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  What have you gained?

  by bagpuss in

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  its two years since i last attended a meeting or thought of myself as a jw.

  despite the prophesys of doom and gloom for those who leave the org i have gained lots and lost nothing.. i have much more time to spend with my husband which has led to our relationship improving fantastically.. i have a better relationship with my children who stopped going to meetings when they were teenagers.. i have become much closer to my family (i've just returned from yorkshire from my great nephews 1st birthday party.

  my confidence has grown dramatically as i no longer view myself as worthless.. the guilt of not doing enough has gone.. i now have real friends.. the list goes on, but i really would like to hear what you've gained or hope to gain by leaving the borg.

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  Can anyone help?

  by bagpuss in

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  after nearly 2 years away from meetings it seems that the local jws have decided that i need 'spiritual help' and my house has become a jw magnet, all offering to be the ones to give me that help.. while they left me alone i was happy to leave them to their beliefs, but now i feel its time to make my feelings known.. i thought i'd start with the un scandal, but as many here have found they will almost certainly use the library card excuse.

  i remember being told from the platform that we should never become involved with a political org' even if it was just for non-political reasons eg using facilities, clubs and bars.. while i clearly remember hearing this it would be useful to have something in black and white to support it.

  thankg

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  What is their excuse?

  by bagpuss in

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  i've recently been looking at examples of how the wts misquote sources to support their theories,often omitting large portions of a quote.. one that made me angry was a quote in the reasoning book on page 89 under the subject of cross.

  here is the quote,the omitted parts highlighted.. "the greek word for cross, stauros, properly signified a stake, an upright pole, or a piece of paling, on which anything might be hung, or which might be used in impaling (fencing in) a piece of ground.

  but a modification was introduced as the dominion and usages of rome extended themselves through greek speaking countries.

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  How do you feel about.....

  by bagpuss in

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  going back to a kingdom hall?.

  recently i've had a couple of visits from jws while i was at work.

  each time they left a message that the co was going to be visiting this week and that it would be good if i went to the meeting.. i was really surprised at the strong reaction i had to the thought of going to a meeting again.

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  Looks like its started!

  by bagpuss in

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  today while out shopping i met someone who used to be in the same congregation as me,but who hadn't been to a meeting for years.after chatting about families for a while he told me that he had just started going to meetings again.

  confused when i didn't seem overjoyed he asked if i was still going.he seemed genuinely shocked when i said no,but even more so when in response to his question i told him no,i'm not going back.his next comment i thought was quite telling.

  "what,not even with all the things happening in the world at the moment?".

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  Lets get creative

  by bagpuss in

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  my favourite childrens book is "we're going on a bear hunt" .

  for those who don't know the book it begins,.

  we're going on a bear hunt.. we're going to catch a big one.. what a beautiful day!.

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  tell me about yourself

  by bagpuss in

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  in a recent thread someone said that bagpuss was a good name but didn't know what it meant.. bagpuss was a character from a childrens programme in the 1970s and is becoming popular again now.

  i chose this name as like bagpuss i am soft,cuddlyand loyal, but will get the claws out when needed.. why did you choose your 'alias' and what does it tell me about you?

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  Christmas shopping

  by bagpuss in

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  just had to tell someone who would understand.

  today i went christmas shopping for the first time in 17 years!

  i am 42 years old and felt about 10!

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  What a coincidence

  by bagpuss in

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  on wednesday evening,3 hours after posting on this board for the first time,completely out of the blue i received a phone call from the person i studied with.bearing in mind that it's 16 months since i last went to a meeting i thought it was quite a coincidence.......or is it?

  has the bagpuss been rumbled?

  bad,bad cat!

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  Hello and thankyou

  by bagpuss in

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  hi, i,m new to this board,although i've been lurking around for some time now and just wanted to say a big thankyou to lots of you,who without realizing it have helped me alot as i get used to life as an ex jw.

  its really good to know that others have had similar thoughts and feelings since leaving and that i'm not the only one who's had doubts or questioned the lack of love in an organization that feels it holds the monopoly on the stuff!

  it's great to know i'm normal!!!

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