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  UPDATE on moving in with 4 guys

  by Terry in

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  living with 4 other guys.

  "good morning, richard!

  richard is almost never in the house.

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  fiddler

  I just recently moved into a roommate situation after being on my own with just my dog for the past two years. My roommate is actually someone I roomed with several years ago so know her quirks and she knows mine. Still, it's a change when you're older and been alone for awhile. Before this my roomies were my son and two of his friends, exJW twins who were forsaken by their JW parents and family. They just called me 'mom'. As for temp settings...ahem...I like it cool with the window cracked in the winter. My roommate likes the heat on.

  You sound like a great roommate, Terry!
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  OF DOGS AND BITES AND BIKES AND THINGS

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the thought suddenly struck me plain and obvious: "these dogs won't stop until i'm good and bloody.".

  there were two of them; a mixed breed of boxer and pit bull; clean, white--collared, tagged and--for some inexplicable reason, ferociously intent on tearing me to shreds!.

  ah, but i'm getting ahead of myself.

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  fiddler

  Terry, so sorry for your traumatic experience. I love to ride my bicycle and I love dogs and have never considered anything like this happening but in reading your account I now know it could. I will be investing in some pepper spray (and the knife isn't a bad idea either!)
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  This morning's magazine trolley encounter..

  by GodZoo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  was just out shopping and came across two middle aged female witnesses with their magazine trolley..

  i approached them and they were all glee and smiles and ready to hand me a couple of magazines.

  one moment ladies i have just a couple of questions..

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  fiddler

  I went to a Farmer's Market with a friend last night and just before we were ready to head back to the car I spotted a trolley tucked up under a booth. An older guy with a frown and another man were sitting beside it. I didn't notice much about the other guy but the look on the older ones face stuck with me...he didn't look too happy. This particular Farmer's market was in a university town and had a lot of students shopping and manning booths encouraging everything from organic farming to getting out and voting. It is also home to a fair amount of what I would lovingly call, 'aging hippies'. The musical duo playing were probably both in their 60's and playing some pretty good renditions of CCR and 70's - 90's rock. All in all it was a very positive and upbeat bunch of folks...except for the frowning old JW. I didn't say anything to him. I figured that everyone walking by with smiles on their faces were informing him with all he needed at the time. Sad.
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  The Governing Body And What Extremes They Will Go To In Causing Human Suffering To Keep A Delusional Dream Alive

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the dream stage of wishful thinking eventually crashes with reality and slowly turns to the nightmare stage do you see the predicament the gb is in and what extremes they cause in human suffering for their followers that they are willing to put them thru?

  please feel free to vent on these maniacs.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/wishful_thinking.

  the fantasy cycle ... a pattern that recurs in personal lives, in politics, in history and in storytelling.

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  fiddler

  The organization on autopilot...I like that analogy.

  I often correct my students (in music) when they 'go off on autopilot' and are not paying attention. In music it is not always a bad thing but to be in sync with a group who are reading music it can be bad. The dissonance is not pretty.

  The borg are not reading the music...they don't see the key signature, the time signature, the rest, the count,....they are out of harmony and out of sync. Either fix it or please stop the discordant music. It's hurting the ears!
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  What were you favorite book in the organization? I know what you're thinking...LOL!

  by BashfulAshG in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  what were *your favorite *books in the organization?.

  out of all of those books, i liked "mankind's search for god.

  " however, it appears to me that this book is incredibly obscure and no one recalls studying it during the old book study format.

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  fiddler

  Like Steve I was that early nerdy reader type and loved the Babylon The Great book, first part only. I remember studying it as a child and then later reading it as a teenager. I believe they studied it again in the '70's. Then it was The Commentary on The Letter of James. Of course I liked that one! Ray Franz had a hand in it. I really did study those books and the other society offerings and in the end I could only say that it was because I studied them that I could no longer believe in the JW religion.
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  Geoffrey Jackson's Golden Apple watch INVESTIGATED

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i went through the original footage to get a good look at the watch.. from these pictures we can probably say that it is a apple watch and that it has a golden color.

  the color on the pin is black, and the band is white, grey, silvery or beige.. .

  the pin is in the exact place for it to be a apple watch.. only apple watch edition have the gold color.

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  fiddler

  There are also brown noser's in the org that MAY have given it to him as a gift. Do Apple employees get a good discount?
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  I believe that the greater percentage of JWs-You Will Not Be Able to Help, no Matter What Facts You Show Them.

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i ran into this brother whom ive known for a while and the conversation led into me being invited to come back to the kingdom hall.

  we talked for about an hour during which time i explained to him 607 being the wrong date and a lot of other stuff including the child abuse cases in australia.

  but what i wanted to relate was the last few minutes of our conversation.

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  fiddler

  John Aquila, that was a difficult read and I have no doubt even more so experiencing it in person. There were, however so many assumptions. Not all exJW's are atheist for instance. There are other 'hopes' for an afterlife that are just as good if not better than the JW 'new system'.

  I left the org just as my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 non Hodgkin's lymphoma. 14 years ago it was still pretty much bad bad news and basically terminal. At the time I was looking into reincarnation and other ideas involving what happens after our earthly demise. Suffice it to say, I found several other ideas far more comforting than being resurrected to a theocratic dictatorship! I still hold on to the idea that there is something more...my fantasy... but it gets me through this life AND I Can grow and live each day free.

  Personally, I don't want to take away their hope. I just want the shunning stuff to stop.
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  Geoffrey Jackson - Royal Commission Live Hearing Now!

  by LostinJapan in

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  2. child-abuse

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  https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.

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  fiddler

  There are so many scriptures that cancel each other out not to mention the ideas that people like Geofrey Jackson hold as their 'personal' feelings on the matter. So he doesn't believe in corporal punishment as per his interpretation of scripture but others taking it at face value.. they will take a belt or a stick to their kids in good conscience.

  Oh! The hearings have recommenced!

  Off to listen!!
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  Geoffrey Jackson - Royal Commission Live Hearing Now!

  by LostinJapan in

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  2. child-abuse

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  https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/636f01a5-50db-4b59-a35e-a24ae07fb0ad/case-study-29,-july-2015,-sydney.

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  fiddler

  I am so amazed at Angus's ability to 'laser in' on the points that needed to be made! I was, before Angus started in on the Deuteronomy scriptures, getting really weary of GJ quoting cherry picked scripture after cherry picked scripture like he was standing at a door (in the old days...they don't do that anymore) preaching. Yes, Angus can weild the 'silver sword' just as well. The Bible really is like an old fiddle you can play any tune on...I oughta know! I've played both the Bible and a fiddle!
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  Movies/Books for Cult Survivors

  by Brighid in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  for me, there have always been special movies or scenes in movies that trigger my old jw experience (fiddler on the roof and little mermaid touched me deeply when i watched them as a young jw).

  later as a survivor, it was more donnie darko, thx 1138 themes that struck me in particular.. anyway, looking for suggestions on great movies, books (art of any kind, really) that especially speak to or move you as a jw survivor?

  there are reasons beyond purely entertainment that i ask..

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  fiddler

  Disney's Tangled. Fear everything on the outside as evil and trust only Mother!