Posts by Gypsy Sam

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Do you pray over your meals? If so why? If not, when did you stop and why?

by BU2B in

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to answer my question, no i do not pray over meals anymore exept for when i am with other jws i do a 15 second head bow for appearances sake.

i just came to the realization god had nothing to do with whether i ate or not.

many believers are starving right now whilst many non-believers are eating like kings.. also why should god give me food while he lets little children in dprk concentration camps starve to death.

Gypsy Sam

No, stopped when I woke up. Realized if he ever existed, he stopped caring long ago.

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Today I Da'd -Twenty-five years ago. Regrets -some.

by Xanthippe in

yes twenty-five years ago today we sent in our da letter.

some regrets, not about leaving the cult obviously, but sometimes when i read about people slowly fading and keeping in touch with family and friends i wonder if we should have done that.

of course it was before the internet in 1989 so we didn't know about people fading.. one day we were driving along and we had been talking about moving congregations because we knew something was wrong but of course we thought it was local.

Gypsy Sam

I like that you both got out together. That's kinda sweet :)

I would like to DA on principle alone, but it is tough when you have family in and harbor the hope that you can wake them up. It's only been a year for me, so we'll see what happens this year.

I hope you enjoyed your wine :). Anniversaries are tough :(

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Florida man shoots teen

by designs in

michael dunn pulled into a convenience store parking lot next to a suv full of teenagers who were playing loud music.

he asked the teens to turn down the music, it is uncertain what words were exchanged at that point.

michael dunn then shot 4 times into the driver's side of the suv.

Gypsy Sam

Living in Florida, as I do, is sometimes an unfortunately surreal experience. While we are a melting pot, in some ways, we are woefully behind in many areas and attitudes. It saddens and angers me, as I grew up in New England and never saw the type of despicable prejudices I have seen upon moving to Florida.

Yes, loud music can be annoying, but what logical person doesn't realize how temporary the situation is and just let it be?!?

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What are you reading right now??

by DATA-DOG in

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i am reading "stranger in a strange land" by robert a. heinlein.

i read it over 20 years ago.

now i am reading it from a completely different perspective.

Gypsy Sam

Finished "Just Kids" by Patti Smith yesterday for book club. I didn't know the story between her and Robert Mapplethorpe. Interesting and a book I wouldn't have noticed unless book club had chosen it. Now, I'm debating starting "Monuments Men" or "Unweaving the Rainbow" by Dawkins.

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Help me Plz (teen issues)

by Demokan in

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i have bdd, it isn't just the meetings it's everything.

i don't want to go but i feel guilty of not going cause he said everyone is wondering where i am, but i dont want anyone to see my face... and tomorrow they said they'll call me to make sure im going but it's so tough.

also how do i cancel talks thx.. .

Gypsy Sam

My daughter went through issues related to BDD just over a year ago. CBT therapy has helped her and she is doing much better now. PM me if you would like to talk further.

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How many in the cong visited you when you started fading

by joe134cd in

i'm just curious speaking from a person who has stopped going to meetings.

i have heard reports from inactive ones (or from ones who the elders suspect of going to the dark side) of having so many visits from elders (cong members) that it got to the point of harassment.

surprisingly i have to say from personal experience and from numerous others that i have spoken to that the exact opposite has been the case.