Posts by FadeToBlack

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Do not enjoy life now!
by life is to short in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ok so i was stupid and looked at the text for today, i do not know why i did it.

i lost a couple of brain cells and put myself into an even deeper depression over it.

it was just that my husband had it out and i thought what can it hurt, wondering what they are up to.
FadeToBlack

When my wife left the Polish cogregation she had a going away party and someone gave her a gift basket that had an odd plaque that you could hang on the wall. It was odd because it came from a witness - probably they didn't notice it as part of the gift package.
Finally I asked her about it and discussed why it was contrary to all she believed as a JW. It said: "You only have one life to live, But, if you live it well, that is enough".
She took it down before the recent picnic she had with new English speaking cong at our house. I put it back up. Now, it has disappeared!
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Stuck
by Cindy in
1. jw
2. experiences
i feel so stuck.

i am married to a wonderful man.

i have been married for almost a decade and adore my husband.
FadeToBlack

As long as he is willing to listen, keep asking questions. Maybe one of them will get him thinking about the org approved answer.
And I'd agree with you that most of them are really nice people. My wife recently moved back to the English speaking congregation and had them over to our house for a cookout this weekend. Of course I got the - 'it would be nice to see you at the meeting tomorrow' as they were leaving, but it wasn't too bad of an afternoon. At least nobody wanted to sing kingdom melodies!
I know she is hoping one day soon I will come back, but it is just not going to happen.
There is lots of good advice here from others in a similar situation. It sounds like your husband will absorb some of the heat for you, so take advantage of that. Just make it clear to him that you need to slow-down abit.
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Anyone hit your panic button on your house alarm system by mistake.
by James Mixon in
1. jw
2. experiences
i feel like a idiot but what was the respond time?

within 5-7 minutes my street was blocked off, i received.

a call from the police dept.
FadeToBlack

I found the panic keys in my desk (we never even lock the doors) and made the mistake of leaving one of them on top of the desk. My wife saw it while I was at work and was curious about it. Of course since it had a button she had to press it several times - and then many more times. When I got home she had strange stories to tell me about our security service. It took me a few minutes to figure out what must have happened. At least we know it works...
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Harmagedon backpack... Are we retarded??
by sp74bb in
1. jw
2. friends
sorry for this matter has been already discussed.. i got shocked after watching this video:.

kingdom hall disaster demonstration.

this is really insane !!!
FadeToBlack

@WTWizard: I recently purchased a Fenix PD35 and I have to report I am very happy with the results.
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Medical doctor describes a JW death from noblood
by OrphanCrow in
1. watchtower
2. medical
most people will consider the noblood doctrine as being something that affects only the jws involved and they rarely consider the medical professionals who have to deal with them and the tremendous emotional and mental toll the medical professionals are forced to deal with when confronting senseless death.. the following is an excerpt from a medical doctor's blog: .

i do not worry much about being dead although the process of getting there gives me pause.

i have witnessed a few unpleasant deaths and i hope to never see the grim reaper coming my way.. one of the more awful and pointless deaths occurred early in my career.
FadeToBlack

That was excellent. Thank you for posting it.
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Song 151
by ab.ortega in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
any idea what could have happened to song 151?

what logical reason could they have had to skip a number.

is the number 151 now an evil number accordig to new light?
FadeToBlack

Actually it has been converted to a cheesy ring-tone that all faithful JW's must install on their phones. I think it comes included with the org app package. I say this because my wife just got a new phone and I keep hearing that 'happy-paradise' piano riff that has that unmistakeable kingdom-melody buzz.
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Braces
by I Just Faded in
1. social
2. humour
when i was a kid and i was bored during meetings...i used to find a pic of someone smiling in a book or magazine and draw braces on them.

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FadeToBlack

We had a sister who used to draw in a Manhattan skyline in the 'paradise' pictures. She could not imagine life without NYC.
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Northern VA anyone?
by awokenjw in
1. jw
2. experiences
is anyone on this forum from or living in the northern va area?

i always wondered who i have met or know who is having serious doubts..
FadeToBlack

Thanks for the reminder. I actually lived in Centreville for a year but that was way before I became a witness. Oh the memories... Lived with some friends that were going to George Mason U. Not sure they call it that anymore. Stay well.
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Northern VA anyone?
by awokenjw in
1. jw
2. experiences
is anyone on this forum from or living in the northern va area?

i always wondered who i have met or know who is having serious doubts..
FadeToBlack

I lived in Alexandria and then later in Loundoun County for a bit many years ago. But that was last century, so if you are under 40, I may have met your parents.
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AWAKE! NO. 5 2016 - THE IRONY IS AMAZING
by ttdtt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i thought it was funny seeing this in the latest awake in the article about aristotle.. i am sure there are greater ironies in wt literature - but at the moment i can't think of one.. "the read to much into the bible" wow!.

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FadeToBlack

It is also rather funny that they use quotes from the book of Job. Most bible scholars acknowledge that Job was not a product of Jewish/Israelite authorship but came from 'somewhere' else. In other words, their best proof of the scienticity of the bible comes from a book written by pagans.