My family is shunning me and my brothers big time. In fact, they are going byond the call to shun. My cousins refused a plant sent to their mother's funeral by my daughter, who is not a witness, has never been baptized, just because she is related to me.They are mean and rude as can be. I think they want to impress my nephews, one who is a DO and another a former Bethelit who gives talks at the DC.
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JAN 2013 SHUNNING ARTICLE COULD MEAN JWS NOT AS OBEDIENT
by steve2 inin a separate thread, there's been intense discussion about how the gb is still seeking to tighten its grip on the rank and file.
the latest evidence is the january 2013 watchtower which rolls out hugely predictable statements about not doing anything to upset one's (jw) family by, for example, being in email contact with a disfellowshipped witness.
it's hard to stifle the yawns.
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Standard of Living in the New System
by cobaltcupcake ini used to wonder about this when i was still a dub: since they believe the industrialized world is going to be destroyed and the entire earth will be one big garden, exactly what kind of standard of living do they think they will have?
while they might be able to scavenge, say, a microwave oven or washing machine; and they might be able to figure out how to generate electricity, eventually all of these things will wear out and they'll be back in an early 18th century type of life.
people of that time and earlier who enjoyed a high standard of living employed armies of servants to do the dirty work, but since equality will reign in the ns, everyone will have to toil like a slave just to maintain the basics.. or do they think that big j will magically power their washing machines and water pumps and all the stuff that makes modern living so comfortable?.
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Blondi, thanks for the video. Sent it to my daugher who lives in Idaho. She wants me to move there. I had planned to move there in a few years. I may consider moving there sooner. She is already preparing for a disaster; that's Mormon territory and, as I am sure you know, they have always prepared for disaster. Everyone she knows has stored food, guns and bullets. I guess they are not relying on God to provide.
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Latest "Shun Your Family" Statement - Jan 2013 Study WT
by LostGeneration insolomon alluded to it yesterday in a thread, i found the online large print pdfs here, not sure where the regular version is yet.
here are the full paragraphs, grab your barf bags .
19 on the other hand, if you choose the path of resentment.
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Looks like they continue to put the screws to the r/f. They want to keep them busy so they will not think about what they are being asked, commanded to do. I really can't understand parents who refuse to have anything to do with their young, I mean those in their young adulthood. I could not have done it. I would just have to be disfellowshipped. What a sick cult!
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The criminal trait of dogs is evolving right before our very eyes, and give it a few million years or so, and poodles will be cracking safes, hacking computers, disarming alarm systems, etc. That would NOT be good.
KS, if dogs ever develop an opposable thumb, we are in trouble! There is nothing they will not be able to accomplish with an opposable thumb.
Jaime l de Aragon, that is one smart dog!
Jgnat, I do need to work on trainning the Poodle. When we first got him, he would get in front of the tv set when he needed to go outside. He quickly learned how to get our attention. He may be more intelligent than me. I will try your advice.
Glander, I did change the dog's bedtime routine. I had let them sleep with me, but stopped trusting them not to upset my room. Then,I started sleeping on the sofa so I could watch tv and they slept with me, but I found I was not getting the proper rest. I resumed sleeping in my room alone (bought a new tv for my bedroom) and that's when I bought the gate for my bedroom. I never thought about the dog's being under "stress" from the change in routine. The poodle is a very determined dog. I hate to say it, but I depend on my dogs for protection. They are small but they can alert me to anyone's presence near my house. I have had trouble with a man coming to my house in the middle of the night several times. He robbed my husband once. The last time he came at 0200, my son did not open the door, but showed him his gun through the window and told him to leave. He has not returned, but I am wary of his return. I am thinking of taking the dogs for trainning at Petsmart. Maybe I can teach them to obey better.
Thanks for all your advice and replys.
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Wishful thinking? Will WTBS ever go down?
by MC RubberMallet ini see it posted that many are 'waking up' etc.
but the religion is still growing!
many enjoy the kool-aid.
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I believe the D2D work will decrease, but I'm afarid the WTBS will survive for a long time.Maybe the numbers will decrease, esp in the (first) world countries. As others have pointed out, the internet will have a great influence on the young to think for themselves. Some older members just cannot see another way of living and are true believers no matter how ridiculous some of the changes are, such as the extended generation. I don't see anyone in my family leaving the borg. They have invested their lives in it.
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Jaime l de Aragon, I watched my poodle undo the lock and he used his nose, much like the dog in the video, it's just so funny; they are so smart.
jgnat, he had been sleeping just outside my room by the gate, but I don't think he would get in the crate, he's too smart for that. Like james-woods said, he will do exactly as he wants. He does not trust a crate. He may be too smart for me. lol.
james-woods, Many poodles (the smartest ones) are just about as untrainable as a cat.
They do exactly what they want to and nothing else.
That's my dog, I guess I am just going to try to oursmart him, if that is possible. WOW, james, with a poodle like yours, maybe I don't stand a chance!
Thanks for replying.
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jgnat, I tried that and the Poodle bent the bars. My daughter is a buyer of animal products and she showed the crate to the manufacture of the crate and he could not believe it. They sent me two new crates and somehow I never received either one. I may try a metal chain to keep the latch secure. This dog insists on being by my side at all times.
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I have a girlfriend now and "me so happy"
by RayPublisher inhere is my sweet survival plan, post jw life!
...yet another part of my healing process...yes healing is g o o d.... .
btw, it feels so great to not have to hide and to able to put my picture up anywhere i feel like!.
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Good for you and her! Being Free is nice.
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I bought some wrought iron gates to keep my poodle and chiwinnie in the kitchen,which has ceramic tile on the floor, and out of the living room while I am at work. I had no problem keeping them in the kitchen. Then I bought the same type of gate to keep them out of my bedroom. The poodle, Little Brother, did not like that. Two days ago, I awoke to find him under my bed. I just thought I had forgotten to lock the gate. The next night,I made sure to lock the gate but he got into my room anyway.Last night I took a piece of rope and wrapped it around the latch, but he chewed the rope up and unlocked the gate. I was mad at him but could not help laughing and admiring his intelligence and determination to get into my room and sleeping under the bed. I guess I will have to figure out another way to keep him from moving the latch and gettting into my room. I just thought I would share because it was funny and he is a smart dog.
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