Posts by C6H12O6

we have an old board member back..some of you knew him as japanboy... he is now hiritoka... he is an old friend of mine..we knew each other when we were kids... .

have you ever wanted to ask a member of the wbt$ governing body`s family a question?...

C6H12O6

Konnichiwa Hiritoka-san, hajimemashite. (Hello Mr. Hiritoka, how do you do? / nice to meet you)

What did the Japanese witnesses thought of your uncle, Ted Jaracz?

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I just got my memorial invite

by twinkle toes in

well technically it is an anniversary invite/special talk invite.

the car group was just here.

i was home but hiding and my husband got the door.. i want to tell them exactly why i am not going , but i haven't got my head quite there yet.. i think i am gonna have to just decline!.

I got mine yesterday. When I was out of the house, my brother answered the door. Since I wasn't home, they gave my brother an invite. Once I came back, he passed me the invite. Then I tossed the invite in the paper recycling bin.

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The classic features of a JW wedding are:

by highdose in

firstly a wedding/sales talk that mostly features heavily on how the woman should behave (hint, doormat) and lightly brushes over the fact of the husbands bevhaviour ( oh yeah he should treat her well).

the reception normaly at some crummy comunity hall with yellowed ceilings and chucks of damp plaster falling off the walls.

the seats normaly arranged facing eachother all around the edge, so that theres a huge unused space in the middle and everyone is climbing over everyone elses legs to get to their chair.. a big spread donated by everyone, normaly an ode to food poisoning.

C6H12O6

bringing songbooks and bibles to the ceremony

singing the selected songs at the ceremony

no throwing bouquets and bride garters at the reception

no metal bands - heard about a young couple who did this for their reception, and everyone left

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J-Dub Gossip: How Do/Did You Handle It?

by DarioKehl in

perhaps the biggest fear i have of leaving is the ensuing gossip that will follow.

i know it's stupid to worry about what will be said about me once i'm "out," but it kills me inside.

of course, that doesn't mean that i don't already deal with my fair share of gossip as it is while still "in.

C6H12O6

I used to get upset and cry when there was gossip about me. I used to pray to cope with it, but I guess it was not that effective if the depression and gossip was still there. Then I took some hints from strong willed people (who aren't dubs) in my life like...

"Life is too short to care what other people think"

"You can't believe everything you hear"

"As long people know how to talk, they will say good and bad things, it's just a part of life."

It also helps to know that there's research to back up the old saying: "what you say about others, says a lot about yourself."

Article: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100802165441.htm

in short, positive things said --> positive traits in the speaker

negative things said --> possible personality disorder in the speaker

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Hello, my name is:

by fortis et liber in

jw
friends

i have lurked here literally for years and, finally, i got up the nerve to say hello 'officially' so, hello!.

i left the borg in '97, i'm the youngest in my family of all dubs.

i was pretty much born-in as i believe i was around 2yrs old when my parents began their transition from independent thinkers to borgs.

C6H12O6

Hi fortis and welcome to the board.

I really admire the strength you had when your family guilt tripped you into staying. Stay strong!

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Im new here

by POWER_OF_YOUTH in

jw
friends

C6H12O6

Hello and welcome to the board.

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Sounding Hi To Everyone

by Scott77 in

iam just sounding aloud hi or hello to you all.

you are all great newbies and oldies.

bests,.

C6H12O6

Hello (^_^) /)

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When do you begin counting time?

by pubtruth in

jw
friends

for those who were in or still are.. when do/did you begin counting time?

as you left for the house group, or after the meeting was over?

did you count the car trip to and from?

C6H12O6

I used to count time like this: 10-12, as 2 hours

Then, Sister Nosy saw my time slip and asked how I counted my time. I explained it to her just like from above. She told how I should be honest with the time counted and that "Jehovah sees and knows everything."

So then I started counting time when I knock on the door, place something with people or tried to. Travel time not included.

I started writing letters to make up for the time lost; but apparently that wasn't good enough. Since I'm doing the letter writing by myself it was not considered "real service" because it wasn't the same as D2D or street witnessing. Those two ways are the ones that I hate most, because I'm socially awkward, extremely shy, and have trouble talking to strangers. Plus I have no transportation to the Hall except walking 2 miles.

Later I couldn't count coffee and bathroom breaks.

Then "official field service time" ended once I leave the door of the home.

Eventually, I had to count time by the minutes with the stop watch feature on my phone. The only time I'm allowed to count is D2D and street witnessing with a partner. At the end of the month, all the minutes would be added up and divided by 60. (ex. 120 minutes/60 = 2 hours)

By using this method, my hours got cut from 10 to 3 hours per month...even if I go out to service on every weekend of that month! Of course I got hounded for the low hours even during field service.

Extra: Did you get hounded to turn your report in, did an elder call your home asking you for your time?

Sometimes they remind everyone to turn in their reports as part of the announcements. The elders did call my home several times for my time. All those times I could have sworn I put my time slip in the box. Maybe I forgot to put my name on it.