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  The moment the light went on in this newbies head!

  by awakening in

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  i always knew as a kid tt wasnt for me.

  i did not know ttatt but how could something thats supposed to be warm, loving and beneficial feel so wrong?

  the light went on when i happened to be watching some chat show that had a family of white supremecists on.

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  The moment the light went on in this newbies head!

  by awakening in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i always knew as a kid tt wasnt for me.

  i did not know ttatt but how could something thats supposed to be warm, loving and beneficial feel so wrong?

  the light went on when i happened to be watching some chat show that had a family of white supremecists on.

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  I totally get what you are saying but the comparison of the child rejecting someone simply because of his race is not the same as choosing not to associate with someone when they demonstrate behavior,morals or core beliefs that may undermine your own personal goals. It is however unfair to assume so much bad about others you haven't even met, simply because they don't go to the Kingdom Hall. Talk about judging .....
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  Is anyone here hooked on Downton Abbey?

  by exwhyzee in

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  my wife got me started watching this show last year.

  we've downloaded the previous seasons on netflix and have found it to be really well done.

  the story line, scenery,costumes,old cars and compelling characters have us hooked.

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  Looks like Mrs. O'brien is stirring the pot again.
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  Is anyone here hooked on Downton Abbey?

  by exwhyzee in

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  my wife got me started watching this show last year.

  we've downloaded the previous seasons on netflix and have found it to be really well done.

  the story line, scenery,costumes,old cars and compelling characters have us hooked.

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  Some of my Facebook friends went online and took a "Which-Character-Are-You on Downton Abbey" quiz. I took it as well. I am Mr. Bates, who is the character who I most closely identify with.

  I'm the Irish Chauffeur by nature and by birthplace,with Matthew overtones because of his height and hair color/style. Lady Sybil was a beauty but for some reason Edith is getting cuter and cuter to me. Cousin Violet is a hoot, which is fitting because she looks like an Ostrich LOL! Shirley Mclaine really gave her a run for her money (literally and figuratively) in terms of being able to deliver the comebacks and hold her own in the money power play .

  My great Grandmother came from a "landed" family and was related to Sophie Rhys Jones (Prince Edwards Wife) and lived during the Downtown era. Her Father and Sophies Great Grandfather were Brothers. From the photos I've seen of her and from what my Mother and her four Sisters remember having grown up under her watchful eye, she was a grand old lady like Cousin Violet and very status conscious. For instance, before they'd enter the village church on Sundays, she, still in her Victorian attire would straighten herself, shush her giggling grand daughters and say in her most pious voice" Quiet girls...you must remember who you are" They'd make their grand entrance but the girls would be thinking "just who the hell are we supposed to be anyway?"
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  Is anyone here hooked on Downton Abbey?

  by exwhyzee in

  1. social
  2. current

  my wife got me started watching this show last year.

  we've downloaded the previous seasons on netflix and have found it to be really well done.

  the story line, scenery,costumes,old cars and compelling characters have us hooked.

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  The Dowagger Countess,Maggie Smith to Matthew who fears he will offend his father in law by revamping the estates financial planning(or lack of)

  Matthew: Downton is being mismanaged, cousin Violet, and something must be done.

  The thing is, how do I do it without putting people's noses out of joint?

  Violet: Oh my dear. I don't think there is a way to achieve that.

  I mean, you must do what must be done, of course' but I can safely say a great many noses will be out of joint.
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  Is anyone here hooked on Downton Abbey?

  by exwhyzee in

  1. social
  2. current

  my wife got me started watching this show last year.

  we've downloaded the previous seasons on netflix and have found it to be really well done.

  the story line, scenery,costumes,old cars and compelling characters have us hooked.

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  My wife got me started watching this show last year. We've downloaded the previous seasons on Netflix and have found it to be really well done. The story line, scenery,costumes,old cars and compelling characters have us hooked. The previous seasons are available on DVD so you can watch it from the beginning. One cold rainey weekend we had the fire going,drank tea and watched them snuggled together under a blanket.

  Poor Mr. Bates.....and that Mrs. O'brian is not to be trusted.
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  e-Transactions, the paperless world

  by designs in

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  fewer checks are written these days.

  do you feel vulnerable or secure with your debit card transactions.

  mostly it goes ok but yesterday my business checking account was hit with two fraudulent transactions just days apart and by the same socalled 'business'.

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  My pay check is deposited electronically. Some of my utility bills are deducted automatically. Airline tickets and other items are bought online. Movies and TV are streamed over the internet. I rarely have or use cash and the other day I walked into the Apple store and used my IPad to scan and purchase some items and walked out without having made contact with any one in the store. It's all very convenient and I've never had a problem but I gotta say, it feels like something very serious could go wrong with all this.
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  Does the KH have WiFi, and is it only exclusive for Elders?

  by Quarterback in

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  now that we are using ipads, and other mini devices at the meetings.

  is there any letters from the society that restricts.

  the use of internet to only elders?.

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  We used to get in trouble for doodling in our magazines, you know, drawing sideburns on Jesus or platform shoes on the Diciples. Can you imagine all the kids who'll get smacked during the meetings for surfing the web instead of following along in their digital Watchtower? Pretty soon you won't have to raise your hand to comment, you'll just Cc. a text message to everyone in the audience.
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  BORN-INS! What Were The Most Annoying Quotes Your Parents Would Say?

  by OneStepOut93 in

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  regarding worldly people, shows or toys?

  etc...what quotes annoyed you the most?.

  for me it was "well, you have to remember, they're worldly"... "don't trust anyone who isn't in the truth" "they may be nice but they are not friends of jehovah"... just a few to name.

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  Mom: "What if you are in prison during the great tribulation and all you had to eat was cooked carrots, THEN what will you do?!" Me: "I'll eat them then." What strikes me NOW is how normal it was back then it was to talk to kids about going to prison and total destruction of 99.999% of the earth's inhabitants. We didn't even blink an eye back then.

  Yep...the sparkle of youth and childhood was greatly diminished by the constant threat of having to endure "concentration camp" like circumstances for Jehovah. Most adults try to shield children from these kind of horrors until they have the coping skills to deal with them. No such consideration for JW kids, we heard about the future horrors to come at almost every meeting just in case we might need more material for our nightmares or may have gotten over being frightened out of our wits since the last meeting.
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  What is the most valuable thing your mother taught you?

  by usualusername in

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  what is the most valuable thing your mother taught you?.

  as an aside was she a witness or not at the time?.

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  My Dad was very a very graceful man but was way too shy to ever dance with Mom in public. Poor Mom didn't have anyone to dance with so she taught me and my brother how to dance and assured us it would take us far when it came time for us to be interested in girls. I remember her showing us how to lead our dance partner to the dance floor and how to hold our partner firmly yet gently and how to glide rather than barge our way through a song. She was so right and we were always a hit with the girls at parties. the only problem was, she didn't mention how resentful it would make our guy friends.

  She taught us to plow ahead and make the seemingly impossible, happen despite all the odds against it happening. She taught us that you don't have to be wealthy to have style. She taught us how to really clean a house and how to always be clean and presentable in public. She taught us how to keep the child in us alive and see the magic in the world no matter how jaded others around may have become with time.