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  Church is in session: NHL Playoffs

  by unshackled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nhl playoffs start tonight.

  get your beer chilled and the wings in the oven.

  the next two months or so is my church - the grueling battle for the stanley cup.

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  Stoopid pipe!
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  My dad wont make it too much longer, advise/experiences needed

  by Coffee House Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all at jwn,.

  so my mom called to tell me that my dad wont be able to come back home, he has been on kidney dialysis (along with having congestive heart failure and diabetes and dimentia...) but now he is breaking down and will have to be admitted to a hospice center for the remainder of his time left (without dialysis wont be two weeks).

  most of you know my situation, faded (not dfd or dad) but most of my family treats me like i am disfellowshipped except my mom and she keeps getting warnings from elders to cut off dealings with me- my dad is inactive but as head of the household he demands that i be able to visit and take care of mom and dad (so my mom must be submissive to his wishes).

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  I'm sorry about your dad's condition, CHG. You, your family and especially your father have my sympathy.

  The elder that has hounded me in the past and who I have registered a "cease and desist" letter with is slated to do the funeral talk (graveside service)

  That could make it awkward for you to attend your dad's funeral. Did your dad request that, or did somebody else arrange it? If the latter, is it possible to ask him what his wishes are, so the funeral services will be as he wants them to be, or is it too late for that?

  As for bringing CoffeeShopGuy--if your dad would be able to understand who he is and you think he'd be amenable to meeting your fiance, I say that's a good reason for your dad to meet him. Put yourself in your dad's position--wouldn't you want to know about the guy who's so important in your daughter's life? Make your decisions with your Dad in mind, not the others. It ain't about them.
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  Church is in session: NHL Playoffs

  by unshackled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nhl playoffs start tonight.

  get your beer chilled and the wings in the oven.

  the next two months or so is my church - the grueling battle for the stanley cup.

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  GLTirebiter

  Boston's a penalty-killing machine!
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  Church is in session: NHL Playoffs

  by unshackled in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nhl playoffs start tonight.

  get your beer chilled and the wings in the oven.

  the next two months or so is my church - the grueling battle for the stanley cup.

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  GLTirebiter

  I didn't get home on time, came in turned on the TV--and 4-0 in the first period? Something woke up the Bruin's tonight!
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  So What's the Point?

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am back after several months to tell you all that i am cured!

  that's right, i am no longer an ex jw.

  i can go around and pretend that i was never knocking on doors.

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  GLTirebiter

  Hi Jeff, it's good to hear from you again! I hope life has been treating you well since you last checked in.

  I always felt (speaking for me) that my mistake was thinking I needed to "save" JW's. YOU don't need saving.

  It's not an easy lesson. It sinks in more and more as the years go by. As much as I'd like to, I can't unilaterally "save" my kids (or my Ex, or anybody else besides me) from this cult. They're old enough to be responsible for themselves, one already is legally an adult and the other not far from it. I cannot make their choices for them, and if I try to, that will almost certainly cause the opposite reaction. (Just like "worldly" youths, they are no longer little children and resent being treated as such)

  What I can do is to be the best, authentic version of me that I can. Not pretending just to get by, not letting anger get the better of me.

  What I can do is to be there for them if they ever have questions, or want to leave the organization, or even (especially if) they don't.

  What I can do is love them unconditionally, whether they remain Witnesses, or if they leave, even if they relapse. No strings attached, just love them for who they are--not what they believe.

  What I can do is follow the Prime Directive of Parenting: be the example I hope they will follow. In the long run, nothing will work any better than that.

  I'm here because I need people who understand me.

  That is so true, and that's why it's great to have you back here (even if only for a while).
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  Things That Matter and Things That Don't

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  being a jehovah's witness at any time and at any level is a major head f*ck.

  the reason is that it obscures what is important and causes you to focus on what doesn't matter.. i've moved on from my jw experience.

  it's a shame that i found myself a born in, taught to focus on things that don't matter.

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  BTTT -- because it's worth another read, and the doctor is IN tonight!

  Jeff, thanks for saying this so well!
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  I need support please

  by AwSnap in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for the most part, i am able to understand how my family treats me.

  i was a jw for 20 years...since birth.

  i used to shun people.

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  What a little darling! Congratulations to you and your husband.
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  Confessions of a teenage Jesus jerk.

  by shakyground in

  1. jw
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  i stumbled upon this coming of age novel about a teenage jehovahs witness growing up in san francisco.

  it was such a great novel and hit real close to home.

  it was funny and sad at the same timel but i loved it.

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  See this thread (no, I haven't read it myself).
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  What is your standing in a congregation if you're a man of 40 and never married?

  by dgp in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  on a different thread (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/members/private/211210/3/my-life-well-the-first-part-at-least.

  someone commented that.

  as a sister especially you are nothing when not attached to you husband.. this made me curious.

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  GLTirebiter

  Sisters claw each other aside for eligible brothers.

  So I think the majority of them stay single out of choice.

  I think the clawing has a lot to do with their decision. Who would want to spend their life with a nasty back-stabber?
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  Devotional to the Bridegroom - Christ

  by ixthis in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  scripture.

  awake!

  awake!

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  GLTirebiter

  (From the readings for the vigil of Pentecost, Psalm 104)

  Bless the LORD, O my soul!
  O LORD, my God, you are great indeed!
  You are clothed with majesty and glory,
  robed in light as with a cloak.

  Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.