Posts by Uzzah

Shortly after I left Bethel I was attending the District Convention and was helping s single mon with two of her kids while she was busy with the other two. I haad only been out of Bethel for just under two years. The kids were 8 and 3.

Bumped into one sister who gushed ovr the kids. By the end of the Assembly I was th father of two kids which explains why I left Bethel.

Nope no rumour mill amongst the Witnesses

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IF YOU TOLD A JW A RUMOUR, WOULD THEY SPREAD THE RUMOUR AROUND?

by badboy in

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lets say i told them something scandalious about an adherent of another demination(sp?

), would they spread it around?.

Uzzah

Finally Free:

If it is who I am thinking about ..they were an interesting couple.

I was afraid to sleep over there .. was always thinking they were into swinging.

Half hippy, half drunks they never ceased to surprise me with their wackiness. Always seemd to have $$ to spend randomly without ever having a solid business model other than window washing.

Uzzah

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Friday the 13th,

by John Doe in

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and the board is dead.

interestingly, there will be 3 friday the 13th's this year..

Uzzah

Today marks my father's death. Friday the 13th of February, 2004. I hate this date now though not for supersticious reasons. I just miss my dad.

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Personal Accomplishments

by Uzzah in

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for years, the watchtower drilled into us that we are just specs of unimportant dust.

personal pride was touted as being something wrong and a trait of the devil.

that mentality stifles creativity and initiative, which i suppose is what they want.

Uzzah

I stumbled across this thread from a few years ago while looking for something else.

I thought the message is still pretty good and I'd love to hear more stories about your personal accomplishments. Brag away!!

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What are your personal guidelines and attitude concerning smoking ?

by caliber in

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we all know how the wt.

deals with smoking.

have your personal attitude towards such changed ?.

Uzzah

The days of my demanding other people to do or believe the same as me are over. This includes smoking/smokers.

Many of my closest friends smoke. I do not (except for an occasional Cuban). I am free to set boundaries that impact me such as no smoking in my car or inside my house. Aside from that people can do what they please and it is none of my business or concern. If someone decides they want to quit I will support them as best I can but it is not my place to be bugging a friend.

Teh one exception to the above is regarding pot. Most of my friends know I can't be around it at all, so they usually will 'go for a walk' or if I notice then I simply make myself scarse while my friends do their thing. It is never a big deal and we all accept each other's choices. Novel concept after being raised a Witness eh?

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Rethinking Flight 1549: Was it Terrorism?

by leavingwt in

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Uzzah

I can see the next story:

Canadians liken the US to Mexico.

A group of Canadian tourists were massacred last week while visiting the United States. They are outraged at the refusal of authorities to investigate the murder of their family members.

One family member was quoted as saying, "of all the feather-brained things. How can authorities just turn a blind eye to these deaths. Take a gander at the scene, blood bones... To the New York Police I say 'stuff it'" New York Port Authority have refused all media requests for a response.

Canadian Geese are all flying north back to Canada and threatened to boycott any future migration south of the border, until American authorities investigate the killings of these innocent tourists.