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  Of times and $$$$

  by zebagain in

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  in sorting insurances out updating , i just mentioned to my wife who is 'in' that in the event you have to claim "dont give any of it to anyone else".. there was a pause i didnt like.. comments by others on this site indicated the wts has been beating the drum for $$ i fear what she may have agreed to.. to those who have insurance it is not.. not to go, not a cent to the wts as they have belittled anyone taking out insurance or retirement benefits.. my insurance has been created to keep her and our handicapped offspring not the gb on a building spree..

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  Nothing would make me more angry. Just because something is yours doesn't make it is your wifes. Period. Set up a trust and make sure your death doesn't support this cult. It will cost a little money, but would be worth a piece of mind. You don't even have to tell her. Sure she'll be mad, but you'll be dead and atleast you would know your children have been taken care of.
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  Fashion-impaired

  by rebel8 in

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  are you fashion-impaired?.

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  Defianttruth

  My wife is fashionable for the both of us. I wear blue jeans and a Columbia PFG shirt almost everywhere. The only way one can distinguish my work and play wear is by the boots and flip flops.
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  What does money represent to YOU ?

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for example does money represent to you power, love, joy and much more or does money represent to you feelings of worry, guilt, anger, sadness.. for myself i have always enjoyed living largely on little, and i can appreciate that the best things in life are free.

  having said that i am glad i have been fortunate and sensible enough with money to never have exsperienced the anxiety of debt.

  and it may sound silly but i dont think winning it big on the lottery would improve the quality of my life nor my family.

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  Money is a tool. It is like a hammer. If you know how to use it you can get things you want or need. Simple, when one thinks about money. It is neither good or evil. It is only a tool.
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  A nice find if you want to dispute the new "Donation" arrangement.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i will probably use this line in my bible highlights tonight!

  it's from the 5/1/1950 wt article " a christian use of material wealth.

  the money which is contributed by persons who accept the printed bible-study helps from jehovahs witnesses aids quite a bit in keeping the work going.

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  how long before you felt refreshed and new?

  by losingit in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  waking up from jw-land is an extremely exhausting process.

  about 3 years ago, i attended a month-long institute for grad school students.

  during this time, i was surrounded by people from all over the united states and had active, deep conversations with so many about personal topics, such as religion and divorce.

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  LI

  I hope you get to feeling better. I hate to see people hurting. A little sunshine never hurt anyone.

  Regards,

  Defiant.
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  My Experience and how I finally let myself see the truth

  by OneEyedJoe in

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  2. experiences

  first off - for those lurkers who feel guilty just for being on this site and reading this (even if you don't read any further, as it is your right to choose that course) i want you to know that you're not alone in what you're going through or in what you are feeling.

  if you read on, i hope my experience may be of some small help to you.. this may be long, but i'll try to organize it in a way that doesn't make it painful to read.

  to start, i feel it is most beneficial if i'm upfront and honest with my goals from posting this, which are (in order of the degree to which they motivated me):.

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  OEJ

  The first step here is to breath. In and out slowly and gather your situation.

  Step two is do not do anything rash or quick. This may take a while. My wife is so important to me I would do whatever it takes to keep her. I don't know how you feel, but it sounds like you love her. Basically you can rip off the bandaid or you can do it hair by hair. The amazing thing is this is your choice on how to do this. Up until now you might not have much experience in making choices outside of JW rules. I would suggest a lot of thinking before a little action. I'm not telling you what to do, but this is a game off chess. Don't kill your Queen until the time comes. You only have one.

  The only way I can help you is to tell you there is a bunch of people somewhere in cyber-space who are on your side here. This is kind of like finding out you have cancer. It can be hard to accept and the treatments may not be fun, but you have options and support. We only want you to be healthy.

  Regards,

  Defiant.
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  What are your turn offs in a guy or girl?

  by Iamallcool in

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  one of them is nose rings/piercings.

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  I'm married and not looking so as a person who found a good mate I'll respond.

  Every person in this world has qualities you don't like. If you don't believe me hang around and you will find them. I wouldn't look for the one or two things you hate in an individual. I would look for the person who has the most of your turn ons and not focus on the negativity. I for one hate mouth breathers. I kid you not if I can hear some one breathing it drives me crazy. Guess what! My beautiful wife about two times a year through no fault of her own falls into this line. Drives me nuts. When this time comes I simply look at the positive and move on with life.

  I think an earlier poster said they liked people who had a passion for life. So true. I once had a girl friend who I was really into at the time. I bought us a trip to Disney. She said it was her favorite place. The whole time she frowned and was honestly boring. I asked her what was wrong she said, "I did something a week ago that made her angry" so for two days of our trip she walked around in a fog to prove a point. How little of her. I figured if she couldn't move on and have a good time at her favorite place on Earth how would she deal with real life problems. So I bought her a bus ticket home and went to the Keys for the rest of the week. Never looked back. I guess what I'm trying to say is my partner must know how to have a good time. I love having fun. My wife does know how to have fun. She's like Will Ferrel with a nice rack. (She would laugh at that. I'll have to tell her later)

  Try and accept honesty it helps so much in this situation. My wife hates, hates,hates the way I eat ribs. I can't help it. Are you kidding me? How can one hold bone wrapped in meat in hand and not go all caveman on the said food? She told me she hates it so I order something else until guys night out. Then we act like cavemen together. Understand every person has turn offs and ever person commits them.

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  Letter to BOE: Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servants

  by pixel in

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  2. beliefs

  hello, you read it here first!.

  governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  to all congregations.

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  Defianttruth

  It may be a legal maneuver, but won't make that much difference in the end. Here's your example.

  A manager at a fast food chain touches a young employee. The CEO responds in court the Corp is not responsible because the district manager hired the store manager. A first year law student would say, "Who appointed the distric manager? You?" Okay so the Corp is at fault. Financially it doesn't make a difference. Civicly one can not be held responsible for others actions. I think this is a information, command flow issue.
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  May 15, 2014 WT: "God will intervene on behalf of his people"

  by cultBgone in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i borrowed this mag as i hadn't looked at one in several years.

  of course i had to review "are you moving ahead with jehovah's organization?".

  paragraph 4 under heading "satanic action leads to armageddon" states:.

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  Try this on for size. The GB are The self proclaimed mouth piece for God. Yet, he can not help them out of printing things that prove they are idiots. I think if God ever wanted to help the WT he would have protected them (as a group) from printing the following.

  1. Anything on how to help sex abuse victims except call the police immediately.

  2. The world will end on this date,

  A. No this date

  B. Sorry we were confused, defiantly this date

  C.-Y. Now the message is clear this Date

  Z. Okay, we honestly don't know, but soon(Tm)

  3. If being raped at gun point one must scream or that person is a guilty party, and if one's skirt is more than 40 percent above ankle. The rape is clearly at fault with the individual. (Reminds me to check the length of my kilt before the Scottish Games this year)

  4. The cost of our literature production is to high for negros, but there's hope. If you find yourself with the affliction of a race other than of European, One can pray very hard and God will turn that person white as rice.

  5. Bout a million more, but I'm to busy. I'm sure others can add more.
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  Interesting approach to FDS.

  by Defianttruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a few months ago, i had a customer call me and said my bid was different from my first quote by 40 percent.

  i was very confused because i never gave a quote outside of the formal bid.

  he told me the first "salesman" he talked to had given him the quote.

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  Thank you designs.

  Phizzy. Yes. The first time. The next time I put my gloves up and started to move.