Posts by Aude

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is it possible...

by tsunami_rid3r in

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to attract a girl that you like?

Aude_Sapere

maybe im just a shitty person...i mean i have a lot of hate in me, towards old friends, towards the kingdom hall, and a little towards my parents. i have regrets, i feel bitter around some people, and the girls i like i like mainly for attraction.

Actually, I think you are close on the right track with this statement but not necessarily for the reasons you think. You are clearly at a crossroads. You are also pretty much living a double life (meetings vs. partying). People can sense insecurity and insincerity. You are trying to hide some aspect of yourself from just about everyone you meet. This kind of life is so stressful. I personally am not convinced that you are a shitty person. (much the opposite, actually). I believe there is alot of hate in you. Much of that is normal for teenagers. Witness kids on the fringe - and feeling trapped - have more angst than normal. Be civil with your parents. Try to not get too caught up with anyone girl. When it's right, you will know. Keep making your plans for college. You will see that by the time you go home for Christmas break, your attitude will be so different. And you will have new friends and so many more opportunities to meet others. Keep your head. {{{hugs}}} -Aude.

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It is finished, or is it just beginning?

by IP_SEC in

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well i am no longer one of jehovah's witnesses.

i had fully intentioned to disassociate myself from the platform today, but i decided that if i wanted a chance to save my marriage that i'd better tell my wife.

she immediately went to to one of the elders.

Aude_Sapere

WOW!!

What a day you've had....!!

Thanks so much for sharing so much with us. Truly inspiring.

Happy Birthday. (Odd to me to say that, but I think it applies.)

Aude Sapere (meaning: Dare to know; Dare to have knowledge/wisdom)

You are the Daring-est guy today.

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Jehovahs Witness and Disability

by mactoph in

hello all- i am putting together a directory of resources from different religious organizations that address the topic of disability and have had a difficult time finding anything from the jehovahs witnesses.... i am wondering if anyone out there knows of anything in the area of disability- websites, organizations, people??

the kind of thing i'm looking for is under the 'faith group specific' section here at http://www.faithability.org/directory/ i'm not really familiar with the jehovahs witnesses teaching on the topic, but our neighbors were jehovahs witnesses growing up and they were great neighbors to my two younger brothers with disabilities- i just want to make sure that i have a good and accurate representation- any help is appreciated.

thanks, christopher phillips http://www.faithability.org/

Aude_Sapere

The above post pretty much covers anything I was ever aware of in my 25 years in the organization.

-Aude Sapere

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Any special plans for the 3 day weekend??? usa folks

by xjwms in

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we are going to a baseball game.

i would rather watch paint dry.

however, a good excuse to do beer and pizza, hot dogs & beer, popcorn & beer, burgers & beer, beer and beer.

Aude_Sapere

I'm going dirt biking - for the first time~!!!

~Aude.

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What would happen if...

by Raoul in

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i drive by a kh every morning after i drop my son off at his baby sitter.

the thought enters my mind ever day to actually stop in just before the meeting started.

not to disrupt things, mind you.

Aude_Sapere

Each congregation meets once on the weekend and twice during the week (usually Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30pm).

If more than one congregation shares the hall - as is usually the case - then each of those congregations does the same thing.

Add to that, meetings for field service. Those are usually held at 9am during the week - especially Wednesday.

If you decided to go in, prepare to be Love-Bombed.

-Aude.

btw: Welcome to JWD.

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How Much Time Did You Spend as a JW?

by eljefe in

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25 years total .

15 years baptized .

also, does the resentment for jw's grow in a linear or a exponential manner with time spent as a jw?.

Aude_Sapere

Parents started studying when I was 9.

I was baptized at 14.

Faded by 34.

25 (mostly) wasted years.

-Aude.

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is this a good idea?

by tsunami_rid3r in

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i need to get these professional prom pictures to the girl i took to prom and i'd like to leave some kind of impression like "it was a fun night" since we don't really talk much..being she has a boyfriend now.

i still have our tickets....should i staple one to the envelope and just hand all of it to her at lunch?

orrrr...should i hand it to her while she's walking with her boyfriend?

Aude_Sapere

I agree with Sweet Tee.

Give her the ticket with the pictures. But no drama.

Time to let it go and move on. (I know your heart hurts but it's time.)

{{{{{Hugs}}}}}

-Aude.

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What was your most humiliating point of being a jw?

by love11 in

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mine was when my mom signed me up to sit at a table at our local university.

we had to sit there and talk to students as they passed by our table.

a few people came up to start a conversation and i didn't even know what they were talking about.

Aude_Sapere

Richie - Today in English we were discussing religion and I talked about my atheistic views and used my "accurate knowledge" of the Bible to make it work against itself. Then this girl literally goes, "but you came to my door once". So then I had to explain that My mother is a JW and I occasionally go out to appease her...
I could've died right then and there.

Oh man!! Richie - you poor thing!!! LOL {{{HUGS}}}

I was always so grateful that we lived out of territory. Kids at school knew I was a witness but we never talked about it in class. Just one-on-one occaisionally. And I was a zealous witness.

-Aude.

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