When I was a kid, I felt like that all the time. I felt like I was in a giant box, which was the Earth, and somebody, possibly multiple somebodies, were all looking down into the box, watching everything.
Posts by ILTSF
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6A big experiment?
by pontoon inremember ant farm experiments?
very narrow glass enclosures with soil and ants inside.
you could see their tunnels and social structure.
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I told my daughter I was leaving "the truth" this weekend.
by whathappened inlast week, i told you i was going to tell my daughter that i was leaving the truth this weekend and you all gave me sound advice.
but, i cannot keep a secret this heavy from the person i love most on this earth, my only daughter, who is beautiful inside and out.. well, i have always had an open and honest relationship with my daughter, and i guess it paid off.
this weekend i visited my daughter (who lives in another state) and i told her i was leaving "the truth.
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ILTSF
Wow! I'm glad she handled it as well as she did, and it sounds like you definitely planted some seeds in her mind as well.
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Atheism, the absence of someone to pray to.
by cyberjesus ini was talking several days ago with a believer who was telling me what an atheist is.
i personally do not have any gods, therefore i consider myself an atheist.
however this person was telling me that an atheist says there is no god.
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ILTSF
I've never considered an atheist being someone who doesn't pray. I'm an atheist myself, and I call myself such because I believe there is no god.
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Interstate Billboards - $750 a month
by skeeter1 ini found an interstate billboard for $750 a month, minimum of 1 month.
there is an additonal charge of $750 for the art.
the billboard is on i-75, near hahira, georgia (just north of valdosta...and the florida line).
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ILTSF
What an amazing idea!
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Little goodies I found.
by Sharpie inhey folks.
i don't post here much, i usually read and get encouragement from all you people out here :) but i'm asking for your advice/help/sugestions.. .
i did some cleaning in my garage today and oh my god.. i found russel's thy kingdom come.. ray franz's famous aid to bible understanding.. .
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ILTSF
Does the bill about the cable show have any dates on it?
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911 AND MY BROTHER AT BETHEL RINGS ME TO SAY TAKE COVER
by Hairyhegoat inmy younger brother was at bethel in london when the 911 took place in america.
he said this is it and the great tribulation had started!!
i was at work in liverpool in the uk on that day and i was shitin it when he rang my mobile.. i then had a call from other my brother who was df 3 years before but some how he was shitin his pants also.
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ILTSF
I was 11, and I really didn't have any "OMG this is it" thoughts. I do remember how fast they got the 9/11 magazine out so that we could get it out to people fast, and it seemed weird to me at the time how it was used as this like, marketing technique. Like, 'Ooh, sell this while it's hot!"
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attended a jw memorial talk yesterday
by man in black inafter being da'd for two years, i felt it was my duty to attend the memorial talk for an elderly brother who i greatly respected over the years.. i was quite nervous going back to the kh and seeing everyone.. well, my wife and i walked in, and most of the elders we saw just looked away, or acted like we were invisible.
several of our old friends winked, smiled, or waved secretly.
the hall was full, and this elder named jeff renfroe placed us in the 2nd row from the front.
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ILTSF
I've questioned whether or not I'll go to a JW memorial when the time comes many times. On the one hand, I can't imagine not going to the memorial for my father, grandparents, etc...on the other hand, I don't know if I could take watching them turn my loved one's memorial, a time to speak about THEM, into an infomercial for themselves. It bugged me at my mom's memorial when I was still a JW, I can't imagine how I'd feel now.
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Voting a conscience matter??
by Cynisister inhappy new year one and all!,.
the local elders sent a letter home with my hubby, pretty much stating that after "many" attempts to visit and speak with me, this letter is once again asking to meet because it came to their attention that i voted in the last pres.
election.
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ILTSF
I seem to recall reading something that said the reason it's now a "conscience matter" is because legally, they cannot tell you not to vote, just as they can't legally tell you that you can't accept blood. I could be wrong on that, but it makes sense.
Of course, that means nothing inside the JW world.
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How JW's Have Fun
by Sour Grapes in3 months ago one of my friends emailed me that.
he was invited to a jw "get together" to have some.
fun.
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ILTSF
Wow. This goes waaay beyond anything I was ever invited to.
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Did your wardrobe of clothes change when you left the JW'S
by Hairyhegoat inmine did and i have not put a suit on since escaping the cult.
the mrs has given all but 1 away to the charity shops and i have loads more room in me wardrobe now.
what items of clothing did you get rid of when you got out of the cult ?
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ILTSF
Unfortunately, it hasn't changed a lot because finances have been so bad. I'm working on it slowly but surely, but for the most part, a lot of my clothes still remind me of a time in my life that I hated. I didn't really LOVE any clothes that I bought, they were just acceptable ones that I liked enough to buy. Now, I'm trying to make my wardrobe more "me". I did, however, get rid of dresses and skirts that I know I'll never want to wear again, and I've replaced them with cute, short (*gasp*) dresses that I actually like.