Posts by sizemik

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Is there no hope? (daughter getting baptized)

by camicia in

i'm really distraught about the fact my 23 year old daughter is ready to abandon a potential career in writing where her talent lies, and become a jehovah's witness.

i banned the study being held in our home, but it only hurt my relationship with my daughter, who screamed at me "i pay to live here and i'm not hiding, you're sabotaging my relationship with god!

" so i gave in.

sizemik

Hi Camicia and welcome.

Like some other posters have pointed out . . . possibly your daughter has emotional reasons for wanting to press on toward becoming JW. You mentioned depression/ anxiety as something she struggles with. If this is the case . . . reasoning over doctrines etc will have limited value IMO. The attraction will simply be the comfort she feels . . . from the absolutes regarding the future . . . and the willingness of others to show interest in her without her having to initiate relationships.

With even low-level mental illness problems surfacing at her age . . . joining this cult will be a very dangerous step . . . it will seriously damage her without doubt. I feel you would be helpful to her if you did your best to be an alternative source of comfort . . . to be kind and considerate and caring to the greatest degree . . . spending time with her doing the non-religious things which she has shown interest in before. Basically, tightening your mother/daughter bond. Respect her right to make her own decisions . . . but do suggest she do research and think carefully about such a major decision.

If she has not yet been out in service . . . then you have a few months at the very least. Door to door work can be a challenge for someone like you've described your daughter to be.

It is a good idea to post here often when you're tackling a problem such as this . . . there are lot's of experienced wise heads here and many will follow your progress. So do keep us posted on any developments.

All the very best.

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She shows too much cleavage. What should I say to her?

by Iamallcool in

i met a gorgeous lady yesterday and she shows too much cleavage.

i see her facebook page, all of her pictures has cleavage in them, i would not want to date her because she shows too much all the time.

i am tempted to tell her to cover up her cleavage, she might not like me telling her that.

sizemik

Park your bike

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good ole fashioned JW drama

by finallyfree! in

so my exwife who decided to go back to da troof coz she needed financial help from her jw family has found a boyfriend as i was sure she would.

she tends to be like a leech that latches on until she happens upon another unsuspecting host.

only problem is he is not baptized.

sizemik

"Good old fashioned" is right FF . . . easy to predict that one . . . mind-controlled v mind-controller. Controller wins.

Maybe this will get her to re-think? . . . but then again . . .

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Which posters are male and which are female? Am I getting it wrong?

by Lozhasleft in

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this is baffling me...someone suggested a day or so ago that outlaw is female?

and what about bandontherun ?

is that a lady too?.

sizemik

Female

EDIT: OK I Lied . . . just wanted to test TD's theory. Are you sure it's just the name? . . . and not my posting style?

After all . . . only a man would lie about being a woman right?

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If Men Could Menstruate

by mrsjones5 in

if men could menstruateby gloria steinem.

a white minority of the world has spent centuries conning us into thinking that a white skin makes people superior - even though the only thing it really does is make the more subject to ultraviolet rays and to wrinkles.

male human beings have built whole cultures around the idea that penis envy is "natural" to women - though having such an unprotected organ might be said to make men vulnerable, and the power to give birth makes womb envy at least as logical.in short, the characteristics of the powerful, whatever they may be, are thought to be better than the characteristics of the powerless - and logic has nothing to do with it.what would happen, for instance, if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not?the answer is clear - menstruation would become an enviable, boast-worthy, masculine event:men would brag about how long and how much.boys would mark the onset of menses, that longed-for proof of manhood, with religious ritual and stag parties.congress would fund a national institute of dysmenorrhea to help stamp out monthly discomforts.sanitary supplies would be federally funded and free.

sizemik

Proof positive that no matter how hard we try, men and women never truly understand each other.....

Yup, there is truth in that.

Joysticks are only joyful for the man.

That pistoning action does nothing for most women.

Or, am I mistaken?

or even themselves perhaps?

