I was invited to a picnic after the meeting once. The family feeding me was "mountain folk". They were having a cook out. They asked me how I liked my steak. I thought "can't go wrong with steak." Sure enough, it was deer steak. Worst meal ever only because I don't like deer meat. Other than that, I always had good meals.
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Public Talk Speakers - Your Worst Meal...
by Confucious injust a fun thread.. ok... for those who used to give public talks out of town.. and the cong had "hospitallity" and took you out to lunch.. what was your worst meal?.
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Why did you pick your avator or username?
by cognac inwell, i picked my username because that's what i saw in front of me and i like the way it sounded.
no real story behind that.
i picked my avator because that's the way i felt.
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rockmehardplace
i feel like i am stuck between a rock and a hardplace. either i stay in to be with family and keep peace while living a lie, or i get out and become free of the mental oppression but lose my loved ones.
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please fill out this application if you want to be my friend
by rockmehardplace inat the kh recently, we had a few people move in from other areas.
most of these have been jws for more than 5 years.
some have come in and within a short period of time they were appointed as elders, others as ms, and so on.
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rockmehardplace
i sometimes type things and then read them back and realize maybe i should have worded differently. i not only did this within the KH but everywhere in my life. when i look at people now, it is not just the perfect JW i shy away from, but anyone who puts on the image of being the perfect individual. i am more cautious if you will.
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please fill out this application if you want to be my friend
by rockmehardplace inat the kh recently, we had a few people move in from other areas.
most of these have been jws for more than 5 years.
some have come in and within a short period of time they were appointed as elders, others as ms, and so on.
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rockmehardplace
at the KH recently, we had a few people move in from other areas. most of these have been JWs for more than 5 years. some have come in and within a short period of time they were appointed as elders, others as MS, and so on. there was one couple who came in, and they had all the credentials of the perfect JW couple. everyone fell over backwards and treated them like gold. however, there is another couple that moved in around the same time. he was never an elder or ms although he was baptised for the last 10 years minimum. she never pioneered. they both work full time and struggle in just getting to the meetings on time together, although they are very regular in fs and being at the meetings. with the exception of a few of us, no one has done anything or gone out of the way to assist these ones or make friends with them.
i have found that in the past, i would typically look at credentials of those moving in and decide then and there if i was going to be friends or not. i have found that i would sometimes view people as if they were applying for a job.
now, i do not look at that at all. in fact, i tend to shy away from the perfect JW. i think that being here has helped me appreciate people even more for who they are.
have you ever been in this position, either side of it? i just needed to write this since i had this floating in my head for a few days now.
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Were you a good witness in school?
by keyser soze ini have to confess that i really wasn't.
it wasn't that i was bad.
i just didn't do all the things that were expected of me.. i remember being envious of those kids they would interview at meetings and assemblies; the ones who could stand up in front of all their classmates and talk about "the truth".
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rockmehardplace
i was not a witness as a kid, but i knew several. most of them hung out together except for one that they always kinda picked on by the other witness kids, everyone else seemed to like him. he was actually very good at sports in gym class and we tried to get him to play baseball and basketball. he never would. he always said that he did not have time for that. fast forward many years, and i went back home to visit. they are all still there but one. this guy that was not very popular with all the other witness kids is in another KH. he is an elder and married to a really nice sister and has a really good job from what everyone has said. there was one girl that was a jw that was pretty popular in college, but not for her stand she took. mostly for the fact that she laid down alot, and i mean alot.
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I need a good excuse
by rockmehardplace ini am thinking of stepping down from my position in the congregation.
this is the first big step to my fade from the jw world.
i talked to my wife about it and she told me that she thought it was best i did because there is no reason to do something if your heart is not wanting to do that.
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rockmehardplace
thanks everyone. I think I may go the stress/chronic fatigue syndrome.
Sorry keyser, but I think I will pass on the sex change.
Tuesday, the explosive diarrrhea may just be an option for why i cant work in service any longer.
rock: Sorry brothers, i can't go out.
BOE: why? what is the problem?
rock: explosive diarrhea.
