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  How many of you know you want children or knew you wanted children before ?

  by sandy in

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  did you always know you wanted children?.

  if so how did you feel after.. if you do not want children, why?.

  i am not sure if i want children and i am interested in all your opinions.

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  I knew I wanted children from a very young age. I was always very maternal, doting on my younger siblings and being the neighborhood babysitter. My older sister on the other hand, always said growing up that she would never have children. She changed her mind in her 20's, and now has two boys and is very happy.

  I do however have an aunt and uncle in their 50's who made the decision that they didn't want children. They are very happy with this decision, as the two of them are content to have eachother.

  Personally, I think it depends on the person. If you really feel you don't want children, then you probably aren't ready. But if you are just a little unsure, then you'd probably be delighted if you had a child. Whether you decide to have kids or not is completely up to you, and a decision that only you should make ( and of course your signifigant other ).
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  Unwritten rules at the Kingdom Hall, what were yours ???

  by run dont walk in

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  every one of us who attended the kingdom hall, must have went through this at some time, and noticed things you were not supposed to do, even though it wasn't wrong.

  the biggie at our hall was do not sit in the back row, i always did, what was the deal on that, why put chairs there.

  - don't back you car in, someone would go out and check this nightly, ???.

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  cheeses, in our hall, all brothers giving talks had to wear a suit jacket.

  We also weren't supposed to sit in the back row, it was supposed to be saved for late comers. Once an elder tried to kick me and my kids out of the back row. I told him that I shouldn't be punished for getting to the meetings on time, and that I was NOT going to move. He wasn't too happy about that.
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  Has anyone seen the article, Young People Ask., Do I need a mobile phone?

  by laylaluv in

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  has anyone seen the article, young people ask........do i need a mobile phone?

  this is on the home page of the society.

  jesus stated the wise principle that one should "calculate the expense" before undertaking an important project.

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  my son and I were reading this article on line last week ( someone else had posted a thread here about it ), and the thing we found most interesting about these types of articles, is the negative slant the society puts on them. Anytime they write these, they only focus on the negative, never the positive. In this particular one, they say at the beginning, "while there may be benefits to owning a cell phone......", then they tell you all the negative stuff ( like text messaging members of the opposite sex, spending too much time, etc ), and not once do they tell you even one benefit. Pretty slanted imo.
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  yesterday's Drama

  by sandy in

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  i am a little afraid this post will be a dead giveaway to who i am.

  i am afraid of lurkers.

  anyhow i am dying to get it off my chest and get some advice.

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  Sandy, I'm glad your neice has you to turn to for help.

  As far as I know, your neice can't be reproved or disfellowshipped for dating a so-called "worldly" guy. I would imagine though, that the elders would be hounding her about it. My sister in law dated a worldly guy, and eventually married him. Nobody ever bothered her much about it.She is still an active witness. I guess it all depends on the elders and the congregation she's in. I know that when I was growing up a JW, it was definately a bad thing to do, but not a lot could be done except a lot of talkings to. I wish yo and your neice all the best of luck with this situation.
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  Theocratic School Talks, they were the worst ! hated doing them, did you ?

  by run dont walk in

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  remember back to the days you were in the theocratic school and had to give talks, were they the worst or what, i remember they were suppose to run about 6-8 minutes, i had some short as 3. the talks were pointless, you would just throw some mumble jumble together and go up and talk, first the introduction (and don't forget your gestures), then read the weekly scripture and then the conclusion, all your words of wisdom.

  i would rank this second on the worst list next to field service (still # 1).. how about you, did you enjoy doing them ?

  did you even prepare for them ?

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  Ha ha ha, I nearly fell off my seat reading Tinks story of her first talk.....too funny!

  Any way, for the most part I didn't mind giving talks.The thing I didn't like was the outline idea. How exactly is a sister supposed to use an outline and get all the right points across? I could never do it. I also hated the way you were timed, and they would use a bell or tap the arm rest to let you know you were out of time. I also hated the way they would give you certain topics, but not give them to the appropriate aged people. For example, when I was around 20, they gave me a talk with my 9 year old sister on "baptism by fire different than baptism by holy spirit ". Let me tell you it was a little difficult thinking of a reason I would be discussing this with a 3rd grader!

  My husband is still a witness, and he hates giving talks. They take him a long time to write ( because he is a perfectionist ), and he gets so nervous speaking in front of everyone ( maybe that was why he didn't like being an elder and stepped down ). The last few talks he has had, he missed those meetings!
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  WOMD Google search, try this!

  by bittersweet in

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  this is funny ( hopefully this will stil bthere if you try this ).

  go to google, type in " weapons of mass destruction" and then click on the i feel lucky bar instead of the regular bar.

  have fun!

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  Pretty funny eh?
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  More pics from Jesika and Eric's wedding

  by Billygoat in

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  okay, so i know i'm a total slacker for taking so long at this, but my connection at home stinks and i hate the idea of taking 48 hours to upload all my pictures.

  so here i am at work on a lunch break.

  jesika and eric, you will get hardcopies of all these.

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  If only I could have Jes's beautiful hair!!! I am so jealous!
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  The WTS Kills Another Child

  by Robdar in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i spoke to my father this afternoon and received some bad news.

  the daughter of a woman who was one of my childhood friends at the kh died today from leukemia.

  she was 16 years old.

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  Buster, in Massachusetts it's still really easy for Doctors to get a court order for blood transfusions. A few years ago my son needed surgery, and my husband said no blood ( he didn't need it any way ). The Doctor told me it was as easy as picking up the phone to get an immediate court order for a transfusion ( which made me feel better at the time ).As the Doctor walked my son into the operating room, he looked at me and said " Don't worry, I will take good care of your son ", and at that moment, I knew he would do whatever it took to make sure my son would be ok.
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  WOMD Google search, try this!

  by bittersweet in

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  this is funny ( hopefully this will stil bthere if you try this ).

  go to google, type in " weapons of mass destruction" and then click on the i feel lucky bar instead of the regular bar.

  have fun!

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  This is funny ( hopefully this will stil bthere if you try this )

  Go to Google, type in " weapons of mass destruction" and then click on the I Feel Lucky bar instead of the regular bar. Have fun!
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  The WTS Kills Another Child

  by Robdar in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  i spoke to my father this afternoon and received some bad news.

  the daughter of a woman who was one of my childhood friends at the kh died today from leukemia.

  she was 16 years old.

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  (((((((((((((Robyn))))))))))))) This is so sad. Funny thing though, if I had gotten sick as a teenager, I would have refused blood also. Even if I had wanted to take blood, I wouldn't have for fear of disappointing my family. So I would have made the same stance. I imagine most of us who grew up in this organization would have. We will never know if that 16 year old girl truly believed in what she was doing. So very sad. My 3 step siblings lost their mother because she refused blood transfusions when she was bleeding uncontrollably after giving birth to my youngest step sister. It breaks my heart that she will never know her mother because of this religion.