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  My Mother

  by jozb5 in

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  this is a continuance of what i related under the weird jw dude topic.. when this happened i think i was about 20 or 21 (1985 or '86), before i married my first husband.

  i was living at home and still attending meeting but i had stopped studying when i was 19. i guess my mom felt it was time for me to settle down (i was not dating anyone - how could i?

  i wasn't baptised.

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  jozb5

  I have been married for the last 9 years (10 in dec) to a nice guy who is not a jw.

  Josie
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  My Mother

  by jozb5 in

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  this is a continuance of what i related under the weird jw dude topic.. when this happened i think i was about 20 or 21 (1985 or '86), before i married my first husband.

  i was living at home and still attending meeting but i had stopped studying when i was 19. i guess my mom felt it was time for me to settle down (i was not dating anyone - how could i?

  i wasn't baptised.

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  jozb5

  This is a continuance of what I related under the weird jw dude topic.

  When this happened I think I was about 20 or 21 (1985 or '86), before I married my first husband. I was living at home and still attending meeting but I had stopped studying when I was 19. I guess my mom felt it was time for me to settle down (I was not dating anyone - how could I? I wasn't baptised.) So she decides to pose as me and take out a personal ad to find a husband for me. She got several replies that were local to where we lived and she set it up for me to meet a few of theses guys. All this happened before she told me what she was doing. I was surprised she did this but not shocked, she's done stranger things before.

  So I met a couple of these guys. Why? I don't know, maybe I just didn't know how to say no to my mom, maybe I was curious, but these guys were just as weird as the bachelor brothers at the hall and I decided that I wanted no part of it.

  The last straw was the day a package came from a Canadian jw bachelor who was looking for a wife. My mom had been corresponding with him and he decided to send several pictures and a tape describing himself and his wants and needs (kinda personal stuff too!) My mom gave me the package and told me to look at the pictures and listen to the tape, which I did. His pictures revealed him to be a tall broad man with a beard wearing a yellow shirt, red pants, and blue suspenders (He said in his tape that this was his favorite outfit and he saw no problem in wearing this to the hall.) Oh, he also thanked me for inviting him to come and visit me during my district convention.

  I felt like I was in the twilight zone and my mom wanted me to seriously consider this man as a mate!

  After I finished loking everything over, my mom told me that she wanted to write back to this man. And to make the pot sweeter she said that if I wrote the letter she would buy me a pair of shoes.

  So I wrote the letter. And I told this mislead man that I was not the one who had been corresponding with him (it was my mother), I was not attracted to him or in anyway interested, and that it would not be a good idea for him to come out and visit.

  Now mind you all of this happened in front of my father, who I had regarded up to this point to be a fairly sane and intelligent guy.

  Well after I finished and mailed the letter, my mom and dad and I were sitting at the kitchen table and my mom asked if I wrote the letter. I said I had. She asked what did I say. I said that I told him not to come. She got pissed and said I wouldn't get the shoes. I said "No that wasnt the deal. You said that if I wrote the letter, I would get the shoes. You never said what to put in the letter." I then turned to my dad and he said "Jean she's right. You didn't tell her what to write. She did what you asked. You have to get her the shoes."

  OK, my dad redeemed himself a little bit there.

  That's the story, it's all true and I'm sticking to it.

  Josie
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  WEIRDO SINGLE 'HOVAH DUDES

  by TR in

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  were you a "weirdo single hovah dude"?.

  some examples i know of:.

  single 'hovah dude, 40ish, mic handler, non-elder/ms, huge pot belly, rotten teeth.

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  I knew of a few single weird jw dudes at my hall. I know of one that got married to an elder's daughter. I think she married him cause there was no else to marry. It always seemed like a desparate marriage. Last I saw of them I was at a ob/gyn visit and she was pregnant, she didn't look happy and I felt sorry for her.

  My mother has even tried to get me to consider marrying a weird jw dude only because he was in "the truth" ew! She even found one by placing a lonely hearts ad in some national tabloid. Now that was scarey.

  I'll tell more of that story later.

