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  Where did you look at, at the conventions?

  by fulano in

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  not at the platform.. i always looked around if there were any nice coloured sisters (and i was married and an elder)...

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  Jewel

  I can remember one particularly nasty assembly in Kansas City, MO. The temp. was in the upper 90's. Literally sat and watched the top of my knees blister in the sun. It was beastly hot and if you went inside the concourse for a bit of shade, the attendants would tell you to go to your seat. GRRRR!

  It was also at that assembly that a baby died. The parents had put it in one of those carriers in front of their seats (squeezed in because there was NO ROOM between the rows. They covered it with a light blanket to keep the sun off and it suffocated from the heat and lack of air under the blanket.

  It was also the assembly where my Mom passed out cold standing in line for some assembly food. She (and we kids) were all carried off to the "first aid" where there were DOZENS of other folks who had passed out from the heat. The first aid was air conditioned so I whispered to Mom that she should stay groggy looking as long as possible.

  It was also the assembly where I was baptized. Bad chi all around...

  Jewel
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  A NEW SIGN OUT FRONT AT BETHEL!

  by Mary in

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  i think it's time bethel got a new sign out front, one that really speaks volumes and is far more suitable to their "read god's word the bible daily.

  i was thinking: .

  oh what a web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!

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  Love these:

  YOU CAN CHECK OUT ANY TIME YOU LIKE, BUT YOU CAN NEVER LEAVE;

  WELCOME TO THE WATCHTOWER: YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED, RESISTENCE IS FUTILE;
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  Double Standards

  by Perfection Seeker in

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  did anyone else have witness parents who the congregation thought were the "model" family, yet behind closed doors all hell broke loose?

  i remember a time when my family was choosen to do a part at an assembly about the ideal family- yet behind the scenes, we were beat, yelled at, sworn at, never studied, had a family from hell, yet others always commented how "perfect" and christian our family was.

  being a witness leaves deep & permanent scars.

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  Perfection Seeker: I am in Iowa- what state are you in?

  13th Apostate: I live in iowa also

  Hey, I'm in Iowa, too. Where in the northeast part? I'm in the east central part-Davenport/Dubuque area!!

  Jewel
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  YES! I AM FREE AT LAST!

  by Kjell Hedblom in

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  i just got out from jw bye a d.f.

  4 weeks ago after 44 years as an active jw.am i insane or why am i having that great feeling of freedom??

  i am sitting here infront of the computer having a cold beer and just enjoying life.shouldnt i be crying and having a depression sitting here in tears over missing all my jw friends that now are vanished??.

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  Congratulations on your disfellowshipping! That feeling of a HUGE relief is one of the big secrets "The Society" doesn't want its servants to know about.

  So much for "weeping and gnashing of teeth"!!!

  Enjoy your new-found freedom!

  Jewel
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  Cancer Sniffers

  by cellomould in

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  excerpted from "what do dogs know?

  dogs can sense more than just oncoming seizures.

  richard simmons, a research associate working on a project supported in part by the u.s. national institutes of health, told me a story about marilyn zuckerman of new york and her shetland sheepdog, tricia.

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  I developed a tiny, tiny little black spot on my cheek about 6 mo or so ago. It worried me a bit, but I pushed it out of my mind. Then, we bought some episodes of Monty Python on tape and were watching them with the kids. There was a animated bit where it had something about a person noticing a "spot on his cheek" but ignoring it and being dead two years later. Had my check-up a couple of weeks ago and mentioned the spot (feeling silly) to my doctor. He was SUPPOSED to say, "That tiny thing, nothing to worry about!" Instead he looked at it, put on magnifying glasses and looked at it again and then suggested I stick around for ten minutes and they would take it off right away.

  They removed and biopsied it and the biopsy came back fine. But it was a scare and I was glad that my kids watched that Monty Python bit about twenty times because every time I heard it I got a little more nervous...
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  Mom - Why do you treat me like the damned!

  by zenpunk in

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  not that my mom would ever visit this site - but i have to just vent.

  last night my mom promised she would meet me at home to help me move some furniture.

  she made it seem like it was a tremendous deal and the only reason why she would be by would be because she had something else to do in the neighbourhood.

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  ((((Zenpunk)))))) I'm sure you'll find lots of empathy here!!! My family is very weird because of the some-in-some-disfellowshipped-some-drifted-away-some-never-in dynamics. My Mom depends on my husband and I alot because we live the closest to her and she waffles back and forth between trying to be a good dub and a mother. My husband (the worldly guy that the elders warned against) mows her lawn every week, takes care of things around her house and doesn't complain (well not much anyway) when I ask her if she wants to ride along when we go someplace. I notice that though she is a "widow" and an "older woman", the congregation never worries about any of those things. We take care of her business when she goes to assembly. Yet she's made to feel guilty if she is here on the kids birthday or if we invite her up to supper on Christmas Day (not really a holiday meal, we do that Christmas Eve.)

  I don't necessarily get angry about the time I spent as a Witness (pointless), but I do still get mad at how they continue to mess up my family (also pointless, I know). No words of wisdom, but I do understand!

  Jewel
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  WORLD OF LIES COMING UNRAVELED

  by You Know in

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  some historians date the beginning of the end of the soviet empire to the chernobyl disaster, for the reason that for several days after the explosion, as the radioactive cloud floated quietly over europe, the soviet government said nothing to warn people of the dangers that may have minimized some of the exposure.

  it ruined their credibility, from which they never recovered.

  presently, the whole capitalist system has an even worse credibility problem.

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  I thought it was Satan that tested Jehovah's people. If Satan is testing Jehovah's people and Jehovah is testing Jehovah's people, what's the difference?
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  How Many Pagans?

  by Moridin in

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  i was curious to see how many pagans were on the board and what form you practiced.

  i myself am newer to the pagan scene and am studying witchcraft...something i secretly did when i was a teenage jw.

  any way looking forward to hearing your comments.

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  Jewel

  I'm pagan. The jury is still out as far as type. Wherever my path takes me, I'm not the organized type-much prefer solitary exploration (talking spiritual stuff here! <G>)
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  My Daughters Trauma

  by Undecided in

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  yesterday evening my daughter had the worst fright of her life.

  she was taking a nap with emily, her 15 mo.

  old daughter, she woke up when emily began shaking.

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  Jewel

  If it's any comfort to your daughter, I had a febrile seizure when I was about 3. I've never had anything like that since. (Some would question whether there was brain damage...just kidding!)
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  Yoga Anyone?

  by dobby in

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  i just read with interest an article entitled yoga - just an exercise or something more?

  in the august 1, 2002 watchtower.. i know that growing up a witness i had always been told that yoga was related to spiritism and the occult.

  however, with the popularity of yoga among the mainstream in recent years as a means to keep fit not as a means to find spiritual enlightment, i thought the society may have lightened up a bit.

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  Jewel

  Well, this explains something!! I thought this Yoga business had long since blown over. BUT-when I hurt my back recently and told my Mom that the Dr. had said that yoga would be an excellent exercise, she seemed to get nervous. I've done yoga before-with no concern on her part-but she suddenly seemed uncomfortable. I'd bet she's read this article but knows what I'd say if she started telling me that yoga will "open my mind to demons".

  What bunk!