSYF in

so, at my house we have a christmas party annually.

i told my koolaid drinking bro that i'd tone down the xmas part if he and his family would come and they said 'yes'.. my parents and other siblings are very merrily shocked.. my question to this board is....what should i do or say or not do or say to keep the peace should jw topics arise?.

i guess i'm looking for advice to get them to think without scaring them off.. thanks,.

diana netherton

I'm in the same situation with my parents. I am just going to tone it down, not

make a big deal about it. As long as each party understands the other's stance.

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The Real Purpose of Shunning Holidays

by metatron in

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the watchtower endlessly prates on about pagan traditions in popular holidays - while the bible itself is loaded with subtle pagan religious ideas - such as wicked spirits being cast "into tartarus" (a pagan greek place in which the rebels against zeus got imprisoned) or "sacred secret" - a term the apostle paul likes that was adopted from pagan 'mystery' religions.. then we can throw in the reference to being divinely 'called christians' in acts - which uses a pagan term that refers to demonic oracles of the day.. of course, the watchtower has no objection to accumulating millions of pieces of paper that feature occult symbols (any dollar bill!).

in recent years, for good measure, they have added birthdays and thanksgiving to the official banned list, despite the sketchiest justification for doing so.

if birthdays are wrong simply because they figure in two negative accounts, then it makes much more sense to ban dogs as pets because of all the negativity in the bible about them!.

diana netherton

Something you might find amusing...I invited my parents over Christmas Day for dinner but my

mom asked if we could do it Saturday as Sunday was too "Christmasy." So I'm cooking Christmas

dinner on Christmas Eve....I don't get it. And she made a point of telling me that she couldn't be there

until 5:00 because they have a Bethel speaker. Exactly how most people want to spend their

Christmas Eve, I imagine!

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Just finished skimming through the 2012 Yearbook

by NoRegrets in

a letter to jehovah.

to write a letter to santa.

to write a letter to jehovah.. thank you for promising.

diana netherton

I ate a vertboten birthday cupcake when I was six. I was the best damned cupcake I've ever had.

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JW FAMOUS CLICHE SAYINGS

by strymeckirules in

what saying made it all around the country?.

the ones that were passed around, word of mouth.. for example.

"donations basis proves jehovah is behind the work!".

diana netherton

Bad associations spoil useful habits.

Our dear Heavenly father, Jehovah....

AND the kicker...Jehovah's happy people.