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  Did field service ever scare any one.

  by life is to short in

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  i was always scared somewhat by who i might meet at the door.. where i live we just had a mom murdered with her two young sons.

  it is really sad, from what i just read in the paper the husband and wife took in this young man he was 22 years old and needed a place to stay.

  he had been with them for months and had celebrated christmas and thanksgiving with all the family, etc.

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  There was another time I was working alone and this young woman answered the door. She was pretty and soft spoken. She had also been beaten very badly and very recently. She was shaking. I remember asking her if I could help her. She said no and I went on with my presentation.

  What the hell was I going to do? I was working the door by myself and was younger than she was. Now I shudder to think what might have happened had she invited me inside. Would I have entered? Probably.

  Anyway, she took the literature and I prayed for her. I also continued to work alone while a twosome worked the other end of the street.
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  Did field service ever scare any one.

  by life is to short in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was always scared somewhat by who i might meet at the door.. where i live we just had a mom murdered with her two young sons.

  it is really sad, from what i just read in the paper the husband and wife took in this young man he was 22 years old and needed a place to stay.

  he had been with them for months and had celebrated christmas and thanksgiving with all the family, etc.

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  Your thread brought back memories, LITS.

  During my pioneer days, I would sometimes get behind in my time. If there was no one staying out past noon, I would go it alone. I grew up in a very liberal and progressive neighborhood, so it didn't seem that strange (to me) to be out by myself knocking on doors.

  About a year ago I was on my way to the library and went down one of the streets I had worked alone on a few times. This was one of my favorite streets because it was long and winding with tons of shade trees during the summer months. I just could not hold back the tears thinking about what a waste the whole experience was.

  You know, many times no one even knew I was out by myself. I know some of that was the feeling of the invincibility of youth. Most of it however was the training I received. Being zealous in the ministry was the right thing to do. And Jehovah and his angels would surely bless my efforts and protect me.

  For more reasons than one field service is very scary.
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  Do You Ever Feel Invisible?

  by Broken Promises in

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  i'm walking around the street or shopping mall.

  people almost walk into me.

  umm, can't you see that a person is only inches away from your body?.

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  Broken Promises - A while ago Snowbird had a thread, "Do y'all like me?".

  Well, you started a thread titled, "Do Youse Like Me? "

  I thought that was hilarious and totally got your sense of humor.

  I laughed all day.
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  Revisiting the Orange Terror Book as an Adult - From Paradise Lost

  by Band on the Run in

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  my parents could not afford any books.

  we were all avid readers.

  the public library was visited daily but many times we were stuck with no books to read.

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  Very good post BOTR. It is strange looking at the literature that influenced our ideals. The artwork is atrocious.
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  On being born in and celebrating Birthdays

  by baltar447 in

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  so i'm in my mid 30s and about to have a birthday next month.

  was putting together a very modest wish list and just broke down crying.

  i was in tears.

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  Last year we gave my nephew a party for his 7th Bday. It was his first Bday party as my sister and her husband were trying to find their way out of the cult. After he opened his gifts and we sang Happy Birthday to him, he broke down in tears. He said "This is the best birthday of my life and I love my family!"

  Sometimes I get really tearful thinking of what we missed out on being born ins.

  Best Wishes on your Birthday next month Baltar - Enjoy it. You are worth it.
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  Leaving JW Tracts at the Funeral Visitation

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jw's cannot help themselves.

  a couple who were very close friends with my wife and i when i was a jw had a few kids that grew up.

  none of their kids remained jw despite their heavy activity while growing up.

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  Well to be fair, it was only worth going to the poor baby's funeral if the faithful JWs could give a witness and count some time.

  I hate being reminded of how I used to think OTWO.

  What a shame.
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  Hey Cult Classic....

  by jamiebowers in

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  i've got another one of my dad's sayings for you and your husband.

  it's actually clean enough to post here instead of having to pm it to you.

  when he's pissed off at someone my dad says, "they ought to shoot him with buzzard guts, and kill him for stinking!".

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  ROFL Jamie! Your dad cracks us up girl.

  You know I'm gonna call for the unedited version....
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  "We are not allowed to have credit cards."

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  i was traveling and used my credit card to buy a gift at the airport.. so the lady behind the counter flips my credit card over to look at the signature and it says "see i.d.

  " where my signature belonged.

  she asked for the i.d.. .

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  Interesting OTWO. I've never heard of the cc ban either. Growing up about 50% of our neighbors were Orthodox Jewish. One year a Seventh Day Adventist family moved in. We thought they were even more strange than the Jews in the neighborhood. Although they weren't that different from us.

  So crazy.
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  Help! Help!! Desperately need DOGGIE help!!! Help with a doggie!!!!

  by ziddina in

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  i hope this is the correct category..... since pets are kinda sorta like "family", anyway..... a friend of mine (who lives about 25 miles away, in the center of the city) recently lost her beloved six-year-old spayed female daschund doggie under very tragic circumstances.. her other dog, an eight-year-old neutered male daschund, has been inconsolable since her loss.

  so my friend decided to adopt another small dog - a spayed female daschund - one that was rescued from a breeder..... this poor little dog has lived in a cage for her entire life!!!

  all six years of her life - in what was, in effect, a doggie concentration camp.... she is not "socialized" in any way, shape or form.

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  Yep, a kennel/crate is a must. Dogs feel safest when they have a space all their own. Cover the kennel on top and all sides except the entrance with a heavy tarp or blanket. The dog will feel caved in and safest this way.
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  Thoughts on turning 65 today

  by Terry in

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  today is my 65th birthday.. chances are you have no idea what that means.. would you like to know?

  turning 65 can only be described using these two words:.

  the first: anagnorisis the moment of critical discovery; the discovery of one's own identity or true character.

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  Happy BDay Terry!

  Those were much appreciated words of wisdom.

  Here's to many more