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I had a discussion with a JW sister today about miscarriage and the new WT

by BonaFide in

so this morning was the public talk and wt study.

after, we did our usual and went to eat.

the group was mixed ages.

leftbelow

Boyzone You nailed it. That was exactly what I was thinking

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I had a discussion with a JW sister today about miscarriage and the new WT

by BonaFide in

so this morning was the public talk and wt study.

after, we did our usual and went to eat.

the group was mixed ages.

Thank you for that. This is a very sore spot for me. After we lost our first pregnancy (me and my wife have had 4) some sister in the hall felt the need to share that article (about no Resurrection for miscarriages) with us because we were allowing this to "side track us in our service to Jehovah". The one good thing to come out of this was my wife was able to open her eyes because of that.

So of course my mom had to bring this article up to me a few weeks ago. I simply ask her where they got off talking about things that they have no biblical backing for. I wish I could have handled it as well as you did BonaFide.

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Thought it would be fun to take predictions!!

by 1914BS in

thats right - on this years memorial parfakers!!

the parfakers are going up like crazy after years of being flat lined at 8500 or so.. in a few days from now i'll post my guess for the parfakers.

then later on this year we can all have fun reviewing this thread.

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I want to thank you

by Lady Lee in

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few of my threads get to 3 pages of responses and i suspect that i am the one who pushes it by responding to everyone.

who posts.. but i know people read my posts.. there have certainly been times when i needed the support and got it.

but those times are fewer now.. sometimes i feel like i am repeating myself and i probably am.

leftbelow

I have been reading your post for years. And you are so right about people needing to hear about recovery and the option of fading and let me say you are not only valued your important.

I don't post often because I never seem to express myself online very well but you never know who is reading and I for one have often been encouraged and literally kept going by you and many others here.

So let me say it now (better late then never) Thank You.

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I commented about apostates today at the meeting

by cognac in

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i couldn't help myself.

it was so obnoxious what the paragraph was saying about apostates.. so i said that having a difference of opinion is not a problem but really as brought out by thessolonians it is when a person raises themselves up above god to have people follow them instead of god that they are considered bad in god's eyes.. i don't even know if it had anything to do with the question, but i just wanted to say that, lol..

leftbelow

Very nice comment Sister Cognac. Your comments are always so encouraging.

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how hard is it to move on?...lose everyone?...start new???

by oompa in

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i have already lost nearly all my friends....maybe just a handful will even be social........but i so hate to lose my mom and dad and my jw son.....one is df......so he still shows that he loves me.....but damm........i so hate to lose the little bit of fam i have left.......is that normal?......stupid question.....i guess i know from my time here....i so hate these guys that can take them away.....oompa.

i know a bunch of you have done it.....just please help me through it...........

leftbelow

I tried to fade and then let to much slip to my dad. So I am looking forward to hearing what others have to say.

But I will add what has help me up to this point. I have friends in other cities that have also faded. And I have made freinds with people at work. But the one thing I did that really helped me was to reconnect with some of my friends who DF or faded a long time ago.

I am sending you a PM

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How I figured JWs were NOT the truth...

by cognac in

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i remember thinking growing up that i wasn't sure it was the true religion but because my family were so sure of themselves and so many people believed it that i loved and respected it had to of been the truth.. then, i reasoned that because we were the only ones who fulfilled the preaching work that there was no other way any other religion could be the true religion except us.

plus, we used jehovah's name and didn't take it out of the bible but the preaching work was really the main thing that kept me in.... i was always afraid to really study just the bible because i knew a ton of things might not be right.

otherwise, why would so many jws be afraid to run into a greek scholar out in field service.

leftbelow

My experience started with a public talk. It had a section on the year 1914 and I wanted to do more research on 607bce of course when I saw how there was no support for that it was like the scales dropped from my eyes and I started to see everything else that was wrong. Now I find it hard to believe I ever bought any of it.

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