Posts by pettygrudger

i'm sure you know the ones i mean ... they decided to have a family 'present day' on dec 26th each year so that the kids could announce what presents they got while the rest of us 'zealots' were getting the piss taken out of us.. at the time, i could not understand how or why they did it or got away with it - it seemed obvious to me that thwy were celebrating christmas and we were not supposed to.

but hell, what did i know ... i was only a kid ... not an elder .

now, i kind-a-think "yeah, do what's right for your kids" but also "you're not fooling anyone!

pettygrudger

For the first few years of my life, having a non-JW father & JW mother - they would often compromise and we were allowed to open our "Christmas" presents on December 15th - don't know why that day was picked. But after a few years, this was too much for my mother's conscious as well, so we were allowed to open NO presents w/Xmas wrapping paper or anything in the month of December or January.

Course my mom was kinda whacked anyways - but as kids we surmised that sucked!

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Need help with my husband!

by TweetieBird in

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brief background info - hubby and i were both raised in the borg.

he started having doubts years before me but kept silent.

i came across info on the internet, ordered ray franz' books, found h20 website, then this one.

pettygrudger

Pettygrudger, it's the Unitarian Universalistchurch -- just in case you want to use it as a search term.

doh!!!

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Need help with my husband!

by TweetieBird in

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brief background info - hubby and i were both raised in the borg.

he started having doubts years before me but kept silent.

i came across info on the internet, ordered ray franz' books, found h20 website, then this one.

pettygrudger

Would he even "try" another religion? I'd look into having him go to a Universal Uniterian church - very non-denominational & from what I've heard, extremely uplifting.

I would just try to convince him that God just asks that we "seek" him - and perhaps the best way to do this is to look at "other" religions to determine what his faith is. The JW's themselves tell their members to "keep examining & testing their faith", so perhaps its time for hubby to test his. This might get him started, and the journey from then on can be quite interesting indeed.

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So, am I a phoney?

by kenpodragon in

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i have taken a break from the baby wait to come to the board and see what is happening.

recently i had a run in with some people from another board, that also attend this board.

in a search of my name on this site, i see that people (two weeks later) are still mentioning this and me.

pettygrudger

And I will say this to you again, as I have said before. This surely is a stupid reason to no longer post. There are many here who appreciate your thoughts. And, I'm sure you have made friends with many here as well.

If you are leaving in order to concentrate on your family & your "real life" endeavors - that's the best reason to go. If you're leaving because of a couple of arguments, which we all invariably stumble into, then I wish you to reconsider. If not - when you get to Portland look TH up - & have a beer on me (i'll even give you my credit card # ).

Peace to you and your family Dragon.

Rhonda

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I hereby declare....

by Duncan in

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....the christmas season officially open!.

to explain: my wife's folks live in the neighbouring town to us, a distance of 10 miles or so.

the road which connects us is listed as an "a" class road, although, in truth, it's more like a country lane in places.. halfway along this road is a farm, and the farm has a sign hanging on its gate:.

pettygrudger

roflmao - tis a christmas story to be read year after year after year - truly a cherished treasure!!!

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Incest...The Biblical Thing To Do

by MrMoe in

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gn 19:31-32 .

gn 19:33 .

gn 19:34 .

pettygrudger

Too funny Moe (although extremely disgusting - not you - the bible. Don't think I can allow my children to read it)

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So, am I a phoney?

by kenpodragon in

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i have taken a break from the baby wait to come to the board and see what is happening.

recently i had a run in with some people from another board, that also attend this board.

in a search of my name on this site, i see that people (two weeks later) are still mentioning this and me.

pettygrudger

Never let old habits reappear. I might have said I was sorry, but I still have the right to feel the way I did and do about issues. I hope to never harm someone again online, but I can never control "hurting" you. As I know some people get hurt when you spell their name wrong. I AM HUMAN!!! Please do not think I am the "Church of Dragon" with followers. If people agree with me, they are not followers ... when I agree with people, I am not there followers. I am just one person, one online name and that is it 100%. You make mistakes, and so do I ... you want people to accept that and so do I. If you want to hate me, stay angry with me, or speak ill of me. Ask yourself something, "Is my life so angry, so hateful, that I really need to waste time attacking one person out of 7 billion ... is this what life has taught me and brought me too?" Trust me ... I am not worth your time!!!!

I'm not sure who this was meant for, but I will assume its about me (its always about me! ).

I might have said I was sorry, but I still have the right to feel the way I did and do about issues. I hope to never harm someone again online, but I can never control "hurting" you. As I know some people get hurt when you spell their name wrong.

Your posts went well above & beyond spelling someone's name wrong - you know that. Minimize all you want to with your "humble" apology, but words speak for themselves. I thought we had gotten past this, perhaps not.

Please do not think I am the "Church of Dragon" with followers. If people agree with me, they are not followers ... when I agree with people, I am not there followers. I am just one person, one online name and that is it 100%. You make mistakes, and so do I ... you want people to accept that and so do I.

This is 100% correct - but, at the same time, you are also quite the "popular" guy (especially "over there"). Your words, whether compliments or condemnations carry alot of weight. I'm pretty sure you know that. You also are not being quite "up front" with your ability to forgive others their mistakes. It does seem to work one-sided with you.

If you want to hate me, stay angry with me, or speak ill of me. Ask yourself something, "Is my life so angry, so hateful, that I really need to waste time attacking one person out of 7 billion ... is this what life has taught me and brought me too?"

Who's attacking you here? You came here to "apologize" and at the same time start talking about people attacking YOU. This makes absolutely no sense to me. I thought we had calmly "discussed" the situation & laid it to bed, but then I wake up to this.

This post of yours does trouble me - its the typical "I'm sorry but its not my fault & you're still picking on me". And, I'm sure that by even posting this I'm attacking you again. I apologize right now if that's how you want to see it, but I see it once again as having to defend myself to your comments.

I have said I wish you nothing but peace, love & happiness in your life. I meant that. Now, can we let it go?

Rhonda