Athanasius, it was in 1987. Just last month I got a shepherding call. First one ever... Shoshana
La Capra
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Anyone else from N.California here yet?
by jelly ini was starting to worry.
i dont post much but i usually check the site daily.
oh well, its nice to be here.. terry
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Are cats for true Christians?
by tonyend inis it my imagination or do some witnesses overthink things a bit too much?
although this is most likely meant as a joke, it well illustrates jw thinking on a lot of matters.
http://dbhome.dk/carlo/cat.htm
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Oh this one again. What I love about this piece is that it is perfect example of how ANYTHING (say, Q-tips) can be convoluted into the spawn of Satan by the Watchtower's own brand of critical thinking. Would someone try to get Q-tips demonized for me? Shoshana
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Question for attorney??? Any out there?
by Mulan inmy elderly father wishes for me to be his sole beneficiary when he dies.
he doesn't have much money, but i am not inclined to want my half brother and sister (ages mid 20's) to get anything.
they never call or come to visit him, and have made it clear he is just their birth father.
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La Capra
If all his assets are basically liquid (no real property), he may add a "pay on death" signature to the account/s. This allows you to go in and close out the accounts. If it is a life insurance policy the beneficiary must be changed on proper insurance company forms. If they are properly signed and witnessed, the insurance company will follow his wishes. Trusts can be contested. My step-aunt is doing this right now (even though she stole 8K from my grandma right after her dad died). Thousands in legal bills draining the trust as we read. Anything can be contested-doesn't mean they will win. Just costs a fortune to defend.
A token bequest ($100) makes clear the intention of the benefactor. Just don't delay. Sometimes getting all the paperwork in order takes several go arounds... best of luck to you. Shoshana -
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Anyone else from N.California here yet?
by jelly ini was starting to worry.
i dont post much but i usually check the site daily.
oh well, its nice to be here.. terry
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La Capra
Signing in from Sonoma County, the finest place on planet Earth. Sounds like we may have enough in our neck of the woods for one of those proper apostofests we keep hearing about....
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Last Meeting
by Nosferatu infor those who have been out for a while, was there anything special about the very last meeting you attended (excluding memorials)?
was there anything incredibly memorable about it?
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I had to postpone my escape a few months because of this vacation my mother had planned with a number of the "friends". I wasn't going to miss out on 10 days in Kauai, so I held my tongue until we returned. My last meeting was in Kauai, Sunday talk/Wt. My plan was to leave my Bible, Watchtower and Songbook there, but some little dogooder girl saw me leave them at the seat and brought them to me as we were leaving the hall. Last meeting. And as every little boring ritual passed. I would think to myself last time for this, last time for that. I was quite happy at that meeting. Shoshana
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JW sponsored orgies?
by La Capra ini got this e-mail from via my personal ad on jwmatch.com.
if i had known these types of things were the goings on of my brethren to the south, perhaps i would not have been so hasty to depart............ "dear sister, i totally dig your profile.
i felt like i was watching a favorite movie as i was reading on.
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I got this e-mail from via my personal ad on jwmatch.com. If I had known these types of things were the goings on of my brethren to the south, perhaps I would not have been so hasty to depart............ "Dear Sister, I totally dig your profile. I felt like I was watching a favorite movie as I was reading on. I would love to get to know you even as friends. You seem so very cool and very much together.There is a 3 day JW Singles event this Labor Day, at the end of August in San Diego. You and your friends have to come.Please send me your E-mail address and I will forward you the info. It is being organized by two sisters and I know it will be a blast. There will be friends from Canada and different parts of the US."............. Depending on what I get back, I may share this with the board. Does anyone want the details? Shoshana
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Do You Kick Yourself For Going To Meetings When You Were Sick or During....
by minimus ininclement weather ?
i remember having to wait until just about the last minute to call my bookstudy to tell them whether or not a meeting was being held or not.
and these poor people hoping to enjoy a legitimate meeting off would be told by the elders whether they were expected to go or not.
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Yeah, yeah, I know, but not my mom. She always thought people thought more of her than they did. I realized pretty early on it was out of sight, out of mind, until time sheets were due. Shoshana
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Meat Loaf
by La Capra inmy dad makes the most mouth watering meat loaf i've ever had.
for some reason, i've really been into meat loaf these last few months.
i'm sure this thread has nothing to do with the fact that i should be studying for my criminal procedure final on monday.
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My dad makes the most mouth watering meat loaf I've ever had. For some reason, I've really been into meat loaf these last few months. I'm sure this thread has nothing to do with the fact that I should be studying for my Criminal Procedure final on Monday. Shoshana
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Do You Kick Yourself For Going To Meetings When You Were Sick or During....
by minimus ininclement weather ?
i remember having to wait until just about the last minute to call my bookstudy to tell them whether or not a meeting was being held or not.
and these poor people hoping to enjoy a legitimate meeting off would be told by the elders whether they were expected to go or not.
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La Capra
One spring the whole house came down with a yucky flu that wiped us out for a week. We were never missers, and certainly my mom was there every meeting with at least one of us kids. Well, after we were out for the second book study, someone finally called to see what had happened to us, and my mom was so pissed it took 'em that long to miss us, she kept us home for a month. I loved that month. Shoshana
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Marriage Problem
by voxel ini am a "worldly" person, not of any religion and am soon to be marrying a long-term disfellowshipped jehovahs witness.
she has not been of the religion for over a decades time and seemingly her immediate family has accepted this through the years.
we've traveled across country together so she could introduce her family to me and have not had any problems.
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It sounds like her family sought advice from their "elders" about attending her wedding, and were made to feel guilty for their contact with their wayward daughter. They truly believe that the shunning tactic will work. The good news is that this is not about you, not about your beloved, but about their religion. They have not set up a them or you ultimatum, but the ultimatum that they will shun her unless she returns to their religion. This has nothing to do with you. If she is truly the girl for you, and you can live with the idea that she may never have a close relationship with her birth family, and she can live with it, then there should be no worries. It will be much easier to settle holiday issues, because you won't have to fight with in-laws as to who you should be with this year. Hopefully you have a family that will accept her as their own daughter, and fill the void that her family is allowing their religion to create for her. Time may bridge the distance, but in this religion it rarely does. Mazel Tov Shoshana