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  do you think that JW are brainwashed?

  by notmyself in

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  i'm d/f for about 2 years and my dad ( an elder ) hasn't spoke with me since, my mom sometimes talk to me , but i always have to call her , just to see how's she's doing, and guess what, when she answer her phone is : oh, i was preeching!!!.

  they're always preeching, but my brother contact me today telling me that we can speak again due to the fact that i'm d/f , what do you guys think?

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  curlygirl

  Without even the tiniest little doubt.

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  Happy but sad E Mail...

  by Snoozy in

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  well..i have a computer now... my son (42) just received an e amil from one of his and my deceased hubby's old model airplane club's buddies... i pulled it up and just started bawling... hubby got sick so fast he didn't have time to finish building a model airplane for one of the guys in the club.

  so one of the guys in the club bought all hubby's equipment and airplanes and trailer to haul them in.

  (big planes).

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  curlygirl

  Welcome to the board!

  I teared up as I read your post and I'm so sorry for your loss.

  I'd love to see those photos when you get them up.

  Curlygirl
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  Is there any way I can just “cream skim” the “Truth”????

  by HiddenQuestioner in

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  i have been lurking for some time and only recently started to post if you have seen my posts, i have always represented myself as a loyal jw and one who is planning to stay in however, lately my faith and commitment as a jw has been tested and, without going into details, i am having problems of faith and life that i could really use some help on.

  if so, you might ask, why dont i just leave?

  well, i have a wife that is a very devout jw and she would be crushed and very upset if i quit she believes it all 100% and lives to worship the borg in fact, she would be very upset if she even knew i was visiting this site.

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  I think alot of us here have been in a similiar situation-----I feel for you. I decided that I just couldn't continue to live in such a loveless,hypocritical world. I confessed to my husband how unhappy I was and it was really difficult for him at first but, soon he started telling me about all of the doubts he'd had for most of his life. Remember that most witnesses internalize everything. Your wife probably has doubts too. We are just so afraid to confide those doubts to other dubs because of the gestapo like tactics employed and encouraged. How sad that we feel we can't even tell the person closest to us that we have questions for fear of losing them. You can try to skim and it may work for you for awhile but, eventually a toll will be taken. Your marriage may suffer regardless and I'm guessing your sense of self will as well. For everything that I lost in leaving the org, I have gained such a powerful sense of freedom. I am truly happy and at peace with myself and the world that I live in. No more guilt. Priceless. Good luck to you and have alittle faith in yourself. Curlygirl
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  Shunned by a JW leading a double life

  by misspeaches in

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  i seriously do not understand how some people reason.

  if they do reason at all.. my boyfriend has been friends with a couple of guys since highschool.

  it turns out that both these guys are jw's.

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  I wonder how long it will be before he starts spreading trash about you.

  Look out. He has to make you look bad so that no one will believe you if you happen to mention to anyone what he's been up too. Its a tried and true dub tactic.

  curlygirl
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  Which meetings did you hate the most?

  by JH in

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  out of the 5 weekly meetings, here are the ones i hated the most.. in order.

  1. theocratic ministry school ( i hated speaking in public) got me so nervous.. 2. service meeting ( too much crap and statistics and presentations).

  3. the book study ( just a waist of time ).

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  Every bloody one.
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  Please don't refer to your husband as...

  by IronGland in

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  hubby.

  the term makes me nauseas.

  carry on.

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  Somebodys jealous
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  Why do they walk so slowly?

  by helios in

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  i have only to turn into any road or street and if there are any jws operating within my area of vision i can pick them out.. it may only be something that occurs in uk but they actually walk at half speed.

  yet if i see any local jw in the town shopping they fly along, except the very old ones.

  we are in the end of the end time.

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  It's called 'pacing yourself'.

  If you were in a hurry to get to a door or territory you were told by the pioneers to "slow down and pace yourself". You get creative when you have to put that much time in.

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  What's the best way to FADE away from the JW's?

  by JH in

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  what do you think is the best way to fade away from the jw org, without being df'd and without being bothered by them?.

  just stop going and not answer their calls?.

  change congregation, and never show up?.

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  Join the Witness Protection Program.

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  Now Elders Are Making Elderly & Infirm Feel Guilty For "Being Hooked Up"!

  by minimus in

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  my mom as well as a few others are "hooked up by phone" to the meetings.

  lately, the elders are saying in their talks that if a brother or sister could be at the meetings but instead are "hooked up", then they are hurting jehovah by not having regular association with the "friends" at the kingdom hall.

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  Its those kinds of people that had my mother pioneering while she was being treated for cancer. Those same people had the nerve to roll their eyes when they would ask how she was feeling and she would respond honestly. I hope God shows them the same kind of mercy that they showed to my mother.

  Curlygirl
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  Do you exercise or do anything special to physically look your best?

  by JH in

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  i walk alot in the summer time, usually about 5 miles a day when it's nice.

  i never eat too much, so i don't gain weight.

  a few days ago, i bought 2 ten pound dumbells and elastic bands and hand grips at walmart... i exercise with that about an hour a day.

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  Billygoat--

  We found out three years ago that my hubby was allergic to wheat also. Unfortunately, I've learned how to make all of those yummy cookies,cakes etc. with rice flours! When we went to the gym all of the time it didn't matter much but, we've moved recently and the goodies are catching up with us!!! Time to get back to the gym!

  Curlygirl