Posts by Shakita

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800+ Pages in 6 days New Harry Potter Book

by SheilaM in

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yep i bought the book midnight friday night started it saturday and finished thursday before midnight.

i of course didn't read night and day, but i loved the book very well done and even 800 pages wasn't enough.

Shakita

Shiela,

My daughter and I just finished it. Loved it all! Now we know the big secret of who dies.....I won't tell....

I hope that Rowling is writing the sixth book soon, I can't wait to read the next installment!

Mrs. Shakita

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How far does the shunning go for you, by your JW parents or children?

by LyinEyes in

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my dad is a jw, trying to reach out to be an elder again......also pioneering.

i saw my cousin , his nephew , the other nite at the dance club......i told him i havent seen my dad, nor heard from him in almost 2 years.

he said he saw him a while back but that he heard he moved.. last time i talked to my dad, it was over me not going to the circuit assembly he was trying to get me to go to.

Shakita

Living life well and loving our family members unconditionaly is the best thing I can think of doing.

so true, Joy, so true.

Mrs. Shakita

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Harry Potter Promoting Occultism??

by Satanus in

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is harry potter promoting occultism, in your opinion?

i haven't read any of the books, but i saw the first movie.

i do some stuff that would be laballed occult by the wt, yet i didn't see any of that there.

I have just finished the book. Absolutely loved it! The Harry Potter books are fiction and should be read as such. Anyone who thinks that Rowling is promoting the occult in her stories, has never read them. Pure entertainment, nothing more.

I can't wait for the next book, I hope that she doesn't wait as long to write the next one as she did for the fifth.

Mrs. Shakita

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JW Grandparents trying to steal my babies (happy ending)

by larrynbabies in

i just wanted to let you know that we recieved the judgment today and we won!!!!!

i will get my babies back this sunday.

i have just had a huge load taken off my shoulders.

Shakita

Larry,

That's excellent news! Now your children can lead a normal life. They won't have to go through the stress of living life as a Witness child. And you will be able to raise your children as you see fit away from the maniacal meddlings of the Witness indoctrinators.

Mr. Shakita

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Do You Feel That Your Parents "Did a Good Job" Raising You?

by minimus in

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being raised a witness, my mother has asked me whether or not i held her responsible for her bringing me up in the way that she has.

i feel that my upbringing is something my mother can be proud about.

even though i do not believe in the "truth", i do feel that she did a good job of raising us.

Shakita

LadyLee....gosh, I don't know what to say. You must have had a very strong spirit to get through your childhood. It makes mine look like a walk in the park.

My parents were of the group that did the best they could, I guess. My Mom was an alcoholic and was afraid of her shadow most of the time. She was a great Mom when she wasn't drunk, but that wasn't a good deal of the time when I was growing up. My Mom taught me that life can not be lived to the fullest if you try to find peace of mind inside a shotglass whiskey....she died 2 years ago July 4th, and despite her not winning the "best Mom" award, I miss her. My Dad was of the generation were men did not cry or show emotion. This was his greatest fault, so I guess I can not complain. He was my Mom's enabler, making the booze in which she drowned her imaginary ghosts. He died a year and a half ago, I miss him too.

Mrs. Shakita

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How far does the shunning go for you, by your JW parents or children?

by LyinEyes in

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my dad is a jw, trying to reach out to be an elder again......also pioneering.

i saw my cousin , his nephew , the other nite at the dance club......i told him i havent seen my dad, nor heard from him in almost 2 years.

he said he saw him a while back but that he heard he moved.. last time i talked to my dad, it was over me not going to the circuit assembly he was trying to get me to go to.

Shakita

I am one of the lucky ones. My daughter has told me that she will never shun me, and I have told her that I don't consider myself a Jehovah's WItness anymore. We have discussed the JW abuse issue, false doctrines, blood issue....nothing was off-limits, and I still see her almost everyday. I even showed her the COC book, she did not want to read it but let me discuss some points in the book with her. I fear that unless something rocks her secure little JW world of friends and social life, she will never leave the cult. But, since I brought her up this way, I will be there for her no matter what.

