I cannot put into words how shitty my childhood was. I was denied an identity. I was THE best athlete in my small school and had to watch the football team walk past my house every day, to the practice field in the late summer. I would go out in the garage and fight back tears. Deep down I knew I was getting the shaft. Nobody understood my pain. I still carry it.
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Mountains out of Molehills--JW Parents!!!
by LDH inin view of the mood on the board today, i'll try to make at least some of you laugh with a memory i had this morning...... i'm driving the kid to school, and she sees a vanity plate that says "jericho.
" "mom, was jericho a person or a place?".
wham!
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Favourite Live Performer:
by Englishman ini've seen loads of live acts, back when i was a "young person asking" i watched the crystals, heinz, johnny kid and the pirates, brenda lee, joe brown and others all on one show.
so very innocent!.
come my eventual departure from dubdom, i resolved to see all these bad people playing their music live.
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Hmmm - Lets make a deal
You take me to SADE and I will take you to Brian Setzer. We could make a weekend out of it. Ill just tell my wife uh that I uh -hell Ill just leave. -OM
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Favourite Live Performer:
by Englishman ini've seen loads of live acts, back when i was a "young person asking" i watched the crystals, heinz, johnny kid and the pirates, brenda lee, joe brown and others all on one show.
so very innocent!.
come my eventual departure from dubdom, i resolved to see all these bad people playing their music live.
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I saw Willie Nelson the other day- I tell you what, that kid can pick a guitar. Very talented and very entertaining. Highly recommended
Another talented guy is Lyle Lovett-Im not kidding he is a pure entertainer-worth checking out
Saw the Stray Cats a few years back-talk about a great time- live rockabilly is really where its at.
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Favourite Live Performer:
by Englishman ini've seen loads of live acts, back when i was a "young person asking" i watched the crystals, heinz, johnny kid and the pirates, brenda lee, joe brown and others all on one show.
so very innocent!.
come my eventual departure from dubdom, i resolved to see all these bad people playing their music live.
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Wesley Willis is pretty funny Live he played at a local bar in my town.
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Hmm...A Solution?
by pettygrudger inwith all the anger i've seen here in the last few days, with all the snide comments, insults, etc.
i am humbly offering the following solution:.
since simon is to kind hearted and allows everyone to post their opinions and viewpoints at will, i suggest we have him enlist the aid of moderators from wol & greatcrowd.net to moderate individual postings and decide what should stay & what should go?
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Its too bad we are all so spread out. What we really need is a party. Ill bring the keg. Everyone can have one on me and we will all chill out. I am not sure why, but it is always easier to put things in perspective when your with friends, and have a cold one in your hand. I think communication is a lot better when people are actually together.
Maybe we could get our own version of Sturgis going. We can all show up in our 2 DOOR CARS and talk about what we thought "the new system" was gonna be like.
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Mountains out of Molehills--JW Parents!!!
by LDH inin view of the mood on the board today, i'll try to make at least some of you laugh with a memory i had this morning...... i'm driving the kid to school, and she sees a vanity plate that says "jericho.
" "mom, was jericho a person or a place?".
wham!
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You know what the saddest thing is about these wacko parents; is that they totally feel like what they are doing is loving and right.
I know I am probably opening a can of worms here but I really wish someone would have stepped in and taken legal action on my behalf(rescued me).
I mean come on! There are Jdub parents who to this day are keeping kids out of choir, sports, and band in the name of God and LOVE - poor kids are gettin the shaft just for the sake of being different. What a crock!
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Mountains out of Molehills--JW Parents!!!
by LDH inin view of the mood on the board today, i'll try to make at least some of you laugh with a memory i had this morning...... i'm driving the kid to school, and she sees a vanity plate that says "jericho.
" "mom, was jericho a person or a place?".
wham!
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My folks were the same way. Now that I am grown, I can hardly stand em. It was abuse in my opinion.
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What is the most UNFULFILLED prophecy inthe bible
by sleepy inthe" creator book "helps us to see how many of the bibles predictions came true.. for instance on pg 106 we find,.
"consider this point.
isaiah wrote about babylons final situation:babylon the decoration of kingdoms, the beauty of the pride of the chaldeans, must become as when god overthrew sodom and gomorrah.she will never be inhabited, nor will she reside for generation after generation".
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This is GREAT topic. I am sincerely interested in seeing some solid proof.
Have you all ever seen Mike Myers do the "Linda Richmond" schtik on Saurday Night Live? I always though it would be funny if he said, "Ill give you a topic, 'The Faithful and Discreet Slave is neither faithful or discreet', now discuss amungst yourselves"
Im getting Veclempt!
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What really gets me going
by ballistic ini have gone through various emotions including anger at the wtbts for all that i went through while growing up only to be disfellowshipped at 22.. my net result is a dead father due to the blood issue and a split family and, of course, years of wasted time.. i would like to say, however, that i am not angry with all witnesses and i am not a conspiracist who believes the leaders have a hidden agenda.. i believe that informed persons should be able to join the witnesses if they believe it is right for them.. what i hate though is the fact that thousands of children, like i was, are still indoctrinated from birth.
they are told "we don't baptise babies because they are too young to choose it for themselves.
" but in reality, what choice are you really giving a child who by the age of 13 would have experienced: 3380 hours of meetings, 832 hours of larger assemblies, possibly 1560 hours of field service, at least 2028 hours of personal study (watchtower, book study and personal study) and more importantly, what choice does a child have who is told they have an open mind but who is never allowed examine religions or persons with opposing views?.
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I still do not like it when well intentioned witnesses approach me after 10 years and say the are "worried" about me. They really believe that I am gonna get zapped any day because I dont go to meetings and "I dont love Jehovah". I have very little patience for idiots. -OM
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Hey baby, what's your sign?
by Bridgette inokay, it's a hobbie of mine: astrology and people profiling.
now, i have a hypothesis i want to gather correlational data on.
disclaimer: it's only for fun, nathan natas, larc, alanf--all you logical thinkers out there!
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nother Libra here -OM