Posts by kelpie

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Men!! Do not click on this thread!

by LuckyLucy in

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i knew that would get your attention!!

i have a couple of questions for you guys.. do you like getting flowers and candy sent to you at your job on valentine's day?does it embarrass you or do you like it?

kelpie

My man and I had this discussion last night....

He wants me to send him chocolates..

I dont know how I can do that because he travels around and doesnt have an "office".

hmmmmm

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sure you have those decidely deliciouse affairs werby the young couple ,have everyone else in the congregation supply the food and drinks & ( beverages ) freely flowing given with love.. yes the whole congregation were invited to a particulair wedding feast ,ok i said lets go ,seeing as we had all been invited ,bit strange i thought the whole congregation ,well ok ,everyone went out and bought the engaged couple a present or presents.

which were duly handed to the family which were placed in a corner possibly 200 items stacked high, as we enterd the reception area we were all hungry,having been kept waiting for the supply of food ,suddenly the doors were thrown open to the buffett , we all headed to the food like starving lions, guess everyone else was allso famished,with the dutyfull half glass of wine provided to everyone present,we all marched into a large dining hall ,with three tables and about 10 wooden chairs ,on the tables,we could see around 20 packets of biscuits,( nothing else ) .

all the congregation received possibly 2 biscuits each ,was this a joke is there another room full of food no.no no no no no no no more rooms no more food i was pissed of.

kelpie

Billy goat.. great pictures.. but are the females holding in this picture??

kelps of the curious kind

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Watch your language boy/girl

by JH in

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when we were in the org, we had to watch our language, and speak correctly and never swear.

people knew we were jw's just by the way we dressed, but also by the way we talked.

do you still talk in the same polite way as before?edited by - jh on 4 february 2003 19:29:28.

kelpie

i was always a good christian girl..

i didnt even say crap.. crap i just said it...

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What Would You Do With 18 Million Dollars???

by kelpie in

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hi everyone.... just abit of a fluff thread really.... in australia there is an 18 million dollar lotto draw happening on the 15th of february... .

it got me to thinking... what would i spend it on???.

i know that the first thing i would do is pay off all my debts, buy 2 houses, one to live in and one to rent out, buy a new car, put money in trust funds for the kids and give some money to my family.... that still lives at least 10 million dollars... i would have to go on an around the world holiday (first class all the way) ok take of a million... .

kelpie

Hi everyone...

Just abit of a fluff thread really...

In Australia there is an 18 million dollar lotto draw happening on the 15th of February...

It got me to thinking... What would I spend it on???

I know that the first thing I would do is pay off all my debts, buy 2 houses, one to live in and one to rent out, buy a new car, put money in trust funds for the kids and give some money to my family...

that still lives at least 10 million dollars... I would have to go on an around the world holiday (first class all the way) ok take of a million...

Now what???

I have you ever wondered about this?? I love to dream about money...

Kelps (of the ever dreaming class)

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I hates 'em, I HATES 'EM, I REALLY HATES 'EM

by Grunt in

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i really do hate them.. every now and then it does me good to make my views on the cult known as jehovah's witnesses known.

i didn't come to this view slowly or rashly, but over a period of some thirty years or more.

when i think of the futures i have seen shredded, the hypocrites i have seen looking down their twisted noses from the bottom of a pit while they thought they were on a pedestal of righteousness, the children i have seen tortured over issues they needn't have faced, the couples i have seen turn on one another and break apart over this phoney "religion", the children i have seen turn on their parents, brothers and sisters, the selfish things i have seen charlatans posing as christians do, the ignorance of the bible i have seen expounded with the tones and knowing looks of superiority, the tears i have seen shed by caring puppet-people trying to serve god honestly but being forced to do uncaring things by the strings pulled in new york, well....... have i mentioned i hates'em!!!!!!!!.

kelpie

I cant say I have as much anger as you do Grunt I do feel anger towards individuals.. not them as a whole..

