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  What if the ex died......

  by esw1966 in

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  this thought came up today.

  i have 3 children.

  i am hopeful for them to get out of jw someday.

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  lonelysheep

  I thought you had court-ordered visitation!! What happened?

  If you don't, and you keep it that way, then her family would keep the kids and have every legal right to keep you OUT of their life.
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  Mom & Dad He Touched Me—And Got Away With It

  by The wanderer in

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  2. friends

  <!-- .style1 { font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; } .style2 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style3 {font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; } .style5 {color: #ff33cc} --> mom & dad he touched meand got away with ithe was a handsome brother, well-spoken, with a good job and .

  a position in the congregation.. .

  like most, of the friends in the congregation i thought he was a. spiritual brother with a good motivation.

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  lonelysheep

  Have you any idea at all what a post like this might do to the emotions of a person who has suffered abuse as a child?

  WTF, Wanderer?
  
  If I was in a different mood tonight, that might get to me. Coming here and having to read that. And I never even had to deal with the jw abuse coverup in my life.

  Please, show some compassion and discretion on this topic going forward.
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  Killadelphia - Murdered Cousin - Cancer

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey everybody.. as you may or may not know, i moved from philly to phoenix exactly one year ago because of a job transfer.

  i really love it here in the phx.

  it feels like home.. if you're in the usa, philadelphia has been getting a lot of negative press regarding the murders that are occurring lately.

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  lonelysheep

  I'm so sorry!!!! And you're dad...the last thing you wanted to hear!

  Yes, Philly has been in the news a lot lately.
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  Saying 'goodbye' on the phone. US style?

  by ThomasCovenant in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i can't help but have noticed that the us tv and film industry more than not portray phone conversations finishing without any 'goodbyes'.

  someone will say, for example, 'see you at the mall' then put down the phone.. is this a reflection of the norm in us land or just filming priorities of time and money?.

  thomas covenant.

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  lonelysheep

  "Bye," is the term I use most.

  I hate when people just say, "Alright" and then hang up. My friends will say, "Later" or "Ciao".
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  Another 'Letter to the Editor' published.... hoorah!

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  they ran it precisely as written [i believe, though i have not checked it word for word].

  in seeker4's original thread he suggested that the catholic settlements could be used as basis for such a letter;.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/138178/2466684/post.ashx#2466684.

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  lonelysheep

  Great, Jeff!
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  Hi all.........

  by ScoobySnax in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just thought i'd stick my head in to say hello, and how is everyone doing?!!

  been going ok here, been a bit stressed with the job i'm doing, and seem to live for the weekends and a few beers.

  was going to go to the convention in london this weekend at twickenham, but got sort of warned off it from my mum being as i'm in this new relationship wouldn't be "appropriate" as she said.

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  lonelysheep

  Hi Scooby!!
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  Would You Now Consider Yourself "Normal" Since You're "Out"?

  by minimus in

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  or are you still grossly affected because you were once a jw?

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  lonelysheep

  Lonely Sheep, are you admitting to being "weird"?

  No!

  I was f'd up before I joined the JWs, I was really f'd up during my time with the JWs, now I back to my previous f'd up level, which is normal for me.

  Right!
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  Would You Now Consider Yourself "Normal" Since You're "Out"?

  by minimus in

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  or are you still grossly affected because you were once a jw?

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  lonelysheep

  Lonelysheep is it the WTS that robbed you of your confidence and how exactly did they do that? How can it be resolved by removing the root causes of low confidence that they put in their members?

  They stole what little bit I had. It's back but not quite where I want it to be. I am around a lot of overconfident people 10 hours a day, though.
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  A need to break the JWD habit

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i cut back for awhile, then i posted up a storm for a few days.. i tried to go online just to check email, and jwd was calling my name.. i am an addict.

  the bitterness with the borg has died down a little bit, .

  but the desire to comment and read about jw's is strong.. i will break the habit next week.

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  lonelysheep

  Good luck. I gave up and realized there was no point in not "checking in"!!

  Something really bad would have to happen for me to be done here, I think.
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  Would You Now Consider Yourself "Normal" Since You're "Out"?

  by minimus in

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  or are you still grossly affected because you were once a jw?

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  lonelysheep

  Not in the way that I need to be. Growing up, I was put through a lot and never had a chance to be a confident youngster. When I began studying w/the jw's, it was a time when I needed to be strengthened, not brought down even more so by being told how wrong I was for whatever.

  In the corporate world, the robbing of my confidence is showing and it sucks. It's not that I'm not the dynamic bitch I need to be, but it doesn't show because I'm "quiet". So, it might as well not exist. Quiet equals weird. So, no, normalcy isn't truly there yet.