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  do you resent your parents for bringing you into the WTS?

  by kid-A in

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  for those born into the wts, do you ever feel resentment towards your folks for forcing this upon you?

  i went through a stage of strong resentment and anger, but no longer feel this way.

  i think they sincerely believed they were acting in my best interests.

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  Ellie

  Yes, I feel a lot of resentment towards my mum
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  Are you still "Mad" or "Angry" at the Watchtower Orgaization?

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  did your "anger or hate" for the jw organization go up or down since you left the org?

  when you read all the stories on this forum about other people's experience, does your anger resurface?.

  could you go as far as saying that what they did to you or your family is unforgivable, keeping you constantly mad at them.

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  Ellie

  Perhaps its because I was a child witness that I feel no anger towards WBTS but I do feel a lot towards my mum, who foced me into it all.

  Some would say that it wasn't her fault because she was brainwashed into it all but the way I see it, she was the adult who was supposed to be looking out for her kids and she let them trick her, if I can see it now as an adult then why couldn't she?!
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  DID you miss any good TV programmes while attending meetings etc?

  by badboy in

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  any takers?

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  Ellie

  Worzel Gummidge and Super Gran on a Sunday morning, and The Bill on a Thursday evening, I was also banned from watching Grange Hill, I was a deprived child, lol.
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  Never ever shop at Comet

  by Ellie in

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  i went to comet yesterday and bought a new tv, it cost 1300 so ofcourse we handled it with utmost care all the way home.. when we got it home we took it out of the packaging to discover a huge crack all the way down the screen.. so i phoned up the customer service helpline and was put through to the store we bought it from, and spoke to the most unhelpfullest people on the planet, they denied all responsibility but eventually agreed to send an engineer round to fix it tomorrow.. then today i got a phone call from their repair department saying that the engineer was booked in error and that i should contact phillips, the makers of the tv.. so i phoned phillips and they said i should contact the store for a refund or exchange.. so i just phoned the store back and spoke to one of the muppets from the office who again denied it was their fault and said she will speak to the repair department again and call me back.. does anyone know what i can do about this or what i'm entitled to?

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  Ellie

  I went to Comet yesterday and bought a new TV, it cost £1300 so ofcourse we handled it with utmost care all the way home.

  When we got it home we took it out of the packaging to discover a huge crack all the way down the screen.

  So I phoned up the customer service helpline and was put through to the store we bought it from, and spoke to the most unhelpfullest people on the planet, they denied all responsibility but eventually agreed to send an engineer round to fix it tomorrow.

  Then today I got a phone call from their repair department saying that the engineer was booked in error and that I should contact Phillips, the makers of the TV.

  So I phoned Phillips and they said I should contact the store for a refund or exchange.

  So I just phoned the store back and spoke to one of the muppets from the office who again denied it was their fault and said she will speak to the repair department again and call me back.

  Does anyone know what I can do about this or what I'm entitled to?
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  im paranoid of getting fat!!!

  by tsunami_rid3r in

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  instead of thinking of ways not to get fat, what are some ways to get fat?

  by the way, i run every morning, and if i cant run in the morning i run in the evening after workout.

  and i workout sunday, tuesday, and thursday.. my roommate just got 2 pizzas and his girlfriend brought him a freaking cake.

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  Ellie

  Why dn't you lift weights to convert the fat into muscle?
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  Wohooo ... last university assignment finished !

  by Simon in

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  2. family

  it feels soooo good having finished the last assignment for the open university courses i've been doing - the 18th one this year .

  now i just have to revise for the exams (3 of them over 2 days) ... and if i get at least 40% then i pass, get an extra qualification and we get extra immigration points to get us on our way to canada.

  anything extra is a bonus ... distinctions would be nice but i need to get 85% in the exams for that.. although i resent the impact of the wts on my life and not being able to go to university when i should, this actually isn't a bad way to do it - you don't run up massive debts like current students do and because you have more experience probably do better at a subject than if you are starting out.

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  Ellie

  Thats great Simon and very encouraging.
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  Radio 4 show "Losing My Religion"

  by nicolaou in

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  this show was broadcast yesterday [mon' 19th august].

  it is fantastic and will resonate with so many here.

  if you can listen to this while working or have 30 minutes to spare then click the link below, you will not be dissapointed!.

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  Ellie

  Thanks Nicolaou, I havn't got the time at the moment to listen to it but I will listen to it later on for sure.

  This reminds me of the TV programme a few years ago of the same title, did anyone see it?

  On one episode they dealt with a couple of disfellowshipped Witnesses who told their stories of shunning, it was a fantastic programme and I'm sure it was a good anti witness for many people.
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  New to this site

  by tnthell in

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  wow,,, finaly a site that can let a disgraesed and disfellowshipped jw finally, have there say, i had the jw's hanging over my head for years and senior members of my family drop in and out of the sect as and when it suits them, dragging any remaiming members with.

  im now free and relived so are you too, .

  and im probably kinder and non racial than those left in, and i dont live under a shadow of fear, or wear a flowery dress, or high neck tops and granny shoes,.

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  Ellie

  Hello and welcome, I think I speak for everyone when I say we are glad to have you here.
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  EX JWs - What planted the seed in your mind?

  by jstalin in

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  i'm interested in finding out what planted the seed in your mind that got you started on questioning the watchtower.

  what issue, event, or idea started you on the path to rejecting the watchtower?

  and while we're at it, what event was the straw that broke the camel's back, that pushed you over the edge to finally quitting the organization?

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  Ellie

  I don't know what it was that put the doubt in my mind but even at a very young age (I'm guessing about 5 years old) I already had serious doubts, I don't know if that makes me very intelligent or the average witness very stupid.
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  If you asked many JW's, how far can the new system be?

  by JH in

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  i wonder what would be the average answer?

  less than 10 years from now????.

  back in 1990, i remember a talk during a convention, the brother said that the end was less than 10 years away.... ha

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  Ellie

  I am sure they will tell you it is just around the corner, probably no more than 5 years away as this system cant get any worse, then in the next breath (just to cover their backs) they will say only Jehovah knows the day and the hour.