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  Does it ever get easier?

  by Surfacing in

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  my heart is palpitating even as i write this.

  it was only recently that i was introduced to this site.

  i had long had doubts but could never bring myself to peer over the wall built in my head about the evils of apostates.

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  Angharad

  Hi ((((Surfacing))))

  Welcome to the forum - there are some lovely people here that understand how your feeling.

  Hang in there - it does get easier.
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  My life ... and how JWD came to be - Part 3

  by Simon in

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  for me, the walls of the watchtower were not destroyed by a single giant cannon-ball but rather every brick had been weakened and suddenly the whole thing just 'collapsed'.. i've alwys been an avid reader and a firm believer that you can learn anything and everything from a good book.

  anyway, i was reading a bad book, the creation book, and this time things were different.. normally, the mere thought that the wts could "not be right" could not even be contemplated.

  it was like you can't even comprehend the concept or understand the question, least of all imagine it.. yet now, i read the book and things were screaming at me from the pages.

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  Hi S L H
  

  I had been doing the ostrich thing for a long time before the meeting, while he was doing all the research he kept trying to show me and I wouldnt listen.Especially if it was something he'd got off the internet - afterall the internet is full of evil apostates We had some awful rows which were horrible because we never normally rowed about anything. He ordered a video from Freeminds and kept trying to get me to watch it - one time when he had got me to sit down in front of it I made myself go to sleep . But the stubborn bugger put it on the next night as well until I'd seen it - When I finally watched it, it was disturbing.

  I had been looking at the websites he was visiting because I was worried about him being mislead. But one caught my eye and made me start to think a bit http://quotes.jehovahswitnesses.com/ ... what shocked me was that these were quotes directly from the WT publications, but I never told Simon this until after the meeting. I was scared to think he might be right about all of it.

  Thats when I decided to arrange the meeting, because I thought that they would be able to answer his questions.

  After I was really dissappointed in the elders, I agreed to start looking at a few things with him, and then I went and read Freeminds website with more of an open mind and during all this time Simon had put together a little book full of questions and references so I finally read through that too, after him leaving it lying around everyone for weeks. And here we are !

  I'm so glad he never gave up on me because I was a complete cow sometimes during all the rows. Thanks Simon
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  My life ... and how JWD came to be - Part 3

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for me, the walls of the watchtower were not destroyed by a single giant cannon-ball but rather every brick had been weakened and suddenly the whole thing just 'collapsed'.. i've alwys been an avid reader and a firm believer that you can learn anything and everything from a good book.

  anyway, i was reading a bad book, the creation book, and this time things were different.. normally, the mere thought that the wts could "not be right" could not even be contemplated.

  it was like you can't even comprehend the concept or understand the question, least of all imagine it.. yet now, i read the book and things were screaming at me from the pages.

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  Angharad

  (can you believe I had to stand up through it all? 25 hours !! My feet were killing me but she got to lie down) and two weeks early.

  I trust Angharad will fix your thinking here. I won't comment.

  Yes I think I will have to
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  Argh, why don't I learn?

  by asleif_dufansdottir in

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  i am such a procrastinator!

  why do i put of working on things until i can't put it off any more?

  here it is 4:20 a.m., and i am just now finishing my exam for class tomorrow (our exams for this class are in essay format, we are given a question on thursday and have to turn in a 5-page answer the next tuesday...and these are thoughtful and involved questions, no banging out quick answers).

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  Angharad

  Your not alone - I do it as well with my assignments. I'm always last minute

  Then I always promise myself I wont do it again next time, and I'll work on it as I go along but I never do !

  Hope you can get a bit of sleep later
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  In Praise of BLONDIE

  by minimus in

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  i wanted to say that we have so many fine posters here!!!!

  it's wonderful knowing the collective years of experience that we can tap into because of the fantastic variety of people that we have here.

  specifically, blondie always comes to my mind when i think of valued posters.your research and ability to analyze is about the best there is on this board.

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  Angharad

  (((Blondie)))
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  Would you place maggots on an open wound?

  by Elsewhere in

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  as nasty as it sounds... .

  *** experiencing a sudden case of the hebe-jeebies ***.

  find this article at: .

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  Angharad

  If it was a choice between that and loosing a foot to infection, I'd do it, but I'd probably be sick the whole time

  It would have to be a very very last choice though !
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  my first post

  by new light in

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  well, after lurking here for about 3 weeks, i finally registered and decided to "join the club.

  " reading your posts has really been a great help in continuing on the path i know to be right.

  a little history if you'll bear with me.... born and raised a jw....baptized at 13, df'ed at 16. i've been reinstated for two years.

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  Angharad

  Hi New Light !
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  Nova Scotia declares STATE OF EMERGENCY..

  by Special K in

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  we are in the midst of the worst blizzard of the winter today.. state of emergency.. for nova scotia has been just declared.. snow plows have stopped plowing and are looking for stranded motorists.. series 103 highway has been declared impassable... i'm bunkered down with my 3 kids..and can hardly see out the windows..they are all gummed up with horizontal snow... sincerely bunkered down with my kids.. special k

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  Angharad

  Hope everyone keeps safe and warm
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  Please Say Something Nice to NIKITA!

  by Funchback in

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  2. experiences

  i received this e-mail from my sister (known here as 'nikita') on february 12th:

  hi guys, just to fyi we had a fire that started in our dryer on tuesday night-fortunately, i was home (with ann's baby) and caught it at the early stages and was able to call the fire dept (another fortunate thing was our firemen just happened to be having a meeting and responded before the whistle sounded from the 911 center.

  ) but, even so, by the time they got here it was only minutes away from blowing as at the top of our basement stairs the temp.

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  Angharad

  Glad you are all OK, hope you can get back into your home soon.
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  Women: Look, Listen & Take Heed

  by Pleasuredome in

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  good advice from mr chumley-warner for women attempting to drive.

  c-w: look at this motor car.

  a beauty, isn't it?

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  Angharad

  *best Chumley Warner voice* ... Yes Quite

  The sketches of these on the Harry Enfield show were hilarious

  I must say though PD, you are very brave posting these