Posts by love2Bworldly

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My oldest son found me this morning!!!

by Frannie Banannie in

i've looked for him for 16 yrs.

and he found me this morning.

:) there are 8 and my oldest son has the only two g/sons that i have.. we were lost to each other before i left the wts, because when i lived in california and he lived in colorado springs, we both moved at the same time and we each had unlisted numbers.. i'm very, very pleased and excited.

love2Bworldly

That is wonderful! Is he still a JW?

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JW attitude toward death

by love2Bworldly in

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friends

i was just remembering how when i lost my non-jw brother when i was a teenager, that my witness friends were not very supportive when he died.

he died in his sleep at age 22, and he was a very nice person.

i remember crying at school and my jw friends were like, oh brother it's already been a week!

love2Bworldly

I was just remembering how when I lost my non-JW brother when I was a teenager, that my witness friends were not very supportive when he died. He died in his sleep at age 22, and he was a very nice person. I remember crying at school and my JW friends were like, oh brother it's already been a week! And you are still crying?

Then the Watchtower had articles years later about how it was ok to grieve a lost loved one, and that some people take longer than others to heal. That pissed me off, because I thought to myself--why do I need the Watchtower to tell me how long I have permission to grieve for a lost loved one?

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Not good, not good at all

by lola28 in

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friends

hi guys,.

sorry to burden you all with this but i really have no one that i want to talk about this with, i'm afraid that i will burst into tears and wont be able to stop if i call any of my friends and tell them what's going on.

my little sister has been ill with a fever for three weeks, her doctor kept telling her it was just a bad case of the flu and that she had an ear infection, he gave her antibiotics and sent her home.

love2Bworldly

Lola--very sorry to hear your sister is ill

I will pray for her to have a speedy recovery. Take care of yourself, don't get rundown with stress.

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The Watchtower Societya Woman's Perspective

by The wanderer in

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the watchtower societya woman's perspective often times, i wondered how the sisters viewed the organization.. there will be two or three inquiries regarding this discussion so.

any information regarding it would be appreciated.. the way the sisters dressed according to the way the society viewed women what did you.

think about there standards regarding the dress code?.

love2Bworldly

Women's Dress: what really annoyed me is that I couldn't wear a split skirt (skort is another word)--I had some nice outfits for work that had matching jackets and were dressy. Then one time I met 2 girls from Ireland who told me they wore jeans out in service! I couldn't believe it. Gouchos (long split skirt, like loose long shorts but dressier) were a no no also.

As far as the way women were treated--I knew some teenage JW girls who weren't allowed to ride horses because you know, they might break their cherry! Spare me!

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The Great Taboo Discussion---Suicides among former Jehovah's Witnesses

by The wanderer in

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friends

the great taboo discussionsuicides among former jehovah's witnesses to write about this discussion neither appeals to me nor does it make me feel comfortable to discuss it.. however, it is necessary to consider in light of all the trauma, negative experiences, and personal traged-.

ies that have happened to individuals on this board.

(what inspired me to write this subject was a bone chilling account .

love2Bworldly

I urge people out there who are suffering from depression to please get help, because people who know you--including on this board would miss you!

I have suffered from depression since I was a small child, and am now in my forties--I have found that if I stay on my anti-depressant I feel like a normal person emotionally; when I don't take any medication, it feels like anytime I am under stress about anything--that I am overwhelmed and can't cope, and am going to have a nervous breakdown. Life is full of ups and downs, and people who suffer from depression have a much more difficult time coping with stress.

I had no idea that suicide was this common among JWs but it doesn't surprise me. It's a religion that basically teaches you are dirt and can never be good enough.

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JWs Stopped By!!

by RichieRich in

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friends

so, i had just woke up, and i was sitting on my couch.

i'm wearing a pair of worn khaki shorts, and a tshirt.. there is a subtle knock on the door.

so, i walk over to the door.

love2Bworldly

Richie--you are awesome! And I might add a very popular guy on this board, which should give your ego a boost.

IQuit--hilarious! Wish I would have thought of that!!!------....To bad you didn't have a bowl of Halloween candy by the door you could have put some in their book bags.

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Read this

by mouthy in

new supermarket near my house has an automatic water mister to keep the .

produce fresh.

just before it goes on, you hear the sound of distant thunder .

love2Bworldly

LOL That is hilarious!!!

I just sent that joke to a few friends. Thanks for the smiles.

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Finally told the family

by unique1 in

jw
friends

while at the great corporate monster we call walley world, i ran into my uncle and aunt.

all of my family with the exception of my parents are not and have never been in the truth.

because of this i never really saw them much growing up.

love2Bworldly

Hope you have a great time with them on the holidays!

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When are ex-jws/Apostates going to get on with their lives?

by booker-t in

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friends

i went to a ex-jw's potluck the other day and it will be my last time going.

there were about 20 ex-jw's there just bashing the watchtower society for 2 hours.

i had all i could take and left.

love2Bworldly

I think different people need different paths for their own healing. I've gotten on with my life, but enjoy coming to this site and reading and learning and trying to encourage people who are having a hard time after leaving the JWs.

I know what you mean about support groups though. I was encouraged to go to WEAVE meetings years ago when I divorced my first husband (or maybe I had to go to get help filing a restraining order I don't remember) he was controlling and abusive--but not to the point where he hit me because I left him before he got to that point. When I attended a couple of meetings, I was very overwhelmed by some of the ladies in the group because some of them were going through getting beatings and having their children beaten and I felt extremely depressed by it and couldn't handle having to hear their stories. I stopped going after the second meeting--but that doesn't mean that some people weren't getting a lot out of going to these group sessions because they needed it.

Then I was encouraged to join a support group for Al-Anon, because I seem to have issues with co-dependency. The same thing happened to me at these meetings as the WEAVE meetings, there were people who were dealing with very severe situations and it was very depressing, and since I wasn't with my alcoholic/pothead spouse anymore--I didn't see the point in going to these meetings.

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What do you do when a old Boyfriend wants to meet up for dinner........

by whyamihere in

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friends

we are just friends and we talk maybe 3 or 4 times a year, just to catch up.

well today, actually 5 minutes ago he said he was going to be in my area with in the next month and wants to have dinner.. i don't see a problem with it.

i haven't seen him in years and it would be nice just to meet up for dinner and some laughs.

love2Bworldly

I vote don't go if you are happily married.