I donate everyday my time on my job. Free health care.
But I really need to seriously donate to the organizations that helped me leave THE Organization (scholarship funds, housing for poor college students, etc.)
Thegoodgirl
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What charities do you give to...
by zeroday ini donate several times a year to the nashville rescue mission...
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Joy Or Sorrow When You First Found Out It Was False?
by serotonin_wraith infor me, it was joy.
i was raised in the religion, and i always figured i'd be dying along with 6 billion others because i hated the meetings, the preaching work and the rules, morality and threats of 'jehovah'.
i did not want it to be true.. for others here, finding out it was false was a hard time to go through.. as well as asking which feelings you had at first (joy/sorrow/or add your own) i have a follow up question for those who found it hard- what was it that made the impending deaths of 6 billion people okay for you?
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Thegoodgirl
Joy.
Excitement,
Ready for action!
got the hell out of there.
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Hi, First Post
by AuroraB inhey there.
i'm new to the forums and just had to say hi, and thank you to all of you who've shared your stories which have let me know finally and for sure that i'm not crazy and nowhere near as abnormal as i've been feeling...well, forever, really, but more so over these last few years!!!
i can't tell you what a good feeling that is, but i suspect you already know.
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Thegoodgirl
Aurora,
You will LOVE your new life! Hon, the fun is only beginning. I remember saying the exact same thing right before I moved out. "What if no one likes me? What if I make no friends?"
I'm not sure where you're moving and why, but trust me, you'll find friends just as easily as you did when you were a JW, but you can finally be yourself, instead of being constantly worried about being morally judged.
The Good Girl
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Wow, I can't believe I'm doing this....
by megawatt inwelp...
it's been a crazy ride for over 25 years, pretty much raised as a witness (ever since i could remember), rebelled against my parents, came back, straighten out for a little while, married within "the truth", but the last 5 to 7 years, i've been seriously questioning the changes and doctrines established by the wts.
never thought i would be looking from this side of the fence.
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Thegoodgirl
Welcome, Megawatt. Don't worry, the journey out IS WELL WORTH IT. I can't imagine my life if I hadn't left.
Welcome to being normal! It's great.
And you are a good person for searching out the truth (meaning the truth about the JWs, not "the truth".) You know.
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Have You Ever Gone Back In Time?
by freydi inlast week i revisited a place in my youth that was important.
it no longer exists.
not even an address.
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Thegoodgirl
Yeah, one time, flying back from Asia, we left Japan at 4pm on Sunday.
We arrived in San Francisco at noon the same Sunday.
We went back in time!
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Why is infant Mortality in US worse than Morocco or Costa Rica?
by hamsterbait inwhy are there so many premature births?.
why are the deaths of the premature higher in the us?.
why is the mortality for african americans babies more than 2.5% higher than for others ( 5% as opposed to 13%)?
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Thegoodgirl
I may be wrong, but I'm thinking the reason is that U.S. babies are able to survive very early births (eg 28 wks, 30 wks) that may not happen in other countries.
SO our newborn premature babies are MORE fragile than those in other countries (other countries' babies maybe are able to be born and survive starting at, say 33 wks, 34 wks.)
Thus more of U.S. babies die because they were more fragile to begin with.
And I could be totally wrong about this, but I thought that if the baby dies within so many hours of birth, it is counted differently than a baby that dies say, a month after birth.
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Wish me luck!! Having surgery in the morning...
by babygirl75 ini'm having a minor outpatient surgery in the morning in charlotte.
the hospital just called me and asked me how i felt about blood transfusions and if i had any religious beliefs that would hinder my medical care.
they still had listed from years and years ago, that i was a jw.
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Thegoodgirl
Wow, that would have been weird. Must have been a great feeling getting that erased form your chart. Good luck tomorrow. It's never as bad as they say it will be.
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Putting Away the Christmas Lights
by WTWizard inchances are fair that some of you had a tangled mess to deal with.
tinsel garland also has a nasty habit of getting tangled, and can even get ruined while attempting to untangle them.
but you do not want to have to replace them every year, especially if you like to start putting them up early.. how to prevent this?
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Thegoodgirl
WT Wizard, looks like you got it down to a science!
And it was so sad to take it all down!
Well, at least only 3 more months of winter!
The Good Girl
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Newbie Hello
by yomomma ini am very new to the site and i'm sure there is a learning curve, so please bear with me.
i have looked around a little and find the site very interesting and encouraging so far.
it is heartwarming to meet other people with questions or experiences who can relate them without needing to hide behind blatant negativity or automatic judgemental attitudes.
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Thegoodgirl
Welcome! Yes, I like this site in that most here don't have an alterior (sp?) motive ie: bringing us to Jesus, etc.
Congrats on being true to yourself and getting out.
The Good Girl
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New Years Resolutions
by Bumble Bee ini haven't made any yet, not sure if i will or not.
i did make some resloutions last year and for the most part did stick with them.. i had this link sent to me on facebook, thought i'd share it here for those of you that did make resloutions and need help sticking with them.. .
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Thegoodgirl
My resolution is to quit my job.
But I have to find another one first.
And if I'm changing jobs then I can't get pregnant.
And if I don't get pregnant I think I'll die of boredom.
But if I do get pregnant, I may die of boredom at my boring job while being pregnant.
Heeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllllpppppppppppp!
:)