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  Before or after?

  by flag in

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  i'm curious, when you made your decision to leave the org.

  did you do it before or after looking at this kind of internet sites?.

  in my case i made my decision without ever looking any of this websites.

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  ferret

  Before, I was kicked out 25 years ago. Best thing that ever happened to me.
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  Board Game Players

  by joelbear in

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  any more board game players on the board?.

  what are your favorite games?

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  ferret

  My favorites are Trivial Pursuit.Scrabble, Scattegories and checkers.
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  Welcome... EZRA!

  by misspeaches in

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  i see we have a new person on the board and i'd like to welcome ezra.. ezra post away i am interested in what you have to say...

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  ferret

  KidA How many other religions have made all the false predictions as what the WT has. NONE.For having the Awake magazine you are not very AWAKE.
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  Where is the Passion now?

  by sammielee24 in

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  just a question.

  many of us were passionate about the 'truth'.

  our lives were the watchtower.

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  ferret

  I must say that for the first forty years of my life I was a JW. I can honestly say I was not passionate about it. I have been out over 25 years now and I am far more passionate about the freedom I enjoy. I can make all my own decisions, example choose the government that I favor, go to any church I feel like, except a lifesaving blood transfusion, and live life the way I want. Seeing I have been out for over 25 years I am not financially strapped (not rich) as I have made choices in my life that has helped to provide for my wife and I. The time for people to get out is while they ars still young. I'm encouraged by the fact this seems to be the trend. I'm enjoying my senior years so much more than if I had stayed in. Good luck to all who are trying to leave no matter which route you choose.l
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  How American are you Quiz

  by JH in

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  take the quiz

  you are 66% americanmost times you are proud to be an american.. though sometimes the good ole us of a makes you cringe.

  still, you know there's no place better suited to be your home.. you love your freedom and no one's going to take it away from you!

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  I'm 65% American That is scary seeing I'm 100%canadian.
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  Do you struggle with some level of OCD?

  by Billygoat in

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  it's funny how "split-personalitied" i am on some things.

  i'm not really a neat person.

  but there are things that i am very anal about.

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  ferret

  You guys should see my garage. If there is an opposite to OCD, its there.
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  Wish me luck!!! Starting my own business...

  by wanderlustguy in

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  well, just found out the day before yesterday my company is going out of business, so i'm starting my own.

  here's the plan.... .

  mobile paint repair.

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  ferret

  Congratulations and good luck. I have been self employed for 32 years and I always say you cant work for a better boss.
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  Question for JWs still on the "inside":

  by Hellrider in

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  just a question: if you are still jws (for any reason, many just can`t leave because their entire families are wrapped around it, etc), but don`t believe in it, and lead a "double life", how do you cope with going door to door?

  i just can`t imagine how it must feel like to go out there and try to tell people at the doors or in the streets things you know are just bs!

  how do you deal with that?

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  Hellrider.... That is an excellent question. I personally could not do it. Even for a fader it must be difficult. The points you make are very legitimate. Why would someone even want to leave the venomous magazines with any body.
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  Husband had to get a blood transfusion

  by MsMcDucket in

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  hi all, i told you about the heart attack.

  well, he developed complications from the anticoagulant.

  he got acute gastritis and started loosing blood in his stools.

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  ferret

  BEST WISHES and a speedy recovery
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  Isolated & disconnected once outside

  by enosant in

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  is this a common issue for exjws?

  or do you find it easy to just get on with it?

  having lost all the jw friends, you find that you can't bring yourself to let others get too close, even pushing them away (old habbit dying hard).

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  ferret

  I was raised a dub all my life. Shunned by parents, siblings and my own children. Parents went to their grave shunning. But I think it has a lot to do with our own personalities, and what we make out of certain situations. I am very outgoing and make friends quite easily. I feel I have more true friends now than I ever had as a JW. We must get involved in different interests. Someone mentioned helping others, this is probably the best way to overcome shyness and meet some very nice people in the process. Join book clubs, bowling teams, other church groups, or anything you might have an interest in. You are now in control without worrying about having to answer to anybody.Keep focused.