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  my first post, wooohooo

  by cyborg in

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  i've signed up some time ago but never really had courage to post.

  so here i am, free and open-minded

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  LouBelle

  Welcome to everyone new here - hope you have many posts and it feels good to let all that negativity related to the Dubs out...so release release release
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  Are you a contradiction of yourself?

  by IP_SEC in

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  i was having lunch with my best buddy once.

  he was a workmate that i shared an office with and we became very close.

  in fact i credit him a lot for helping me to see the world from a different perspective which led to my taking a closer look at the dubs.

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  LouBelle

  hmmm kinda thought I was reading about myself there for a bit except I like sweet white creamy coffe but black tea, no sugar. Same thing with the beer & rooms & fries.

  In those small everyday things - nah I don't think it's a contradiction of self - I like to see it as my personal taste.

  As for decisions making and things along that line - again - some of us are strong in certain areas and take the lead when there is a need & yet in personal stuff we seem to hang back a little or seem hesitant. Again I don't think it's a contradiction of self - I think it's uniquely self.
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  Apologies for JW shunning

  by greendawn in

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  you disassociated or got disfellowshipped and the jws were shunning you.

  but then some of them went down the same road as you later.

  did they then approach you as ex-jws and apologise for the way they had treated you, and what exactly did they have to say?

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  LouBelle

  one thing I held true to was "do unto others as you would have do unto you". So in saying that I could never bring myself to shun anyone - just didn't seem human. Some of them were friends, others were people on a "hello" basis. I was still polite - didn't seem Jesus way so it wasn't going to be mine.

  But as IP_Sec I also had someone deliberately shun / ignore me. On thursday morning(16th June) A JW sister waved and greeted me, come saturday morning she saw me again and deliberately ignored me & had a very stoney look on her face - I just smiled - felt slightly condemed but didn't let it ruin my day.
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  What's Your Favorite JW Expressions?

  by minimus in

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  i like "theocratic strategy", "new light", "the slave", and "lovers of truth"......anything that you find amusing?

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  LouBelle

  Which other organisation has such unity amongst their brothers & sisters.

  The faithful & discreet slave provide us with spiritual food at the proper time

  Let's bow our heads......

  I'm starting to feel my anger rise so I think I should stop now. Oh and by the way - my cousin will treat me like I'm spiritually dead but I'm still good enough for money.....but in showing that I am not bitter *cringe* I'll lend him
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  While a JW, Did You Ever Let On That You Were "Going Apostate"?

  by minimus in

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  i never did, although i did tell my former bible student/tennis partner that the bible does not condemn celebrating birthdays or recommend celebrating anniverseries.

  he told his jw brother who told his elders who told my po.

  when the po asked me about the conversation, i told him he asked me some questions and i truthfully answered., i said, "nothing i said was wrong or incorrect".

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  LouBelle

  I actually couldn't help myself - I'd blurt all sorts of things out about how the JWs' teach one thing and yet the bible didn't tell them so.....as I started to find out more about the societies cover ups I couldn't help but blurt those out.

  I've now been disassociated by them for apostacy.
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  I just turned 28, two minutes ago. What advice can you give me?

  by el jarocho mayor in

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  well, what advice can you give me?

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  LouBelle

  I just read Dan-Os' last post - still advise - don't listen to him....

  I'm 29 and still don't know what life is all about - hell that makes for interesting living to come.

  Advise : If you're in the sun - use factor 25 - you want to remain youthful for a while. ALWAYS change your underware just in case you are in a position and underware cleanliness comes to the fore. BE NICE to people. Laugh as much and hard as you can. Get Sleep - it does you wonders. SMILE.

  That should get you somewhere
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  Oh God Why? Tell Me Why??

  by LouBelle in

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  now that i'm totally free of the wt & it's indoctrination, standing alone not sure of my purpose in life, not sure where to turn to.

  i still believe in god but find myself on the verge/or perhaps already questioning him.

  this is quite a sensitve topic & not sure it suitable, but i just need it out there.

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  LouBelle

  Wow - thanks for the response - there's a hellofa lot of reading that I'm going to be doing in the next few years I guess. I think a lot of this anger has to do with being "rejected & ignored" by those people that knew me.....and I link those (jw)people with god.

  I've actually done quite a bit of thinking over the weekend - all the stories like the tower of babel, the flood seem to my mind just be that - stories with a meaning - whether or not these events actually took place is another thing.

  Someone on here - it could've been Abbadon (??) mentioned about "us making a difference" or trying to at least. So for my first step I'm going to be sponsoring 1 woman (for now) every month food, clothing & education - it's such a small start and perhaps pretty insignificant, I hope that in her life it helps to ease some suffering.

  I know I can't get all the answers and know that I never will have them. All I want is for people just to be human to one another, have manners and just normal things like that.

  Whether or not there is a God - that remains to be answered. As I said before haven't given up the notion of God, but in these last few days I feel abandonned by my mother (JW) and I feel abandonned by my Father (God) Perhaps it's because they finally disassociated me and announced it on Thursday just gone.

  Again thank you.
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  For what are you df-ed?

  by DannyBloem in

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  for saying that you do not belive in any god?.

  for saying to the elders you have doubs about the existence of god?.

  where would they tollerate and what not?.

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  LouBelle

  I've been d'fd because I told them I'm not under obedience to a man made organisation but under God & that I cannot follow lies.

  If you say you have doubts in God - the will say that this is Gods' organisation and we have to abide by what it sets out for us - they'll turn to a scripture & let you know in no uncertain terms that you need to readjust your thinking, because if you do not then you are refuting your belief meaning you're an apostate.

  At the end of the day if you do not adhere to all that the organisation states & do not show a true repentant attituded you will be declared "No longer a Jehovahs' Witness" You don't even know if you are disfellowshipped or disassociated.
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  Isn't it great to be a kid!

  by Evesapple in

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  my son matt at felger park in chicago this afternoon.

  so, happy and carefree with not a care in the world...it's so educational to see things through his eyes once in a while, to re-connect with innocence....there's no drug like it in the world :)

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  LouBelle

  I adore kids!!!!!!!!!! I would love to have a whole rugby team of them!!!!!!!!!!!!! I never want to let go of the child in me and grow up ( That is why I wont buy a washing machine. I wont I wont I wont)
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  Very weird dream. JW action figures? WTF?

  by kwintestal in

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  i woke up this morning just after having the oddest dream that i've ever had.

  i dreamed that i created a jw action figure set and saw the commercial for it.. here is the commercial as i remember it:.

  "new from hasno toys, jehovah's witness action figures with real door knocking action and sound!".

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  LouBelle

  I bet you're they plastic & have painted on smiles....on no wait those are the real JWs'.

  Question: How are we going to tell them apart.