God, my heart goes out to you LyinEyes and others here who have family that feels that the organization is a replacement for flesh and blood family members. I wish there was something that I could say or do that would make your pain go away. Even if your family members never leave the organization, never give up hope that they will. Hugs to everyone here who is suffering from this heartless cult.

Mrs. Shakita

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Do you believe in God now?

by Ron1968 in

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this question has probably been asked before, but since i am a newbie, i wouldn't know.. anyway, i would like to ask if you believe in god or a higher power since becoming an ex-jw?.

ron

Shakita

I have not read the 8 pages of this thread, but when belief in God is put in a post it usually ends up in a debate on who is right or wrong on the existence of God.

So much animosity has been perpetrated in the name of defending an entity who is the center of the universe for so many who call themselves Christains. So much blood has been shed by those who defend the entity who apparently has the power to end all bloodshed with so much as a thought. I could throw away all logic, like I did when I was a JW, and lean on my faith to try to excuse this entity from all responsibility to his followers, but I can not do this. IF God does exist, it is logical at this point to assume that he is a entity that has left his followers to themselves to save the human race from extinction. This thought is a depressing one for me, but one that I have come to believe. I have come to a conclusion that is not only logical to me, but gives me responsibility for my own fate and it is this.......Something doesn't come from nothing, so an entity (God?) was there to create the beginning of our existence, but it is up to ourselves to build our future, whatever that may be. I feel that if the world could think like this, and not believe that some help is coming from above to come to the rescue, then maybe we could get past religious differences that only harbour distrust and promote hatred. I do not have a book (bible) to back up my beliefs, but this is what I feel in my heart, makes sense to me, and gives me a peace of mind that I haven't felt in a long time.

Mrs. Shakita

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Just wanted to say goodbye

by Aztec in

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i'm going to be offline for quite a while.

i'm moving this weekend and the computer i use belongs to my sister.

since i will no longer be living with her i won't have daily access to a computer.

Shakita

See ya, Aztec....you come back real soon...

I will be looking forward to your return with lots of news on your busy life!

Take care of yourself,

Mrs. Shakita

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Thanks from the not so distant past.....

by observant_one in

i just wanted to say "thank-you" for this forum.

wow!

wasn't that original?....

Shakita

Observant-One,

This place is like a family.....we might not always agree, sometimes the arguments are quite heated, but in the end we have a place (thanks to Simon) that we know that we can always come home to and people will always be there to listen.

Great post, and your writing seems very familiar....

Mrs. Shakita

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Why I think the jw's are a cult and not a religion

by Ron1968 in

fortunately, it is not the case with me but this deal about parents not talking to their children who have been disfellowshipped is horrid.

it is bad enough for those who have been disfellowshipped, but to have their own family turn on them?

as such, i think the jw's are a cult as they separate families.

Shakita

Hi Ron,

In my view, the Wt proves itself to be a cult by the way it treats those members that no longer want to remain as Witnesses. A Witness member knows that if he/she associates with a disfellowshipped or disassociated member then that person can also be disfellowshipped.

The most egregious example is how the WT treats family members that dare associate with their sons/daughters that are disfellowshipped or disassociated. A friend of mine that is a staunch Witness related to me a story out of Baltimore. An elder there had the audacity to have dinner with his two disfellowshipped sons. Some anal retentive Witness observed the elder out to dinner with his df'ed children and dutifully reported it to the congregation. This congregation forced the elder to step down. The WT has no business sticking their noses into the personal affairs of their members, but they do so to maintain control over their members.

Because of the punitive stand of the WT, some have been cowed into acquiescing to the Society's edicts or else they will lose their treasured position in the organization. Worse than that, a Witness stands to lose contact with family members and lifelong friends if he doesn't knuckle under to the Society's view of things. The WT is practicing a form of terrorism by enforcing their discipline on family members that refuse to completely cut off their family members. In my view, the Watchtower proves itself a cult because loyal Witness members are willing to sacrifice their own sons, daughters, husbands, wives, etc., to the pronouncements of their Governing Body idol.

Mr. Shakita