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How Would You Deal With A Bully?

by minimus in

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recently there have been news reports of teenagers killing themselves because they couldn't take being bullied any longer.. i hate bullies.

i would feel horrible if my grandkids ever got bullied.. have you ever put a bully in his or her place?.

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Lot's of different circumstances to consider. I'm was raised to fight a bully back. Tried to learn "turn the other cheek" in the JW's, but it was against my nature.

I grew up poor and in a rough neighborhood. Was into boxing, fighting & physical activities. Things like that will keep a bully from messing with your kid, but most JW's discourage that kind of stuff.

If the kid can handle a bully, then by all means go for it. Even if he loses, he'll gain the bully's respect and the fight will actually be a good experience for him. The problem is when the kid is definitely overmatched and could get seriously hurt. Then, it's either turn the other cheek and hope the bully doesn't inflict too much pain or do "tiger claw" from the movie The New Guy and run like hell.

I've got an interesting bully experience......I got jumped by a "gang" of about a dozen guys. The leader and 2nd in command started out fighting me one on one and I beat the $hit out of both of them. Next they wised up and rushed me all together, in which I took a severe beating. However, I was proud because I beat their top 2 guys pretty bad, before all 12 ganged up on me. After that I would try to avoid them, because there was just too many of them. I had them chase me several times. One time when running away from them, they trapped me in a fenced in backyard. I got into the corner and dared them to come on. There was only about 7 of them at the time. It was funny as hell. They would just keep looking at each other to see who was going to go first. Then one guy says, "won't we just leave him alone" and then they all backed down, left, and never bothered me again. I was on top of the world after that!

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Are these things still frowned upon/banned?.

by zzaphod in

thinking back, there were a few things i was told then, that now seem rather odd and petty.

i was wondering if these thing are common in the wts or was it just that my girlfriend at the time was a pioneer, and her father was an elder.

(so perhap a bit more "enthusiastic" than others).

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"Knock on wood".

You know....the GB gets to sit in their Ivory Watchtower in Brooklyn making this ridiculous crap up, but it's the working class people and kids who have to be out there with people putting up with the fallout from this non-sense.

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Rock Opera! Got a Favorite?

by cameo-d in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vglkxd-boy&feature=related.

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Not a rock opera, but......this chick Anouk rocks! Dutch girl that I stumbled onto a few months ago. Listen to her PinkPop 98' stuff, it's awesome.

Watch the first minute where she recovers from getting hit with an egg!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNT2wp58zW4

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Beards?

by Think About It in

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i'm new here and probably missed the latest discussion of the beard topic.

what's the latest on beards in jw society?

i'm 2 weeks into a beard and just got to wondering about it.

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OldHippie says- Beards and moustaches are increasingly common here, also from the platform at conventions. No-one bothers.

Sounds like the JW's have made progress in some areas. Good for the ones who want more identity and breathing room in their lives.

God Chick.....you are right, too many "stupid" rules.

Zoiks.....I have also seen CO's come in and have too much influence on style & thought. Disgusting!

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Beards?

by Think About It in

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i'm new here and probably missed the latest discussion of the beard topic.

what's the latest on beards in jw society?

i'm 2 weeks into a beard and just got to wondering about it.

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I'd love to hear a bearded newb question them, that because he has a beard, why can't he be baptized into a religion started by a man with a beard.

Speaking of balls........they haven't started checking those for hair or not, have they?

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Beards?

by Think About It in

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i'm new here and probably missed the latest discussion of the beard topic.

what's the latest on beards in jw society?

i'm 2 weeks into a beard and just got to wondering about it.

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I could never really understand it. I can see the elders not having beards due to the transition period of growing it and being visable from the platform. But, R&F should be able to do as they please without the stigma. Should be a conscience matter. My god, it's 2010. If doctrine pans out, do they think they will be able to shave everyday after Armageddon? Probably still more about control than anything.

What's this crazy stuff about an Armageddon bag? Does it contain a shaving kit?

Good grief Brooklyn...give it up already!

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Beards?

by Think About It in

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friends

i'm new here and probably missed the latest discussion of the beard topic.

what's the latest on beards in jw society?

i'm 2 weeks into a beard and just got to wondering about it.

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I'm new here and probably missed the latest discussion of the beard topic. What's the latest on beards in JW society? I'm 2 weeks into a beard and just got to wondering about it. (it's coming off tonight...looks good, but it itches and is just not me)

When I left....if you had a beard you might as well have leprosy. They didn't want you doing anything and would barely acknowledge the person's existence. What about when the gotee fad started?

If there is still negativity....what's up with that? It's just hair and can be groomed nice. Also, I was always embarrassed by those crazy pictures of a beardless Jesus in the old publications.

Ladies....what's your thoughts? Would you be okay with your man having a beard when you were in the JW's?

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60

Did you loathe going in field service, if so why?

by HappyGuy in

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i always felt like i was not a "spiritual" person because i loathed going in field service.

i'm not even sure why i loathed it.

i am very outgoing and can talk to anyone, anytime, about anything.

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I loved Field Service! Field Service and Public Talks are probably the 2 things I do miss. FS is probably a big reason why I am outgoing and have good people skills. It's true that it is not for everyone. I would like to match up with someone who didn't like it or was new. Whatever the situation I would let them do as much as they wanted. If they wanted me to do all the talking that was fine. I would just figure out a way to include them and make them part of the experience. Sometimes I would be with 3 other people and just let them take turns going with me. No use making someone do something they hated.

I can imagine it's much tougher going in FS now. People nowdays are less interested in the Bible and all the anti-JW stuff people can look up and hit you with.

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What are the outrageous things did the elders do to you?

by asilentone in

this is a true story, more than 10 years ago, i went to the memorial and there was a very hot bible student female.

we met each other, she gave me her phone number.

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Some of the stuff I've read here saddens me....even after 15 years. I am so sorry you had to endure such harsh unchristian treatment from men who were suppose to be there to help you. I can assure you from the bottom of my heart that when I was an elder that I never ever treated anyone in such a way. I am so sorry for your pain.

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Watchtower cleans out Kingdom Hall Library's ...

by RR in

last night i got a call from a chap in the uk, who recently left the jw's.

he wanted to compare notes with his us counterparts.. he said that a few years ago, (i think about 2 years ago) the society cleaned out all the literature from every kingdom hall, particularly russell and rutherford books and anything prior to 1950. giving each hall a computer with the watchtower cd rom for them to use for research.

he wanted to know if the same was done in the states.

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Wow....very interesting. It use to be a source of pride to have an extensive collection of old books in the KH library. Would even borrow what I didn't have to read. Spent countless hours reading and studing that old stuff. I use to be so knowledgable. When I made the decision to leave, I never read another page and have since probably forgot 90% of that stuff.

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