Nellie

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  I'm afraid

  by lola28 in

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  wow, where to begin?

  i guess i just need to let it all out.

  my sister is in pain and i don't know what to do to fix it.

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  Nellie

  (((((hugs)))))
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  Newbies - Now What Do You Think?

  by Nellie in

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  being on this site is a little like having taken the forbidden fruit .

  .. joining the site, is a little like eating of the fruit .

  has your vision changed any?

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  Nellie

  I agree - this site has been life-altering for me. Just as I was beginning to second guess my doubts and feel guilty about leaving, I found it. I'm grateful everyday that I didn't spend too much energy on those feelings.
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  Newbies - Now What Do You Think?

  by Nellie in

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  being on this site is a little like having taken the forbidden fruit .

  .. joining the site, is a little like eating of the fruit .

  has your vision changed any?

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  Nellie

  No takers?
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  Letter to Read

  by Outaservice in

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  some time ago, i posted an open letter of gaila nobles and since then many new people are on this site.

  i think it would be worth it for you to take a look at it, and think about it, especially those still associated.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/20589/1.ashx.

  click on it to read.. outaservice

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  Nellie

  You said it Lenny - WOW.

  Thanks for sharing this wonderful letter.
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  Newbies - Now What Do You Think?

  by Nellie in

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  being on this site is a little like having taken the forbidden fruit .

  .. joining the site, is a little like eating of the fruit .

  has your vision changed any?

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  Nellie

  Being on this site is a little like having taken the forbidden fruit . . .

  Joining the site, is a little like eating of the fruit . . .

  Now, what do you see? Has your vision changed any?
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  How Did You Choose Your Alias?

  by hambeak in

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  i' curious how everyone came up with these unique alias names.

  my partner gave me mine because my favorite meat is ham.. hambeak

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  Nellie

  Nelly is an abbreviation of my name (that no one uses and therefore would not recognize me by).
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  Double Standards

  by seek2find in

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  hi all, i've been thinking a lot lately about the chapter in coc where ray is talking about double standards and was wondering how many exist in the organization today.

  one, that i've noticed is that employment issues seemed to be addressed differently depending on which congergation you are in.

  for instance, in a congregation in one city, a brother might be removed from a position if he goes to work for a fire department or ems service because the shift work would require missing to many meetings, where as in another congergation you may have a respected elder that has such employment and everything is cool.

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  Nellie

  We were in one congregation in Connecticut where the brothers frowned on anyone who was an executive in business because it meant they could have to travel and/or miss meetings. The PO cleaned buildings for a living, one servant was a bricklayer and another collected the coins out of parking meters.

  My husband always thought they were all losers!
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  My Whole Life Seems Like A Fabrication

  by Pioneer Spit...oh, i mean Spirit in

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  i'm brand new here but have been reading for months.

  my sincere thanks to those who have come before me, shown me that i'm not alone, that i'm not nuts and not a loser.

  i was raised a hoho, pioneered my best years away, i married a nice brother, my dad was an elder, one or of both my parents have been pioneers for 30 years+, we hosted bethel speakers and gb members in our home, my parents have had numerous circuit ass.

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  Welcome Catfish - you're among friends!

  Sasha - on this site you will find lots of "phrases" used to describe and/or taunt JWs - a few of the common ones are Hoho's, JDubs, Witlesses and Dubs just to name a few. You should understand, just use your "context clues."
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  Sometimes our reputation is the only thing we have

  by Lady Lee in

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  a few years ago i went to a apostafest in montreal.

  one of the couples there was someone i knew.

  her sister was someone my had a study with and brought into the "truth".

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  Nellie

  This topic really hit home! Recently I called out one of my best friends - the kind of friend that you would get up at 3:00 in the morning because they needed to talk friend, the kind of friend that you would do just about anything for friend because I hadn't heard from them (both husband and wife) in almost a year. Mind you, we live 10 minutes away, and have both house and cell phones.

  But anyway, my friend told me that the reason they hadn't been in contact was because they had "heard some things" about me and my husband! I had to pick myself up off the floor I was so shocked by the comment! If my BEST FRIENDS believe "something" they heard, what chance in hell do I have that the average joe-blow is gonna think the best of me?
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  It's when you don't expect to be SHUNNED...

  by Ms. Whip in

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  ...that it hurts the most.

  today, when i was walking into the grocery store entrance an old jw friend of mine was walking out.

  it was one of those face to face akward moments where there's no way you can pretend the other person isn't there.

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  Nellie

  Isn't it just wonderful how they can choose to "mark" someone and "shun" them - all in the name of LOVE!