Posts by recoveringjw

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Hi

by Logicandreason in

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i am not a former jw, but my mother has been one for years and as you all know, that affected me as well.

i was raised catholic in a nice part of queens ny, and for the most part i never had a problem with my faith.

when i turned ten or so, my mother became entrenched in the jehova witnesses, and has not looked back since.

recoveringjw

Welcome!!!!

The organization can be pretty insidious in that even if you weren't a JW, if someone close to you is/was, it will directly affect your life and can cause trauma.

I'm glad you found this place. It can be very helpful.

Bethany

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Mulan's Birthday

by Princess in

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hey everyone!

today is mulan's birthday.

my dad took her to vegas for the week so she won't be able to see this for a few days.

What grammatical errors bug you the most?

by poppers in

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for me it's the use of : .

it's as a possessive - it's means "it is", so if you don't want to say "it is" don't use the apostrophe.

there are others that bug me but this one is the worst.

I have lots of little language pet peeves, but I try to keep them to myself. I make a lot of mistakes that probably drive people nuts. I am hyphen and comma happy and I have never been able to get the difference between affect and effect. I always have to ask someone else.

Typing errors are, in my humble opinion, more easily forgiven. One of the grammatical errors that makes me nearly homicidal is when a person uses irregardless rather than regardless. I also have a hard time with people NOT using an when it should be used. I have heard people speak this way and it always surprises me. To me, saying, " I am not a English teacher" is actually more difficult to say than, "I am not an English teacher".

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Do you like your name?

by Xena in

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desib77 started a thread about changing her name.

made me think about my name, i've always liked it.

i doubt i would ever want to change it....so would you ever want to change yours and if so, to what?.

recoveringjw

desib,

Now I am really curious about your name......

Is it....Ashtoreth? Asenath? Azubah? Basemath? Bernice?Bilhah? Chloe? Damaris?Dorcas (which is the Greek translation of Tabitha)?

If it makes you feel any better, my name is from the bible and it means "House of figs" (according to one site I looked at)

Bethany (of the I don't really like figs class)

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Do you like your name?

by Xena in

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desib77 started a thread about changing her name.

made me think about my name, i've always liked it.

i doubt i would ever want to change it....so would you ever want to change yours and if so, to what?.

recoveringjw

I like my name and surprisingly, never got teased about it in school. Although, for some reason, lots of people mess it.

I like my whole name and kept my last name when I got married. I think if ever I were to have kids, I would probaby change it just so there was less confusion.

So, what's in a name? A lot, I think, sometimes.

Bethany

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Head of the House or an Ayatollah?

by Englishman in

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do the jw's still have a belief in headship?

i'm talking about where the male is the head of the house.

his word is law, his wife is in subjection to him, his children are meant to sit and listen in awe to his every pronouncement.

recoveringjw

My father was pretty strict and at times I felt he was overly strict, but he was a big pushover to some of the men in the congregation---they were very abusive to their wives and children (emotionally, mentally, physically). This unbalanced view of men and women was one of the things that drove me away.

When I was 12, I went out in service with another family and I was wearing dangly earrings and the dad was chastising me for being "adorned". I said the only thing I could think of to say to him...."There isn't anything wrong with my earrings. Besides, my actual father didn't have a problem with them, so neither should you." Pathetic, really. I know it is not horrific like some of the things others have mentioned, but it just shows how domineering some of the men in the congregations are/were.

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How many on this board vote?

by Netty in

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i cant bring myself to get into voting.

i am registered, but when its time to vote, i just really never fell the urge to get there and get it done.

my husband is very political, and is always talking politics and about the importance of voting.

recoveringjw

Netty,

I have never been especially political. There are a few issues that are VERY important to me and I vote because of them. I don't think I can save the world, but I do think I can make a difference.

For a long time I was a-political and I am pretty sure that was on account of being a JW for 23 years. Although, my sister was also a JW and she is very political.

Bethany

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Hi everybody! ^^

by Epsilon in

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i must say that i have been lurking around this place for a good long while.

to know that you are not alone in your quest to escape the watchtower is one of the best ways to actually do it.. right now i'm 18, but became an unbaptized publisher at 12. i blew those elders away with my skill at parroting back the wts doctrine, and for a while, i was faithful enough in service, which i didn't really enjoy, but i had to do it to live, right?

we went to meetings regularly, even thosugh i simply dreaded the boredom and the inevitable guilt i would feel.

recoveringjw

Welcome!!!

Bethany

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What plan's do you have for Labor Day weekend?

by kls in

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i don't have any except work on my 68 charger.

so i want to hear yours so i can think of you having fun.,,,,,,,,,, please be safe no matter what you do.

ps , and i am nosey

recoveringjw

Princess---DOH! thanks, I didn't know!!

Ok--it is at 1716 NW 23rd. And oh crap! It says the meeting is at 8??? I thought it was 5. Damn it.

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What plan's do you have for Labor Day weekend?

by kls in

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i don't have any except work on my 68 charger.

so i want to hear yours so i can think of you having fun.,,,,,,,,,, please be safe no matter what you do.

ps , and i am nosey

recoveringjw

Snap----Happy Anniversary!!!!!

TB--maybe you should clean out some closets....

Leolaia--Hey, if you are down around Portland around 5 pm, you should stop in at McMennamins on NW 23rd and say hi to me and Odrade!

I think I also might watch about 9 episodes of Angel on Monday

Bethany