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  Period of time from crack to avalanche

  by NeverKnew in

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  i know, people are very different and have different levels of holds to the organization, but i'm insanely curious about how long an exposure to ttatt may marinate before culminating into an action to research further.. from your earliest memory of a planted seed due to an event, challenge from another person, accidental website hit... whatever... (the crack) to the time the ttatt became a reality, (the avalanche), how much time expired?.

  i guess we have to remember that everyone here is a success story and that for many, it may be never.. .

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  arwen

  Two months.
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  From 1 to 10, how do you rate the value of the Internet in your awakening?

  by Hidden-Window in

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  as we all know, the internet is a real game-changer in allowing us to know the truth about the watch tower and its history.

  i always had doubts and it was the internet that presented me with the ever-growing number of individuals who were going through a similar struggle.. i give the internet a 9 in my awakening.

  what about you?.

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  arwen

  10!!
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  What Will U Spend For XMas This Year?

  by minimus in

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  i think most exjws are frugal when it comes to xmas.

  what is your budget for gift giving?.

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  arwen

  Tiki.. I love those snowflakes too.. get one every year.. would like to get them back to 2006 when i first started celebrating again. I find it very hard as I have two kids who celebrate and two kids.. the older ones who dont want to celebrate any event.. I know it is due to their upbringing even though they were never baptized. it is in their head.not to celebrate.. I always give them gifts but dont expect any from them.. the younger two.. in their 20's are pretty good at gifting but they were just young teens when i escaped from the Tower so it is different for them too.. My poor husband went for years not allowed to buy me anything to me buying my own gifts from him now!!! I tend to overspend to make up for all the years of no holidays!! I put the tree up the end of November as soon as we got to Florida.. I love it. I love the sales after Christmas of Christmas candy and stuff!! They dont do "Boxing Day" down here so everything is open...I got a Christmas card today from a JWN friend and sent out four!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!! or Happy Holidays.. x0
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  2015 XMAS CARD EXCHANGE

  by blondie in

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  if you pm a mailing address and your name of choice, i can gather together a list and send it to your e-mail or pm you by december 10.. love, blondie.

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  arwen

  I remember the first year I signed up and got some cards.. it was really nice feeling knowing these people were all in the ame boat as I was.. ex JW's just made me feel part of something good.. x0
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  Thank You From Captives of a Concept

  by Cameron_Don in

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  i wanted to thank so many who have taken the time and effort to read and recommend captives of a concept over the past decade.. for those who have not seen it, there is an interview on youtube that may have helped some witnesses begin the process of getting the sense of the way the watchtower religion actually works.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5trkrpia-3q.

  don cameron.

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  arwen

  Excellent book.. Would recommend it to everyone!!!
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  Interview with an "Unbelieving Mate" (UBM): Gary Neal

  by garyneal in

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  arwen

  Thanks for sharing your answers. Very interesting read. You sound like a good man.. husband, father. Love is the only answer.
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  Hey I am Back

  by mouthy in

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  did anyone miss me????.

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  arwen

  So happy to see you posting again!! thought of you many times in the last few months.. Welcome Back.. lots of love.. x0
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  Happy Thanksgiving Canada

  by I quit! in

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  just wanted to wish everyone in canada a happy thanksgiving day.. .

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  arwen

  Thank you.. we had two turkey dinners in two days.. and it was so great to have family and friends around.. We go to Florida for the winter so we will celebrate American Thanksgiving next.. Its a wonderful life!!! Makes up for all the years we didnt celebrate or felt guilty for having a turkey dinner that day...
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  How Often Do You Come To JWN? How Often Do You Post?

  by minimus in

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  do you check this site, daily?.

  do you post very much?.

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  arwen

  I usually read here every day.. Feels like I have been here for years and years for I love this site. It has helped me so much and I love to see how new people find the TATT. I dont post unless I really feel like it..
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  The Story of Berta

  by larc in

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  the story of berta - berta was born in 1900 in pitt county, north carolina in the country outside of greenville.

  when she was ten years old her father died in a hunting accident.

  when she was 22, her oldest brother, frank, moved the family, the four sisters and another brother to ohio to find a better life in the north, in a factory town.

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  arwen

  Very interesting!! Thanks for bumping..