I ran into a woman today who is a friend of my sister-in-law, my brothers wife. She told me that my sister-in-law sold her book that she has been working on for years. I have read and commented on every rewrite of this book. She is married to the brother that I have always been closest to. She has three boys, the oldest is just a little younger than my son. Her middle son I delivered in their car. We have always had these long phone calls whenever our kids were driving us nuts.
She and my brother aren't even that good of witnesses, sort of on again, off again, but they have been shunning me along with the rest of my family. I just am having a really hard time realizing that she didn't even call to tell me about her book being published. I feel forgotton and not wanted, like left over food in the back of the fridge.
I was feeling really good lately and then Wham! I get blindsided. This is such crap. I never asked to be a witness, but I still get punished for not being one. els
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8Sad and Hurt
by els ini ran into a woman today who is a friend of my sister-in-law, my brothers wife.
she told me that my sister-in-law sold her book that she has been working on for years.
i have read and commented on every rewrite of this book.
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JWs behavior on 9-11
by els ini keep reading references to jws drawing the blinds, etc during the attacks on 9-11. does anyone have concrete accounts of such behavior?
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Ugh! Those pictures bring back such memories. I remember going out in service, which I always hated, and trying my hardest to not get out of the car. I did not want to try to place things like that with anyone. els
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JWs behavior on 9-11
by els ini keep reading references to jws drawing the blinds, etc during the attacks on 9-11. does anyone have concrete accounts of such behavior?
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I cannot imagine what it was like for those of you who were there that day, and those who lost friends or loved ones. Such senseless deaths. my heart goes out to you all. All those deaths in the name of God and religion. If there is a god and he cares about us and has a plan for us, what is he waiting for? Isn't there enough evil and suffering is this world for him to do what ever it is he's going to do?
I was home alone that day and I turned on the TV just as the first plane hit. I didn't move, just watched, stunned until the second tower fell. Then I wondered if my boss, who is from NY and has family there, knew what was going on. I called him at work and he hadn't seen anything since the planes hit. He thought that it would be OK, that they would get the fires out. He was trying to make me feel better and I had to tell him, NO Bill, They're gone, they collapsed. He didn't believe me or he couldn't. I was just sobbing over the phone. All I could tell him was, turn on the TV.
DIZZY CAT; YOU SAID; Even JWs are human. Try not to clutch at straws looking for justification for walking away from the Borg'anization, feeling happy and righteous as you go.My remaining friends in the org' would not turn their backs on suffering when witnessed.
We all bleed the same. Believe it or not.
For someone who is no longer a witness you semm to be very judgemental. I did not say anything about why I asked what I did. I'm not entirely sure why I did. Partly I was shocked to think that witnesses could be that unfeeling. I used to have dear,dear friends in the "truth", my entire family is in. I was a witness from when I was a baby till 26 and had babies of my own. I left a huge piece of myself behind when I left. I know as well as anyone that there is good and bad in the witnesses, as there is in every one. The congregation I left is exemplary in many ways, they cannot do enough for my parents (they are 80 and my mother walks with a walker and my father is in a wheelchair). I have my own justification for walking away, but I do not feel HAPPY or RIGHTEOUS about it. I broke my mothers heart when I left.
So don't assume from a few words that you know anything about me. I was just curious, that's all. els -
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JWs behavior on 9-11
by els ini keep reading references to jws drawing the blinds, etc during the attacks on 9-11. does anyone have concrete accounts of such behavior?
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I keep reading references to JWs drawing the blinds, etc during the attacks on 9-11. Does anyone have concrete accounts of such behavior? els
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Slip of the tongue
by els inhave you ever said anything embarassing by saying the wrong word because of what you were thinking about?.
i once saw a very hot guy come into the restaurant where i work.
as he was walking in i was thinking how much i loved his eyes (as well as some other things).
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Mike, I never realized the potential for double entendre in a car shop. els
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Slip of the tongue
by els inhave you ever said anything embarassing by saying the wrong word because of what you were thinking about?.
i once saw a very hot guy come into the restaurant where i work.
as he was walking in i was thinking how much i loved his eyes (as well as some other things).
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He said "Uhhhh, wellll, yeahhh, if you want to, I guess." , as I was stammering, "Help you, can I HELP you?".
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Slip of the tongue
by els inhave you ever said anything embarassing by saying the wrong word because of what you were thinking about?.
i once saw a very hot guy come into the restaurant where i work.
as he was walking in i was thinking how much i loved his eyes (as well as some other things).
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Have you ever said anything embarassing by saying the wrong word because of what you were thinking about?
I once saw a very hot guy come into the restaurant where I work. As he was walking in I was thinking how much I loved his eyes (as well as some other things). He came up to the counter and I stepped up and said "Can I love you?!" I will never live it down with my coworkers.
Also, one time my daughter and I were shopping for shoes. We went in one store and she found a pair she liked but she wanted to keep looking so she went to the counter to ask if the extremely cute salesguy would hold them for her. I was waiting just outside the store when she practically ran out of the store and said "Lets go!" We were about halfway down the mall when she told me that she had gone up to the counter and asked, "Will you hold me?".
I guess losing control of our tongues around hot guys is something we have in common.
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WHY YOU LOVE THIS BOARD
by hamptonite21 ini decided to start this thread, because so many time we go at each other because of difference of opinion.
( myself included ) but yet for me i love this place.
i love the different opionions, they make me think, i love the freedom of expression, the friendships, and the expriences that make this a special healing place.
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I love this place because there are so many different people here. Individuality was not cherished in the witnesses so we should value it here, even when we don't agree with someone.
I love this place because I'm not judged here, and I am starting to learn the facts behind what I always felt about the "truth", that it's not the truth at all.
I love this place because I was very depressed when I came here and now I'm not as much anymore. dsgal said, "how many psychiatrists are X Jw's. I thought about going to a counseler but I didn't really think they would understand. Everyone here understands. els -
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PAGAN SYMBOLS & THE BORG
by Mary in.
does the society have any sort of explanation as to why they condone absolutely ever pagan symbol in relation to all the worldly holidays, but allow all christians to wear a wedding ring, a totally pagan symbol that originated in egypt?.
or are we showing a lack of faith by asking such a question..........
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Can't have married JW's running around with no wedding ring now can we? Someone might tempt them and you know they can't handle temptation, that's why they avoid it at all costs. els
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When to put up Christmas decorations?
by Simon in.
the kids are very keen on having a christmas tree and some decorations.. is there any date these are supposed to go up or are we going to look really silly having it up mid november ?
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We didn't start doing a tree until about 5 years ago when the kids were arready 13 and 16. I wish I had done it when they were little instead of worrying about what my family would think. We do ours two weeks before Christmas and take it down right after New Years Day. As I am being shunned this year I think I am going to put up lots of lights outside so they will be visible from the road. I have always just done the inside. Well no more hiding for me. els