Posts by LyinEyes

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DID YOU ALLOW BAD ASSOCIATIONS?

by minimus in

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being raised as a witness, i was taught to have nothing to do with worldly people.

as long as they were not dedicated, baptized worshippers of jehovah, they were considered as wicked ones that would soon be destroyed at armaggedon.

in school and later, at work, i tried to keep a safe distance from anyone not a witness.

LyinEyes

I had a thought but Beck's wolf is mesmerizing me,,, or stalking me ....he had me spell bound with that little two step he has going on girl!!!

Ok , I think I remember the question. I was an elders daughter, my dad tried to keep me away from all bad associations. But thank God, they sent me to school to be around some normal people. I was pretty good until high school,,,, I made friends fast at school. But to tell you the truth it was the ones who were JW's too, that were the worst association. Even my so called " worldly" friends didnt do the things we did. We used to race our cars down this dark curvy road, while drinking and smoking, tried to go in liquor store and buy it, almost got law called on us. We would go in the bath room at the kingdom hall and if no one was in there we would talk our trash talk and cuss every other word and make plans on more trouble to get into. It's a wonder we lived to tell any of this.

So really I was bad association, even to the good "worldly" kids,,,,,,,, just no one knew just me and a couple of my JW best friends. We are all out know and curse the days we wasted feeling guilty for what we had done.

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What did you do with all of your old JW literature

by LyinEyes in

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i was wondering if any one has kept at least some of the books from the borg.

i have kept a few, mainly so i can have a good laugh now and then, and highlighting all the double talk.. what did you do with all your jw publications??

did you throw them away?.

LyinEyes

I was wondering if any one has kept at least some of the books from the borg. I have kept a few, mainly so I can have a good laugh now and then, and highlighting all the double talk.

What did you do with all your JW publications?? Still have them? Did you throw them away?

We had a JW couple come by our house one Sunday after the meeting,( easy time) and they walked in the house and sat down. The kids had been playing their nintendo,,,,,,,, and it was right in the middle of the living room floor. Guess what the kids used to prop it up to make the cord reach........... The NWT Reference bible and a Revelation book!!!

So there are many good uses for these old books.You can even use a few of them to replace the leg of the couch that your son and 10 of his buddies wrestled on and broke!!! OH MY,, 3 sins in that one........bad association, disrespect of WT books, and wrestling!!!!!

Any other ideas of what to do with these publications that we so bitterly despise????

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Secrect of your Marriage

by Crystal in

who here has been married...10 years or more?is it a great marriage and what is the secret of keeping it together?

LyinEyes

Wild Turkey and I have been married for going on 18 yrs.

The secret to staying together : stay together to spite each other,LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously, we are best friends, we dont fight over money, or in laws, which at times would have been so easy to do. We still go out on dates, if you will, and just sit and talk daily .

We laugh together, we love to laugh with our kids.

Basically what all the above people said,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and try to make things different and new, not routine.

I am sure if I could ever keep my mouth shut,,,,,, things would go even better!!hahahha But that is the spice of life I guess.

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The Complete IDIOTS'S Guide to Become an Apostate

by Victor_E in

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ask and elder if he has read silentlambs website.

answer at the meetings original comments not the ones you are supposed to quote by rote.

when asked at the doors if the media stories about jw pedophiles are true answer that you know of some.

LyinEyes

I am LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't think I can think of anything eles to add!!!!!!!!LOL

I seriously thought of this one,,,,,, one of the elders lives on the hwy and has to past the local Pentecost church . I thought of parking by big black truck on the side of the parking lot , so it can not be missed. That would really send em talking. I also like putting the Flag on the truck, the House, and any shirt I choose to wear.

IF you are d/f or d/a ,,, wait catch some of the witnesses that might be at the local wal-mart or shopping center, and as they are speaking to a "wordly" person, go up and say hi and with a big smile. Interesting if they will walk off, ignore you , or just say hi to save face.

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worst JW introductions

by sleepy in

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what were the worst introductions you remmeber people using on the ministry?

"hello my friend and i....." .

"hello we've been talking to your neighbours, do you think we can ever see a peaceful world?

LyinEyes

I always thought saying , "Greetings" was funny , because we don't use that here in the south, maybe , Howdy, Hey what's up, Whatchadoing, man it sure is hot today,, these are the way we start our introductions here.

I also hated it when I was with a sister who really studied her RSB, and would say in a cocky way, "You mean you are not interested in the Bible, or in God?????" I would just cringe..........

I for one , was ready to take flight and even made it easy for the householder to get rid of me.

I would love to use, I see you just woke up, or sorry I disturbed your rest on the only day you have off, Ok I didnt say that part , but wanted to. Then I would say let me just leave you with these mags or a tract and scoot my but off the doorstep and soon as I could , hoping they didnt want to talk. My little donation money purse was always empty........... I could never get used to begging for money,,, and that is what it felt like, and I hated the , "I;d like to give you the oppurtunity to donate to the world wide work if you would like". Begging... I never did it.... I was rebellious back then too, I guess.

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Fear of the New World

by WildTurkey in

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i always had a fear as an active jw, that i would not like life in the new world that i would not like to be perfect.

to never make a mistake, that would mean you would never get to kiss and make up.

i would never get to watch a real football game, and porn would be completely out of the question.

LyinEyes

The thought of living forever was all I ever wanted,, for one simple reason......... to never have to see a loved one die or fear that again. Other than that there were alot of things I wondered about and how I would deal with these things.

