Topics Started by exjdub

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My Mom Was Visited At The Door...
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. experiences
but it wasn't by jw's.

it was by her new neighbors welcoming her to the neighborhood.

my mom, who has been inactive for about 5 years after being in the org for 40+ years, recently moved to arizona.
Talesin...Where Are The Road Stories??
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. friends
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talesin,.

you promised more road stories and, unless i have missed them, i have not seen any.. exjdub
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Is The WTBS Really Crumbling?
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. friends
there have been posts and topics about the wtbs imploding and feuding factions in bethel etc.

some have said that the end is near for the wtbs.

is this just wishful thinking...or do you really think that this is a reality?
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Elder Explains NGO Issue...Now It Is Clear!
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. friends
quite a while ago an older sister stopped by my door, and stupid me, i let her know my life story in a nutshell.

faded for 7 years, former ministerial servant, blah blah blah.

i think the reason i did it is that she reminded me of my mom and she caught me at a weak moment.
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Brits Coming to Orlando, Florida?
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. friends
i was in chat a week ago and somebody mentioned that there were a few brits that were coming to orlando, florida sometime in june.

if you would like to meet and perhaps spend some time on the east coast pm me and we can arrange to meet.

also, if you are not able to meet, but you need some help getting around, let me know.
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Memory Lane
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. experiences
mrs. exjdub and i were talking about the jwd board the other night and, after discussing many of the topics that are on the board, we started reminiscing.

pretty soon we started laughing until we had tears in our eyes remembering the "joy" of conventions in the old days.

mrs. exj remembers camping in scarborough, maine during the convention and waking up in the morning to damp sleeping bags from the moisture in the air, trying to run to the community showers before the session, feeling dirty all of the time because of the dust, sitting in the blazing sun at the racetrack, getting rained on, etc.
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Awesome Margarita Recipe
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. friends
although i know most of you are not drinkers .

cinco de mayo is coming and i ran across a margarita recipe in the newspaper that sounds awful good.. watermelon margarita.

2 oz.
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How Do You Make Friends Now?
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. experiences
codeblue's thread about the teenage years made me start thinking about another aspect of being raised jw.

in the org we had ready made "friends" by virtue of our affiliation.

i found that after leaving jw's it was hard to meet people and it took me a long time to make friends.
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Shocker
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. experiences
when i left the org i tried to find websites that revealed some of the things that i have learned recently on this website and others that are referenced here.

however, i found that it made it worse to read or talk about anything pertaining to jw's in the beginning.

it took a few years of healing (thank god for dogs, they are the master healers) and working through very strong feelings (which was difficult given that both my wife and i still have family in the org) but i finally came out the other end stronger and more confident.. fast forward to a few days ago when i found this board.
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New To The Board
by exjdub in
1. jw
2. experiences
i just wanted to introduce myself and tell everyone that i have enjoyed many of the posts.

i wish that this resource was available 7 years ago when i walked away from the organization, it would have helped my transition a great deal.

i also wanted to say that it is enjoyable to come to a forum that is not on an angry rant about the organization on a constant basis.