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  Are you old AND dependable?

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, aging young men and women:.

  the term, "aging young man," came to my attention when in my early 40s.

  now, nearly thirty years later, i am definitely old.

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  Mum

  Funny thing, but I feel younger now than I did in my 20's.

  I have a part-time job, from 2 PM to 7 PM five days a week. Yes, I'm dependable, but the hours are wonderful, and I don't have to drag myself from a sound sleep at 6:30 in the morning! Work is a choice, not a matter of survival, and that takes a lot of pressure off as well.

  During my working life, I almost never called in sick regardless of how I felt. Compared to my co-workers, I was the most dependable employee in the place. It counted for very little, IMHO.

  I've also proved myself dependable when my daughter and granddaughter create crises and call on me to bail them out.
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  "Isn't it disgusting?", a sister said to me in service today

  by Isambard Crater in

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  "sorry, what's disgusting?

  ", i replied.

  "that thing we've just called on", the sister said in response.

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  Mum

  What is really disgusting is the level of ignorance, bigotry and hatred JW's are required to carry around with them. It must be debilitating. No wonder so many JW's are ill or think they're ill so much of the time.
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  Have you ever believed something that turned out to be wrong?

  by slimboyfat in

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  2. experiences

  apart, of course, from the obvious example of believing the evidence-free assertion of the governing body to be god's representatives on earth.

  not to side-step that issue, but i wonder if it might be interesting to relate that huge mistake to other things i've been wrong about and how they compare and contrast with the big one.

  a couple of examples of things i was wrong about:.

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  Mum

  As a child, I believed that the trees waving their branches made the wind blow.

  I believed in Long Ears and Bloody Bones because my parents (more accurately, sperm and egg donors) threatened me with them to scare me into submission.

  I believed that I was inferior, and, apparently, obvious about it. One of my classmates wrote in my school yearbook something like, "You're a nice person. Lose that inferiority complex."

  I believed that Jehovah/God would not allow men to land on the moon and otherwise controlled and/or limited human activity. But He/She did and didn't!
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  What Do Witnesses Do For Fun These Days?

  by minimus in

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  when i was in , i went on many vacations, ate out at restaurants a lot and drank alcohol.

  loved music and dancing too.... do jws do anything but watch watchtower videos now?

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  Mum

  I've been out for so long I didn't know fun was allowed. We used to have picnics, invite one another over for dinner, denigrate people having a hard time, and see an occasional movie (usually on a holiday when everybody else was enjoying family time). Then I started thinking and then drinking Jack Daniel's . . . .
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  What food are you grateful for?

  by punkofnice in

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  i'll start: stilton cheese.. (it was a toss up between that and sweet pickled beetroot).. thank you folks..

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  Mum

  Creme brulée - my absolute favorite

  Beans and cornbread (without which I would not have grown straight and tall - not literally)

  Greens - creamed spinach, turnip greens, mustard greens, collard greens

  Bananas

  Peanut butter

  Everything else
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  Hello

  by snowbird in

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  just want to say hello.. trying to master my new tablet given to me by my grandson.. yeah, i am bragging.. lol.. sylvia.

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  Mum

  Hi, Sylvia! Enjoy your new toy!
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  Very scary: Canada's push to censor criticising Islam is dangerous and has scary implications for cults like the JW

  by kpop in

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  i am very worried about this latest law that (surprise!

  ) a muslim immigrant wants to make into law in canada using all of canada's powers to stop anything that might be critical of islam, labeling it as "islamophobia.

  " well this should be very frightening to all of us here, especially since we know what happens when you are not allowed to openly criticize a religion, or a thought, or politics!

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  I agree with what Phizzy said. Of course we need freedom to criticize any philosophy or religion. Committing hate crimes or personally attacking someone because of their beliefs is wrong, and should never be legal.
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  Was There ANYTHING Positive That You Experienced Because of Being a JW?

  by minimus in

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  was there anything positive about your jehovah's witness experience?.

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  Mum

  I was 15 when I converted. That was in 1963. Being a JW got me away from my abusive family for a while. It got me a trip to New York City. It gave me the delusion of love and acceptance.

  It was only after I'd been married to a JW elder for about 8 years that I started to smell a rat. I fell into despair and panic. In the long run, it made me stronger and determined to be educated and to do something real with my life.
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  The Timing of Telling My Parents My College Plans.

  by WeatherLover in

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  i know that at some point i have to tell my parents that i'm planning to go to college.

  i basically have two options:.

  1. tell them early.

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  Are you financially able to move out? Can you live at the college dorm? Is your college in another town? Your parents, as others have pointed out, are likely to be upset regardless of how you handle the situation. If you don't have any money set aside, can you get a part-time job and start saving? You don't have to decide today. Take your time.
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  Ex-JW's on NPR

  by Mum in

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  2. friends

  yesterday i was listening to the radio at work as usual.

  i listen to npr (national public radio) on most days.

  there was a report about some ex-jw's who were "daring to dream" again.

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  Mum

  Yesterday I was listening to the radio at work as usual. I listen to NPR (National Public Radio) on most days. There was a report about some ex-JW's who were "daring to dream" again. The report pointed out that these ex-JW's had dropped out of high school and obtained a GED, but had never had a job earning more than 14K per year. It also stated that only about 8% of JW's get a college degree, the lowest percentage of any faith.

  I was busy with a customer during part of the report. Did anyone else hear it?