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  Being raised a witness has it's benefits...

  by Princess in

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  i actually have several reasons why i don't resent my witness upbringing, but it sure came in handy today.. last year i posted about helping 50 kids run in the seattle kids marathon at my daughter's school.

  the event was a blast and while it was a ton of work, seeing the joy on the kids' faces when they crossed the finish line made it all worth it.. this morning i spoke to the entire student body at my daughter's school at their monthly spirit assembly.

  if i hadn't been raised a witness, giving talks from the time i was five, i never would have attempted such a thing.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  I get your point and agree with you.

  Also, having been brought up as a JW taught me to dress nicely for different occasions, to be disciplined, respectful of my elders, courteous, have courage in the face of opposition, avoid smoking and drugs, learned to read/write/speak Spanish perfectly by the mere fact of having attended so many meetings/assemblies/events with the Spanish crowd, etc.

  Yes, there are many, many benefits to have been brought up a JW, although I'm not a very good 'practicing' one.

  It's not ALL bad.

  DY
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  Does the sadness ever leave?

  by pc in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, haven't posted for awhile.. i am probably just rambling tonight( a few glasses of great red wine) so pardon me.

  every once and awhile i just have such great sadness that begins to permiate my thoughts.not just for me but for everyone who has walked this path.

  i happen to have a pretty great life, but sometimes this deep sadness rises up in me for all the things that might have been.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  (((((pc)))))

  I hope you're having a better day by the time you read these words.

  DY
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  another recovering exjw....

  by knot4me in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was sooooo happy to find this site the other day.

  i have been free and happy for a little over 6 years now.

  i too grew up jw, pioneered, blah,blah blah, until around the time i moved out.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Welcome!!!

  DY
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  Respected Child Psychologogist Caught In Kiddie Porn Dragnet

  by Golf in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  http://www.newswithviews.com/kouri/jim18.htm .

  sorry i don't have the know how to make the cite easier to enter.

  golf

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  Doubtfully Yours

  SICK, SICK, SICK!!!

  DY
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  Where Is Paradise?

  by Honesty in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the wtbts says it is on earth.

  however, an examination of the 3 scriptures that mention paradise raises questions as to the validity of the wt's claims.

  for instance, at luke 23:43 jesus tells the criminal beside him that he (the criminal) will be with him (jesus) in paradise.

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  Paradise is what/where you make it.

  DY
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  Do Must Dubs Have Pre-Marital Sex?

  by tall penguin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's not often talked about but in my experience a lot of witnesses have sex (or something like it) during their courtship.

  and most of them never go to the elders about it.

  recent case in point: my dear friend got married this past summer.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  I wouldn't say most, but a pretty large group does.

  And, NO, these couples never come clean about it and go on to have weddings in the KH as if they were morally clean.

  People aren't stupid, though. Most other JWs know when a couple has gotten too familiar with one another, ahem, if you know what I mean.

  I told you all before about this young couple that got married last year in one of the local congregations. I knew it, just knew it that they're having pre-marital sex but of course couldn't prove it. Sure enough, 6 1/2 months later here comes a beautiful 10 lbs. baby boy. Of course the family all said the baby was born prematurely. YEAH RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  The father elder and the mother pioneer both lost their privileges because it was determined that they knew of the pre-marital sex but covered it just to have the daughter have a lavish KH wedding with all the trimmings.

  Time has passed and everybody is back reinstated to their privileges and everybody is one big happy family once again.

  DY
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  Not one elder has called me since my fade!

  by in a new york bethel minute in

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  2. experiences

  i started fading two and a half years ago... and i have never been contacted once.

  not even a call to see how i was doing.

  my mom is still a diehard dub and doesn't even think it unusual.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Consider yourself very lucky.

  DY
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  Rising gas prices, field service, meetings

  by Jourles in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i recalled the other day how several years ago my wife tacked on over 60k miles in about a year and a half on one of our cars while pioneering.

  it still makes me ill thinking about it.

  then i began to wonder how the recent gas price surge is affecting normal field service activities and meeting attendance.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  I told a couple of elders to prepare to start seeing the rank and file preaching more by phone, letter, internet, and informally because going to the far away territory to find nobody home is no longer effective with the gas prices so high.

  I flat out said that the "sending us on a wild goose chase has got to stop immediately!" The looks on their faces whenever I make these statements is priceless.

  My poor husband will never make 'elder' with such a non-submissive wife.

  DY
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  Well, tomorrow I'm giving blood for the first time

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  yeah, tomorrow will be my first time.

  http://www.hema-quebec.qc.ca/.

  i'm a little ascared or that big needle .

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  Doubtfully Yours

  DON'T!!!!

  Your body needs every drop of blood it already has!!!

  DON'T!!!!

  DY
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  Indoctrination 101: The Sep KM insert - From Student to Publisher

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  most of us who have/are associated with jehovah's witnesses are familiar with the indoctrination process and how it works.. well, for those of us who want to see the process from start to finish, the watchtower has very kindly included an insert in the.

  september kingdom ministry, entitled conducting progressive bible studies.. .

  my comments are in red, interesting comments are highlighted.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  They sound desperate to increase their numbers!!!

  This last meeting I attended, one of the speakers (an elder) said that if we visit a person for the second time and the person listens favorably at the door, that this person can be counted as a Bible study.

  Can you believe it???!!! How desperate is that!!!

  DY