Right after being disfellowshipped I became a first class fornicator.
Just loved sex once I discovered it! Loved it, loved it, loved it!!! I mellowed out right around my 26th birthday.
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Did you do crazy things post DF?
by anewme ini was just wondering if anyone out there had similar struggles after being disfellowshipped?
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all my life i was a good christian person, then after getting df'd i entertained the idea to do all manner of formerly forbidden activities, since everyone thought i was going to the devil anyway.
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If you could change just one thing in the org.........
by ButtLight inwhat would it be?
for me i would get rid of the disfellowshipping!
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One thing?!
Reduce number of meetings. One 1 hour weekly meeting will be more than enough.
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CAN MEN AND WOMEN JUST BE "FRIENDS"?
by Mary inor will one of them invaribly end up being attracted to the other?
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Maybe they could be platonic friends if the guy is gay and the woman a lesbian. Just a thought.
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CAN MEN AND WOMEN JUST BE "FRIENDS"?
by Mary inor will one of them invaribly end up being attracted to the other?
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They'll be attracted to each other; it's just a matter of time.
My husband and I were the best of 'friends' until one day, while at the beach with a group of peers, he declared his love and admiration towards me. It's been wonderful ever since!
The "love" and "sex" thing will always get in the way of a man and a woman's platonic friendship.
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Do You Think Bag Searching Violates Your Rights?
by minimus inin view of the transit bombings, do you feel that police should be able to search you or your bags at anytime?
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Search away!
Nothing to hide or be ashamed of. No problem on my part!
Perhaps those human rights activists would prefer to be blown up?!
Yesterday, while on my drive home from work, I heard Dr. Laura speak a total truth: "Activists are among the angriest people there are. To be an activist of any sort is to always look for an excuse to be angry about something".
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Can a Witness celebrate Quinceaneras?
by TresHappy inthis is a big tradition for many in the hispanic culture.
but how can a witness have or pay for one of these?
marking a rite of passage.
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Big tradition in the Mexican culture. Big, big, big coming of age celebration!!!
I've never heard of JWs celebrating one. However, do know of JWs that privately celebrate theirs and their children't birthdays every single year. They make it seem like a vacation, or just a night out, etc.
Very clever indeed. I'm of the thought that the birthday celebration nonsense of JWs will soon be a thing of the past. Birthdays are milestones that need to be celebrated. In good taste and moderation, of course.
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Home school
by stop ini'm new to this forum and hope to get some advice from the experts.
my exwife is a fully jw dedicated do it all convert had decided to put our 9 y.o.
daughter to home school.
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I'm not for home schooling children, unless the school system is really bad or dangerous.
A few JW kids that I knew were home schooled (by parents that didn't have a good education to begin with) lacked social skills terribly. None went on to get a higher education.
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What did shunning do to you?
by hillary_step inthere can be little doubt that the wts 'shunning' policy is a dangerous weapon.
each year tens of thousands of people are disfellowshipped, and experience the reality of being shunned.
many of them still believing the wts doctrine that if they die in this condition they will shortly be executed by god at har-meggedon and die an eternal and disgraceful death some leaving the faith altogether.
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To answer the subject question of what shunning did to me, I can say that it made me come back.
I just couldn't stand the treatment as if I was dead by my whole family. It was horrible to me!
One my siblings walked away from the WBTS, not df'd or da'd just became involved in other acitivities so much that there was hardly any time for the JW stuff, and for a while was given the same 'as dead' treatment. However, this sibling was stronger emotionally than I ever was. She moved away and built her whole life all over again, finished her graduate education, got a new set of friends according to her studies and interests and now travels all over the world.
It took some 5 years or so, but my family finally came around and started seeking her out. Now she's the one that limits them. Things are done her way, and when she visits they all treat her so nice and never bring up WBTS stuff. She proved them all wrong about the JW mentality that she'd be doomed to unhappiness and that her life would be trash for leaving Jehovah.
You go Sis!!! I should've held on to my resolve, but my love for them was stronger at the time. Perhaps in the near future I'll get that chance again.
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Name Things that AGGRAVATE You
by minimus ini hate pop ups on my computer.
i can't stand getting salespeople calling from the same company 3 times in a day!
i hate being behind asian or indian drivers........
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I hate tardiness.
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Bitter, Better or Both?
by damselfly indo you feel that you are still bitter towards jw's?
or do you feel that you are better off without them?
maybe you feel both bitter and better?.
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I'm in a good place in terms of my own personal development. I've broken free from the emotional/mental domination the WBTS had on me. Now I look at it as just another religion among thousands, with its good, its bad, and its ugly.
I accentuate the good and positive and move on in life with a broader and much more open mind about things and people in general.
I deal with JWs according to the way they individually deal with me. Those that consider themselves too spiritual for me, I let them choose their path. Maybe someday they'll come to their senses, or when they need a favor from me they'll find me. I couldn't care any less about their attitudes.
I'm in good speaking terms with my hubby and my immediate relatives and have a much broader network of friends and acquaintances. That's what really matters to me. Life is good.
DY