Posts by PaintedToeNail

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"The media are going to spread lies about us!" (from 2012 DC audio drama of Jehovah's Witnesses)

by JimmyPage in

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friends

yes during this year's audio drama about jesus' death it was said from the platform that the media is going to be spreading lies about jehovah's witnesses and that we should pay no attention to them.

did they say this at your convention location?.

also during the drama about marriage it was obvious to me that brothers are not reaching out for privileges the way they used to.

PaintedToeNail

While I love the idea of putting that note in the box, I'd be rather miffed if I was the one who had to clean the graffiti off the bathroom stall! The person who cleaned it probably tacked it up to a 'mentally diseased' apostate. You probably didn't win over that person!

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untitled

by so confused in

this weekend my husband got a call from his brother stating his family do not want to hang out with us anymore because we make them feel uncomfortable.

i think my husband was a little shocked and did not say much.

i'm not sure if my in laws feel the same way we will find out on friday our usual family dinner day.. so its only tuesday but looks like a productive and better week so far.

PaintedToeNail

Dear So-It is always a little shocking and stunning when you realize that the community you were raised in, is willing to throw you away, because you can no longer 'tow the line' anymore. One also becomes somewhat ashamed that they shunned anyone themselves. I know I feel rather sheepish and embarassed now, knowing that I treated people the way we were ordered to by the WTBTS.

I'm glad you are having a fairly decent week and I hope you and hubby have a really nice time on his birthday!

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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 07-08-2012 WT Study (GIFT MARRIAGE)

by blondie in

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friends

do you plan to apply in your life?.

the world book encyclopedia: a man and woman.

jw parents are allowed to request a bride price for their daughters..... .

PaintedToeNail

Reading this 'marriage' article made me sick! To think I used to try to force myself to believe this stuff. Thanks blondie for the excellent recap.

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WT Q&A Study Method

by leaving_quietly in

for years, i've never understood why we read a paragraph, ask a question, and then recite what we just read in the paragraph, and at the wt study, it's an hour long period of severe boredom because, well, how many times can we recite the same stuff over and over?

even new ones who come in have been baffled at this method of teaching.

i have a theory, though.. however, i just read the "what is sacred service?

PaintedToeNail

Agreeing with Blondie, I remember as a little kid, the Watchtower going on what seemed like forever and ever. Some of the studies were 30 or more paragraphs long and were supposed to be continued the next week. Everyone in the California cong. liked to answer, so the studies ALWAYS ran overtime!

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Hi, I'm new

by Canary11 in

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friends

hi, everyone.

i'm new here, although i have lurked since 2007..

PaintedToeNail

Adding a hello and welcome too!

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Any new light on windows in the KH

by jam in

jw
friends

remodeling is being done on the kh in my area.. friends have come to me inquiring about the remodeling.. it,s been two months.

first they ask , why no windows.. i told them some kh have windows.

soon after windows.

PaintedToeNail

Once, while in a tropical locale, there was a lovely KH built in a plantation house style. It was a gorgeous building, inside and out. It had openable windows. They were frosted! So, you couldn't see the palm trees swaying in the breeze and pretend you were outside.

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OMG

by coffee_black in

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friends

so i'm working in my showroom and a couple walk in with 3 adorable little kids.

i worked with them a while...and they left... and i sat back down at my desk to work on the computer.

a little while passes... and i heard this little voice say "i want my mommy!

PaintedToeNail

Wow! Yikes! Scary! I'm glad it had a happy ending!

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Way Your JW Parents Embarrass You

by Pig in

what did your parent do that really embarrassed you while you were in school?.

i think the thing i always hated is when my parents had to preach to my teachers.. in grade 6 we were going to watch jamanji but needed consent form because the film was pg13+ and we were 12. my mum sent me to school with a huge letter about spritism.

i was the only one out of about 45 kids who had to sit out.. .

PaintedToeNail

When we were traveling across country, and lucky enough to stop at a restaurant to eat, instead of a stale, 2 day old, home packed sandwich, my parents would inevitably spy some well dressed family at another table. A discussion ensued between my parents if the offending well dressed people were JWs. Of course they were, no one else dresses nicely. They would get up and quiz the people, who always said an emphatic "NO!"

My brother and I always wanted to crawl under the table!

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