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  WELCOME LEFTBEHIND!!!!!!!!

  by wanderlustguy in

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  i looked to see if there was a welcome thread for leftbehind...sorry if i missed it.. but, welcome anyway.

  we are not what you think or was taught we are.

  you are welcome here, and if you choose to stay around, you will no doubt find what it means to have unconditional love and respect not just for and from others...but for yourself.. wlg

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  KimKat

  Welcome leftbehind -

  we are very glad you decided to join us. No judgement from me -

  what you decide to believe is your decision. KimKat
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  My first time being shunned in public

  by xjwms in

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  so thats what it feels like.. i am not df'ed or da'ed, ... i have just stopped going to meetings.

  my wife is trying to be as active as she can.. so all morning i am out of my regular routine.

  late getting out of bed and late about everything today.. so i leave the house, and before getting to the office, i decide to stop at the mall for a quick, maybe 15 min, walk.. as soon as i get inside, taking my coat off, here is the elder who did everything he could in his power to get me out...and lied...and added to gossip that ran me outta there.. he and his wife spot me .. and turn there heads away and continue on their walk, .. eyes fixed on some thing away from me.. so thats what it feels like.........now i know.

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  KimKat

  ackack,

  Hang in there, I feel hurt when I think of my family or close friends.

  Just remember that they are so closed minded that they can't see beyond

  thier own noses. KimKat
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  My first time being shunned in public

  by xjwms in

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  so thats what it feels like.. i am not df'ed or da'ed, ... i have just stopped going to meetings.

  my wife is trying to be as active as she can.. so all morning i am out of my regular routine.

  late getting out of bed and late about everything today.. so i leave the house, and before getting to the office, i decide to stop at the mall for a quick, maybe 15 min, walk.. as soon as i get inside, taking my coat off, here is the elder who did everything he could in his power to get me out...and lied...and added to gossip that ran me outta there.. he and his wife spot me .. and turn there heads away and continue on their walk, .. eyes fixed on some thing away from me.. so thats what it feels like.........now i know.

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  KimKat

  I know how you feel. We had many lies spread about us too.

  Talk about vicious gossip!! And they claim that they are always loving - Ha

  I had fun going over and saying "hi"

  to the ones that acted that way It made me feel more in control

  Once they realize you will talk to them - they usually hide when they see you. Funny!!

  Hang in there - It gets easier in time.
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  Something I want to tell you apostates

  by LeftBehind in

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  i want you to know that you have destroyed a family because of your lies about jehovah and his organization.

  a family member went apostate and has turned his back on jehovah.

  he told us he is never coming back and i know he went and visited internet sites.

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  KimKat

  Dear Leftbehind,

  sorry that you feel that you have been hurt and your family destroyed - but I do feel that unconditional

  love will help you and your family overcome this. And since JW's teach and even take to court thier

  right to religious freedom, I am sure you can respect others choice of a different religious view.

  After all - if you want others to accept your beliefs, you have to accept thiers!!!
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  Lies, Damn Lies, and "Experiences"

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  once, discussing the recently passed circuit assembly.

  he had interviewed a young pioneer that was able to pioneer without a car.

  she "arranged her schedule" (translation: bummed rides well in advance) to make sure she had a way to and from the hall.

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  KimKat

  I have a couple to tell:

  One time my parents got up on stage as a 'good example' of raising thier family 'in the truth'

  They got up and bragged about how to do it. In reality, my sister was rarely at meetings, I hated

  going and didn't believe, and they also bragged that my brother in law was so faithful - bull -

  he beat my sister and thier kids and abused them sexually. He is a sick man - my sister

  finally left him - he is still considered a 'faithful witness' she is considered bad, as she quit

  attending meetings completely.

  Another time I was on an assembly part about pioneering and how my parents encouraged me.

  Which - was bull - my parents never encouraged me - everything was for show. Put on the happy

  family face for meetings and public, after all your dad is an elder. I got up there and lied that

  they were encouraging, when in reality I would have been kicked out if I wouldn't have pioneered.

  what a crock - amazing what we do for acceptance. KimKat
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  WAS YOUR JW HOME DYSFUNCTIONAL?

  by stillAwitness in

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  some days are just worse than others: my mother screamed at me for like 10 minutes because i was running late for the bookstudy!

  i don't even wanna go to these things!

  and ever since that damn km that came out a couple months ago telling family heads the importance of having a regular family bible study my father won't even let a week pass by without us all gathered around the living room doing a question and ansewr out of the secret to family happiness book.

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  KimKat

  Boy your description of your family sounds just like mine.

  My dad use to hit us on the top of the head with a yard stick for mispronoucing words.

  Crazy - I agree those years of nothing but being under a microscope were awful -

  I wouldn't go back for anything!! KimKat
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  My own Brother writes.....

  by geevee in

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  just receieved this this morning.

  initially i was seething.

  but now i think that the best reply is no reply.

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  KimKat

  Tough!!

  My mother called my sister (who is inactive and has no desire to go back) and told her

  that I was dead to her. She stated that she didn't care if she ever talked to me again or not.

  What true love the JW's have - LOL
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  My own Brother writes.....

  by geevee in

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  just receieved this this morning.

  initially i was seething.

  but now i think that the best reply is no reply.

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  KimKat

  geevee
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  family fights on the holidays...

  by under74 in

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  anybody have any yesterday or in the past during holiday gatherings?.

  i kind of expect for there to be tensions with some people over the holidays because it can be stressful...but i also think that since my siblings and i didn't grow up celebrating anything that it adds an extra tension and can sometimes cause fights.

  any experiences?

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  KimKat

  The second Thanksgiving we ever had was with my sister's family. (they also use to be JWs)

  Anyway - the one nephew was having a hard time of things with bad memories of his dad (abusive)

  and religion. He got really drunk and beat up his younger brother. We had to take the brother to the

  hospital. We haven't had Thanksgiving with them since. My husband thinks that our being there

  stirred up too many bad memories for the nephew. I still keep in contact with my sister. Kim
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  Christmas in 1 month from today

  by JH in

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  one month from today, and it's christmas day .

  did you start buying christmas gifts or start decorating yet?

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  KimKat

  I agree the brain washing is very strong. I still get guilt feelings about stuff too.

  It gets better in time. The guilt becomes less - the more hypocrisy you see

  in the organization. Kim