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  SO WHY AREN'T YOU AT THE MEETING THIS MORNING???

  by Mary in

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  what excuse could anyone possibly have as to why they're not attending the 2 hours + of boring bullshit partaking of spiritual food this morning??

  as for me, i have a perfectly valid excuse: i'm doing laundry and baking banana bread this morning.

  what are you doing sunday morning instead of being told you're not doing enough in god's service?

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  Mamacat

  I'm waiting for the mall to open so I can get my hair cut.
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  My Bethel Trip...

  by RichieRich in

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  well kids... i'm home from bethel.... i made it.

  i didn't kill anyone, although i was tempted.

  and the scariest part of all was: i semi-enjoyed it!

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  Mamacat

  I didn't know they changed the farms. They had pigs and some other animals there when I visited. Back then, I lived in a big city (Baltimore), so farm animals were interesting to me. Now, I see sheep and donkeys, cows and horses every day.
  
  Happy Birthday!
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  Meetup.com is enforcing a monthly charge

  by Nosferatu in

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  hey all, just wondering what your thoughts are on the $9 monthly charge that meetup.com is enforcing.

  i am the organizer of my ex-jw meetup group, and personally i feel as a volunteer, i shouldn't have to pay anything except my time, work, and devotion for a support group.

  i'll be working on an alternative to meetup.com for my monthly meetups.. how about you?

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  Mamacat

  ::wow, I'am impressed, I don't even know (personally) 10 ex JW's here in the Netherlands....::
  
  Well, CW, our group is for stay-at-home moms..not ex-JW's. We do have a pretty good turnout most days...and other times it is just the same 3 or 4 moms with their kids. We went to Hershey Park on Sunday for a special discount day they were having, and it was so fun to have people to go with and switch off kids with while going on rides. I can't ride many things because I am pregnant, but my son had a blast with his little friends. I even convinced my husband to come out with us on his day off!
  
  I looked and there isn't one of Ex-JW meetups within 75 miles of me. I thought about starting one...but not now with these fees!
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  Meetup.com is enforcing a monthly charge

  by Nosferatu in

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  hey all, just wondering what your thoughts are on the $9 monthly charge that meetup.com is enforcing.

  i am the organizer of my ex-jw meetup group, and personally i feel as a volunteer, i shouldn't have to pay anything except my time, work, and devotion for a support group.

  i'll be working on an alternative to meetup.com for my monthly meetups.. how about you?

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  Mamacat

  I belong to a Moms group on meetup, and the charges were a slap in the face. We meet at least once a week, and the organizer puts a ton of effort into finding different and cool things for us to do. We voted, and we decided to host our own board on a server the one mom has and find a way to advertise ourselves locally. But of course, you can't please everyone, and people are complaining about this and that. Our group has about 30 members, and we have as many as 15 show up for things.
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  Opposer Bragging Time: How People Have You Saved From JW?

  by Check_Your_Premises in

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  2. experiences

  i have been an opposer for 3 months now, i have already taken out a bible study by providing info by proxy.. i think i will put a notch in my bible!.

  what methods have you used?

  how many people have you helped leave?

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  Mamacat

  I've told a few friends who accepted the magazines at the door how to get to them to stop coming back...excuses they could use, doctrines to bring up etc.
  
  If anyone ever said they were going to start going to meetings at the KH, I sure would give them an earful. Most of my friends have kids, and I would let them know exactly what kind of childhood they will be forcing on their kids.
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  Mum acknowledged my Bday - for the 1st time

  by misspeaches in

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  yesterday i turned 30.

  (i am so wise now.

  ) being startled enough that i came to this age so damned quickly was nothing compared to hearing from my mother.

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  Mamacat

  Happy Birthday Miss Peaches!
  
  My mom always says "I think someone is another year older" on my birthday. I always remind her that means she is getting older too, and we laugh. She would never say "Happy Birthday" though..maybe sometime in the future.
  
  I always call my dad (non-JW) and send a card on his birthday. He doesn't get anything from my mom, and I could never say anything to him on that day when I was a kid. Maybe this year, I'll get him a present too. I finally bought him a Christmas present last year after all these years...I didn't wrap it because I didn't want to offend my mom, but both him and I knew what it was for.
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  My Bethel Trip...

  by RichieRich in

  1. jw
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  well kids... i'm home from bethel.... i made it.

  i didn't kill anyone, although i was tempted.

  and the scariest part of all was: i semi-enjoyed it!

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  Glad you had an okay trip. We went up there when I was 13. You didn't get to go to the farm? That was the only part I liked. LOL
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  Cyber Relationships / Cyber Sex

  by Lehaa in

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  was wondering what everybodies ideas were on cyber relationships and cyber sex.. are they safe, when is the right time to meet face to face and do they work.. have been having a close friendship with another poster on this board for a while, and was looking for input.

  if he wishes to identify himself that's fine with me.. i know that a few marriages have occured from people meeting on this baord and was seeking their input too..

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  Mamacat

  Thanks Lehaa! We really are hoping for a girl this time, since I already have 3 boys! This will be my last baby no matter the gender though.
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  Cyber Relationships / Cyber Sex

  by Lehaa in

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  was wondering what everybodies ideas were on cyber relationships and cyber sex.. are they safe, when is the right time to meet face to face and do they work.. have been having a close friendship with another poster on this board for a while, and was looking for input.

  if he wishes to identify himself that's fine with me.. i know that a few marriages have occured from people meeting on this baord and was seeking their input too..

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  Mamacat

  I met my husband back in 99 in a chat room. I was seperated from my first husband, and I really just wanted some new friends since I was in a new state where I didn't know anyone. I had just bought the computer a few weeks before I found him.
  
  He lived in the next town over and was in the military. We chatted, emailed and then he asked me to call him. He was so concerned about me being comfortable talking to him. I wouldn't share my last name, address, phone number, etc. I had 2 small boys at home to be concerned about. I remember he told me to look him up in the phone book to make sure he was who he said he was. lol
  
  We met about a month later, in a public place, and he was exactly what he portrayed himself to be. I had a girlfriend come with me and stay for a bit until I was sure he was okay to hang out with.
  
  Honestly, if I had met him in person first, I probably wouldn't have been that interested in him. He is cute, but he is 6 years older than me, and we look at least 10 years apart in age, and he is much taller than me. I never really was interested in anyone older than me...they all seemed too "adult" LOL I was 22 when we met. But because we were able to talk first, I got to know him for what he is on the inside, and I liked what I saw there.
  
  We got along great, and we still do. We got married 8 months after we met. He left the military as soon as he was able to, and moved to my home state. We have a 3 year old son, and a baby on the way.
  
  Just be cautious, and know that while it may not work out, it may very well be a good experience. Probably the best thing is not to have high expectations going in, although it might be too late for that. I have met female friends on the computer who were totally different when I met them in real life, and not for the better.
  
  Good luck!
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  Albert Einstein and his nature of turning inward?

  by frankiespeakin in

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  i would like to here your opinions about ae even if you don't know much about him,, what do you think about him according to what limited knowledge you have of him.

  i think this would be fun for our imagination.

  i bet those that have a mystical nature might have some interesting things to say as well as you science buffs.. i think he was very introverted,,had great intuitions,, a very lively imagination,,and had perhaps experinced enlightenment perhaps not as much as some mystics but quite abit atleast that's what i gather from the recient thread i started which has some quotes of his ideas about spirituality.

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  Is Aspergers a form of Autism? I always thought he might have had something like that...I remember hearing he didn't walk or talk until he was school-age. Someone told me he never learned to tie his shoes, either.