Like how would we really overcome jealousy,, what if someone eles got the big nice house by the ocean and I did not? What if Jehovah had me doing paper work , when I wanted to be outside? What if I had to live next door to the beautiful Marilyn Monroe when she was resurrected,, ok no amount of perfection on my part would make me even close to that beauty. I am sure my hubby would be to tempted to run help Marilyn with her garden!!! And heaven forbid ,, Elvis!!!!!! Yeah I am sure we would all still be human,,,,,,,,,,, even perfect , we were taught we could fall away and get destroyed right there on the spot. I feared my children might forget the old world , only to die at the second test.

What if you were rock climbing and fell,, and really smashed your whole body up, would you be healed right away??

For those who have false teeth,, when and how would a new set of teeth grow?

Surely there would be no breast implants, so what about those sisters who have em, how would Jehovah get em out?

And honestly, I joke alot about my little demons, I mean angels, but I wouldnt want perfect children.I love them the way they are, they would be too much like robots, and so would everyone eles.

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How Do You Unwind?

by Scully in

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lately, i've found listening to my "simpsons" cds while i'm driving home from work to be very helpful in de-stressing.

they always make me laugh, and it's far less depressing than listening to the news on the radio while i'm driving.. i've also been known to have bubble baths by candle light with a good relaxing cd playing (i have one that's of thunderstorms which is one of my favorites).

glass of wine optional.

LyinEyes

Go shopping.

Reading,, magazines(Cosmo not WT'S), Books, things from the internet, newspaper etc.

Sitting outside with family.

Cleaning house, believe it or not, can make me feel calmer.

Playing with our animals.

Watching or going to the Movies.

My ulitmate dream would be to have a house right on the beach, so I could smell the water, and hear the waves crash agaisnt the rocks, I could sit in the sand late at night alone and totally be in another state of mind. That would be my utlimate way to unwind...... ahhh dreams.

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Your viewing/posting habits?

by jack2 in

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some questions for posters: .

how often do you visit this site per day/week?

how many threads do you read/reply to, on average?

LyinEyes

I wake up , get myself a cup of tea or a coke , sit down and start reading post on this site.

This is the only site I go to, it consumes too much of my time already , I can't afford to get addicted to another one!!!!

I usually like to chat at night because I have trouble going to sleep, but would chat if I see some of my friends in chat durning the day. I havent been able to chat as much because I have to help kids with studing, etc.

I would have to say that the post are my favorite thing , reading them is like some read a newspaper every morning. I love to reply , but often think I ramble too much..... but still, that hasnt stopped me yet!!!!

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Thank You WatchTower!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by roybatty in

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for several weeks now ive been a little distraught that my jw, ex-wife will be taking our kids to the service meeting and have them listen the wts propaganda on how to view and treat dad & dfd individuals.

not only because of the possible negative effect it may have on my relationship with them but also the fact that they are being taught to hate a certain group of people.

my ex and i have made it a point never to talk negative about the other to the kids.

LyinEyes

Very good points Roy, it is better to fight the WT with THEIR own bullcrap in writing.

When my hubby(Wild Turkey) started showing me "Apostate" sites on the internet, I just ignored him. We are best friends and talk about everything and anything. HIs new interest in what I saw as an attack on MY religion( LOL) made me angry and put a wedge between us that had never been there before. We never argue for long , so I did some thinking. I knew he would not be telling me something unless he was very sure he was right. I have always looked to him as my spiritual guide, and I knew he wouldnt try to mislead me, so I gave it a chance. He showed me some things he found on the internet from the WT OWN words, written way back . Talk about a jaw hanging to the floor in utter shock. The things I read were so stupid and very wrong, and the more I looked thru out the years the more they said that was just as wrong.

That's all it took for me, we kept going to meetings and it never was the same for me. I wanted to give being a JW a chance , it is all I had every known. But everytime one the brothers would read something then apply it the way they wanted to ,,it made me sick. I even got mad and went outside to stomp around in disgust. Wild Turkey would have to come out there and tell me to calm down, he said we wouldgo to MCd'sget fries and talk later !!!!! LOL

Once my eyes were opened just a squint..........I started to see it all.

How old are you children, Roy? Even if they are young they will see the lies and double standards.

Our kids see it for what it is, and we are floored when they tell us how much they hated being JW's we knew it wasnt great growing up JW for them, but we had no idea they had the thoughts they did.

I wish you luck on studing with them and hope they at least get to see both sides of the story.

Let us know how it turns out.

Dede

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Keep Sirona in your thoughts, Surgery today

by Cassiline in

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sirona is going back into the hospital today for more surgery.

she will be going under general anesthesia to have more biopsies done.. i know its always scary to "go under.

" lets send warm thoughts her way and hope for the best with the outcome of the biopsies .. .

LyinEyes

Dearest Sirona,

Our warmest thoughts of you are being sent your way. Wild Turkey's mother just found out she has bladder cancer and has been under treatment for weeks now. We will not know for another month her status on it . But it is scarey and I wish we could all be there to sit in the waiting room and hold your hand when you wake up. So if you can, , imagine us all there , because we already there in spirit and thought. I know with my mother in law, she is getting great treatment and the doctors are very optimistic for her. I wish the same for you, so please when you can let someone know how you are feeling, and they can spread the word. We are all very concerned.

I don't pray often, but I still try , and for this I will pray that for you. Maybe someone is listening, I sure hope so.

Take care , much love and hugs, from LyinEyes and Wild Turkey