Posts by curlygirl

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My sis calls & says,"Your dead"&"I wish you'd died in a car accident"(long)

by morwen in

ya know... i'm a bit amazed at times at how utterly out of touch with reality jw's can be.

here's a little bit of a background of what's been going on....

i've been having an on going issue with my jw family about my husband & i(and our 4 young children) no longer going to meetings and us having questions/problems with this religion.we are not df'd nor da'd (at this point) but have not been to a meeting in about 7 months and have been inactive for probably 3-4 years now.we haven't lived near my parents for several years so they have been a little "in the dark" so to speak as to us being inactive but we kinda were given a bit of "lee-way" since 5 yrs.

curlygirl

Wow.

I'm really impressed with the way you handled your sister. I'm taking notes!!!

CG

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Do Some JW Elders Secretly Consider It Possible That They Are Wrong?

by West70 in

i recently heard this "experience" from a now "christian" former jw, which has not previously been publicly communicated.

this jw then moved back to their home area (no jw relatives), and simply continued living their already-in-progress non-jw life.

inevitably, this exjw christian started bumping into their jw former associates.

curlygirl

And HOW exactly are you different from the judgemental, haughty and self congratulating jws?

cg

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Ex-Jehovah Witness' Near Death Experience

by little star in

i was baptized by the jehovah witnesses in 1970. in arecibo, puerto rico.

i believed in god and i believed that jesuschrist was a god ( according john 1:1 on the jw's bible) created by the true god.

i didn't believe in life after death much less that i was a conscious spirit that would leave the body when i died.

curlygirl

Hellrider--

The phenomena that you are referring to is called Astral projection or Astral travel and in an awake state--OBE. It may seem odd to you but, only because you haven't investigated it. You seem to have a natural talent for something that people work years and years to achieve. Check out www.astraldynamics.com-------

curlygirl

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ORANGEFATCAT HAS A BRAIN TUMOR

by orangefatcat in

jw
friends

yes, it is so, that i have a brain tumor and i will be going to the hospital in about two hours.

i will ask my son richard to keep all of you posted.

i have all of you in my heart.

curlygirl

OFC---- My heart goes out to you. You're in my thoughts and my prayers. curlygirl

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How have you coped since leaving?

by SickofLies in

jw
friends

i noticed that many different people have coped in many different ways, i believe this reflects the fact we all have left or been kick out for different reasons.

what have you done since leaving?

have you joined another church, are you athesitc?

curlygirl

Well, we moved to the other side of the state. That was really hard at first because most JWs never learn how to rely on themselves. We were all alone......no family or friends and I would have to say that it was both the best and worst year of our lives. Once we stopped 'looking up' for all of the answers and realized that our lives were in OUR hands.......it was like a light went on. We have happy, joyful lives without guilt.

We started celebrating the holidays three years out and we've been out for almost eight years now. I lovelovelove x-mas! I'm totally like a little kid. I love decorating the tree and every year I start earlier and earlier!

The friend thing is a bit trickier. I've always considered myself a social person and didn't think it would be any big thing. I was wrong. The first year I made friends with anyone it seemed with a mental illness. To go a step farther, I made friends with people with multiple personalities. That was my mo for the first year. I'd love to tell you that I figured it all out and I'm surrounded by lots of friends......I'm still working on that. Finally, I was talking to my husband and I told him that I wished I could just meet a bunch of ex jws because we'd probably have more in common. That's when I found the board and here I am. I've met some really wonderful people off of the board and there are many more who post here that I would love to have a conversation with. It's really strange that it took me so long to allow myself to look at apostate websites especially since I'd been celebrating the holidays for years but, I'm here now and loving it!

There is happiness outside of the org. I think that the peace comes when you realize that you and only you are responsible for your happiness or unhappiness.

curly

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Meeting Clothes

by Nosferatu in

jw
friends

i absolutely hated the concept of "meeting clothes".

all my meeting clothes were hand-me-downs from other brothers.

i always hated getting hand-me-downs from the fat jw kids who were older than me.

curlygirl

I have to admit that I do miss seeing my husband in a suit. He never wore the cheap suits that most of the other young guys wore. Yeah, that boy was lookin' good.

******curlygirl excuses self to go have a cigarette******

cg

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Getting Busted w/ Love Letters

by OpenFireGlass in

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friends

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love letters were the demise for many of the kids in congregations that i attended growing up..... i know i ended up in the library/back room several times for this (hopless romantic/ sagitarius) even put on public reproof for it.

(though i believe it was my dad's idea to have the elders put me on public reproof so that he could have more control over me).

curlygirl

OMG! This thread has brought back so many memories!

My parents actually burned one of my yearbooks because someone told me to "have fun and get laid this summer". Did they think that I actually would just because someone said that?! I was thirteen......good god. I did do some makin' out that summer though. That actually led to me being grounded for three months.

I can't stop giggling! Remember all of those crazy hormones and that adrenaline from sneaking around? Awwwww the good ole days.

curly

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Strip Clubs

by pratt1 in

jw
friends

would you approve of your significant other going (and enjoying) a strip club?.

as an aside, do you know of any active dubs who go to strip clubs?.

i know of and has seen several enjoying the festivities.

curlygirl

That's where I'm having my Js birthday party! I've never been to one but have always wanted too! I'm such a clean freak though. I'm worried that I'll be obsessed with cleaning the stripper pole!

Curlygirl

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