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  What's So Special About JWD?

  by minimus in

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  what is it that makes this place what it is??

  why do old timers still post here?

  why do lurkers become active posters?

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  It's the freedom of religon, freedom of expression ,freedom to think outside the box, freedom to ask the questions, freedom to hear the answers, freedom to have real friends (even though we haven't met) and more importantly it's FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  To all of you out there in cyber land thank you for the listening ears that really hear
  jennine
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  THE NEWS IS BIGGER THAN DATELINE, BBC, CBC, ETC.

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  if i told you that something bigger is on the horizon than dateline, bbc, cbc, sunday (australia), and all other tv programs which exposed the sexual child abuse cover-up by watchtower in 2002-2003, would you believe me?

  have i ever misled you?

  i'll answer that--no!

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  I'm supposed to be working but I keep slipping back to the office to check the posts. Bigmouth and I will also be hoping it makes the headlines here in New Zealand.
  
  
  Doofdaddy; thongs here in NZ are G-strings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  
  Jennine
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  Let's Be Honest!!!!!! (For Men)

  by Golf in

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  ok, all you male ex/jws what do you think of women now!

  barbara is giving us some inside information about the org and this comes from a women, on top of that!!!!!!!

  do you have the moxie to admit you frown/ed on women?

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  Morning Golf,
  
  I too am a female,but the biggest insult to women came from my own mother. When I wanted a career as a school leaver my mum told me to leave careers for men who would need a job to support a family, whereas I would only be working a few years before I married and stayed at home to raise kids. This is what I did because I thought that was all there was for me. Ten years ago I snuck out of that and started my own business, even employing others. Have recently changed that too and am going to polytech next year to further my education and become a midwife. A very big step for me outside the boundries that styfiled me for at least 27 years. My loving hubby has been a great support and source of encouragement.
  
  Jennine
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  My mother's meltdown

  by sass_my_frass in

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  okay, another self-indulgent post from sass about my mother.

  this one's a keeper, it's today's cellphone text war.

  a bit of background; she's had the book study moved from her place as her conscience doesn't permit her to have it there while she's still in contact with me, her disfellowshipped daughter.

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  Hi sass_my_frass.I know you love your mum (mom).But eventually our parents have to grow up too.Most of us cope with one or two crises at a time but a whole bunch,percieved or real,can suck the juice out of our batteries.Take care of yourself first, then can you get mum to her GP to diagnose whether the menopause needs to be addressed or if depression is the main thing.
  
  By the way,have you thought about maternity bras? What if you let yourself go and need bigger and bigger cups? Don't you think of these things? PETE.
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  there may be many like defd

  by justicehope in

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  i am a bit nervous making a reply.

  i find it a bit challenging to gather my thoughts and express them in the written forum, but her goes!

  i have been coming to this site for years.

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  .....neither hot nor cold I will vomit you out of my mouth....... Limping upon two opinions....etc.
  The belief in a black and white world eventually fades into full colour as you age.This is why it took me 42 years to make sure of what I believed.Am I going to beat myself up over my wasted life?I think I've spent ENOUGH years doing that.
  
  Welcome justicehope and 2stepper.
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  why do people wanna join the jehovah witnesses group

  by force in

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  i dont get it.. .

  they dont celbrate xmas, new year, birthdays, easter, valentine day.

  they only can mix with other jw.

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  do they like to suffer?
  
  The other posters are spot on.Yes, suffering on behalf of the 'underdog' can be cathartic.It gives you a mindless focus.You believe BECAUSE you belong and no further correspondence will be entered into...
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  Another newbie

  by jessthebull in

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  i just wanted to introduce myself, i have been lurking around for a while reading posts and identifying with so many of the experiences within them.

  i have only stopped going to the meetings in the last year and it is only in the last couple of months that i have really started to research this "religion" that has been such a huge part of my life.

  i dont live at home any more but am still in regular contact with my jw family and one or two friends.

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  Welcome jessthebull from another newbie from the land of the long white cloud.
  
  
  My husband and I (sounds slightly royal) look forward to hearing from you more.
  
  Jennine
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  Huge shock!

  by Crumpet in

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  i just got a major shock.

  i can't believe the new levels of cruelty possible within families who are jws.. a friend on this board who i've known since i was a baby practically has managed to get me a picture of my little sister who i haven't seen for 8 years - the one who i've mentioned my dad said was working on the bethel quick build team.

  the one who i've described my fears that she and my younger sister are staying single until armageddon.

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  I hope it helps to know that many of us have been there too. We all cope with the emptyness differently.I comisserate with you. Two of my brothers have got married that I didn't hear about until after the event and sadly to say also that both my nana and grandma, as well as an uncle also died and were buried long before I found out. With hubby, we turned up to his mothers funeral and asked if his grandma was coming only to be told that she died a year earlier.And we havn't been d'f!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  What Did YOU Give Up For The "Truth"???

  by minimus in

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  did you forfeit a college education, a great paying job which would've kept you from the meetings, a career, a trade, your loved ones, a vacation, etc.

  so that you could be a good little witness?

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  I gave up a sense of self worth and my football mates to please somebody/something? Oh,and to travel to the UK for a trial with Arsenal when I was 17/18.Now I'm bald and slow.
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  Nowhere else to go

  by joelbear in

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  there is really nowhere else for me to post about what goes on inside me.

  i know that my problems aren't all because i was a witness.

  the agony in my mind has led me to a psychiatrist.. he has diagnosed me with cyclothymic mood disorder, a milder form.

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  Good morning from down here joelbear.Yes,you are right.It is surprisingly difficult to kill yourself and in fact many people make a terrible botch of it.You said you 'cut on' yourself.Do you mean you cut yourself on your body as punishment?Pete