Posts by Xanthippe

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JWs made me hate school

by StephaneLaliberte in

yesterday, i had an epiphany.

i realized that the jw religion made my experience in school awful and i hated school because of this.. yesterday, my kids had an activity where the whole school was out at the park, playing baseball, soccer, other pic-nic games and even swimming pools.

during the day, i had conversations with the teachers and saw the kids out, playing having fun.

Xanthippe

Yes, I hated school too, but then who wouldn't hate having to sit outside religious assembly and sit on your own in another classroom while they had the Christmas party! My daughter loved school but I didn't have to do anything special just let her join in! She made friends, they came for tea, birthday parties and sleepovers. It's not rocket science!

Now she has two degrees and a great job. She loves learning. Bloody cult, I was still afraid of school when I had to go up and see her teachers, but she loved them. Result for her and me!

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Life seemed so simple when we ...

by eyeuse2badub in

is it me or do you share my thoughts about life seeming so simple when were--------------kids and when we were----------------die-hard jw’s?.

as a kid we trusted our parents explicitly.

their word was truth and we believed everything they said.

Xanthippe

Is it me or do you share my thoughts about life seeming so simple when were--------------kids and when we were----------------die-hard jw’s?

I agree, this is the reason religions still exist because we now have answers about reality but some people prefer the simple life, let others control your life, tell you how it is. Be a child and you don't have to think or worry about anything. Jesus is quoted as saying just that.

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Dates

by All or nothing in

hello, can someone let me know why i don't see the dates of the posts anymore?.

thanks!.

Xanthippe

I can see dates and times now, thanks very much Simon.

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Do You Think President Trump Is Doing a Good Job?

by minimus in

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friends

i think he is.

if you don’t want to put reasons for your yes or no, it’s ok. .

your vote,please?

Xanthippe

What he's achieved with North Korea is amazing but who better to persuade a narcissistic psychopath than one of the same.

Those scientists who write about psychopathy say psychopaths, and here I'm referring to those born with a biologically different amygdala in their brain who don't feel guilt or remorse, hold many high positions in government and large corporations.

Perhaps there is a place for them as long as they are kept in check by those who do possess a conscience.

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Dates

by All or nothing in

hello, can someone let me know why i don't see the dates of the posts anymore?.

thanks!.

Xanthippe

I'm on Chrome 63 and I haven't been able to see the dates for a couple of weeks. I've tried updating my chrome app but I can't, possibly because my iPad is about four years old. I didn't say anything because if it was just me and everyone else is okay ........

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Blood Componenets Are The Issue

by Lee Elder in

in a new "must read" article, a former jw hlc committee chairman explains why blood components are the real issue, and the terrible price paid to learn this important lesson.. http://ajwrb.org/components-of-blood-are-the-issue.

Xanthippe

were hoping that by now the entire blood doctrine would have become a personal conscience matter

They can't can they because of all the children, pregnant mothers and many more that have already died. How can you tell people who've lost kids because they did what the cult said that now it's not a divine command!

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My son graduated last Friday

by Captain Schmideo2 in

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i have talked about him before on this forum.

he is now a graduate from mit!.

it was a lovely weekend.. i got to meet some of the friends he has made in the past four years, and some of their families.. they were very nice, decent, friendly, and enjoyable people.

Xanthippe

That's brilliant news, congratulations to your son. Good luck for his Masters, my daughter finished hers last September. So good we don't have to deny them an education and a real life isn't it?

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Suggestions for horror/supernatural movies

by Addison0998 in

hey guys, so now that i’m pretty much atheist and i’m not scared of demons or supernatural things, or bring them into my house by watching movies or reading books about them lol, i defenitly want to watch a few scary movies.

i’ve always loved scary movies, but as witness, you don’t get to watch many since they need to be pg-13 and have no spiritism in it lol.

does anyone have any suggestions?

Xanthippe

The Sixth Sense, What Lies Beneath, Ghost.

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I've graduated at last

by fulltimestudent in

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after a bit of a kerfuffle over a procedural matter, my university has awarded me a degree.

(the procedural problem was caused by my independent selection of what i wanted to study).

award : bachelor of arts.

Xanthippe

Many congratulations FTS, you deserve it!

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Talked to a JW in the park

by Xanthippe in

so in my lunch break at work today i walked in the park, just chilling out when a woman approached and offered me a leaflet.

didn't have to read it i knew straight away who she was.. me: my family are involved with jws.

the new world was supposed to come in the mid-seventies but it didn't.

Xanthippe

Thanks for all your thoughts and encouragement guys. Maybe I'll have the courage to approach the cart people in my own town now. They look so bored, checking their texts and drinking takeaway coffee, they might appreciate a chat. 😜