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  Intro and Thoughts

  by ThinkerBelle in

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  i've been lurking on the board for almost a year now and i think i'm ready to come out of hiding (although, i'm so nervous as i type this).

  i'm not ready to share everything about my story, but the basics are that i'm a born-in, elder's kid, baptized as a teenager because i was tired of hearing people ask me "all your friends are baptized, when are you going to get baptized?

  ", married an unbeliever (was df, but came back shortly after) and we have two kids.

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  Welcome ThinkerBelle!

  Take your time, things tend to fall in place. You have already taken some big and bold steps. Rest assured, the farther away from Wally World, the picture continues to get clearer. Good luck on your journey.
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  The 1995 Generation Change

  by sloppyjoe2 in

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  i was just a teenager and have a vivid memory of sitting in a chair doing a microphone for the sunday meeting.

  everyone was commenting that it didn't mean the end was far off, and it didn't change the condition of the dead, or the 144,000, or the trinity so we should still remain faithful.

  this is my first memory as a kid being just a teen that i ever had a single doubt.

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  DisArmed

  That was the last straw for me. I started my exit immediately. I can remember my best elder friend and me discussing that either the big A had to come pretty soon or doctrine would have to change. Well low and behold we know what happened. When it comes to changing doctrine, I don't see the GB as sinister as some do. I think they are just fumbling idiots. Either way, I don't want to be following them.
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  Hello Everyone

  by MarieK in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i hope everyone is having a good saturday.

  i've visited this many times in the past month or so, joined yesterday and finally got the nerve to post!

  needless to say, i'm super nervous, being new to this whole experience.

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  Welcome Marie!

  There is no doubt, it takes great courage to do what you're doing. Anytime you research something knowing the result can "blow up" your whole infrastructure is frightening. Hang in there, rebuild, the ride ahead will be the time of your life.
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  Getting it out of my system, a VERY long introduction/outpouring..

  by adimmedlight in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  warning, novel ahead:.

  after a few months of lurking on this site, i've decided to take the plunge...i don't really care so much about introducing myself, but somehow there is some relief in the thought of getting my little story out there, just getting it out of my system.

  i am the oldest of 5 kids.

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  "Warning, novel ahead:"

  Welcome adimmedlight!

  Don't worry, we all have a novel in us.

  You wrote, "Actually, I've felt a bit of relief being away a while." that statement should speak volumes to you.

  Anyone or anything that is supposed to bring relief and hope and does the opposite should be scrutinized fiercely.
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  Where Is The Jehovah's Witness Zeal?

  by minimus in

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  it seems to me that the religion is nearly dead.

  or dying.

  very little pulse exists for the organization.

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  "It is a tired religion. It is on automatic pilot. It is tiresome."

  It has occurred to me that Walley World has probably run its course. All the info is out there. Anyone looking for a reason, and we know there are many, to leave has done so. Anyone who is staying isn't doing so for lack of new revelations or evidence of a cult. So pretty much, IMHO, those that have found reason and want to leave, have done so or are in process, or at the very least are mentally out. Those that don't want to leave, if they haven't found a reason by now, what on earth would it take? I doubt there will be anymore defining moments that will be the last straw or final nail. It has all been said, done, written, talked about, processed and documented. If what we know now is not enough to leave, then there will never be enough.
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  OMG, I’m gonna get Old and Die.

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when it finally clicked,.

  and you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner, .

  what went through you mind?.

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  "And you realized there was no 1914, there was no generation that would see the end of a wicked system, there was no paradise around the corner,

  What went through you mind?"

  Damn
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  John Denver hates JW's

  by problemaddict 2 in

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  i remember this making the rounds and people swearing by it.

  knew someone at the concern and whatnot.

  how does this crap come up?.

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  Isn't it funny how most of the urban legends mentioned in the thread are decades old? I remember the Johnny Carson JW jokes, the Saturday Night Live JW skits and others that made fun of JWs. Except for very rare occasions nowadays JWs aren't relative enough to merit a joke or be made fun of. The last I remember is when Tony Soprano said to an associate, "That guy is more boring than a Jehovah's Witness." that was about ten years ago.
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  Hello, just introducing myself

  by Miss Behaving in

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  i've just signed up two days ago, but i've been lurking for about a year and a half.

  here's my story if you're interested:.

  my parents converted when they were in their first semester of college.

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  "But what I'm discovering is that the world I had been taught to hate can be incredibly kind. I'm learning the extent of my ignorance." - Miss Behaving

  An essential step for my own exit.

  Welcome Miss!

  
  
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  Thoughts on My Exit

  by losingit in

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  it has been some time since i last posted or even visited the site, and i wondered why that was.

  life continued to be difficult without a network of friends to look forward to seeing.

  the novelty of being disfellowshipped wore off, and the mundane advanced as it did every day.

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  losingit,

  Your writing about your pregnancy was beautiful. Hopefully these divorce proceedings won't last too long and you won't have to revisit Wally World for any length of time. Great job getting your master's degree. Good luck and keep forging ahead! Please keep us posted.
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  New to all of this

  by Ghiagirl in

  1. jw
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  i was raised in the truth my whole life, my immediate family are jws and my moms mom is a witness as well as my fathers mom.

  other than that the rest of my family are non jws.

  i was raised very balanced, my parents never forced the truth on me or my siblings like most of my friends parents did getting baptized at ridiculous ages!

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  Ghiagirl,

  Great read, I enjoyed reading your experience. Welcome to the forum. Don't you feel better after writing that? I recommend every ex-dub do that even if they don't post it in a forum.