A lot of people with special needs are not lacking in intelligence at all, but do have a different filtering system and ways of interacting with their surroundings. I think the condescension can add an extra layer of difficulty because both parties can become angry and frustrated. I think the young man was being real when most of us are faking assent with our passive silence.
JaniceA
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Classic situation at Circuit Assembly Day
by freddo inso i've just skived off to the car park half way through our assembly day - what a classic morning.. i'm sat right behind an early-teen kid with some sort of special needs (autistic?
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(or married to an unbelieving mate?
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When You Were A JW Did You Ever Stand For The National Anthem?
by minimus inas a witness i always found a way to not have to embarrass myself by sitting down for the national anthem.. i’m curious.
how many of you stood up for the patriotic song?.
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JaniceA
I remember standing for both.
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Normal things you missed out on as a kid (besides holidays)
by Are you serious insince me and my siblings had to go to service every saturday, and i mean every saturday, i missed out on something so normal as watching good ole saturday morning cartoons from the 70's and 80's.
i remember wishing i could stay home just one saturday so i could watch cartoons.
but noooo we had to go save lives!
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JaniceA
Taking home my art masterpieces that my mom would have rejected. My school bus driver ,(the recipient) probably talked about the nasty watchtower church for years. A kid afraid to give a school project to their own mom? That's just wrong.
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It's about progress, not perfection...
by scratchme1010 ini guess at this point in time and space i'm ok if there's an indication of things going in the right direction.. my jw father, who joined the jws in 1973 when i was 8, has always had all the characteristics of the stereotypical brainwashed born again weirdo.
as a jw he always felt the need to show that he was more devoted than the rest of the crop.
to him, life became very easy from that point on: "the bible", interpreted by the millions of wt publications, along with the information in the meetings and getting involved in all jw activities, were the answer to everything and anything in his life".
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JaniceA
You just set my humanity bar higher.
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Bank and ATM's..
by zeb ini went to the atm to get out my housekeeping and budgeting money.
($650) this covers large bills and everyday shopping for food etc.. made the withdrawal and as i fumbled my wallet the atm took the money back.
a bank staff member was present helping another customer with the other atm and saw this.
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JaniceA
I WISH it would happen at the self checkout lines. I always forget there and I never had anyone return it. Twice losing money convinced me not to use them. The atm took my card and credit union issued me a new one immediately.
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Things I Cant Stand Since Leaving Watchtower
by pale.emperor inwhat a breath a fresh air to be free of watchtower.
now i can finally rant about the things i put up with that i'd never put up with now.. in no particular order:.
little kids in suits.
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JaniceA
Zeb: "Elders who have to sum up an entire meeting in final prayer as if god is an idiot and has to have it all rehashed for him."
Yes!
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Shunning: Extreme apathy!
by StephaneLaliberte ini thought i'd share this one with the group.
many years ago, my mom was disfellowshipped.
then, my sister passed away in a car accident, she was fairly young, as she was in her early 20s.
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JaniceA
Stephane, I'm sorry for everything in that experience. It's seems nightmarish. I'm glad you aren't putting up with that deal anymore. The people that truly love is don't make tragedies harder for us.
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Dietary Quirks Among JWs
by millie210 ini recently had to accompany an older family member out of state to a family reunion.
it was a big reunion and not much was overtly made of the fact that i am "misguided" and not attending meetings (lost soul that i am) which was nice.
the thing i noticed that i was most struck by was all the dietary quirks in evidence during our 3 days together.
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JaniceA
I think that the JW population is just going along with the trend of the world. It's crazy all over from what I see. Then again, we often have just enough information about all these food issues to be obnoxious/ignorant. It's not the worst thing to be aware of dietary issues. Some of us should be more aware, or put what we know into practice. If certain foods don't make me feel good, I avoid/limit them. I'm not religious about it, nor do I bother folks with my quirks, unless they make it an issue.
My jws are not into the food fads. Still drink too much, eat meat, gluten, white food, etc.
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Is it better to have a false hope than have no hope?
by sinboi injust got the news.
a very close classmate of mine met an accident and died last nite.... just 4 months after i da'd from the borg.. if i am still in, i wouldn't be so sad.
he has the hope of resurrection.. but now that i am out, i realise that resurrection in paradise is all bullshit.. so what's next?
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JaniceA
I'm sorry you lost your friend. Life is precious, whether it is just for now or if you think you have an eternity. Please live your life in a positive way so that whenever you go, whether you face eternity or just the end that you leave goodness behind you. You might want to read Victor Frankls "man's srar h for meaning" . Strive for excellence in your life.
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What exactly is the JANUARY 2018 WT trying to tell J.W.'s?
by The Fall Guy inthe needle has been stuck on the record for over 130 years - thanks to mr. russell and his successive cohorts:.
page 11, paragraph 19 - “as this system nears its end,....”.
page 13, paragraph 5 - “do my actions show that i truly believe that these are the last days and that the end of satan’s rule is near?”.
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JaniceA
The Fall Guy,
Trump said the White house is a dump, no doubt the palace is worse. So they built better more modern facilities.