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  Att: ex-Elders and Their Kids: Did You Really Have a Regular Family Study?

  by Room 215 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  friends, this is a sort of poll, directed mainly at -- but not limited to --ex-elders, their wives and kids.

  it was my impression that, with the possible exception of meaningful personal prayer, the other aspect of the idealized, exemplary jw lifestyle that was portrayed at the assemblies and at meetings-- the regular, weekly family bible study -- was the one most neglected.

  it seemed to be something the ``other" spiritual family did and the one thing we constantly agreed we ``needed to work on.".

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  Flower:

  I wanted to vomit as my father read about some poor legless witness crawled to the kingdom hall on her hands for three miles in the snow just so she wouldnt miss a meeting.

  Oh jesus didn't that get me laughing!
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  Loyal to America?

  by IronGland in

  1. social
  2. current

  as a boy i lived at times in hampden-sydney, a small college town in virginia, where my family had lived for generations.

  h-s was the old south of idyllic imagination.

  georgian buildings stood on rolling green laws shaded by ancient oaks.

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  It is easy to understand your feelings reading through this post, but I don't think it's the gov'ts fault.

  Maybe I'm wrong.
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  My father-in law..

  by desib77 in

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  2. friends

  my father-in-law is in the icu tonight recovering from quadruple bypass surgery.

  i didn't know what to expect tonight going in to the visitation but it was very, very difficult to see.

  he seemed to recognize us somewhat and understand that we were there but then drifted back to sleep.

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  My best to your Father in law. You have a good heart.
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  My Mom just passed away.

  by El Kabong in

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  2. friends

  dear friends.

  i've posted earlier this year that my mom suffered a stroke.

  i just got the news that she passed away this evening.

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  Sorry for you and the rest of her family. I hope you are okay.
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  What is the Official stance of the WT about beards?

  by smokin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am an non-active jw for abaout a year, and during my inactivity i had grown a goatee (a beard at first).

  my family were no to happy about it,but made no big stink.

  one of my closest friends insists it is very bad.

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  Else - Dead on.

  Mav - excellent! Same man.

  CandyNuts - LOL LOL LOL

  Gary - Good call.

  PD - another good one.

  THE WINNER - JH! By a hair!
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  Finally ... I'm completely "certifiable", erm ... I mean certified

  by Simon in

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  2. friends

  i passed the last exam to get my final microsoft certification, mcse, and just did it in time to have done them all within a year !

  mcp - microsoft certified professional.

  mcad - microsoft certified application developer for .net.

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  Let's see if he will notice

  MCP -
  MCAD -
  EXJW-
  MCSD -
  MCDBA -
  GOP-
  MCSA -
  MCSE -
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  Well you all surprised me

  by Lady Lee in

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  here i thought people would be pming me galore with suggestions of what to include on the best of series.. 1 count em 1 suggestion.

  come on people.

  any person i should look at?.

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  OR - you are doing such a bang up job that there is nothing really to suggest????

  That's why I haven't.

  ((LL))
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  Dubs who shun those not DFed/DAed who fade

  by gumby in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  lately i have been reading alot about those who cease the dub life, and though they are not officially dfed or daed, are treated as though they are by dub family and friends.

  when i was a dub , i remember viewing those who did not come to meeting's anymore nor field service......as simply "weak" or inactive.

  never do i remember shunning or snubbing those who seemed to fade away.

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  Gumbo - It's what the SuperRighteous do.

  Most don't - unless they get a whiff of negativity toward the org.
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  A womans tears

  by Maverick in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  this is really for the guys, but i know the woman here will have some great insights for us stupid men so i hope y-all will offer up your best.. when the woman i am with starts to tear up or cry i feel totally helpless and useless.

  this is one of the most dreaded situations i as a man can ever find myself in.

  my older brother, the retired police chief, would get angry if a woman started to cry when he was writing her a ticket, he felt it was an act.

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  *Standing here awkwardly not knowing what to do*

  BECAUSE YOU GUYS...er...GALS ARE JUST AS APT TO SAY "DON'T TOUCH ME!" WHEN A HUG IS ATTEMPTED
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  today, i am a man

  by doogie in

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  i bought my first grill last night.

  and i cooked out, wisconsin style (beer and brats, baby).

  my texan girlfriend had never seen such a display of raw manhood.

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  Zina said:

  propane? Real men use charcoal

  Now THAT could make me cry. Just don't say that even jokingly okay?