Welcome! Your introductory story was quite interesting and in many ways mirrors what my family and I went through - and many others here went through as well.
rocketman
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New to the forum - want to introduce myself
by lovelylil inhi my name is lillian and i am posting for my first time.
i was a witness along with my husband and two children for 12 years and gave in my letter of disasociation about a year and a half ago.
i have struggled with the guilt of bringing my family in contact with the witnesses (i have always been a bible searcher) and i am only coming to terms with this recently.. i now consider myself a born again believer in christ jesus and read my bible daily to check and see what is true.
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Here We Go Again: The Annual ``Behave! at Conventions" Harangue
by Room 215 innow that the gerontocrats have dispensed with their annual springtime campaign of blustering everyone away from the wine and bread, it's now time to for the yearly decalogue of decorum; an epistle to the clueless.. in the april kingdom ministry the old farts tackle their annual chore of getting their dubbies to somehow behave like normal, thoughtful human beings when let loose on the public away from their kingdom halls.. what do we find on page 5?
``reminders" to the rabble not to save seats; not to leave the premises during the noon lunch break, nor to bring booze or large coolers; to tip at least 15% to 20% when dining at restaurants.
this, i believe is a first; they now feel they have to coach jws on just how much is considered apopropriate by ``worldly" (read ``normal") human beings.
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rocketman
Ah yes, the annual covention reminders. Brings back memories, none of them good.
As Rebel said, the reminders are, sad to say, necessary. Which makes us wonder of course how God's Chosen People can behave so boorishly. But as already alluded to, since they think they're better than the worldlings with whom they cross paths before and after the convention, their attitude is reflected in their behavior.The simple fact is, these conventions would not even be remotely possible without the "world". The hotels are owned and serviced by worldlings. Restaurants are staffed by them. Transportation is operated by them, streets and highways built and maintained by them. Perhaps if jws really took some time to realize that without such people and things their conventions would be impossible, they'd think twice about acting like locusts, stripping bare everything in sight.
Oh, that's right....they want to be compared to locusts, as their interpretations of Revelation indicate.
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It's really been nice, you guys!
by Virgochik ini am going back to work tomorrow.
i had seven wonderfrul, heavenly weeks off from work following my surgery.
i truly enjoyed reading the posts every day during my house bound weeks.
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rocketman
Once the pain from the surgery lessens, it's kind of like a nice little vacation, isn't it?
Now it's back to the rat race....
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Anyone else have "Family Day"?
by tall penguin inmany of the jw's i grew up with had "family day", a kind of pseudo-christmas, where each family member would draw another's name and buy a gift for that person.
they'd then have a special day where they'd exchange gifts and have a meal together.
my family started doing this when i was in my mid 20's.
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rocketman
We didn't have a Family Day. But there was a group of jws, included several elders, who got together and exchanged gifts right around Dec 25. The gifting was based on names drawn from a hat at a previous gathering.
Basically, it was celebrating Christmas without the decorations.
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You mean to tell me, normal people don't get married at 17 or 18?
by free2beme inas a witness, most if not all of my friends were married by 18, with many woman married by 17. it was so normal, that when i left the religion and met all these people married in their 20's and later, that it seemed like they were starting late.
i actually was a late person in getting married, i was 23. i remember being one of the few people my age in the congregation, not married yet.
i actually remember thinking, where am i going to find someone to marry, that is not yet taken.
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rocketman
A lot of jws marry when they're young, and I think it's related to the fact that the need for sexual release is at a peak and they can't indulge in fornication and all that jazz. I have no case studies in hand to show that they tend to marry young in comparison to the general population. But I have seen stats that show that people tend to marry later these days. But jws seem to buck that trend, as far as I can tell.
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need computer help
by els ini haven't been on this site in a while but you guys came to mind to help me.
i hate to admit this but i have suspicions about my husband.
i want to get on his hotmail account but i don't know his password.
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rocketman
It may well be that he's going back to the bondage sites but not to seek thrills with someone else. Whatever the case, since you two have already been through this in a similar way before, it would seem like a continuation of the same subject and not some new suspicion - so he might well be open to a frank, open talk without a need for spying.
Porn and certain fetsihes have a very powerful effect, and it's not very surprising that he's checking out such material again. But depending on what kind of guy he is, taking the next step and actually practicing bondage with another woman may be more than he's really intent on doing, especially since he got busted by you last time. But since I can't speak to your hubby's personality or character, I'm just guessing.
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need computer help
by els ini haven't been on this site in a while but you guys came to mind to help me.
i hate to admit this but i have suspicions about my husband.
i want to get on his hotmail account but i don't know his password.
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rocketman
Tough one els. I can't help you on the technology end. How about just asking him? And what's he going to say in reply..."yeah, honey, I'm cheating"? Of course not, but would the way he reacted give you some clear indication? If it were me, I'd have that deer-in-the-headlights look, and my wife would know. But that's just me....not a good liar. Tough situation.
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"Crash" - the movie
by Billygoat inhas anyone seen this movie?
what were your thoughts on it?.
i just saw it last night for the first time.
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rocketman
Fine movie. The title could well have been "Everyone's A Racist" because it seemed everyone in the movie was to some extent.
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The CO says --
by stillajwexelder inthe co has said in his latest talks "some have lost their sense of urgency and the organization is worried about it" .
even in the apostles day there was a a sense of urgency
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rocketman
Playing the "sense of urgency" card yet again. The sad thing is how few jws see through this sorry attempt at keeping them in line.
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the March 19, 2006 WT Study (ADMINISTRATION)
by blondie inparagraph 14 "administration" linked to "kingdom government".
christians, those who hope to live in heaven, partake, whereas the majority,.
2 jehovah is a god of purpose.
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rocketman
Potential converts or inactive and disfellowshipped JWs from the past 30 years who no longer attend meetings any other time or new people? ; What is your experience?
O Blonde One, another fine review. In answer to your question - In my experience, it was a combination of all of the above, namely df'd, inactive, and some potential converts, very few of whom converted. In fact, over the years such visitors to the Memorial were often criticized in conversations between fellow jws, being referred to in derogatory terms because they attended only one meeting per year. There was even a joke circulated about such people being like those in Christendom who showed up only at Christmas and/or Easter services.