WELCOME!!! It seems that a vast majority of people here have experienced a decided "Lack of Love" from their congregations and/or elders. You'll find that this forum is chalk full of empathy and compassion. Hopefully you have family that will stick by you. But don't be afraid to seek professional mental health help. They can quite often put you back on track.
formyboys
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my story
by jaberwalkie inthis is a difficult thing for me to do, i used to be a jehovahs witness 20 years service as a pioneer.. last thursday it was announced from the platform at my local kingdom hall that i was disfellowshiped.. it was a bit of a shock.
i still have a deep sence of anger at what happened to me and its so unfair.. it started 3 years ago when i began to feel ill and i missed a couple of meetings.
the elders were wonderful and came round and cheered me up.
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Brooke Autumn Ehlert is on JWD!(not hiding anymore).....attempt #2...lol
by whyamihere infor those who are in my old congregation "lurking" for me here i am ......i have gotten word through the "almighty jw gossip grapevine" someone is spying on me.. brooke autumn ehlert!.
i had a full thread about this but i used names, dates, and personal info - which unknowingly to me some rules i must have forgotten to follow .. if you would like the full thread pm me your e-mail,(not sending through jwd pm) and i will send it to you.
even the lurkers are welcome to read what i have to say!.
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formyboys
Brooke, I read your post before it got "adjusted". Most well written RANTING AND RAVING I've ever read.
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Glad Stealth453 is here? Do you agree, lose the diaper? Vote. YES or NO.
by Wasanelder Once inok, this is for fun.
how many are glad stealth is still here?
i vote yes.. how many vote lose the diaper?
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formyboys
I absolutely HATE it! BUT, he should not change it unless that is what HE wants to do. It doesn't actually hurt anyone (it kind of makes me cringe ) but aren't we all past the point where we want someone making us conform to things just because. Been there, done that. KEEP IT!
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ged it to something more main stream.Important notice about my avitar
by Stealth453 inseveral of you have expressed distress at the thought of my avitar.
i thought it was funny.
i apologize if any of you were offended by it.
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formyboys
I really like the new one. And I was not offended by the old one, just horribly grossed out. To each their own. But I really like the new one. I don't even have an avatar. At least you had to guts and follow through to put one up in the first place. Did I mention that I really like the new one?
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The Next Top Apostate!
by Swan inmouthy is one of the coolest people on this board.
she has also been out of the jws far longer than most of us.. but with mouthy leaving, who will be our next top apostate?
duties: keep the seat warm until mouthy comes back.
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formyboys
Stealth can't be top unless he changes his avatar. LOL
Seriously, though, it is a very disturbing image.
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How can I put a lid on this instant RAGE?
by sass_my_frass inugh, okay, here's the story: i've been doing quite well, but today i heard about a good jw friend who now shuns me.
at first it sounded like he was feeling remorseful and wanted to get in touch again.
*buzzz* wrong!
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formyboys
lovesdubs said "its like being angry at a retarded child."
LT said "Simply Let It GO"
Both are so right! Your family will eventually come around, or not. Try not to let the Society's brainwashing posion the good things you have going in your life NOW.
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In the spirit of match-making, who do you have a crush on?
by MsMcDucket ineh heh?
i know this is either going to be one of those topics where people consider it a popularity contest or something....i'm just being an imp and seeing if anyone will be forward enough to tell about the person that they would like to date.. me, i'm married so that leaves me out!
but i have seen a lot of beefcakes on here!
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formyboys
Little Toe, Jstalin, Mavie,
and did I mention Little Toe
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Prediction of large drop in JW numbers in 2014
by VM44 ini am going to make the prediction, here and now in mid 2006, that there will be a significant drop in the number of jehovah's witnesses in the year 2014, the one hundredth anniversary of 1914.. the only way this drop in numbers might be avoided is if the watchtower society can think up some way to stir up the rank and file and get them motivated to do more, like they did with the 1975 fiasco.. .
i doubt very much that the watchtower magazine is going to proclaim loudly in the year 2014 anything about the "generation of 1914" not passing away.. --vm44
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formyboys
"The pattern I see is the continued display of egotism of the Watch Tower Leaders. The leaders are more concerned with confirming they are still in power than they are concerned with business growth and corporate health. They are getting more demanding, they are adding more rules, they are stepping up enforcement of existing rules. Compliance by members = confirmation of power"
"Unfun work, unfun meetings, unfun product, and no rewards = lack of enthusiasm, lack of participation, and lack of members."I agree with Gary! Everything they are pushing is quickening the Society's demise. If it wasn't for most JW's extensive family connections, I would bet big money that the whole thing would implode in a couple of years. (When you have lots of family "in", you tend to WANT to look the other way)
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Is the WTBTS a Bully?
by Joe Grundy ini am not, and never have been, a jw.
i spent my career (30 years) fighting bullies.
is wtbts and its subsidiaries (not talking about individual jws here) a bullying organisation?.
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formyboys
Vitty, I sooo agree.
"Yes they are. But because the talk out of both sides of their mouths, its difficult to realize that they are. Someone said they are like an abuser. They beat you up then tell you it was because of something you did, you deserved it, then they tell you they love you and no one else will.......... "
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Another poll: raised in or came in?
by under_believer insomeone asked a question in the "what generation are you" thread:.
were you "raised in the truth," or did you "come into the truth?".
i was raised..
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formyboys
Born in and raised.