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  Vacation Destination: Looking for Input

  by confusedandalone in

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  so when the kids get out of school we plan on going away for 3 to 4 weeks for vacation but we want to go somewhere that is actually enjoyable and not just packed full of things for the kids to do.

  cruises are out, to confining.

  i live in the u.s. so i want to abroad an continue to get the kids passports stamped so they can be exposed to as many cultures as possible.. .

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  Lynnie

  I recommend Belize! English speaking, lovely weather, food is great and so are the people.
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  International convention in Seattle

  by Lynnie in

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  just found out that the university of washington is letting the jw's use their football stadium for the.

  convention july 4-6. don't think the uw has ever done this before and i'm curious to see if anyone else.

  might have some more details on this.

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  Just found out that the University of Washington is letting the JW's use their football stadium for the

  convention July 4-6. Don't think the UW has ever done this before and I'm curious to see if anyone else

  might have some more details on this. Wonder how much the JW's will charge for parking? HA!
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  Creative ways of counting field service time

  by 4thgen in

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  there was a sister in my congregation that signed up to aux pioneer one month to put in 60 hours.

  we couldn't figure out why she was never at the arrangements, but yet she said she got in her time early in the month.

  we found out later that we wrote a letter that took her an hour.

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  My uber elder cousin had some rule that you had to do something every 15 minutes in order to "keep your time going". stopped by lots of JW's home to "use the bathroom" and offer encouragement!
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  How Many Here Have Ever Been Reproved or DFd?

  by minimus in

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  so far, not me.....

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  Df'd 35 years ago, never looked back!
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  When a Jehovah's Witness asks "When are you coming back to the Truth"

  by Watchtower-Free in

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  2. beliefs

  apostate & ex-jehovalarious meme collection.

  https://www.facebook.com/groups/jwmeme/.

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  Lynnie

  I tell my mother and uber elder cousin, "I'll come back when women are allowed to wear pants to the meetings." HA! Never get a reply on that one!
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  Couples School?

  by Lynnie in

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  has anyone heard about "couples school" at their local kh?

  is that like marriage counseling?

  my elder cousin was apparently teaching it?.

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  Lynnie

  Has anyone heard about "Couples School" at their local KH? Is that like marriage counseling? My elder cousin was apparently teaching it?

  Wonder what it really is?
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  Double standard of JWs

  by exWTslave in

  1. watchtower
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  jws shun many practices like birthday citing their pagan/evil-spirit connection.

  if they are honest with their claim, they wil have to leave this world altogether:.

  1) in their bethels, brothers should compulsorily wear a neck-tie, which is actually a phallic symbol!.

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  Lynnie

  I like how my uber edler cousin can justify in his own mind traveling and socializing with his very inactive sister and her husband who is a deacon in the local Anglican church. Seems to me that's a "bad association" but of course no consequences ever happen to him.
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  For those who still attend- When was the last time you had a Congregation Picnic or Get together?

  by BU2B in

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  it seems that in my neck of the woods there is no social interaction between jws outisde of fs and the kh.

  the last get together was 3 summers ago.

  other than that there is no bond.

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  Here in Seattle the 30 something age group seems to have a lot of parties and picnics but I think they are under the radar or they are the cool kids and

  no one will mess with them since there are a couple of elder's kids in the group. Seems there is always some event, concert or cocktail hour they are going to.
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  Has anyone accidentally stumbled across someone they knew on here?

  by SecretHeart11 in

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  i keep hoping and doing searches on the site for people in my area.

  so far no one i recognize.

  i have a few df'd friends that i lost touch with long before they were out (two who were elders actually when they got the boot) and would love to find out they were on here, but don't know if they plan on coming back.

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  Lynnie

  I have too. Got reunited with some folks from my local hall that of course I didn't realize were out. We are in constant contact now.
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  Do You Honestly Believe That You Would Have Officially Left The JW Religion If They Didn't Shun You?

  by minimus in

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  i left as an inactive person.

  i pretty much have been left alone by the elders and witnesses, as far as being hounded.. i know of many that either disassociated or got disfellowshipped.. i'm wondering if you think you would have remained a jw, in name only, if the religion (cult) didn't shun and penalize as they do..

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  I left because I didn't want to go door to door anymore and that was pretty much required in my extended family. However I thought I could just leave

  who knew that two years later they would be hunting me down (with my mother's help, she gave them my address) to find any goods on me. Funny how

  my cousin told me I could leave at any time, she left successfully, married a non JW and is still very much accepting in the JW part of the family. Of course they had much more money than my mom so I guess I was much more expendable.