Love it Oub! Well done. I do not miss meetings either! Funny side effect from sitting in boring meetings for my entire childhood is at work in meetings I immediately zone out when they become boring. It's a survival habit that leads to me missing things! Oops.
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I Haven't Missed a Meeting in Years!
by Oubliette ini recently ran into a jw i knew from a few years back.you know how it goes, a few pleasantries that always seem much more awkward than they really should (not for me, mind you--for him).and then the question, "so what congregation are you attending?
are you able to make the meetings?
"i'm thinking: do you always start conversations this way?so anyways, knowing full well the jw-mindset, i decided to have a bit of fun.furrowing my brow, i said, "that's an odd question!
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More Child Abuse Issues in today's Sunday Times
by snugglebunny inthere's several letters from readers published today.
there's also mention of another abuse - shunning.
i can't locate the letters on the sunday times website, can someone else have a go?
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More Child Abuse Issues in today's Sunday Times
by snugglebunny inthere's several letters from readers published today.
there's also mention of another abuse - shunning.
i can't locate the letters on the sunday times website, can someone else have a go?
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The best and worst Travelling Overseers in the UK
by usualusername inmy fave was roy renouf - district overseer.
always had time for me and seemed to keep thigs real.. heard that on a zone vist he told the governing body the branch was told old and grumpy or something like that!.
worst was michael purbrick.
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Whizzstick I remember Alan Stokes and Bevan Vigo, Stan. There was a guy called Michael Spurr, whose talks always contained skeletons, he was obsessed with them. Also Brent and Jean Smith. Noble Bower was DO I remember, very large man. -
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Effect of reading here.
by New day insaomebody mentioned in a recent thread here i think that the more they read here the more they feel angry at the wt.
personally, as an ex-elder (only resigned a few months ago) i feel that it is more like suddenly being on the outside looking in at a whole group of people playing parts.
the zealous pioneers answering all the time.
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Perhaps it feels like playing roles because they are not actually accomplishing anything. They are not manufacturing anything, creating anything, providing a public service or helping anyone. -
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Cheers to all! I'm in the house now! Finally signed up.
by Lifeisfun inhi readers and lurkers, .
i decided it was time to register to the site.
after all these years, it was just a matter of time.
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Lifeisfun welcome, good to have you here. The internal battle in that cult caused depression in me too, I sympathise. Lots of people here have been through similar things, you are not alone anymore. -
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I received my acceptance letter into Nursing School.
by adjusted knowledge ini've been actively pursuing a career change for quite a few years.
i've applied for nursing programs at several local public colleges.
the competition is high for this limited access program.
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Adjusted knowledge, that's fantastic news! Good luck as you follow your dream. Thanks for sharing some positive news. -
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Who leaves first, the husband or wife?
by snugglebunny inwhen it comes to a simple matter of no longer believing the teachings of jw's, it appears to me that it's more common for the husband to make the first move to leave the religion.
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For the record and indeed my words are here for all to see, I have used logical arguments all through this thread. Now though my logical arguments are being described as anger and emotionality. So how do they show a rational response to my silly womanly ways, they roll out the cartoons. My case rests. -
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Who leaves first, the husband or wife?
by snugglebunny inwhen it comes to a simple matter of no longer believing the teachings of jw's, it appears to me that it's more common for the husband to make the first move to leave the religion.
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Men tend to think about one thing at a time, and compartmentalize a little more, which lends itself to a greater separation between reason and emotion.
This is what you actually said OneEyedJoe suggesting that men's inability to multitask is connected to an ability to separate reason and emotion. Then you presented an online article to prove it. Which article did not come to this conclusion at all. It actually concluded that in tests for multitasking, in stressed and complex situations, women are more able to stop and think about what is going on in front of them.
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Who leaves first, the husband or wife?
by snugglebunny inwhen it comes to a simple matter of no longer believing the teachings of jw's, it appears to me that it's more common for the husband to make the first move to leave the religion.
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This is way too rational for me. I'm off to do my embroidery.You would see men and when are not in fact the same.
Although I have proof. Going by various apostate sites I would say the would mostly be men.