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  Who Wants A Christmas Card?

  by Englishman in

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  i want to send lots of christmas greetings cards this year.

  i especially want to send a card to dozens of posters from this site.

  i suppose the obvious answer is that folks email me with an address.

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  rollercoaster

  I want to send cards to everyone too. Please E-Mail me your address. This is so much fun!!!
  Roller
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  Online Christmas Card.....

  by closer2fine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the spirit of e-man's post earlier - i had planned on sending out ecards this year to all of you.

  after the rants regarding the junk mail emails - i decided to send them only to those who want one :o).

  please either post below, or send me an email letting me know if it is ok to send a card to you.. [email protected].

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  rollercoaster

  Me too! Me too! I want one! Please?
  Thanks!!!!
  Roller
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  So Will This Be Your First Christmas?

  by Englishman in

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  2. friends

  funny how the prospect of christmas takes me back to my pre-dub days as a 7 year old.

  christmas eve was spent making my present request list, duly guided by both my parents as to what to ask for.

  once completed, the coal fire was stoked up and the precious list was allowed to be carried up the chimney where waiting elves promptly delivered my requests to santa.

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  Hi,
  This is my first Christmas in over 20 years. This is my daughters very first Christmas. I am so excited. We have all kinds of lights to put up. My husband is getting a kick out of our excitement.
  I have already done most of the shopping for my daughter. Just some big gifts left to buy.
  I am hoping for lots of snow and wonderful trips to the mall.
  We just moved our office out of the building we shared with some JWs, so we will be decorating our offices too. We are so excited.
  We have carved pumpkins and have a bunch of small ones on our counter in the kitchen. What a wonderful year!!!!
  RC
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  No more Judical Committee

  by STRUGGLE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi rollercoaster, i am here and i am df'd.

  very long story about that one.

  in essence i told the elders about themsleves.

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  rollercoaster

  Hi Struggle,
  I'm sorry you have to go through such a horrible experience. The elders give all men a bad reputation. I know I hated men for a long time. I related everything to my experiences with the elders. You will move on. You may even decide that the meetings are a farce. To see men up there on the platform telling everyone how to be perfect, and that we are not yet good enough or humble enough, and then you see that same elder get drunk, or listen to the "wrong" type of music and it's o.k., because it is an elder.
  Be assured that most JWs will fall at sometime or another.
  I hope you find peace and know that you are a good person. You are like many others that need to know you are cared about, and it's o.k. to be loved.
  I haven't seen or talked to an elder in a long time. They don't bother me, and I am not DF'd. I feel sorry for them if they ever do try to come and talk to me.
  Take care of yourself.
  RC
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  Confessing

  by STRUGGLE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello, i was reading judical com.

  was really suprise to find out how some of jw's feel.

  some have, like the single mom, have such a negative experience with them.

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  Struggle,
  Yes I'm still here. I don't post very much. I have been pretty busy with a lot of other things.
  I hope you are doing o.k.
  I have decided to do so much that I didn't allow myself to do before. With the help of a very loving husband, we have been preparing to celebrate the upcoming holidays.
  I don't worry about the elders or running into anybody that may want to shun me although I am not df'd, I have been shunned as if I am. But that's o.k. it only means that I don't have to worry about making small talk.
  Let me know how you are doing Struggle, and I will try to post more.
  RC
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  More Bird Stuff

  by Bendrr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i guess y'all read about peckerhead.

  well, the little critter's still coming around when it gets hungry.

  starting to think it's a he now, don't ask why.

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  Bendrr,
  I love birds. I have two little Parrotlets. They are so much fun. I enjoy watching the wild birds. They do seem to have quite the personalities.
  I wish I could see peckerhead. What a wonderful bird you have.
  It's a priveledge to have a bird visit and claim you as theirs.
  RC
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  Dear Fellow Witnesses

  by Carlo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear fellow witnesses of the true god jehovah,.

  with all the anti-watchtower information that has been spreading all over the world via the internet, it becomes all the.

  more important to stay close to jehovah and his organization.

