The pressure started at 13 and went on until I was 15 and the only one not baptized my age. I lasted about a year and then left.
Bstndance
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Disgusting comment regarding the baptism at the DC
by under_believer inat the service meeting the other day the "friends" were given an opportunity to discuss the district convention (portland, or, june 30-july 2).
) people baptized at that convention.
a bigger number than i remember for at least a decade.
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Insensitive talk assignments
by Steve Lowry ini once was assigned a talk on masturbation when i was about fifteen or so.
the theme of the talk was to discourage masturbating (actually to forbid the practice), as it was considered by the society a no no.
looking back on it, it offends me to this day that they would give a kid such a sensitive and embarrassing talk assignment like that.
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They assigned the masturbation talk to a young guy in our cong as well. Poor guy. Everyone felt so bad for him.
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JW Gifts for Any Occasion!
by Nosferatu infor our wedding, we recieved a copy of the "family" book.
what a hunk of crap that thing is!
if it worked, my parents would love each other.
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Bstndance
My mom told me she was going to send me my bible. I told her no thanks, I have enough junk around the apartment.
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Bstndance
Witnessing in cemetaries? That takes hutzbah.
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ANYONE THAT BELIEVES JW'S HAVE THE RIGHT RELIGION ARE........
by minimus inafter realizing how wrong they are either stupid, braindead, or in denial.
you agree????
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Bstndance
Anyone that believes JWs have the right religion are cruisasy.
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Do you think she is trying to butt into my medical decisions?
by Bstndance inso my july 4th was not spectacular at all.
after a nice lunch with a friend i started to have stomach cramps.
by 5 in the afternoon it was so painful i could barely walk and i started to feel faint.
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Thanks everyone! I'm going to call my HMO today to check on who is on my contact list and how I can go about filing an advance medical directive.
I'm sure part of my mom's concern is just part of being a mother, but her religion gets in the way.
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Do you think she is trying to butt into my medical decisions?
by Bstndance inso my july 4th was not spectacular at all.
after a nice lunch with a friend i started to have stomach cramps.
by 5 in the afternoon it was so painful i could barely walk and i started to feel faint.
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So my July 4th was not spectacular at all. After a nice lunch with a friend I started to have stomach cramps. By 5 in the afternoon it was so painful I could barely walk and I started to feel faint. I called the advice nurse at my HMO and she told me to get to the emergency room right away. It was thought to be my appendix but after two surgical consults and other tests they determined it was just inflammation. I was discharged at 4am. I called my mom just to let her know. Well just now she called and said, "if you were to have surgery, how am I supposed to know. do they know to call me?" I'm said, "You're not on my immediate emergency contact because you live almost 3,000 miles from me; and for something as routine as an appendectomy (spelling?) they wouldn't call." I was thinking maybe she was trying to bring up the blood issue. She was a little aggressive in her voice. I was waiting for her to "bring it on". HAHA
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I'd love to hear from anyone who grew up in the truth and is gay
by PaulMarshall inhi.. i have decided to join this site and hopefully connect with some people who will know what my story has been.
i guess it is best to read my profile, but the upshot of this new found technology is that i am no longer alone in my isolation.
i can hopefully reach out and connect with people who really understand what it is like in my head!
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Bstndance
Welcome. I was gay until I found the Lord.
Nah, just kidding. I'm gay and even got baptised thinking that would fix everything. Within a year I was out the door. My life has steadily gotten better since.
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Is it just me or has there been an influx of newbies?
by jambon1 in.
i've never seen so many come on here in the one week.
be happy.
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Bstndance
They may not all be "fresh out" of the borg. I have been out since 1997 but didn't know about this site till beg. of this year end of last.
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Two Visits From Jehovah's Witnesses This Past Week
by TMS inmy wife and i were both on ladders painting the exposed boards of our storage shed on a weekday when a car pulled into the driveway across the street.
mr. and mrs. gomez were not at home.
like most of the homeowners in this community, they use these homes only on weekends or holidays.
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Bstndance
With the first visit you mention how they parked in someone's driveway for a return visit. Oh that would just piss me off. Even if they were visiting me, I wouldn't want them parking in my driveway. Maybe it's just an LA thing.