It's interesting how they refer to it as "self abuse". Self abuse is when you carve your ex's name in your arm. It's not self abuse if it feels good :)
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Did your teacher ever....
by Nosferatu injust read this from a 1973 wt:.
"boys and girls may start to play with their private parts during puberty and, not receiving any counsel against this, the first thing they know they are "hooked" on the habit.
and if some know nothing about such self-abuse before entering high school, the chances are they will learn of it from either fellow students or the teachers themselves.".
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Did your teacher ever....
by Nosferatu injust read this from a 1973 wt:.
"boys and girls may start to play with their private parts during puberty and, not receiving any counsel against this, the first thing they know they are "hooked" on the habit.
and if some know nothing about such self-abuse before entering high school, the chances are they will learn of it from either fellow students or the teachers themselves.".
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Just read this from a 1973 WT:
"Boys and girls may start to play with their private parts during puberty and, not receiving any counsel against this, the first thing they know they are "hooked" on the habit. And if some know nothing about such self-abuse before entering high school, the chances are they will learn of it from either fellow students or the teachers themselves."Okay, seriously, how many of you actually learned how to Masturbate from one of your teachers, or from one of your peers at school? I know that there may actually be some experiences of this out there, but the chances are quite slim that a child will experience this at school.
I think the WT is picking on the parents' thoughts that "Things are so much different now than when I was in school" and are putting false thoughts into their heads that this is really a normal thing that happens in public schools, which is NOT the case.
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What's the Most Boring Thing?
by Satanus infor me the most boring activity is filling out income tax forms.
i find the most boring person is the dali lama.
just looking at him makes me feel bored.
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A 4 day District Convention
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Hey there, all you thirsty ONES!
by ozziepost inhow often you may have song the chorus to song 14 god's loyal love with a lilt in your singing!
did you ever stop to think how much the writing department likes to use the word "ones"?
a closer examination indicates there's almost as many different "ones" as there are "classes"!
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Dammit! Now I need a beer :)
This thread reminds me of when I'd drive me and my mother to the KH and I'd be listening to Guns N Roses. My mother would tell me "You shouldn't be listening to this worldly music on the way to the hall. You should be listening to Kingdom Songs". I guess Knockin' on Heaven's Door didn't pass as a Kingdom Song.
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Our Kids Feel Like Freaks
by Shakita ini was reading the february 15, 2003 wt which had an article on page 23 entitled "do not leave your child's heart to chance.
" on page 26 under the subheading "even from within the congregation.
" the wt overlords say: "although your teenage child appears to be in good spiritual health, inside he may be struggling with a divided heart.
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Here's a link to my story:
http://www.freeminds.org/stories/fearmom.htmThat should be the link ;)
Anyway, I left the WT when I was 18, and moved away from home when I was 19. I moved in with a very nice worldly chick who helped me deal with all the stress that I was going through at home. We got engaged, and moved into our own place. 2 years later she left me. I've had to move back home so I could get myself out of debt.
I notice that a lot of teenagers who leave the WT go through something similar. Then they suddenly realize that the WT is a better way of life, and they return. NOT ME!!!
I am quite upset that I missed out on Christmas, birthdays, etc, but there's no going back. It's hard to get into the habit of actually celebrating these things, and it's still awkward to me.
You'd think that after that whole scene with my ex would get me extremely depressed, but it didn't. I'm now dating another very nice worldly girl who I have even more stuff in common with than my ex.
Some of the positives that I've achieved since the WT were being in a hard rock band, and I've just recently joined another. I'm the lead singer, and I love it! I like hanging out at Karaoke bars, and meeting new people. I'm finishing up a course in college that goes along with my career in electronics.
My goal right now is to pay off my debts, and buy myself a house. I hope to have kids one day, and enjoy Christmas, Birthdays, and all that good stuff that goes along with childhood.
I've also learned a lot about self-improvement, and being able to continually improve myself without the help of the WT has made me an incredibly happy person. I love life, and the freedom that I now enjoy. I've never been happier, and I'll only get happier! Nobody's stopping me from achieving the things that I want in life.
As I look back on my childhood and teen years, I must say I didn't really have one. I'm not going to take away all the goodness that all children should enjoy when I eventually have kids.
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How Did Your Adolescence Go?
by Englishman ini was chatting to an old aquaintance about some of the weid and wonderful conflicts that i had gone through when i left the jw's.
she works as a therapist of some renown locally, so i was interested in her viewpoint.
she said that, in her opinion, anyone who's adolescent development was overly restricted by, for example, their religion, would have to clear away the mental stuff that had been held back during this critical time.
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After I turned 18, I quit practicing. I got drunk for the first time at 18, I tried smoking pot at age 23 (I didn't like it), I dated a max of 4 girls at a time, I dressed up as a woman for halloween & won 3rd place in a costume contest (I lost to a guy who had bigger boobs). I lost my virginity at age 20, lived common-law, I could go on and on.
I am much happier since I left - no restrictions, the guilt slowly went away, and I could do as I pleased.
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Preaching The Good News
by Nosferatu ini really don't know why jws call going door to door "preaching the good news".
it's really not all that good.
their message: join up with the jws or die at armageddon.
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I really don't know why JWs call going door to door "preaching the good news". It's really not all that good. Their message: Join up with the JWs or die at armageddon. Sounds like a sweet deal to me (excuse me while I vomit).
If you were to go door to door, preaching good news, what would your message be? Cmon, get creative.
My message: Oral sex is fun & exciting. Do it!
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It is now 2003.... Where is Armageddon?
by Nosferatu ini find it extremely amusing how each year is passing without armageddon.
"for the year 2000, i visualize a world transformed into a beautiful paradise!
but i don't think that either the present world or its rulers will live to see that day.. we are living in the last days of the system of things.
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Latte, which KM is that insert in? :D
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It is now 2003.... Where is Armageddon?
by Nosferatu ini find it extremely amusing how each year is passing without armageddon.
"for the year 2000, i visualize a world transformed into a beautiful paradise!
but i don't think that either the present world or its rulers will live to see that day.. we are living in the last days of the system of things.
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"Evidently you did not read the entity of the article. I vividly recall the magazine, and I remember reviewing it several times. The society never "said" that the end was coming before the year 2000....only misinformed publishers who were quoted in the magazine. "
I Actually did read the article. The thing is, the WTBTS actually did publish this, giving even more false hope in the reader. If the society didn't want to pin a date on armageddon, they should have never published this.
As for my own belief as to what armageddon is, it's when you die no matter what the cause of it is.
BTW, I've heard much about Ayn Rand's books, but I have no clue what's in them. Could someone give me a bit of a description?
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It is now 2003.... Where is Armageddon?
by Nosferatu ini find it extremely amusing how each year is passing without armageddon.
"for the year 2000, i visualize a world transformed into a beautiful paradise!
but i don't think that either the present world or its rulers will live to see that day.. we are living in the last days of the system of things.
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I find it extremely amusing how each year is passing without armageddon
"For the year 2000, I visualize a world transformed into a beautiful paradise! But I don't think that either the present world or its rulers will live to see that day.. We are living in the last days of the system of things." {AWAK Nov 8 1986 78}
LMAO!!!