yeah - my father. my mother is jw and some of my family. my dad will go to the occasional get together and the memorial and will show up when i have a public talk. people, especially the other sisters, claw all over him. they love him. i will admit, he is one smooth character, but i think he plays the game because he likes the attention, especially from the sisters.
rockmehardplace
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Unbelieving Husband's Status
by I quit! inthis thought came up while i was thinking of michael jackson's father joe.
i'm not sure if he was witness or one of those husbands that shows up for the memorial and an occasional public talk.
anyway here is what i've noticed.
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what was the worst advice you were ever given
by rockmehardplace ini was that one way to increase my field service time for me and my wife was by standing at a truck stop and hand out tapes to truckers in the early mornings.
this is the same lot that is frequented by drug dealers and hookers.
another time, while studying, i said i did not understand the blood issue.
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rockmehardplace
i was that one way to increase my field service time for me and my wife was by standing at a truck stop and hand out tapes to truckers in the early mornings. this is the same lot that is frequented by drug dealers and hookers.
another time, while studying, i said i did not understand the blood issue. i was told to pray about it and it would eventually make sense. at my baptism questions, i still had not understood the blood issue, and again i was told to pray about it and it would make sense one day but to go ahead and get baptized. i still do not understand the logic of abstaining from blood.
and for a friend of mine, he had an alcohol problem. i recommended he seek doctors help. he told me that two elders at that time told him to read more and increase personal study and that would help take the need for drinking away.
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Are Remodeled Kingdom Halls Supposed To Be Windowless?
by minimus inmy exjw friend wants to know..
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rockmehardplace
keeping them windowless does cause less distraction as well as easier to put them up in a quicker time frame by not having to build in the windows and frame them... remember, they are quick builds or the remodel should be done as quick as possible. no windows means less outside noice, less distractions
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My Mother Says Matter of Factly "You're Gonna Die At Armageddon"
by minimus inwe were conversing and she said it like it was a fact that she simply has accepted.. i actually found it quite funny..
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rockmehardplace
how can anyone say someone else is going to die or at this point is it even real? i have heard people say that about others in conversations - see my post on 2012 the movie today- and they look forward to seeing people die. i think of all the bs i have had to live with, this one takes the fn cake.
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2012
by rockmehardplace inwent to the movies with some jw friends over the weekend.
a preview for this movie was shown.
when we left the movie, everyone talked about this preview and how we would see this all happen in our time - minus the govt ships taking people to safety.
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i just find it interesting that 10 years ago, even 5 years ago, i would have thought that was the coolest thing to0. now, i look at it and am horrified and disgusted that so many innocent people, mothers, fathers, children, husbands, wives, friends, family, old, young, babies, etc all die because they chose to not take magazines when some strangers show up at the door.
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2012
by rockmehardplace inwent to the movies with some jw friends over the weekend.
a preview for this movie was shown.
when we left the movie, everyone talked about this preview and how we would see this all happen in our time - minus the govt ships taking people to safety.
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rockmehardplace
went to the movies with some JW friends over the weekend. a preview for this movie was shown. when we left the movie, everyone talked about this preview and how we would see this all happen in our time - minus the govt ships taking people to safety. anyway, i commented how disturbing the scenes were of the world being destroyed and everyone else was thought it was so neat and exciting to see that (especially the vatican being destroyed and all of Babylon the Great). when i said i had a hard time that people would have to suffer during this, is this what a loving god would do? everyone looked at me as if i was from another planet.
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Your sex life as a j-dub (not sure if this is the correct forum for this)
by Psychotic Parrot inif it isn't then i'm sure a mod will move it for me .
but yeah, for those of you who were married as j-dubs, did you find that being a j-dub somewhat soured things in the saucy department?
lolz.
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supermarket , now that is hilarious.
just a little side note, my wife and i went to a concert with some jw friends and the line was super long for the ladies. the mens room was in and out so to speak. we had all been drinking and i told my wife to use the mens room instead. other women were doing it too. so i took her in there and she went into the stall. i followed. a few minutes later, add another new place to our list.
and yes, it was only a few minutes.
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Long time reader.....first time poster
by JWinprotest inhello everyone, my wife and i are currently associated with jw's.
my mom converted when i was 3 years old in 1975, my wife was born after her parents converted.
about 4 years ago however, my wife and i have seen many things that have discouraged us enough to start doing some research into the validity of this religion.
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rockmehardplace
welcome. look forward to your posts. interesting how children can make the difference in staying or leaving. we will put up with alot for ourselves, but when it comes to children, we will do anything possible to remove them from a bad situation or one that we find not benefiting them. it is very tough to stay in something you no longer believe in.
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Your sex life as a j-dub (not sure if this is the correct forum for this)
by Psychotic Parrot inif it isn't then i'm sure a mod will move it for me .
but yeah, for those of you who were married as j-dubs, did you find that being a j-dub somewhat soured things in the saucy department?
lolz.
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rockmehardplace
my wife, who is a born in jw, has never let a magazine or a board of directors in ny tell her what she can or cannot do in the bedroom, or kitchen, or bathroom, or living room, or car, or you get the idea.
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getting time in is quite dishonest !
by looloo ini have a friend (ex workmate) and a jw ex workmate calls on her and has done for 6 years , i recently asked her what they talk about , she said she gives me some mags that go straight in the bin when she leaves but we have a good gossip about my love life and my kids what she has been up to (not a lot as she ia 40 year old virgin) and she never mentions jesus armageddon bla bla .
if she stays 2 hours do you reckon the fact that she leaves the mags means she would count her time , did anyone else do that ?
it prooves its nothing to do with serving god !
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rockmehardplace
my wife had a "call" where she went to this girls house about once a month. my wife picked her up, they go to breakfast, shop for awhile, then have lunch, shop some more, and then she took her home and that is it. she counted the whole day because she says she gives her the mags when she gets there and then they talk about "the truth" during the day. one day, my wife said her husband was coming along and wanted me to come along. we spent the whole day hanging out and had a great time. we are still good friends with them but we never mention anything about "the truth" now. they have made it clear that they do not want to travel down that road and we respect that. my wife stopped counting the time when they made it clear they were not interested. they thought that we would stop doing stuff with them after that but my wife and i both said absolutely not. they are so much fun. but yes, my wife would get 8 hours a month just for that.