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  Which songs give you goosebumps?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  i don't know if this topic has been covered before - it might 've been.. i also recommend flipper's excellent music thread ('what songs have you been listening to?

  ', or similar).. but, i'd just like to start a thread about certain songs giving me goosebumps.

  y'know, when you hear a song that profoundly effects you in some difficult-to-describe way and the hairs on your arm stand on end even though the room temperature's comfortably warm.. so, which songs give you goosebumps?.

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  Rec'd a letter from my Dad - need some advice...

  by Fadeaway3pointer in

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  2. experiences

  fader here - last meeting was in autumn 2005. lurker on this site and others.

  not one to get all controversial.. typical situation, pretty much a born in and left the church at age 38 and never looked back.. i'm 53 now, parents getting older - late 70s but very active, dad is still an elder.. parents, in laws, brother and brother-in-law still uber active jws.. my family (wife and 2 adult children) out since 2005.. we have stayed close to our parents - we have treaded religion lightly and have had a pretty good relationship and have kept our personal lives and beliefs/opinions separated from them.

  this was intentional - as we love them and do not want anything to cause shunning since they are getting older and want to be there for them and we respect their beliefs.. got this letter today.

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  My BPD Sister Passed Away

  by babygirl30 in

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  i have started this, then restarted it, and it still sucks to even write this out - but my younger sister passed away unexpectedly last saturday (on my birthday).

  i am going through all the grieving emotions, but there is more to the story that i could never and would never talk about to anyone that didn't understand the jw rhetoric.

  so...here i am.. my sister has had borderline personality disorder (bpd) for as long as i can remember.

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  Has leaving made you racist

  by Steel in

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  so i use to go this hall that was basically 100 percent white and basically anyone under the age of 40 has either faded or makes a token effort to keep the peace at home, of course outside of the usual dregs of society .

  the hall went from two congs to one and i was quite happy that in ten years they would be lights out.

  then in the last two years about six young filipino families have moved in and three of them are newly baptized .

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  What Makes JWs Unique?

  by neat blue dog in

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  What Will Happen To President Trump In Your Opinion?

  by minimus in

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  he has been “impeached “.

  will he be convicted in the senate?

  is he so “damaged goods” that he is ineffectual?

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  The festive period

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  so having spent xmas day and boxing day on my own (which has actually been really enjoyable) it has given me time to reflect on how fortunate i am to be free of the jehovah’s witness cult!

  i would previously been guilted into going door knocking on xmas day and would have been half heartedly preparing for a thursday night meeting/indoctrination session which i didn’t want to be at.

  heres to all the folks still stuck in the cult that secretly want to leave - i’m thinking of you as i’m sure many others on this site are, and we’re all here to help you pick up the pieces when you eventually take the plunge and leave the abusive relationship that the cult has with you.. happy festive everyone and special thanks to those that supported me when i left..

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  Christmas Eve Service

  by Biahi in

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  i just got home from attending a lovely christmas eve service with my daughter and her family.

  what a nice, no pressure, service, singing the old songs we all know.

  silent night, etc.

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  Christmas Eve ,and what am I going to watch tomorrow on Xmas day. Any suggestions ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. entertainment

  i`m thinking of "the life of brian " .

  chevy chase and one or two of his" vacation" movies .

  i will give a miss on mel gibsons "the passion of christ" ?

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  Vehicle manufacturers are ripping off UK drivers!

  by The Fall Guy in

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  vast numbers of vehicles sold in britain are sub-standard quality.

  so many vehicle's indicators/turn signals only function when the steering wheel is turned to exit a motorway, overtake other vehicles, or to turn right or left at junctions.

  more often than not, they just don't work at all!

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