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  Fashion Fluff....Questions for the Ladies....

  by teenyuck in

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  since it is friday and i am in a fluffy mood..... fingernails....long/short; painted, bare?

  french manicure or nothing?

  i had my nails *done* a few months ago and there was a man there getting a full set of acrylic nails.

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  I keep mine short, with a small tip and a clear coat of nail polish. Clean and simple. I don't like nails that look too 'done', but they should definitely look well-manicured! Toes should always be painted, though--the brighter the better. Mine aren't, however. I've taken up running and its hard on the feet. I just keep my toenails short and clean with a light pink color on them.

  Pantyhose? Don't make me laugh! I HATE THEM! I will wear opaque black tights on occasion, though. My legs have lots of scars and I like the forgiving and slimming effect of black tights. Still, it is a blue moon when I wear them. Pantyhose are ghastly!
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  All hell has broke loose

  by Yesterdays Child in

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  when i got home from work last night my son was there and i was suprise to see him because it was meeting night and everyone else was gone.

  then his mother comes in hmmmmmm "did your son tell you what he has done?

  " nope well he has been having sex with his girlfriend the baptized pioneer elders daughter yikes my son (not baptized) and her were girlfriend and boyfriend untill her daddy stop them from seeing each other.

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  Yeah--nothing like having a bunch of strangers up in your private, personal business. I'm glad your son is 'no fool' and knows enough to use protection. I'm sure it has something to do with YOU being his father...

  I know this happened with kids lots of times when I was growing up. It was conveniently covered up by the parents though, when they found out about it.

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  I'm going to be a dad again!

  by freedom96 in

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  i am going to be a dad again, and you know what excites me besides all the normal stuff?.

  my child will never have to go through what i did being a witness.

  he will never have to tell his teacher that he cannot celebrate a holiday or have a birthday cake.

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  Congratulations!

  I became a mommy this year for the first time. It is marvelous. And I find myself feeling the same way you do. Thank goodness my children are/will be born free. They won't have to struggle with becoming free the same way I did. It took up too many years of my life, and cost a lot.

  Most people say "I want my kids to have what I never did" and they mean an education, or money. Well, I want my kids to have what I never had: Two strong, intelligent, HEALTHY parents who love them UNCONDITIONALLY. Who don't make them jump through hoops or put them on a stage like a trained monkey to make themselves look more 'spiritual'. I want my kids to have normal social interactions--not sequestered away in the school library during all the holiday activities--ostracized because they don't have decent clothes, because their parents are too busy saving the 'worldly people' to have a decent job. Oh, yes--my children won't be perfect--and that DELIGHTS the HELL out of me! They'll be allowed to make mistakes, to form beliefs, to play sports, date, go to college (in fact, they'd BETTER!), and see concerts. They'll get loving guidance, not threats of death. They'll get forgiveness and love--not a chance to prove themselves in front of 3 'elders' who don't really know or love them.

  BORN FREE!!!

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  Old Memories

  by Undecided in

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  i just visited a site that had pictures of all the booklets from the 40s.. http://www.agapeacceptance.co.uk/mywatchtowerbooklets20s.htm.

  it was strange to see those booklets from the 40s and i remember every one of them.

  i couldn't recall any of them untill i saw the pictures and then it felt like part of my family.

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  Also--

  Looking at these booklets made me remember how terrified I was as a kid. You know, that is a sick way to grow up--fixated on mass destruction and death. Some of those illustrations are so graphic! I remember being 5 years old and thinking a lot about 'the end' when I was alone and having a horrible knot in my stomach. Is it any wonder I ended up boozing heavily as a young adult? Not only did we witness kids have to deal with regular dysfunctional family crap--we also had the added psycological bonus scarring in the form of constant fear that blood would be running through the streets at any moment and if we didn't go in service on Saturday, WE might be one of those people falling through the cracks when the ground opens up and swallows the wicked!

  Ok, that turned out to be a rant.

  By the way--I can't figure out how to edit my posts--otherwise, I'd have just added this to my previous post in this topic. Please tell me if it is possible and how...thanks!

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  Do you have a sense of humor?

  by Maverick in

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  in the movie 'my blue heaven' steve martin's charactor claims, "everyone thinks they have a sense of humor, even when they don't!

  " do you laugh easily and often?

  i am always looking for new material and have about 150 jokes at my disposal.

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  I have a pretty good sense of humor. I'm afraid nothing really offends me any more. Part of it is that I'm way, way over any 'fears' I had as a JW. Those folks take themselves and EVERYTHING way, way too seriously. (Except for the occasional jokester--every hall has a resident clown--who is not considered serious-minded enough to 'take the lead' and become a servant or an elder).

