Yes, this is definitely normal JW behavior. You can just imagine what it's like growing up in this cult. When I was a child, I used to think that any bad behavior on my part would cause all of my schoolmates and teachers to die at armageddon because they wouldn't come in to "the truth" due to my bad example.
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Is this normal witness behavior?
by confusedstudent ini quit my bible study a couple days ago after taking a month or two to work up the guts.
have been getting harassing emails/phone calls blah blah blah.
but i got an email today telling me that an unbelieving spouse can be "sanctified" by his believing mate.
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YHWH a minor pagan god: Ugaritic Texts and the Sons of El
by DoomVoyager ininteresting.. here is the first thing i've found on the subject, though i haven't read much of it yet.. http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/otesources/05-deuteronomy/text/articles/heiser-deut32-bs.htm.
pseudo.
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Marking.
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Animated Snowglobe and Cards
by blondie inhttp://www.peerengage.com/assembled/e-tractions/snowglobe/globe.htm.
http://www.jacquielawson.com/cards_christmas.asp.
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Weew, I didn't read the title correctly. At first, I thought it said "Armageddon Snowglobe and Cards."
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I celebrated my birthday today for the first time!
by doublelife ini didn't really have a party or anything, but people at work know that i'm no longer a jw and they got me a birthday cake.
my birthday is not until the 28th, but my co-workers always celebrate anyone's b-day on the 3rd wednesday of every month.
i've been giddy all day over it, though every once in a while, i'll remember how disappointed in me my parents would be.
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Thanks for all the birthday wishes!
sabastious: Yeah, I know there are a lot of adults who don't celebrate their b-days. It's minor, like you said. But it's definitely nice to have the freedom to make that decision for myself instead of it being made for me.
whereami: Lol.
jamiebowers: Aw, thank you. And I hope my bf does something too. Last night, he could tell that I was excited about having my cake at work.
Heartofaboy: Happy Birthday to you too!
OTWO: I know what you mean. Whoever gives me my first b-day present will be the one I'll always remember and hold special, no matter how boring the present itself may be.
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I celebrated my birthday today for the first time!
by doublelife ini didn't really have a party or anything, but people at work know that i'm no longer a jw and they got me a birthday cake.
my birthday is not until the 28th, but my co-workers always celebrate anyone's b-day on the 3rd wednesday of every month.
i've been giddy all day over it, though every once in a while, i'll remember how disappointed in me my parents would be.
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I didn't really have a party or anything, but people at work know that I'm no longer a jw and they got me a birthday cake. My birthday is not until the 28th, but my co-workers always celebrate anyone's b-day on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. I've been giddy all day over it, though every once in a while, I'll remember how disappointed in me my parents would be. That'll always make my b-days a bummer. But what I thought was interesting is that I went to my acting class after work and told my teacher about it. One of the other students heard me and asked if I used to be a seventh-day adventist. I said, "No, but close. Jehovah's Witness." JWs think they are so unique and that everyone knows them for not celebrating anything. But there are other religions out there just like them, and jw wasn't even the first thing that came to the other student's mind when he heard that I never celebrated before. Then, he was like, "Oh, that's right. They're the 'no party' religion." It really shows how small that religion is. And to think, I always used to think jws were the most important religion in the world.
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Does your Cat want to sit on your Lap while you are on the Toilet .....?
by flipper ini don't know what it is ...... but it's becoming disconcerting.
he's going to just have to sit outside the door and wait.
i know it will be dissappointing to him , as he purrs like crazy while gathering in the experience.
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Yes! I thought my cat was the only one that does this. I've been too embarrassed to admit it to anyone.
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Just got off the phone with my mom
by doublelife init's so depressing.
we were talking about what she's going to do as she gets older and reaches retirement age.
now that my dad has died(they were divorced unscripturally and she's stayed single this whole time), she is trying to lose weight so she can start man hunting.
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yknot: I don't think I'd be able to talk her into going back to school. We've already talked about that before, and she had such a hard time with MA school(she just barely passed) that I don't think she'd be able to do nursing school. She live about 20 outside of Dallas. I think the reason she's having a hard time getting hired is because she was fired from her last job. She worked as a dental assistant for about 12 or 13 years, but only at one place. So she was fired from the only place that she can use as a job reference. Of course, my mom thinks that the reason she was fired is because she is a jw(persecution complex). The company she worked for started moving her around to different locations towards the end, and the last boss she worked with told her that the reason they were doing that is because she just isn't good at her job. I don't know a whole lot about what Texas brothers around her age are looking for, but I'd love to get her "slim and HAWT" again. And my mom already wears support undergarments, but it'll be a challenge to get her to fix her hair and makeup properly. Most Texan women overapply makeup and hair products, my mom underapplies it.
Black Sheep: Very true. I even had a jw friend tell me the same thing a few years ago. However, she is still my mom and I'm going to worry about her, especially since she has nothing to take care of herself with.
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Just got off the phone with my mom
by doublelife init's so depressing.
we were talking about what she's going to do as she gets older and reaches retirement age.
now that my dad has died(they were divorced unscripturally and she's stayed single this whole time), she is trying to lose weight so she can start man hunting.
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wasblind: Lol. That's true. Now if only I could get her to see that.
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Just got off the phone with my mom
by doublelife init's so depressing.
we were talking about what she's going to do as she gets older and reaches retirement age.
now that my dad has died(they were divorced unscripturally and she's stayed single this whole time), she is trying to lose weight so she can start man hunting.
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blondie: My mom was a dental assistant for all of my teenage and adult years. She just got fired last year. Texas workforce commission paid for her to go to medical assisting school. So she is certified in both dental and medical assisting. But it's really hard for her to find any jobs right now. She's even gotten to the point where she's willing to do office work. She's never wanted to do that because she's had carpal tunnel surgery on both arms.
asilentstone: "she could meet potential worldly guy who could take care of her" I can only wish she would consider a worldly guy.
jamiebowers: Good point. It seems that you have to be either rich to take care of yourself or be in poverty so the government will take care of you. If you're just barely above poverty, you're on your own. Btw, I'm sorry about your mom shunning you. The reason I called my mom tonight was because I haven't talked to her in a couple of weeks, and I missed her. I can't imagine what's it's like to be shunned by my mom. I just hope I'll never find out. The thought scares me that, if I end up eventually moving in with the guy I'm with now, and the elders find out and decide to df me, that my mom will decide to shun me.
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Just got off the phone with my mom
by doublelife init's so depressing.
we were talking about what she's going to do as she gets older and reaches retirement age.
now that my dad has died(they were divorced unscripturally and she's stayed single this whole time), she is trying to lose weight so she can start man hunting.
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She's 53 and currently unemployed. She's living with my dad's parents(her dad is dead and her mom is not a jw so she's living with my dad's parents who are jws.) She's looking for a job, been on some interviews, but nobody wants to hire her.