Posts by PaintedToeNail

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hello I Am the Tater-T

by Tater-T in

so here i am... finally.. i'm 3rd gen, df'd since 87 .. married a worldly girl in 88.. to save my soul, daughter in 90 divorced in 92.... let my daughter be raised by others, figured if it's the truth... i'll present it when she old enough to be acountable... just sent her the video growing up jw 1960-2010. by not wanting to teach this to my child, resonated within and well here iam... thanks to this site and all of you... everyone on my dad's side of family is df'd or inactive except my older sister, who has been flying over here to idaho to see us from hawaii.. which is making me think she is getting tired of the retoric.... i don't know where i'm going with this... i just want to change my way of thinking.. i can't see the future... but now i know why.... i have a lot to share, but for now just one thought, on being a jw child.. in 3rd grade i never got see one cartoon on saturday.. when all the other kids were talking about how awesome hong kong phooey was... i just sat there paralized, prentending to have seen it... and angry lol ... i think there are a lot more people out there like me... out but still clinging to 'the truth' in their heads.. because going against is the ultimate 'unforgivable' sin.... that it for now l8r t8r.

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PaintedToeNail

Hi Tater-T, welcome to the club. As for the forgivable sin thing for going against the org., as few years back, but maybe even 10 years ago, the WTBS had an article of who would be resurrected. They indicated that King Solomon, the Ultimate Apostate, who was given everything his heart desired, and yet led the nation to worship other gods, will be resurrected. The passage they used to justify this was that he laid down with his forefathers. Using that terminology in the scriptures indicated that he would be resurrected.

Have you been the beneficiary of Divine Intervention in the form of wisdom, riches and aclaim? Have you led an entire nation astray in worship? No? Then don't worry too much about having committed the unforgivable sin by doubting or not believing everything you were force fed.

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How Many Out There Have to Hide or Be Stealthy When They Visit This Site? I know I do.

by PaintedToeNail in

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i cannot look at this site freely, it would make my hubby and son very upset.

i have to hide what i'm looking at, or try to view this page very late or very early in the morning.

hubby has taken to getting up at 11:30pm or later, to see what i'm doing on the computer.

PaintedToeNail

DOC-How right you are. I now have people calling me and inviting me to do things that they never bothered to invite me to before. The interesting thing is, I do not feel any desire at all of being with them. I only wish there were people from here nearby.

I'm trying to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life. I contemplate my life without my kids and spouse (due to shunning, should it come to it), and I see a lonely life indeed.

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My father is dying

by peridotgreen in

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my father, who has alzheimers, is dying now (he's 85).

i saw him today - he weaves in and out.

hasn't recognized me for a long time but was usually glad for the company.

PaintedToeNail

I'm sorry about your father, but glad you've found peace in your mind.

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 01-08-2012 WT Study (WALK SPIRIT)

by blondie in

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walk in accord with.

3 in his letter to the romans, paul wrote.

set their minds on and really want.. however, the minding of the flesh means.

PaintedToeNail

Thanks again blondie for chewing through this stuff and your insightful comments.

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How Many Out There Have to Hide or Be Stealthy When They Visit This Site? I know I do.

by PaintedToeNail in

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friends

i cannot look at this site freely, it would make my hubby and son very upset.

i have to hide what i'm looking at, or try to view this page very late or very early in the morning.

hubby has taken to getting up at 11:30pm or later, to see what i'm doing on the computer.

PaintedToeNail

Desirous-I know what you mean, my hubby keeps saying 'where else would we go', I keep saying 'it says who, not where'. He has gotten uber JW the last few months, even though he agrees with most of what I tell or he cannot answer my questions. He is buying the propaganda too. I'm hoping he is just having a fit of zealousness and that it will wear off in time. Over the years he has never been spiritual.

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Funny Watchtower Article on Homosexuality

by garbonzo in

transsexualism is a word appearing with growing frequency in the news.

a transsexual is not merely a transvestite (one who dresses in clothes of the opposite sex), nor necessarily a homosexual (though that may be the case).

a transsexual is a person who rejects the sex with which he or she was born and takes up the life of the other sex.

PaintedToeNail

I agree with Penelope, happiness is a product of the mind, not a product of the genitals (except for the time they are engaged in sex). If you can't be happy in your mind, you can't be happy in the most perfect circumstances. People use the 'if only' when pursuing happiness, i.e. if only if lost weight, if only I had a better job, if only I lived somewhere else, if only I was single/married/had children, if only I had more money. Some achieve what they thought would make them happy, only to find out they still aren't happy.

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Ex-jw Artist Is Doing an Exhibit on his Life as a jw

by jamiebowers in

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this guy sounds so cool!

i wonder if he's ever posted here.

i sent him an email to invite him to jwn.. http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/95809/.

PaintedToeNail

This 'art' definitely looks like it is coming from a tormented soul. I agree with Paralipomenon accessment. But, good for Mr. Black for doing what he wants.

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OK, let me try to translate a Spanish joke!!

by wolfman85 in

i will trie to put a .

this was a very, very "macho" cowboy.

while riding his black horse found a bar and went in aggressively making a fist on the counter saying, "i want a macho drink" "well 'macho'.".

PaintedToeNail

Hahaha! Very funny! I can't wait to tell it to my family when they come home.

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Review of Examining the Scriptures Daily 2012 absurdities

by jwfacts in

i just endured the painful process of trudging through the 2012 examining the scriptures daily, looking for interesting quotes.

apart from being repetitively boring, it has managed to squeeze most of the watchtower's crazy concepts into a single book.

the comments concentrate on:.

PaintedToeNail

Thank you, Paul. I too, have been using your site to talk to my family. Your work is appreciated.

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How Many Out There Have to Hide or Be Stealthy When They Visit This Site? I know I do.

by PaintedToeNail in

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friends

i cannot look at this site freely, it would make my hubby and son very upset.

i have to hide what i'm looking at, or try to view this page very late or very early in the morning.

hubby has taken to getting up at 11:30pm or later, to see what i'm doing on the computer.

PaintedToeNail

Anony Mous-I have told my husband that I don't want to go to meetings anymore, it is very upsetting for him. We have had many discussions, and he is upset that he cannot convince me to go back.