i'll start with "never do business with a jw".
they will take advantage of you, "but brother".
they will use your good credit, your good name, and then beg off on any deal you might have had, legal or on their word........................whose next?.
Never let your guard down.
Never lose control of the setting or the conversation.
Never mention your JW past.
Never express admiration for JW's in general or any JW in particular.
Never allow the conversation to exceed a few minutes unless there is a compelling reason.
Regards,
SandraC
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i mean c'mon, don't you just wish you could.. .
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It is best not to resort to name calling. We all do sometimes, but it is better to stick to describing behavior. On this point, I agree with that masked man who posted previously.
While I don't recall the precise definition of "idiot," I think it is related to very low IQ, between imbecile and moron. "Idio" means something like "unique," out there on a limb somewhere so to speak. An idiolect, for example, is a language or way of speaking peculiar to an individual.
Am I an idiot if I behave like one? Am I a monkey if I climb a tree for a banana?
Enough analysis.
Regards,
SandraC
Since June of 1979 - 28.5 years. In from April 1963 to June 1979. Congratulations to all of you more recent escapees! Welcome to freedom!
So happy to be happy and free,
SandraC
our co came galloping into town this week.
in his tuesday talk, these were his comments (not word for word, but more or less):.
"i imagine one of the biggest problems in your territory is not-at-homes.
Their numbers are declining in the developed world, and they're really desperate. This post brings up some benefits of the women's movement I had not considered: fewer JW conversions of unhappy housewives, fewer divided families, fewer children torn between opposing factions in their household, more families celebrating holidays and enjoying life!
Good job, Big S!
SandraC
looking back, being a jw meant constantly analyzing and categorizing others.
on field service, persons were either "sheeplike" or "goatlike".
in the congregation it went even further.
Probably. My family was pretty judgmental to start with, but the JW thing made it worse.
i wish i had leolaia's brain.. i wish i had eryn's reasoning skills and sense of humor.. i wish i had purps, sparkplug and seven006's talent and creativity.. i wish i had wasanelderonce's dedication.. .
do you wish you had another poster's wit, compassion, heart, personality, tenacity, sense of humor, looks, way with the ladies, way with words or anything else that you admire?.
fess up - what do they have that you want?.
I wish I didn't want to be anyone but myself, but to learn from others how to change myself into the person I want to be.
Okay, I would like to look younger.
SandraC
so, i was just googling around, waiting for the forum to update (no, not addicted i think .
i found a web-site with a lot of pictures from a kh quick build in norway in 2005. i was not there of course, but i sure recognised a few former acquaintances.
so, i thought i should share with you guys, if you would like to see how norwegian quick builds look like: .
Kingdom Halls in Norway have windows? Or is this one an aberration? The architecture looks almost as uninspired as it is for U.S. KH's. Regards, SandraC
i guess i won't.
i can't imagine .
it would be allowed anyway.
Everyone is afraid of something. I don't know what has prompted your fear, but I hope it can be overcome in time. After all, Thucydides (I think that's the right guy) said that happiness comes from freedom, and freedom comes from courage. Regards, SandraC, becoming more and more courageous
my sister-in-law is recently divorced and went to a witness online dating site.
she mentioned that many of the witnesses specified that they wanted a white or latino only.
of course there is nothing wrong with this (personal preference), but i found it interesting.
Of course I would if (1) I found him attractive and (2) if he would date an elderly, moderately obese, hillbilly cripple. Regards, SandraC
save my soul made a comment in his current thread that interested me: .
"he said he had never met a black man of his class in his small town.
" - this was said to him by a white man.
We do have a class system of sorts in the USA. It is not as rigid or well established as it is in the old world. It is difficult to describe, in part because the rules are not so clear cut, and it is subject to change without notice. We always have at least one group that it is okay to push around. African Americans were consistently in this category until the Civil Right movement in the 1960's. In Colonial America, add the Irish; in 19th-century America, add the Chinese; in the early 20th century, add immigrants from eastern and southern Europe. Today, it is immigrants from Mexico, particularly if they are illegal. In the area where I live, there are demonstrations from time to time supporting immigrant workers, without whom, IMHO, our town would not function. There is a higher than average populatiion of Native Americans here, too, and I see them being treated unfairly or spoken of in a derogatory manner at times. In contemporary American society, there is far less division based on race or ethnicity. It is mostly based on wealth and status. Sports figures and entertainers have more status than scientists and artists. Skill and knowledge take second place to wealth and fame (even notoriety). The good part about the changes that have taken place, mostly because of the Civil Rights Movement, is that we are more free to choose friends and associates without regard to race, creed, or national origin. There are those who would make it illegal for so-called "illegal immigrants" to have access to education or health care. There is snobbery about English versus Spanish. There has been proposed legislation to penalize anyone who hires or rents to "illegals." So, the more things change, the more they stay the same. At one time it was illegal to teach a black child to read; now it's "illegals" (translation: future citizens from Mexice for the most part). Side note: I am not one who rails about "illegals." My Scottish, German, and Irish ancestors on both sides of the family came to this country in the early 1700's. No one questioned their status, legal or not. All they had to do to become regular Americans once they got here was to kill any Indians who tried to get in their way. I know I have nothing to be self-righteous about when it comes to the American citizenship that is my fortunate heritage. Regards, SandraC
