Posts by sarahsmile

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Ensure that you dont appear to be Negative , Unhappy or Bitter

by stuckinarut2 in

just a quick thought.... we know that the org loves to paint all those who fade or leave as "negative, bitter and unhappy"...because of course "the truth is the happiest way to live".

so, never allow ourselves to be that way when talking with witnesses, or family members still in.. show them that we are happy, our lives are fulfilled and positive.. then they have no ammunition.

also, it helps other doubters to see that there is life in the world beyond the org..

sarahsmile

I do not see any JWs! If I do I will just walk by them. It is not negative or happy it just is! No one cares after years of not going.

As God said,"I am who I am."

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i'm not sure if there is anyone here anymore that remembers stealth, but if there is i just wanted to pass on the news that he passed away from a heart attack almost 2 years ago now.. i just found out myself today.

he had moved overseas and we lost contact.

he was in an area that he didn't always have reliable internet connections, so it wasn't uncommon for me to not hear from him for long stretches.

sarahsmile

Yes I remember him! Thanks for letting everyone know what happened to him.

So sorry for your lost connection.

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I'm afraid I'd be single for life

by ohnightdivine in

this is quite embarrassing for me to share, but as a 30+ year old single female i have lingering doubts as to whether i can still meet a decent man and get married.. you all know how difficult it is for sisters to find an appropriate partner in the congregation.. and now, all the more so that i've learned ttatt.

i still am bound by low self-esteem, and i do have trust issues, especially with men.

i am very lonely and so i just keep myself busy with work to avoid depression (although it is also a great source of stress).. any other single females out there having similar thoughts?.

sarahsmile

I think you will have days like this.

Honestly,I would rather get hit by a train then get married!

Years ago in my early forties, after getting reinstated the JWs placed me with a few single ladies at the hall. A whole freakin role! They never talked with me or did anything with me. Just watched me! Marked!

Good God Almighty! I had years of enjoying the company of friendship with men all went away! I was left with a seat with a bunch of ladies who did not get asked to date. No men approached them! They had few male friends which were not marriage material.

Out side the JWs, I dated all the time so it was a shock. I suppose it was another reason to get out! Congratulations.

Guys have certain clues they look for in single women. Getting on dating sites help. Anyhow you need to start flirting every place you go just to practice.

Honestly it is a lot of fun flirting when I am in the mood but getting married,no way.

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Remember the YHWH Letters/Buttons/Pins?

by snowbird in

they were written in hebrew script and were popular during the early 70's, when i came into the jw's.. as i recall, there was a qfr concerning them.. anyone else remember?.

sarahsmile

Yes,the long drive to assemblies helped identify each other. We used to wave to other car load. If someone had car problems another JW would help. The good old days.

Not around for the pins, but I am sure last year they wore something similar displaying Kingdom Assembly.

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Farewell from Confused and Alone

by confusedandalone in

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friends

i use to hate when people who made goodbye posts on message boards.

why would they think that just because you no longer post on a chevy truck forum or a los angeles lakers forum the world would crumble around those still left there.

this place is definitely different.

sarahsmile

You know what they say,"I'll be back."

Take care.

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The Downside of using the name of JEHOVAH

by Terry in

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friends

example #1: a child is caught eating a candy bar before bedtime.. .

the child is caught and makes an excuse:.

3. the child is blame-shifting in the name of his father.. .

sarahsmile

So,Let me say,If regular JWs publisher does something wrong! He needs to take full responsibilty. He can not blame others for his/her sinful nature because that would be considered non remorseful and bad attitude.

However, if GB enforces a law through WT articles and books he can blame it on the light,holy spirit, and Jehovah when things go wrong. Therefore, never takes responsibilty for mentally and physically harming billions of lives!

Statements like,"It is Jehovah we need to wait on for new information." is actually lacking responsibilty and blaming God!

Good point Terry!

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Scientific basis for Captives of a Concept?

by Londo111 in

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friends

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140612104950.htm.

when people get together in groups, unusual things can happen -- both good and bad.

groups create important social institutions that an individual could not achieve alone, but there can be a darker side to such alliances: belonging to a group makes people more likely to harm others outside the group.. "although humans exhibit strong preferences for equity and moral prohibitions against harm in many contexts, people's priorities change when there is an 'us' and a 'them,'" says rebecca saxe, an associate professor of cognitive neuroscience at mit.

sarahsmile

Some times it is very hard to figure out group dynamics of WTs! The "us" versus "self"

Lundo good job with the latest research!

Thanks for the info.

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Some new films from the Chinese World.

by fulltimestudent in

i include, in the term, chinese world, not merely the people's republic of china, but all chinese speaking peoples.

note that chinese speaking and chinese accultured people often form significant population segments in other countries.. and please note, that when a story is told visually, we are in the thrall of the story-teller, seeing the world through his/her eyes, seeing what that person has selected for us to see.

a perfectly obvious fact, when the story-teller stood in front of us.

sarahsmile

hey, thanks! Love foreign films! I like to watch Korea t.v series. Cinderella step sister very good!

I would watch only one! ILo ILo.

Watching someone dress up in a bunny outfit and killing people is not worth watching.

The one about the young couple might be ok, but I not interested in the long conflected stares.

Watching police and boys, not my style.

I Will look forward to ILo ILo.

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Illuminati End-Times Deviled Eggs

by Nathan Natas in

i never cease to be impressed by the clear thinking and iron-clad logic of "true buhlevers".

it almost made me writhe with desperation because i am an atheist.

almost... but actually i'm writhing with laughter.. .

sarahsmile

He lost me at the "painting our lord painted of Mary!" She was a bit strange looking. What was on her sacred dress.

The WT will probably borrow his numerlogy for their new and improved Revelations Book.

That was one of the best mayonnaise commercials ever done.

Crack pot entertainment. Good one!

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Unbalanced way of thinking?

by msconcerned in

so, one hot beautiful (not a cloud in the sky) kind of summer day, there was an elder who decided to re shingle his house.

this was on the book study day.

he started early and got all the shingles off of the roof in time for the book study that night.

sarahsmile

That was a funny story! Call it the way it was, he was a dumb shit! And forever talked about as: do you remember the dumb shit in the rain storm! That would have been a good time to spy on him. Thanks for the laugh.

There was plenty of those kinds of JWs here in the North West. Anything for a laugh it goes way beyond stupidity.

A proclaimer you said,"Right mind", LOL,LOL,LOL!

Everyone comments are too good! Gifted in the mind area! lol yeah but stupid with a tarp,hammer,and nails! no common sense. What kind of gifted mind?Lol!