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  Oh Boy!!! I thought you were serious at first, then I realized you were giving some very good information.
  Thanks so much!!!! ((((HUGS))))
  RC
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  Never Hire A Jehovah's Witness!

  by Kent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you are an employer, never hire a jehovah's witness.

  the reason for this is simple: that mistake may cost you a lot of money!

  you can bot expect a jehovah's witness to do what they are told to do, but you can expect them to do the oposite!

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  Sam,
  It was also JWs that caused me to nearly lose my business. Once I eradicated all the JWs the atmosphere in the workplace became much lighter. The other employees began to have a happy attitude and weren't afraid of saying something which may be offensive to the JWs. And now people don't have to look around the corner for a JW hoping they can walk by without being cornered and having a magazine shoved in their face.
  As an owner, I am very careful during the interviews making sure I don't hire a JW. If a JW does come in for an interview, I tell them that leaving a job before it is finished means immediate termination, and I do not give days off unless a leave request is filed at least 60 days in advance. Now JWs decline the rest of the interview.
  Of course the policy goes for all of my employees.
  I was constantly hearing from the other employees how the JW would keep slacking during the day and how they refused to cooperate.
  Anyway, It is a lesson I have learned.
  If you are in a position of hiring, be sure all of your company policies cover the actions of JWs also. Never think they are honest.
  RC
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  Never Hire A Jehovah's Witness!

  by Kent in

  1. jw
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  if you are an employer, never hire a jehovah's witness.

  the reason for this is simple: that mistake may cost you a lot of money!

  you can bot expect a jehovah's witness to do what they are told to do, but you can expect them to do the oposite!

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  rollercoaster

  I own a business and every single JW I hired was soon fired. I found two sleeping with their heads on their desks. I had another decide to tell a supervisor that the supervisor wasn't her "boss" and was flirting openly with other workers. I had another just refuse to work. I had another walk off the job at 5pm to make it to meeting although the job was still going. I could go on and on. I will never hire a JW again. In fact since I am JW free, my business has improved!!! It can become embarrassing when a JW employee starts "witnessing" to a customer and the customer is becoming annoyed!!!
  So....Never hire a JW!!!!
  RC
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  Life after the Borg

  by Ranchette in

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  2. family

  my husband and i were raised as witnesses in strong strict families.. our fathers were elders so we always had to set the example.because of this we started and ran our family the same way.so when we decided to leave were at the top in the congregation so to speak.i was very concerned for our children,actually i was scared to death for them.. i was looking for answers myself and didn't know if i was strong enough to be of much help to my children.we just took things slow and had lots of talks with the kids and walked them through it.i'm realizing that you can get them out just like you got them in in the first place.by your example and lots of communication.it's been 7 or 8 months since we have stepped foot in a kingdom hall and our kids are doing great!they are making new friends and had the best summer ever.the reason i'm telling this is to encourage any parents out there that are as scared as i was.

  you can do it.you will enjoy it because you will find that you are much closer to your children.it's amazing how quickly they opened up and told their real feelings without fear of our disaproval.. i just enrolled them both as regular kids in for the first time.no lecturing or preaching to the teachers about what they can and can't do.i'm so excited for them!they can experience all the fun i missed out on and just be kids.i almost fell over when they asked for birthdays and christmas.i gave them both birthday parties this summer and explained that we will have to go slow and figure it out as we go along.. i'm planning on letting them celebrate the holidays at school and i think we will celabrate the seasons picking any traditions we like from their holidays and creating some of our own.i'm just not realigous anymore so will probably never do things the way most do.. hope this gives hope and helps someone.. ranchette

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  rollercoaster

  Hi Ranchette,
  I appreciate your post. You are right. You find a better relationship exists with your children when you leave the borg. My daughter and I are so excited about the holidays, and the new friends she has made. She is now active in sports, and has been involved in group activities. She has become a lot happier.
  I don't have to say the child is "bad association" because they are not a JW, we look the real attributes of her friends.
  We are living life as it should be lived now.
  Thanks for your words of encouragment.
  RC