I am afraid I too would still be in the "lie" had I not found JWD. I am so thankful that I did. My life has turned around so much and I living now...Thank you to Simon and everyone on the board..
Posts by arwen
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28How many of you would still be "Blinded" by the JW's had it not been forJWD
by superman injust conducting a little survey for all of you active members and lurkers of jwd.
just simply proving the importance and support of this website.
for me personally, while i was still in jw land i had always ahd doubts but still generally believed it.
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Help needed.....fast!! JW sister calling tonight to answer questions
by insearchoftruth in" (watchtower sep 1 1950 page 277; see also oct 1 1950 page 407; bold added) .
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" (watchtower may 15 1984 page 5; bold added) .
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arwen
The husband will no doubt be offering you a bible study..and the sister would continue with your wife.. I would try to stifle this idea.. If you start to attend meetings they will really be on you. The goal is to get studies to the meetings.. brownie points...You are doing well to get your wife to look into things you have investigated. Keep trying.. This is a terrible cult and it is easy to get in but not so easy to get out of.. Take care..
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Was There Any WT. Teaching That You Never Agreed With From The Start?
by minimus indid you accept everything the "slave" said?
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arwen
Blood transfusions, Holidays that included family being together. Shunning, Remaining married to partners that abused you physically, mentally, and verbally. Going to meetings sick. Obeying the elders at all costs.. it just goes on and on...
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JWD addict anonymous :)
by asilentone insince i joined jwd in march, i have been putting things off that i am supposed to do because i am addicted to jwd!.
1. clean the toilets!.
2. i need to do the dishes!.
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arwen
Count me in.. I am supposed to be sleeping... it is closing in on midnight and here I am... Hubby is snoring peacefully beside me........Yep.. i am addicted..
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Any other lady bikers here?
by Lady Zombie invrooom vrooom!
ah, my two-wheeled therapist!.
i know some of the fellas here ride, but are there any sister bikers about?.
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arwen
I am a back seat lady biker....I don't steer but I can control the driver....lol My husband is a harley man and loves the old indian bikes too. He has an old frame from some old war bike in our basement. you would think it was gold bars down there.. He is totally addicted to biking and wants me on the back every time he goes.. He is a non drinker..AA and this is his addiction.. so I try to go when I can. We are heading to Florida for the winter.. he works down there when we go so we will be doing a lot of riding then...Not much riding here in the winter with fifty feet of snow!...
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It's time for me to say Goodbye
by oldflame ini have been on this board for 7 or 8 years, i have learned a great deal from all of you, but it is time for me to move on and put my life in a different direction.
so i say so long, who knows maybe sometime in the future i will pop in and say hi.
thanks to all of you who have done a great deal for me, i have learned a lot about cult religions and a lot about myself.
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arwen
Sad to see you go but wish you peaceful paths. Stop by when you can..I enjoyed you posts. Take care
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HAPPY CANADA DAY CANADIANS
by Hope4Others inhave a great and safe holiday!!!!!.
july 1, 2008. .
cheers!.
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arwen
Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians!!!! Fireworks tonight.!!!!Beautiful Day here in the East...
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What's Your Personal Favorite Movie Of All Time?
by minimus ingoodfellas is my favorite.
(i love gangster movies).
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arwen
I loved the movie..A Beautiful Mind....it wss three hours long but the time flew by and the end was amazing. Another I really liked was Life is Beautiful... Very sad movie...I cried my eyes out.
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Times and Unforeseen Occurances
by purplesofa ini can barely remember the anguish i used to go through as a witness trying to figure out if i had jehovahs spirit with me, or if jehovah was allowing satan to test me or if things happened because of times and unforeseen occurances.. confusion.....anxiety i would pray, pray pray to jah for guidance.
anytime something good happened it was always jehovah watching out over me.. now, i was not born a witness...i became a witness, then i was df, reinstated, and now apostate.
and things have happened in my life pretty much the same in all circumstances.
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arwen
After watching the video from Iwonder17 I would like to say to him/her.....If your child suddenly became very ill and was dying in your arms I would bet you would might not be down on your knees to a milk jug but you would be down on your knees to a higher power ...
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Let's Hear it For Simon -Thanks For This Board - And All it Accomplishes
by flipper ini think it's only appropriate to put out a thread to thank simon for the great job he does in moderating this board, watching over discussions to make sure that the purpose of jwd discussion stays focused .
i believe that he and the mods do a great job in helping this board along in it's journey - and enables us to have the freedom of speech- without having fear of reprisal - as long as the guidelines are met.
so, i for one would like to personally thank you simon - for bringing this board into existence, as it has helped many to be able to vent after leaving the jehovah's witnesses cult, and get support, and for others it has helped them have a great place to discuss many important topics that have a heavy play in many of our lives !
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arwen
I would like to say Thanks..too... I came here three years ago...frightened, guilty, lost, ...started with baby steps...I have had so much support and comfort and even though I dont post or get too involved with topics I am here every day. So I will raise my glass and toast you Simon for giving us this wonderful site..for keeping some of us alive....