God gopher youd think so wouldnt ya? Im appalled at how archaic the system is! And there was a woman in charge of the line who treated us all like 2nd graders.
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Three hours in line just to get an absentee ballot!
by LovesDubs inwow lovesdubs... i walked in to the village hall and it was just me and another woman to get an absentee ballot.
took some time to fill out the paper work, but not bad.
though this town is small... i wanted to avoid the long lines and wait tomorrow..
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WELCOME NEWBIE LURKER Tenyearsafter :)
by SnakesInTheTower inwelcome newbie lurker tenyearsafter :) (signed up in 07, waited until end of 08 to post...that's lurking!
lol).
glad to see a few new faces before the curtain falls on jwd...tell us your story if you like.... snakes (.
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LovesDubs
Welcome Ten! You got some catchin up to do! You can borrow my soap box if you want :)
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Note to my Sisty Ugglers...
by Gregor inthere have been some sharp exchanges here over this political contest.
but do not be in any doubt for one minute.
i still love you both and always will.. buddy.
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LovesDubs
You should NEVER talk about religion or politics!!
oops....guess I need to stop posting here altogether LOL!
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Is Voting A Waste of Time?
by sammielee24 ininteresting article -.
why voting in the u.s. election is a complete waste of time... politics / us politicsnov 02, 2008 - 02:05 pmby: clive_maund.
the united states likes to portray itself as the bastion of freedom and champion of democracy, but if this were really true then there would be at least 6 or 8 different parties to choose from at election time, and given that it is now a country of over 300 million people a choice of at least 10 different parties would be more appropriate, but instead there are just two.
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LovesDubs
Clive Maund doesnt even LIVE here.
Clive Maund is an English technical analyst, holding a diploma from the Society of Technical Analysts, Cambridge and lives in The Lake District, Chile.
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Is Voting A Waste of Time?
by sammielee24 ininteresting article -.
why voting in the u.s. election is a complete waste of time... politics / us politicsnov 02, 2008 - 02:05 pmby: clive_maund.
the united states likes to portray itself as the bastion of freedom and champion of democracy, but if this were really true then there would be at least 6 or 8 different parties to choose from at election time, and given that it is now a country of over 300 million people a choice of at least 10 different parties would be more appropriate, but instead there are just two.
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LovesDubs
Who ARE these people who make up the Electoral College anyway??? If it was up to only that hand full of people to make this decision, dont you think they would be corrupt to the rafters? Of course they would.
Generally where the popular vote goes, so goes the electoral college. If people are complacent like in 2000 and 2004, the WRONG GUY gets put into office!
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JW Mother-in-law in her last days
by free2beme inmy mother-in-law has been fighting breast cancer for two years.
it then moved to the lungs and now to the brain.
they give her less then 6 months.
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LovesDubs
Im so sorry you are all going through this...particularly your MIL. :*( At least you have time to say goodbye and say the things you need to to each other before she goes. When My SIL passed last year of pancreatic cancer, she did things she wanted to do with her four kids and they had ample opportunity to talk and comfort each other.
A friend of mine who is now an EXJW, her JW husband was dying of cancer and they talked often about the things she had found out about the JWs and he even agreed on some, but in the end his fear of leaving the religion, "in case theyre right" won out and he had a JW funeral and remained in the faith. Thats what worked for him, and gave him peace in the end.
My thoughts are with you.
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A Historic Moment for Jehovahs-Witness.com!
by Bendrr inthis marks the first time in many years that i have been able to make "happy birthday bendrr" post on this site without using a troll account.. sorta takes all the fun out of it.
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Happy birthday indeed!!
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Let's get real about SHUNNING
by passwordprotected ina good friend of mine dad a few months ago because he'd moved in with his 'worldly' g/f and he was already partially being stalked by the local boe.
since then his mother will have nothing to do with him, neither will his sister and her family.
a few of the more real jws that genuinely care about him have kept a level of contact up.
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LovesDubs
Oh what a tangled web we weave... ive known my mother in law since 1984. We became very close when I married her son in 87. When I DAd in 1997, she played this passive aggressive game with me, hating me when other JWs (like her JW elder second husband) were around...and would come and hug me and talk to me when nobody was around. She told me that she prayed for her nonJW children to DIE before armageddon comes so they would be ressurrected! (she has six kids) Can you imagine that?? So....low and behold two years later mom comes to her senses after 25 years a JW and DAs herself. I took her in with open arms and she asked forgiveness for how awful and UNCHRISTIAN she had treated me. Meanwhile her JW elder second husband begins a slow and steady mockery of her and removal of himself, choosing to side with her two grown JW children AGAINST their mother, exchanging emails about everything she is doing. And...he was WATCHING her JW children to see if they would shun or not...their mother.
I wanted to choke all of the JWs which includes my husband. The congregation and friends she had known for 25 years cut her off like a gangrenous toe. She was choking with the depair and the loss. In 2002 she had a breakdown and without telling me, decided to go BACK to the JWs and did. I couldnt get ahold of her for months and finally her youngest non JW son said "Oh didnt you know? She went back to the JWs!" Well I was furious with her. When I finally got ahold of her I said "you wait..you will see..you cant go back ...they do NOT meet you with love and support and you will NOT have your friends back. You are wearing the Scarlet A." She said I was wrong and she had restudied all they believed and knew that with time she would renew her faith in them. She was reinstated after a solid year of groveling and humiliation. Things DIDNT improve in her marriage.
Things started to unravel quickly for her after that. She saw that there was no love for her. There was nothing that she learned by their shunning her that was rewarded when she came back to the flock. She was treated at arms length as suspect and caution and was no longer included in anythng. Nobody trusted that she was back and they questioned her sincerity. Her kids allowed themselves cautious lip service relationships with her. She didnt believe any of their drivel either and the dissonance made her implode.
She last 18 months...and DAd again. This time for good. The mocking and the smugness from her elder husband have resumed. Her JW children have cut her off.
Anybody who says that the JWs shun to show love for an individual is soundly lying. And they know it.
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Running into the KH
by Iwonder17 inlol,.
so i am walking into the kh last night ( late on purpose ) and these people come up behind me running to get into the hall.
they do this all of the time.
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LovesDubs
Having been late several bazillion times because my husband doesnt know how to use a clock...I hurried in a lot to be seated hopefully before they sat down after the opening song so nobody would notice LOL!
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I am en elder and I am ready to VOTE!
by outofthebox inhey, .
as some of you know i am en elder.
i don't believe, but for the sake of my family i still go to the meetings.
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LovesDubs
Good for you! :)