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  NOW it's Important

  by TheLiberator in

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  i have spent 45 years of my life sacrificing my soul to the watchtower.

  twenty-five of those years as a ms/elder.

  i gave every moment to them.

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  Xanthippe

  Welcome TheLiberator. I understand how you feel. My husband was a MS from about 18 then an elder. Always busy, always another talk to prepare. There was never time for us. We regular pioneered after school, he for 15 years, me for ten. We thought people were going to die otherwise. We left exhausted and broken after reading Crisis of Conscience.

  Anyway, a long post but I just get irritated that I am the evil one now, NOW that THEY finally decide what is important to them

  
  I understand because when we left my dad, never a witness though he attended the odd meeting, started to criticise me for leaving even though my mum treated him as an unbelieving husband and her terrible problem all his married life. Now my sisters who have been doing very little for decades except being 'very ill' have nothing to do with me. My brother is too busy eldering to think about his widowed sister and my fatherless child. They specialise in hypocrisy, these people. We understand your anger.

  Having said that, it was my sister's birthday yesterday but she didn't celebrate it I'm sure. Sixty-five and still in the cult. So at 45 you have done well and have half your life still ahead. Welcome to freedom🌹
  
  
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  Last night's talk re sisters wearing head covering, puke making!

  by purrpurr in

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  dear sisters,.

  when you are fortunate enough to be in the presence of a jw penis you must take care to show the proper respect for it!

  doesn't matter if said penis is prepubescent!

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  I wonder if the GB would ever dare to make the sisters wear head scarfs all the time when in the hall and ministry? -purrpurr

  Surely not, what religion would make women do that!
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  I like how it looks in other people but not for myself. A question specially for women.

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  i like how it looks in other people but not for myself.. this is a phrase i have heard often from my wife.

  now i am to a point where i am trying to figure it out if this is something all women do or say.

  i can understand how you would say this if you were talking about a type of clothing that doesn't go with your figure, except that you may add the disclaimer... "if i had that figure i would wear this".

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  Eh, this all seems to be about your tattoo and not about what clothes or jewellery she likes. The tattoo is the issue here isn't it? She won't tell you why she doesn't want you to have one, is that it?
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  I like how it looks in other people but not for myself. A question specially for women.

  by StarTrekAngel in

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  i like how it looks in other people but not for myself.. this is a phrase i have heard often from my wife.

  now i am to a point where i am trying to figure it out if this is something all women do or say.

  i can understand how you would say this if you were talking about a type of clothing that doesn't go with your figure, except that you may add the disclaimer... "if i had that figure i would wear this".

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  I would never get a tattoo because I don't like the idea of something permanent on my body that I couldn't change, at least without a huge amount of pain to remove it. This doesn't make me think other people shouldn't have them, it's just how I feel about my own body.

  Women generally know what suits them according to their body shape with regard to clothes. So your wife may admire something on another woman but know from personal experience it won't suit her own shape.
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  The Remarkable Story of Lili Boulanger

  by Terry in

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  _____________the remarkable story of lili boulanger____________.

  there are stories that cannot be written and shouldn't be told because the truth of those stories cannot be embraced on first hearing.

  this is the life of a real person who appeared and vanished as though only dreamed up by an overly emotional writer.. lili boulanger was born to a father 77 years old, yet they formed an adoring bond almost from the moment she drew her first breath!

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  Thank you Terry. Doesn't it remind you of a film score, it has that epic feel to it? It reminds me to be grateful for having time left to achieve and to appreciate the beauty in our lives, art, music, the landscapes of the country I'm lucky enough to be born in.

  She had such a short life but filled with music. Sometimes we complain about having only old age ahead of us but what's the alternative?
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  Testimonies of former Christians.

  by The Rebel in

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  what's the point of debating?.

  in my opinion it's not to win the argument, but rather to present the evidence and let the audience/lurkers decide the best case.

  therefore i thought maybe the best way to present our current beliefs would be to start a thread where only " testimonies of former christians" are permitted .

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  Or more to the point I hope this thread is boaring

  
  
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  The danger of thinking we know everything.

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  a thought occurred that there is a danger in thinking we know everything, or have it all figured out in life.

  especially when it comes to matters of doctrine or faith.. witnesses (or at least the society as a whole) are so self-confident, so proud to be the only ones who know "the truth" about everything to do with the universe, the earth, our past and our future, that pride kicks in.

  and pride is dangerous...(.and before a fall).

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  The more you learn you realise there is so much still left to learn. I'm baffled by people who think humanity knows everything. We're just scratching the surface of knowledge.
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  A blog post on my 65th birthday

  by JeffT in

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  putting this out there for everybody.

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  http://pathologicallyintellectual.blogspot.com/.

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  Xanthippe

  Good blog Jeff. Happy Birthday 🎂🎉🎈
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  Why do so many people believe in psychic powers?

  by The Rebel in

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  as an ex-witness i have enjoyed becoming open to other people's views and understanding.

  therefore this o.p is on the subject of psychic powers.

  my own exsperience i can't explain rationally, but as a child many times i had dreams that came true in detail, yet many may explain it away as deja vu.

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  You won't get any takers Rebel. Some have tried on here In the past but the replies are always, that's anecdotal, your imagination or if it was true someone would have won the million dollars from James Randi.

  As you say until it can be proved by scientists it is only a belief so I keep my fascinating experiences to myself as do many others because, unsurprisingly, people are allergic to 'beliefs' here. I do think in most societies, however, it's quite acceptable to mention an interesting and unprovable experience in a relaxed setting.
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  Start A Butterfly Garden!

  by Bonsai in

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  time to take a break from debating religion.

  take in a breath of fresh air and be healed by the wonders of nature around you.. how many of you have a garden?

  how many have a nice flower patch to go with your vegetable garden?

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  Kaik your garden looks absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous Camellias.