  I think I was beat over the head for so many years with constant worry and fear that the end of everything was coming at any moment that I have worn out my doom reflex. It is physically impossible for me to take things seriously any more. I can't help but be happy now.

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  Old Memories

  by Undecided in

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  i just visited a site that had pictures of all the booklets from the 40s.. http://www.agapeacceptance.co.uk/mywatchtowerbooklets20s.htm.

  it was strange to see those booklets from the 40s and i remember every one of them.

  i couldn't recall any of them untill i saw the pictures and then it felt like part of my family.

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  My mom kept an old box full of these. She became a JW in the 70's, but inherited a bunch of old literature--and as a kid I used to leaf through these, just for fun. (I was a weird kid). Anyway, I remember so many of these.

  It is amazing how the images stay with you after such a long time.

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  Feeling Pretty Bad

  by rebel in

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  i hate mondays!.

  i also feel bad because i have been receiving subtle hints from my hubby that he may be leaving me.

  we have been married for 24 years, have 4 beautiful, intelligent children (one is no longer with us), we have been though troubles, worries, the death of our darling claire, money problems - you name it - we've been there.. now - because i have different religious views to him, he doesn't think he can associate himself with me any longer.

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  This is just tragic. Another family torn apart in God's Name.

  I sincerely hope things work out for you. My heart goes out to you and your children.

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  Replacing what was stolen

  by Dawn in

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  i have been heartbroken for many years because of the way my family treated me (brothers and parents) - not only because of my df'ing but even before that.

  i come across as a pretty strong person to most everyone - but my closest friends and my husband know the truth because i can't really talk about it without starting to cry.. i had a revelation this week.

  my old family was stolen from me.

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  Dawn,

  This post warms my heart. I feel the same way! My husband is the kindest, most loving, and respectful person I've ever met. He is shocked and disturbed by the way I am treated by my father--and he is disgusted with some of the things I tell him I experienced growing up a JW.

  Isn't it ironic that the people who claim to love humanity so much don't even love their own families? How can you save the world when you can't even save a relationship with your children?

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  the point

  by lurk in

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  do you ever wonder what the point is after you decide the wts is wrong.

  ?...........suddenly all religion you tear your self apart trying to get it right all your life................then relise another religion is wrong.............what is the friggin point of it all........yet the world still looks as bad as it did from the windows of the wts........theres just no place left to hide anymore.............its very very cold out here

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  Its only because you've been conditioned to filter out the 'negative' things you see and use them to reinforce your beliefs.

  I watch TV and I see all kinds of charity and good deeds. I see fundraisers, food drives, volunteers. I see people of different religions making efforts to get along and try to understand one another. I see the Mother Theresas, the Oprah Winfreys, and thousands of people who really want to be better.

  My dad watches TV and he only sees the 'bad'.

  The fact is, there is bad and good--in EVERYTHING. You must be balanced about it. That was one of the biggest things I had to overcome: the perpetual, constant misery and doom. JW's are SO miserable. To them, this life is crap--its not even worth bothering about. Its basically disposable! There is something so much better in store, don't you know?

  I was raised to believe that the world was full of evil, horrible people and only a few, really righteous people are going to be saved. Well--I've discovered that the world is full of really simple, righteous people--who want to be happy and get along...and there are a few really BAD ones (mostly in charge) who are fu**ing it up for the rest of us.

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  What Is The Most Popular Belief That Suckers People To Become JW's?

  by minimus in

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  what do you think it is?

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  MrsQ

  Hi all--

  I'm a brand new member--this is my first post! I was raised a JW and left around the age of 18 after I was seduced by an apostate elder...I was messed up for many years, but I am happy to say I've got my sh*t together these days. Both me, my brother, and my mom are out. Mom and Dad are divorced. Dad is an elder, (remarried, of course) and still tries to get us back...

  ANYWAY--I thought I'd respond to this post as my first one:

  I think what draws people to that organization is one of two things--characterized by the two major types of Witnesses:

  1. The poor, unfortunate, and downtrodden who want to believe there is something better. They hate their miserable lives, so they live for the promise of a better one. One where they don't wear second-hand clothes, rent shoddy apartments, and live uneducated, hand-to-mouth existences. Or where they find the perfect husband. Or whatever else they are miserable about gets magically fixed for them. This is why the countries where there is so much growth are usually the poor "third world" countries. Whoever posted about the 'paradise propaganda pictures' was right on.

  2. The elitists--either wealthy, or part of a Witness Dynasty (the type where every member of the family is either a pioneer or elder--usually owning a family business--rules of conduct don't apply to them). They are simply thrilled to be better than the rest of the world, and enjoy the feelings of superiority, knowing that they will have their mini-empires secured in the 'new world'.

  There is also smaller factions--the 'nuts', the 'inactive', etc. They are there just out of habit, I think.

  Glad to meet you all!

  Peace!

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