Posts by starfish422

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My husband doesn't understand this...

by starfish422 in

my husband does not understand what my attraction is to this board.

i come and go on the boards, i'm not a regular by any means, but i find that the boards are a catharsis for me.

my hubby was never in the borg, and he doesn't understand how talking about it, and comparing experiences, and poking fun at the craziness of it all, can interest me.

starfish422

My husband does not understand what my attraction is to this board. I come and go on the boards, I'm not a regular by any means, but I find that the boards are a catharsis for me. My hubby was never in the Borg, and he doesn't understand how talking about it, and comparing experiences, and poking fun at the craziness of it all, can interest me.

Even though he has strayed a bit from his Christian upbringing, he says he doesn't feel the need to poke fun at it, and relive the bad experiences of his life.

I have tried explaining the extent of the mind-control of the JWs, and he does understand how they attempt to control every facet of one's daily life. He just has never been a "group" kind of person so he doesn't understand what good therapy it is to discuss this stuff with others who have been through it.

Anyone else in the same place?

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What song sums up your JW experience?

by sleepy in

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friends

its got to be rage against the machine, "killing in the name of" .

just had the bassline to this song rumbling through my head, havent heard it for ages though .

you need to know the chorus.

starfish422

Well, when I'm feeling rebellious, I crank up, "If It Feels Good, Do It" by Sloan. I know how much my father would hate it just for the name of it; so when I hear it, I crank it up and sing it at him, even though he's nowhere near me. :D

I don't know if I've ever come across a song that sums up my experience within the Borg, though. I'll have to give that some thought. :)

**edited to add: there is a song out right now called "Bother", I can't remember who sings it but it has a line in it that says "Stones to throw at my creator, the masochist to whom I cater", and that line resonates with me for some reason.

Edited by - starfish422 on 17 January 2003 15:43:33

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Name Something Positive About Being A Witness

by minimus in

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can you do it?

starfish422

I have no problem speaking in front of a crowd; in fact, I enjoy it.

And I got to know the Bible very well too (although I had trouble with the "What does John 4:14 say?"-type questions). If you started the first few words of a scripture for me, I could finish it, but by gosh, don't ask me where that scripture was!

Being able now to quote the bible gives me an advantage when debating philosophical differences with Christians.

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she's reading "C OF C"

by mackey in

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well, i gave my hope to be future wife crisis of conscience and in search of christian freedom yesterday.

i told her to take her time and read them with an open mind and to trust her heart.

she told me before that if she had any doubts she would leave the wt.

starfish422

Wow, mackey, good luck! I hope she keeps an open mind while reading!

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HOW MANY JW KIDS LIKE SATURDAYS

by calamityjane in

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think about it.. we were the only kids that hated weekends, all the other kids got to stay at home and watch cartoons, we had to pound the pavement and get up early sunday for the boring meetings.. any thoughts.

starfish422

Saturdays or Sundays either? Only one congregation went to our hall so our meeting was ALWAYS Sunday morning. So between school 5 days a week, FS on Saturday a.m. and the meeting on Sunday a.m., I never got to sleep in, except during the summer.

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MAJOR TV SHOW TO DISCUSS JW CHILD ABUSE

by Scully in

major canadian tv show to discuss jw child

abuse scandal

this is to alert the jw world that a major tv documentary is set to go in canada on the jw child sex abuse issue.

starfish422

**bump**

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Canada: New Brunswick/Ontario

by RAYZORBLADE in

it has been a long while since i partook of any xjw site, but this one seems pretty interesting, with loads of topics and interesting posts.

anyways, i was a teenager in eastern canada, new brunswick to be specific.

it was late 1976/77 that i attended meetings.

starfish422

Ray - Chapman might ring a bell, but you know we would go to two meetings there a year, as we would visit for about a week at a time, each summer. :) There was a sister I used to spend time with when I was down there and now I can't even remember her name! Duh. I've been out for almost 10 years and I haven't visited down there for almost 11, so I have forgotten many of the names. I remember the Lisk family pretty well; my grandmother's last name is Cable.

**edited to add: my sister-in-law is from NB as well, from Bathurst. Last name was Thiel.

Edited by - starfish422 on 17 January 2003 13:30:25

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Another Little One.....

by Sentinel in

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friends

just stopped by to let you know that we now have grandchild #4, two weeks early.

our second grandson, nicholas keith, born jan. 10th in lexington, kentucky, at 12:44pm, weighing 7 lbs.

15oz., and 21 inches, with very light brown hair.. needless to say, we can't wait to see him!

starfish422

Congrats, Sentinel, on another grandbaby! :D Hope you get to see that little one soon!

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Worldly Music to Avoid

by Nosferatu in

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i remember, one of the songs i was told was a bad song, was bridge over troubled water.

apparently, it's about drug use.

what are some of the "worldly" songs you were advised to quit listening to that seemed harmless?edited by - nosferatu on 16 january 2003 13:39:50.

starfish422

I remembered the name of the sitcom; it was called "Check It Out". Took place at a grocery store. *roll eyes* Probably Canadian.

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Embarrassing stories..

by Aztec in

does anyone have any really embarrassing stories?

my worst story: when i was 15 i went to a slumber party at my best friends house.

i couldn't sleep so i got up to watch tv with her older brother.

starfish422

This is one I'd like to forget but thank goodness for a good friend, it could have been worse!

When I was 17, our Disctrict Convention was at Skydome in TO; going to Toronto was a treat because we actually got to stay in a hotel!! Normally we went to Ottawa for DCs so we would stay with family there. Anyways, my dad was in charge of the sound for the entire convention so I often got up earlier to go with him in the mornings on the subway, while my mom and little sister came along later. So it was early mornings; and on the Saturday night I stayed in a room with my best friend who was in the same hotel, and we got almost nooooo sleep.

The Monday morning following, I was at home in my parents' kitchen and I fainted, I would assume from fatigue. I should have spent the day at home resting but I got a call from my best friend to go in service that afternoon, and since I was auxiliary pioneering that summer, I decided to go. It helped that this guy I had a HUGE crush on was going as well.

Anyways, we got to a door and I started my presentation; turned to my Bible scripture and started reading it. Halfway the scripture, realized with horror that it had absolutely NOTHING to do with what was being featured in the magazines that week!! ACK. I was lost. My mind went blank and after an eternity (or a few seconds) of complete silence, I said to my crush, "I'm sorry, M____, would you like to go ahead?"

He took over for me and totally saved my sorry butt. :) Goodness knows what I'd have said to the householder if I hadn't had someone there who could do that. When we got back to the car, I just laid down in the back seat and rested and they took me home. Thank goodness I had already told my best friend what had happened that morning and she had the good sense to put an end to it.

And one time at a circuit assembly, I stood up for the final prayer and the sister behind me leaned forward and said, "Dear, you have some blood on the back of your skirt". I was wearing a cream-colored skirt. Wanted the floor to open up and swallow me.