AudeSapere

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  Just got a knock at the door...yup you guessed it

  by Lady Liberty in

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  well it wasn't the long awaited visit we have been looking for, but i guess they are still working on it!

  my husband and i have been waiting for over 5 weeks for a reply back from the elders as to the date discrepancy of 607 (between the watchtower references and the appendix.

  )we blew them away when they were here, and said they would go do the research...until today we have heard nothing from anyone.

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  AudeSapere

  We specifically were told by the other elders that our meeting was confidential.

  Ummm. Yeah. I think this means that you are not allowed to talk about it but they can yak all they want.

  -Aude. (Dare to Know; Dare to Have Wisdom/Understanding)
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  I MOVED OUT!

  by airwlk149 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok, so i moved out on saturday.

  i am not 18 for 17 more days but my mom asked me to leave early all the same.

  on friday things got hairy, we had jw friends from out of town visiting, and i exploded.

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  AudeSapere

  Wow,

  Hard to believe this was me all those years ago..

  So, please tell us, tvphonebranch aka airwlk what's been happening with you?

  What is going on in your life? Are you in contact with your family??

  -Aude.
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  Dammit!!!

  by ajsmama in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think i did that last post wrong.. i meant to say that i got mt d'fd fiance to come to this board.

  he will probably come in the next day or to and register, most likley, as ajspapi.. to refresh, i was never part of the org.

  , he got kicked out cuz of me, we just had a baby, his family is completley not accepting of me or the little guy, i love him deeply and am worried he may want to go back to the jw's to atone with his family, which would completly destroy us.

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  Is he joining JWD?

  If so, cool!

  Welcome ajsdaddy ajspapi !!

  -Aude. (good guesser)
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  Fiancee is coming

  by ajsmama in

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  Is he joining JWD?

  If so, cool!

  Welcome ajsdaddy!!

  -Aude.
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  did you all get a chance to see this letter??

  by sherrid in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did you also already get a copy of this?

  dear friends, please not only email and post but also deliver to

  active jehovah's witnesses via regular mail:

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  AudeSapere

  Personally, I think most active JWs would turn away after the child-molester portion.

  I think the info is great but maybe more effective to just stick to the one issue - child molesters in the organization. I think it would stick in their minds. Maybe a followup when the program airs?

  Then maybe go back later with the NGO and Rand stuff.

  I haven't gotten anything like that - yet. But I don't keep company with active JWs either.

  -Aude.
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  It's High Time I Introduce Myself

  by Lady Liberty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's high time i introduce myself.

  i feel like i know many of you already, just by daily reading your posts over the last year.

  you all have been a support to my husband and i, even though you were not even aware we were even here.

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  Great Intro!

  Thanks for stepping up and telling us a little about your story.

  Look forward to hearing more from you (and your husband?).

  -Aude Sapere (Meaning: DARE to Know; Dare to Have Wisdom/Understanding)
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  The Luck o' the Irish!

  by LDH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  happy st. patrick's day.. tonight, since 7 pm, i have managed to:complete and submit a grant proposal that was due by midnight (you can see i just made it).play sonic the hedgehog with the 4 year old.went to city kebob for dinner with the little guy because he was in a snit.

  ("i want tabouli, and everything else is stupid" said three times loud)stop at the bankwent to target to get a green t-shirt for the little guy who is "so happy that st. patrick's day is tomorrow" --and i quotego to savemart for some supplies to make the- (keep reading,)--all green platters for my 4 year old's preschool.

  (broccoli, celery, zucchini, cukes) with ranch dip that we turned green with food color.pick up the 16 year old from percussion practice at 9:30take home the 2 kids that she ride-shares withchime in here lay out outfits for tomorrowtalk with xanax, with whom i'm meeting tomorrow for lunch .

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  You were also 'grammar monitor' and defender of newbies.

  I'd say it was full evening.

  -Aude.
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  Son of a dub.

  by seahart in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello, new guy here.

  i am really not sure what to write.

  i signed up a week ago or so, but havn't had the nerve to post.

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  AudeSapere

  Hi Seahart -

  It's kind of shocking, isn't it? Those dub thoughts sink down so deep. Your post is disturbing to me. You've been out since 13. I imagine you were allowed to have a reasonably normal teenage life. 20+ years later, somethings are still unsettled (??). Am I reading you right?

  It saddens me because although I've been 'out' for 13+ years, I was still a quasi-believer. Just learned the truth about 'the truth' Oct/Nov 04. I think my chances of 'normal' are pretty slim.

  *sigh*

  But, hey!! Nice to have you along. This is really a nice board. Tons of information to be shared.

  I look forward to knowing more about you.

  Welcome!!

  -Aude.
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  Farkel HATES bad gramma's

  by candidlynuts in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  or was that bad grammar?.

  i know it makes me an evil bird but i was giggling at farkels displeasure at bad grammar and spelling in another post.. i dont mind misspellings (is that spelled right?

  ) but stuff like r u 4 reeel?

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  AudeSapere

  It was a pretty bad hijack on a newbie's thread.

  Grammatical errors, typos, or not - It was ill-form to criticize the brand new poster who was requesting info and assistance with a DF'd spouse and his cold 'family.'

  A new thread (this one, for instance!) perhaps should have been started immediately so the grammar police could duke it out and allow the new poster to get the assistance and support she was looking for.

  It's a shame that it was not the warm welcome that people here are (mostly) known to give.

  -Aude.
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  Do I and Fellow EX-DUBS need LIVING WILLS?

  by stillAwitness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't have a blood card anymore, have not filled out any of the no blood wt forms but i have come to the realization that if i don't have a living will, my parents can still have the deciding factor if i ever get into a situation where i may need blood.

  is this true?

  i mean, would the hospital allow them to tell them to let me die b/c of the blood issue even though i have no documents supporting such a decision?

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  AudeSapere

  Without those documents, especially the living will, you are at the mercy of the doctors and your family who may not make the same choices you would.

  
  

  
  My dad finally did his last summer. I told him how relieved I was because it would really take the pressure off us to try to come to consensus if we were called on to make those decisions.

  I believe that it is the grown-up, responsible thing to do.

  I prefer the longer one - that questions you on how 'heroic' you want the doctors to be and how you define 'quality of life'. It's a tough one to fill out, but, once it's done, such a relief to have your own wishes spelled out clearly and legally.

  Don't wait. Do it this week.

  -Denise.