Over 20 years. Divorcing my husband made me reassess everything in my life. Researched and found the tatt over time and started fading. I DAed in 1993.
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How Long has it Been since you Last Attended Meetings and What Caused...
by flipper in..... you to stop attending ?
injustices ?
disagree with the teachings ?
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Homeschooling VS public/private schooling
by PSacramento ini was wondering on the views about homeschooling vs public/private scholling.. thoughts?.
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It depends on the child and the situation. My granddaughter homeschooled after horrific injuries that almost took her life. She homeschooled for 3 years, and returned to class this past Fall. She is the number one student in her 9th grade class now.
The program she was on during the three years was administered online by the local school system and her Mom..
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What's Your Favorite Comfort Food?
by minimus inthis weekend i had the most delicious chicken pie filled with white meat, a few veggies, gravy and the chicken pie had a hard crust, not puff pastry.
yum!
that with a soft wheat roll and butter......
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Grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup. My Boyfriend makes the best!
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I Think My Marriage Is Over...
by cognac ini know exactly what happened... he thinks i'm going to die at the big a and wants to be with someone he can live forever with.... we have two girls, ages 3 and 1... i really thought we'd make it despite the religion, now i really don't think so... not sure what to do... .
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Curious is right, Cognac. I am so sorry you are going through this. If you want to get together for coffee like before, let me know. Are you still local? I think I remember a threas where you said you were moving....
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JWs say it's my fault I didn't go to university ?!
by ekruks inlike many on here, as a jw trying hard to follow the direction of the gb, i listened to the advice to pioneer and trust in jehovah to provide (mat6.33) instead of going to university.
after struggling for ages in low-paid physically-demanding jobs, i decided to become a student (thanks for the encouragement on here guys!).
i tell a jw i wish i had been to university when i was a teenager, and put all that pioneer time into studying hard for a good grade, get a good job, and if i had wound up tired as i am now, at least i would have been paying into a mortgage on a home and pension.
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I went to College as a JW. I left college to marry a jw... (yeah, I was an idiot) He demanded that I admit that I committed a sin by going. I refused. It remained a sore spot. He resented my education...and even more my IQ. I divorced him in 1990, and left the borg in the early 90s. He then went to college himself, and when our son graduated from HS, he was insistant that he go to college as well. I reminded him of the wt stance on education ....and he denied that it was ever "discouraged". I reminded him of the arguement we had had so many years ago. He went dead silent. Had no answer. It was interesting to watch the expression on his face....trying to straighten that one out in his head. it seems that new light just overwrites old light...and they have no memory of the old light.
My son did go to college. No help from jw dad. My son and I footed the bill.
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No real friendship in JW's NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE WENT THRU!!!
by darth frosty inwas talking with blackman the other day and reflecting on our past and we were discussing some trials we went thru together, namely bethel.
our friendship has endured thru days of pioneering together, bethel and now full fledged post jw apostasy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1.
what we were talking about was other friends of ours who went thru and endured some severe bullshit at bethel.
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Most but not all of the jws I grew up with are still in, and won't talk to me.
My best friend (since we were 6 years old) left the organization long before I did. I was an only child, and she was the sister I never had. I never shunned her, though I was pressured by my (now x)husband to do so. We have been best friends for 54 years..
Some friendships are real, and can survive the organizaton. Clearly the exception, not the rule, however.
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Need advice from a female
by CADSkin inlong story short.
ive been married for 18 years to my beautiful wife.
when i was younger i had a lot of attention due to my looks which has always made me extremely uncomfortable.
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Women can be cruel. Do not assume that they are being kind.
Why not buy her some equipment that she can use at home... She may feel self conscious, and not want to work out in front of others. You could coach her on the equipment and work out with her. Take walks together, or bike rides. Cook together, and make the healthier meals more romantic by eating by candle light.
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Hi All - Finally Posting Here!
by Pyramid Scheme infirst off, i owe this site a tremendous debt of gratitude.
i have been an inactive witness for 4 glorious years, and the spark that began my fade out of the organziation was this site and paul's jwfacts.com.
it opened my eyes to a whole new world of insight, and i discovered that there were so many people out there like me - still a "spiritual" individual, but completely disgusted with the jw organization.
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Welcome!
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Poll---How Many Are Facebook Users & On Average How Often Are You On That Site?
by minimus ini have facebook.
i probably get on it 4 or 5 days a week, typically to see what's going on with family and those i know.
plus pictures!.
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I'm on FB and LinkedIn. I check fb at least once a day.... in case there are new pics of the kids or grandkids. Yoj never know when they will appear! Also keep in touch with classmates and friends. I like LinkedIn for business networking.
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