Posts by thepackage

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Wife and kids left me

by thepackage in

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long story short, (i'll post it later), after many years of problems with the wts my wife and kids left me and she has filed for divorce (no adultery was committed).

feeling really sad right now.

i was a great husband and father, however, i could not take the thought of going to any more meetings and have over the last year started to find was to avoid meetings.

Long story short, (I'll post it later), after many years of problems with the WTS my wife and kids left me and she has filed for divorce (no adultery was committed). Feeling really sad right now. I was a great husband and father, however, I could not take the thought of going to any more meetings and have over the last year started to find was to avoid meetings. This lead to agruments and fights. SSO, i find myself byself.

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Who am I??

by crazyblondeb in

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friends

this is going around at work.

see if anyone knows the answer!.

adam god made out of dust,.

thepackage

EARTH

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RACHEL RAY

by stillajwexelder in

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i am going to change my avatar again to the gorgeous rachel ray - unless any of you object and would prefer me to keep my current pammy avatar

thepackage

True story, I was on a business having a late lunch and Rachel Ray and her TV Producer walked in. They were scouting locations for her “$40 a day” show. I went over and said “hello” and she could not have been nicer. I mentioned that I travel for work all the time and I always visit her web-site for recommendations and where to eat. We ended up talked for about half and hour and had a beer together.

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Lack of gatherings means the congregation only exists in the Kingdom Hall

by truthseeker in

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this is the situation with my congregation and i wonder if it is the same with yours.. as many of you know, the watchtower is not known for organising social gatherings of any kind for relaxation or enjoyment.. many of us only come into contact with witnesses while going to meetings and going out on field service.. as soon as you leave the hall, the congregation ceases to exist, in my mind anyway.. when you go back to the hall, the congregation exists, but only for the time you are there.. think about it - you spend 2 hours sitting and perhaps 10 minutes talking during each meeting.

if you have no friends in the hall that you see on a regular basis, then you feel like you're on your own until the next meeting.. .

my point is this: for those who still go but are not invited out anywhere, particularly if they are fading, do you feel that the congregation only exists in the kingdom hall?

thepackage

I used to try to get basketball games organized and arrange trips to the movies and sporting events but the "wise" Elders shut me down and suggested I encourage the "friends to go out in field service". I still go to meeting and have a few friends over to BBQ and a few cold beers but I don't tell anybody.

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Personal Ethics of XJWs

by NanaR in

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while reading on jwd last night and this morning, i was reminded of a situation that i had with my husband when i told him i was not ever going back to the kingdom hall (this happened in october 2006 so relatively recently).

this statement should not have come as a great surprise to him, as he knows that i now belong to the american legion auxiliary (in fact i am the local unit president), that i vote, and that i helped convince our daughter to have a blood transfusion that may have saved her life.

also i had told him in the past that he should not set up any meetings for me with the elders as i would not talk to them.. in spite of his knowledge of my present activities, his reaction to my "never going back" statement was severe.

thepackage

Most XJWs I know have great personel Ethics. 99% of the people I inteact with are not JW and they have good ethics. I don't think being a JW gives you better ethics, it's all about how you where raised and the example of your parents.

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Did you ever drink at the hall?

by kid-A in

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or show up half-sloshed???

or even a really bad hang-over??

lol..... at the pique of my "rebellious" phase when i was about 16-18, i often smuggled in a small mickey of drambuie or baileys then snuck off into the library for .

thepackage

I've been to meetings hung-over. However, I remenber one wedding where one a person in the bridal party dropped a bottle of Jack Daniel's in the middle of the talk. LOL I positive he never got talked to about that. One of my friends used to leave meeting early and hit the local bar all the time. He'd tell his parents he had to leave for work and they would belive him.

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But what if they're right............still the Truth?

by ScoobySnax in

this will probably apply to few here, but to me it'll always be that way.

it's the what if syndrome maybe, but it's always there.

i still think that as a core belief system the jw's have it right, even if their delivery isn't always right.

thepackage

Focus on being a good person. Dub’s are just another cult.

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Dating an Ex-JW

by dyone in

i am dating someone who recently left the jw religion.

i am not a jw, nor do i align myself with any specific religious organization.. intellectually, it was very difficult for me to accept that he could be absorbed into what i believe is one of the strongest cults of our society, but in time i realized just how easy it was to be absolved in something that you are forced into out of fear.. he's at a point right now where he is reading/researching various literature and discussing his experiences openly *such as boards as these* and i encourage such discussions.

he does not see himself ever returning to the religion and is even willing to face that he may be shunned from his own family as a result.. here is where i am "stuck".

thepackage

You are going to be with him not his family. Trust me, I've been married many years, focus on him and not his parents. Also, be friendly and positive to his duaghter, you can win her over by your attitude. Don't pressure her with the holiday stuff, let her ask you about first.

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