Posts by JBean

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Once I had a secret love

by joelbear in

don't ya just love doris day songs.. last night i had a dream about my first love.

his name was david.

it was 8th grade.. sigh.

JBean

...keeps hiding your hat! You just are tooo funny! : )

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i was going to keep this a secret but i just could not...those very touching gifts you got us on u hawwian vacation are sooo very very pretty...we are not use to getting such things from men / black eye / a fat lip and body bruses yep that is quite usual...i am still teary eyed from emotion randy (good emotion) i am so very serious that i want the entire cyber world to know what a dear you are especially to the likes of us and giving us a good memory to remember as well..if this is gossip then i am guilty as charged and the moderator can figure out my punishment...i am still lookinng at my pretty gift from a very loving man !!!!

xoxo ((((((()))))) peace

JBean

Wow Randy... you are VERY cute!!! : ) Just had to say it! Jbean

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for those who "grew up in the borg"

by zev in

jw
friends

at this late, middle stage of my life, i've started wondering, now that i know what i know, about the things in my life that i "lived" with.

having been raised all my life in the "borg" i have known nothing else.

when questions began forming years ago, it started me thinking.

JBean

In reading through some of these posts... I find myself getting all choked up. I truly identify. I was born & raised in the organization. I didn't have much problems in school or anything... I was and still am very very outgoing and was pretty popular. My folks let me do just about any activity I desired (except cheerleading!) : ) One or two folks here said something about the "living forever" aspect of the religion. This is something that I still struggle with today. I don't believe half the stuff the org teaches... but it is SO INGRAINED into my being that I may never have to die... I just don't know how to handle this sometimes. I find myself still wishing that God WOULD bring about a new system of things for everyone who was good and righteous. It's a VERY frightening thing to ponder, that yes, we all probably will die some day. -- Jbean (in the process of finding herself!)

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What I Have Learned

by Sunflower1982 in

this is my first post here, so i guess i should introduce myself j i'm a 19-year-old college student in baltimore, maryland.

i was involved with jws on and off for about 4 years and, after being baptized for a little over a year, i stopped attending meetings.

although my time as a jw was very brief (compared to the decades many people have spent in the organization) it is amazing how much my experience as a jw has affected my life.

JBean

Welcome Sunflower! I am simply amazed and happy to see that you, being so young, have made a wise choice with both schooling AND departure from the organization. I, like Kristin, was married (for the 1st time... yikes!) at 19 right out of high school and thought the new system would be here before I reached true adulthood in my late 20's or so... how vague could something POSSIBLY be, right?!?!). Well... I'm just now back in college... and have a fabulous boyfriend (non JW) who is sooo encouraging with all that I want to do now in my life. Being free to explore on your own and find out who we individually are is key! Keep up the good work and I look forward to more of your posts. -- Jbean (this year am 40!!!)

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Central Florida Meeting of XJWS,Sat. April 27,2002

by nowaytess in

jw
friends

here is the information in the meeting:.

riverview church of the nazarene.

10402 gibsonton drive.

JBean

Thanks Gopher, for the extre-effort! : ) (I feel like a dummy... I coulda done that --duh!)

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Men's view of women's favorite fantasy.

by JeffT in

in a recent harris on-line poll 38,562 men across the us were asked to.

identify woman's ultimate fantasy.

97.8% of the respondents said that a. woman's ultimate fantasy is to have two men at once.. while this has been verified by a recent sociological study, it appears.

JBean

AhAhAAH! True, true! : )

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Central Florida Meeting of XJWS,Sat. April 27,2002

by nowaytess in

jw
friends

here is the information in the meeting:.

riverview church of the nazarene.

10402 gibsonton drive.

JBean

How far away is this from Orlando?

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Larry Graham and Prince over by my house- smile

by JT in

jw
friends

i was sent this email - i gave a couple of talks in this hall, in fact it is not that far from where we have built our new home.. and they say jw don't do creature worship.

james.

> this past sunday (rainy and dreary) at our 3:30 p.m. meeting in bowie, a .

JBean

Oh my. If I were there I'd want to turn around and give Prince a SLAP. What the hell is he doing?????? arghhhhh... !

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What did/do you most look fwd to?

by SPAZnik in

after 29 years of bondage.... i'm loving living it up.. and wondering.... when you first left,.

what things did you most look forward to doing.

or, for that matter, what things do u still look forward to?.

JBean

Along with some of the "physical" items y'all have mentioned... what I am really enjoying to some extent is the ability to CARE about others like I really want to, and not how the org says we should. (i.e., charity work/campaigns/help & abuse hotlines, etc. vs. door to door service and feeling so smug like that's all that's needed!) I also am enjoying the freedom to associate with whoever I darn well please!!! : )

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My story

by truthseeker1 in

b-jw: (hyphen so it dont look too nasty).

i grew up catholic (sorta).

i have two older sisters and a younger brother.

JBean

Truthseeker... welcome, I enjoyed reading about your situation so far. Looking forward to more! So many of us are in similar types of predicaments...it sounds as if you are on the right path now, though. Keep the faith! : ) Jbean