@Stephane - I respect your feelings on it too, like you said it is very personal and varies in our experiences. I'm glad to hear that you had such good experiences and see it that way. I wish I and many others could say the same.
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My Mothers Ultimate Rejection
by What Now? ini went into my mother's office to leave her a small note to say that we love and miss her and would love to get together.
i found this on her desk.
this is jehovah's witnesses.
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My Mothers Ultimate Rejection
by What Now? ini went into my mother's office to leave her a small note to say that we love and miss her and would love to get together.
i found this on her desk.
this is jehovah's witnesses.
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dubstepped
This is disgusting but it's an example of how many JW parents view their children. We were objects to be controlled, little reflections in the pool of their narcissistic selves. Should we fail to be who they wanted us to be then they choose to throw us away like trash in favor of an ideology that saves their own ass in the grand scheme of things, calling it "loyalty to Jehovah" to deflect from the reality. So many of us have become un-persons, the shunned, and it's a tough place to be.
If I remember correctly (don't have time to look) you wrote one of the most beautiful letters to your family when you left the cult. You showed love. They showed their ass. You can walk away the better person. Unlike the poster above I will do nothing further for the monsters that brought me into a cult and then controlled me and cost me so much of my life, no matter their intent. If my family comes out I'll be there and all will be forgiven. As long as they are shunning me they get nothing from me. I got sucked back in one time when my dad died and ultimately that experience was traumatic in it's own way. They don't get to pull me in and out or to have anything from me going forward as that's just more control from them. I want the best for them but the best is leaving the cult and then we can talk in freedom. I won't be shackled to their toxicity again.
You're a good person. I'm sorry this happened to you. ((hugs))
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Today is my two year shuniversary
by kairos inglad it isn't the 1200's...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbtad2c08xu3-25-89 to 9-10-15.. today is my two year shuniversary since they executed me for apostasy..
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dubstepped
Congrats man! Our two year just hit on September 2. I remember you leaving around the same time. We're shun-buddies.
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Free to sin but still cannot bring myself to do it
by sinboi inhave da'd myself nearly 3 months ago.
now i am part of this world but i feel myself the odd one out.
something inside me is still blocking me to do the things i have been longing to do while i was still a jw, such as attending birthday parties, sex, etc.... just last nite, i was on the way to attend a birthday party.
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It takes time to break down everything you ever believed or felt. Brainwashing doesn't just disappear with a DA letter (congrats from a fellow DA'd person btw). Just live your life on your terms for where you are now. Keep breaking down those beliefs with research and in time your feelings will come around. We couldn't do Christmas or Halloween out first year but we did birthdays and Thanksgiving. Take your time. You don't have to just jump into another cult (culture) of that around you. Be kind to yourself and take your time.
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NFL season
by Are you serious infor the first time in my life i get to fully enjoy the nfl season without missing games i really want to see because of meetings and service!😀 go seahawks!.
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I've been catching up on things, mainly rest after a 6 day workweek this week, and watching football all day long. It is glorious. Enjoy life my friend!
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If friendship with the world equals enmity with god wouldn't that kind of mean that those who are out are therefore enemies of god. That would seem to be a Watchtower corporation stance. -
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The "shunned" podcast is now up and ready to go...
by dubstepped inalright, we're now itunes official, and the new podcast has been approved.
the first episode is my wife's story, and after that i'll be helping others to tell their stories as well.
my goal is to shed light on the real lives of the shunned, to tell the stories that these religions don't want you to hear.
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Hey Done, if you want to tell your story go to my site, shunnedpodcast.com, and fill out the contact form with some information. Heck, just copy and paste the above if you want. I'll add you to the list of people to contact. It sounds like you have some unique stories, and you touched on something there that I find very interesting, and that is how some people do horrible things and aren't shunned yet a person like you is.
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The "shunned" podcast is now up and ready to go...
by dubstepped inalright, we're now itunes official, and the new podcast has been approved.
the first episode is my wife's story, and after that i'll be helping others to tell their stories as well.
my goal is to shed light on the real lives of the shunned, to tell the stories that these religions don't want you to hear.
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My wife's story is the first episode that I announced here of "shunned". I will be lining up more interviews soon. I woke up to three emails from people that want to talk. I'm thinking there won't be a shortage of material. The bottleneck will be my time and energy.
@NY44M - I'd be happy to drink with you only I don't drink much other than water so I'm inexpensive to buy for, lol.
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The "shunned" podcast is now up and ready to go...
by dubstepped inalright, we're now itunes official, and the new podcast has been approved.
the first episode is my wife's story, and after that i'll be helping others to tell their stories as well.
my goal is to shed light on the real lives of the shunned, to tell the stories that these religions don't want you to hear.
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dubstepped
I wish my wife would have imitated her dad's sound effects with the comb, lol. Or his EXcuuuuuuuse ME when he'd burp or fart in the front row.
She certainly knew colorful people.
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The "shunned" podcast is now up and ready to go...
by dubstepped inalright, we're now itunes official, and the new podcast has been approved.
the first episode is my wife's story, and after that i'll be helping others to tell their stories as well.
my goal is to shed light on the real lives of the shunned, to tell the stories that these religions don't want you to hear.
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Thanks Funchback! My wife worked very hard on her story. I gave her the questions and she ran with it. I don't know how interviews will go in the future, but my goal is to draw out people's stories, how they felt, what happened, and to keep it more focused on them than just hating on whatever they came from. I want this to be something that anyone can listen to more in the lines of other storytelling podcasts about the realities of people's lives.