Posts by marlborobarbie

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Richmond, Virginia Convention Lowlights: 11-year-old Baptized / Porn Seen Accidentally

by Funchback in

http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/article_8dec9e79-b243-5265-80ee-fee138922f80.html.

at this rate, soon they'll let infants get dipped:.

lindsey jackson, 14, of king george county was among the 33 people who were baptized saturday during the first convention of jehovah’s witnesses of the summer at the richmond coliseum.

marlborobarbie

So...what do the elders do now? Call a meeting to examine the porn to decide if it is "hard' porn or not? Ya know...just following orders. Gotta make sure what 'kind' of porn it is...gotta know how to 'handle' it.

Ha, you read my mind. What kind of juicy details will the elders want to determine if the porn is "hard enough" to pursue judicially? And what meaning of "hard porn" are we using...? You get where I'm going, right? What happens when the elders doing the questioning get aroused talking about it? Do they need to get counseling, too? Are web addresses forked over? How does one handle this situation without incriminating themselves? Like the WT always said, once it's in your head, it'll never be out, and the imagination can be far more graphic in detail than any video or magazine...

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Musicians Who Died in the Last Year - or Through the Years- Who Do you Miss Most ?

by flipper in

i think for me in the last year the death of david bowie got to me the most.

not only in the way he handled his demise so classy by even making a song about it and a you tube about dying and sharing it with fans, but just his whole persona i always thought was pretty cool.

plus i enjoyed a good many of his songs.

marlborobarbie

I never got to see him, but dammit I know if I'd have made it to Woodstock I'd have had his babies...

It would have to be the Lord God Himself, Jimi Hendrix. I've been OBSESSED with him since I was a kid. I'm like a little fangirl when it comes to him. <3

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"Server Error" in messages.

by marlborobarbie in

i've been trying to check my messages as i've been told i was sent a pm, but for some reason i can't.

the envelope reads "0", and when i click on it i get a black page that reads at the top left, "server error" and i have to back out.

this has been going on since monday, and i've tried to check my messages from the computer in a regular window (i use chrome), incognito window, and on my phone.

marlborobarbie

Nope. Everything was cleared and still Server Error.

WHYYYYY?!

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"Server Error" in messages.

by marlborobarbie in

i've been trying to check my messages as i've been told i was sent a pm, but for some reason i can't.

the envelope reads "0", and when i click on it i get a black page that reads at the top left, "server error" and i have to back out.

this has been going on since monday, and i've tried to check my messages from the computer in a regular window (i use chrome), incognito window, and on my phone.

marlborobarbie

I'm using incognito. I'm on the work computer lol. I'll try that on my phone...stand by...

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Message from Designer Stubble to the former JWR members

by Designer Stubble in

jw
friends

message from designer stubble to the former jwr members.

first of all i am glad to see that many of you have found your way to this great forum, facilitated by simon.

i am sure that after the dust of the jwr shutdown has settled, you will find this to be a good new home.. i would like to apologize for the sudden closure of jwr.

marlborobarbie

Whoa. This thread kind of blew up...both in a good and bad way. Man, Tallulah, lord I love you. Love luv LAHV you!

So here's the thing, after I've read and skimmed through the rest of the thread, I've decided how I truly felt about JWR: It was a safe haven. I never met anyone face to face, although a few of us attempted to meet up in the ATL, but I felt close to most everyone I interacted with. It's kind of like, when you go to school or a large gathering, you always meet up with the same group of people, at the same place, because your personalities work so well together, and that's just how it is. No matter where else you go, you don't feel as welcome and at home as you do when you're with your friends at your usual spot. No one else gets your inside jokes or knows your background, or why you wear that certain ring, why you're not wearing that certain necklace anymore, etc. You don't have to explain to anyone how you're feeling that day or why, because your friends already know.

That was JWR to me.

