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  The dubs came calling

  by ChrisVance in

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  i live in mexico and the dubs come to my door from time to time.

  usually i tell them that i hope that they can leave their religion because it's a cult.

  yesterday i told them that i'm gay and that i know they hate gays.

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  this site is not for wanna b dubs

  Actually, we've had quite a few recently come here looking to become a JW. Some left the Board and some are still here - active contributors without intent to become JWs anymore.

  Chris -

  Sorry to contribute to the hijack of your thread..!! Nice retort to your visitors. I hope I can be as direct. I bet that one sister had a nervous smile. She got caught in a WT-sanctioned lie --- and she knew it!!

  IllDoWhatSimonSayz and Bas -

  Welcome to the Board. Happy to have you with us.

  -Aude.
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  I'm soooo pi$$ed.....need help..

  by morty in

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  i hope someone can help me with this one............................ i finally got the money together to take a holiday to see my sister out west.

  i also booked this flight to have my son come along with me as he has never flown before...he was soo excited and so was i.we planned a 8 day trip for the march break and planned on finally seeing the mountains and checking out the biggest mall in the world..... we booked our flights and used my debit card to purchase the tickets and 10 hours later, the company we booked the tickets with ( jetsgo) went bankrupt!!!!!!.

  in getting my money back or a flight...... http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article.jsp;jsessionid=miomdhcfioio?content=20050311_173002_5560.

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  DAMN!!!

  I feel for you, Morty. I bet you were ready for a nice vacation, too.

  *stomp* *stomp* *stomp*

  (Stompin' my foot for you!)

  Hugs,

  -Aude.
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  How many years in how many out?

  by rekless in

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  in 30 out 4

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  Fully in for 20.

  6-year fade

  Completely out for 8.

  Free of the mind control/guilt for just 4 months and counting.

  -Aude.
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  Newbie

  by writegirl in

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  i stumbled on this site by accident and i'm kind of glad i did.

  in the past i have typically avoided these sites because most people on them seem newly bitter and i didn't like the tone.

  i was raised a witness by an alcoholic father and an abusive stepmother.

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  it never occurred to me that there were people out there with situations so similar to mine. I was so naive for so long.

  My exact thoughts for the first week I was here.

  Glad you found us and even gladder that you posted...!!

  Wecome to the Board.

  -Aude.
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  March 13th 2005 and this..............

  by JH in

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  i'm discouraged.... i took these pictures about 1 hour ago...... .

  this should be all melted may 1st....

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  Gretchen -

  I truly think we sent our rain down permanently to California so we're good!

  Don't get too comfy, we're sending it back up real soon and installing protective barriers so it doesn't wander back here..!

  JH -

  I'd love to be there and would even help shovel. For about 30 minutes. Then it would be time to leave. Really sorry that the weather just won't let up for you northeasterners!

  -Aude.
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  Did you feel guilty when you did your first post on the forum???

  by Es in

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  hello all, hope everyone is well,.

  as i read many posts there seems to be many that "closet" read and it isnt till many months or even years that they actually post something.

  was just wondering how long it took other people to post and did they feel guilty?.

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  I started posting within a few days of finding this site. The amazing thing is that it took me years to even look up Jehovah's Witnesses on the net for fear of stumbling on an apostate site even though I was inactive for so long.

  I felt guilty doing the intitial search. By the time I found JWD I was ANGRY. It became NECESSARY to post.

  I joined because I wanted to see what was posted in the 'Private' section!!

  Posting came easy after that. Within 3 or 4 days of internet surfing on JWs I had learned so much and was so angry for having believed a lie for decades.

  I still haven't told many family members that I post here. Father knows and he's the one that I loaned ISOCF to. (Wouldn't have gotten the book if not for JWD).
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  Related to Anyone Famous?

  by the_classicist in

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  rwagner's post go me thinking.

  are any of your ancestors famous?

  the only famous one i can think of is sir robert peel, i'm not too sure what he did.

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  Thomas Edison (on my dad's side)

  Somehow possibly the Bush's. My grandmother was a Walker but I don't know the full connection.

  -Aude.
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  just saying hi!

  by bonnzo in

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  just to say hello.

  been lurking awhile.nice site!

  will tell my story real soon.

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  Welcome to the Board.

  -Aude.
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  I just realized

  by heatherg in

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  i never properly introduced myself.

  i just hopped on and started posting!

  my story reads pretty much the same as most of yours.

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  A formal WELCOME !

  to a formal intro!!

  Glad you are here with us.

  -Aude.
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  Not sure if I made a wrong move

  by redskymedic in

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  i posted here a bit a while back.

  quick background- df-ed when i was 21 (10 yrs ago), left the jw's as a single mom with a 3 yr old son.

  jw mom helped me raise him for the first few years, so my departure was a sticky family mess.

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  My sister-in-law made a stand similar to this.

  She was never a witness. My brother faded decades ago. Since the congregation didn't DF him, mom decided to dis-own him. Couple years later my mom started getting chummier with 'K' and of course oogled over the grandkids but was just never able to be around my brother.

  Eventually 'K' decided enough was enough. If mom couldn't accept her own son, she sure wasn't entitled to the grandkids and herself.

  Mother was taken aback and eventually (years later) decided (after talking to elders) that she could have relationship with them. About 6 months later she moved in.

  Be careful what you ask for!

  -Aude.