In the congregation we were most recently associated with the brother who brought the wine usually brought some home-made stuff. Dont' know who makes the bread now...I made it for years, upon years. There was a gathering at the home of one of the other elders "to contemplate further the implications of the Memorial celebration." LOL - just another name for a party. They ate the bread and drank the wine. Reminds me of what my sister thinks about holiday candies (Christmas candy,Valentines chocolates, Easter candy). She buys the stuff after the holiday when it is on sale, and since it is not the holiday anymore, somehow it is ok to eat and not participating in the holiday. I may be splitting hairs but it feels like a fine line again, just like 'what is the difference between celebrating birthdays and celebrating wedding anniversaries.' If you are going to do one, why not the other? If holidays are so bad, why have anything to do with them at all? would you put up a Santa Claus in July, just because it's not Christmas anymore?
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eating the emblems AFTER memorial...
by AuSet insorry this is a little late for a memorial post, but did any of ya'll eat the emblems like it was just ordinary food immediately after the memorial?
they always did this at my kh, even the elders would be handing it out and we always would fight over who got a piece of the "bread.
" this usually occured out in the parking lot after most of the new/interested people had already high tailed it outta there.
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Driving songs
by arrowstar inplaying on the radio now is jackson browne's "running on empty".
this brought to mind all those times i would be driving back to nacogdoches on that winding texas two lane highway with the dogwoods lacing through the pines, the windows down and me singing harmony.
all the while, i'm pushing that pedal down...faster ....and faster.
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mrs rocky2
Dr. Hook - The Cover of the Rolling Stone; Walk Right In; and Sylvia's Mother...a tradition in our family for all road trips!
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Movies and TV Shows You Didn't Watch Because You Were A JW
by minimus inthis week i mentioned how i never saw the movie "ghost" because it was considered "demonistic".
i also volunteered that that i could not watch "bewitched", although "i dream of jeannie" was a conscience matter......any thing you didn't watch because you were a witness?
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mrs rocky2
My mother-in-law prohibited our daughters from watching The Simpsons, but would let the younger grandsons watch Seinfeld. In the 80s Fantasy Island was taboo. Funny tho, The Littlest Mermaid was off limits but most of elders kids were circulating a coyp of Angels in the Outfield. Go figure!
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EVIL! EVIL! EVIL!
by Nosferatu ini swear, these things are going to give me nightmares.
the evil smiles.
the look that says, "i want to kill you.
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mrs rocky2
I love them! didn't know they could be bought retail. A local cafe' has them on their menu. Especially therapeutic when you feel like you need to 'bite someone's head off'!
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We're going to get them tomorrow!
by Atilla inwell, i guess tomorrow is the big m day, 4th of april.
anyone have any big apostate plans or will you just stay out of sight?
i may drive by my local kh where i live now to see if there are a lot of people attending and who knows distribute some of my own literature.
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mrs rocky2
Re: Daylight Saving Time...yes, the congregation where my parents attend share the KH. They are not scheduled to start Memorial until 9pm. Double duty yawn!
Wasasister: I understand the desire to keep from hurting feelings. Rocky's mom would like nothing more than for us to attend tonight. And as much as I would like to keep her happy, keeping under the radar is more important.
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We're going to get them tomorrow!
by Atilla inwell, i guess tomorrow is the big m day, 4th of april.
anyone have any big apostate plans or will you just stay out of sight?
i may drive by my local kh where i live now to see if there are a lot of people attending and who knows distribute some of my own literature.
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mrs rocky2
Mulan...actually it was my brother, not my sis, surprisingly. Sis is actually is mad at our brother for spreading the rumours about us. But it hasn't stopped her from going to the KH. She is trying to be more regular with meeting attendance. She got pushy with our oldest child about memorial attendance, and that backfired on her (and she doesn't know that I know what happened). She is willing to accept us as long as we don't talk about 'spiritual' things. Even tho she is a slacker, she sure defends WT! As you saw at Sharon's memorial, she left the room like someone was going to try to kill her!
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We're going to get them tomorrow!
by Atilla inwell, i guess tomorrow is the big m day, 4th of april.
anyone have any big apostate plans or will you just stay out of sight?
i may drive by my local kh where i live now to see if there are a lot of people attending and who knows distribute some of my own literature.
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mrs rocky2
Rocky and I were trying to decide if we would stop in...make them wonder what we're up to... since we're not DF'd or DA'd. The CO paid a visit to Rocky last month, but did not invite him to Memorial, didn't mention me or the kids either. Bumped into a couple of JWs the other day (almost literrally). They didn't really invite me formally but asked me if I was going to go to memorial. Don't think they would have spoken to me but there were too many people in the hallway who would have seen their rude behavior. It's a small town - it would have gotten around quickly. Kinda don't think we'll go...we like being out of their radar and going would just make them look our way again. I have enjoyed the past 5 years of thinking (and living) outside the Borg box. And besides, just learned from my sis that our brother is telling people we are apostate...which is funny, cuz he stopped talking to us before we quit going to the KH. The point is not that we are or are not apostates, but where did Brother 'Goody-goody' get his information? and what right does he have telling people my business without asking me?
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Fibromyalgia..........................
by morty inso do any of you have it or any info on it????.
just to add to my regular cronic back pain that i live with, i now have been diagnosed with full blown fibromyalgia.
i am looking for all the info i can get, as the doctors answers are more pills....i am sick to death with pills now!!!!!!!!!!!
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mrs rocky2
My sympathies to all who have to endure the pain of fibromyalgia. Whatever you do, be very careful with massage therapy. There are trigger points that a massage therapist may unknowlingly manipulate that will trigger severe pain episodes. Make sure you inform the practioner (massage therapist or physical therapist) that you have fibromyalgia so they can avoid aggravating your extreme discomfort. And just to be on the safe side, it might be a good idea to turn down well meaning friends who offer back rubs and the sort.
Something that is gaining notice in my area is CranioSacral therapy. I've seen some folks with chronic neck and back pain find extreme relief where nothing has helped before. CranioSacral therapy has also been found to be effective in treating fibromyalgia. Here's a web site that has more information.
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Do JW's hate wearing shoes or what?
by blindfool in.
is it only the book studies i've been to or is it tradition to remove your shoes when going to a book study at someones home?.
i always have to remember to make sure my socks don't have holes in them.
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mrs rocky2
In Japan it is customary to remove your shoes before entering the home, however, house slippers are provided for all guests.
Where I got steamed was where we went to bookstudy in a home where the family's small dog was allowed to run freely through the carpeted house, but we had to take off our shoes. Doggy bathroom hygiene vs my good meeting shoes, worn only from my house to the car to the bookstudy home/kingdom hall....hmmm, what is wrong with this picture?
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Would You Return To The Organization If You Were Given Total Amnesty?
by minimus inif you knew that the policy was that there would be no more witchhunts, no more disfellowshippings or shunning of any kind, would you be tempted to go back?
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mrs rocky2
No.
- Did not leave anything there that I need to retrieve.
- Didn't do anything that requires amnesty.
- In the interests of human rights and free speech, it would be a step backwards to go back.
Rocky and I are not DA'd or DF'd...just one day stopped going to meetings. We have not discussed our views with anyone within the congregation. The locals, in fact, have no idea why we quit...seem to be afraid to ask. But, my brother, who lives several hundred miles away (different circuit, different district) has told others in the family that we are apostates. Funny, because he stopped talking to us years before we stopped going to meetings and were "pillars" in the cognregation. So go back? Ya gotta be outta your mind!