  Josie
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  Ohioans! Defend Bill Bowen and Children!

  by Hyghlandyr in

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  this is a call to all ohioans, especially those in the cincinnati/columbus areas..... silent lambs has an appeal committee hearing this sunday.

  i might be able to attend, especially if i can go with a group.

  any that want to go call me at 513-531-2327. this is joe frantz as you all know.

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  I wish I could go.

  You have all of my love and support.

  Josie (MrsJones)
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  Martha Poll

  by Derrick in

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  [ ] innocent .

  [ ] guilty .

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  I like Martha. I don't understand why so many people have such disdain for her. I like her show, books and magazines, because she and her staff comes up with some pretty cute stuff that I can do.

  Look I'm a stay at home mother with little money because of where I live and I have used her ideas and pointers to decorate my house for the holidays when I had barely enough money to buy presents. Those things that I made by hand I cherish more than anything I had bought. And she has a righteous recipe for Thanksgiving turkey that my hubby loves.

  I think Martha made a big mistake and being that she was a trained stock broker, she knew better and she should have to pay for that mistake like anyone else but I will never understand the snide remarks and hate that people have for her.

  Josie
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  What do you enjoy doing with your spare time?

  by Celtic in

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  i know i've posted a question similar to this before, but what with all the newcomers here, i thought no harm to ask the question again.. what do you enjoy doing with your spare time and why?.

  celtic mark - cornwall uk

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  Being that I am a mom of 3 small kids, I really don't have a lot of sparetime. But I do enjoy knitting, crochet, sewing, and reading - mostly mysteries (alot of british stuff), fantasy, and a bit of horror (my fav is Stephen King)

  Josie
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  what is your scent????

  by sunshineToo in

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  2. friends

  i know there has been a anti-perfume thread.

  but does anyone use light or moderate amount of perfume or aftershave?

  if you do, what is your scent?

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  Right now when I want to smell nice I wear Cashmere Mist by Donna Karan (my hubby bought for me) and It's a really nice scent.

  I tend to like powdery scents (anyone remember Baby Love? - I wore that in high school).

  My favorite scent is Tuscany per(sp?) Donna and Ysatis is a close second.

  Josie
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  Good Lord! Thats one big Weenie!

  by OUTLAW in

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  i just love to play jokes on people,and assemblys were a good place to do it.they were developing new products to be sold at the consession stands and my elder dad was in charge.the new fast food they were about to introduce was called a "pronto pup".a weiner on a wooden shish-ka-bob stick,dipped in batter,then deep fried.they were trying to come up with a batter that would give the weiner a good coating,taste good, and come out golden brown.i was in charge of the first batch.i couldn`t let this opportunity go.i dipped,cooked,re-dipped,cooked,re-dipped..ect,ect,untill that baby was about the size of a football.it looked perfect,except it was so dam big.

  (you wouldn`t want to get hit in the head with it!

  lol).finally everyone came back to see how the first batch came out.they couldn`t believe their eyes,these things were humungus,why did the batter puff out so big?what had gone wrong?

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  jozb5

  LOL! You're so bad. Thanks for the laugh.

  Josie
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  Ladies. Your Favourite Bunch Of Flowers Would Be?

  by invisible in

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  2. friends

  if i was to meet some of you ladies for the first time, i might be tempted to buy you a bunch of flowers, what spray tickles your fancy the most?

  i know for englishmans missus, her ladyship, her bunch of flowers would include freshias.

  please give me some advice on the appropriate action i should take if i met you for the first time.

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  My favorite flower is the tulip, white or red.

  Josie
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  Hello

  by jozb5 in

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  er i thought there was an introduction page but i guess this will do nicely.

  my name is josie and i am a longtime lurker.

  i just recently got up the nerve to post something and i thought i should make a more formal hello.. i was raised with the borg but i never got baptised and i'm glad to say neither has any of my siblings.

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  Thank you everyone for your wonderful welcomes!

  What I love most about the internet is meeting such fine and loving xjws. And yes it's great to know that I'm not weird, strange, crazy, or alone.

  Thank you again.

  Josie