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1958 Convention Program. 8 days from 9am till 9pm. Anyone attend?

by StopTheTears in

jw
friends

how in the world did they justify this torture?

imagine the children forced to sit in the summer heat at yankee stadium for 12 hours a day.

for 8 days.

talesin

Mark Twain quote " that the coldest winter he ever knew was a summer in San Francisco".

Not Mark Twain. It's also been attributed to Hemingway and several others. The origin is unknown, but may be Coleridge..

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/11/30/coldest-winter/

When I first read this quote, many years ago, I thought it was a joke. Haha, a bit of damp, and it's such a hardship? ahaha, live in my city, further north, but with the same fog and weather types. San Fran, you are a bunch of soft kitties. : P

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1958 Convention Program. 8 days from 9am till 9pm. Anyone attend?

by StopTheTears in

jw
friends

how in the world did they justify this torture?

imagine the children forced to sit in the summer heat at yankee stadium for 12 hours a day.

for 8 days.

talesin

I was at the 1963 convention at Yankee Stadium, NYC. I was 5 YO. My mother had me on a leash, and I can remember baking in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium (bad memory). Also, the 'lead' speaker on Sunday - was a raving lunatic, scary to my 5YO sensibilities. Was it Franz or Knorr? My 5YO brain says "Knorr", but that was a long time ago.

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/jehovahs-witnesses-take-over-yankee-stadium

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Loyalty...When Is It Right or Wrong?

by BluesBrother in

you will remember the frequent exhortations to "maintain loyalty" to jehovah..a thinly disguised instruction to never question the wts.

wt (simplified) 7/15 2011 pp10-16.

"8] no matter what false teachers say, we will not follow them!

talesin

To the OP, BB. I instantly thought of the expression "loyal to a fault". That would describe one of my parents, and I've learned that sometimes it's good to examine who and what you are loyal to, and perhaps change that focus to another purpose. It's good to be faithful, loyal - it's a sign of a good friend. Once you find out that the object of your trust is false, it's time to let go of being loyal to them. xx tal

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I am a bit screwed ... need some advice - non-JW issue

by StarTrekAngel in

so i am having a bit of an issue at work and has been bothering me for a while.

first, you may need to know a bit about the organizational structure that i am dealing with.

there is our coo (chief op officer).

talesin

It's business. You can't play nice.

I had to chuckle at WWFD, because I thought of Farkel, who was a friend here, and has now passed. Farkel would say "Don't let them get you! Play their game and WIN!"

Politics at work, for me, is the worst. I'm not good at it, either. I wish you the best and if you are *that* good at your job, as an administrator or scientist, you CAN weather this storm! Thinking of you ... xo tal

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A mistake we did ...

by Absolutesbeginners in

hello girls !.

i ve been reading you all many times , and from many years ..... i am sure my english is getting better and better because of you !

i am from france, no sorry , from "small brittany " ...so what ?

talesin

Your english communication is great! Like you, I was 'born in' the JW. It is hard to be 'cast out' at 20, and I understand. You are still young, though, and have the time to create a new life for yourself.

Are you in Europe, or another part of the world? Let us know; we have members worldwide, and there will be suggestions and ways that others will know, that can help you to have a better life. xo tal

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When your oldest friend is a JW and they die

by Terry in

in my book, i wept by the rivers of babylon, i described the process of having a friend, johnny santa cruz, use our friendship as a platform for converting me to a jehovah's witness.. that friendship cost me decades of my life in bondage to a cult.. the friendship was real and johnny and i bonded for life.

but, the religion eventually turned him into a stone silence toward me--his oldest friend.

now he is dead and the imaginary reunion and meeting of the minds is no longer a possibility.. this makes his passing a double tragedy.. his memories were my memories.

talesin

Terry,

I wrote you a little poem and it was on your original thread. I'll put a link to that thread at the bottom of my post; it may help you access. There are three threads, and yeah, the board has a few glitches with some of us older posters.

I hope you are doing okay, and have lots of support 'in person'. Thinking of you. xx tal

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AFF
I missed you, friend,
For many years.
Now that your're gone,
Can't stop the tears.
A friend forever.

~ Jenn

xo

Link to original thread:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6542439833665536/my-best-friend-active-jw-has-just-died

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Patty Duke

by glenster in

anna marie "patty" duke (december 14, 1946 – march 29, 2016) she won an academy award for best supporting actress at 16 for her role in"the miracle worker," starred in the sitcom "the patty duke show," etc.

she wasdiagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1982 after which she had devoted much of hertime to educating the public on mental health issues such as with twobooks--"call me anna" and "brilliant madness: living with manic depressive ill-ness.

" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/patty_duke

talesin

I remember seeing her in the Miracle Worker - both times. Her 'coming out' about living with bi-polar dis ease was a big deal - she was one of the first people to put a face on this destructive illness, RIP xx

What would they say?

by talesin in

jw
friends

when we are free!

it's been a life well-lived, away from the wts.. share your triumphs, your dreams.

think of the possibilities, if you were free.

talesin

What would they say? What could they say?

When we are FREE!

It's been a life well-lived, away from the WTS.

Share your triumphs, your dreams.

Think of the possibilities, if you were FREE.

~ Lady Blue

.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d93Y1rJI6s8

.

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My "best" friend (active JW) has just died

by Terry in

jw
friends

johnny santa cruz and i met around 1959 at a movie theater in fort worth, texas.. the purpose of that meeting was to create a fanclub for horror movie director william castle.

a week or so later, johnny stopped me as i was walking home from elementary school.. "hey--i think i know you.

weren't you at the william castle fanclub thing?".

talesin

AFF
I missed you, friend,
For many years.
Now that your're gone,
Can't stop the tears.
A friend forever.

~ Jenn

xo

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My "best" friend (active JW) has just died

by Terry in

jw
friends

johnny santa cruz and i met around 1959 at a movie theater in fort worth, texas.. the purpose of that meeting was to create a fanclub for horror movie director william castle.

a week or so later, johnny stopped me as i was walking home from elementary school.. "hey--i think i know you.

weren't you at the william castle fanclub thing?".

talesin

Two friend sharpen each other.
A true friend tells you how it is and you have to take your lumps. Casual friends will tell you what you want to hear.
All this dies when the friend dies.

Dear Terry,

It can be especially hard when a close friend dies, and we have been missing them already, for a long time.

My deepest condolences to you. (((Terry)))

tal