BOE: we could work near places with bathrooms
rock: comes on too fast, wont make it
BOE: what about diapers?
rock: tried that, blew them apart it was so bad
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I need a good excuse
by rockmehardplace ini am thinking of stepping down from my position in the congregation.
this is the first big step to my fade from the jw world.
i talked to my wife about it and she told me that she thought it was best i did because there is no reason to do something if your heart is not wanting to do that.
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rockmehardplace
I am thinking of stepping down from my position in the congregation. This is the first big step to my fade from the JW world. I talked to my wife about it and she told me that she thought it was best I did because there is no reason to do something if your heart is not wanting to do that. She has encouraged me to make a choice of staying in or getting out but she said she does not want me to DA or DF. She thinks if I am going to stop going, just fade away so that I can still have contact with family and friends and it would be easier for her from a family standpoint. I agree that for now, a fade is best. So I am ready to start. I have to take the first step though. I have tried to come up with a valid reason that will not draw too much attention though. I have had increased work through my job, but that fluctuates and the brothers know that. So, I don't think I can use that. I thought about health, but then they inquire too much on that. I thought about saying I am ill spiritually, but that too will cause high levels of inquiries. So, any excuses anyone else used that kept people and questions to a minimum? And yes, the truth would be best but that is not going to happen.
I could hear it now-
rock: I am stepping down brother COBE.
COBE: Why would you want to do that?
rock: because I have issues with the blood transfusion.
COBE: what issues?
rock: how do you justify taking from a pool of blood banked by worldly people but you wont give?
COBE: blood is sacred, we don't donate blood.
rock: if it is sacred, and you won't give, how can you use the supply of sacred blood?
COBE: we use fractions.
rock: which come from donated blood
COBE: Yes, but many people use blood that do not donate
rock: true, but if many people stole a dollar from their boss, just because they do it doesn't make it right.
COBE: you are missing the point
rock: and the point is?
COBE: Jehovah said blood is sacred.
rock: then why are you using it?
COBE: we are not using it, we use fractions
rock: which come from donated blood, right?
Well, this is just one of the many topics I could choose from, this one just sets ill with me particularly bad today for personal reasons.
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Door to Door as Missionaries, Then as Salesmen
by Lost-In-Translation inhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/us/12coldcalls.html?hp.
june 12, 2009door to door as missionaries, then as salesmen .
by kirk johnson .
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rockmehardplace
i actually got my first sales job because of the ministry work that JWs are known for. I will say, I hated cold calling at houses for money. Imagine how i felt doing it for free
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Just my 2 Cents.......Go ahead and FLAME AWAY.....I won't reply
by scrapmama777 in"inciting hatred on the basis of race, religion, gender, nationality or sexuality or other personal characteristic.".
is this seriously one of the forum's rules to follow?
how can that be so when this whole forum is based on inciting hatred towards one religion.....jehovah's witnesses.......wow this is funny!
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rockmehardplace
scrapmama777- i started here by accident as well. this site has been a valuable asset when it comes to dealing with things that i have issues with when it comes to being a jw. i was always told that there is two sides to every story, you have to take both, pull out all the information, formalize it, and make the best decision from that. what i have learned and experienced from being here has answered many of the questions that i had and raised new ones. has it strengthened my faith in God? in Jesus? yes! has it helped me appreciate the faults and issues with the organization? yes. but it also made me realize much of what i already knew. that if this is an organization directed by God, then why so many issues and flip flops, why so much hurt and pain for so many in and out? Sit back, enjoy the ride, and keep an open mind when looking at both sides of the issue.
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Canvassing for the Convention?
by quinnsmom injust had to nice jws at my door trying to place a brochure about the convention.
this has probably been covered here before, i know the memorial attendance drive but not the convention one?
i told them i am an inactive witness and their smiles quickly turned to frowns and said yeah, sorry i'm done, no thank you.
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rockmehardplace
chickpea nailed it with the irregular ones. also, it is great boost to get people to aux pioneer in the summer months with some easy hours.