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  Encouraged by the Org. itself to expose them............

  by iknowall558 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok...when i left the org, i was quiet for a while....as you are, trying to get used to not being a jw robot, and trying to show the rest of the congregation and former friends and family, ..(like it matters),..that you are still nice, polite, spiritual......... not engaging in criminal acts, not smoking or taking drugs and not becoming the local slut falling out of pubs and clubs at the weekend in an alcohol induced stupor.

  then i changed my mind!

  not that i started engaging in all of the above....but that i stopped being quiet.

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  Nellie

  keep up the good work!
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  Reverse Witnessing - 101

  by Jim_TX in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  on the weekends, i am usually found - in the mornings - at the local coffee shop - where i study - and madly write my new ideas - or expand on old ones.. it is a time when i put to paper all of the thoughts of the past week - and dream up new ones for the next one.. anyway, on sunday mornings, there is a retired schoolteacher lady who - with her husband show up after their church services and have breakfast.

  she will usually try to find an open pair of seats at the counter next to me - to talk with me.

  this morning, they sat next to me, and she began talking (which usually interrupts my solo quiet time).. during the chatter, she asked me if i was into sports when i was in school.

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  Nellie

  Don't forget to count your time! :)
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  A discussion with the good Reverend....

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the watchtower society and god have no similarity.. in my experience, as a 14 years-old-boy i was carrying a heavy burden of sin.

  then i was told that jesus christ left all of heavens glory, came into this world and lived a perfect life for 33 1/2 years and then died on that torture stake for sinner.

  as i heard this, i asked myself if i was really hearing what this man was saying.

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  Nellie

  Jeff - Thanks for sharing. When next you list your attributes, be sure to include patient at the top!

  I've said to a few people that once upon a time, I knew the answers - now I know I don't. It's a bit unnerving - not being able to answer with authority, but I consider it more TRUTH that I can say, "I don't know," than the dogmatic approach of both the WBTS and your friend the good Reverend.
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  There's a troll in the yard!

  by Nellie in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ok - true story!.

  my friend runs a diner/restaurant in a small rural town in georgia (population 400).

  one of the waitresses has a 15-year old downs syndrome son who she occassionally leaves home alone while she works.

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  Ok - I don't argue with Snopes! I guess I've been had . . . wait till I get my hands on the person who told me this!!!
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  There's a troll in the yard!

  by Nellie in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ok - true story!.

  my friend runs a diner/restaurant in a small rural town in georgia (population 400).

  one of the waitresses has a 15-year old downs syndrome son who she occassionally leaves home alone while she works.

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  Nellie

  No - not a witness story. They live in Georgia. This happened @ 2 weeks ago.
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  There's a troll in the yard!

  by Nellie in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ok - true story!.

  my friend runs a diner/restaurant in a small rural town in georgia (population 400).

  one of the waitresses has a 15-year old downs syndrome son who she occassionally leaves home alone while she works.

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  Ok - true story!

  My friend runs a diner/restaurant in a small rural town in Georgia (population 400). One of the waitresses has a 15-year old Downs Syndrome son who she occassionally leaves home alone while she works.

  She gets a phone call from him, "Mom, there's a troll in the yard." After assuring him that there is no such thing as a troll and having a small debate about it, she hangs up and tries to go back to work. Worried now that he might be having some sort of breakdown, she tells her boss about the incident and gets permission to go home and check on him. She calls him back while she's driving home, and he says, "Don't worry, Mom, everything's okay. I trapped the troll."

  Trapped the troll! Ok, now she's really worried. What the heck is going on? When she gets home, she checks the front yard and then runs around back to check there too. She sees nothing...So she goes inside.

  She finds her son - excited - he points to the closet door (that has a chair wedged up under the doorknob) and says, "See Mom, I trapped the troll - it's in the closet!" Banging noises are coming out of the closet and she's afraid to open the door, but she must. As soon as the door is opened, out runs ..... a midget (little person) - cursing and screaming. It turns out he was a Census worker!

  The boy opened the door, picked him up and threw him in the closet! "You see Mom, there are trolls!" ROFLMAO!!!

  P.S. - No charges were filed against the boy or his mom. I told my friend she needs to get one of those little troll dolls and make it part of the restaurant decor!
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  How long will I be an exJW vs a fomer JW?

  by AllTimeJeff in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  drew sagan in a recent post (he recently graduated college) said this, something that i agree with and frankly, think about often.

  to those of you who feel that you need to "help others" in the watchtower i give you this word of caution.

  be careful, because that may simply be an excuse you are using to remain stuck in the past.

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  Jeff - while I can appreciate your feelings that your posts have become somewhat repetitive, you must take into consideration that for anyone new to the site, they're lifelines to their future. I remember well that within a few days of finding the site, I came across a comment referring to the UN scandal. I had never heard of the UN scandal and asked about it. Imagine my surprise! Words of wisdom are never old! No matter how often they're repeated...now I'm off to find LadyLee's posting. Thanks for the direction ... again!
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  Dub....dubs ?

  by upnorth in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've seen that----> (dubs or dub) used quite a few times but haven't connected it to anything.. could someone 'splain it to me.

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  thanks, it's early spring time uphere and my brain is not completely thawed.

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  Nellie

  It's how you pronounce the letter "W" - Dub

  So J Dub is equal to JW or shortened to just Dub.

  You'll also see borg - used in place of org (organization) and a nod to the Borg from Star Trek and how singleminded they were (we won't mention the fact that they were evil as well).

  You'll see "witless" instead of "witness" and "Jehoba" (and other variations) - I don't think I need to explain those!
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  Which is your favourite single malt Scotch Whisky, and why?

  by lifelong humanist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as a true scot, i'm deeply passionate about most things scottish, any possibly one of our small nation's most successful export is my main favourite - our single malt whisky heritage.. i'm writing this while savouring a 12 year old highland park - distilled in the orkney islands, the most northerly distillery in scotland.

  it is one of my favourites - it was my late father's favourite tipple.

  yet, only 500m from my house is scotlands oldest legal whisky distillery - glenturret, in crieff.

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  Nellie

  Sorry guys (and gals) can't stomach the stuff - but Hubby absolutely loves Glenlevitt. I'm marking this thread for future reference to use your suggestions as gift ideas. Birthday and Xmas are coming up!

  Thanks!
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  Do I want to change my mind?

  by Nellie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  two brothers came to the door this morning wanting to know if i've changed my mind about my da.

  i've been wondering what was going on - i sent my da request in march, and as far as i knew, no announcement had been made.

  i've been pacing for months now, waiting, wondering, hoping beyond hope that they had a change of heart and would let me just be !!!

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  Two brothers came to the door this morning wanting to know if I've changed my mind about my DA. I've been wondering what was going on - I sent my DA request in March, and as far as I knew, no announcement had been made. I've been pacing for months now, waiting, wondering, hoping beyond hope that they had a change of heart and would let me just BE !!! So now - one more time - answer the $64,000 question . . .

  HELL NO!

  As he walked away and I closed the door, he said: Ohh, BTW, we'll make the announcement on Thursday - be sure to let us know if you change your mind before then . . .