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  People are People

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  the more i read the board , the more i come to appreciate that people are always going to be who they are.

  those that complained in the past will always be complainers today.

  those that didn't have a clue about life while witnesses are probably still going to be clueless as exes.

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  SadElder

  Isn't it unfortunate that people generally have lost that caring, affection , and nuturing that each of us need. Among the Dubs it is quite evident too, despite claiming to have the identifying mark of love. I say yes "the love of the greater number has colled off" dubs too. I've become this cynical person who once was ready to give always of myself, but have now seen that when you need somethng from one of those that always takes, you are left standing by yourself.

  I believe that old adage: Givers always give and never take, Takers always take and never give.

  Sad isn't it!
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  What's your sign!?

  by MrsQ in

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  i am curious to know... .

  i'm a pisces.

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  Curve ahead
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  Aortic Stenosis

  by Blueblades in

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  i just got back from the doctor,he say the echocardiogram reveals aortic stenosis,narrowing of the valve.however,i have no symptoms of this,and so he is scheduling me for a visit to the cardiologist.. i have done some research on the heart and this problem,in the long run valve replacement is usually the way to go.. i need to wait and see what the cardiologist will recommend.that's it for now.. blueblades, trying not to be anxious.

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  Sorry to hear of your condition.

  If your physician recommends valve replacement, have him explain all options and contra-indications to you. There are several valve options besides a mechanical valve. Several tissue options including donor and pig valves. If the Doc. can't or won't explan this to your satisfaction get another opinion. Which may be a good idea anyway before deciding on surgery.

  Regards

  Jeremy
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  Has anyone seen the article, Young People Ask., Do I need a mobile phone?

  by laylaluv in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  has anyone seen the article, young people ask........do i need a mobile phone?

  this is on the home page of the society.

  jesus stated the wise principle that one should "calculate the expense" before undertaking an important project.

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  Sorry I didn't read it, I was too busy talking on my mobile phone to my buddy at Bethel who was calling from his mobile. Bet you didn't know that the Bethel 'boys' get a special rate on mobiles.
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  Ran into two JW's in service today, I was on !!!, it was classic !!!

  by run dont walk in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, for some reason i was up extra early today, understand i am night person and usually sleep to 11 or so today i was up at 9 and decided to take the dogs out before it got to hot outside.

  i hadn't been gone 3 minutes and as i came out of my street onto another i bumped into 2 jw's (females) getting out of their suv.

  they asked do you have a couple of minutes.

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  And when I was a regular all those dubs never did like it cause I have a Lincoln and a Benz. You should see them lap up my goodies around the pool or slurp down my special treats from the bar. And I never did ask for money in the "service". Did get a lady who looked down her nose at us as if we were tramps. I hadto tell her I have more money in my checking account than she probably makes in a year. Yeah I know it was mean and shocked the hell out of the br I was working with. It was fun.
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  District Convention,assembly,purpose of?

  by Blueblades in

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  well it seems to me that the purpose of the district convention,assembly,has lost it's purpose.. i.e.no new light?.

  no blood issues discussed?.

  oh,i just realized the purpose of the district convention,assembly!.

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  DC's are great money makers.
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  Teacher charged as "serial spanker"

  by happyout in

  1. social
  2. current

  july 9--meet robert clark.

  the 61-year-old pervert was charged yesterday with spanking and kissing eight boys enrolled in the not-for-profit pennsylvania video workshop he ran.

  according to this upper moreland police department affidavit (in which the cops have redacted the kids' names), the retired teacher was a serial spanker who preyed on children as young as nine, often giving them whacks across their behinds as a sick birthday gift.

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  and the Watchtower's take on this was "Thank the Lord he did not spank the monkey"!
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  Did anything a householder said ever make an impression on you?

  by Alleymom in

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  2. friends

  coming at this as a householder rather than an ex-jw, i'd love to hear from any of you about comments from householders that made an impression on you, back when you were active in the door-to-door work.

  since the jw's first knocked at my door 13 years ago, i've done my best to give them something to think about every time they knock at my door.

  i always introduce myself by name and try to get their names.

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  Trying to involve a basically indifferent man at the door one time, asked when he said he had his own church, 'well what are you learning new that you can share'. His reply 'I try not to'.

  I think most people try not to.
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  Are you a special case?

  by JH in

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  whatever you do, are you always the exception to the rule?

  does it ever happen that you see a doctor and he can't understand your problem, that you are a unique case that he never seen before?

  or if you go to the garage with your car, and have a problem that no one ever had?.

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  so who's normal?????????
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  How Did You Become Irregular and Then Inactive As A Publisher?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did you suddenly just stop reporting time?

  did you do it gradually???

  what reaction did you get from the elders when you missed your first month reporting time?

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  SadElder

  I've not reported for 4 months and no one has asked. After being in the hospital and home for almost two months during which time I saw one elder in my house. Indeed the love of the greater number has cooled off.

  Jeremy