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If Men Could Menstruate

by mrsjones5 in

if men could menstruateby gloria steinem.

a white minority of the world has spent centuries conning us into thinking that a white skin makes people superior - even though the only thing it really does is make the more subject to ultraviolet rays and to wrinkles.

male human beings have built whole cultures around the idea that penis envy is "natural" to women - though having such an unprotected organ might be said to make men vulnerable, and the power to give birth makes womb envy at least as logical.in short, the characteristics of the powerful, whatever they may be, are thought to be better than the characteristics of the powerless - and logic has nothing to do with it.what would happen, for instance, if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not?the answer is clear - menstruation would become an enviable, boast-worthy, masculine event:men would brag about how long and how much.boys would mark the onset of menses, that longed-for proof of manhood, with religious ritual and stag parties.congress would fund a national institute of dysmenorrhea to help stamp out monthly discomforts.sanitary supplies would be federally funded and free.

sizemik

So you don't have to tell me about sucking it up and making the best of it and getting a job done. Been doing that for close to 30 years now.

Mrs Jones . . . it appears you and my wife have a lot in common.

We well know each others strengths, weaknesses and challenges . . . without having to bleat to each other periodically . . . that's the basis of our collective strength.

Your husband is a lucky man.

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Watchtower Lawyers Response

by Marvin Shilmer in

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watchtower lawyers response .

today i uploaded a new article to my blog comparing what a watchtower lawyer wrote in a medical journal with what watchtower had actually directed.

i think readers will find it of more than a little interest.

sizemik

As a longtime Witness, elder and lawyer for Watchtower, Ridley knew or should have known that Watchtower had been instructing elders to make sure

every baptized Witness in the congregation was given a blood card and signed it. That he said otherwise in his article is telling.

one of the chief purposes of having "good" lawyers is for impression management.

If they were genuinely championing truth . . . they would tell the truth . . . and proudly . . . as a "good witness" to other truth loving people. The fact that they hide the truth . . . is also very telling.

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If Men Could Menstruate

by mrsjones5 in

if men could menstruateby gloria steinem.

a white minority of the world has spent centuries conning us into thinking that a white skin makes people superior - even though the only thing it really does is make the more subject to ultraviolet rays and to wrinkles.

male human beings have built whole cultures around the idea that penis envy is "natural" to women - though having such an unprotected organ might be said to make men vulnerable, and the power to give birth makes womb envy at least as logical.in short, the characteristics of the powerful, whatever they may be, are thought to be better than the characteristics of the powerless - and logic has nothing to do with it.what would happen, for instance, if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women could not?the answer is clear - menstruation would become an enviable, boast-worthy, masculine event:men would brag about how long and how much.boys would mark the onset of menses, that longed-for proof of manhood, with religious ritual and stag parties.congress would fund a national institute of dysmenorrhea to help stamp out monthly discomforts.sanitary supplies would be federally funded and free.

sizemik

I could never view menstruation in a negative light . . . no matter who got the responsibilty . . . so long as I still get a few days off.

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Why cult prevention?

by rebel8 in

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2 new articles:.

why prevention?.

strategies.

sizemik

I read your post after a comment you made on a recent thread and visited these sites. I have at times written to Media outlets and Govt officials when the subject has been appropriate . . . the internet is a quick and easy tool for this purpose.

There is a Member of Parliament here who got involved in a custody battle (10 yrs ago) where cult members (Grandparents) had retained a couples children, refusing access and drawing the case out . . . he remains informed and educated on the subject . . . and is still in Govt. . . . a potentially powerful ally. I have written to him recently.

I have no family remaining in the cult, so nothing is "at risk" for me any longer.

These sites make some excellent points I can use in future . . . thanks for the post.

And yes . . . the reasons cited as to why more don't get involved in prevention are valid . . . it's not that hard or demanding really.

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Hello

by Chariklo in

i am new to this site, just finding my way around.. i've been studying with jw's for about 15 months.

i'm an unbaptised publisher, and until recently never missed a meeting, have been out "on the service" quite a lot.

i've been having difficulties with one of the jw's studying with me and something happened which was just unacceptable.

sizemik

John 5:39-40 (Good News Translation)

You study the Scriptures, because you think that in them you will find eternal life. And these very Scriptures speak about me! 40 Yet you are not willing to come to me in order to have life.

Too much Bible . . . not enough Christ . . . all we need is to know what "come to me" means . . . and that doesn't need any "church" or "teacher" in a man-made sense, IMO.