Posts by fraidycat9

however, one thing i just haven't seen is a real outpouring of joy, like david dancing like a crazy man or some of the other occassions in the scriptures when it seems like people were almost overcome with joy.. anyone here ever feel real joy as a witness?

fraidycat9

Yeah, but I like Palmolive and Dawn better.

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Who Are You Quiz..

by Sassy in

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don't peek but begin the test as you scroll down and answer.

answers are for who you are now not who you were in the past.

this is a real test given by the hr dept.

fraidycat9

44...and proud of it!!!!

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"Fluff can be a good thing"

by codeblue in

as i sit here reading new and old posts, catching up since my surgery, i began to think about this thought: "fluff can be a good thing".. .

i speak from experience: raised as a jw and conforming to all those studies of books that i never wanted to study but had too, i am feeling a little burnt out from such studies.. .

i guess because i have recently done research to confirm the "truth" isn't the truth as i learned it as a young girl, i am very turned off to any doctrinal study....now this could change later...but for now, i am very happy with light hearted posts...and always the newbies or any experiences people have had because of being a jw or anyone who has an interesting experience in life.. .

fraidycat9

I'm WAY too serious in "real life". That's why I post mostly "fluff" here. However, when I read and can relate, I say my private "amen brothers" and "amen sisters", without posting, on the deep stuff. And you'd best be believing I think, think, think. But to be honest; I'm just too lazy to post the type of long epistles that I've seen posted here.

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How Many Reveal Themselves Totally On This Board?

by minimus in

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some feel that you should put out a history of who you are, what your life was and is like now and express it in a very simple way so that everyone can "know" you.

we've had posters say they were elders, elder's sisters, hurt jws, etc.

it could all be a little fantasy.

fraidycat9

Not me. No reason to.

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Privileges, are they really?

by JH in

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from the smallest to the biggest task in the organization, they will call it a privilege.

cleaning the toilet, passing the microphone, saying a prayer in public and so on.

did you consider each task they gave you to be a privilege?

fraidycat9

Gotta call 'em privileges. I figured this one out long ago. That's why there's a Whitman's Sampler box full of 'em. Otherwise there would be nothing to take away and no 'tools' to use for punishment. They use the same type of psychology I use with my child. Child likes videos. Child misbehaves. Take away the privilege of looking at the videos for a set period of time. Child conforms. Gets videos back. How else are you gonna punish adults? Spank 'em?

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Did The "Ressurection Hope" Keep You Involved As A Witness?

by minimus in

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i know a number of persons that remained as jws because they desperately wanted to see their loved ones come back from the grave and be there to welcome them.

they were afraid that if they died at armageddon or were not totally faithful that there would be a great possibility of never seeing them again........was that "ressurection hope" a big draw for you remaining a witness?

fraidycat9

What bothers me about the "Resurrection Hope" is that it still ain't a "done deal" when and if you wake up. The contract is signed in pencil until the "1000 years" are over. Then that whole sorting thing starts again when Satan is loosed. Then folks are going to be falling away again like "the sands of the seashore". If you happen to last through this process, then the contract gets "inked". Otherwise, you get to go to "sleep" again (this time forever) The key word is "hope". You "hope" you get resurrected. You "hope" your loved ones gets resurrected. No guarantees. This prospect tires me. Following the sentiments of one other poster, I "hope" to make my life now and the lives of my friends and family worth something now. Otherwise, it's all a crap shoot.

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Memorial - What are people actually thinking during it?

by asleif_dufansdottir in

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i had posted some of this on another thread, when i thought it might be fun to have a thread of "what is actually going thru people's minds" when they are sitting there at the memorial...

"i don't care what mom says, i'm never going to this dumb thing again.

she could at least let me have my gameboy if she's going to make me come to these dumb things.

fraidycat9

"I always wonder how brothers who never touch a towel to dry the dishes 364 days out of the year, feel so honored to drape a tea towel over their arm."

You have GOT to be kidding!! (right?). I'd've paid cash money to see that one!!! I can only imagine what a sight that was. See, see, that is the type of thing that would have sent people living in my part of the country rolling down the aisle, laughing to the point of tears. But I digress...

After we got there and noticed people eagerly scoping us out so as to grab us afterwards, I was thinking about how my family could escape to the parking lot and get out before "amen" and the beginning of the "lip flapping" inquisition session (directed at me, of course) that was soon to follow. Did we make it? You bet your sweet bippy we did. Also discovered 2 new facts:

You can hook a child up in a safety seat in less than 10 seconds. And ...
An 8 year old car (that was not built for speed) can go from zero to 60 in even less time if you will it to.

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I missed the memorial? Damn.

by Nosferatu in

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i completely forgot it was yesterday.

i was too busy setting my clocks one hour ahead.

guess i was too involved in worldly things.

fraidycat9

I went. Damn.

(ever tried picking a scab off of an old wound?...same feeling)