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  JW 'urban legends'

  by Steve Lowry in

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  i was thinking about some of the old jw urban legends that we grew up with and believed in as jws.

  most of the ones i remember revolved around stories about demons, and jws being "attacked" when they would do something wrong.

  some of these legends scared the crap outta me when i was little.

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  My grandmother had a friend who bought a fur coat at a garage sale...

  the usual crap about how it wouldn't burn.

  Steve
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #62

  by ozziepost in

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  gday all,

  owyergoin?

  here in oz, spring has sprung.

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  7.

  It's right up there with kitchen duty and boom swingin.

  Steve
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  Raised a JW... did you have a childhood?

  by ignorance is strength in

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  personally i was quite serious at a young age.. there was no "boys will be boys" growing up.

  personally i feel kind of cheated out of a childhood by an organization that forced you to think that "everything around you was going to be gone soon so you better grow up, start publishing, and giving talks.

  " did any of you experience a less than stellar childhood, especially because of the lack of holidays and socially-isolating religion gowing up?

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  Flame suit on....

  Try having your guts pulled out on an operating table 3 times.......... before you are 6.

  Try never ever eating.........all food direct to your bowel.

  Try watching your mom die.

  Try supporting yourself, from age 12.

  Try raising your siblings....while your parent are unconcious.

  Try being austistic..... and being alone.

  Try being black.

  Try being white.

  Try being gay.

  Try not being any of the above.

  Some of us didn't play sport, some of us were picked on, some of us had to preach in public.

  If you only focus on the negatives, you'll never ever see the beauty that is out there.

  Remember the good things, like sugar on lettuce, a brand new bike, a hug, your first surf, a puppy.....

  Steve
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  Mouthy is causing a wonderful disturbance in the force.... ;)

  by Scully in

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  as she rises through the posting ranks.... to become...... our newest empress!!!.

  all hail empress mouthy!!.

  love, scully.

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  who?

  congrats

  Steve
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  Having It Both Ways?--A Defining Characteristic

  by blondie in

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  i was reading on another website and found this post.

  the poster said i could post it here.

  it shows why it is hard to reason with anyone in the organization.. when individuals leave the organization for conscience reasons, it is evidence that god is shepherding and protecting the flock by doing a sifting work.

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  perfect. My brother is visiting (and also attending the convention) at the end of the year. He might just get both barrels

  Of course, I will use tact in my warfare

  Steve
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  Disabled kids

  by smack in

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  in response to sheras post on the 3 things thread.

  who here looks after a disabled child.

  my son chris is 14 soon, he has trisomy 21, down syndrome.

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  Ain't that the truth

  Steve
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  Disabled kids

  by smack in

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  in response to sheras post on the 3 things thread.

  who here looks after a disabled child.

  my son chris is 14 soon, he has trisomy 21, down syndrome.

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  Hi and welcome Adrift.

  Isn't the days after finding out like the biggest kick in the guts. Then it all gets better after that. I had to laugh at the story

  you put there, I thought...ooooooo the Dutch District Overbeer is gonna spit when she reads that But it's true isn't it.

  It is an experience I wouldn't give up.

  Little Witch, what you said is so true.....But at least you can say it out loud. Some people are instantly comfortable, others take thyme for

  the kids to wear them down, there is no escape. Ya gotta love the little buggerz

  Steve
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  Disabled kids

  by smack in

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  in response to sheras post on the 3 things thread.

  who here looks after a disabled child.

  my son chris is 14 soon, he has trisomy 21, down syndrome.

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  awwwwwwwwww ta Bridget

  Steve
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  Disabled kids

  by smack in

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  in response to sheras post on the 3 things thread.

  who here looks after a disabled child.

  my son chris is 14 soon, he has trisomy 21, down syndrome.

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  In response to Sheras post on the 3 things thread. Who here looks after a disabled child.

  My son Chris is 14 soon, he has Trisomy 21, Down Syndrome. He was born 10 weeks prem due to problems, he stopped growing.

  He was born with no aesophagus and had reconstructive surgery to connect his stomach to what was his aesophagus. This only

  worked well enough to stop him drowning in spit. He is totally tube fed into his bowel as reflux was causing him lung damage when

  the tube was into his stomach. He has poor speech but good communicating skills. He attends normal high school, and has an aid with him most of the thyme. He is doing well at school, learning life skills mainly. He'll never be president, but he'll never have an enemy either.
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  Picture of where you live

  by RAYZORBLADE in

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  for some of us on this forum, we're so far away from one another.

  out of curiosity, do any of you have any photos of where you are from, or the communities that you live in?

  here's one of toronto.

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  My boring view Ralphs Bay, Hobart, Tasmania