Posts by clarity

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Ladies of a "certain age", advice please.
by quellycatface in
1. jw
2. friends
do any of you lovely ladies, or men even, have any natural remedies for night sweats???.

i'm going crazy with them at the moment.. thanks in advance..
clarity

Re:Ladies of a "certain age" advice please.....Terry?

sorry couldn't resist! Luv ya Terry!
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Ladies of a "certain age", advice please.
by quellycatface in
1. jw
2. friends
do any of you lovely ladies, or men even, have any natural remedies for night sweats???.

i'm going crazy with them at the moment.. thanks in advance..
clarity

Sylvia........ A lemon with peel and all,

a cold glass of water to wash it down"

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Ok ....I see a problem here.........

clarity of the been there, class
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Elderettes
by snowbird in
1. jw
2. friends
i lol whenever i run across this term because it aptly describes the elders' wives i've known.. bossy and domineering for the most part, they delighted in being the alpha females and watched jealously to see if any other female received undue attention from the body of elders.. i remember one who told me that my dress was too short, another said i was spoiling my daughter, and yet another wanted to know from where i was buying her clothes!.

too much!.

lol.. sylvia.
clarity

the stars of the show!

I think the word elderettes applies to unmarried pioneers

as well .......omg, the superiority of these people!

They get to attend "special" mtgs & get attention from the

the ELDERS ...sigh :-) ...oh boy where do I sign up!! lol

If you want to know where you stand in the congregation

just ask an elderette!

clarity
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I survived a 3-hour manipulation session with 2 elderettes!
by Faithful Witness in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm not sure how else to describe this meeting at my kitchen table.

my elderette ("miss k") arrived with her friend in tow.

i vaguely remember the 2nd lady ("miss w") from the times we went to the kh, but like miss k, we never really talked in depth.
clarity

Wow FW ......well done & wonderfully written!

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There is no greater test than 2 elderettes for 3 hours! :-)

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Keep their noses right in that subject ...after all they do want to

convert you .......don't they.

clarity
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Apostate causes JWs to run away with their literature carts
by Watchtower-Free in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
saw this on youtube.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_97rqlsjpkc.
clarity

This is Marc & Cora...they are a lovely couple in the UK.

this should get you to their site.

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Dreamseternalosas/videos

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They are working hard to expose the harm of watchtower society!
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First post after a year or two of lurking on this site-Sorry for the length!
by Pattytheperfect1 in
1. jw
2. experiences
not sure of the point of telling my story, but just got off the phone with my grandma and i am so angry, stressed and i don't know what else...i guess i just wanted to hear from someone other than my husband that i'm not crazy for my reaction to family interaction.. my condensed story gramatical errors and all :).

father was a born in jw, mother was a convert.

i was born the last of 3 siblings and shortly after my birth in 1981 my parents divorced.
clarity

Buck Rogers... welcome to you too, sounds like you are

going to enjoy this site.

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"Well bugger, trumped my traumatic child hood intro and I haven even written"

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Looking forward to seeing that intro!

clarity
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First post after a year or two of lurking on this site-Sorry for the length!
by Pattytheperfect1 in
1. jw
2. experiences
not sure of the point of telling my story, but just got off the phone with my grandma and i am so angry, stressed and i don't know what else...i guess i just wanted to hear from someone other than my husband that i'm not crazy for my reaction to family interaction.. my condensed story gramatical errors and all :).

father was a born in jw, mother was a convert.

i was born the last of 3 siblings and shortly after my birth in 1981 my parents divorced.
clarity

Ok, first of all Patty we welcome you here & I hope you

can find freedom for yourself. You have been through hell,

you deserved better. Keep posting. You will find strength

to stand up for yourself and never let anyone push you into

things that you do not want! As for the uncle-dad ..........

demand that he stay away from you! Carry a baseball bat!

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clarity
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Are you a good person?
by Xanthippe in
1. jw
2. friends
something happened this week to make me think about this again.. it feels like all bets are off and i really don't know what a good person is anymore.. when i left the jws i was so sure i knew what it meant to be a good person.. this has been revised many times since.. i tend to favour the utilitarian approach, the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.. sometimes you have to stick your neck out and say this is not good for me no matter what others may feel they need from me.. no idea where i'm going with this maybe this is a breakthrough in my life or maybe that glass of wine was stronger than i thought!.

any thoughts?.
clarity

Xan ...you are probably sleeping at this moment, sorry if I

sounded a bit silly! I get what y ou are saying here ......>

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"I see people who protect their own interests as selfish.

That's my cult upbringing. It's that I need to deal with."

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Maybe it is a balance, sort of like the old illustration of putting

on your oxygen mask first ......so you can then help others!

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I have to admit that when members of cliques only stick to

themselves I do feel a sense of betrayed somehow. :-(

clarity
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How many members of our forum are there, and where are most from?
by stuckinarut2 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i would love to know where most of our fellow forum members are from.... is there a way to compile a quick list?.

for example, i would love to know how many live near me......
clarity

West Coast of Canada!
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Are you a good person?
by Xanthippe in
1. jw
2. friends
something happened this week to make me think about this again.. it feels like all bets are off and i really don't know what a good person is anymore.. when i left the jws i was so sure i knew what it meant to be a good person.. this has been revised many times since.. i tend to favour the utilitarian approach, the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.. sometimes you have to stick your neck out and say this is not good for me no matter what others may feel they need from me.. no idea where i'm going with this maybe this is a breakthrough in my life or maybe that glass of wine was stronger than i thought!.

any thoughts?.
clarity

Xan...........yes I am a good person. You are over thinking.

Have another glass of wine or go for a walk. "-)

clarity