Elsewhere...you're leading me astray! Fortunately Odrade PM'd me.
FallGirl
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are we having a christmas card exchange this year
by orbison11 in.
only about 12 weeks till xmas, are we having a christmas card exchange?.
i couldn't take part last year but i can this year.. thanks,,,,orbi
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are we having a christmas card exchange this year
by orbison11 in.
only about 12 weeks till xmas, are we having a christmas card exchange?.
i couldn't take part last year but i can this year.. thanks,,,,orbi
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What's the first worldly thing you did when you left?
by Nosferatu inafter you left the jws, what was the first worldly thing you did?
the day after my last meeting, i got really really drunk.
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Men and their size........
by morty inwhy must men have the biggest tv they can cram in the living room?
i figured we had a nice size for now.
it is a 36 inch.
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Celebrity Witnesses -- Jill Scott
by Nathan Natas in"jill scott" is a lot more powerful than i am.
"jill scott" is a lot more powerful than i am.
you have to do this out of love, not out of fear of being broke.
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Fading -- does it ever end?
by paterfamilias innext month will be my one year anniversary of starting to fade.
a year ago, i thought i was just in the middle of yet another slump in meeting attendance.
but one week led to another, and it got easier and easier to just stay away.. .
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Fading -- does it ever end?
by paterfamilias innext month will be my one year anniversary of starting to fade.
a year ago, i thought i was just in the middle of yet another slump in meeting attendance.
but one week led to another, and it got easier and easier to just stay away.. .
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FallGirl
I'm fading, have been for some months now. My delimma is that I am single. So it takes on a completely different direction. Although I family who are are quite persistent, they realize how headstrong I am and have calmed down a bit. My not going to convention this year was a major blow to them and let them know how serious I am about it..
I've had a few drop ins, and several calls. During a visit to say goodbye to a CO I actually really liked, Bro. Self-righteous Elder asked me out in service when I went back. Talk about impetus to stay away from the meetings!
Before they just felt me disgruntled or weak. But now, they know that I have a boyfriend. (I told my family, and during our first date we were on the news!!! LOL...karmaic retribution????) My assumption is that soon the elders will be calling to verify that I'm doing things in a "christian" manner. Am I right? I don't want to be upfront and be branded an "apostate" because I really don't know if I am. If being an apostate means not agreeing agree with everything, I guess I am. Or if it's choosing to love someone who isn't a witness than I guess I am.
Sorry to ramble, but this week has been a toughy with various calls, emails and blantant questions.
Thanks for the board,
F.G.
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why take the time to "fade"?
by doogie inhey guys,.
i'm perplexed by something and i don't know how well it will be received on this board but i'm really curious.
why did you take the time to fade away vs. just daing yourself?.
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FallGirl
I personally never knew I was "fading" until I came to this board. I think what I'm doing, (I've been inactive for about 4 months, but still get the calls and such) is just trying to find peace slowly. To do it either being d'fed any other abrupt way would be too traumatic. I have experienced that once in my life, and to tell you the truth it was QUITE liberating. Made my way back, yadda yadda yadda...and now I'm realizing that the person I've become and the person I "was" are fortunately very different. I just don't "fit" anymore, and that's ok. Life's like that in a lot of ways.
I'm not doing the d'a route, that's just to final as I do feel that some of the people in the org. have true intentions. Others just think for themselves yet don't have the cajones to buck the system. Still others like myself are just trying to figure it all out.
I'm doing things my way, and that's what matters. To many that may seem selfish, weak or whatever, but isn't that part of what we're "wrestling" against in the organization? Freedom of choice?
Fading nicely,
FallGirl
P. S. What does "dub" stand for? I'm a newbie...give me a break
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Local Elder Comes By My Work & He Left Looking Discouraged!
by minimus inan elder that lives in the same area as my work came by and noticed i was waiting on customers.
he left and waited for them to leave.
then he came back in.
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Local Elder Comes By My Work & He Left Looking Discouraged!
by minimus inan elder that lives in the same area as my work came by and noticed i was waiting on customers.
he left and waited for them to leave.
then he came back in.
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FallGirl
Hi all,
I'm a newbie here, but wanted to add that I got several calls last night too. I have recently started to "stray" so that Watchtower study had them calling me too. It's interesting how things work out...like someone said, only during a study like that, or the CO's visit do you matter.
Thanks for making me feel like I'm not alone.
FallGirl