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  Uh oh, we got caught

  by Mulan in

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  we are so busted.

  i learned tonight, from my source, that someon saw our christmas tree and reported it to the elders.. rats, our days of anonymity are likely almost over.

  starting tuesday, the local congregation has the circuit and the district overseer, before their ca next weekend.

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  Fleur

  ...Or meet them at the door with a fruitcake and say, "I was just thinking of you when I was picking our family snack for the evening's festivities!"

  (((((((Mulan)))))) I'm sorry that you have to deal with this crud. I just told my husband and he said "You mean people rat each other out to the elders?" "Oh, it's their duty to keep the congregation clean!" I explained. He still doesn't fathom completely how wacky dub-dom is. One of the reasons I love him so much.

  We're here for you to vent to whatever happens!!!

  love,

  essie
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  Re-introducing myself. :)

  by Sunchild in

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  i haven't posted here in ages, so i doubt anyone remembers me.

  in any case, my name is rochelle, and i used to be a witness.

  i started studying with them at age 17, got baptized at 18, and left at 24 or 25 for a lot of reasons.

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  Fleur

  I love Hello Kitty

  me too me too! :) Hey, I remember you very well! You may remember me too but not this username, I lost the info on the old Esmeralda account so I can't use that one anymore.

  But it's me, essie. I am happy to hear from you!

  hugs

  essie
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  Losing Fear and Guilt with HUMOR

  by Dogpatch in

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  losing fear and guilt with humor

  if i had never gone to bethel i would never have known how arrogant and controlling some of the powers that be are that are there.

  it only takes a few in key positions.

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  I love it, Randy!

  Only with humor can you possibly make it through dealing with the circus that is Jehovah's Witness family and their vicissitudes. Sometimes the behaviour is so obsurd that if you didn't laugh you'd drown in your tears. All you can do is laugh and keep bailing!

  I've often told my husband, if I ever lose my sense of humor it's time to put me out to pasture. Or call "Smiling Jack." LOL Thanks for reminding us and for all the great links, can't wait to explore them when I have more time.

  Hugs to you and happy holidays!!!

  *smooch on the cheek*

  love, Essie
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  After 40 years

  by Bryan in

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  as you may have noticed, i have returned from the search for my grandfather.

  the story is much too long to simply post in this message.

  i will post the story soon.

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  Fleur

  (((((((Bryan))))))))

  Will be waiting to hear the continuation...

  ~essie
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  Are You a "Better" Person Since You've Left The Witnesses???

  by minimus in

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  honestly, are you a better person now or were you a "better" person when you were a jw?

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  Fleur

  Better? Well.....by the JW's standards I'm probably so far gone I have no chance of being considered a better person...especially when the Big 'A' arrives.

  Aww, Preston. I'm sure that's what they think of me too...(((((preston)))) we love ya just the way you are!

  I am definitely happier than I was, and I try to be 'better'. I plan to work on that the rest of my life, though, to me it's a never-ending process of learning and growth.
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  Which three books would you have taken?

  by MungoBaobab in

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  at the end of george pal's 1960 classic "h.g.wells' the time machine," the main character returns from 1899 to the year 802701 to rebuilt civilization.

  mankind has forgotton about science, religion, technology, art, agriculture, everything.

  after he has left, his housekeeper notes that the only things the time traveller took with him are three books.

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  Fleur

  The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (Or, the collected Hitchhikers series in one volume) by Douglas Adams

  The Collected Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson

  The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

  I think that sums it all up pretty good, in one way or another.
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  We're having a baby .......

  by Perry in

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  boy!

  (passes out fine cigars to all that want one).

  we are 5 months along and due may 8th.

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  Fleur

  Oh, that's great! Sons and daughters are a blessing from...er...wait a minute. sorry, that should've gone in the "Say something witnessy" thread LOL.

  Babies are just the best. Yummy and sweet and precious. Enjoy every moment of it!!! It blurs by so fast.

  essie
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  What Life Is About

  by COMF in

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  i can't take credit for this.

  it came to me in one of those emails that circulate endlessly around for years and years... but this one is not one i have seen before, and so i present its finale here, with my personal "amen!

  " i was once involved with a woman who had an aversion to almost everything.

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  Fleur

  That's great COMF, I should put that up on my refrigerator! :)

  Great to see you btw! I had you on my mind the other day when I was thinking of people who taught me a lot back in my baby-apostate days. You'll always be a teacher to me :)

  hugs!

  Essie

  (yes, that esmeralda. lost the old account info LOL)
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  Do you know of any "baptized" JW's that committed suicide or attempted?

  by booker-t in

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  i remember one of my childhood friends was found dead and the police said he committed suicide.

  i just could not believe it because my friend was a "devout" jw almost franatical about it.

  now years later since i have seen both sides of the coin i am beginning to wonder if my friend did indeed kill himself.

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  Several, sadly :(
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  What happens when you die??

  by mysterio91 in

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  it's been over a year now since my dad died.

  i feel sad about it a lot because i don't believe i will never see him again.

  i realised today that being raised a dub has closed my eyes to different views on death.. what do some of you believe happens after death??

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  Fleur

  I'm sorry about your loss :( I've been going through similiar soul-searching since I lost my grandmother recently.

  Mulan recommended a book that really comforted me. It's a fiction book, but it brought me more comfort than just about anything else I have read on the subject...it's called The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom.

  I still don't know what to believe, I just know I miss my grandma so much.

  hugs to you,

  essie