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  ex-JW for life?

  by doogie in

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  hey guys.. i have a question.

  i noticed that when i go online i'll hit a couple of news websites, maybe check my email, but eventually i always seem to find my way to some sort of jw related site.

  yeah, i know, that's not a question...hold on, i'm getting to it.... is there a time when an ex-jw should become an ex-ex-jw?

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  doogie

  I fully intend to put it behind me and recover from it, much like I would recover from a bad case of diarrhea.

  that's refreshing.
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  ex-JW for life?

  by doogie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey guys.. i have a question.

  i noticed that when i go online i'll hit a couple of news websites, maybe check my email, but eventually i always seem to find my way to some sort of jw related site.

  yeah, i know, that's not a question...hold on, i'm getting to it.... is there a time when an ex-jw should become an ex-ex-jw?

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  doogie

  whoa, slow down, Zen...

  now i definitely need a beer.
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  ex-JW for life?

  by doogie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey guys.. i have a question.

  i noticed that when i go online i'll hit a couple of news websites, maybe check my email, but eventually i always seem to find my way to some sort of jw related site.

  yeah, i know, that's not a question...hold on, i'm getting to it.... is there a time when an ex-jw should become an ex-ex-jw?

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  doogie

  hey guys.

  i have a question. i noticed that when i go online i'll hit a couple of news websites, maybe check my email, but eventually i always seem to find my way to some sort of JW related site. yeah, i know, that's not a question...hold on, i'm getting to it...

  is there a time when an ex-JW should become an ex-ex-JW? or will we forever be defined as ex-JWs? i can't decide if that's a bad thing or not. no one wants to be bound by there past, but we are certainly shaped by it.

  how long is too long? is there such a thing? or should i just shut up and go get a beer?
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  Former Bethelite comes out and shares story

  by Dogpatch in

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  i was always a shy kid that desperately wanted to make my parents proud.

  at about this same time i started to hang out with some guys that my dad didn?t particularly approve of.

  i wonder how my life would have turned out had i stopped at any point between ages 14 and 19 and asked myself who exactly i was doing all this for.

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  doogie

  heck yeah, winston.

  you just don't know until you've visited madison. it's a great town. i love it. and the people are absolutely wonderful! (...ok, a little sarcasm there) i actually really miss the smell of those filthy, filthy lakes. it seems like every year the beaches are open fewer weekends.
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  Former Bethelite comes out and shares story

  by Dogpatch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was always a shy kid that desperately wanted to make my parents proud.

  at about this same time i started to hang out with some guys that my dad didn?t particularly approve of.

  i wonder how my life would have turned out had i stopped at any point between ages 14 and 19 and asked myself who exactly i was doing all this for.

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  what really hit me about this board and other so-called "apostate" sources is the love that is so evident.(you wouldn't believe how big a deal it was that i put quotations around that word in my DA letter... later when i talked to my little brother, he busted out his latin diaglot and "set me straight." i just said, "ok, that's cool...call me what you will...it doesn't change a thing"...they seem to feel otherwise. anyway...)

  the other day i saw a message from apparantly an active young JW who thought this site was something it's not. and i was so happy to see the love and concern that was shown her by those on the board at the time, letting her know that she may not have intended to end up here but she was more than welcome.

  "predators"? "wicked heart condition"? "evil"? i think not.
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  Former Bethelite comes out and shares story

  by Dogpatch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was always a shy kid that desperately wanted to make my parents proud.

  at about this same time i started to hang out with some guys that my dad didn?t particularly approve of.

  i wonder how my life would have turned out had i stopped at any point between ages 14 and 19 and asked myself who exactly i was doing all this for.

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  doogie

  But it would have been much harder and more costly to sell my soul to a cult.

  amen, bubba.
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  Former Bethelite comes out and shares story

  by Dogpatch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was always a shy kid that desperately wanted to make my parents proud.

  at about this same time i started to hang out with some guys that my dad didn?t particularly approve of.

  i wonder how my life would have turned out had i stopped at any point between ages 14 and 19 and asked myself who exactly i was doing all this for.

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  hey, i know what you're talking about simon. i never got used to the awed looks i would get from the "lowly rank and file" when i would go back to visit my folks. it was all i could do not to bust out laughing.

  i just wanted to smack em to knock that look off of their face. everyone's the same, it doesn't matter if you live in brooklyn or wallkill or wherever.
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  Former Bethelite comes out and shares story

  by Dogpatch in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was always a shy kid that desperately wanted to make my parents proud.

  at about this same time i started to hang out with some guys that my dad didn?t particularly approve of.

  i wonder how my life would have turned out had i stopped at any point between ages 14 and 19 and asked myself who exactly i was doing all this for.

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  doogie

  hey everyone. wow, my story looks a lot longer on this board...sorry about that.

  i really can't tell you how much i appreciate the support. it's one of those things (i know you all know what i mean) that just kind of sucks...no other way to put it. anyway, i'm sure i'll be on here more and more. and again, i can't thank you enough for the support.

  if you guys have any advice in particular for someone just starting to deal with this stuff or if you did anything in particular when you went through it, i would REALLY appreciate it. thanks guys.

  michael
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  Annoying JW Buzzwords...

  by Confucious in

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  hey guys, .

  was just wondering what is your worst jw buzzword.

  probably all of us hate the "just leave it in jehovah's hands.

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  doogie

  i'm not a big fan of "goats" either. call me crazy...
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  Annoying JW Buzzwords...

  by Confucious in

  1. jw
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  hey guys, .

  was just wondering what is your worst jw buzzword.

  probably all of us hate the "just leave it in jehovah's hands.

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  doogie

  i always hated "recreate". i know it's a real word and all, but i've never heard it anywhere else.

  also, i can't stand "Certainly, a TRUE christian would/wouldn't..." fill in the blank.

  by the way, i'm new here. just found this site (and just in time too...things were getting pretty rough...).

  it's nice to meet everyone (if this can be considered "meeting"...ooo, that's another one i hate.)