Posts by GLTirebiter

Unconditional love is when, despite all they do for the WTBS that you disapprove of, you love them anyway. This is the relationship you're describing with your daughters. Good for you, and also for your son!

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2010 Circuit Assembly..........Sunday Program nonsense and madness.

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i went to the sunday circuit assembly and came back all riled up with all the nonsense.. the sunday program was on ''safeguarding your spirituality''.

''it is better to remain single and not marry.

that gives you more time for studying and the preaching work.

GLTirebiter

If all these JW kids are so hell-bent on pioneering and avoiding college as if it were a giant leper colony....why the flurck would you take the ACT (or SAT or any other test exclusively designed for determining ability to do well in college, and good for absolutely nothing else)?

In some schools and districts, it's required. All juniors take PSAT, all seniors take SAT/ACT. The school's composite SAT/ACT score is part of its evaluation for the state Board of Education.

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Hubby is concerned with me being on this site.

by crazy2try in

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my husband and i have been fading for sometime.

we did attend the memorial this year with his parents.

we have had quite a few heart to heart conversations about us leaving the witnesses slowly.

GLTirebiter

If he's amenable to it, invite him to read an article here with you, and then collaborate with you on a reply. Let him see there's nothing to fear, if he's willing to take a look. But don't push if he's unwilling, wait until he's ready.

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Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings

by LittleSister in

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today i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.

prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.

he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.

GLTirebiter

jws that sing off key at the top of the lungs and are standing right behind you

Blondie, if only the JWs had a monopoly on that! Show me a church where nobody sings off-key, and I'll show you a church where the congregation doesn't sing. I'd rather stand up and listen to off-key singing than sit still and listen the whole time while trying to stay awake. "Make a joyful noise" [Psalm 95], and be happy that you're alive and have ears that can hear it!

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Jehovah's Witnesses---A Religion That Does Nothing For Anyone

by minimus in

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the reality is: jehovah's witnesses benefit no one but themselves!.

they don't contribute to society.

they refuse to get involved in local interests because that would constitute violating their neutrality.. if sexual abuse allegations are made amongst their members, unless two witnesses can attest to the molestation, they refuse to get the "superior authorities" involved.. they claim to be doing their neighbors a "life saving" work but the reality is that they simply are pests to their "householders".. they are a tax free "religion" and they do not pay taxes.. they are judgmental people and regard the "world" as "worldly" and in the "power of the wicked one".. and if the individual members do not conform to the organization's dictates, they might very well be "shunned" and regarded as "dead".. why anyone would want to be a jehovah's witness is beyond me..

GLTirebiter

I have seen charitable JWs, acting on their own initiative to help many causes: Habitat for Humanity, therapy for the disabled, the local Children's Home (for troubled teens), etc. My Ex is one of those Witnesses, and I'm proud of her for that.

What I have not seen is any significant charity organized or encouraged by the WT organization, benefitting anybody other than JWs and "studies". That is a huge contrast to most other churches in this area: one of the first things you get upon joining them is a list of organizations that need volunteers, everywhere from the homeless shelter to Salvation Army bell-ringers.

Consider Matt 25:34-40: the local synagogue does more of the Lord's work that the Kingdom Hall.

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Its Prom Night!

by dissed in

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no, not the movie.

but my daughters final prom as a high school senior.

although to a jw parent, the real thing could be just a scary as the horror flick.

GLTirebiter

Three times, my daughter told me to "chill out dad, every thing is cool" lol

That's what I mean by "discrete": don't embarass the kids too much with the parent role! I'm glad everybody's safely home and had a good time, including yourself.

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I miss Mouthy.

by paul from cleveland in

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GLTirebiter

Grace, I'm sorry your new place isn't what you were hoping for. I hope you can find a better situation, or at least get on the warden's good side. Do stop by often to check up on us, you know how we kids are always getting into mischief!

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Anyone using Windows 7

by MsDucky in

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if so, is it better than vista?

and did you have to buy a new upgraded microsoft office with it?.

GLTirebiter

My 2 cents worth: the retail home edition of Windows 7 is a whole lot better than the OEM version of XP I was running. Getting rid of all the junk the OEM version loads on the system makes an amazing difference, you won't believe how many unwanted "helpful" things they set to start up every time you boot up. For example, right now there are just 14 processes running on this system (press ctrl-alt-esc and select the "processes" tab to see), compared to dozens with the OEM version of XP I was running last year.

If you're going to spend the money on something new, go for Windows 7 and not Vista. Windows 7 is newer and will be supported longer than Vista will, and all reports I've seen says it runs much better.

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Its Prom Night!

by dissed in

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no, not the movie.

but my daughters final prom as a high school senior.

although to a jw parent, the real thing could be just a scary as the horror flick.

GLTirebiter

Remember Dissed, a discrete chauffeur is a good chauffeur! I hope your daughter has a great time at her prom. I'm sure she will tell you all about it Sunday afternoon, after she gets some rest. It will be a memory for her to treasure.

No, I didn't go to mine--not that I wasn't allowed to, only because I was a geeky teenager, too shy to ask a girl to go with me. Nobody to blame but me!