The self taught man seldom knows anything accurately, and he does not know a tenth as much as he could have known if he had worked under teachers, and besides, he brags, and is the means of fooling other thoughtless people into going and doing as he himself has done.
~ Mark Twain from "Taming the Bicycle"
talesin
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PLEASE don't read this . . . if you have O.C.D. tendencies or are superstitious
by Terry inwhat if there were no such things as arabic numerals (0123456789)?.
what if you only had your alphabet?.
you could use letters as numerical values.
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Finally sent that letter, but not to mom...
by Odrade inno not that letter.. so we hobbled along with the family relationship.
my parents (super-devout, highly involved and connected in jw-land,) spoke with me occasionally with that sad mopey voice.
at one point about 6 years ago, my mom quit speaking to me.
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talesin
I think that is a fair statement. Making that choice, and taking that step, knowing that the consequences may be severe, is what takes it out of the safety realm.
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Finally sent that letter, but not to mom...
by Odrade inno not that letter.. so we hobbled along with the family relationship.
my parents (super-devout, highly involved and connected in jw-land,) spoke with me occasionally with that sad mopey voice.
at one point about 6 years ago, my mom quit speaking to me.
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talesin
That was a brave and necessary thing to do. I wrote a similar letter almost two years ago. Not a word since, but yeah, the relief is enormous~!
All the best to you, Odrade.
xoxo
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Marriage outside the religion punishable?
by Pattytheperfectone innow i know they have always discouraged marrying outside of their so called 'truth' but since when has it been a punishable offense?
my sister recently married and they are discussing wether her being married to an outsider will stumble others and if they need to reprove or disfellowship her for it..
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talesin
Oh, well, she's still a believer, and they have already let her get away with so much?
I wouldn't be too worried..... she is an experienced double-lifer who knows how to manipulate the system. These folks usually land on their feet.
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Religious nuttery alerts
by Simon init seems like every couple of months i notice we've acquired a new religious nut and they have been posting away, annoying everyone and filling the forum with crap.
it's disheartening to see people (even moderators!
) have been having conversations with them and there are pages and pages of insults and crap - we're going to try and avoid this in future.
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talesin
I find these people a bit 'crazy' or looney tunes, but definitely not 'Asperger-like' (whatever that is supposed to mean). People who deal with Asperger's Syndrome are usually highly intelligent, and often have trouble in social situations. But my friends who have/ deal with AS do not, in any way, remind me of the nutbars Simon is talking about.
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I need a good cry but I can't. Please help?
by ohnightdivine inbesides being overworked and overstressed almost everyday in the past few months,.
i've had to deal with a 'broken heart', insecurities with my physical appearance (gained a lot of weight),.
and being lonely because i started distancing myself from the 'congregation', i just want to cry, sob, and bawl out here in my bedroom.
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talesin
I didn't cry for a lot of years. Two things I found help. Crying in the shower - it is private, and womb-like. Also, watching a movie that I know 'gets to me', like Ole Yeller.
Sending you much support and love, you will make it!
xo
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Marriage outside the religion punishable?
by Pattytheperfectone innow i know they have always discouraged marrying outside of their so called 'truth' but since when has it been a punishable offense?
my sister recently married and they are discussing wether her being married to an outsider will stumble others and if they need to reprove or disfellowship her for it..
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talesin
It depends on a lot of things. If they want to 'get' her, they will.
If your family is 'strong' or prominent JWs, they may make it as tough as they can. The criteria for disfellowshipping is very broad, including intangibles such as "rebelliousness" .... so, anything goes. Just my 2.
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sir82 and ShirleyW, you got the two spelling errors *definately and rediculous* that used to make me back away from the keyboard, grip my hands together and say "la la la, it doesn't bother me" ... ahahaha!
Now, I just gloss over it and carry on. For about 10 years, I worked for consulting firms, editing reports for grammatical and technical errors. Many people don't know how to spell, even those with a PhD. It's a fact. But hey, I'm not the grammar police. *shrugs*
What does bug me are people who say "nucular" instead of "nuclear". And even more,"proNOUNciation" instead of "proNUNciation" ,,, a mistake the 'Brother' invariably made when counselling me on my talks at the KMS. :P
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207 mph 333 km/h ... on a Bicycle !
by Simon inthis is nuts and his must be huge!.
what happens when you bolt a jet engine to a bicycle?
you'd imagine "certain death" but you'd be wrong.
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That was awesome! I just emailed it. :)
Simon said,
remember going down a hill and reaching the point where you couldn't keep your feet on?!
Yes. WIPE OUT!
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Reject "worldly" fantasies, pursue Kingdom "realities"!!!
by DATA-DOG inhave you had the pleasure of hearing this doozy??
i believe it was presented at the circuit level first, it has filtered it's way down.. the poor eldub opens with this definition of the word fantasize:.
"to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, ect.
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ADCMS - yup. You weren't strong enough to resist Satan's temptations! You have now chosen to worship Satan, you have eaten the proverbial vomit, and belong to this 'worldly system of things' TM .
My head is spinning, just thinking about it. Most illogical, Captain.
tal