The tiny community we had there was comforting. I may not have been the most welcoming to newbies, but I did my best to engage and not let them feel like outsiders in "my clique". We're all here for the same reason, recovery, camaraderie, support, entertainment, and above all, love. Stepping into JWD feels like I'm a little peon, a savage, stepping into a new world where no one knows my name or story or the hell I've been through and keep trudging through. It's hard and scary. Losing JWR is like a kick to the gut, because I'm no longer someone who (I think) others feel has any valid reason to comment. I'm just a newb that probably won't contribute anything useful in the community...at least that's how I believe I'm seen. No matter how I try, I'll still be that little girl in the group of older girls trying so hard to be heard, but only talked over and ignored in the end. At JWR, I felt like I could contribute and mean something to the other members. I felt like my words could really help, or make someone think. Here...I'm nothing but a name and a 1x1 thumbnail picture.

That's why I'm upset that it was just, shut down. It's like a repeat in my life: Nope. Shut down. No chance to save it. No chance to voice an opinion. Just, shut up and deal.

I hope I can be a thriving member on JWD and be accepted and contribute good things.

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"Server Error" in messages.

by marlborobarbie in

i've been trying to check my messages as i've been told i was sent a pm, but for some reason i can't.

the envelope reads "0", and when i click on it i get a black page that reads at the top left, "server error" and i have to back out.

this has been going on since monday, and i've tried to check my messages from the computer in a regular window (i use chrome), incognito window, and on my phone.

marlborobarbie

Thank y'all. I see I have 2 messages now, but still receiving the Server Error message on the CPU and phone. :/ I feel like I'm the squeaky wheel! I'm sorry, y'all!

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"Server Error" in messages.

by marlborobarbie in

i've been trying to check my messages as i've been told i was sent a pm, but for some reason i can't.

the envelope reads "0", and when i click on it i get a black page that reads at the top left, "server error" and i have to back out.

this has been going on since monday, and i've tried to check my messages from the computer in a regular window (i use chrome), incognito window, and on my phone.

marlborobarbie

Ok, so I see that I have a message now, but when I click on it the "Server Error" still shows up. The tab says, "Http 500".

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"Server Error" in messages.

by marlborobarbie in

i've been trying to check my messages as i've been told i was sent a pm, but for some reason i can't.

the envelope reads "0", and when i click on it i get a black page that reads at the top left, "server error" and i have to back out.

this has been going on since monday, and i've tried to check my messages from the computer in a regular window (i use chrome), incognito window, and on my phone.

marlborobarbie

I've been trying to check my messages as I've been told I was sent a PM, but for some reason I can't. The envelope reads "0", and when I click on it I get a black page that reads at the top left, "Server Error" and I have to back out. This has been going on since Monday, and I've tried to check my messages from the computer in a regular window (I use Chrome), incognito window, and on my phone. Same issue everywhere.

Is anyone else having this problem?

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JWR usernames list

by StarryNight9 in

jw
friends

i created this thread so that jwr members can list their old jwr username with their username for whatever site they've moved to.

i apologize if this has already been created somewhere else.. jwr = starrynight.

jwd = starrynight9.

marlborobarbie

If you see a marlborobarbie on anything, it's me.

Might as well have it copyrighted. haha

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The 1975 Generation---are they still around?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i was raised as a jw and 1975 expectations were pretty intense.

as i recall, most people did not leave after the failed expectations but many s l o w e d down.

now, i think most of the 1975 witnesses are gone or barely in.. is the older generation still around in the kingdom halls or are they much gone?.

marlborobarbie

My first husband (we got married very young, dub ways, ya know) and I often liked to bring up "Stay alive for 75" to his father...who was then anointed and was baptized in the late 60s/early70s. His dad made up a lot of excuses for the WT like, "It wasn't the Society that started that, over zealous members did." Mmhmmm.

He and his wife are still around, but I think that there are more doubts and disappointments in their heads than they'd like to admit or show. About a year and a half ago, my ex and his new wife were killed in a very, very bad car accident. A 19yo drunk driver hit them head on going south in the north bound lanes of Hwy 19s running from the cops. The father later came out that he was not anointed after all...but his reasoning for that I haven't heard.

It's sad. Like this man, who had a successful military career going, so many gave up their lives for this "religion" that has done nothing but drag them through the mud. I don't see why after 40 years, and a multitude of doctrine flip flops, anyone would stay. I guess everyone wants something to believe in.