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  Went to visit the EX

  by anewme in

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  i have been dfd and divorced from the ex for six years now.

  i have remarried and been living in a idyllic cabin by a year round creek all this time but i might have to move.

  so i have been going through all my stuff and discarding what i can to lighten my moving load and reviewing every item, every picture, every little piece of paper.

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  (((anewme))) - that must have been a healing experience.

  As your nieces get older, I'm sure they too will discover that life has its pitfalls and not everything is black and white.

  love

  penny2
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  Welcome to Fellow Newbie Oracle

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  i posted a new topic so i could expand on some comments without hijacking the hugging 5thgeneration thread.

  my take on point 1: blood transfusions.

  personally, i still would not accept blood transfusions, but not because of some borg mind control.

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  Oracle, I hope you are my brother

  I'm sure quite a few will be hoping that Oracle is their brother. Oracle! Do you have a sister - 47 years old?

  I am finding it a bit difficult to navigate around this site and find things

  Most of us spend many hours here - well at least as many hours as we used to spend at meetings and in FS.

  penny2
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  Welcome to Fellow Newbie Oracle

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  i posted a new topic so i could expand on some comments without hijacking the hugging 5thgeneration thread.

  my take on point 1: blood transfusions.

  personally, i still would not accept blood transfusions, but not because of some borg mind control.

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  penny2

  I'm enjoying your posts, Oracle and Snakes. A couple of other suggestions for those staying on as elders:

  • Praise young ones who want to continue their education
  • Discourage kids from getting baptized (in subtle ways)
  • Praise mothers who don't attend week night meetings because they want to get their kids to bed early
  • Emphasize the importance of being kind and loving
  • Tell those with anxiety disorders that it's OK if they don't get to meetings
  • Encourage those in financial difficulties to work a few extra hours (even if it means they'll miss a meeting)

  Elders are looked up to - their words are remembered and hold great power.

  penny2
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  Hard line stance taken-results are in!

  by dawg in

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  i recently wrote a letter to every family member i could find an address to which exposed the wt org as the group of fools they actually are!

  interesting thing is that not one letter was sent to my home congregation by anyone and the letter circulated to almost every family member i have; so instead of turning me in as i suspected they would do, they are talking about it openly and distributing it to all family members-even ones i couldn't find an address to.

  i'm winning this war!

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  And yes, I do believe we can make a huge impact

  I wish I could be so confident. I have covered many issues with family members but I haven't made any headway. At least I can speak though - to some of them. They haven't silenced me by turning me in.
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  Email from mum: new niece, and one more young sister breaks free...

  by sass_my_frass in

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  last week my brother's wife (he's a young elder) had their second baby, a little girl.

  he was good enough to let me know by phone text message, which will be the last thing i ever hear from him unless they keep breeding.

  yesterday i got an email from mum, which had on it this email exchange... apologise for what might feel like an intrusion into their privacy, but, you know..... ________________________________________________________________.

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  Sass, I think your reply was just great! I'm sorry to say this, but your mum sounds toxic. No wonder you want to be far away.

  penny2
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  Lets freestyle: Smile - its infectious!

  by Crumpet in

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  i just went out for a walk and here's how it was:.

  the wind in my hair reminded me of texas.

  turned on a smile which became quite infectious.

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  penny2

  while you're all a sleeping

  I'm here a peeping

  I'm all alone

  I was bored to the bone

  till I saw this thread

  now I'm laughing instead
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  Adjusting well after leaving the dubs

  by greendawn in

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  after you left the jws what were some milestone events that helped you adjust to normal life outside the cult eg meeting a genuinely christian group, or getting a good job with high income, marrying a nice "worldly" person.

  after leaving i had a nice girlfriend which helped a lot to ease the tensions and an interesting job where i met a lot of people and had some good social life.

  soon the jw world became a distant storm far below and after the internet came out i got the long since needed information on some still outstanding issues and lost all esteem for them as i realised the fds was definitely an elaborate con.

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  He has done nothing for anyone ever

  This is one reason why I believe god does not exist. Never say that to a JW coz they'll go into the spiel about, "Why does god allow wickedness." But if you are cursing god, as you say you are at least not hurting anyone else.

  penny2
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  Adjusting well after leaving the dubs

  by greendawn in

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  after you left the jws what were some milestone events that helped you adjust to normal life outside the cult eg meeting a genuinely christian group, or getting a good job with high income, marrying a nice "worldly" person.

  after leaving i had a nice girlfriend which helped a lot to ease the tensions and an interesting job where i met a lot of people and had some good social life.

  soon the jw world became a distant storm far below and after the internet came out i got the long since needed information on some still outstanding issues and lost all esteem for them as i realised the fds was definitely an elaborate con.

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  The biggest smile you will ever see on my face is when the watchtower and all its cronies go down in flames

  We'll all be smiling when that happens! I don't know if it ever will happen on a worldwide scale but it can and does happen on a local scale sometimes. After 1975 in some European countries, whole families left the truth lie and in some cities, whole congregations dissolved. I'd be satisfied with that. Less likely to happen in countries like Australia (where people just seem to accept things and not protest when a situation seems completely wrong).
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  Adjusting well after leaving the dubs

  by greendawn in

  1. jw
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  after you left the jws what were some milestone events that helped you adjust to normal life outside the cult eg meeting a genuinely christian group, or getting a good job with high income, marrying a nice "worldly" person.

  after leaving i had a nice girlfriend which helped a lot to ease the tensions and an interesting job where i met a lot of people and had some good social life.

  soon the jw world became a distant storm far below and after the internet came out i got the long since needed information on some still outstanding issues and lost all esteem for them as i realised the fds was definitely an elaborate con.

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  penny2

  This is again making me think of writing my bio

  Tyrone, I hope you do that. In fact it could make a movie and make people around the world stop and think - what this religion does to people. Swearing doesn't bother me (although strictly speaking I think it's against posting guidelines). Sometimes it's better to be angry than to be depressed.

  I can't begin to fool myself into thinking it means a god dam thing to celebrate

  I can't tell you how good it feels to have your birthday celebrated. It happened to me at work - suddenly there were balloons, cakes, gifts and cards everywhere and people said such ridiculously nice things about me. No-one knew anything about my background and I just had to pretend I thought it was normal. So I was forced to join in. I was sweating and blushing. They just thought I was modest.

  I have found in my case, 'pretending' can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. In the beginning I'm terrified and then I realise I'm enjoying myself.

  penny2
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  Are you: Disfellowshipped; Disassociated; Irregular: Memorial Attender: N

  by mtsgrad in

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  good evening,.

  i am a virgin to this forum do bear with me!.

  i am curious who visits.

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  penny2

  I have faded. Still associate with JW family - as long as I don't influence the kids in the family I won't be shunned. Yes, I know the rules. I hope by my example, they can see there is an alternative.