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  Can you help please? Re: JW grandfathers funeral

  by Lily888888 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, i am new to this forum so sorry about any mistakes.

  i have just had the terrible news that my grandfather has passed away.

  he and my grandmother (still alive) were both jehovah's witnesses.

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  Joyzabel

  ((((Lily))))

  there are several stages of grief. Denial, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance. You will find people in all those stages here. Not only losing a family member but losing what life should-have-been-but-wasn't-because-of-religion is hard to grieve over. We understand. Express yourself here.

  I think it sounds nice that you will have your own service for your grandpa.

  I hope your grandpa was beginning to think for himself and question what he had adhered to all his life and saw that maybe he should have done things differently. Think the best of your grandpa. He did what he thought was right at the time.

  Joy
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  Hello everyone

  by Ticker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wanted to say hi.

  ive been reading the posts for quite sometime now but never actually ever posted.

  wanted to thank everyone for the posts and for helping me to break free from the guilt after 20 years of it.

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  Joyzabel

  you are welcome, Ticker

  and all other newbies-that-its-hard-to-keep-up-with.

  Freedom, its all about freedom. Enjoy!

  Joy
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  Can you help please? Re: JW grandfathers funeral

  by Lily888888 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, i am new to this forum so sorry about any mistakes.

  i have just had the terrible news that my grandfather has passed away.

  he and my grandmother (still alive) were both jehovah's witnesses.

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  Joyzabel

  Lily,

  don't allow anyone to be rude to your mother. If you think they are rude, point it out. They don't get much feed back on their social skills. It is a closed community. They associate within themselves and don't realize how normal people are suppose to act.

  Hugs to you and your family in your time of grief.

  Joy

  ps, glad my name gave you a chuckle. hehe
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  Can you help please? Re: JW grandfathers funeral

  by Lily888888 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, i am new to this forum so sorry about any mistakes.

  i have just had the terrible news that my grandfather has passed away.

  he and my grandmother (still alive) were both jehovah's witnesses.

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  Joyzabel

  Welcome to the board.

  Sorry it has to be in the circumstances about your Grandpa.

  Mary summorized your questions well. JWs are polite to "worldly" people, hoping in your grief to interest you in a bible study and convert you. Please don't fall for whatever they have to offer unless you want to join a cult.

  I'm sure you can read the many posts here to know what all is involved with the JWs and why many say they are a cult.

  Joy

  btw, the person who owns this site is in GB. Go figure. lol
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  So I'm Dancing, and This Bitch Is Just WATCHING Me

  by SixofNine in

  1. jw
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  do you think dogs are critical of the way we dance?

  are dogs from black families less embarrassed by their owner's dancing?

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  He would jump up and cling onto my leg at every opportunity.

  lol, yep, that's dancing.
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  Education - How encouraging low self esteem creates better witnesses.

  by BigG in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  funny title you might think but consider this point and apologies if i am covering old ground here...its not intentional.. i was raised by my mother who was and is a devout jw and as such until i was 20 (10 years ago) i was the same...trying my best to fit into the social environment i clearly was not made for but benefiting from good wholesome association with fellow brothers and sisters (note the sarcastic tone...make what you will of it).. althought at the time i didnt realise it but i was what others consider intelligent and quite academically able; i had a mind like a sponge and would spend hours in the jw library at the kh (which surprisingly enough contained non jw literature)...it was this that i read and would digest endlessly where i could.. one of those books (why it was there i dont know), was what i later undertood to be criminal law reports concerning cases that had gone before the courts.

  my childish thirst for knowledge was intrigued...(i was then about 12).

  the legal arguments i hadnt a clue what they meant but the facts surrounding these crimes were good reading.. i then knew i wanted to be a lawyer and that was what i said when an elder asked me what i wanted to do when i grew up; i mentioned trusting this man that i had read a book in the kh library and found it interesting...and that i wanted to be lawyer...i remember him smiling and saying that it was better to pioneer rather than seek a highly paid job...personally i didnt know what he meant properly but i felt a bit sad...and demotivated...i later in the week went back into the library and found the book had gone...!!.

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  Welcome to the board, all the newbies on this thread.

  This subject seems always hit a sore spot with jws/xjws.

  Please, everyone get an education and be the best you can be. Don't let ANYONE or organization say what or who you should be.

  I'm so happy young people are waking up and going on with their schooling.

  Great topic. I totally agree that the WTBTS encourages low self-esteem in their followers or otherwise they wouldn't have any followers.

  Joy
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  A few words to all of you

  by Lady Lee in

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  firstly i miss you all.

  a lot!.

  this past year has seen this group experience many joys and sorrows.

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  (((((LL)))))

  miss ya, lady.

  Hope this next year will be a good one, besides the new additions to your family! I hope you get some solutions to your feet problems.

  Hugs,

  Joy
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  Why Can't Everyday Be Like Christmas?

  by Golf in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i had been a week-end radio dj a few years back and every time this year i would play elvis's song, "why can't everyday be like christmas.

  " i found it strange that many radio stations wouldn't play this record.

  here was a jw playing a christmas song while the believing christmas radio stations wouldn't!

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  didn't like Elvis.
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  Brother Michael called.....

  by jellybelly in

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  we had a phone call yesterday, after being "inactive" for 6 years.

  not having attended a meeting in 4 years, we get a call saying they are concerned that they had heard we believe in evolution.

  my partner said "not necesarily believe in it, im just not discounting it at this time.

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  they will want to "keep the congregation clean" by DFing you.

  or make it look like they have been busy trying to "keep the congregation clean"?

  Why aren't they more concerned about the preaching work? or sheparding? those who need it in the congregation. But Noooooooo, they have to put their noises in people's business. What a bunch of busy-bodies, do-nothing, mind-controlled men.

  ps, welcome to the board, jellybelly.
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  Little Toe!!!!! It came!!!

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thank you so much for my gift.... will play it now thanks a trillion.. .

  also to anglise,dansk,& quotes a.k.a for the cards i received today!!!!!!!

  i am so belssed to receive 130 cards --------thanks everyone!!!

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  Joyzabel

  I have the munchies...

  oh gawd. Gumby better hurry.