Topics Started by elliej

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Confused...
by millymollymandy in
1. jw
2. friends
hi, i've been lurking on here for a few days but i have a burning question that needs to be answered so i'm outing myself... .

i'm a non-jw (non-christian, in fact) and i've been in a relationship with a jw for the last five years.

we're both pretty young (early 20s) and he still lives at home with his devoutly jw family.
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I'm completely underwhelmed
by RisingEagle in
1. jw
2. friends
i sent an email to a jw relative earlier today that showed some office supplies that go on sale starting sunday because i know they are always on the lookout to save a few bucks for their business.

i got this reply a few minutes ago.. " ___'s father passed away wednesday.

memorial tomorrow at __ at ___ kingdom hall.
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I need help -- What is the WT stance?
by reneeisorym in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i swear i remember that you can't eat with a dfed person even if they live in the same house.

(for example, a jw husband can't eat with his dfed wife).

did i make this up or is that the truth?.
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Did the DFing policy make you emotionally distant?
by Open mind in
1. jw
2. friends
for those who spent many years in the jw religion, what effect did the knowledge that your friends or family could instantly be "poofed" out of existence by a judicial committee have on you?

did it cause you to withdraw emotionally?

looking back over the decades, ( i'm a 3rd gen jw in my forties, mentally out but physically in ) i can remember consciously thinking about whether a new friend was going to be around "for the long haul".
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need some help with letter.... this is what i got so far....help
by thebiggestlie in
1. jw
2. friends
dear mom and dad,

so you want to here from me and to know how i really feel on certain issues which is understandable.

i mentioned before that i always felt like the black sheep, like something was wrong with me.
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Pet peeve-itis. Do you have it?
by exwitless in
1. social
2. humour
at the suggestion of sweetface, i decided to make a new thread about pet peeves.

here's a few of mine:.

1) being invited to a baby shower or bridal shower for someone whom i have never met, just so i will bring them a gift.
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a message for our witness relatives...
by elliej in
1. jw
2. friends
on the off chance one of them is perusing this board looking for ammunition, i want them to get this message loud and clear:.

you did more damage to your cause with your disgusting behavior this last weekend than we ever could have hoped to do.

your unparalleled hipocrisy was noticed by all.
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Anything weird you like to eat?
by free2beme in
1. jw
2. friends
i was camping this weekend with some friends and around the camp fire the subject came up, "what is something weird you like to eat?

" i thought it was a fun subject and we all had some laughs over our odd appetites.. some of mine .... i love bologna with american cheese and miracle whip (the only thing i will use miracle whip with).

i love the taste of straight pickle juice or hot pepper juice.
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New Here, My Personal Story
by johannahw in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have thought off and on about the jws for years.

my little sister brenda converted about 30 years ago and raised two sons in the truth as she called it.

one boy, mason, is still being raised as a jw (he is 15) and my other nephew, aaron, left the organization on his 18th birthday.
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How many happy JW marriages do you know of?
by Bonnie_Clyde in
1. jw
2. experiences
just reading frequent flyer miles on the subject of feeling guilty for having a happy marriage with a non-jw.. in our congregation which i haven't attended for about a year, i can only think of two or three who seem to be happy.

of course, i don't know what happens behind closed doors, but i know of several who admit they are unhappy.

i wrote out a long list of couples who have divorced over the last 20 years--including three elders (one is on his second divorce).