It was a very insightful read and really made me sad - as a parent of 3 we put our kids through all the anguish you express. Oh to live my life again ............. thankfully we are all doing that now!!!! You write exceptionally well and look forward to more. alw
Posts by alw
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16Starting to write my Witness Story... anyone want to read Chapter one?
by AK - Jeff inmy storychapter one - first contact
the day was a hot one, july or august of 1959 i think.
the three of us were out popping tar-bubbles on the street next to our home.
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Finally on our way to the World Cup
by alw inwell after 32 years australia have made history - they are now in the running for the world cup 2006 at germany.
what a game!!!
aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi.
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Thanks Ozzie - I did look for another post - didn't want to duplicate but couldn't find one. Wasn't looking in the right place. It was a good match and really felt for all the players - a long tiring night but well rewarded for the Aussies. alw
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Finally on our way to the World Cup
by alw inwell after 32 years australia have made history - they are now in the running for the world cup 2006 at germany.
what a game!!!
aussie aussie aussie oi oi oi.
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Well after 32 years Australia have made history - they are now in the running for the World Cup 2006 at Germany. What a game!!! Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi. Did any of you manage to see it? I don't really like seeing a game ending with penalty shootouts but the Aussie goalie did marvellously. Still on a high!!!! alw
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No more exams!!
by Frog in...well at least not for another 7 months or so!!
i've just walked out of my final uni exam for the year, and am feeling pretty chuffed about it:).
i'm really pleased with how the exams went and the effort i put into revision, it just feels like such a bloody good achievement to have followed through with something that has come to mean to much to me.. now it's 4 months off for some serious student bludging time!
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Congrats Frog - enjoy the summer break and rejuvenate - enjoy the drink!!! alw
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Sabotaging one's life...
by Frog ini think that if i don't take the time to post this one out of me i may very well implode:(.
gosh i feel so bloody awful at the moment, and i apologise for laying this on my friends here when i know you all have your own ordeals to deal with.. i've been feeling intensley anxious lately about going home to visit my family at the end of the year.
there's going to be a bit of a family reunion in my home town, which will mainly consist of my immediate family (my never been baptised brother, my disfellowshipped self, and my fence sitter baptised father) and my uncles family (once an elder of 20years, my aunty, their two 20somethings sons who've never been baptised, and my cousin who like me was diss'd a few or so years ago).
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Thinking of you - alw
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Hello from Australia...
by Riverview injust wanted to say hi.... its my 1st time on here...it looks good.. are there many here from aus??.
i am 37 - male - was a jw all my life until 2 years ago.
used to pioneer regularly and was a ms. thankfully i questioned everything in the end and found out who god really is and the history of the jw's....my wife and i were shocked after reading coc and c/freedom.
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Welcome - another aussie here - just been away for a week to Adelaide - not quite as far as western australia. Hope you enjoy the board - we're friendly here. alw
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Email I received off mum
by Es inhey all, i usually pop into my folks once a week so that my son can see his grandparents.
anyway last week my dad asked if i wanted to go to a country show\fete with them on sat , so anyway a couple of days later i emailed my mum to see whether my fiance (non jw) could come too.. this is the email i received today.
as you are going to be busy over the next few weeks, we dont want to put added pressure on you, dont feel you have to come to the show.plus we have already explained the situation regarding mike we dont have anything against him personally, but the situation is difficult for us regards associating with him as your fiance because it would be viewed as our supporting your decision to marry out of the truth.
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Thinking of you - it's very hard being witness parents!!! been there done that!!! we inflicted the same stupid reasonings to our daughter. I am really sorry for you - we put our daughter through hell so I know you must be going through torture right now. Let rip here - I am so thankful my daughter had somewhere to vent when she was angry - you were all soooooooo supportive. Thankyou. Thankfully we have seen the error of our ways and are now 'out'. Perhaps you may have a happy ending too. alw
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While preaching, did you realize that you were also screwing up their lives
by JH in.
when you were going door to door, although you had the pure intention of teaching people what you taught was god's will, did you realize back then, that if they listened to you and accepted a bible study that you were also screwing up their lives and that they would suffer greatly by this?.
it was always in back of my mind.....
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In the last year before I left the org I was asked to accompany a sister to study with a woman. We became good friends and to this day I really regret being so enthusiastic about the 'truth'. This woman eventually became a sister just as we were leaving. We have seen her since and she is lovely - although she doesn't understand why we don't come anymore - I just want to tell her - but the time hasn't been right. Unfortunately she's being sucked right in - very encouraged that her husband attends the public talk!!! Hopefully one day - guilt............. guilt...............guilt................... alw
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The Breast Cancer Site needs your help today, please.
by Frannie Banannie inplease do this, it will only take a minute of your time!!!.
a favor to ask .
it only takes a minute.... .
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Hi - I've been clicking away - good cause - who knows when it could strike!!! alw
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My so-called life
by riko inhello everyone..i just wanted to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about my experiences.. i'm 23, have been raised in the truth all my life.
when i was 18, i made a foolish decision to get married, something i knew deep down i wasn't ready for, still being very much in the 'bloom of youth'.
i reluctantly saw my future as being one of jehovahs witnesses and with all my adolescent drives, i moved away from home to marry a man with about the same maturity as me.
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Welcome to the board Riko - I'm sure you will find healing and encouragement here. Enjoy the journey - alw