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JW kids & Dec. stress

by wheelwithinwheel in

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december used to be the worst month of the year for me.

i still remember making a santa out of a toilet paper roll, red crepe paper and some cotton in one of my first years of school.

when i brought it home, knowing it probably wasnt right, the parents reaction convinced me i was a real sinner.

I both loved and hated December.......loved it, because of Christmas time and I absolutely loved all the XMas decorations, the carols, and the wonderful feeling of happiness in the air that was so tangible, you could almost touch it.

I also hated it, because being a JW, we didn't celebrate with everyone else and this contributed to my feelings of low self esteem that I carried over in to adulthood. Adults don't care if you celebrate Christmas or not, but other kids do, and we were laughed at and made fun of because we didn't get any christmas presents or share in any of the festivities at school..........

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Printing /Jehovah Ain't Paying!

by metatron in

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here are some choice phrases quoted from the letter (dated oct. 28) sent to congregations about changes in printing:.

"saved us millions of dollars" , "additional savings" , "consolidated savings of money.

and manpower", "less personel and more savings".

Mary

Doesn't the bible say "test me out please...........and I will pour a blessing upon you until there is no more want....."

Geeze, I guess the GB aren't testing Jehovah out enough......LOL!! Hope they go belly up!!

Edited by - Mary on 9 December 2002 17:24:49

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Do You Think You Will Live To A Ripe Old Age?

by minimus in

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or do you think that you will die suddenly?

do you think that you and i will die because of nuclear war or terrorism?

Mary

Heavens no! I was promised 85 years ago that I'd never be old in this System of Things, so why would I think otherwise?? Excuse me now while I take my liver pills and go downstairs to the Dining Hall - it's supper time!

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everone is in confusion

by zolensky in

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i joined this site last week hoping to meet people that would steer me back to the organization.

instead the people i have talked to her are all trying to tell me too see the light and get out of the organization.

in my opinion, not that it matters, i really think that if a person had the truth deeply ingrained in them, they would never leave the truth.

Mary

zolensky said all you critics of the truth are blaming the organization for all the mistakes of a few. humans are not perfect....... that doesnt make the organization bad...it makes the people in it bad.

Well, I'm not sure what planet you're from, but you obviously are not thinking straight. The "mistakes of a few" are major mistakes made by those who claim direct contact with God. You think Jehovah would approve of pedophila, or of the promotion of false doctrices, like 607 BCE, 1914 or 1918??

And unless you haven't noticed, the Governing Body IS the organization - there's no difference. This organization is made up specifically by the will and doctrines of these men in Brooklyn who run the entire show.

Wake up and get you head out of the clouds......

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Perfect

by Gig in

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friends

how about a little friendly competition?

who can offer the best example of perfect irony?

for example, the wt teaches that we should regard the wt mag just as we would the word of god yet they also teach that they never claimed to be infallible and that you should have checked for yourself, all your fault for the mistake.

Mary

If you have sex with a consenting adult before marriage, you're a fornicator and you'll have all your privileges taken away and possibly even DF'd.

If you have sex with an unconsenting child, absolutely nothing will happen to you and you'll be promoted within the Organization.

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DIARY OF A SNOW SHOVELER

by Mary in

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to all who live where there's snow, i think you'll appreciate this.............. diary of a snow shoveler .

december 8: it started to snow.

the first snow of the season and the wife and i took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge, soft flakes drift down from heaven.

Mary

To all who live where there's snow, I think you'll appreciate this.............

DIARY OF A SNOW SHOVELER

December 8: It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge, soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So romantic, we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!

December 9: We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snow plow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life.

December 12: The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a
disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man. I'm glad he's our neighbor.

December 14: Snow, lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so.

December 15: 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels.
Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that' s silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.

December 16: Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.

December 17: Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.

December 20: Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Goddamn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.

December 22: Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white shit fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to piss. By the time I got undressed, pissed and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the asshole is lying.

December 23: Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she...nuts??? Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's damn well lying.

December 24: 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the son of a bitch who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his balls. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was busy watching for the goddamn snowplow.

December 25: Merry Christmas. 20 more inches of the fucking slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's an idiot. If I have to watch "It's a Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to kill her.

December 26: Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here?! ! It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.

December 27: Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze.

December 28: Warmed up to above -50. Still snowed in. THE BITCH is driving me crazy!!!

December 29: 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?

December 30: Roof caved in. The snow plow driver is suing me for a million dollars for the bump on his head. The wife went home to her mother . 9" predicted.

December 31: Set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.

January 8: I feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?

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WT goofie phrases.

by Pepper in

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friends

i used to get into trouble for making light of the these phrases that some elders have told me are to be used only gods people.

lol that you all may know maybe:.

"well, brother that is very "commendable," just before the meeting ends the po says to those in attendance "brothers the time left is reduced," i once heard a co say to those seated during one of his talks "well now, we don't want to die at armageddon now do we, well of course not.

Mary

Here's one you don't hear, but you should hear every time there's a failed prophecy or Dateline program on TV:

D'OH!

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war in Irak

by happy man in

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it look like busch is going to start war, sad, and unbelevebel that he dont listen to peopel who warning fore the consquenses, this could be the start fore something wery bad, war against musslim an christans all over the world.. .

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/08/international/middleeast/08mili .html?ex=1039928400&en=5ddab7815da6ba8a&ei=5062&partn er=google .

Mary

Logical, perhaps you should move over to Iraq and live under the Islamic rule of Saddam Hussein if you think Bush is "more evil" than he is..........make sure you're well covered and don't try travelling anywhere without a male member of your family, and don't speak or even THINK anything bad about the government, otherwise, you'll be doing 25 to Life in prison over there..........what planet are you from anyway?

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