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Has anyone requested their Publisher Records or any other 'records'?
by tabbycat in
1. jw
2. friends
...and if so, what happened?

i am now living quite far away from my old hall, and no-on here knows i used to be a jw.

i don't know who the secretary would be in my old hall, as it's been a long time.
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God says not to go in service....
by riotgirlpeeps in
1. jw
2. friends
so this morning since my parents are both very devout witnesses i get a knock at my door, i'm supposed to go with.

i'm in my pajamas.

typical guilt trip and mention that ultimately it is my choice, more guilt tripping (last time i checked i was 26 closing in on 27 ironic isn't it how they still don't want to allow decision making).
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what do ex jws become
by jwfacts in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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what do most ex jws become, christian, athiest/agnostic or some other religion?

and since we all need to be labelled, what do i call myself now?
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Memories of your JW Youth
by Nosferatu in
1. jw
2. experiences
after reading the responses to amazing1914's recent post, i decided this would be a great thread to start.

please share some of your memories!.

when my mother first became a jw, i was very sporatic with meeting attendance.
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Need clarification on communication with a disfellowshipped person
by jostes in
1. social
2. family
was wondering the clarification of a relationship someone can have with their mother if they have been disfellowshipped and the daughter is in good standing with the congregation?

the daughter was baptised after the disfellowship.

does this mean the daughter is not to have a relationship with the mother.
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Mental and physical fitness for exJWs
by Markfromcali in
1. social
2. physical
having opened up your mind to some extent as many have, it seems there may be a natural inclination to open up your body too, be more active, flexible, what have you.

does this make sense?

have you noticed this kind of correspondance with yourself, wanting to "be all you can be" as it were?
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Cook at home or eat out?
by greendawn in
1. jw
2. experiences
do you know how to cook, even just a few simple recipes, or do you hate the idea of home cooking and prefer to always rely on restaurants and take aways, or just prepare easy snacks like sandwiches and melted cheese on toast?
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What was your breaking point?
by soundbox_guy in
1. jw
2. friends
okay, i'm new as you all probably know, so my question may have been discussed several times in the past.

i'm just curious as to when some of you came to the conclusion that enough was enough and that you didn't want to attend the meetings anymore or not be a jw.

was it in field service, at home, at the hall?
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Are Bethelites more likely to leave the JWs than others?
by Gill in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
have you any experience of families whose sons have gone off to bethel and then decided to not have any more contact with their family and jws at all very soon after returning?.

i ask this question because i know of two families where this has been the case.. the first family had three sons who one after the other went to the london bether to 'serve' within a couple of years of eachother.. after three years there all three returned home completely different people.

they then left home, left dub land, two married non jws and another lives with his girlfriend.
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Witnesses sit next to me at the theater last night
by seattleniceguy in
1. jw
2. friends
had a bizzare experience last night.

i went to see the movie mr. and mrs. smith (which, by the way, was pretty decent).

my girlfriend and i showed up about 20 minutes before the show started, so we picked out some seats and then each went to the restroom in turn while the other watched the seats.