Regards

Kim

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Dissing the JWs....

by ScoobySnax in

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i've been inactive for a few years now, and yet, despite all i read, i can't feel as you mostly all do.

i have a lot of happy memories of being "in the truth" (and i know how much some here hate that line) and fond memories of the meetings and assemblies, sure it was much easier to break away and live life like i am now,..... but well, thats just how i feel.

i can understand those that may leave for personal reasons, but not sure i'll ever understand some here who have such a hatred of anything jw related.

kelpie

I have a lot of happy memories of being "in the truth" (and I know how much some here hate that line) and fond memories of the meetings and assemblies

I too have alot of happy memories as a witness.. I loved the family things we used to do and I even enjoyed doing a full day of rural witnessing because mum would always pack us a picnic lunch and we have a good time.

I will look back on my time as a witness with a lot of happiness... i made very dear friends there and I dont blame them for doing what THEY think is right.

. I would strongly urge you to read Crisis of Conscience, written by a former governing body member. He lets you know what is really going on.

I have read the crisis of conscience but again.. I cannot hold it against the individual people. The book will never take away the good memories I have.. I cant say that I have too many BAD memories.

Yes the GB sits there and makes lies etc but it isnt the people.

Just my 2 cents

Kelps

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jw-media.borg

by zev in

again.. i don't often go to the web site of my former cult membership, and employer (after all i did publish for them)... but tonight i was surfing around and discovered this page.. http://www.jw-media.org/releases/bg_molestation.htm.

here is the contents:.

jehovah's witnesses office of public information.

kelpie

. If the accused denies the charge, the two elders may arrange for him and the victim to restate their position in each other's presence, with elders also there. If during that meeting the accused still denies the charges and there are no others who can substantiate them, the elders cannot take action within the congregation at that time.

That poor child.. who is already scared out of their wits about going to the elders in the first place then has to go and FACE the scum that abused them in the first place..

The law sucks!!!!!!!!!!

I cant believe that... not even in the crimminal law system do they do that

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A Reason to Return to Sunday Meetings

by dobby in

my hubby and i ran into a sister from the congregation we stopped attending a year ago.

we were trying to run into a store out of the cold, our son in tow.

that didn't stop her.

kelpie

Sunday mornings I used to be woken up from my sleep by my father with a cup of hot chocolate (which was nice) and then told to do my watchtower.. our meeting was at 10am so there goes most of your day..

living very close to the KH we would always get the speaker back for lunch .. it was usually 2 or 3pm before he left.. there goes sunday..

now i sleep in and dont get up til 10 or 11.. have a lazy brunch and then spend it doing what ever i want.

kelps (who loves her sleep ins)

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Are you in your ideal religion? fluff

by outbackaussie in

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i did this survey from a link on another parenting website i visit...and have been lmao since.

my ideal religion is no surprise to me but i am lmao at my least suited:.

kelpie

Your Results:

1.	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) (100%) Click here for info

2. Bah' Faith (97%) Click here for info3. Jehovah's Witness (90%) Click here for info4. Mainline to Conservative Christian/Protestant (90%) Click here for info5. Orthodox Quaker (89%) Click here for info6. Islam (84%) Click here for info7. Orthodox Judaism (84%) Click here for info

Opps looks like i was in the wrong religion.. I should be a mormon!!!!

kelps

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Warm and fuzzy

by outbackaussie in

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today i was blessed with the joy of having a person ring me to see how i was doing....purely because i hadn't been posting and they were worried about me.

kelpie, that was just the nicest thing and i spent the rest of the day feeling fantastic.

yep our very own kelps took the time to look up my listed number and give me a call :) it was great to talk to a net buddy and hear her voice (and it is a very sweet voice indeed) and i just wish i'd had more time to chat.

kelpie

Well I didnt expect this post to be about me when I entered it..

It was my pleasure to finally speak to you on the phone. I was soo worried that you might be upset that I looked up your phone number and called you..

Some people can be a bit wary (understandably so) about this.

I was glad to hear that you are ok now even tho your family had a tough time before christmas.

I cannot wait until I get to meet you and your wonderful family in person... (lets hope Lauren falls to sleep early)

love Kelps