Here in the U.S.there are cards and balloons and such that say "Lordy Lordy Look Whos Forty" and similar such sayings.
Not as creative and spontaneous as your approach but similar I guess
millie210
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Have you done anything like this ?
by smiddy3 inmany,many years ago i went into a florist shop and ordered a wreath and a sympathy card to be delivered to my home .the sales lady looked at me and saw that i wasn`t very old and offered her condolences to me .. i apologised to her and said oh no ,nobody`s died ,it`s just that my wife has been going off lately about her turning fourty ,so i thought i would commiserate with her by doing this.. on the other hand when i turned fourty i went out and bought myself a pair of ice skates ..
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Poll/ So Who Do You Think Will Win The Presidency?
by minimus ini have always felt trump will win again.
i just don’t see biden winning.. what’s your prediction?.
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millie210
A year ago I didn't even know who Soros was.
I have been doing a lot of reading in the meantime.
Unfortunately, now I do know who he is.
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Figuring out a relative who is quite high up in wt world
by joe134cd ini was just thinking about a relative who is quite high up in wt world.
she is a university graduated accountant, who i know has worked on various projects for wt around the world.
my question is, with all the goings on in wt world, what must be going through her head.
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millie210
I wonder if part of it is just simple immersion. The being absolutely soaked in watchtower dogma and the fact that it is served up like an IV infusion, continuously and insidiously, drip...drip...drip...
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Hello I am Minksy
by minsky ini just wanted to say hello.
long story short, it was some things that happened one after another over a period of time, right until it was everything all at once.
i guess the first domino was my second spiritual awakening, which tbh mostly had to do with impressing some of the brothers and one particular sister.
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millie210
Welcome minsky!
A life long learner is a good thing to be!
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Did you feel contempt for Non Witnesses
by Steel inthe other day i went to this farm owned by this jw lady with my wife being a jw and my mother being a non witness.
later taking to my mother she noticed this vibe like this jw lady really hated her.
she just had these little slags like when we tried to pay for the fruit we picked , she looked directly at my wife and said " don't worry about it, i only charge wordly people ".. i also have this aunt who is a jw we are estranged from.
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millie210
To answer your question in the thread header - I did not feel contempt, I felt envious.
If I am totally honest, I always felt a little jealous of the freedom to choose their path that "worldly" people seemed to have. At the same time, I felt I had "the truth" and with that came a feeling of superiority. I guess that looks and acts a lot like contempt doesnt it?
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So...what do you think about The United States of America?
by minimus ini know the usa is not perfect.
there have always been social issues and differences.
politics has been for many people divisive.
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millie210
What a varied background you have LV101.
I can definitely see why it seemed so obvious siding with the Dems regarding Vietnam - especially given the area of San Francisco.
I see a lot of good on both sides. I am pro choice for example but I am not in favor of willy-nilly mass immigration without a controlled and measured plan. I am also not in favor of huge government or half our country being on disability - many also addicted to prescription drugs (dont even get me started on my thoughts about big Pharma and how it is eroding American society) and with relatively minor problems that they could work if it were not so easy not to.
I have taken some of the tests on here that help a person define their political views and they keep evolving as I evolve. It helps that I have 2 children, both former pioneers who have left the JWs also and one of them embraces Buddhism and the other is a Libertarian.
I am currently reading the book "The Art of War" and while watching the news (as you mentioned above) I am looking for the principals in the book as they are being applied in the campaigning. Makes it more enlightening for me!
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So...what do you think about The United States of America?
by minimus ini know the usa is not perfect.
there have always been social issues and differences.
politics has been for many people divisive.
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millie210
Thank you LV101.
Raised as a JW I wasnt exposed to politics much and it was considered a bad thing in general as you all know.
In addition, my parent worked at a university and it was not uncommon for me to hear many ranges of thought around the dinner table as guests from many different countries (especially India for some reason)exchanged ideas over dinner.
While I reject the whole JW concept of "replacing ones natural family with a 'worldwide' brotherhood" as a cult move on the JWs part, I do still embrace the idea that on this planet we are all a brotherhood of humanity and that the average person gets that regardless of their country.
Now that I have left the JWs I am trying to form a political opinion so I'm light years behind in that regard, I realize that. I usually don't make political statements on this forum because I am aware I am a novice.
One thing I have noticed is that people who hotly criticize America on this thread are careful not to state what country they think is better.
The exception being lastmanstanding and the thoughts on Canada - Canada is a beautiful country with much to recommend it.
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So...what do you think about The United States of America?
by minimus ini know the usa is not perfect.
there have always been social issues and differences.
politics has been for many people divisive.
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millie210
If it is true that the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still function is a sign of first-rate intelligence then I tip my hat to the U.S.A.
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Flu Vaccine Now REQUIRED For All Students Going To School In Massachusetts
by minimus inthis is a requirement now in massachusetts.
children must get a flu shot by december 31. some allowances are made for religious reasons and health reasons.. personally, i don’t agree with the government making this mandatory.. what is your opinion?
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millie210
minimus
Some people sincerely believe they know what’s best for you. They are entitled to their opinion. Just don’t force it on me. If you want to wear a mask while driving alone, do it just don’t compel me to do it. If you want to wash your face and hands every 15 minutes, go for it but don’t make me do it. As was mentioned earlier, it’s your body. You want to eat a McDonald’s burger, that’s your business. Don’t tell me I can’t have one. If I want to drink a soda or whole cow milk, it’s my decision not yours!!!
Such balance and love for life in your words. Im impressed (and glad for you) that you are maintaining your own thoughts in all that exists right now.
Its like Rudyard Kipling said in "If": If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs..........."
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Flu Vaccine Now REQUIRED For All Students Going To School In Massachusetts
by minimus inthis is a requirement now in massachusetts.
children must get a flu shot by december 31. some allowances are made for religious reasons and health reasons.. personally, i don’t agree with the government making this mandatory.. what is your opinion?
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millie210
One thing I like to remind myself is that taking the flu shot and not getting the flu are not necessarily related effects.
Many people do not take the flu shot and they also do not get the flu.
As for the shots being mandatory, that rakes in a lot of different issues besides the issue of health.