In my experience, what you describe about "online friends" is not different than people IRL.
Posts by rebel8
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75I came here three years ago for support and to make friends
by KateWild inthis site is such a great and valuable resource and simon is to be commended for running it for so long.
when i first came i was in such a bad state and really needed support and friendship.
so many posters commented on my threads and showed genuine care some are real life friends, some are facebook friends, some i talk to on the phone and some are forum friends.. i have just realised though that everyone online is not your friend.
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rebel8
Smart and beautiful!
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What would you like to have known about JWs before deciding whether to get baptised?
by slimboyfat inif you could go back in time and tell yourself one thing about jws would you do it?
and what would you choose to say to yourself?
do you think you could have convinced yourself not to get baptised if you chose the right thing to say?
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rebel8
If you could go back in time and tell yourself one thing about JWs would you do it?
"Say no, get away and tell someone."
Yes, you recognize that as a saying to kids so they don't get abused.
I wasn't being sexually abused, but I was being physically and mentally abused. If I had just notified my normal parent what was going on, it would have been over. I didn't know that at the time. I was brainwashed just like other abused people--don't trust others, don't tell them what's happening, they're against us, they're the enemy.
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rebel8
This should be real. Caleb and Sparlock should be included.
Caleb's sister could get points for how many children with gay parents she can offend at school each day.
Accurately count the number of climaxes depicted in the sign language masturbation video=10 points
Or you could do dollars instead of points. The dollars you earn could be offset by the court fines for refusal to turn over child molestation records.
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exposed 3 jw's in front of my jw dad
by JunkYardDog inon a road trip with my jw dad and stopped at the rest stop.
this jw lady walked up to me with a craptower.
big mistake.
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rebel8
oops, sorry junkyard, I fat fingered it--accidentally clicked dislike.
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JW Cart Witnessing = ONE BIG JOKE
by Black Man inwas talking to a good buddy of mine a couple days ago (we pioneered and were in bethel together and have both left the cult a few years ago), about the current cart and d. and the consensus was that it is now a complete joke.
was watching a couple witnesses last week sit at a table with their literature display.
no approaching people for conversation, no initiating stimulating dialogue with passerbys, as was encouraged when i "pioneered" back in the day.
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rebel8
I found FS extremely embarrassing. I think the cart thing would be more humiliating than door to door. At least at the doors, most people don't answer, and at worst, you are only bugging the crap out of one person at a time. Sitting at a cart like that in public, omg.
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LifesNotOver - Part Four
by LifesNotOver inso ... i don't know if any of this is even of interest any more, i know i'm getting kinda bored with it :) so many other more interesting stories out there.
anyway, limped my way through 17 years being a jw until now.
not a good jw mind you.
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rebel8
I don't want to spend much more time on fading or whatever, I want to start living and stop pretending I'm just "so depressed"
This is a very important thing you've said. You can do this. Stop saying you're depressed and stop pretending you are. Go about being happy as much as you can. You can still play the "discouraged" one, which will not be dishonest at all.
I need counselling, don't know where to get it.
How about asking your primary care provider for a referral? Yellow pages? Online government registries of licensed professionals? Insurance company referral lines or provider directories?
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Are there any instances of "GOD" order and/or condoning the rape of women in the bible?
by Black Man inthis came up recently with my dyed-in-the-wool jw pioneer mother, who swears up and down that there are no scriptural instances of this happening.
i seem to remember a couple passages, but can't remember where they were..
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rebel8
http://www.evilbible.com/evil-bible-home-page/rape-in-the-bible/
http://www.alternet.org/gender/what-bible-says-about-rape
Jesus is the product of child rape--age 13--no matter who you believe the baby daddy is. This from a god who believed his perfect son couldn't consent to baptism until age 33. Consent to impregnation when you're 13=A-OK. Consent to baptism=wait til you're in your 30s.
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Alligators Infested Waters
by Iamallcool indo you know the name of the country where the wt said the brothers walked thru alligators infested waters to go to the assembly, etc?
there is no way i will do that for jehoober!
they sound like rick fearon.
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rebel8
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i'm leaving this site forever
by stan livedeath inas the title says--i'm out of here for good.. the site is full of atheists, communists, 7th day adventists, creationists, believers, deceivers, receivers, football supporters,.
dodgy types, cantleave---and assorted wankers.. so no place for me--because i'm none of the above so dont fit in.
so--this is goodbye forever my friends--its been almost average knowing you.
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rebel8
I support atheist wankers who support football.