Topics Started by Tameria2001

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When did the governing body go from 12 to 7 members?
by Tameria2001 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have been out and away from that cult since 2001. back then there were 12 members of the governing body, and now i'm learning that number has come down to 7. when did this change take place, and what was their reason for dropping the number?.
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Looking back on the past
by Tameria2001 in
1. jw
2. friends
i decided i wanted to try to find my original user name on this site, and for some reason my memory decided to start working for a bit.

i finally found it, and back then i went by the name of irish rose.

i had picked that name because of my irish family history, and roses are my favorite flower.
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My son is going off to a university this fall
by Tameria2001 in
1. jw
2. friends
hello everyone, i have some really good news, and just can't hold it in any longer.

my youngest is going off to a university in august, and he will be majoring in business management, and marketing.

when i see what my son is doing with his life, it makes the decision to leave the jws, i made all those years ago, when his older brother was just starting school, all the more worth it.
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It won’t be much longer now.
by Tameria2001 in
1. jw
2. friends
a couple weeks back my husband got a phone call from his brother, whom he hasn’t spoken to in nearly 17 years.

well i take that back, he did speak to him at the family reunion, asking him to leave.

my husband basically told him to f off, he would leave when he’s darn good and ready, but he didn’t use the word darn.
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What should I do?
by Tameria2001 in
1. jw
2. friends
hello everyone, it's been quite a while since i was last on this forum.

originally i was under a different user name, but lost all that information when i moved to a different state.

anyways, i had left the jws back in 2001, after being raised up in it most of my childhood life.
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Funeral this Saturday, looking for suggestions
by Tameria2001 in
1. jw
2. friends
my husband will be going (unless he has to work) to his jw aunt's funeral this coming saturday (6-29-13).

he will be riding up with one of his other aunts (not a witness).

i refuse to go because i just hate those people that much, that if it were my mom's funeral i still would not go.
For anyone who lives around the Joplin, Missouri area
by Tameria2001 in
1. jw
2. friends
my aunt sent me a message, and was letting me know that the joplin, missouri humane society is looking for people who can either adopt or foster a pet.

so far the total of animals, mostly dogs and puppies, is 614, and they are desperately looking for people who can either foster or adopt a pet.

i would adopt one, but i just adopted a dog a month ago, and he don't like other dogs at all.
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Why do they call it the New World Translation?
by Tameria2001 in
1. jw
2. friends
does anyone know why the watchtower named their bible the new world translation of the holy scriptures?

it's been awhile since i have even had any of their books in my home, and most of the time i don't think about it.

i don't know why, but when i think of that title, the phrase new world order keeps popping up in my mind..
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GRRRRRRRR
by Tameria2001 in
1. jw
2. friends
i am in a very rotten mood and i am very pissed off today.

i just want to smack a certain someone right now.. now let me back up and explain why.

my husband was laid off from his job, but that is not why im angry.
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Hello
by Tameria2001 in
1. jw
2. friends
hello, its been a long time since i was an active member to this forum.

life had gotten busy, and i had forgotten my old log in information.

it was 11 years, and 3 computers ago when i had made my original account here.