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  Just got home from the assembly!!!!! How fortunate I am!!!!

  by gringojj in

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  okay i just returned from the assembly in historic amherst, mass.

  i justlove the old houses in that town very nice.

  anyways to recap the good parts, first off obedience.

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  heatherg

  Thanks for the laugh, I needed that!! hg
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  Constantine...Throw up !!!

  by Legolas in

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  i just watched the movie constantine

  any thoughts???????

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  heatherg

  Ahh, the beauty of free speech!!!!
  
  I thought the movie was fantastic, an going to buy the DVD.
  
  Legolas, are you just not into that sorta genre of movies?? What kind do you like? hg
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  at a pioneer's birthday party... YEAH THAT'S RIGHT!

  by in a new york bethel minute in

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  a few days ago i had the privilege of being invited to a regular pioneer's birthday party.

  i met her a couple of weeks ago, and even though she knows i am inactive and have serious doubts, we hit it off on a social level.

  so that's why i was invited... .

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  heatherg

  If the WTBTS were to let this slide and celebrating b-days was to become the norm,,, just think of all of the then adults out there that would be sooo pissed at how many of their own childhood b-days they missed out on!
  
  After I left the JW's on my 21st b-day my grandmother gave me this huge box as a gift. Each layer of box held a b-day gift from age 1 to 21, so I kinda got to celebrate all the ones I had missed. hg
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  no stones please!

  by almosthome in

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  2. beliefs

  i am hoping a little balance is allowed here, or at least the coin's flip side.

  this is my story so far, but i am fairly sure it is going to end up a bit differently than most i have read on your site.

  the brothers couldn't help my husband, he didn't want help.

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  heatherg

  Thank you for sharing your story. I made me cry, knowing what you went through, and how you were able to heal.
  
  I wish that I could be like you, because there are some days that I want so desperately want to go back to how it was being a JW in my youth. Yes there was lots of bad things, but good ones too.
  
  I know in my heart that I can never go back, it's not right for me. But I am happy for you that it's right in your heart, and that it makes you happy. You will always have a place here to air things out later on if need be. Maybe you can take some of these stories back with you and educate them, to let them know that the rest of us are still human, we've just choosen different paths. I wish you the best. hg
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  my first postapostate jdub spotting...

  by kittyeatzjdubs in

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  so me, matt and alllll of our friends were at the blue monkey (a bar in memphis), and we were just sitting around, munching on pizza and throwing back beers.

  all in all, it was great.

  i basically just wanted to get the point through that i was perfectly happy and that i didn't need the dubs to have fun and have friends.

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  heatherg

  showing them how happy you are... maybe one of them started thinking... hg
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  first post, need to purge my feelings!

  by Krista in

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  this is my first post and here's my story.. my father became a witness long ago and my mom remained a lutheran.

  our attendance was sporadic due to mom's opposition.

  they knew our mom was lutheran and that she kept us from attending many meetings.

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  heatherg

  Welcome Krista, this is a great place to vent and bounce ideas and thoughts around! Look forward to hearing more from you. hg
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  YEARLY TIPS TO KEEP AWAKE DURING THE ASSEMBLY!!

  by Mary in

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  2. friends

  hey everyone, here's my yearly tips for the assembly.......there's alot of newbies here who just might benefit from sum of deeze tips.

  enjoy!

  going to the assembly this year?

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  heatherg

  Makes me want to go to assemblies again just to try out some of those suggestions!! Wish i would've been more gusty when I was still a JW! hg
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  misc goofy witness stuff

  by joelbear in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  we had a house near the kingdom hall where we always started out time when i was a pioneer.

  there was never anyone home.

  we always left a back copy.

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  heatherg

  love the memories, keep em coming! hg
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  Is this fair?

  by devinsmom in

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  ok so some of you may know that i just divorced a man who has been a deadbeat dad to our son from the very start.

  i left him shortly after we found out i was prego for several reasons including his not desiring to be there for me as i was scared and newly pregnant, he would rather continue to be an alchoholic loser, out all the time to the bars or in some chics bed or whatever.

  so he has not paid any of the ordered child support (my son is almost a year old) he never showed up to any of our divorce hearings.

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  heatherg

  My poor girl!!
  
  It's not fair, went through the same thing with Mike. I just gave up, too much frustration, and headaches, and stress for me. I just got a letter in the mail a couple of weeks ago saying they found him in Utah and are telling him to pay up after 5 yrs. He won't which is fine with me. He has a bench warrant too, for child support, so he'll never come back into the state, and there's nothing they can do to him while he's in Utah.
  
  My only advice is if you're serious about getting money from him, file a petition to have his parental rights removed. If he were to sign, that would mean that he would give up all rights until DJ was 18. If he signs, then you don't have to go through anymore headaches with him. It would really hurt, but at least you'd know where you and DJ stand with him and you wouldn't have to fight him all the time. Love you lots, always thinking of you! hg
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  JW love in action: JWs fail to inform me when roommate of two years dies

  by seattleniceguy in

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  2. friends

  when i was a witness, i shared a house with an elder/pioneer named herb.

  herb was in his eighties, and he had paid off his two-bedroom house long ago, so he would offer the extra bedroom to local brothers.

  it was a good deal, and herb got some company at the house, so everyone benefited.. for being in his eighties, herb was exceptionally fit.

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  heatherg

  Since I left the org about 9 yrs ago, many 'friends' young and old have died. Of course my Mother would wait the year or so to finally tell, it's like I'm not supposed to or allowed to grieve whenever everyone else did. Apparently I'm not good enough. For example a close friend of mine still just barely in the org had moved, and I tried desperately to find her to invite her to my wedding. I just couldn't track her down in time. 2 months after my wedding, my Mother informed me that she had died, someone had killed her, and on my wedding night. I still have trouble with that, thinking to myself, if I had only found her in time, maybe she would still be alive. I've come to peace with it more though, because I feel at times she's taking care of me and letting me know that it's okay, like she knows that I tried. It's a small comfort, especially knowing how sick the JW's are, not allowing me to grieve. hg