Posts by sass_my

When two people asked that of me, I wish I'd known at the time that the correct answer was 'everywhere'. I've discovered so many 'organisations' that make me feel like a part of something (new friends, exploring new beliefs, volunteering, sports clubs...) since leaving theirs, that it's hard to know where to start, if they think they need direction.

Sorry, hasn't answered your question though. I like the pink unicorn thing.

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Do You Think 2006 Will Be A Good Year For You?

by minimus in

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how's life??

do you think that things will get better or worse?

sass_my_frass

It's going to be awesome!! A new marriage, a new degree, maybe buying a house or starting the shop for it, thinking about travel plans next year, new things at work...

God made the moon Anewme. I know that now, just as I know God made your two beautiful eyes.

Aaaaaw!

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hello

by puritz in

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someone talk to me

sass_my_frass

Hey there. What's the story?

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One more month till im in Fiji (fluff)

by Es in

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one more month today till im in fiji for my honeymoon.

hooray cant wait.

es

sass_my_frass

Skite! :D

You'll have a great time. It's going to be hot there!

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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.

sass_my_frass

I would compare that to the story of my lesbian witness friend who I'm not allowed to visit, because her lesbian witness housemate and former partner shuns me. A little perspective and manners from the shunner would go a long way, but as she's surrounded by witness family and friends who are happy to ignore the situation as long as nobody brings it up, she's probably just afraid that somebody like me will.

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How can anyone understand?

by justsomedude in

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i have a question that not many people would understand.

i have faith that despite how crazy it sounds, most on this board will probably know what i am talking about though.

i'm on the path to leaving this cult that has been a part of my life for more than 27 years.

sass_my_frass

Hi love and well done with what you've achieved for yourself so far! My two cents; my husband isn't and ex-witness, and it isn't a problem for us. I'm able to talk about my JW issues here with people who do understand, and get on with the sunny side of life with my love. I hope that one day it will all be behind me and not be something I still need to 'deal with', in the meantime I'm able to separate my love life from it. That is, there are plenty of people out there you'll be able to be friends with and even develop relationships with, and you'll start seeing how shortly.

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Shunning

by sass_my_frass in

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i've had a bit of a breakthrough in realising that the disfellowshipping has achieved the exact opposite of what it was supposed to; it was supposed make me see the seriousness of my error and want to return, but it has instead made me see that if it is actually a big deal, it's god who forgives, not these guys, and it's driven me completely away.

they think that holding to ransom my relationships with old friends and relatives will make it worth the struggle, but... to be honest i don't want conditional love from anybody.

i think i'll eventually feel an occasional background sadness over three good friends i'll never see again, and i'll miss that history we had together.

sass_my_frass

I've had a bit of a breakthrough in realising that the disfellowshipping has achieved the exact opposite of what it was supposed to; it was supposed make me see the seriousness of my error and want to return, but it has instead made me see that if it is actually a big deal, it's god who forgives, not these guys, and it's driven me completely away. They think that holding to ransom my relationships with old friends and relatives will make it worth the struggle, but... to be honest I don't want conditional love from anybody. I think I'll eventually feel an occasional background sadness over three good friends I'll never see again, and I'll miss that history we had together. My family though... no, I'm recovering from the guilt of 'what I've done to them'. They have made the choice to shun me, and I don't want that kind of behaviour in my life. Getting there...

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Seriously though, how CAN the WTBTS Book Publishing Corp...

by sf in

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...stop the information that the marvelous tool the internet provides all who seek its inner workings?.

what will they actually be able to do about the momentum of facts, backed by documents and other evidence, that seem to be gaining at a faster pace these days?.

would they, could they actually hear a miraculous voice that of jehovah telling them that the internet is a tool of satan and then produce a scripture the flock would see as divine guidance through the gb, thus through a new article {new light} that they must give it up completely?.

sass_my_frass

It's hard to know whether they'll loosen up on some ridiculous doctrines and go more mainstream, or clamp down harder and not care about the shrinking membership (the love of the greater number, after all, will cool off).

By the time it happens, I hope to be long past caring! All it will do for me is get me my family back, and I've started to realise that we're all better off without each other.

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