Posts by knows better

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Question about your spouse or ex

by bluecanary in

i've noticed we have a few male posters here with wives who are still in the jws.

and i can think of one female poster (cognac) with a husband in the jws (although things are looking up for her).

of course we have a few spouses that came out together.. is it me, or does it seem like the women here are more likely to have divorced their jw husband--even before leaving--whereas the men are more likely to stay with their wives?

knows better

me = ubm, married to devout jw, two kids 1DFed, 1in. both college educated. im very proud of that. i never believed the crap. we don't talk aout it. thats the solution. not a great one, but its what happens. my wife is a smart, compassionate,wondeful woman. i love her more than anything. i am hopeful for a favorable outcome. cause otherwise i would have nothing to hold on to. and that just wont work. i do social stuff with the witnesses so thats not a problem, but if asked. (and i NEVER am). i would say how i feel. my wife understands that and it makes her nervous. sometime we can joke about our differences, not enough for me. i would love to have an open discussion, but i think she feels its like an attack. which it is (not aginst her, but she cant seperate. so.. there we are..

ohh and i love this place BTW

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Picked up REVOLVER remastered.....

by lepermessiah in

just to continue on the beatles thread...... i finally got around to picking up revolver remastered and all i can say is wow......and that is impressive for an album that i have listened to countless times over the years.. i have never tried acid, but the remaster of tomorrow never knows at extremely loud volumes certainly was a "trip".....the horns on got to get you into my life were incredible!!

i could go down the track list and pick out things that really blew me away.. they did a wonderful job of cleaning up the tape noise and really enhancing the sound of the cd's as well as the packaging and liner notes.

the first cd releases were disappointing to say the least when it came to the transfer and the liner notes.

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stereo.. i cant imagine wanting the mono recordings. since i use my ipod all the time

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"Hey mom, I'm home!"

by dissed in

jw
friends

a jw called my wife to talk business yesterday, and voluntarily mentioned her son was living with them again.. now you have to understand, we have not associated with the jw's for 13 plus years.

so it took my wife by surprise that a jw, knowing our situation, would mention this.

but it gets better, there is more to this story.. she then volunteered, he's been living at home with them for over a year since.......bethel "re-assigned" him as she said sarcastically.. "how long was he at bethel?

knows better

not sure which one. i dont want to drop the name of the overseer. i dont trust this board that much.

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"Hey mom, I'm home!"

by dissed in

jw
friends

a jw called my wife to talk business yesterday, and voluntarily mentioned her son was living with them again.. now you have to understand, we have not associated with the jw's for 13 plus years.

so it took my wife by surprise that a jw, knowing our situation, would mention this.

but it gets better, there is more to this story.. she then volunteered, he's been living at home with them for over a year since.......bethel "re-assigned" him as she said sarcastically.. "how long was he at bethel?

knows better

this is the gods honest truth. saw a bethel overseer, he and his wife sent out of the county (US) for 3 years. finally back waiting to go back overseas. his wife doesn't want to go. he went to governing body.. they told him and i quote " you don't understand.. we don't want you back". i was shocked. he spun it as jahs direction. i spun it as cruel.

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Picked up REVOLVER remastered.....

by lepermessiah in

just to continue on the beatles thread...... i finally got around to picking up revolver remastered and all i can say is wow......and that is impressive for an album that i have listened to countless times over the years.. i have never tried acid, but the remaster of tomorrow never knows at extremely loud volumes certainly was a "trip".....the horns on got to get you into my life were incredible!!

i could go down the track list and pick out things that really blew me away.. they did a wonderful job of cleaning up the tape noise and really enhancing the sound of the cd's as well as the packaging and liner notes.

the first cd releases were disappointing to say the least when it came to the transfer and the liner notes.

knows better

the whole collection is just great. my only real complaint was the "white album" i found it a little muddy, but the early recordings sound nothing short of great. like listening to them for the first time. even on an ipod.

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September 11

by VIII in

jw
friends

i was watching the news when the first plane hit the first tower.

cnbc actually.

the news people couldn't believe it was happening and thought it was a small plane that went off course.

knows better

we took our kids out of school. we had smoke clouds from the towers. we also went to the beach and watched the smoke rising the day after.

sad

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Do mixed marriages work? What about kids?

by greenie in

i'm new and have posted something along these lines recently on another thread, but i'm wondering, do marriages between non-jws and jws work?

by "work" i mean can they be loving and happy?

and what about kids?

knows better

i could write a book about my life with the witnesses. i am not and will never be one. i think these fourms are visited by active witnesses, so i won't reveal details. you don't know me from adam, but cut your losses please.. you WILL regret it so much if you don't.. i am sorry for you, i really am. but i won't work.. it just won't.. thats the real truth.. you can listen or not, its bigger than any of us.. leave.. just leave..

it may hurt now, but its nothing compared to what your getting into..

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Do mixed marriages work? What about kids?

by greenie in

i'm new and have posted something along these lines recently on another thread, but i'm wondering, do marriages between non-jws and jws work?

by "work" i mean can they be loving and happy?

and what about kids?

knows better

im sorry to tell you this.. if your future husband wants to go back to the JW's its a no win for you. they will tell you anything you want to hear about children making thier own decision, but its a lie. you will ALWAYS be second to the cult. im sorry for you, but i would cut my losses and get out. i have over 20 years of it. and i wish i never got involved. honestly.. its not fair.. again leave as fast a possible.

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we are truly in the last days of this wicked system

by knows better in

u.s. life expectancy has risen to a new high, now standing at nearly 78 years, the government reported wednesday.

the increase is due mainly to falling death rates in almost all the leading causes of death.

the average life expectancy for babies born in 2007 is nearly three months greater than for children born in 2006.. .

knows better

i was refering to the "further away from perfection" bs i used to hear spouted from the platform

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we are truly in the last days of this wicked system

by knows better in

u.s. life expectancy has risen to a new high, now standing at nearly 78 years, the government reported wednesday.

the increase is due mainly to falling death rates in almost all the leading causes of death.

the average life expectancy for babies born in 2007 is nearly three months greater than for children born in 2006.. .

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U.S. life expectancy has risen to a new high, now standing at nearly 78 years, the government reported Wednesday. The increase is due mainly to falling death rates in almost all the leading causes of death. The average life expectancy for babies born in 2007 is nearly three months greater than for children born in 2006.

oopps.. my bad