Posts by GrreatTeacher

It's not perfectly proportional; there's no formula, but it seems that the nicer one is to others, the more likely it is that others will want to return the favor. :)

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What song explains what you have gone through in life?

by brandnew in

jw
friends

this is mine....watch "coolio ft. l.v - gangsta's paradise (official music video)" on youtubehttps://youtu.be/cpgbzylnz7c

GrreatTeacher

Aww, that's sweet! Did you fall in love in the summer?

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How much is the Bethel allowance now? It used to be $14!

by Maryo in

i am wondering how much the bethel "allowance" is now?

it used to be $14!

is it true they really sign a vow of proverty now?

GrreatTeacher

Oh, coco, I'll bet you saw that as Jehovah providing?

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After leaving what did you Major in?

by Luther bertrand in

i am curious if my observations are correct.

i noticed alot of exjws end up majoring in the social sciences.

i am also interested in what educational choices people have made either while fading or while completely out.

GrreatTeacher

Elementary Education

In the US, community colleges will accept everyone with the caveat that you take placement tests and may have to take remedial classes first for no credit.

Once you have an associates degree from a community college, it is fairly easy to transfer to a larger university.

Fill out the federal student aid form, the FAFSA, and they will determine whether you are eligible for grants, which do not need to be paid back, or loans. It's based on your family income.

I was eligible for loans to cover tuition and a little bit extra. However, I did not have to pay room and board as a commuter student. Living on campus might have presented a financial gap.

They seemed to give out these loans freely. My husband made a decent income at the time, so it seems likely that most people could get their tuition covered with loans.

And, I now owe the federal government a giant pile of cash!

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Our COBE(Coordinator Of Body of Elders) Cried at the Kingdom Hall

by James Jack in

it was announced recently, that "bro.

z is no long the coordinator(76 years old), bro y(60) is now the new coordinator of the body of elders".. you see, bro.

z has been an elder for 43 years and 35 of them as the cobe/po.

GrreatTeacher

It also, maybe unreasonably, makes me angry that they promote apple products that are so dang expensive.

Those older folks are likely on a fixed income and could buy comparable devices in other brands that are much less expensive.

It seems like they're just adding insult to injury, especially if these devices will cause frustration and remain unused.

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What song explains what you have gone through in life?

by brandnew in

jw
friends

this is mine....watch "coolio ft. l.v - gangsta's paradise (official music video)" on youtubehttps://youtu.be/cpgbzylnz7c

GrreatTeacher

"Brain Stew" by Greenday from the album Insomniac

I can do some major insomnia and sometimes nothing will knock me out.

Story of my life: never getting enough sleep.

My workweek goes like this: Monday is good. I've caught up on rest over the weekend.

Tuesday I'm tired, but I can still function.

Wednesday I'm really dragging. It's hard to do my job efficiently and well.

Thursday I make it through the day in a fog, and know I will have to nap after work to be able to get up Friday. However, in the past few years I have no longer been able to nap during the day. I am a zombie.

Friday the alarm goes off and I think I'm going to die. No way I'll make it through the day. I usually do, but am utterly miserable and unproductive.

Saturday I can sleep in a little, but I still don't catch up on all my lost sleep from the week. I'm mildly productive at housework.

Sunday I sleep in and finally catch up on my sleep. I feel energetic and get stuff done in the afternoon.

Then it all starts over again.

I really do often feel like "my eyes are gonna bleed" and that "the clock is laughing in my face" at night.

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Long time lurker, first time poster ...

by LettMorrisSplaneit in

i finally had the guts to create a profile to be able to post.

i've been lurking for a few months and have read all your experiences and comments dutifully.

you have been a great help in my process of waking up from this cult posing as the one true religion.

GrreatTeacher

Welcome. I'm also on the east coast. Near DC and Baltimore.

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Lady drives car into Kingdom Hall

by Sugar Shane in

right smack into (what looks like) the front entry!.

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-13/78yo-female-driver-crash-jehovahs-witnesses-church/7243268.

this was in australia, but the khs i've seen (in the us) are designed so that you'd have to almost intentionally want to ram a building to cause this kind of damage.

GrreatTeacher

My MIL sleeps and drives, but our state doesn't have mandatory retesting for older drivers. She won't voluntarily give up her license. There's no public transportation here, either.

She's not allowed to drive any of the grandchildren around, though.

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CLAM - JUNE 2016

by Nicholaus Kopernicus in

first week focuses on utilizing videos in combination with tracts.

for the wtbts, this is a low cost approach to placements and prosyletising.. .

second week focuses on those who are ill. this is somewhat surprising in that the subject was discussed recently in the wt study (dec 15 2015 edition - "jehovah will sustain you") considered at the end of february this year.. .

GrreatTeacher

CBS: Congregation Book Study