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  Anyone in the panhandle of Florida?

  by TweetieBird in

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  just curious!

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  Just curious!
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  "Hang on snoopy, snoopy hang on...O-H-I-O....

  by FreedomFrog in

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  go bucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  OK! Why is this song associated with Ohio State? I was at Rum Runners the other night and they were playing this for the Ohio fans there. Just curious! Go FSU!
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  Was there a new announcement Thursday night?

  by TweetieBird in

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  i did a search to see what the special announcement was for thursday night but couldn't find anything.

  was there one or just more smoke up everyone's backends?

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  I did a search to see what the special announcement was for Thursday night but couldn't find anything. Was there one or just more smoke up everyone's backends?
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  Finally got asked "THE Question"

  by TweetieBird in

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  i don't post too often here but have been coming here for a few years now.

  i have been successfully fading for the past 10 years (so i thought) but went to visit jw family members last week and the matriarch of the family asked us if we still believed it was jehovah's organization.

  after avoiding a direct answer and trying to skirt the issue for a while, finally the hubby said, "no, we don't believe it's jehovah's organization".

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  Good comeback, watson-wish i would have thought of it at the time but it would have just delayed the inevitable anyway. This is the same woman that when I told her about the UN affiliation, she told me that until Jehovah comes down from heaven in the flesh and tells her that the JW's are not his organization, she will support it to her death. And she will, no matter what, which is fine because it makes her happy and fulfilled. I do love her and for the most part she has been a great MIL, but she is a die-hard witness and always will be.
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  Finally got asked "THE Question"

  by TweetieBird in

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  i don't post too often here but have been coming here for a few years now.

  i have been successfully fading for the past 10 years (so i thought) but went to visit jw family members last week and the matriarch of the family asked us if we still believed it was jehovah's organization.

  after avoiding a direct answer and trying to skirt the issue for a while, finally the hubby said, "no, we don't believe it's jehovah's organization".

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  mentalclearness...you have no idea! They are so indoctrinated that they can't even take a crap without consulting the governing body to see if they are sitting on the toilet the proper way.

  satanus...if she could be an elder, she would.
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  Finally got asked "THE Question"

  by TweetieBird in

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  i don't post too often here but have been coming here for a few years now.

  i have been successfully fading for the past 10 years (so i thought) but went to visit jw family members last week and the matriarch of the family asked us if we still believed it was jehovah's organization.

  after avoiding a direct answer and trying to skirt the issue for a while, finally the hubby said, "no, we don't believe it's jehovah's organization".

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  I'm really okay with it, now I won't have to listen to all of her field service experiences, explain why we didn't make it to the district convention, etc. Fortunately, none of my kids embraced "the truth" so I don't have to worry about losing my kids to the cult for which I am truly grateful. Moving away from there was the best thing we ever did. It would be more difficult if we still lived there and had to run into family all of the time. Most of my lifelong JW friends were not really true friends so that's not a loss either.

  I learned a long time ago that love from JW's is conditional, as long as you are attending every meeting and going in field service, you are loved. Stop and it's all over.
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  Finally got asked "THE Question"

  by TweetieBird in

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  i don't post too often here but have been coming here for a few years now.

  i have been successfully fading for the past 10 years (so i thought) but went to visit jw family members last week and the matriarch of the family asked us if we still believed it was jehovah's organization.

  after avoiding a direct answer and trying to skirt the issue for a while, finally the hubby said, "no, we don't believe it's jehovah's organization".

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  I don't post too often here but have been coming here for a few years now. I have been successfully fading for the past 10 years (so I thought) but went to visit JW family members last week and the matriarch of the family asked us if we still believed it was Jehovah's organization. After avoiding a direct answer and trying to skirt the issue for a while, finally the hubby said, "NO, we don't believe it's Jehovah's organization".

  She said that she would inform the family that we were no longer Jehovah's Witnesses. Fortunately, she had to leave for field service and we left for home. Found out later that she did call everyone in the family and told them about it and that future association with us was over. So I guess we have been disfellowshipped from the family.

  I had been trying to avoid that day for so long but there's something freeing about not having to pretend anymore.

  Happy New Year!
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  Anybody here from Florida? Daytona Beach- Sanford areas?

  by Cindi_67 in

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  is there anybody here from areas between daytona beach and sanford in florida?

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  I used to live in Daytona but fortunately got out of there.
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  Eat, Pray, Love

  by changeling in

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  anybody read this book?.

  my sister in law recommended it to me after reading some of my essays.. i was hesitant because of the "pray" part.

  i'm currently very anti-religion.. well, i heard oprah (my hero) was featuring the book and the author on today's show.

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  I know this topic was started months ago. I heard about this book a while back and refused to read it. Well, I watched Oprah the other day and saw the author on it so I went out and got the book. I really enjoyed reading it and couldn't put it down. I too am anti-religious but consider myself a spiritual person. I don't know that it would appeal to any men or very few men, but I definitely would recommend it to all of my girlfriends.
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  My conversation with Jesus

  by Gregor in

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  many times when i am troubled or confused, i find comfort in sitting in my back yard and having a jack daniel's on the rocks, along with a quiet conversation with jesus.

  this happened to me again after a particularly difficult day.

  i said, "jesus, why do i work so hard?

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  Good one!