As a teenager I recall the rule: no nail polish that is not pink or red. Clearly the God hates the other colors he created, because red and pink are much more natural colors for your nails !
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Weird crazy rules imposed by your local Elders.
by stuckinarut2 inwe all know the sort of thing..... in many congregations, specific "rules" creep in...introduced by the local elders that become set in stone.. years ago, i heard of a congregation that sat down during the first song of the evening but stood for all others (the co changed that very soon after).
then there were the older accounts of congs that had rules to make the public speakers wear only white shirts.... in one cong now, i heard that brothers can only be used for sound or microphones if they do a minimum of 5 hours per month in the ministry!.
another cong has ruled that all appointed men must pioneer for at least one month each year in order to remain qualified.. .
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How many things did you toss out in the name of Jehoover
by love2Bworldly ini had a flash back yesterday.
my non jw husband and i went to disneyland and bought my young daughter a set of 7 dwarf toys.
after a few months i felt guilty and threw them away, thinking they were demonized.
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I remember having a bad dream one night, at about the age of 14. When I woke up, I reasoned that I had this bad dream, cause demons were in my room, and I must have something in my room that let them in. I found a fashion magazine that I bought at the grocery store and ripped out the horoscope section and threw the page away. Then I slept better after that. I was SO afraid of demons.
I had a friend that broke up all her Led Zepplin tapes cause she heard a rumor that if they were played backwards, it said something satantic. I still recall her crying over the trash can- she was scared of demons to.
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Commenting At The Meetings---Did You Enjoy It?
by minimus inwas that important for you?
most people, i believe, forced themselves to give an answer.
i knew many elders and servants over the years being counseled because they rarely answered.. funny thing....my mom who is 88 cries if she doesn't give a comment.
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During our family study I was required to pick three answers out of the article which I was to raise my hand to. I would write all the answers down in the margins. Speaking and giving talks would leave me frozen in fear, so I was forced to "read" my answers. I remember my heart pounding.
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Did You Ever Get Screwed By A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus inwitnesses are supposed to be the "most honest people in the world".
most jws i know of do not put business deals in writing.
they simply "trust their brother".
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I knew of a well known JW family that owned a large rockery. I learned that they had very shaddy business practices, even burying large pieces of machinery on their property in order to not pay the price for a proper disposal. Years after leaving the JW's, my husband went to their business to get some filler rock and they damaged his truck and they refused to pay for it. Their trucks drive around town in abysmal condition, leaking and smoking and in poor repair. Even the local JW's dont think much of them.
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What's your personality type? Myers-Briggs test
by frankiespeakin intake this 72 yes/no question test to find out.. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp.
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ENTJ also!
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What would be your favorite job if you could do anything.?
by new hope and happiness inon the basis that most of us realise the w.t wasnt really the best " job" or way to spend our days, it would be fun to find out what people would really have liked to have done with there lifes and if this is still possible.
or maybe its not even a very realistic ambition just a dream.
in my dreams i stay at home all day and make a living from being a professional artist.maybe i need a phycholgist?.
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I am fasinated by the neuroscience field. My library is filled with books about the subject, but I am afraid of going to college and finding out I am actually not that smart!
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The Venting Thread
by minimus inthis thread is for you to vent about anything (within guidelines) that you want.. i'll start.. i'm sick of people who complain about how cold the weather is and then you have two 85 degree days and now they can't wait till autumn!.
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I hate it when people do not re rack their weights at the gym. I am the one lifting (6) 45lb weights off the squat rack so I can rep the bar. Its a small vent atleast - in general I am pretty upbeat :)
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Has anyone ever saved another persons life?
by LogCon ini don't mean you advised them and they changed their lives around, kind of saving a life.. i mean right before your eyes, right now, you had to do something to save a person or they would be dead.. how did it make you feel?
did it have any affect on you?.
forty years ago i was working on a construction site and a back-hoe had loosened a large boulder.
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FlyingHighNow - He has been my ex for about 10 years. 10 happy years :)
I love ready everyone stories. I think everyday heroism is more common than we realised!
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Has anyone ever saved another persons life?
by LogCon ini don't mean you advised them and they changed their lives around, kind of saving a life.. i mean right before your eyes, right now, you had to do something to save a person or they would be dead.. how did it make you feel?
did it have any affect on you?.
forty years ago i was working on a construction site and a back-hoe had loosened a large boulder.
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My gluttonous JW ex husband stuffed his face with to much chewy steak and started choking at the dinner table. Without a second thought I jumped up and preformed the heimlech and the peice of steak flew across the table. Everyone else at the table was still sitting stunned. I sobbed a little after cause it was rather tramatic.
I joke that I should have taken the insurance money, but even though he is an ex and a turd, I never wish death on anyone.
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Favorite Big Bang Character?
by snowbird in#1 rajesh koothrappali.
#2 amy farrah fowler.
rajesh because he's got sheldon's number.. amy because she reminds me so much of me.. when i was in school, i was never part of the "in" crowd.. i was viewed as weird and nerdish.. lol..
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As much as I think he is super neurotic, I like Sheldon. I get his arguements, I am just not as extreme!